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401

10 decameters are equal to_______?

Option A: 1 Hectometers

Option B: 2 Hectometers

Option C: 3 Hectometers

Option D: 4 Hectometers

Correct Answer: 1 Hectometers ✔


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402

If 17xy+7 =19xy ,then 4xy = ?

Option A: 2

Option B: 3

Option C: 1/2

Option D: 14

Correct Answer: 14 ✔


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403

What is the ratio of Faheem’s salary to Imran’s salary to Naveed’s salary if Faheem makes 80,000 rupees ,Imran 70,000 rupees and Naveed makes 50,000 rupees ?

Option A: 80:70:60

Option B: 8:7:5

Option C: 4:7:5

Option D: 7:8:5

Correct Answer: 8:7:5 ✔


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404

Two numbers are in the ratio 5:4 and their difference is 10.What is the largest number?

Option A: 40

Option B: 50

Option C: 60

Option D: 30

Correct Answer: 50 ✔


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405

1 yard =__________?

Option A: 3 feet

Option B: 6 feet

Option C: 2.4 feet

Option D: 12 feet

Correct Answer: 3 feet ✔


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406

A and B are two fixed points 5 cm apart and c is a point on AB such that AC = 3 cm. If the length of AC is increased by 6 % the length of CB is decreased by:_________?

Option A: 6 %

Option B: 7 %

Option C: 8 %

Option D: 9 %

Correct Answer: 9 % ✔


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407

5 % of the income of A is equal to 15 % of the income of B and 10 % of the income of B is equal to 20 % of the income of c. If the income of C is Rs. 2000. What is the total income of A, B and C?

Option A: Rs. 14000

Option B: Rs 16000

Option C: Rs. 18000

Option D: Rs. 12400

Correct Answer: Rs. 18000 ✔


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408

A reduction of 20 % in the price of sugar enables a purchaser to obtain 3kg more for Rs. 120. The original price of sugar per kg is:________?

Option A: Rs. 15

Option B: Rs. 12

Option C: Rs. 10

Option D: Rs. 8

Correct Answer: Rs. 10 ✔


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409

In 50 gm alloy of gold and silver the gold is 80 % by weight. How much gold should be mixed with this alloy so that the weight of gold would become 95 %?

Option A: 200 gm

Option B: 150 gm

Option C: 50 gm

Option D: 10 gm

Correct Answer: 150 gm ✔


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410

The ratio of the number of boys and girls is 3:2 if 20 % of the boys and 30 % of the girls are scholarship holders then the percentage of students who do not get scholarship is_________?

Option A: 50

Option B: 72

Option C: 75

Option D: 76

Correct Answer: 76 ✔


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411

Out of an earning of Rs. 720 Ram spends 65 %. How much does he save?

Option A: Rs. 350

Option B: Rs. 390

Option C: Rs. 252

Option D: Rs. 316

Correct Answer: Rs. 252 ✔


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412

In an examination, 65 % of the total examinees passed if the number of failures is 420, the total number of examinees is:_________?

Option A: 500

Option B: 1200

Option C: 1000

Option D: 1625

Correct Answer: 1200 ✔


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413

Rs. 395 are divided among A, B and C ins such a manner that B gets 25 % more than A and 20 % more than C. The share of A is:

Option A: Rs. 198

Option B: Rs. 120

Option C: Rs. 180

Option D: Rs. 195

Correct Answer: Rs. 120 ✔


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414

605 sweets were distributed equally among children in such a way that the number of sweets received by each child is 20 % of the total number of children. How many sweets did each child receive?

Option A: 11

Option B: 24

Option C: 45

Option D: cannot be determined

Correct Answer: 11 ✔


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415

Two numbers are less than q third number by 30 % and 37 % respectively. How much percent is the second number less than the first?

Option A: 10 %

Option B: 15 %

Option C: 20 %

Option D: 25 %

Correct Answer: 10 % ✔


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416

The length of a rectangle is increased by 60 %. By what percent would the width have to be decreased to maintain the same area?

Option A: 37 ½ %

Option B: 60 %

Option C: 75 %

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: 37 ½ % ✔


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417

If the side of a square is increased by 30 %. Its area is increased by:_________?

