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1

Naeem sold a computer for Rs 25000 at which he suffered 20 Percent loss. Find the purchase price of the computer?

Option A: 31000

Option B: 41250

Option C: 31250

Option D: None of These

Correct Answer: 31250 ✔


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2

If Ahmed purchases a Watch for Rs 600 and pays 15% sales tax, the total amount spent on purchase is?

Option A: 660

Option B: 670

Option C: 680

Option D: 690

Correct Answer: 690 ✔


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3

The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is:________?

Option A: 4.37%

Option B: 5%

Option C: 6%

Option D: 8.75%

Correct Answer: 5% ✔


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4

Ramees buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.

Option A: Rs. 6876.10

Option B: Rs. 6999.20

Option C: Rs. 6654

Option D: Rs. 7000

Correct Answer: Rs. 6876.10 ✔


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5

Ghafoor went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items?

Option A: Rs. 15

Option B: Rs. 15.70

Option C: Rs. 19.70

Option D: Rs. 20

Correct Answer: Rs. 19.70 ✔


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6

Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week?

Option A: Rs. 200

Option B: Rs. 250

Option C: Rs. 300

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Rs. 250 ✔


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7

Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?

Option A: 57%

Option B: 60%

Option C: 65%

Option D: 90%

Correct Answer: 57% ✔


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8

The tank full of petrol in Haroon’s motorcycle lasts for 10 days, if he starts using 25% more every day for how many days will the tank full of petrol last?

Option A: 5days

Option B: 6days

Option C: 7days

Option D: 8days

Correct Answer: 8days ✔


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9

If Mobeen while selling two goats at the same price makes a profit of 10% on one goat and suffers a loss of 10% on the other, he

Option A: Makes no profit and no loss

Option B: Makes a profit of 1%

Option C: Suffers a loss of 1%

Option D: Suffers a loss of 2%

Correct Answer: Suffers a loss of 1% ✔


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10

A gardener increases the area of his rectangular garden by increasing its length by 40% and decreasing by 20%. The area of the new garden?

Option A: Has increase by 20%

Option B: Has increase by 12%

Option C: Has increase b 8%

Option D: Is exactly the same as the old area

Correct Answer: Has increase by 12% ✔


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11

If the price of petral is increased by 20% by what percentage should the consumption be decreased by the consumer if the expenditure on petrel remains unchanged?

Option A: 16 2/3%

Option B: 6 2/3%

Option C: 8%

Option D: 15%

Correct Answer: 16 2/3% ✔


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12

In a survey it was found that 80% of those surveyed owned a car while 60% of those surveyed owned a mobile phone, if 55% owned both a car and a Mobile phone, What percent of those surveyed owned a car or a mobile phone or both?

Option A: 65%

Option B: 80%

Option C: 85%

Option D: 97.5%

Correct Answer: 85% ✔


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13

Two numbers X and Y are respectively 20% and 28% less than a third number Z. By what percentage is the number Y less than that of the number X?

Option A: 8%

Option B: 9%

Option C: 10%

Option D: 11%

Correct Answer: 10% ✔


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14

In an examination, every candidate took physics or mathematics or both 65.8% took physics and 59.2% took mathematics the total number of candidates was 2000. How many candidates took both physics and mathematics?

Option A: 750

Option B: 500

Option C: 250

Option D: 125

Correct Answer: 500 ✔


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15

In a company, 60% of the employees are men, of this 40 % are drawing more than Rs. 50000 per year. 36% of the total employees of the company draw more than Rs.50000 per year then what is the percentage of women who are drawing less than Rs. 5000 per year?

Option A: 70%

Option B: 60%

Option C: 40%

Option D: 30%

Correct Answer: 70% ✔


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16

A city has a population of 300000 out of which 180000 are males 50% of the population is illiterate if 70 % of the males are literate, then the number of literate females is_________?

Option A: 24000

Option B: 30000

Option C: 54000

Option D: 60000

Correct Answer: 24000 ✔


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17

In a test a candidate attempted only 8 Questions and secured 50% marks in each of the questions if the obtained a total of 40% in the test and all questions in the test carried equal marks, how many questions were there in the test?

Option A: 8

Option B: 10

Option C: 15

Option D: 16

Correct Answer: 10 ✔


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18

In a town 45% population read magazine A, 55% magazine B, 40% read Magazine C, 30% read magazines A and B, 15% read magazines B and C, 25% read magazines A and C and 10% read all the three magazines. What percentage do not read any magazine?

