PERCENTAGE

Percentages

• Concept of Percent change

• Successive Increase/Decrease & Population change
• Price and consumption relationship
• Concept of Voting
• DI on Percentage
 Percentage
1. First and the second number less than the third number by 40% and 45%
respectively. The second number is less than the frst number by?
A) 7% B) 4%
C) 3% D) 8.33%
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2. A man spend 35% of his income on food, 25% on children’s education and 70%
of the remaining on house rent. What percent of the income he is lef ith?
A) 8% B) 10%
C) 12% D) 14%
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3. On my sister’s 15th birthday, Her height as 162 cm, Having gro n by 8%
since the year before. Ho tall as she in the previous year.
A) 150cm B) 140 cm
C) 142 cm D) 154 cm
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4. A house ife saves Rs 3.5 in buying an item on sale. If she spent Rs. 35 for the
item approximately ho much percent she saved in the transaction?
A) 8% B) 9%
C) 10% D) 11%
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5. A clothing supplier stores 900 coats in a arehouse, of hich 20 percent are
full-length coats. If 500 of the short-length coats are removed form the
arehouse, then hat percent of the remaining coats are full length ?
A) 62% B) 37% C) 35% D) 45%
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6. The production of heat across the country in the year 2003 as 6300 tones. In
the same year if 900 tones of heat as produced in the state in Haryana, What
percentage did it contribute to the total production of heat across the country?
A) 13% B) 12.5%
C) 13.5% D) 14.28%
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7. The expenses on rice, fsh and oil of a family are in the ratio 24: 34: 6. The prices of
these articles are increased by 20%, 30% and 50% respectively. The total expenses of
family on these articles are increased by
A) 14 (1/ 8) % B) 7 (1 /8) %
C) 56 (1/ 8) % D) 28 (1/ 8) %
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8. The price of a car is Rs. 425000. It as insured to 90% of its price. The car as
damaged completely in an accident and the insurance company paid 85% of the
insurance. What as the diference bet een the price of the car and the amount
received ?
A) Rs. 32500 B) Rs. 98750
C) Rs. 99875 D) Rs. 81250
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9. If numerator of the fraction is increased by 300% and denominator of the
fraction is increased by 250%. The resultant fraction ill become 9/10. What is
the original fraction?
A) 5/12 B) 61/80
C) 63/80 D) 7/11
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10. The quantity of ater that should be added to reduce 12 ml of shaving lotion
containing 50 % alcohol to a lotion containing 30% alcohol is:
A) 4 B) 5
C) 8 D) 7
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11. In a mixture of milk and ater, the proportion of ater by eight as 75%. If
in 120 gm of mixture 30 gm ater as added, hat ould be the percentage of
ater? (Weight in gm)
A) 75% B) 80% C) 90% D) 100%
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12. A student to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 105 marks and
failed by 27 marks. The maximum marks are: [Problem based on Marks]
A) 300 B) 400
C) 800 D) 1000
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13. A scored 72% in a paper ith maximum marks of 1800 and 80% in another
paper ith maximum marks of 1000. If the result is based on the combined
percentage of t o papers, the combined percentage (approximately) is [Problem
based on Marks]
A) 75.5% B) 76% C) 74.85% D) 77
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14. T o students appeared in an examination. One of them secured 9 marks
more than the other and his marks as 700/13% of the sum of their marks. What
are the marks obtained by them? [Problem based on Marks]
A) 54, 63 B) 42, 36
C) 44, 53 D) 44, 36
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15. Raman got 25% of the maximum marks in an examination and failed by 15
marks. Ho ever, Sujith ho took same examination got 40% of the total marks
and got 27 marks more than the passing marks. What ere the passing marks in
the examination? [Problem based on Marks]
A) 90 B) 250
C) 75 D) 85
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16. From 1980-1990, the population of a country increased by 25%. From 1990-
2000, the population of the country increased by 25%. From 2000-2010, the
population of the country increased by 25%. Then the overall increased
population (in percentage) of the country from 1980-2010 as
A) 72.252 % B) 75% % C) 95.3125 % D) 92.8 %
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17. The price of an article as decreased by 7% and again reduced by 7%. By hat
per cent should the price have been reduced once, in order to produce the same
efect as these t o successive reductions?
A) 15% B) 13.51% C) 20% D) 25%
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18. When processing fo er-nectar into honeybees’ extract, a considerable
amount of ater gets reduced. Ho much fo er-nectar must be processed to
yield 1kg of honey, if nectar contains 50% ater and the honey obtained from
this nectar contains 20% ater?
A) 1.5 kgs B) 1.6 kgs C) 2.1 kgs D) None of these
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19. Mr. X is orried about the balance of his monthly budget. The price of petrol has
increased by 40%. By hat percent should he reduce the consumption of petrol so
that he is able to balance his budget? [Price & Consumption Relation]