Option A: 9 %

Option B: 30 %

Option C: 60 %

Option D: 69 %

Correct Answer: 9 % ✔


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418

The price of an article has been reduced by 25 %. In order to restore the original price, the new price must be increased by:________?

Option A: 33 1/3 %

Option B: 11 1/9 %

Option C: 9 1/11 %

Option D: 66 2/3 %

Correct Answer: 33 1/3 % ✔


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419

p is six times as large as q. The percent that q is less than p is:________?

Option A: 83 1/3

Option B: 16 2/3

Option C: 90

Option D: 60

Correct Answer: 83 1/3 ✔


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420

The population of a town increases 4 % annually but is decreased by emigration annually to the extent of (1/2) %. What will be the increase percent in three years?

Option A: 9.8

Option B: 10

Option C: 10.5

Option D: 10.8

Correct Answer: 10 ✔


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421

A man’s basic pay for a 40 hour week is Rs. 20 overtime is paid for at 25 % above the basic rate, in a certain week he worked overtime and his total wage was Rs. 25. He therefore worked for a total of:________?

Option A: 45 hours

Option B: 47 hours

Option C: 48 hours

Option D: 50 hours

Correct Answer: 48 hours ✔


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422

On decreasing the price of T.V. sets by 30 % its sale is increased by 20 %. What is the effect on the revenue received by the shopkeeper?

Option A: 10 % increase

Option B: 10 % decrease

Option C: 16 % increase

Option D: 16 % decrease

Correct Answer: 16 % decrease ✔


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423

Water tax is increased by 20% but its consumption is decreased by 20 %. Then, the increase or decrease in the expenditure of the money is:________?

Option A: No change

Option B: 5 % decrease

Option C: 4 % increase

Option D: 4 % decrease

Correct Answer: 4 % decrease ✔


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424

The price of cooking oil has increased by 25 %. The percentage of reduction that a farming should effect in the use of cooking oil so as not to increase the expenditure on this account is________?

Option A: 15 %

Option B: 20 %

Option C: 25%

Option D: 30%

Correct Answer: 20 % ✔


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425

What will be 80 Percent of a number whose 200 percent is 90?

Option A: 144

Option B: 72

Option C: 36

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: 36 ✔


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426

In an election between two candidates, the candidate who gets 30 % of the votes polled is defeated by 15000 votes. The number of votes polled by the winning candidate is:________?

Option A: 11250

Option B: 15000

Option C: 26250

Option D: 37500

Correct Answer: 26250 ✔


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427

In a college election, a candidate secured 62 % of the votes and is elected by a majority of 144 votes. The total number of votes polled is:________?

Option A: 600

Option B: 800

Option C: 925

Option D: 1200

Correct Answer: 600 ✔


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428

A student who secures 20 % marks in an examination fails by 30 marks. Another student who secures 32 % marks gets 42 marks more than those required to pass. The percentage of marks required to pass is:________?

Option A: 20%

Option B: 25 %

Option C: 28%

Option D: 30%

Correct Answer: 25 % ✔


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429

5 % income of a is equal to 15 % income of B and 10 % income of B is equal to 20 % income of C if the income of c is Rs. 200, then total income of A, B and C is :_________?

Option A: Rs. 6000

Option B: Rs. 18000

Option C: Rs. 20000

Option D: Rs. 14000

Correct Answer: Rs. 18000 ✔


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430

75 % of a number when added to 75 is equal to the number. The number is:_______?

Option A: 150

Option B: 200

Option C: 225

Option D: 300

Correct Answer: 300 ✔


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431

After spending 40 % in machinery, 25 % in the building, 15 % in raw material and 5 % on furniture, Haris had a balance of Rs. 1305. The money with him was:________?

Option A: Rs. 6500

Option B: Rs. 7225

Option C: Rs. 8700

Option D: Rs. 1390

Correct Answer: Rs. 8700 ✔


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432

A man donated 5 % of his income to a charitable organization and deposited 20 % of the remainder in a bank. If he now has Rs. 1919 left, what is his income?

Option A: Rs. 2558. 60

Option B: Rs. 2525

Option C: Rs. 2500

Option D: Rs. 2300

Correct Answer: Rs. 2525 ✔


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433

Raees credits 15 % of his salary in this fixed deposit account and spends 30 % of the remaining amount on groceries if the cash in hand is Rs. 2380, what is his salary?

