Previous Year Percentage Questions For SSC CHSL

 


SSC CHSL 2018

1.If x% of y is 150 and y% of z is 300, then the relation between x and z is: 
  1. z=x 
  2. z=x/3 
  3. z=x/2 
  4. z=2x
2. A is 20% more than B, B is 25% more than C, C is 60% less than D and D is 20% more than E. based on the above information which of the following is true?  
  1. D is 60% less than B 
  2. E is 28% more than A 
  3. A is 40% less than D 
  4. C is 24% less than A
3. Two students A and B appeared for an examination. A secured 8 marks more than B and the marks of the former was 55% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by A and B, respectively are: 
  1. 44, 36 
  2. 36, 28 
  3. 38, 30 
  4. 40, 32
4. With reference to a number greater than one, the difference between itself and its reciprocal is 25% of the sum of itself and its reciprocal. By how much percentage (correct one decimal place) is the fourth power of the number greater than it’s square? 

  1. 57.8 
  2. 62.5 
  3. 64.5 
  4. 66.7

5. For a number, greater than one, the difference between itself and its reciprocal is 20% of the sum of itself and its reciprocal. By how much percentage (nearest to an integer) is the square of the number less than its cube? 

  1. 122 
  2. 18 
  3. 81 
  4. 33

6. A man spends 72% of his income. If his income increases by 28% and his expenditure increases by 25%. Then what is the percentage increase or decrease in his savings (correct to one decimal place)? 

  1. 26.9% decrease 
  2. 38.4% increase 
  3. 35.7% increase 
  4. 26.3% decrease

7. In an constituency 40% of the voters are senior citizens. 40% of the senior citizen voters are illiterates and 25% of the non-senior citizen voters are literate. By what percentage is the number of literate senior citizens voters less than that of illiterate non-senior citizen voters? 

  1. 40 
  2. 48 
  3. 50 
  4. 46

8. Anu spends 90% of her income. If expenditure increases by 25% and savings increased by 30% then by what percent does her salary increase?  

  1. 25.5% 
  2. 24% 
  3. 22.5% 
  4. 20%

9. Sudha spends 80% of her income. When her income is increased by 30%. She increases her expenditure by 25%. Her savings are:  

  1. Increased by 5% 
  2. decreased by 30% 
  3. decreased by 5% 
  4. increased by 50%

10. The price of a commodity is increased by 36% and the quantity purchased is decreased by 30% . what is the percentage increase/decrease in the amount spent on the commodity? 

  1. 6% decrease 
  2. 4.8% decrease 
  3. 6% decrease 
  4. 4.8% increase

11. The price of an article increases by 20% every year. If the difference between the prices at the end of the third and fourth years is 259.20, then 40% of the price (in ₹) at the end of the second year is: 

  1. 484 
  2. 432 
  3. 384 
  4. 472

12. Sudha decided to donate 12% of her monthly income to an orphanage. On the day of donation, she changed her decision and donated a sum of Rs. 4800 which was equal to 80% of what she had decided earlier. What is 27% of her monthly income?  

  1. Rs. 13959 
  2. Rs. 11934 
  3. Rs. 14040 
  4. Rs. 13500

13. A number is increased by 30%, then decreased by 25%, and the further increased by 25%. What is the net increase/decrease percent in the number (correct to the nearest integer)? 

  1. 22% decrease 
  2. 22% increase 
  3. 21% decrease 
  4. 21% increase

14. A number is increased by 30%, then decreased by 30%, then further decreased by 30%. What is the net increase/decrease percent in the number (correct to the nearest integer)? 

  1. 40% increase 
  2. 36% decrease 
  3. 36% decrease 
  4. 40% decrease

15. If each side of a rectangle is increased by 22%. Then its area will increase by: 

  1. 44% 
  2. 50% 
  3. 46.65% 
  4. 48.84%

16. The sum of salaries of A and B is Rs. 43000. A spends 95% of his salary and B spends 80% of his salary. If now their saving are the same, what is A’s salary (in Rs.)? 

  1. 10600 
  2. 8600 
  3. 8000 
  4. 34400

17.Two students A and B appeared for an examination. A secured 8 marks more than B and the marks of the former was 55% of the sum of their marks. The sum of the marks obtained by A and B is: 

  1. 100 
  2. 80 
  3. 75 
  4. 90

18. If each side of a rectangle is decreased by 13%. Then its area will decrease by: 

  1. 26% 
  2. 21.69% 
  3. 13 
  4. 24.31%

19. The sum of salaries of A and B is Rs. 45000. A spends 85% of his salary and B spends 70% of his salary. If now their saving are the same, what is B’s salary ( in Rs.)? 

  1. 30,000 
  2. 18,000 
  3. 12,600 
  4. 15,000

20. The sum of salaries of A and B is Rs. 42000. A spends 75% of his salary and B spends 90% of his salary. If now their saving are the same, what is B’s salary (in Rs.)? 

  1. 18,000 
  2. 12,600 
  3. 15,000 
  4. 30,000

21. If the length of the rectangle is decreased by 11% and breadth is increased by 11%, its area will undergo:  

  1. 13.13 decrease 
  2. 1.21% increase 
  3. 1.21% decrease 
  4. 13.13% decrease

22. For an examination of a practical based subject, the total marks is 100. The break-up for theory, practical, project and viva voice is 40%, 30%, 20%, 10%. A candidate scored 80% in theory, 70% in practical, 60% in project and 50% in viva voice. What was her aggregate percentage? 