A) 28% B) 28.57% C) 40% D) 35%

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20. If Mr. X (from Q.No-19) anted to limit the increase in his expenditure to 5%
on his basic expenditure on petrol then hat should be the corresponding
decrease in consumption so that expenditure exceeds only by 5%? [Price &
Consumption Relation]

A) 15% B) 25% C) 10% D) 30%

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21.The hourly ages of a female labor are increased by 12.5% hereas the
eekly orking hours are reduced by 8%. fnd the percentage change in the
eekly age if she as geting rs 1200 per eek for 50 hours previously? [Price
& Consumption Relation]
A) 15/2% B) 3.5% C) 8% D) 6%
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22. Due to increment in the price of rice by 30%, a family decreased its
consumption of Rice such that there is only 20% increase in expenditure of rice. If
the initial consumption as 26 kg then hat ill be the consumption of rice
no ? [Price & Consumption Relation]
A) 20kg B) 24kg C) 25kg D) 17kg
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23. Due to 25% fall in the rate of eggs, one can buy 2 dozen eggs more than before
by investing Rs.324. Then the original rate per dozen of the eggs is
A) Rs. 22 B) Rs. 24 C) Rs. 54 D) Rs. 30
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24. In an assembly election, a candidate got 55% of the total valid votes. 2% of the
total votes ere declared invalid. If the total number of voters is 208000, then the
number of valid votes polled in favor of the candidate is: [Problem Based on
Voting]
A) 56506 B) 56650 C) 165610 D) 112112
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25. In an election, 2 candidates participated. 10% did not vote. 300 votes ere
declared invalid and the inner gets 60% of voting list and ins by 900 votes. Find
no of valid votes. [Problem Based on Voting]
A) 2000 B) 5000 C) 4200 D) 4800
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26. In an election, 30% of the voters voted for candidate A hereas 60% of the
remaining voted for candidate B. The remaining voters did not vote. If the
diference bet een those ho voted for candidate A and those ho did not vote
as 1200, ho many individuals ere eligible for casting vote in that election?
[Problem Based on Voting]
A) 45000 B)75000 C)60000 D)80000
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27. Two candidates contested an election. 10% of people on the voting list did not vote
and 60 votes recorded were rejected as illegal. The majority of successful candidate was
380 and it was found that he had been supported by 47% of the whole number of the
voter's list. What were the legal votes recorded for winning candidate. [Problem
Based on Voting]

A) 3560
B) 3960
C) 3760
D) 4760
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28. The population of a to n is 921300. The ratio bet een omen and men is 43:
40. If there are 24% literate among men and 8% literate among omen, the total
number of literate persons in the to n is
A) 41,800 B) 48,900 C) 56,800 D) 150072
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29. Guri ent to the stationers and bought things orth Rs. 25, out of hich 50
paisa ent on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate as 5%, then hat
as the cost of the tax free items?
A) Rs. 15 B) Rs. 15.70 C) Rs. 14.5 D) Rs. 20
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30. In an examination, 60% of the candidates passed in English and 70% of the
candidates passed in Mathematics, but 20% failed in both of these subjects. If 1250
candidates passed in both the subjects, the number of candidates ho appeared at
the examination as [Problem on Venn Diagram]
A) 3000 B) 3500 C) 4000 D) 2500
Direction(31-35): The pie-chart given below shows the
number of students enrolled in a school in diferent
activities. Total number of students in the school is
1200. Study the chart and answer the questions.

31. Ho many students are enrolled in Debating club

activities?
A) 180
B) 156
C) 72
D) 240
Direction(31-35): The pie-chart given below shows
the number of students enrolled in a school in
diferent activities. Total number of students in the
school is 1200. Study the chart and answer the
questions.

32. What is the total number of students enrolled in

N.C.C and HRD Club?
A) 312
B) 216
C) 288
D) 72
Direction(31-35): The pie-chart given below shows the
number of students enrolled in a school in diferent
activities. Total number of students in the school is 1200.
Study the chart and answer the questions.

33. The number of students enrolled in Scout is hat

percent of those enrolled in Red-cross activities?
A) 94.24%
B) 85.71%
C) 82.45%
D) 104.76%
Direction(31-35): The pie-chart given below
shows the number of students enrolled in a
school in diferent activities. Total number of
students in the school is 1200. Study the chart
and answer the questions.

34. Which t o clubs have the enrolment in the

ratio of 2 : 1?
A) Eco Club, HRD Club
B) Eco Club, N.C.C
C) HRD Club, Eco Club
D) Debating Club, Eco Club
Direction(31-35): The pie-chart given below
shows the number of students enrolled in a
school in diferent activities. Total number of
students in the school is 1200. Study the chart
and answer the questions.

35. What is the ratio of number of students

enrolled in N.C.C and Red-cross activities
together to those enrolled in Eco Club activities?
A) 16 : 11
B) 4 : 1
C) 18 : 11
D) 1 : 3
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