Option A: Rs. 3500

Option B: Rs. 4000

Option C: Rs. 4500

Option D: Rs. 5000

Correct Answer: Rs. 4000 ✔


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434

The income of a broker remains uncharged though the rate of commission is increased from 4 % to 5 % the percentage of a slump in business is_______?

Option A: 8 %

Option B: 1 %

Option C: 20 %

Option D: 80 %

Correct Answer: 20 % ✔


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435

The Price of an article is cut by 10%. To restore it to the former value, the new price must be increased by_______?

Option A: 10 %

Option B: 9 1/11 %

Option C: 11 1/9 %

Option D: 11%

Correct Answer: 11 1/9 % ✔


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436

What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have squares that end in the digit 1?

Option A: 1

Option B: 14

Option C: 20

Option D: 21

Correct Answer: 20 ✔


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437

The number which exceeds 16% of it by 42 is________?

Option A: 50

Option B: 52

Option C: 58

Option D: 60

Correct Answer: 50 ✔


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438

The temperature at noon in LHR ,Pakistan was 6 deg on Monday ,4deg on Tuesday,2deg below zero on Wednesday,3deg below zero on Thursday, 0 deg on Friday ,3 deg on Saturday ,and 6 deg on Sunday. What was the average temperature at noon for the week ?

Option A: 14 deg

Option B: -2 deg

Option C: 2 deg

Option D: 7 deg

Correct Answer: 2 deg ✔


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439

In a class of 120 students , 45 students received a grade of B.What percent of the class received a grade of B ?

Option A: 75 %

Option B: 25.6 %

Option C: 37.5%

Option D: 18.5%

Correct Answer: 37.5% ✔


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440

A company has 7348 bars of soap. If the company sells 20% of its bars of soap .how many bars of soap did it sell?

Option A: 734.8

Option B: 1469.6

Option C: 146950

Option D: 29390

Correct Answer: 1469.6 ✔


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441

If eggs cost $.06 each ,how much should a dozen eggs cost ?

Option A: .56

Option B: $ .80

Option C: $ .72

Option D: $.60

Correct Answer: $ .72 ✔


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442

If 20 teachers out of a faculty of 80 are transferred, what percentage of the original faculty remains ?

Option A: 4

Option B: 16

Option C: 60

Option D: 75

Correct Answer: 75 ✔


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443

The average of two numbers is XY.If one number is equal to X ,the other number is equal to_________?

Option A: X

Option B: 2Y

Option C: XY-X

Option D: 2 XY -2 X

Correct Answer: X ✔


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444

If 35% of a number is 12 less than 50% of that number, then the number is_________?

Option A: 40

Option B: 50

Option C: 60

Option D: 80

Correct Answer: 80 ✔


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445

The difference between a number and its two-fifth is 510. What is 10% of that number?

Option A: 12.75

Option B: 85

Option C: 204

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: 85 ✔


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446

Two-fifth of one-third of three-seventh of a number is 15. What is 40% of that number?

Option A: 72

Option B: 84

Option C: 136

Option D: 140

Correct Answer: None of these ✔


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447

If 20% of a number, then 120% of that number will be_________?

Option A: 20

Option B: 120

Option C: 360

Option D: 720

Correct Answer: 20 ✔


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448

45% of 750 – 25% of 480 =__________?

Option A: 216

Option B: 217.50

Option C: 236.50

Option D: 245

Correct Answer: 217.50 ✔


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449

3.5 can be expressed in terms of percentage as?

Option A: 0.35%

Option B: 3.5%

Option C: 35%

Option D: 350%

Correct Answer: 350% ✔


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450

The ratio of the prices of three articles X, Y and Z is 8 : 5 : 3. If the prices of X , Y and Z are increased by 25%, 20% and 33 1/3% respectively, then what would be the ratio of the new prices of X, Y and Z?

Option A: 5 : 3 : 1

Option B: 5 : 3 : 2

Option C: 10 : 7 : 4

Option D: 10 : 8 : 5

Correct Answer: 5 : 3 : 2 ✔


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451

Two tests had the same maximum mark. The pass percentages in the first and the second test were 40% and 45% respectively. A candidate scored 216 marks in the second test and failed by 36 marks in that test. Find the pass mark in the first test?