Option A: 10%

Option B: 15%

Option C: 20%

Option D: 25%

Correct Answer: 20% ✔


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19

Candidates in a competitive examination consisted of 60% men and 40% women 70% men and 75% women cleared the qualifying test and entered the final test where 80% men and 70% women were successful? Which of the following statements is correct?

Option A: Success rate is higher for women

Option B: Overall success rate is below 50%

Option C: More men cleared the examination than women

Option D: Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

Correct Answer: More men cleared the examination than women ✔


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20

The price of a certain item is increased by 15 %. If a consumer wants to keep his expenditure on the item same as before how much percent must he reduce his consumption of that item?

Option A: 10 20/23 %

Option B: 13 1/23 %

Option C: 16 2/3 %

Option D: 15 %

Correct Answer: 13 1/23 % ✔


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21

If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 250 % and the denominator is increased by 400 % the resultant fraction is 7/19. What is the original fraction?

Option A: 10/19

Option B: 5/9

Option C: 9/5

Option D: 19/7

Correct Answer: 10/19 ✔


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22

The value of a plant depreciates by 10 % annually. If the present value of the plant is Rs. 100000, then what will be its value after 2 years?

Option A: Rs. 8000

Option B: Rs 10000

Option C: Rs. 18000

Option D: Rs. 81000

Correct Answer: Rs. 81000 ✔


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23

Three candidates in an election received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?

Option A: 11. 6 %

Option B: 60 %

Option C: 76. 4 %

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: None of these ✔


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24

10 % of the electorate did not cast their votes in an election between two candidates. 10 % of the votes polled were found invalid. The successful candidate got 54 % of the valid votes and won by a majority of 1620 votes. The number of voters enrolled on the voter’s list was__________?

Option A: 25000

Option B: 33000

Option C: 35000

Option D: 40000

Correct Answer: 25000 ✔


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25

In an election between two candidates 75 % of the voters cast their votes. Out of which 2 % of the voters were declared invalid. A candidate got 9261 votes which were 75 % of the total valid votes. The total number of voters enrolled in that election was:__________?

Option A: 10000

Option B: 16400

Option C: 16800

Option D: 18000

Correct Answer: 16800 ✔


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26

In an election between two candidates. One got 55 % of the total valid votes. 20 % of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500. The number of valid votes that the other candidate got was_________?

Option A: 2700

Option B: 2900

Option C: 3000

Option D: 3100

Correct Answer: 2700 ✔


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27

8 % of the voters in an election did not cast their votes in the election, there were only two candidates. The winner by obtaining 48 % of the total votes defeated his contestant by 1100 votes. The total number of voters in the election was_________?

Option A: 21000

Option B: 2200

Option C: 23500

Option D: 27500

Correct Answer: 27500 ✔


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28

A reduction of 20 % in the price of rice enables a person to buy 3.5 kg more rice for Rs. 385. The original price of rice is:________?

Option A: Rs. 20 per kg

Option B: Rs. 22.50 per kg

Option C: Rs. 25 per kg

Option D: Rs. 27.50 per kg

Correct Answer: Rs. 27.50 per kg ✔


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29

The sum of two numbers is 2490. If 6.5 % of one number is equal to 8.5 % of the other then the numbers are:_________?

Option A: 989, 1501

Option B: 1011, 1479

Option C: 1401, 1089

Option D: 1411, 1079

Correct Answer: 1411, 1079 ✔


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30

Of the 1000 inhabitants of a town 60 % are males of whom 20 % are literate. If of all the inhabitants 25 % are literate. Then what percent of the females of the town are literate?

Option A: 22. 5 %

Option B: 27.5 %

Option C: 32. 5 %

Option D: 37.5 %

Correct Answer: 32. 5 % ✔


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31

In two successive years, 100 and 75 students of a school appeared at the final examination. Respectively 75 % and 60 % of them passed. The average rate of pass is:_________?

Option A: 68 4/7 %

Option B: 78 %

Option C: 80 %

Option D: 80 4/7 %

Correct Answer: 68 4/7 % ✔


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32

The quality of water that should be added to reduce 9 ml. Lotion containing 50 % alcohol to a lotion containing 30 % alcohol is_________?

Option A: 3 ml

Option B: 4 ml

Option C: 5 ml

Option D: 6 ml

Correct Answer: 6 ml ✔


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33

Fresh grapes contain 80 % water dry grapes contain 10 % water. If the weight of dry grapes is 250 kg. What was its total weight when it was fresh?

