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1. What percent of a day in 6
hours?
1.25% 2.52% 3.50% 4.5%
2. Two-fifth of one-third of three seventh of a number is 15.What is
40% of that number?
1.501 2.105 3.525 4.150
3. The population of of a town is 176000.If it increase at the rate of 5%
per annum,what will be it’s population 2 years hence?
1.194000 2.194040 3.190440 4.194104
4. The length and breath of a rectangle are increased by 20% and
30%.The area of the resulting rectangle exceeds the area of the
original rectangle? 1.50% 2.65% 3.56% 4.156%
5. Water tax is is increased by 20% but its consumption is decreased
by 20%.Then increase or decrease in the expenditure of the money is
1.40% 2.4% 3.96% 4.None of the above.
6. Sugar contain 5% water .What quantity of pure Sugar should be
added to 10 litres of water to reduce this to 2%.
1.5lit 2.6lit 3.10lit 4.15lit
7. In an election between 2 candidates,Candidate who gets 40% of the
total vote defeated by 15000.The no of votes polled by winner
1.10000 2.45000 3.30000 4.6000
8. The price of a fan is decreased by 20%.as a result of wh ich the sale
increased by 40%.What will be the effect on the total revenue of the
shop?1.12% 2.10% 3.20% 4.30%
9. Raj save 10%,after 2 years when his income is increased by 10%,he
could save the same money then how much his expenditure increased?
1.10% 2.20% 3.5% 4.15%
10. If x% of y is equal to z then what percentage of z is x?
1.y2 /100 2.x 2/100 3.1002/y 4.1002/x
11.45% of ? = 25% of 355
A)195 B)176 C)127 D)197.22
12. Mil contain 10% of water.What quantity of pure milk is should be
added to 15litre of milk to reduce the water percentage is 7%
A) 6 lit B)6.4 lit C)6.2 lit D)6.6 lit
13. Out of 500 students of a school 35% students plays football, 25% plays
cricket and 20% neither play football nor cricket.How many students
play football and cricket ?
A)200 B)100 C)50 D)94
14. The price of sugar is reduced by 3%.How many kg of sugar can
now be bought for the money which was sufficient to buy 50kg of
rice earlier ? A)50kg B)55kg C)51.5kg D)56kg
15. Fresh fruits contains 70% of water and dry fruits contain 20% of
water.How much dry fruit can be obtained from 100kg of fresh
fruits ? A)35 B)37 C)37.5 D)40
16. In an examination , full mark is 500, A gets 25% more than B, B gets
40% more than C and C gets 60% more than D.If A got 320 ,what
percentage of full marks did D got (approx)?
A)21 B)22 C)23 D)24
17. If Harish height is 30% less than that of Yokesh , How much
percentage Yokesh height is more than that of Harish ?
A)42.58% B)42.8% C)42.83% D)42.85%
18. Depreciation applicable to an equipment is 25.%. The value of
the equipment after 4 years from now will be less by(in
percentage)? A)68.36% B)68.63% C)68.33% D)68.66%
19. The population of a city is increased 5% ,7% and 11% in the last
three years, What will be the present population if the population of
a town is 2,40,000 three years ago ?
A)2,99,600 B)2,99,500 C)2,99,400 D)2,99,300
20.500 pencils were distributed equally among children in such a way
that the number of pencil received by each child is 20% of the total
number of children. How many pencil did each child receive ?
A)45 B)50 C)55 D)43
21. One type of liquid contains 20% water and the second type of liquid
contains 35% water.A glass filled with 8 parts of the first liquid and
5 parts of the second liquid.The water percentage in the new
mixture is A)25.75 B)25.76 C)25.67 D)25.56 E)None of
these
22. In an examination there are 3 subjects Maths,Science and Social of
100 marks each. Ganesh scores 60% and 80% in Maths and
Science.He scored 70% in aggregate.His Percentage of mark in
Social is
A) 50 B)60 C)70 D)80 E)None of these
23. If the radius of the circle is increased by 5% then the area is
increased by A)10.20 B)10.22 C)10.24 D)10.25 E)None of
these
24. A number is mistakenly divided by 8 instead of being multiplied by
8.What is the percentage of error in the result ?