Option A: 136

Option B: 128

Option C: 164

Option D: 214

Correct Answer: None of these ✔


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452

In an election between two candidates A and B, the number of valid votes received by A exceeds those received by B by 15% of the total number of votes polled. If 20% of the votes polled were invalid and a total of 8720 votes were polled, then how many valid votes did B get?

Option A: 2160

Option B: 2420

Option C: 2834

Option D: 3150

Correct Answer: 2834 ✔


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453

In an office, totally there are 6400 employees and 65% of the total employees are males. 25% of the males in the office are at-least 50 years old. Find the number of males aged below 50 years?

Option A: 1040

Option B: 2080

Option C: 3120

Option D: 4160

Correct Answer: 3120 ✔


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454

The monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio 5 : 2. B’s monthly income is 12% more than C’s monthly income. If C’s monthly income is Rs. 15000, then find the annual income of A?

Option A: Rs. 420000

Option B: Rs. 180000

Option C: Rs. 201600

Option D: Rs. 504000

Correct Answer: Rs. 504000 ✔


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455

There are three numbers. 5/7th of the first number is equal to 48% of the second number. The second number is 1/9th of the third number. If the third number is 1125, then find 25% of the first number?

Option A: 168

Option B: 84

Option C: 42

Option D: 21

Correct Answer: 21 ✔


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456

There are two numbers. If 40% of the first number is added to the second number, then the second number increases to its five-fourth. Find the ratio of the first number to the second number?

Option A: 8 : 25

Option B: 25 : 8

Option C: 8 : 5

Option D: 5 : 8

Correct Answer: 5 : 8 ✔


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457

Anees spends 40% of his income on rent, 30% of the remaining on medicines and 20% of the remaining on education. If he saves Rs. 840 every month, then find his monthly salary?

Option A: Rs. 1800

Option B: Rs. 2000

Option C: Rs. 2200

Option D: Rs. 2500

Correct Answer: Rs. 2500 ✔


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458

In a group of 80 children and 10 youngsters, each child got sweets that are 15% of the total number of children and each youngster got sweets that are 25% of the total number of children. How many sweets were there?

Option A: 1160

Option B: 1100

Option C: 1080

Option D: 1210

Correct Answer: 1160 ✔


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459

There is a 30% increase in the price of an article in the first year, a 20% decrease in the second year and a 10% increase in the next year. If the final price of the article is Rs. 2288, then what was the price of the article initially?

Option A: Rs. 1500

Option B: Rs. 1800

Option C: Rs. 2000

Option D: Rs. 2400

Correct Answer: Rs. 2000 ✔


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460

In an election only two candidates contested. A candidate secured 70% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 172 votes. Find the total number of valid votes?

Option A: 430

Option B: 570

Option C: 480

Option D: 520

Correct Answer: 430 ✔


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461

In a class of 140 students, 60% of them passed. By what percent is the number of students who passed more than the number of failed students?

Option A: 80%

Option B: 20%

Option C: 40%

Option D: 50%

Correct Answer: 50% ✔


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462

40% of Raees marks is equal to 20% of Rahim’s marks which percent is equal to 30% of Rehman’s marks. If Rehman’s marks is 80, then find the average marks of Raees and Rahim?

Option A: 60

Option B: 70

Option C: 80

Option D: 90

Correct Answer: 90 ✔


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463

Moons salary was first increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. If his present salary is Rs. 7200, then what was his original salary?

Option A: Rs. 8000

Option B: Rs. 7500

Option C: Rs. 7400

Option D: Rs. 7200

Correct Answer: Rs. 7500 ✔


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464

If 25% of x is 15 less than 15% of 1500, then x is?

Option A: 720

Option B: 750

Option C: 820

Option D: 840

Correct Answer: 840 ✔


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465

Amir saves 32% of his monthly salary. If he spends Rs. 27200, then find his savings?

Option A: 15400

Option B: 14300

Option C: 13200

Option D: 12800

Correct Answer: 12800 ✔


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466

If two positive numbers are in the ratio 1/8 : 1/5, then by what percent is the second number more than the first?

