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1951. In an office, totally there are 6400 employees and 65% of the total employees are males. 25% of the males in the office are at-least 50 years old. Find the number of males aged below 50 years?
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A. 3120

B. 4160

C. 1040

D. 2080

E. None of these

1952. A reduction of 20 % in the price of sugar enables a purchaser to obtain 3kg more for Rs. 120. The original price of sugar per kg is:________?
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A. Rs. 15

B. Rs. 10

C. Rs. 8

D. Rs. 12

1953. 64 is what percent of 80?
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A. 70%

B. 64%

C. 60%

D. 80%

1954. 45% of 750 25% of 480 =__________?
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A. 245

B. 236.5

C. 216

D. 217.50

1955. What percent of 120 are 90?
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A. 75%

B. 33%

C. 50%

D. 25%

1956. In a class of 140 students, 60% of them passed. By what percent is the number of students who passed more than the number of failed students?
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A. None of these

B. 50%

C. 80%

D. 40%

E. 20%

1957. In an election between two candidates A and B, the number of valid votes received by A exceeds those received by B by 15% of the total number of votes polled. If 20% of the votes polled were invalid and a total of 8720 votes were polled, then how many valid votes did B get?
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A. 2420

B. 3150

C. 2160

D. 2834

E. None of these

1958. Two numbers are 30% and 37% are less than a third number .How much percent is the second number less than the first?
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A. 15%

B. 12%

C. 5%

D. 10%

1959. Rs. 395 are divided among A, B and C ins such a manner that B gets 25 % more than A and 20 % more than C. The share of A is:
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A. Rs. 180

B. Rs. 195

C. Rs. 120

D. Rs. 198

1960. If 15% of 30% of 50% of a number is 90, then what is the number?
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A. 4000

B. None of these

C. 4400

D. 3050

E. 4500

1961. In an examination, 65 % of the total examinees passed if the number of failures is 420, the total number of examinees is:_________?
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A. 500

B. 1625

C. 1000

D. 1200

1962. If A got 80 marks and B got 60 marks, then what percent of As mark is Bs mark?
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A. None of these

B. 60%

C. 80%

D. 65%

E. 75%

1963. In a factory, there are 40% technicians and 60% non-technicians. If the 60% of the technicians and 40% of non-technicians are permanent employees, then the percentage of workers who are temporary is________?
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A. 42%

B. 52%

C. 32%

D. 62%

1964. The salary of Mr. X is 30% more than that of Mr. Y . Find what percent of Mr. Ys salary is less than Mr. Xs?
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A. 30%

B. 23 1/13 %

C. 25.08%

D. 22.08%

1965. The monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio 5 : 2. Bs monthly income is 12% more than Cs monthly income. If Cs monthly income is Rs. 15000, then find the annual income of A?
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A. Rs. 201600

B. Rs. 504000

C. None of these

D. Rs. 180000

E. Rs. 420000

1966. What will be 80 Percent of a number whose 200 percent is 90?
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A. 36

B. 72

C. 144

D. none of these

1967. The price of an article has been reduced by 25%. In order to restore the original price the new price must be increased by________?
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A. 11.11%

B. 66.67%

C. 33 1/3 %

D. None

E. 9.09%

1968. 605 sweets were distributed equally among children in such a way that the number of sweets received by each child is 20 % of the total number of children. How many sweets did each child receive?
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A. 11

B. cannot be determined

C. 45

D. 24

1969. At an examination in which full marks were 500. A got 10% less than B, B got 25% more than C and C got 20% less than D. If A got 360 marks, what percentage of full marks was obtained by D?
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A. 75%

B. 90%

C. 70%

D. 80%

1970. There were two candidates in an election. Winner candidate received 62% of votes and won the election by 288 votes. Find the number of votes casted to the winning candidate?
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A. 456

B. 1200

C. 744

D. 912

1971. 75 % of a number when added to 75 is equal to the number. The number is:_______?
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A. 150

B. 225

C. 300

D. 200

1972. If 30% of a number exceeds 20% of it by 18, then find the number?
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A. None of these

B. 180

C. 120

D. 200

E. 150

1973. 5 % income of a is equal to 15 % income of B and 10 % income of B is equal to 20 % income of C if the income of c is Rs. 200, then total income of A, B and C is :_________?
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A. Rs. 6000

B. Rs. 20000

C. Rs. 18000

D. Rs. 14000

1974. In an election between two candidates, the candidate who gets 30 % of the votes polled is defeated by 15000 votes. The number of votes polled by the winning candidate is:________?
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A. 37500

B. 26250

C. 15000

D. 11250

1975. There is a 30% increase in the price of an article in the first year, a 20% decrease in the second year and a 10% increase in the next year. If the final price of the article is Rs. 2288, then what was the price of the article initially?
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A. Rs. 1500