A)98.43 B)98.34 C)95.76 D)97.76 E)None of these
25. A book consist of 45 pages, 30 lines on each page and 60 character on
each line.If this content is written in another note book consisting of
40lines and 32 character oer line then the required no of pages will
be how much percentage more than the previous no of pages ?
A) 20% B)30% C)40% D)50% E)None of these
26. In an election a candidate who got 25% of the total votes polled
was defeated by his rival by 270 votes. Assuming that there were
only 2 candidates in the election,the total number of votes polled
was A)400 B)500 C)440 D)540 E)None of these
27. The total number of girls in a class is 45% more than the total
number of boys in the class.The total number of students in the class is
294 then what is the difference between the total number of girls and
 boys ?
A)54 B)52 C)76 D)78 E)70
28. The population of a town is 16500.During the last 3 years,the
population increased at the rate of 20% per year.The population 3
years ago was A)9546 B)9547 C)9548 D)9549 E)9550
29. The mean annual salary paid to all employees was Rs.5000.The
mean annual salary paid to all male and female workers were
Rs.5200 and Rs.4200.The percentage of female worker in the
company is
A) 80% B)20% C)60% D)40% E)None of these
30. The passing marks in an examination is 40%.If Ashok gets 88 marks
and is declared failed by 10 marks, then the maximum mark in the
examination is
A) 240 B)242 C)245 D)246 E)None of these
31. From the salary, Akilesh spent 15% for house rent, 5% for
children’s education and 15% for Entertainment. Now he left with
Rs.13,000. His salary is A)19,000 B)20,000 C)18,000
D)15,000
32. In a School, 40% of the students are female and thus the no of
boys exceed the no of girls by 40.Find the total no of students.
A)190 B)100 C)200 D)180
33. In an examination 30% of the students failed in Science, 45% of the
students failed in Maths and 25% of the students failed in both
subjects. Find the % of the students passed ?
A)60% B)30% C)45% D)50%
34. In an examination Ammu scored 56% marks, Saran scored 90%
marks and Rima scored 650 marks that is 65% then find the total
marks of three students ? A)2110 B)1250 C)2450
D)2010
35. The salary of a workers increased by 15% and decreased by 7%,
What % change rises in his salary ?
A)10% B)7% C)5% D)8%
36. The population of a village is decreased by 12% and 10% in 2
successive years. What % population is decreased after 2 years ?
A)18.4% B)30.6% C)20.8% D)23.5%
37. In an examination, 30% of the maximum marks required to pass. A
student get 120marks and failed by 90marks. Find the maximum
marks A)800 B)720 C)650 D)700
38. P’s income is 20% more than Q’s income. How much % Q’s income
less than P’s income ?
A)18.54% B)16.67% C)17.76% D)15.75%
39. The price of rice is increased by 15%. The percentage of reduction
that a family should effect in that use of rice, so as not to increase the
expenditure is
A)13% B)10% C)15% D)17%
40. The value of commodity depreciated 20% annually. If the
 value ofcommodity 3yrs ago was Rs.10,500,Find it’s present
value ?
A)3678 B)5700 C)4567 D)5376
41. If x is 20% more than y, then by what percent y is smaller than
x. a) 50/3 % b) 40/3 % c) 46/3 % d) 47/3 %
42. In an alloy, there is 15% of brass, to get 90 kg of brass, how much
alloy is needed ?
a) 400 kg b) 500 kg c) 600 kg d) 700
43.25 litre of solution contains alcohol and water in the ratio 2:3. How
much alcohol must be added to the solution to make a solution
containing 60% of alcohol ?
a) 10.5 ltr b) 11.5 ltr c) 12.5 ltr d) 13.5 ltr
44. In an examination if a person get 20% of the marks then it is fail by 30
marks. Another person who gets 30% marks gets 30 marks more than
the passing marks. Find out the total marks and the passing marks.
a) 600 and 150 b) 600 and 180 c) 500 and 150 d) 500 and 180
45. A company has produced 900 pieces of transistor out of which 15%
are defective and out of remaining 20 % were not sold. Find out the
number of sold transistor.
a) 610 b) 611 c) 612 d) 614
46. In an election the votes between the winner and loser candidate are in
the ratio 5:1. If total number of eligible voters are 1000, out of which
12% did not cast their vote and among the remaining vote 10%
declared invalid.
