Competitive Exams : Quantitative Aptitude - Percentage (Set 6) | Concept of Maths

Question 1

A man spends 20% of his monthly income on house rent, 10% of the remainder on children's education, and 10% of the balance on clothes. If he is left with ₹15,552 at the end of the month, what is his total monthly income?

Accepted Answer

C) ₹24,000

Answer

A) ₹20,000

Answer

B) ₹22,500

Answer

D) ₹25,000

Question 2

In an election, 10% of the voters did not cast their votes and 10% of the votes cast were found invalid. The winning candidate got 54% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 1,620 votes. The total number of voters enrolled on the voter list was:

Accepted Answer

B) 25,000

Answer

A) 22,500

Answer

C) 30,000

Answer

D) 32,000

Question 3

Fresh fruit contains 68% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. How much dry fruit can be obtained from 100 kg of fresh fruits?

Accepted Answer

A) 40 kg

Answer

B) 32 kg

Answer

C) 52 kg

Answer

D) 80 kg

Question 4

Due to an increase of 32% in the price of sugar, a family reduces its consumption so that the expenditure of the family on sugar is increased by only 10%. If the total consumption of sugar before the price rise was 30 kg per month, what is the new monthly consumption?

Accepted Answer

D) 25 kg

Answer

A) 22 kg

Answer

B) 24 kg

Answer

C) 26 kg

Question 5

A salesman is allowed 5% commission on the total sales made by him plus a bonus of 0.5% on the sales over ₹10,000. If his total earnings are ₹1,990, find his total sales.

Accepted Answer

B) ₹36,000

Answer

A) ₹34,000

Answer

C) ₹35,000

Answer

D) ₹38,000

Question 6

The population of a town is $1,76,400$. If it increases at the rate of 5% per annum, what was it 2 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A) $1,60,000$

Answer

B) $1,50,000$

Answer

C) $1,65,000$

Answer

D) $1,70,000$

Question 7

In a class, 30% of the students are girls. 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are absent. What percentage of the total students are present?

Accepted Answer

C) 78.5%

Answer

A) 72.5%

Answer

B) 75%

Answer

D) 81.5%

Question 8

A reduction of 21% in the price of wheat enables a person to buy 10.5 kg more for ₹100. What is the reduced price per kg?

Accepted Answer

B) ₹2.00

Answer

A) ₹2.50

Answer

C) ₹1.80

Answer

D) ₹1.50

Question 9

If the income tax is increased by 19%, the net income is reduced by 1%. The rate of income tax is:

Accepted Answer

A) 5%

Answer

B) 6%

Answer

C) 4%

Answer

D) 7.5%

Question 10

The price of an item is increased by 20%. Then the new price is increased by 25%. If the final price is ₹90, what was the initial price?

Accepted Answer

D) ₹60

Answer

A) ₹50

Answer

B) ₹70

Answer

C) ₹55

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