Percentage Objective Type Question for Competitive Exams
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Percentage Objective Type Question for Competitive Exams
Q.1 A group of 6 students has an average weight of 55 kg. If one of them is removed then the average of the remaining changes to 59 kg. What is the weight of the student who was removed?
(A) 37 kg
(B) 36 kg
(C) 35 kg
(D) 34 kg
Ans . C
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Q.2 What strength of 20 ml alcohol should be added to 10 ml of 50% alcohol to get an average strength of 20% alcohol?
(A) 0.5%
(B) 5%
(C) 50%
(D) 5.5%
Ans . B
Q.3 A dishonest dealer sells as a weight of 800 gm in place of 1 kg and adds 20% impurities in sugar. What would be his profit %? If he claims to be selling at cost price?
(A) 50%
(B) 40%
(C) 45.5%
(D) None of these
Ans . A
Q.4 The population of a town grows at the rate of 20% every 5 years. In how many years will it double itself? (approximately)
(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 16
(D) 20
Ans . D
Q.5 30% of the students in a class wear glasses, 10% of the students who wear glasses, wore gold-rimmed glasses. If the class has 200 students, how many wear gold-rimmed glasses?
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) None of these
Ans . A
Q.6 In a village, 18% of the population are children and 10% of children are female. If the number of female children is 90. What is the population?
(A) 500
(B) 5000
(C) 600
(D) 6000
Ans . B
Q.7 A town has 700 women, 1700 men and 1100 children. What % of the population are men? There are no eunuchs is town.
(A) 5%
(B) 10%
(C) 12%
(D) None of these
Ans . D
Q.8 For annual income in the slab of Rs. 1200000 to 2000000, a person pays tax at 20% over the surplus on Rs. 1200000. Wini’s annual salary is Rs. 1500000. How much tax does she pays per annum?
(A) Rs. 300000
(B) Rs. 240000
(C) Rs. 120000
(D) Rs. 60000
Ans . D
Q.9 The price of a book includes 10% printing cost, 20% paper cost, and another 15% labour cost. If the remainder is Rs. 110, what is the total price of the book?
(A) Rs. 200
(B) Rs. 300
(C) Rs. 400
(D) Rs. 500
Ans . A
Q.10 The population of a town increased to 110% of its value last year. If the population this year is 2.2 lakhs, what is last year’s population?
(A) Rs. 2.32 Lakhs
(B) Rs. 2 Lakhs
(C) Rs. 2.5 Lakhs
(D) None of these
Ans . B
Percentage Questions
Q.11 A fruit vendor gives 2 successive discounts of 10% and 14%. What is the overall discount given?
(A) 22.4%
(B) 22.6%
(C) 23.4%
(D) 23.6%
Ans . B
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Q.12 The total sales of a company amount to Rs. 24 crores and the volume sold is 20000 units. What is the average price/unit?
(A) Rs. 1000
(B) Rs. 1200
(C) Rs. 120
(D) Rs. 12000
Ans . B
Q.13 Six friends have an average height of 167 cm. Rahul with a height of 162 cm leaves. What is the new average height?
(A) 166 cm
(B) 167 cm
(C) 168 cm
(D) 169 cm
Ans . C
Q.14 Average production of a farm was 1500 tons in the months Jan-March. If April with 1200 tones is included. What will be the new average from Jan-April?
(A) 1500
(B) 1600
(C) 1700
(D) 1425
Ans . D
Q.15 Sheila purchase 20 kg apples at Rs. 15 kg and another 10 kg apples at Rs. 20 kg. What is the average cost/kg?
(A) Rs. 15.33/kg
(B) Rs. 16.67/kg
(C) Rs. 17.27/kg
(D) Rs. 18/kg
Ans . B
Q.16 1 kg of tea and 1 kg of sugar together cost Rs. 95. If the price of tea falls by 10% and that of sugar rises by 20% the price of 1 kg each, combined comes to Rs. 90. The original price of tea in Rs. Per kg is…..
(A) Rs. 72
(B) Rs. 55
(C) Rs. 60
(D) Rs. 80
Ans . D
Q.17 Madhu got married 6 years ago. Today her age is 1 ¼ times her age at the time of marriage. Her son’s age is 1/10 her age. Her son’s age is…..
(A) 3 years
(B) 2.5 years
(C) 2 years
(D) 4 years
Ans . A
Q.18 In a village the current birth rate per thousand is 55 whereas the corresponding death rate is 34 per thousand. The net growth rate in term of population increase will be…..
(A) 0.021%
(B) 0.0021%
(C) 21%
(D) 2.1%
Ans . D
Q.19 A sum of money doubles itself at compound interest in 15 years. In how many years it will become eight times?
(A) 30
(B) 45
(C) 50
(D) 60
Ans . B
Q.20 A man buys 6 dozen eggs for Rs. 10.80. 12 eggs are found to be rotten and the rest are sold at 5 for Rs. 1. Find his % gain or % loss.
(A) gain of 11.11%
(B) loss of 11.11%
(C) gain of 11.9%
(D) loss of 11.9%
Ans . A
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