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101. If the side of a square is increased by 25 %. Then its area is increased by:__________?
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A. 40.50%

B. 55%

C. 25%

D. 56.25 %

102. In a group of 80 children and 10 youngsters, each child got sweets that are 15% of the total number of children and each youngster got sweets that are 25% of the total number of children. How many sweets were there?
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A. 1160

B. 1210

C. 1080

D. None of these

E. 1100

103. If the side of a square is increased by 30 %. Its area is increased by:_________?
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A. 69 %

B. 9%

C. 60%

D. 30%

104. A typist uses a paper 30 cm by 15 cm. He leaves a margin of 2.5 cm at the top as well as at the bottom and 1.25 cm on either side. What percentage of paper area is approximately available for typing?
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A. 65%

B. 60%

C. 80%

D. 70 %

105. If population of certain city increases at the rate of 5%. If population in 1981 was 138915, then population in 1978 was__________?
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A. 90,000

B. 1,20,000

C. 1,10,000

D. 1,00,000

106. 40% of a number is more than 20% of 650 by 190. Find the number?
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A. 700

B. 600

C. 800

D. 900

107. The salary of a typist was at first raised by 10% and then the same was reduced by 5%. If he presently draws Rs.1045.What was his original salary?
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A. 975

B. 900

C. 1000

D. 950

108. A person was asked to subtract 25% of a number from the original but he subtracted 25 from the number. His answer was 25 more than correct one. What was the original number?
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A. 225

B. 200

C. 180

D. 160

109. A student who secures 20 % marks in an examination fails by 30 marks. Another student who secures 32 % marks gets 42 marks more than those required to pass. The percentage of marks required to pass is:________?
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A. 25 %

B. 30%

C. 20%

D. 28%

110. A and B are two fixed points 5 cm apart and c is a point on AB such that AC = 3 cm. If the length of AC is increased by 6 % the length of CB is decreased by:_________?
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A. 8%

B. 6%

C. 9 %

D. 7%

111. A candidate got 35% of the votes polled and he lost to his rival by 2250 votes. How many votes were cast?
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A. 5000

B. 7500

C. 3500

D. 6000

112. When the numerator of a fraction is decreased by 25% and its denominator is decreased by 20%, the new fraction obtained is 3/4. Find the original fraction?
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A. 7-Jun

B. 4-May

C. 6-May

D. None of these

E. 7-Apr

113. Bilal spends 45% of his monthly income on household items, 25% of his monthly income on buying cloths, 7.5% of his monthly income on medicines and saves the remaining amount which is Rs. 9000. Find his monthly income.
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A. Rs. 40000

B. Rs. 36000

C. None of these

D. Rs. 50000

E. Rs. 45000

114. 3.5 can be expressed in terms of percentage as?
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A. 350%

B. 0.35%

C. 3.50%

D. 35%

115. The salary of a worker is first increased by 30% and afterwards reduced by 30%. What is net change in his salary?
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A. 9% decrease

B. Same as before

C. 45% increase

D. 90% increase

116. If 20% of a number, then 120% of that number will be_________?
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A. 20

B. 360

C. 720

D. 120

117. In 50 gm alloy of gold and silver the gold is 80 % by weight. How much gold should be mixed with this alloy so that the weight of gold would become 95 %?
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A. 200 gm

B. 150 gm

C. 50 gm

D. 10 gm

118. Subtracting 10% from X is the same as multiplying X by what number?
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A. 50%

B. 80%

C. 90%

D. 10%

119. Two tests had the same maximum mark. The pass percentages in the first and the second test were 40% and 45% respectively. A candidate scored 216 marks in the second test and failed by 36 marks in that test. Find the pass mark in the first test?
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A. 164

B. 136

C. 214

D. None of these

E. 128

120. In an examination 38% of students fail in English and 61% pass in Urdu and 23% fail in both. Find the actual failure percentage?
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A. 46%

B. 61%

C. 70%

D. 54%

121. In a college election, a candidate secured 62 % of the votes and is elected by a majority of 144 votes. The total number of votes polled is:________?
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A. 925

B. 800

C. 600

D. 1200

122. Out of an earning of Rs. 720 Ram spends 65 %. How much does he save?
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A. Rs. 252

B. Rs. 350

C. Rs. 316

D. Rs. 390

123. There are three numbers. 5/7th of the first number is equal to 48% of the second number. The second number is 1/9th of the third number. If the third number is 1125, then find 25% of the first number?
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A. 21

B. 42

C. None of these

D. 84

E. 168

124. Raees credits 15 % of his salary in this fixed deposit account and spends 30 % of the remaining amount on groceries if the cash in hand is Rs. 2380, what is his salary?
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A. Rs. 3500

