percentage MCQs – Page 2

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percentage Mcqs
21. 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 2 years?
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A. Rs. 8000

B. Rs. 18000

C. Rs. 81000

D. Rs 10000

22. Ramees buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.
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A. Rs. 6654

B. Rs. 7000

C. Rs. 6999.20

D. Rs. 6876.10
23. Of the 1000 inhabitants of a town 60 % are males of whom 20 % are literate. If of all the inhabitants 25 % are literate. Then what percent of the females of the town are literate?
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A. 27.50%

B. 37.50%

C. 22. 5 %

D. 32. 5 %
24. Fresh grapes contain 80 % water dry grapes contain 10 % water. If the weight of dry grapes is 250 kg. What was its total weight when it was fresh?
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A. 1125 kg

B. 1000 kg

C. 1225 kg

D. 1100 kg

25. The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is:________?
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A. 6%

B. 5%

C. 4.37%

D. 8.75%

26. The price of a certain item is increased by 15 %. 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?
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A. 13 1/23 %

B. 10.87%

C. 16.67%

D. 15%

27. A gardener increases the area of his rectangular garden by increasing its length by 40% and decreasing by 20%. The area of the new garden?
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A. Has increase by 20%

B. Has increase b 8%

C. Has increase by 12%

D. Is exactly the same as the old area

28. Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week?
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A. None of these

B. Rs. 250

C. Rs. 200

D. Rs. 300

29. In a survey it was found that 80% of those surveyed owned a car while 60% of those surveyed owned a mobile phone, if 55% owned both a car and a Mobile phone, What percent of those surveyed owned a car or a mobile phone or both?
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A. 85%

B. 65%

C. 97.50%

D. 80%

30. In two successive years, 100 and 75 students of a school appeared at the final examination. Respectively 75 % and 60 % of them passed. The average rate of pass is:_________?
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A. 80%

B. 68 4/7 %

C. 80.57%

D. 78%

31. A city has a population of 300000 out of which 180000 are males 50% of the population is illiterate if 70 % of the males are literate, then the number of literate females is_________?
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A. 60000

B. 54000

C. 24000

D. 30000

32. Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?
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A. 65%

B. 60%

C. 57%

D. 90%

33. In an examination, every candidate took physics or mathematics or both 65.8% took physics and 59.2% took mathematics the total number of candidates was 2000. How many candidates took both physics and mathematics?
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A. 250

B. 750

C. 500

D. 125

34. 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

35. 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

36. 64 is what percent of 80?
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A. 70%

B. 64%

C. 60%

D. 80%

37. 45% of 750 25% of 480 =__________?
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A. 245

B. 236.5

C. 216

D. 217.50
38. What percent of 120 are 90?
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A. 75%

B. 33%

C. 50%

D. 25%

39. 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%

40. 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