What is the number of votes the winner candidate
get ?a) 620 b) 630 c) 640 d) 660
47. If the price of a commodity is increased by 30%, by how much % a
consumer must reduce his consumption so to keep the expenditure
same
?
a) 100/13 b) 200/13 c) 300/13 d) 400/13
48.1000 sweets need to be distributed equally among the school students in
such a way that each student gets sweet equal to 10% of total students.
Then the number of sweets, each student gets.
a) 10 b) 12 c) 14 d) 16
49. Rishi salary is first increased by 20% and then decreased by 25%.
How much percent the salary increased/decreased ?
a) 5% b) 10% c) 15% d)20%
50. The income of a person is 10000 and its expenditure is 6000 and thus
saves 4000rs. In the next year his income is increased by 10% and its
expenditure increased by 20%. Now his saving is what percent lower
than the previous saving.
a) 5% B) 7.5% c) 10% d) 15%
51.40% of the students like Mathematics, 50% like English and 10% like
both Mathematics and English. What % of the students like neither
English nor Mathematics?
 A) 25% B) 10% C) 20% D) 60% E) 80%
52.A watermelon weighing 20 kg contains 96% of water by weight. It is
put in sun for some time and some water evaporates so that now it
contains only 95% of water by weight. The new weight of watermelon
would be?
A) 17 kg B) 15 kg C) 18.5 kg D) 16 kg E) 18 kg
53. If the price of wheat is reduced by 2%. How many kilograms of
wheat a person can buy with the same money which was earlier
sufficient to buy 49 kg of wheat?
A) 58 kg B) 60 kg C) 52 kg D) 55 kg E) 50 kg
54. Monthly salary of A is 30% more than B’s monthly salary and B’s
monthly salary is 20% less than C’s. If the difference between the
monthly salaries of A and C is Rs 800, then find the annual salary of B.
A) Rs 14,500 B) Rs 16,800 C) Rs 15,000 D) Rs 16,000 E) None of
these
55. Mixture 1 contains 20% of water and mixture 2 contains 35% of water.
10 parts from 1st mixture and 4 parts from 2nd mixture is taken and put
in a glass. What is the percentage of water in the new mixture of
glass?
A) 17 (5/7)% B) 24 (2/7)% C) 28 (1/5)% D) 24 (1/7)% E) 18 (2/7)%
56.3 years ago the population of a town was 1,60,000. In the three
respective years the population increased by 3%, 2.5% and 5%
respectively. What is the population of town after 3 years?
A) 1,77,366 B) 1,66,733 C) 1,76,736 D) 1,80,766 E) 1,69,766
57.There are 2500 students who appeared for an examination. Out of these,
35% students failed in 1 subject and 42% in other subject and 15% of
students failed in both the subjects. How many of the students passed
ineither of the 2 subjects but not in both?
A) 1925 B) 1175 C) 1275 D) 1100 E) 1800
58.A bucket is filled with water such that the weight of bucket alone is
25% its weight when it is filled with water. Now some of the water is
removed from the bucket and now the weight of bucket along with
remaining water is 50% of the original total weight. What part of the
water was removed from the bucket?
A) 2/5 B) ¼ C) 2/3 D) ½ E) 1/3
59. In a survey done by a committee, it was found that 4000 people have
smoking habit. After a month this number rose by 5%. However
due to continuous advices given by the committee to the people, the
number reduced by 5% in the next month and further by 10% in the
next month. What is the total number of smokers after 3 months?
A) 3457 B) 3491 C) 3578 D) 3591 E) 3500
60. There are 5000 students in a school. The next year it was found that the
number of boys and girls increased by 10% and 15% respectively
making the total number of students in school as 5600. Find the
number of girls originally in the school?
A) 4500 B) 2000 C) 3000 D) Cannot be determined
61. If the price of an article is increased by 15%, then by how much
the household should decrease their consumption so as to keep his
expenditure same.
1.13(1/23)% 2.13(2/23)% 3.11(1/23)% 4.11(2/23)% 5.None of
these
62. The ratio between male and female in a city is 3: 7. The children
percentage among the males and females of the city is 25 and 30
percent respectively. If the number of adult males in the city is 18000,
then find the population of the town?