B. Rs. 5000

C. Rs. 4000

D. Rs. 4500

125. 40% of Raees marks is equal to 20% of Rahims marks which percent is equal to 30% of Rehmans marks. If Rehmans marks is 80, then find the average marks of Raees and Rahim?
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A. 70

B. 80

C. None of these

D. 90

E. 60

126. The price of cooking oil has increased by 25 %. The percentage of reduction that a farming should effect in the use of cooking oil so as not to increase the expenditure on this account is________?
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A. 25%

B. 20 %

C. 15%

D. 30%

127. When a number is first increased by 10 % and then reduced by 10 % the number:__________?
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A. None of these

B. increased by 1 %

C. decreased by 1 %

D. does not change

128. If 20 teachers out of a faculty of 80 are transferred, what percentage of the original faculty remains ?
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A. 75

B. 60

C. 4

D. 16

129. p is six times as large as q. The percent that q is less than p is:________?
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A. 90

B. 60

C. 16 2/3

D. 83 1/3

130. If P gets 25% more than Q, then by what percent does Q get less than P?
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A. None of these

B. 20%

C. 33.33%

D. 30%

E. 16.67%

131. If the price of an article went up by 20%, then by what percent should it be brought down to bring it back to its original price?
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A. 20%

B. None of these

C. 16 2/3%

D. 22.33%

E. 15%

132. How much 60% of 50 is greater than 40% of 30?
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A. 15

B. 18

C. 13

D. 20

133. If the price has fallen by 10% what percent of its consumption be: increased so that the expenditure may be the same as before?
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A. 11 1/9 %

B. 9.09%

C. 10%

D. 11%

134. 5 % of the income of A is equal to 15 % of the income of B and 10 % of the income of B is equal to 20 % of the income of c. If the income of C is Rs. 2000. What is the total income of A, B and C?
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A. Rs. 12400

B. Rs 16000

C. Rs. 14000

D. Rs. 18000

135. The length of a rectangle is increased by 60 %. By what percent would the width have to be decreased to maintain the same area?
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A. 37 %

B. none of these

C. 75%

D. 60%

136. If cost of sugar increases by 25%. How much percent consumption of sugar should be decreased in order to keep expenditure fixed?
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A. 10%

B. 15%

C. None

D. 25%

E. 20%

137. How much is 80% of 40 is greater than 4/5 of 25?
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A. 9

B. 6

C. 12

D. 4

138. If 35% of a number is 12 less than 50% of that number, then the number is_________?
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A. 50

B. 40

C. 80

D. 60

139. There are two numbers. If 40% of the first number is added to the second number, then the second number increases to its five-fourth. Find the ratio of the first number to the second number?
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A. 8:05

B. 8:25

C. None of these

D. 25:08:00

E. 5 : 8

140. If y exceeds x by 25%, then x is less than y by__________?
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A. 20%

B. 16%

C. 16.60%

D. 16.33%

141. The Price of an article is cut by 10%. To restore it to the former value, the new price must be increased by_______?
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A. 11%

B. 10%

C. 11 1/9 %

D. 9.09%

142. The difference between a number and its two-fifth is 510. What is 10% of that number?
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A. 12.75

B. None of these

C. 85

D. 204

143. 5% people of a village in Sri Lanka died by bombardment, 15% of the remainder left the village on account of fear. If now the population is reduced to 3553, how much was it in the beginning?
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A. 5500

B. 4200

C. 3800

D. 4400

144. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 20% and its denominator is diminished by 25% value of the fraction is 2/15. Find the original fraction.
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A. 1/12

B. 4-Jan

C. 8-Jan

D. 6-Jan

145. Moons salary was first increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. If his present salary is Rs. 7200, then what was his original salary?
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A. Rs. 7500

B. Rs. 7400

C. None of these

D. Rs. 7200

E. Rs. 8000

146. A person spends 1/5th of his income on the education of his children, and 20% of the remaining on food. If he is left with Rs.576 find his income?
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A. Rs.1000

B. Rs.900

C. Rs.800

D. Rs.500

147. A mixture of 70 liters of wine and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to make water 12 % of the total mixture?
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A. 4 liters

B. 2 liters

C. 12 liters

D. 10 liters

148. 96% of the population of a village is 23040. The total population of the village is________?
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A. 24000

B. 24936

C. 32256

D. 25640

149. The tax on a commodity is diminished by 20% and its consumption increased by 15%. The effect on revenue is_________?
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A. None

B. It increases by 10%

C. It decreases by 8%

D. No change in revenue

E. It increases by 8%

150. If the price of gold increases by 50%, find by how much the quantity of ornaments must be reduced, so that the expenditure may remain the same as before?
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A. 19%

B. 30%

C. 33 1/3 %

D. 27.09%

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