Previous Year Percentage Questions For SSC CGL and CPO (SI)

     

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    1. If the side of a cube is increased by 20%, then what will be the percentage increase in the volume of cube?  

    1. 60%
    2. 66.6 %
    3. 72.8% 
    4. 68.5%

    2. X is 30% more than Y and 25% less than Z. if value of Y is Rs. 300, then what is the value (in Rs.) of Z? 

    1. 390 
    2. 400 
    3. 470 
    4. 520

    3. The price of motor cycle depreciates every year by 10%. If the value of the motor cycle after 3 years will be Rs. 36450, then what is the present value (in Rs.) of the motor cycle? 

    1. 45000 
    2. 50000 
    3. 48000 
    4. 51000

    4. If the height of cylinder is increased by 35% and radius is increased by 10%, then what will be the percentage increase in curved surface area of cylinder?  

    1. 46.5 
    2. 45 
    3. 48.5 
    4. 49.7

    5. Population of a town increases by 12% every year. If the population of town will be 188160 after 2 years, then what is its present population?  

    1. 150000 
    2. 160000 
    3. 155000 
    4. 165000

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    6. The present population of a town is 26010. It increases annually at the rate of 2%. What was the population of town 2 years ago? 

    1. 25000 
    2. 25100 
    3. 25200 
    4. 25500

    7. 50% of a= b, then b% of 40 is the same as _____ of a.  

    1. 0.25 
    2. 0.16 
    3. 2 
    4. 0.2

    8. If the price of pen decreases by 20%, then a man can buy 10 more pens for Rs. 100. What is the new price (in Rs.) of each pen?  

    1. 1 
    2. 2 
    3. 4 
    4. 5

    9. After deducting 60% from a certain number and then deducting 15% from the remainder, 1428 is left. What was the initial number? 

    1. 4200 
    2. 3962 
    3. 4150 
    4. 4300

    10. A, B and C are three students. A got 18% more marks than B and 12% less than C. if B got 220 marks, then how much marks C has got?  

    1. 230 
    2. 295 
    3. 240 
    4. 290

    11. If the radius of the cylinder is increased by 25%, then by how much percent the height must be reduced, so that the volume of the cylinder remains same? 

    1. 36 
    2. 56 
    3. 64 
    4. 46

    12. In an election between two candidates, the winning candidate has got 70% of the votes polled and has won by 15400 votes. What is the number of votes polled for losing candidate?  

    1. 38500 
    2. 11550 
    3. 26950 
    4. 13550

    13. Due to increase of k% in the side, the area of a square increases by 69%. What is the value of k? 

    1.  30 
    2. 33 
    3. 34.5 
    4. 35

    14. A , B and C are three students . A got 36% less marks than B and 16% more marks than C. if B got 145 marks , then what are the marks got by C? 

    1. 120 
    2. 110 
    3. 80 
    4. 75

    15. In an examination 65% students pass in history and 55% students pass in hindi. If 5% students failed in both the subjects, then what is the percentage of students who have passed in both the subjects? 

    1. 15 
    2. 20 
    3. 25 
    4. 30

    16. If A is 6 times more than B, then by what percentage is B is less than A? 

    1. 64.82 
    2. 83.33 
    3. 28.56 
    4. 85.71

    17. If the radius of a cylinder is decreased by 20%. Then by how much percent the height must be increased so that the volume of cylinder remains same? 

    1. 20 
    2. 36.25 
    3. 56.25 
    4. 65

    18. After deducting 12% from a certain sum and then deducting 25% from the remainder, 2508 is left, then what is the initial sum?

    1. 3500 
    2. 3450 
    3. 3970 
    4. 3800

    19. Raman spends 80% of his income. If his income is increased by 25% and the expenditure increase by 10%, then what will be the percentage increase in his savings? 