Option A: 1000 kg

Option B: 1100 kg

Option C: 1125 kg

Option D: 1225 kg

Correct Answer: 1125 kg ✔


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34

Fresh fruit contains 68 % water and dry fruit contains 20 % water. How much dry fruit can be obtained from 100 kg of fresh fruits?

Option A: 32 kg

Option B: 40 kg

Option C: 52 kg

Option D: 80 kg

Correct Answer: 40 kg ✔


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35

If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 140 % and the denominator is increased by 150 % the resultant fraction is 4/15 what is the original fraction?

Option A: 3/5

Option B: 5/16

Option C: 2/9

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: None of these ✔


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36

In measuring the sides of a rectangle errors of 5 % and 3 % in excess are made. The error percent in the calculates area is_________?

Option A: 8. 35 %

Option B: 7.15 %

Option C: 8.15 %

Option D: 6. 25%

Correct Answer: 8.15 % ✔


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37

The price of petrol is increased by 25 %. By how much percent a car owner should reduce his consumption of petrol. So that expenditure on petrol would not be increased?

Option A: 25 %

Option B: 30 %

Option C: 50 %

Option D: 20 %

Correct Answer: 20 % ✔


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38

If the price of the eraser is reduced by 25% a person buy 2 more erasers for a rupee. How many erasers available for a rupee?

Option A: 8

Option B: 6

Option C: 4

Option D: 2

Correct Answer: 6 ✔


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39

In a school, 40 % of the students play football and 50 % play cricket. If 18 % of the students play neither football nor cricket, the percentage of students playing both is________?

Option A: 40 %

Option B: 32 %

Option C: 22 %

Option D: 8 %

Correct Answer: 8 % ✔


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40

Out of 100 students, 50 failed in English and 30 in Mathematics. If 12 students fail in both English and Mathematics. Then the number of students who passed in both the subjects is__________?

Option A: 26

Option B: 28

Option C: 30

Option D: 32

Correct Answer: 32 ✔


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41

A dishonest dealer claims to sell his goods at the cost price but uses a false weight of 900 gm for 1 kg what is his gain percent?

Option A: 13 %

Option B: 11 1/9 %

Option C: 11.25 %

Option D: 12 1/9 %

Correct Answer: 11 1/9 % ✔


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42

A bucket contains 2 litres more water when it is filled 80 % in comparison when it is filled 66 2/4 % what is the capacity of the bucket?

Option A: 10 litres

Option B: 15 litres

Option C: 66 2/3 litres

Option D: 20 litres

Correct Answer: 15 litres ✔


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43

A period of 4 hrs 30 min is what percent of a day?

Option A: 18 3/4 %

Option B: 20 %

Option C: 16 3/4 %

Option D: 19 %

Correct Answer: 18 3/4 % ✔


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44

When a number is first increased by 10 % and then reduced by 10 % the number:__________?

Option A: does not change

Option B: decreased by 1 %

Option C: increased by 1 %

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: decreased by 1 % ✔


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45

Two number is first increased by 10 % and then reduced by 10 % the number:__________?

Option A: 2:5

Option B: 4:5

Option C: 6:7

Option D: 3:5

Correct Answer: 4:5 ✔


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46

If the side of a square is increased by 25 %. Then its area is increased by:__________?

Option A: 25 %

Option B: 55%

Option C: 40.5 %

Option D: 56.25 %

Correct Answer: 25 % ✔


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47

A typist uses a paper 30 cm by 15 cm. He leaves a margin of 2.5 cm at the top as well as at the bottom and 1.25 cm on either side. What percentage of paper area is approximately available for typing?

Option A: 65 %

Option B: 70 %

Option C: 80 %

Option D: 60%

Correct Answer: 70 % ✔


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48

The length of a rectangle is increased by 10 % and breadth decreased by 10 % Then the area of a new rectangle is:_________?

Option A: neither increased nor decreased

Option B: increased by 1 %

Option C: decreased by 1 %

Option D: decreased by 10 %

Correct Answer: decreased by 1 % ✔


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49

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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50

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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51

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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52

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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53

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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54

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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55

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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56

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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57

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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58

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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59

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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60

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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61

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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62

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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63

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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64

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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65

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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66

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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67

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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68

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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69

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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70

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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71

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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72

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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73

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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74

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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75

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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76

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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77

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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78

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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79

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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80

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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81

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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82

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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83

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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84

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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85

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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86

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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87

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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88

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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89

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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90

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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91

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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92

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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93

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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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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95

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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96

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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97

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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98

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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99

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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100

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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