1.70000 2.80000 3.85000 4.95000 5.None of these
63. Pankaj gave 50 percent of the amount to akash. Akash in turn gave
two- fifth of the amount to venu. After paying a bill of 500 rupees,
venu now have 8000 rupees left with him. Find the amount hold by
pankaj initially. 1.41500 2.42500 3.43500 4.44500
5.None of these
64. Rakesh spent 30 percent of his monthly income on food items. Of the
remaining amount he spent 60 percent on clothes and bills. Now he
save five-seventh of the remaining amount and the he saves 120000
yearly, then find his monthly income.
1.40000 2.50000 3.60000 4.70000 5.None of these
65. Weight of A and B are in the ratio of 3:5. If the weight of A is
increased by 20 percent and then the total weight becomes 132 kg with
an increase of 10 percent. B weight is increased by what percent.
1.2% 2.3% 3.4% 4.5% 5.None of these
66. When the price of rice is increased by 25 percent, a family reduces its
consumption such that the expenditure is only 10 percent more than
before. If 40 kg of rice is consumed by family before, then find the
new consumption of family.
1.35.2 2.35.2 3.36.2 4.37.2 5.None of these
67. The price of rice is increased by 20 percent and a person decrease
his consumption by 15 percent, so his expenditure on rice is-
1.increase by 2 percent 2.increase by 4 percent 3.decrease by 2
percent
4.decrease by 4 percent 5.None of these
68.A salary is 40 percent more than B. B’s salary is 30 percent less than C.
If the difference between the salary of C and A is 1200 rupees, then
what is the monthly income of C
1.50000 2.60000 3.70000 4.80000 5.None of these
69. When the price of rice is increased by 30 percent, a family reduces its
consumption such that the expenditure is only 20 percent more than
before. If 50 kg of rice is consumed by family before, then find the
new consumption of family (approx.)
1.43kg 2.44kg 3.45kg 4.46kg 5.None of these
70. One type of liquid contains 20 percent of milk and second type of liquid
 contains 40 percent milk. If 4 part of the first and 6 part of the second
are mix, then what is the percent of water in the mixture.
1.64% 2.66% 3.68% 4.70% 5.None of these
71. In a library 5 percent books are in English, 10 percent of the
remaining are in hindi and 15 percent of the remaining are in Sanskrit.
The remaining 11628 books are in French. Then find the total number
of books in the library.
a) 8000 b) 12000 c) 16000 d) 20000 e) None of these
72.A solution contains 10% of salt by weight. On evaporation 15 litre
of water evaporates and now concentration of salt becomes 20
percent.
Find the initial quantity of solution
a) 20ltr b) 30ltr c) 40ltr d) 50ltr e) None of these
73.A student has to get 40 percent marks to pass an examination. He got
60 marks but fails by 20 marks. Find the maximum marks of the
examination.
a) 150 b) 200 c) 300 d) 400 e) None of these
74. The number of seats in a cinema hall is decreased by 12 percent and
the price of tickets also decreased by 4 percent. Find the change in the
collection of revenue.
a) decrease 15.52% b) decrease 16.52% c) decrease 17.52%
d) decrease 14.325 e) None of these
75.A trader marks the price at 8 percent higher than the original price. Due
to the hike in demand he again increases the price by 10 percent. How
much percent profit he gets.
a) 17.8% b) 18.8% c) 19.8% d) 20.8% e) None of these 76.The
76.population of a town is 15000. It increases by 10 percent in the first
year and 20 percent in the second year. But in the third year it
decreases by 10 percent. What will be the population after 3 years.
a) 16820 b) 15820 c) 17820 d) 19820 e) None of these
77. One type of liquid contains 20 percent milk and in other liquid it
contains 30 percent milk. If 4 parts of the first and 6 parts of the second
are taken and formed a new liquid A. Find the percentage of milk in
third liquid.
a) 26 b) 28 c) 29 d) 30 e) None of these
78.A man has 2000 rupees in his account two years ago. In the first year
he deposited 20 percent of the amount in his account. In the next year
he deposited 10 percent of the increased amount in the account. Find
the total amount in the account of the person after 2 years.
a) 2650 b) 2640 c) 2740 d) 2840 e) None of these
79.1000 sweets need to be distributed equally among the school students in
such a way that each student gets sweet equal to 10% of total students.