  1. 70 
  2. 72 
  3. 68 
  4. 67

23. Price of tea has increased by 20% but I have decided to increase my expenditure towards tea by 15% only. By what percentage should I reduce my consumption (correct to one decimal place) in order to be able to maintain the same level of expenses towards tea?

  1. 5.4 
  2. 4.2 
  3. 5.6 
  4. 4.8

24. The price of sugar got raised by 25%. To maintain the same level o expenses on sugar, a person reduced the consumption of sugar by 4% and also increased his expenditure on sugar by x%. the value of x is : 

  1. 19.5 
  2. 21 
  3. 20 
  4. 18.75

25. A rectangular portion of an airport runway was getting repaired for which an estimate was made on the basis of a rate A rectangular portion of an airport runway was getting repaired for which an estimate was made on the basis of a rate rupees R per square unit. But while doing the work, the length of the portion got increased by 10% and the breadth by 8%. Over and above this, there was an increase in the cost of the repair work to the extent of 15%. What was the overall percentage increase in the cost repair of over the estimate?  

  1. 36.62 
  2. 34.58 
  3. 33 
  4. 33.24

SSC CHSL 2019


26. The value of 18% of 15% of 25/9 of 3800 is :  

  1. 285 
  2. 582 
  3. 583 
  4. 385

27. Kavita’s attendance in her school for the academic session 2018-2019 was 216 days. On computing her attendance, it was observed that her attendance was 90%. The total working days of the school were: 

  1. 250 
  2. 194 
  3. 240 
  4. 195

28. If each edge of a cube is increased by 10%, then the percentage increase in its surface area is : 

  1. 21% 
  2. 19% 
  3. 22% 
  4. 20%

29. The length and breadth of a cuboid are increased by 10% and 20%, respectively, and its height is decreased by 20%. The percentage increase in the volume of the cuboid is: 

  1. 5.8 % 
  2. 5.2% 
  3. 5.4% 
  4. 5.6%

30. Two numbers are respectively 25% and 65% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is: 

  1. 25 : 42 
  2. 16 : 17 
  3. 16 : 19 
  4. 25 : 33

31. A crate of fruits contains one spoiled fruit for every 25 fruits. 60% of the spoiled fruits were sold. If the seller had sold 48 spoiled fruits, then the number of fruits in the crate was: 

  1. 2000 
  2. 2400 
  3. 3000 
  4. 1200

32. A student multiplied a number with 3/4 instead of 4/3. What is the error percentage? 

  1. 59.67% 
  2. 43.75% 
  3. 67.45% 
  4. 39.34%

33. Rita’s income is 15% less than Richa’s income. By what percent in Richa’s income more than Rita’s income? 

  1. 15.64 % 
  2. 17.64 % 
  3. 16.64 % 
  4. 14.64 %

34. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 15% and denominator is decreased by 20%, then the fraction, so obtained is 17/65. What is the original fraction? 

  1. 281/1495
  2. 278/1495
  3. 267/1495
  4. 272/1495

35. What percentage of the numbers from 101 to 1000 have 9 in the units' digit ? 

  1. 10% 
  2. 12% 
  3. 20% 
  4. 15%

36. The difference of two positive numbers is 1020. If 7.6% of the greater number is 12.4% of the smaller number, then the sum of the two numbers is equal to: 

  1. 3250 
  2. 4250 
  3. 4520 
  4. 3520

37.  Ravinder invests Rs.3,750 which is equal to 15% of his monthly salary in a medical insurance policy. Later he invests 25% and 8% of his monthly salary on a child education policy, and mutual funds, respectively. The total amount left with him is: 

  1. Rs.15000
  2. Rs. 8000 
  3. Rs.12000
  4. Rs.13000

38. Richa invests in mutual funds a sum of Rs.5,59,968 which is 19% of her annual income. What is her monthly income? 

  1. Rs. 4,45,600 
  2. Rs. 1,45,600 
  3. Rs. 3,45,600 
  4. Rs. 2,45,600

39. Bala decided to donate 10% of his salary to PM Care fund. On the day of donation, he changed his mind and donated Rs. 1800 which was 60% of what he had decided earlier. How much is his salary? 

  1. Rs. 36,000 
  2. Rs. 32,000 
  3. Rs. 30,000 
  4. Rs. 40,000

40.  A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enables a purchaser to obtain 4 kg more for 160. The original price of sugar per kg ( in Rs.) is:

  1. 8 
  2. 10 
  3. 12 
  4.  6

41. A shopkeeper has certain number of apples of which 10% are found to be rotten. He sells 85% of the remaining good apples and still has 405 good apples. How many apples did he originally have? 

  1. 3500 
  2. 3000 
  3. 2500 
  4. 2000
42. The difference between two positive numbers is equal to 30% of the greater number. If the smaller number is 28, then the sum of both the numbers is:
  1. 72 
  2. 65
  3. 68
  4. 64
43. When 50% of a number A is added to B, the second number B increases by 25%. The ratio between the numbers A and B is: 
  1. 3:2 
  2. 2:3 
  3. 1:2 
  4. 3:4

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