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101

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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102

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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103

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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104

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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105

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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106

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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107

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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108

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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109

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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110

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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111

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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112

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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113

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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114

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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115

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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116

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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117

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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118

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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119

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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120

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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121

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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122

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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123

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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124

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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125

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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126

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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127

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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128

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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129

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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130

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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131

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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132

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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133

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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134

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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135

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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136

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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137

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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138

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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139

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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140

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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141

In a factory, there are 40% technicians and 60% non-technicians. If the 60% of the technicians and 40% of non-technicians are permanent employees, then the percentage of workers who are temporary is________?

Option A: 32%

Option B: 42%

Option C: 52%

Option D: 62%

Correct Answer: 52% ✔


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142

5% people of a village in Sri Lanka died by bombardment, 15% of the remainder left the village on account of fear. If now the population is reduced to 3553, how much was it in the beginning?

Option A: 3800

Option B: 4200

Option C: 4400

Option D: 5500

Correct Answer: 4400 ✔


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143

A salesman’s terms were changed from a flat commission of 5% on all his sales to a fixed salary of Rs.1000 plus 2.5% commission on all sales exceeding Rs. 4,000. If his remuneration as per new scheme was Rs. 600 more than that by the previous schema, his sales were worth?

Option A: Rs. 14,000

Option B: Rs. 12,000

Option C: Rs. 30,000

Option D: Rs. 40,000

Correct Answer: Rs. 12,000 ✔


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144

A and B’s salaries together amount to Rs. 2,000. A spends 95% of his salary and B spends 85% of his. If now their savings are the same, what is A’s salary?

Option A: Rs.500

Option B: Rs.750

Option C: Rs.1250

Option D: Rs.1500

Correct Answer: Rs.1500 ✔


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145

An engineering student has to secure 36% marks to pass. He gets 130 marks and fails by 14 marks. The maximum No. of marks obtained by him is_________?

Option A: 300

Option B: 400

Option C: 350

Option D: 500

Correct Answer: 400 ✔


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146

If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 20% and its denominator is diminished by 25% value of the fraction is 2/15. Find the original fraction.

Option A: 1/12

Option B: 1/8

Option C: 1/6

Option D: 1/4

Correct Answer: 1/12 ✔


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147

Subtracting 10% from X is the same as multiplying X by what number?

Option A: 80%

Option B: 90%

Option C: 10%

Option D: 50%

Correct Answer: 90% ✔


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148

If the price of gold increases by 50%, find by how much the quantity of ornaments must be reduced, so that the expenditure may remain the same as before?

Option A: 27 2/23 %

Option B: 33 1/3 %

Option C: 30%

Option D: 19%

Correct Answer: 33 1/3 % ✔


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149

A candidate got 35% of the votes polled and he lost to his rival by 2250 votes. How many votes were cast?

Option A: 7500

Option B: 5000

Option C: 6000

Option D: 3500

Correct Answer: 7500 ✔


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150

The tax on a commodity is diminished by 20% and its consumption increased by 15%. The effect on revenue is_________?

Option A: It increases by 8%

Option B: It decreases by 8%

Option C: No change in revenue

Option D: It increases by 10%

Correct Answer: It decreases by 8% ✔


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151

The salary of a typist was at first raised by 10% and then the same was reduced by 5%. If he presently draws Rs.1045.What was his original salary?

Option A: 900

Option B: 950

Option C: 1000

Option D: 975

Correct Answer: 1000 ✔


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152

A sells his goods 50% cheaper than B but 50% dearer than C. The cheapest is_________?

Option A: A

Option B: B

Option C: C

Option D: All Alike

Correct Answer: C ✔


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153

Two numbers are respectively 20% and 25% more than a third number. The percentage that is first of the second is_________?

Option A: 80%

Option B: 85%

Option C: 96%

Option D: 125%

Correct Answer: 96% ✔


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154

In an examination 38% of students fail in English and 61% pass in Urdu and 23% fail in both. Find the actual failure percentage?

A. 46%
B. 61%
C. 54%
D. 70%


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155

The salary of Mr. X is 30% more than that of Mr. Y . Find what percent of Mr. Y’s salary is less than Mr. X’s?

Option A: 30%

Option B: 25 1/13 %

Option C: 23 1/13 %

Option D: 22 1/13 %

Correct Answer: 23 1/13 % ✔


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156

If y exceeds x by 25%, then x is less than y by__________?

Option A: 16%

Option B: 16 1/3 %

Option C: 20%

Option D: 16 3/5 %

Correct Answer: 20% ✔


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157

If the price has fallen by 10% what percent of its consumption be: increased so that the expenditure may be the same as before?

Option A: 11%

Option B: 10%

Option C: 11 1/9 %

Option D: 9 1/11 %

Correct Answer: 11 1/9 % ✔


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158

96% of the population of a village is 23040. The total population of the village is________?

Option A: 32256

Option B: 24000

Option C: 24936

Option D: 25640

Correct Answer: 24000 ✔


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159

40 is subtracted from 60% of a number, the result is 50. Find the number?

Option A: 150

Option B: 140

Option C: 130

Option D: 110

Correct Answer: 150 ✔


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160

85% of a number is added to 24, the result is the same number. Find the number?

Option A: 150

Option B: 140

Option C: 130

Option D: 160

Correct Answer: 160 ✔


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161

60% of a number is added to 120, the result is the same number. Find the number?

Option A: 300

Option B: 200

Option C: 400

Option D: 500

Correct Answer: 300 ✔


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162

25% of 30% of 45% is equal to__________?

Option A: 0.03375

Option B: 0.3375

Option C: 3.375

Option D: 33.75

Correct Answer: 0.03375 ✔


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163

40% of a number is more than 20% of 650 by 190. Find the number?

Option A: 600

Option B: 700

Option C: 800

Option D: 900

Correct Answer: 800 ✔


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164

How much is 80% of 40 is greater than 4/5 of 25?

Option A: 4

Option B: 6

Option C: 9

Option D: 12

Correct Answer: 12 ✔


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165

How much 60% of 50 is greater than 40% of 30?

Option A: 18

Option B: 13

Option C: 15

Option D: 20

Correct Answer: 18 ✔


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166

After decreasing 24% in the price of an article costs Rs.912. Find the actual cost of an article?

Option A: 1400

Option B: 1300

Option C: 1200

Option D: 1100

Correct Answer: 1200 ✔


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167

If y exceeds x by 20%, then x is less than y by_______?

Option A: 16%

Option B: 16 1/3 %

Option C: 16 2/3 %

Option D: 16 3/5 %

Correct Answer: 16 2/3 % ✔


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168

What percent of 120 are 90?

Option A: 25%

Option B: 50%

Option C: 75%

Option D: 33%

Correct Answer: 75% ✔


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169

A man spend Rs. 3300. This was 75% of his monthly income. His monthly income is__________?

Option A: 4000

Option B: 4400

Option C: 5000

Option D: 5400

Correct Answer: 4400 ✔


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