Then the number of sweets, each student gets.
a) 10 b) 12 c) 14 d) 16 e) None of these
80. If the price of an article is increased by 15%, then by how much the
 household should decrease their consumption so as to keep his
expenditure same.
a) 13(1/23) % b) 13(2/23)% c) 11(1/23)% d) 11(2/23)%
e) None of these
81. In an election contested by two parties A and B, party A secured 25
percent of the total votes more than Party B. If party B gets 15000
votes. By how much votes does party B loses the election?
a) 8000 b) 10000 c) 12000 d) 15000 e) None of these
82.A vendor sells 50 percent of apples he had and throws away 20
percent of the remainder. Next day he sells 60 percent of the
remainder and throws away the rest. What percent of his apples does
the vendor throw?
a) 20% b) 22% c) 24% d) 26% e) None of these
83.40% of the women are above 30 years of age and 80 percent of the
women are less than or equal to 50 years of age. 20 percent of all
women play basketball. If 30 percent of the women above the age of 50
plays basketball, what percent of players are less than or equal to 50
years?
a) 50% b) 60% c) 70% d) 80% e) None of these
84.Alisha goes to a supermarket and bought things worth rupees 60, out of
which 40 paise went on sales tax. If the tax rate is 10 percent, then
what was the cost of tax free items?
a) 54.60 b) 55.60 c) 56.60 d) 57.60 e) None of these
85.60 percent of the employees of a company are women and 75% of the
women earn 20000 or more in a month. Total number of employees
who earns more than 20000 per month in the company is 60 percent of
the total employees. What fraction of men earns less than 20000 per
month?
a) 5/8 b) 5/7 c) 1/5 d) ¾ e) None of these
86.In a library, 30% of the books are in History. 50% of the remaining
are in English and 40% of the remaining are in German. The
remaining 4200 books are in regional languages. What is the total
number of books in library?
a) 10000 b) 15000 c) 20000 d) 25000 e) None of these
87.A got 30% of the maximum marks in an examination and failed by
10 marks. However, B who took the same examination got 40% of
the total marks and got 15 marks more than the passing marks. What
were the passing marks in the examination?
a) 65 b) 75 c) 80 d) 90 e) None of these
88.The population of a town is 15000. It increases by 10 percent in the
first year and 20 percent in the second year. But in the third year it
decreases by 10 percent. What will be the population after 3 years.
a) 16820 b) 15820 c) 17820 d) 19820 e) None of these
89.30 litre of solution contains alcohol and water in the ratio 2:3. How
much alcohol must be added to the solution to make a solution
containing 60% of alcohol?
 a) 10 b) 12 c) 14 d) 15 e) None of these
90.2000 sweets need to be distributed equally among the school students in
such a way that each student gets sweet equal to 20% of total students.
Then the number of sweets, each student gets.
a) 50 b) 100 c) 120 d) 150 e) None of these
91.A reduction of 20% percent in the price of rice enables a housewife to
buy 5 kg more for rupees 1200. The reduced price per kg of rice
a) 36 b) 45 c) 48 d) 60 e) None of these
92.The population of a village has increased annually at the rate of 20%. If
at the end of 3 years it is 21600, the population in the beginning of the
first year?
a) 10000 b) 12500 c) 15000 d) 17500 e) None of these
93.12 percent of the voters in an election did not cast their votes. In this
election there are only two candidates. The winner by obtaining 45%
of the total votes and defeated his rival by 2000 votes. The total
number ofvotes in the election
a) 50000 b) 75000 c) 100000 d) 125000 e) None of these
94.A number is first decreased by 25%. The decreased number is then
increased by 20%. The resulting number is less than the original
number by 40. Then the original number is –
a) 100 b) 200 c) 300 d) 400 e) None of these
95. The number of seats in a cinema hall is decreased by 8% and also
the price of the ticket is increased by 4 percent. What is the effect
on the revenue collected?
