Percentage Aptitude Questions for Competitive Exams
Percentage is a way of expressing a ratio in a mathematics subject. Also, percentage is very important in all competitive examinations, because other topics of mathematics also depend on percentage. Percent means per hundred (% = 1/100). Today in this article, I am providing percentage aptitude questions for all those students, who are preparing day-night for successful results in competitive exams. Important questions given here which are often asked in competitive exams. These questions are useful for all exams like- SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, IBPS PO, IBPS CLERK, POLICE, etc. So read them carefully -
Important Questions Based on Percentage Aptitude Questions
Q : A man spends a part of his monthly income and saves the rest. The ratio of his expenditure to the saving is 61 : 6. If his monthly income is Rs .8710, the amount of his monthly saving is
(A) रु. 870
(B) रु. 980
(C) रु. 780
(D) रु. 690
Correct Answer : C
The difference between the value of the number increased by 20 % and the value of the number decreased by 25 % is 36. Find the number.
(A) 720
(B) 80
(C) 7.2
(D) 0.8
Correct Answer : B
In a test a student got 30 % marks and failed by 25 marks. In the same test another student got 40 % marks and secured 25 % marks more than the essential minimum pass marks. The maximum pass marks for the test were?
(A) 500
(B) 580
(C) 400
(D) 480
Correct Answer : C
Two numbers are 90 % and 75 % lesser than a third number. By what % should the first number be increased so that it becomes equal to the second number?
(A) 150
(B) 100
(C) 250
(D) 200
Correct Answer : A
If X is 20% less than Y, then find the value of $${Y-X\over Y}$$ and $${X\over X-Y }$$
(A) $${3\over5},-{3\over5}$$
(B) $${1\over5},-4$$
(C) $$5,-{1\over4}$$
(D) $${2\over5},-{5\over2}$$
Correct Answer : B
The price of sugar is increased by 20 %. If the expenditure on sugar has to be kept the same as earlier, the ratio between the reduction in consumption and the original consumption is:
(A) 1 : 6
(B) 1 : 5
(C) 1 : 3
(D) 1 : 4
Correct Answer : A
A man's annual income has increased by Rs. 5 lakhs but the tax on income that he has to pay has reduced from 12 % to 10 %. He now pays Rs. 10,000 more income tax. What is his increased income (in Rs. lakhs)?
(A) 15
(B) 10
(C) 20
(D) 25
Correct Answer : D
25% of 120 + 40% of 380 = ? of 637
(A) $${4\over7}$$
(B) $${2\over7}$$
(C) $${3\over7}$$
(D) $${1\over7}$$
Correct Answer : B
P is six times as large as Q. The percentage that Q is less than P, is:
(A) $$63{1\over3}\%$$
(B) 50%
(C) $$83{1\over3}\%$$
(D) 70%
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
40 % are the passing marks. A student gets 250 marks yet fails by 38 marks. What are the maximum marks?
(A) 800
(B) 840
(C) 720
(D) 750
Correct Answer : C
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