Option A: 40%

Option B: 33 1/3%

Option C: 60%

Option D: 66 2/3%

Correct Answer: 60% ✔


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467

If the price of an article went up by 20%, then by what percent should it be brought down to bring it back to its original price?

Option A: 16 2/3%

Option B: 20%

Option C: 22 1/3%

Option D: 15%

Correct Answer: 16 2/3% ✔


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468

If P gets 25% more than Q, then by what percent does Q get less than P?

Option A: 33 1/3%

Option B: 30%

Option C: 20%

Option D: 16 2/3%

Correct Answer: 20% ✔


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469

If 30% of a number exceeds 20% of it by 18, then find the number?

Option A: 120

Option B: 200

Option C: 180

Option D: 150

Correct Answer: 180 ✔


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470

When the numerator of a fraction is decreased by 25% and its denominator is decreased by 20%, the new fraction obtained is 3/4. Find the original fraction?

Option A: 5/4

Option B: 4/7

Option C: 5/6

Option D: 6/7

Correct Answer: None of these ✔


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471

Bilal spends 45% of his monthly income on household items, 25% of his monthly income on buying cloths, 7.5% of his monthly income on medicines and saves the remaining amount which is Rs. 9000. Find his monthly income.

Option A: Rs. 40000

Option B: Rs. 36000

Option C: Rs. 50000

Option D: Rs. 45000

Correct Answer: Rs. 40000 ✔


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472

If 15% of 30% of 50% of a number is 90, then what is the number?

Option A: 4000

Option B: 3050

Option C: 4400

Option D: 4500

Correct Answer: 4000 ✔


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473

If A got 80 marks and B got 60 marks, then what percent of A’s mark is B’s mark?

Option A: 60%

Option B: 80%

Option C: 65%

Option D: 75%

Correct Answer: 75% ✔


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474

3/20 is what percent of 12/25?

Option A: 42.75%

Option B: 31.25%

Option C: 35.5%

Option D: 40.5%

Correct Answer: 31.25% ✔


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475

80 is what percent of 64?

Option A: 85%

Option B: 120%

Option C: 75%

Option D: 125%

Correct Answer: 125% ✔


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476

64 is what percent of 80?

Option A: 80%

Option B: 70%

Option C: 60%

Option D: 64%

Correct Answer: 64% ✔


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477

What percent of 125 is 16?

Option A: 10 2/5%

Option B: 12 3/5%

Option C: 11 1/5%

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: None of these ✔


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478

Find the 37.5% of 976 =_______?

Option A: 324

Option B: 388

Option C: 366

Option D: 372

Correct Answer: 366 ✔


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479

When 5% is lost in grinding wheat, a country has to import 20 million bags; but when only 2% is lost, it has to import only 15 million bags. Find the quantity of wheat, which grows in the country?

Option A: 133 1/3 m

Option B: 150 m

Option C: 106 2/3 m

Option D: 166 2/3 m

Correct Answer: 166 2/3 m ✔


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480

A person was asked to subtract 25% of a number from the original but he subtracted 25 from the number. His answer was 25 more than correct one. What was the original number?

Option A: 160

Option B: 180

Option C: 225

Option D: 200

Correct Answer: 200 ✔


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481

In a school of 850 boys, 44% of Muslims, 28% Hindus, 10% Sikhs and the remaining of other communities. How many belonged to the other communities?

Option A: 173

Option B: 163

Option C: 153

Option D: 143

Correct Answer: 153 ✔


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482

A person spends 1/5th of his income on the education of his children, and 20% of the remaining on food. If he is left with Rs.576 find his income?

Option A: Rs.900

Option B: Rs.800

Option C: Rs.500

Option D: Rs.1000

Correct Answer: Rs.900 ✔


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483

In an examination, 47% failed in English and 54% failed in Mathematics. Find the pass percentage in both the subjects if 31% failed in both the subjects?

Option A: 70%

Option B: 37%

Option C: 53%

Option D: 30%

Correct Answer: 30% ✔


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484

The salary of a worker is first increased by 30% and afterwards reduced by 30%. What is net change in his salary?

