Percentage

Q1. 50% of ? = 250
(a) 400
(b) 500
(c) 800
(d) 1000

Q2. Rs. 395 are divided among A, B and C in such a manner that B gets 25% more than A and 20% more than C. The share of A is
(a) Rs. 80
(b) Rs. 95
(c) Rs. 120
(d) Rs. 135

Q3. The price of a certain item is increased by 10%. If a consumer wants to keep his expenditure on the item same as before, how much percent must he reduce his consumption of that item
(a) 3(1/11)%
(b) 5(1/11)%
(c) 9(1/11)%
(d) 12(1/11)%

Q4. Three candidates in all election received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the wining candidate get?
(a) 45%
(b) 51%
(c) 53%
(d) 57%

Q5. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 150% and the denominator is increased by 300% the resultant fraction is 5/16. What is the original fraction
(a) ½
(b) ¼
(c) ¾
(d) 1/5

Q6. The value of a plant depreciates by 10% annually. If the present value of the plant is Rs. 100000, then what will be its value after 3 years
(a) Rs. 43800
(b) Rs. 55900
(c) Rs. 68100
(d) Rs. 72900

Q7. In an election between two candidates, 75% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 4% of the voters were declared invalid. A candidate got 9261 votes which were 75% of the total valid votes. The total number of voters enrolled in that election was
(a) 16832
(b) 17150
(c) 18460
(d) 18865

Q8. Fresh grapes contains 80% water while dry grapes contain 10% water. If the weight of dry grapes is 250 kg, what is the total weight when it was fresh ?
(a) 980 Kg
(b) 1020 Kg
(c) 1125 Kg
(d) 1235 Kg

Q9. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 120% and the denominator is increased by 130%, the resultant fraction is 4/15. What is the original fraction ?
(a) 33/165
(b) 41/165
(c) 46/165
(d) 51/165

Q10. Fresh fruit contains 60% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. How much dry fruit can be obtained from 200Kg of fresh fruit ?
(a) 90 Kg
(b) 100 Kg
(c) 110 Kg
(d) 120 Kg

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