    1. 17 
    2. 70 
    3. 77 
    4. 85

    20. If 40% of x=y, then y% of 40 is same as ______ of x. 

    1. 16% 
    2. 4% 
    3. 8% 
    4. 160%

    21. Priya got 9 more marks in history than what she got in geography, her history marks are 56% of the sum of her history and geography marks. What are her geography marks? 

    1. 42 
    2. 65 
    3. 53 
    4. 33

    22. Two numbers are 10% and 20% lesser than a third number respectively. By how much percent is the second number should be enhanced to make it equal to the first number? 

    1. 10 
    2. 15 
    3. 12.5 
    4. 8

    23. 20% of a=b, then b% of 20 is the same as _____ of a. 

    1.  8% 
    2. 40% 
    3. 4% 
    4. 80%



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    24. 40% are the passing marks. A student gets 250 marks yet fails by 38 marks. What is the maximum mark? 

    1. 720 
    2. 750 
    3. 800 
    4. 840

    25. 5% of a =b, then b% of 20 is the same as ______

    1. 20% of a/2 
    2. 50% of a/20 
    3. 50% of a/2 
    4. 20% of a/20

    26. 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)? 

    1. 20 
    2. 25 
    3. 15 
    4. 10

    27. 0.09% of 25% of 1200 is equal to _______

    1. 0.27 
    2. 2.7 
    3. 27 
    4. 270

    28. Price of petrol increased from Rs 60/ liter to Rs. 75/liter. How much should the consumption of petrol be reduced (in %) so as to increase expenditure by only 10%? 

    1. 12 
    2. 20 
    3. 15 
    4. 18

    29. 2% of a =b, then b% of 10 is the same as : 

    1. 200% of a 
    2. 20% of a/100 
    3. 20% of a/10 
    4. 200% of a/10

    30. A man’s annual income has increased by Rs. 1.2 lakhs but the tax on income that he has to pay has reduced from 12% to 10%. He now pays the same amount of tax as before. What is his increased income (in Rs lakhs)? 

    1. 8.4 
    2. 7.2 
    3. 9.6 
    4. 6

    31. 0.06% of 250% of 1600 is _______ 

    1. 24 
    2. 0.24 
    3. 0.024 
    4. 2.4

    32. 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? 

    1. 250 
    2. 200 
    3. 150 
    4. 100

    33. When a number is increased by 216, it becomes 140% of itself. What is the number? 

    1. 540 
    2. 756 
    3. 450 
    4. 675

    34. A man donates 30% of his wealth to charity. 30% and 25% of the remaining wealth to his wife and son respectively. The rest he divides equally between his three daughters. One of his daughter gets Rs. 42 lakh as her share. What was the man’s wealth (in Rs. lakhs)? 

    1. 280 
    2. 400 
    3. 500 
    4. 350

    35. The radius and height of a solid cylinder are increased by 2% each. What will be the approximate percentage increase in volume? 

    1. 6.76 
    2. 5.88 
    3. 6.12 
    4. 3.34

    36. Price of diesel increased from Rs.45/litre to Rs.50/litre. How much should the consumption of diesel be reduced (in %) so as to increase expenditure by only 5%? 

    1. 5.5 
    2. 5 
    3. 4 
    4. 4.5

    37. Elections were in a society to elect a chairman. There were only two candidates A and B. candidate B got 25% less votes than candidate A. the number of members who did not cast the vote was same as the number of votes that candidate B got. By how many votes did A win if the society had 20,000 members. 

    1. 6000 
    2. 4000 
    3. 8000 
    4. 2000

    38. 250% of a=b, then b% of 250 is the same as a% of _______ 

    1. 625 
    2. 1000 
    3. 100 
    4. 6250

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    39. In an examination, Shreya score 84 out of 90 in Mathematics, 45 out of 50 in Science, 23 out of 25 in Computer Science and 68 out of 80 in English. In which subject did Shreya score the highest percentage?  