a) increase 4.32% b) decrease 4.32% c) increase 3.32 percent
d) decrease 3.32% e) None of these
96.A man spends 60% of his income. His income is increased by 20%
and his expenditure also increases by 10%. Find the percentage
decrease in his saving?
a) 10% b) 15% c) 20% d) 25% e) None of these
97.Weights of two friends A and B are in the ratio of 1:2. A’s
weight
increases by 20% and the total weight of A and B together becomes 60
kg, with an increase of 30%. By what percent the weight of B increase?
a) 30% b) 35% c) 40% d) 45% e) None of these
98. The marked price of an article is 20% higher than the cost price.
A discount of 20% is given on the marked price. In this
transaction the seller
a) bears no loss no profit b) losses 4% c) gain 4% d) losses 1%
e) None of these
99. When the price of rice is increased by 30 percent, a family reduces its
consumption such that the expenditure is only 20 percent more than
before. If 50 kg of rice is consumed by family before, then find the
new consumption of family (approx.)
 a) 43kg b) 44kg c) 45kg d) 46kg e) None of these
100. A man has 4000 rupees in his account two years ago. In the
first year he deposited 20 percent of the amount in his account. In
the next year he deposited 10 percent of the increased amount in the
account. Find the total amount in the account of the person after 2
years.
a) 6650 b) 5280 c) 5740 d) 5840 e) None of these
101. In a class, 60% of the students are boys and in an examination,
80% of the girls scored more than 40 marks(Maximum Marks:150). If
60% of the total students scored more than 40 marks in the same
exam, what is the fraction of the boys who scored 40 marks or less.
A.8/15 B.7/15 C.4/5 D.1/5
102. In an election 10% of the voters on the voters’ list did not cast
votes and 60 voters cast their ballot papers blank. There were only two
candidates. The winner was supported by 47% of all voters in the list
and he got 308 votes more than his rival. The number of voters on the
list was: A. 3600 B. 6200 C. 4575 D. 6028
103. Deepak was to get a 50% hike in his pay but the computer
operator wrongly typed the figure as 80% and printed the new pay slip.
He received this revised salary for three months before the organization
realized the mistake. What percentage of his correct new salary will get
in the fourth month, if the excess paid to him in the previous three
months is to be deducted from his fourth month?
A. 30% B. 40% C. 45% D. 25%
104. The prices of two articles are in the ratio 3 : 4. If the price of the
first article be increased by 10% and that of the second by Rs. 4, the
original ratio remains the same. The original price of the second
article is A. Rs.40 B. Rs.35 C. Rs.10 D. Rs.30
105. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2. If
20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are scholarship holders, the
percentage of the students who are not scholarship holders is
A. 30% B. 60% C. 75% D. 78%
106. Sohan spends 23% of an amount of money on an insurance
policy, 33% on food, 19% on children’s education and 16% on
recreation. He deposits the remaining amount of Rs. 504 in bank.
How much total amount did he spend on food and insurance policy
together?
A. Rs.3146 B. Rs.3126 C. Rs.3136 D. Rs.3048
107. Deepika went to a fruit shop with a certain amount of money.
She retains 15% of her money for auto fare. She can buy either 40
apples or 70 oranges with that remaining amount. If she buys 35
oranges, how many more apples she can buy?
A. 35 B. 40 C. 15 D. 20
108. The price of a car is Rs. 4,50,000. It was insured to 80% of its
price. The car was damaged completely in an accident and the
insurance
 company paid 90% of the insurance. What was the difference
between the price of the car and the amount received?
A. Rs.1,76,375 B. Rs.3,24,000 C. Rs.1,82,150 D. Rs.1,26,000
109. The tank-full petrol in Arun’s motor-cycle last for 10 days. If he
starts using 25% more every day, how many days will the tank-full
petrol last?
A.4 B.6 C.8 D.10
110. Last year there were 610 boys in a school. The number
decreased by 20 percent this year. How many girls are there in the
school if the number of girls is 175 percent of the total number of
boys in the school this year ?
A. 854 B. 848 C. 798 D. 782
111. In a class of 60 students , 40% of the students passed in
Reasoning, 5% of the students failed in Quants and Reasoning, and
20% of the students passed in both the subjects. Find the number of
student passed only in Quants?