B. None of these

C. Rs. 2000

D. Rs. 1800

E. Rs. 2400

1976. Water tax is increased by 20% but its consumption is decreased by 20 %. Then, the increase or decrease in the expenditure of the money is:________?
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A. 4 % increase

B. No change

C. 5 % decrease

D. 4 % decrease

1977. The population of a town is 45000; 5/9th of them are males and the rest females 40% of the males are married. What is the percentage of married females?
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A. 45%

B. 60%

C. 50%

D. 40%

1978. 3/20 is what percent of 12/25?
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A. 42.75%

B. 40.50%

C. 31.25%

D. 35.50%

E. None of these

1979. Two-fifth of one-third of three-seventh of a number is 15. What is 40% of that number?
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A. None of these

B. 140

C. 136

D. 84

E. 72

1980. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 25% more than a third number. The percentage that is first of the second is_________?
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A. 85%

B. 96%

C. 125%

D. 80%

1981. When 5% is lost in grinding wheat, a country has to import 20 million bags; but when only 2% is lost, it has to import only 15 million bags. Find the quantity of wheat, which grows in the country?
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A. 150 m

B. 133 1/3 m

C. 166 2/3 m

D. 106 2/3 m

1982. An engineering student has to secure 36% marks to pass. He gets 130 marks and fails by 14 marks. The maximum No. of marks obtained by him is_________?
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A. 350

B. 300

C. 400

D. 500

1983. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have squares that end in the digit 1?
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A. 14

B. 20

C. 21

D. 1

1984. 60% of a number is added to 120, the result is the same number. Find the number?
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A. 200

B. 500

C. 400

D. 300

1985. 80 is what percent of 64?
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A. 120%

B. 75%

C. 125%

D. 85%

E. None of these

1986. 25% of 30% of 45% is equal to__________?
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A. 3.375

B. 33.75

C. 0.03375

D. 0.3375

1987. A mans basic pay for a 40 hour week is Rs. 20 overtime is paid for at 25 % above the basic rate, in a certain week he worked overtime and his total wage was Rs. 25. He therefore worked for a total of:________?
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A. 47 hours

B. 50 hours

C. 48 hours

D. 45 hours

1988. In a school, 40 % of the students play football and 50 % play cricket. If 18 % of the students play neither football nor cricket, the percentage of students playing both is________?
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A. 32%

B. 40%

C. 22%

D. 8 %

1989. A company has 7348 bars of soap. If the company sells 20% of its bars of soap .how many bars of soap did it sell?
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A. 146950

B. 734.8

C. 1469.6

D. 29390

1990. In a class of 120 students , 45 students received a grade of B.What percent of the class received a grade of B ?
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A. 37.5%

B. 18.50%

C. 75%

D. 25.60%

1991. In an election only two candidates contested. A candidate secured 70% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 172 votes. Find the total number of valid votes?
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A. 480

B. 520

C. 570

D. None of these

E. 430

1992. If 25% of x is 15 less than 15% of 1500, then x is?
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A. 840

B. 720

C. 820

D. None of these

E. 750

1993. In an examination, 47% failed in English and 54% failed in Mathematics. Find the pass percentage in both the subjects if 31% failed in both the subjects?
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A. 70%

B. 37%

C. 30%

D. 53%

1994. Find the 37.5% of 976 =_______?
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A. 388

B. None of these

C. 324

D. 372

E. 366

1995. A and Bs salaries together amount to Rs. 2,000. A spends 95% of his salary and B spends 85% of his. If now their savings are the same, what is As salary?
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A. Rs.500

B. Rs.1250

C. Rs.1500

D. Rs.750

1996. In an examination 40% failed in Urdu, 45% failed in English. If 25% students failed in both the subjects. Then the percentage of failed students is________?
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A. 65%

B. 15%

C. 70%

D. 60%

1997. A sells his goods 50% cheaper than B but 50% dearer than C. The cheapest is_________?
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A. B

B. All Alike

C. A

D. C

1998. The ratio of the number of boys and girls is 3:2 if 20 % of the boys and 30 % of the girls are scholarship holders then the percentage of students who do not get scholarship is_________?
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A. 72

B. 76

C. 50

D. 75

1999. The amount of water (in ml) that should be added to reduce 9 ml. Lotion, containing 50% alcohol, to a lotion containing 30% alcohol, is__________?
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A. 6

B. 4

C. 5

D. 3

2000. The ratio of the prices of three articles X, Y and Z is 8 : 5 : 3. If the prices of X , Y and Z are increased by 25%, 20% and 33 1/3% respectively, then what would be the ratio of the new prices of X, Y and Z?
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A. 5 : 3 : 2

B. None of these

C. 10:08:05

D. 10:07:04

E. 5:03:01

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