    1. Mathematics 
    2. English 
    3. Science 
    4. Computer Science

    40. A saves 12% of her income. If she spends Rs. 2,16,128. Her total income is: 

    1. Rs.2,48,000 
    2. Rs.2,42,063 
    3. Rs.2,43,560 
    4. Rs.2,45,600

    41. Salary of A increased by 8% in the year 2015 as compared to 2014 and decreased by 6% in the year 2016 as compared to 2015. If his salary was Rs. 2,34,778 in 2016. His salary (round off to nearest whole number) in 2014 was: 

    1. Rs.2,38,347 
    2. Rs.2,31,263 
    3. Rs.2,36,402 
    4. Rs.2,34,987

    42. A marketing agent earns a commission of 2% on first Rs. 2,00,000, 1.5% on next Rs.2,00,000 and 1% on the remaining amount of sales made in a month. If the sales achieved by the agent for the month of April 2018 are Rs.5,68,000, the commission earned is : 

    1. Rs.8,680 
    2. Rs.7,730 
    3. Rs.8,240 
    4. Rs.7,105

    43. From the monthly income, A spends 24% on household expenses, 16% on entertainment, 12% on education and saves the rest. If savings are Rs. 3, 288 the monthly income of A is:  

    1. Rs.6,323 
    2. Rs.6,480 
    3. Rs.6,850 
    4. Rs. 6,654

    44. Nidhi scores 62 marks in Mathematics, 70 in English, 74 in Science. What should be her score in Social Sciences so that she gets an overall 68%? 

    1. 66 
    2. 68 
    3. 67 
    4. 65

    45. A number which when increased by 16% becomes 1914 . The number is :  

    1. 2220 
    2. 1650 
    3. 2010 
    4. 1780

    46. The population of a town has increased by 5% at the end of the first year and decrease by 4% at the end of second year. If the population at the end of second year was 55,12,248. Then the population at the beginning of first year was: 

    1. 55,72,950 
    2. 56,23,012 
    3. 54,68,500 
    4. 53,00,420

    47. The radius of a cylinder is increased by 60% and radius of base is decreased by 20%. What is percentage increase in it’s volume?  

    1. 104.8% 
    2. 105.2% 
    3. 105.6% 
    4. 105.8%

    48. The price of sugar has increased by 14%. By what percentage can a person decrease the consumption so that there is an increase in the expenditure by 8% only? (Correct to one decimal place)? 

    1. 5.9% 
    2. 5.5% 
    3. 5.7% 
    4. 5.3%

    49. In an examination 47% passed in science and 51% failed in mathematics. If 42% failed in both subjects, what percentage passed in both subjects? 

    1. 40% 
    2. 42% 
    3. 38% 
    4. 36%

    50. The price of sugar has increased by 18%. By what percentage can a person decrease the consumption so that, there is no change in the expenditure? (Correct to one decimal place)? 

    1. 15.9% 
    2. 15.7% 
    3. 15.5% 
    4. 15.3%

    51. The radius of a cylinder is increased by 150% and its height is increased by 50%. What is the percentage increase in its volume? 

    1. 375% 
    2. 625.5% 
    3. 775.75% 
    4. 837.5%

    52. In an examination 53% of the candidate failed in science and 48% failed in mathematics. If 40% failed in both subjects. What percentage passed in both subjects? 

    1.  51% 
    2. 39% 
    3. 49% 
    4. 43%

    53. The radius of a cylinder is increased by 120% and its height is decreased by 40%. What is the percentage increase in its volume?  

    1. 180.6% 
    2. 212.8% 
    3. 190.4% 
    4. 175.4%

    54. In an examination 54% of candidates passed in science and 42% failed in mathematics. If 32% failed in both subjects, what percentage passed in both subjects?  

    1. 48% 
    2. 32% 
    3. 56% 
    4. 44%


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    55. If decreasing 120 by x% gives the same result as increasing 40 by x%. Then x% of 210 is what percent less than (x+20)% of 180? 

