PERCENTAGE QUESTIONS
1. What percent is 4% of 5 % ?
1) 60 2) 80 3) 20 4) 50 5) None of these
2. If x is 90% of y, what percent of x is y ?
1) 100 2) 121.1 3) 111.1 4) 112.2 5) None of these
3. A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He gets 178 marks and fails by 22 marks. The maximum mark is.
1) 500 2) 200 3) 450 4) 600 5) None of these
4. Four fifth of a number is 90 less than 125 percent of that number. What is that number ?
1) 100 2) 250 3) 200 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. One third of three seventh of two ninth of a number is 16. What is 25% of that number ?
1) 504 2) 126 3) 252 4) 378 5) None of these
6.1/3 of a number is 13. What will be 30% of that number ?
1) 20.8 2) 14.4 3) 12.6 4) 11.7 5) None of these
7. Successive discount of 30% and 10% are equivalent to a single discount of :-
1) 30% 2) 40% 3) 37% 4) 45% 5) None of these
8. If the length of a rectangle is decreased by 40% and the breadth is increased by 30%. Then what is increase
or decrease percent in the area of rectangle ?
1) 22% increment 2) 22% decrement 3) 28% increment 4) 28% decrement 5) None of these
9. A man's wages are increased by 20% and afterwards decreased by 20%. Find the change in his wages ?
1) 4% decrease 2) 4% increase 3) 2% decrease 4) 2% increase 5) None of these
10. The population of a city increase at the rate of 5% annually its present population is 185220. Its population 3
years ago was
1) 181500 2) 183433 3) 160000 4) 127783 5) None of these
11. 800 grms of sugar solution has 40% sugar in it. How much sugar must be added to make it 50% in the solution?
1) 160 2) 180 3) 200 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
12. The population of a town has increased form 60,000 to 65,000. Find the increase percent ?
1) 8% 2) 7 1/3 3) 25% 4) 8 1/3 % 5) None of these
13. In an election of two candidates, the candidate who gets 41% is defeated by a majority of 2412 votes. Find
the total no:of votes polled ?
1) 13400 2) 14300 3) 14000 4) 16000 5) None of these
14. Ram's salary is increased form Rs 630 to Rs 700. Find the increase percent
1) 9 1/11 % 2) 11 1/9 3) 13% 4) 15% 5) None of these
15. If 2 litres of water are evaporated on boiling from 8 litre of sugar solution containing 5% sugar, find the
percentage of sugar in the remaining solution :
1) 6% 2) 7 1/3 % 3) 6 2/3 % 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
16. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. What percentage is the first of the
second ?
1) 70% 2) 80% 3) 120% 4) 100% 5) None of these
17. A man loses 12 1/2 %
of his money and, after spending 70% of the remainder he is left with Rs 210. How much
had he at first ?
1) 800 2) 750 3) 850 4) 700 5) None of these
18. After deducting 10% form a certain sum, and then 20% from the remainder there is Rs 3600 left. Find the
original sum.
1) 6000 2) 4500 3) 5000 4) 8000 5) None of these
19. A member is 50% more than the other. Then how much percent is the second member less than the first ?
1) 50% 2) 63% 3) 33 1/3 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
20. 40 litres of a mixture of milk and water contain 10% of water. How much water must be added to make the
water 20% in the new mixture ?
1) 10 litres 2) 5 lit 3) 15 lit 4) 8 lit 5) None of these
21. What quantity of water should be added to reduce 9 litres of 50% acidic liquid to 30% acidic liquid ?
1) 6 lit 2) 10 lit 3) 8 lit 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
22. In an examination, 40% of the students failed in Maths, 30% failed in English and 10% failed in both. Find the
percentage of students who passed in both the subjects :
1) 60% 2) 40% 3) 50% 4) 70% 5) None of these
23. In an exam, a candidate must get 80% marks to pass. If a candidate who gets 210 marks, fails by 50 marks,
find the maximum marks ?
