Percentage Aptitude Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

In a college the number of students studying Arts, Commerce and Science are in the ratio of 3:5:8 respectively. If the number of students studying Arts, Commerce and Science is increased by 20%, 40%, and 25% respectively, what will be the new ratio of students in Arts, Commerce and Science respectively?

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    18: 35: 50
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    3: 10: 10
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    4: 8 :5
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    32: 35: 25
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of these
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    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "18: 35: 50"

Q:

40 % are the passing marks. A student gets 250 marks yet fails by 38 marks. What are the maximum marks? 

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    800
    Correct
    Wrong
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    840
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    720
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    750
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "720"

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In a town, the population was 8000. In one year, male population increased by 10% and female population increased by 8% but the total population increased by 9% . The number of males in the town was:

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    4000
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    4500
    Correct
    Wrong
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    5000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    6000
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "4000"

Q:

There are 500 students in a school out of which 60% are boys. 40% of the boys play hockey and girls don’t play hockey. 75% of the girls play badminton. If there are only two games to be played, number of students who don’t play any game.

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    105
    Correct
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  • 2
    215
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    167
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    can’t be determined
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Answer : 4. "can’t be determined"

Q:

In a group of students, 70 % can speak English and 65 % can speak Hindi. If 27 % of the students can speak none of the two languages, then what percent of the group can speak both the languages? 

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    38%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    62%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    28%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    23%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "62% "

Q:

The price of tea increase by 32 % and so a housewife’s expenditure on tea also increases by 10%. If she bought 10 kg earlier, what is the quantity bought now?

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    $$ {8{1\over 3}}{kg}$$
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  • 2
    $$ {8{1\over 2}}{kg}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    8 kg
    Correct
    Wrong
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    7.9 kg
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Answer : 1. "$$ {8{1\over 3}}{kg}$$"

Q:

In an election between two candidates, the candidate getting 60 % of the votes polled, is elected by a majority of 14, 000 votes. The number of votes obtained by the winning candidates is 

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    28,000
    Correct
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    32,000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    42,000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    46,000
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Answer : 3. "42,000 "

Q:

Ravi had five subjects in his final examination. The maximum marks in each subject are 100. If his percentage in four subjects is 80, and he scores 65 marks in the fifth subject, determine his overall percentage for the five subjects.

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    78
    Correct
    Wrong
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    79
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    77
    Correct
    Wrong
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    76
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    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "77"
Explanation :

4 subject total mark =4*80=320

in last subject mark =65
Total mark obtained =385
so that overall percentage =385/500=77 Ans.

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