    1. 33.33 
    2. 18 
    3. 16.66  
    4. 20

    56. The income of Raju is 20% more than his expenditure. If his income increases by 60% and his expenditure increases by 70%, then by what percent does his savings increases/decreases? 

    1. 2% decrease 
    2. 10% decrease 
    3. 10% increase 
    4. 2% increase

    57. The income of A is 25% more than that of B and the income of C is 65% less than the sum of the incomes of A and B. income of C is what percent less than the income of A? 

    1. 32 
    2. 35 
    3. 37 
    4. 28

    58. The income of A is 50% more than that of B. if the income of A is increased by 40% and the income of B is increased by 90%, then the percentage increases is their combined income will be: 

    1. 55 
    2. 60 
    3. 70 
    4. 64

    59. When the price of an item was reduced by 20%. Then its sale increased by x%. if there is an increase of 60% in the receipt of the revenue. Then the value of x is : 

    1. 96 
    2. 80 
    3. 120 
    4. 100

    60. Sudha saves 15% of her income. If her expenditure increases by 20% and savings increases by 60%, then by what percent has her income increased? 

    1. 35 
    2. 24 
    3. 26 
    4. 30

    61. A is 20% less than B and C is 30% more than D. if D is 25% less than A, then which of the following is true? 

    1. C=0.78B 
    2. B=0.93C 
    3. C=0.39B 
    4. B=0.78C

    62. A is 20% less than B while C is 20% more than D. if D is 25% less than A, then which of the following is true? 

    1. B=0.675C 
    2. C=0.72B 
    3. C=0.675B 
    4. B = 0.72C

    63. Surbhi spends 75% of her income. If her income increases by 20% and savings decreases by 1%, then the percentage increase in her expenditure is: 

    1. 2.2 
    2. 2.7 
    3. 27 
    4. 22

    64. The radius of a sphere is reduced by 40%. By what percent will its volume decrease: 

    1. 64% 
    2. 78.4% 
    3. 72.5% 
    4. 60%

    65. The price of sugar is increased by 20%. A person wants to increase his expenditure by 8% only. By what percent should be decreased his consumption? 

    1. 11% 
    2. 9% 
    3. 10% 
    4. 12%

    66. The radius of a sphere is increased by 140%. By what percent will its volume increase? 

    1. 1382.4% 
    2. 274.4% 
    3. 174.4% 
    4. 1282.4%

    67. The price of sugar is increased by 18%. A person wants to increase the expenditure by 12%. By what percent correct to one decimal place, should he decrease his consumption? 

    1. 5.1% 
    2. 5.6% 
    3. 5.3% 
    4. 6%

    68. The price of sugar is increased by 22%. A person wants to increase the expenditure by 12%. By what percent correct to one decimal place, should he decrease his consumption? 

    1. 8.6% 
    2. 8.2% 
    3. 10% 
    4. 7.8%

    69. If 85% of a number is added to 75, then the result is the number itself. The number is : 

    1. 500 
    2. 100 
    3. 300 
    4. 200


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    70. If A is 28% more than B and C is 25% less than the sum of A and B, then by what percent will C be more than A (correct to one decimal place)? 

    1. 32.2% 
    2. 28% 
    3. 43% 
    4. 33.6%

    71. If the radius of a right circular cylinder is decreased by 20% while its height is increased by 40%. Then the percentage change in its volume will be? 

    1. 1.04% increase 
    2. 10.4% decrease 
    3. no increase or decrease 
    4. 10.4% increase

    72. Raghav spends 80% of his income. If his income increases by 12% and the savings decrease by 10%. Then what will be the percentage increase in his expenditure? 

    1. 20.5 
    2. 16 
    3. 17.5 
    4. 22

    73. A number is first increased by 16% and then increased by 14%. The number, so obtained, is now decreased by 30%. What is the net increase or decrease percent in the original number (nearest to an integer)?