1) 290 2) 425 3) 400 4) 325 5) None of these
24. If the sides of a square are increased by 30%, find the percent increase in its area.
1) 59% 2) 69% 3) 70% 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
25. If the price is decreased by 12% and sale is increased by 10% then what will be the effect on income ?
1) 3.2% 2) 2% 3) 12% 4) 4% 5) None of these
ANSWERS:
1. 2
2. 3
3. 1
4. 5
5. 2
6. 4
7. 3
8. 2
9. 1
10.5
11. 1
12. 4
13. 1
14. 2
15. 3
16. 2
17. 1
18. 3
19. 3
20. 2
21. 1
22. 2
23. 4
24. 2
25.5
1. What percent is 4% of 5 % ?
1) 60 2) 80 3) 20 4) 50 5) None of these
2. If x is 90% of y, what percent of x is y ?
1) 100 2) 121.1 3) 111.1 4) 112.2 5) None of these
3. A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He gets 178 marks and fails by 22 marks. The maximum mark is.
1) 500 2) 200 3) 450 4) 600 5) None of these
4. Four fifth of a number is 90 less than 125 percent of that number. What is that number ?
1) 100 2) 250 3) 200 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. One third of three seventh of two ninth of a number is 16. What is 25% of that number ?
1) 504 2) 126 3) 252 4) 378 5) None of these
6.1/3 of a number is 13. What will be 30% of that number ?
1) 20.8 2) 14.4 3) 12.6 4) 11.7 5) None of these
7. Successive discount of 30% and 10% are equivalent to a single discount of :-
1) 30% 2) 40% 3) 37% 4) 45% 5) None of these
8. If the length of a rectangle is decreased by 40% and the breadth is increased by 30%. Then what is increase
or decrease percent in the area of rectangle ?
1) 22% increment 2) 22% decrement 3) 28% increment 4) 28% decrement 5) None of these
9. A man's wages are increased by 20% and afterwards decreased by 20%. Find the change in his wages ?
1) 4% decrease 2) 4% increase 3) 2% decrease 4) 2% increase 5) None of these
10. The population of a city increase at the rate of 5% annually its present population is 185220. Its population 3
years ago was
1) 181500 2) 183433 3) 160000 4) 127783 5) None of these
11. 800 grms of sugar solution has 40% sugar in it. How much sugar must be added to make it 50% in the solution?
1) 160 2) 180 3) 200 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
12. The population of a town has increased form 60,000 to 65,000. Find the increase percent ?
1) 8% 2) 7 1/3 3) 25% 4) 8 1/3 % 5) None of these
13. In an election of two candidates, the candidate who gets 41% is defeated by a majority of 2412 votes. Find
the total no:of votes polled ?
1) 13400 2) 14300 3) 14000 4) 16000 5) None of these
14. Ram's salary is increased form Rs 630 to Rs 700. Find the increase percent
1) 9 1/11 % 2) 11 1/9 3) 13% 4) 15% 5) None of these
15. If 2 litres of water are evaporated on boiling from 8 litre of sugar solution containing 5% sugar, find the
percentage of sugar in the remaining solution :
1) 6% 2) 7 1/3 % 3) 6 2/3 % 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
16. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. What percentage is the first of the
second ?
1) 70% 2) 80% 3) 120% 4) 100% 5) None of these
17. A man loses 12 1/2 %
of his money and, after spending 70% of the remainder he is left with Rs 210. How much
had he at first ?
1) 800 2) 750 3) 850 4) 700 5) None of these
18. After deducting 10% form a certain sum, and then 20% from the remainder there is Rs 3600 left. Find the
original sum.
1) 6000 2) 4500 3) 5000 4) 8000 5) None of these
19. A member is 50% more than the other. Then how much percent is the second member less than the first ?
1) 50% 2) 63% 3) 33 1/3 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
water 20% in the new mixture ?
1) 10 litres 2) 5 lit 3) 15 lit 4) 8 lit 5) None of these
21. What quantity of water should be added to reduce 9 litres of 50% acidic liquid to 30% acidic liquid ?
1) 6 lit 2) 10 lit 3) 8 lit 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
22. In an examination, 40% of the students failed in Maths, 30% failed in English and 10% failed in both. Find the
percentage of students who passed in both the subjects :
1) 60% 2) 40% 3) 50% 4) 70% 5) None of these
23. In an exam, a candidate must get 80% marks to pass. If a candidate who gets 210 marks, fails by 50 marks,
find the maximum marks ?
1) 290 2) 425 3) 400 4) 325 5) None of these
24. If the sides of a square are increased by 30%, find the percent increase in its area.
1) 59% 2) 69% 3) 70% 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
25. If the price is decreased by 12% and sale is increased by 10% then what will be the effect on income ?
1) 3.2% 2) 2% 3) 12% 4) 4% 5) None of these
ANSWERS:
1. 2
2. 3
3. 1
4. 5
5. 2
6. 4
7. 3
8. 2
9. 1
10.5
11. 1
12. 4
13. 1
14. 2
15. 3
16. 2
17. 1
18. 3
19. 3
20. 2
21. 1
22. 2
23. 4
24. 2
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