1. If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the following is true?
a :
A is smaller than B.
b :
A is greater than B
c :
Relationship between A and B cannot be determined.
d :
A is equal to B
Correct Answer: d [A is equal to B]
2. A fruit seller had some mangoes. He sells 40% mangoes and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:
a :
588 mangoes
b :
700 mangoes
c :
672 mangoes
d :
600 mangoes
Correct Answer: b [700 mangoes]
3. Two students A & B appeared at an examination. A secured 9 marks more than the B and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:
a :
39, 30
b :
41, 32
c :
42, 33
d :
43, 34
Correct Answer: c [42, 33]
4. In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was:
a :
2700
b :
2900
c :
3000
d :
3200
Correct Answer: a [2700]
5. Three candidates contested an election and received 1150, 7850 and 11000 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?
a :
50%
b :
55%
c :
85%
d :
None
Correct Answer: b [55%]
6. Shyama went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 250, out of which Rs.3 went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items?
a :
150
b :
157
c :
197
d :
None
Correct Answer: c [197]
7. Ravi 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.
a :
Rs. 6876.10
b :
Rs. 6888.20
c :
Rs. 6999.20
d :
Rs. 7000
Correct Answer: a [Rs. 6876.10]
8. 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:
a :
4.37%
b :
4.67%
c :
5%
d :
4.9%
Correct Answer: c [5%]
9. 38 L of water was poured into a tub and the tub was found to be 5% empty. To completely fill the tub, what amount of additional water must be poured?
a :
1 liter
b :
2 liter
c :
3 liter
d :
5 liter
Correct Answer: b [2 liter]
10. A water pipe is cut into two pieces. The longer piece is 70% of the length of the pipe. By how much percentage is the longer piece longer than the shorter piece?