    1. 6% increase 
    2. 7% decrease 
    3. no increase or decrease 
    4. 9% decrease

    74. When the price of an item was reduced by 25%, then its sale was increased by x%. If there is an increase of 20% in the receipt of the revenue, then the value of x will be? 

    1. 50 
    2. 60 
    3. 45 
    4. 75

    75. In an constituency, 55% of the total number of voters are males and the rest are females. If 40% of the males are illiterate and 40% of the females are literate, then by what percent is the number of literate males more than that of illiterate females? 

    1. 22.22 
    2. 18.22 
    3. 22.72 
    4. 18.18

    76. If 60% of a number is 120 more than 20% of the number, then 28% of the number is less than 33.33 % of the number by? 

    1. 14 
    2. 12 
    3. 16 
    4. 15

    77. A is 25% more than B and B is 40% less than C. If C is 30% more than D. then by what percent is A less than D? 

    1. 1.5 
    2. 2.5 
    3. 4 
    4. 5

    78. In a class 83.33 % of the number of students are girls and the rest are boys. If 60% of the number of boys and 80% of the number of girls are present, then what percentage of the total number of students in the class is absent? 

    1. 26.67 
    2. 22.67 
    3. 23.33 
    4. 12.33

    79. A spends 65% of his income. His income is increased by 20.1% and his expenditure is increased by 25%. His savings is? 

    1. Increase by 11% 
    2. Increase by 5% 
    3. Decrease by 5% 
    4. Decrease by 11%

    80. If the price of petrol increases by 19% and Sunita intends to spend only an additional 12% on petrol, by what percent should she reduced the quantity of petrol purchased (nearest to an integer)? 

    1. 7 
    2. 6 
    3. 5 
    4. 8

    81. The radius of the base of a right circular cylinder is increased by 20%. By what per cent should its height be reduced so that its volume remains the same as before? 

    1. 25 
    2. 30.22
    3. 30.55
    4. 28

    82. Monika spends 72% of her income. If her income increases by 20% and savings increases by 15%. Then her expenditure increases by ( correct to one decimal point):

    1. 20.8% 
    2. 20.2% 
    3. 21.9% 
    4. 19.8%

    83. Basir’s working hours per day were increased by 15% and his wages per hour were increased by 20%. By how much percent did his daily earnings increase? 

    1. 40 
    2. 38 
    3. 35 
    4. 36

    84. If 25% of half of x is equal to 2.5 times the value of 30% of one[1]fourth of y, then x is what percent more or less than y? 

    1. 33 %more 
    2. 50% more 
    3. 33 % less 
    4. 50% less

    85. In an examination, A obtained 10% more marks than B, B obtained 20% more marks than C and C obtained 32% less marks than D. if A obtained 272 more marks than C, then the marks obtained by B is? 

    1. 850 
    2. 816 
    3. 1020 
    4. 952


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    86. If the word PHOTOGRAPH is spelt with 'F' in place of 'PH', then what would be the percentage reduction in the number of letters?  

    1. 25% 
    2. 10% 
    3. 20% 
    4. 18%

    87. The monthly salary of a person was Rs. 50000. He used to spend on three heads-personal and family expenses (E), taxes (T), philanthropy (P), and rest were his savings. E was 50% of the income, T was 20% of E and P was 15% of T. When his salary got raised by 40%, he maintained the percentage level of E, but T became 30% of E and P became 20% of T. By what percentage is the new savings more of less than the earlier savings? (correct up to one decimal place) 

    1. 16.4% more 
    2. 8.2% more 
    3. 16.4% less 
    4. 8.2% less

    88. If 60% of (x - y) = 45% (x + y) and y =k% of x, then 21% of k is equal to: 

    1. 7 
    2. 6 
    3. 3 
    4. 1

    89. When the price of sugar increased by 28% a family reduced its consumption per month such that the expenditure on sugar was only 12% more than the earlier one. if the family consumed 18.4 kg sugar per month earlier, then what is the new consumption of sugar per month?  