1.17 2.33 3.23 4.37 5.None of these
112. The maximum marks per paper in 3 subjects in
Mathematics , Physics and Chemistry are set in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3
respectively. Giri obtained 40% in Mathematics, 60% in Physics
and 35% in Chemistry papers. What is overall percentage marks
did he get overall?
1.44% 2.32% 3.50% 4.60% 5.None of these
113. In an examination, 50% of the students passed in Science and
75% passed in Social, while 20% students failed in both the subjects. If
270 students passed in both subjects, find the total number of students
who appeared in the exam?
1.400 2.540 3.600 4.750 5.None of these
114. Fresh fruits contain 75% while dry fruits contain 20% water. If the
weight of dry fruits is 300 kg, what was its total weight when it was
fresh? 1.900kg 2.850kg 3.920kg 4.960kg 5.None of these
115. In a college election 35% voted for Person A, whereas 42%
voted for Person B. The remaining people were not vote to any person.
If the difference between those who vote for Person B in the election
and those who are uncertain was 570, how many people are
participated in the college election?
1.1500 2.2000 3.2100 4.1700 5.None of these
116. In a factory there are three types of bulbs L1, L2 and L3 which
produces 20%, 15% and 32% of the total products respectively. L1, L2
and L3 produces 3%, 7% and 2% defective products, respectively. Find
the percentage of non-defective products ?
1.46% 2.30% 3.53% 4.64% 5.None of these
117. In a class of 500 students ,65% are boys. 20% of the girls and
40% of the boys failed the exam.Find the of students in the school
passed the
 exam?
1.335 2.270 3.400 4.362 5.None of these
118. The population of village increases at the rate of 6% per annum.
There is an additional increase of 2% in the population due to rural
development .Therefore the percentage increase in the population
after 2 years will be
1.15.46% 2.16.64% 3.14.46% 4.12.56% 5.None of these
119. The total salary of Guagn and Harish in an organization is Rs
30000. If the salary of Gugan increase by 5% and salary of Harish
increase by 7%, then their total salary would increase to Rs 31800. Find
the salary of Harish ?
1.Rs.10,000 2.Rs.15,000 3.Rs.18,000 4.Rs.12,000 5.None of these
120. In an examination 70% candidates passed in prelims and
55% candidates passed in Mains. If 62% candidates passed in
both these subjects, then what per cent of candidates failed in
both the exams? 1.37% 2.26% 3.43% 4.15%
5.None of these
121. Cost Price of two laptops is same. One of the laptops is sold at a
profit of 15% and the Selling Price of another one laptop is Rs. 3400
more than the first one. The net profit is 20%. What is the Cost Price of
Each laptop?
A.36000 B.40000 C.48000 D.34000 E.None of these
122. In an office there are 40% female employees. 50% of the
male employees are UG graduates. The total 52% of employees are
UG graduates out of 1800 employees. What is the number of female
employees who are UG graduates?
A. 362 B. 412 C. 396 D. 428 E. None of these
123. Ravi got 70% in English and 56% in Biology and the maximum
marks of both papers is 100. What percent does he score in Maths, if
he scores 60% marks in all the three subjects?. Maximum Marks of
Maths paper is 200.
A. 30% B. 40% C. 45% D. 25% E. 57%
124. Ankita is 25 years old. If Rahul’s age is 25% greater than
that of Ankita then how much percent Ankita’s age is less than
Rahul’s age?
A. 40% B. 35% C. 10% D. 20% E.None of these
125. Mr.Ravi’s salary was reduced by 25% for three months. But
after the three months, his salary was increased to the original
salary. What is the percentage increase in salary of Mr.Ravi?
A. 33.33% B. 42.85% C. 28.56% D. 16.66% E. None of these
126. In an election only two candidates A and B contested 30% of
the voters did not vote and 1600 votes were declared as invalid. The
winner, A got 4800 votes more than his opponent thus he secured
51% votes of the total voters on the voter list. Percentage votes of the
loser candidate, B out of the total voters on the voter list is:
 A. 5.6% B. 3% C. 6.2% D. 5% E. 4.6%
127. In a school there are 2000 students. On January 2nd, all the
students were present in the school except 4% of the boys and on
January 3rd, all the students are present in the school except 28/3%
of the girls, but in both the days number of students present in the
school, were same. The number of girls in the school is?