Option A: 90% increase

Option B: 45% increase

Option C: 9% decrease

Option D: Same as before

Correct Answer: 9% decrease ✔


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485

The population of a town is 45000; 5/9th of them are males and the rest females 40% of the males are married. What is the percentage of married females?

Option A: 60%

Option B: 50%

Option C: 45%

Option D: 40%

Correct Answer: 50% ✔


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486

In an examination 40% failed in Urdu, 45% failed in English. If 25% students failed in both the subjects. Then the percentage of failed students is________?

A. 15%
B. 65%
C. 60%
D. 70%


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487

After 38 liters of petrol were poured into the tank, it was still 5% empty. How much petrol must be poured into the tank in order to fill it?

Option A: 38 liters

Option B: 40 liters

Option C: 38.5 liters

Option D: 2 liters

Correct Answer: 2 liters ✔


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488

A candidate who gets 30% of the marks fails by 50 marks. But another candidate who gets 45% marks gets 25 marks more than necessary for passing. Find the number of marks for passing?

Option A: 150

Option B: 200

Option C: 250

Option D: 275

Correct Answer: 200 ✔


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489

A man saves 20% of his monthly salary. If an account of dearness of things he is to increase his monthly expenses by 20%, he is only able to save Rs. 200 per month. What is his monthly salary?

Option A: Rs.5000

Option B: Rs.25000

Option C: Rs.7500

Option D: Rs.8500

Correct Answer: Rs.5000 ✔


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490

Two numbers are 30% and 37% are less than a third number .How much percent is the second number less than the first?

Option A: 15%

Option B: 12%

Option C: 10%

Option D: 5%

Correct Answer: 10% ✔


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491

The price of an article has been reduced by 25%. In order to restore the original price the new price must be increased by________?

Option A: 33 1/3 %

Option B: 9 1/11 %

Option C: 11 1/9 %

Option D: 66 2/3 %

Correct Answer: 33 1/3 % ✔


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492

If cost of sugar increases by 25%. How much percent consumption of sugar should be decreased in order to keep expenditure fixed?

Option A: 10%

Option B: 15%

Option C: 20%

Option D: 25%

Correct Answer: 20% ✔


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493

Nawaz Sahrif spends 10% of his income in house rent, 20% of the rest on his children’s education, 25% of the rest miscellaneous causes. If he now posses Rs. 1944 then his income is_______?

Option A: Rs.3600

Option B: Rs.4000

Option C: Rs.4500

Option D: Rs.3000

Correct Answer: Rs.3600 ✔


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494

Masood’s salary is reduced by 10% and then reduced salary is increased by 10%. Find ,how many percentage his present salary is less as compared to his previous salary?

Option A: Nothing

Option B: 10%

Option C: 1%

Option D: 5%

Correct Answer: 1% ✔


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495

There were two candidates in an election. Winner candidate received 62% of votes and won the election by 288 votes. Find the number of votes casted to the winning candidate?

Option A: 456

Option B: 744

Option C: 912

Option D: 1200

Correct Answer: 744 ✔


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496

If population of certain city increases at the rate of 5%. If population in 1981 was 138915, then population in 1978 was__________?

Option A: 1,20,000

Option B: 1,10,000

Option C: 1,00,000

Option D: 90,000

Correct Answer: 1,20,000 ✔


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497

At an examination in which full marks were 500. A got 10% less than B, B got 25% more than C and C got 20% less than D. If A got 360 marks, what percentage of full marks was obtained by D?

Option A: 70%

Option B: 90%

Option C: 80%

Option D: 75%

Correct Answer: 80% ✔


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498

The tax on a commodity is diminished by 20% but its consumption is increased by 10%. Find the decrease percent in the revenue derived from it?

Option A: 20%

Option B: 18%

Option C: 15%

Option D: 12%

Correct Answer: 12% ✔


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The amount of water (in ml) that should be added to reduce 9 ml. Lotion, containing 50% alcohol, to a lotion containing 30% alcohol, is__________?

Option A: 3

Option B: 4

Option C: 5

Option D: 6

Correct Answer: 6 ✔


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500

A mixture of 70 liters of wine and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to make water 12 ½% of the total mixture?

Option A: 12 liters

Option B: 10 liters

Option C: 4 liters

Option D: 2 liters

Correct Answer: 2 liters ✔


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