    1. 16.6kg 
    2. 16.1kg 
    3. 15.75kg 
    4. 15.8kg

    90. If A's income is 40% of B's income and B's income is 24% more than C's income, then by what percentage is C's income more than A's income? (Your answer should be correct to one decimal place) 

    1.  75.6 
    2. 101.6 
    3. 104.2 
    4. 50.4

    91. A is 40% less than B, and C is 40% of the sum of A and B. The difference between A and B is what percentage of C? 

    1. 60.5% 
    2. 64% 
    3. 62.5% 
    4. 60%

    92. If A is 48% more than B and C is 60% less than the sum of A and B, then A is what percentage more than C? (correct to one decimal place) 

    1. 50.8 
    2. 49.2 
    3. 50.2 
    4. 49.8

    93. The total number of males and females in a town is 70000. If the number of males is increased by 6% and that of the females is increased by 4%, then the total number of males and females in the town would become 73520. What is the difference between the number of males and females in the town, in the beginning?  

    1. 1500 
    2. 1800 
    3. 2000 
    4. 1400

    94. If 66 % of 75% of one eight of a certain number is 179,then 33 % of three fourth of that number is: 

    1. 537 
    2. 716 
    3. 787.6 
    4. 859.2

    95. A is 40% more than B and B is 60% less than C. If C is 60% more than D, then which of the following is true? 

    1. D is 10.4% more than A 
    2. A is 54% less than C 
    3. B is 36% less than D. 
    4. C is 60% more than B

    96. 2000 empolyees are assigned the task to complete a project. At the end of first year, the number of employees decreased by 15% and at the end of second year the number of employees again decreases by 10%. However, the number of employees is increased by 10% at the end of the third year to complete the project on time. What is the number of employees working in the fourth year?

    1. 1786 
    2. 1683 
    3. 1783 
    4. 1685

    97. In a class, there are 54 students, 33.33 % of the number of students are boys and rest are girls. The average score in mathematics of boys is 50% more than that of the girls. If the average score of all the students is 70, then what is the average of the boys? 

    1. 81 
    2. 84 
    3. 87 
    4. 90

    98. A is 75% less than B and C is 75% of the difference between A and B. C is what percentage more than A?  

    1. 125 
    2. 100 
    3. 75 
    4. 90

    99. The difference between the 38% of a number and 22% of that number is 3200. What is the 15.5 % of that number? 

    1. 3100 
    2. 3200 
    3. 3000 
    4. 2800

    100. The population of town B is 300% more than that of town A. For the next two years, the population of A increased by x% per year and that of B decreased by the same percentage per year. After 2 years, if the population of A and B become equal, then the value of x is: 

    1. 30.66 
    2. 33.33
    3. 40 
    4. 25



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    101. If the difference between 62% and 80% of a number is 198, then the difference between 92% and 56% of the number will be: 

    1. 1100 
    2. 3564 
    3. 396 
    4. 360

    102. Sonu saves 15% of her income. If her income increases by 20% and she still saves the same amount as before, then what is the percentage increase in her expenditure? 

    1. 22.8 
    2. 23.5 
    3. 23.8 
    4. 24.2

    103. The income of A is 60% less than that of B and the expenditure of A is equal to 60% of B’s expenditure. If A’s income is equal to 70% of B’s expenditure, then what is the ratio of the savings of A and B? 

    1. 3:8 
    2. 5:9 
    3. 4:7 
    4. 2:15

    104. A, B and C donate 8%, 7% and 9% of their salaries, respectively to a charitable trust. The salaries of A and B are same and the difference between donations is Rs.259. the total donation of A and B is Rs. 1185 more than that of C. the total donations of A and C is what percentage of the total salaries of A, B and C? 