A. 400 B. 1200 C. 800 D. 600 E. None of these
128. A school has raised 75% of the amount it needs for a new
building by receiving an average donation of Rs. 1200 from the
parents of the students. The people already solicited represents the
parents of 60% of the students. If the School is to raise exactly the
amount needed for the new building, what should be the average
donation from the remaining students to be solicited?
A. Rs.800 B. Rs.900 C. Rs.850 D. Rs.600 E. Rs.720
129. The monthly income of Shyama and Kamal together is
Rs.28000. The income of Shyama and Kamal is increased by 25% and
12.5% respectively. The new income of Kamal becomes 120% of the
new salary of Shyama. What is the new income of Shyama?
A. Rs.12000 B. Rs.18000 C. Rs.14000 D. Rs.16000 E. Rs.15000
130. 500 kg of ore contained a certain amount of iron. After the
first blast furnace process, 200 kg of slag containing 12.5% of iron
was removed. The percentage of iron in the remaining ore was
found to be 20% more than the percentage in the original ore. How
many kg of iron were there in the original 500 kg ore?
A. 54.2 B. 58.5 C. 46.3 D. 42.4 E. 89.2
131. Veena bought a watch costing Rs. 1404 including sales tax at
8%. She asked the shopkeeper to reduce the price of the watch so
that she can save the amount equal to the tax. The reduction of the
price of the watch is?
A. Rs.108 B. Rs.104 C. Rs.112 D. Rs.120 E. None of these
132. A Sales Executive gets a commission on total sales at 8%. If the
sale is exceeded Rs.10,000 he gets an additional commission as a
bonus of 4% on the excess of sales over Rs.10,000. If he gets the total
commission of Rs.950, then the bonus he received is?
A. 40 B. 50 C. 36 D. 48 E. None of these
133. In a College there are 1800 students. Last day except 4% of the
boys all the students were present in the college. Today except 5% of
the girls all the students are present in the college, but in both the days
number of students present in the college, were same. The number of
girls in the college is?
A. 1000 B. 400 C. 800 D. 600 E. 1200
134. In a library 60% of the books are in Hindi, 60% of the remaining
books are in English rest of the books are in Malayalam. If there are
4800
 books in English, then the total number of books in Malayalam
are? A. 3400 B. 3500 C. 3100 D. 3200 E.None of these
135. 80% of a small number is 4 less than 40% of a larger number.
The larger number is 125 greater than the smaller one. The sum of
these two numbers is
A. 325 B. 345 C. 355 D. 365 E. None of these
136. In a private company 60% of the employees are men and 48% of
the employees are Engineer and 66.6% of Engineers are men. The
percentage of women who are not engineers is?
A. 60% B. 50% C. 55% D. 65% E. 45%
137. Initially, Suresh has Rs.200 in his paytm wallet then he
increased it by 20%. Once again he increased his amount by 25%. The
final value of money in his wallet will be how much % greater than
the initial amount?
A. 40% B. 50% C. 80% D. 60% E. None of these
138. Mr.Ramesh gives 10% of some amount to his wife and 10% of
the remaining to hospital expenses and again 10% of the remaining
amount to charity. Then he has only Rs.7290 with him. What is the
initial sum of money with that person?
A. Rs.8000 B. Rs.9000 C. Rs.10000 D. Rs.20000 E. Rs.17200
139. Initially, a shopkeeper had “x” pens. A customer bought 10%
of pens from “x” then another customer bought 20% of the
remaining pens after that one more customer purchased 25% of the
remaining pens. Finally, shopkeeper is left with 270 pens in his
shop. How many pens were there initially in his shop?
A. 200 B. 800 C. 400 D. 600 E. 500
140. The cost of packaging of the oranges is 20% the cost of fresh
oranges themselves. The cost of oranges increased by 30% but the
cost of packaging decreased by 50%, then the percentage change of
the cost of packed oranges, if the cost of packed oranges is equal to
the sum of the cost of fresh oranges and cost of packaging
A. 14.5% B. 16.66% C. 14.33% D. 13.66% E. None of these