    1. 6.2% 
    2. 5.8% 
    3. 6.4% 
    4. 7.1%

    105. In an examination in which the full marks were 500, A scored 25% more marks than B, B scored 60% more marks than C and C scored 20% less marks than D. if A scored 80% marks, then the percentage of marks obtained by D is: 

    1. 65% 
    2. 60% 
    3. 50% 
    4. 54%

    106. A and B spend 60% and 75% of their income, respectively. If the saving of A is 20% more than that of B, then by what percentage is the income of A less than the income of B? 

    1. 15 
    2. 20 
    3. 10 
    4. 25

    107. The population of a city increased by 30% in the first year and decreased by 15% in the next year. If the present population is 11,050 then the population 2 years ago was: 

    1. 10,050 
    2. 99,500 
    3. 99,000 
    4. 10,000

    108. In a school, 4% of the students did not appear for the annual exam. 10% of the students who appeared for the exams could not pass the exam. Out of the remaining students, 50% got distinction marks and 432 students passed the exam but could not get distinction marks. The total number of students in the school is: 

    1. 878 
    2. 1200 
    3. 1000 
    4. 960

    109. In an examination Anita scored 31% marks and failed by 16 marks. Sunita scored 40% marks and obtained 56 marks more than those required to pass. Find the minimum marks required to pass. 

    1. 3116 
    2. 264 
    3. 3944 
    4. 7100

    110. Anu spends 68% of her monthly income. If her monthly income increases by 20% and her monthly savings increases by 9 % , then the percentage increase in her monthly expenditure is: 

    1. 20% 
    2. 32% 
    3. 25% 
    4. 22%


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    111. Rishu saves x% of her income. If her income increases by 26% and the expenditure increases by 20%, then her savings increases by 50%, what is the value of x? 

    1. 10 
    2. 20 
    3. 30 
    4. 25

    112. If (x+20)% of 250 is 25% more than x% of 220, then 10% of (x+50) is what percent less than 15% of x? 

    1. 16 
    2. 8 
    3. 33 
    4. 13

    113. A certain number of students from school X appeared in an examination and 30% students failed. 150% more students than those from school X, appeared in the same examination from school Y. if 80% of the total number of students who appeared from X and Y passed, then what is the percentage of students who failed from Y? 

    1. 18.33
    2. 24.33
    3. 16.66
    4. 20.33

    114. Anuja owns 66.67% of a property. If 30% of the property that she own is worth Rs.1,25,000. Then 45% of the value ( in Rs.) of the property is : 

    1. 2,25,000 
    2. 2,70,000 
    3. 2,81,250 
    4. 2,62,500

    115. A is 80% more than B and C is 340/7% less than the sum of A and B. by what percent is C less than A? 

    1. 15 
    2. 30 
    3. 25 
    4. 20

    116. If A is 40% less than B and C is 40% of the sum of A and B. then by what percentage is B greater than C? 

    1. 60 
    2. 40.125 
    3. 56.25 
    4. 36

    117. The monthly salaries of A and B are the same. A, B and C donate 10%, 8% and 9% respectively of their monthly salaries to a charitable trust. The difference between the donations of A and B is Rs.400. The total donation by A and B is Rs. 900 more than that of C. What is the monthly salary of C? 

    1. Rs.27,000 
    2. Rs.36,000 
    3. Rs.25,000 
    4. Rs.30,000

    118. The train ticket fare from places A to B in 2nd class AC and 3rd class AC is Rs. 2,500 and Rs. 2,000 respectively. If the fares of 2nd class AC and 3 rd class AC are increased by 20% and 10% respectively. Then find the ratio of the new fares of 2nd class AC and 3rd class AC. 

    1. 12:11 
    2. 15:13 
    3. 15:11 
    4. 13:11

    119. A sum of Rs.1,50,000 is distributed among three persons – A , B and C – so that they receive 20%, 30% and 50% respectively. A receives the same amount from another sum of money which is distributed among them so that they receive 50%, 30% and 20% respectively. Find the total amount received from both sums of money by B. 

    1. Rs. 58,000 
    2. Rs. 55,000 
    3. Rs. 63,000 
    4. Rs. 60,000

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