Percentage Objective Type Question for Competitive Exams

 Percentage Objective Type Question for Competitive Exams
Q :  

Two numbers are less than the third number by 50% and 54% respectively. By how much per cent is the second number less than the first number? 

(A) 13%

(B) 10%

(C) 12%

(D) Cannot be determined

(E) None of these


Correct Answer : B

Q :  

If 50% of (x −y) = 30% of (x + y), then what percent of x is y? 

(A) 25%

(B) $$ 33{1\over3}$$

(C) 40%

(D) 400%


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Sharikh got 32% discount on the marked price of a car and paid Rs. 153000 for the car. If the discount be 5%, what will be the, cost of car ? 

(A) Rs. 223750

(B) Rs. 213750

(C) Rs. 217350

(D) Rs.227550

(E) None of these


Correct Answer : E

Q :  

If the sales tax be reduced from $$ 3{1\over2}$$ % to $$ 3{1\over3}$$%, what difference does it make to person who purchases an article whose marked price is Rs.8400? 

(A) Rs.20

(B) Rs.15

(C) Rs.14

(D) Rs.10


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

The difference between 90% of a number and 83% of the same number is 175. What is 99% of that number?

(A) 2420

(B) 2500

(C) 2475

(D) 1750


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

A man saves 20% of his  monthly salary. If an account of dearness of things he is to increase his monthly expenses by 20%, he is only able to save Rs. 200 per month. What is his monthly salary?

(A) Rs.5000

(B) Rs.25000

(C) Rs.7500

(D) Rs.8500


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

If the radius of a circle is decreased by 50%, its area is reduced by

(A) 25%

(B) 50%

(C) 75%

(D) None of these


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Price of sugar rises by 20%. By how much percent should the consumption of sugar be reduced so that the expenditure does not change?

(A) 20

(B) 25

(C) $$ 16{2\over3}$$

(D) $$ 18{2\over3}$$


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

In a school 80% of the students are girls. The number of boys are 500. Then the total number of students in the school is

(A) 850

(B) 1900

(C) 2200

(D) 2500


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

In a village, 70 percent of the households have a mobile. 20 percent of the households have TV and 15 percent of the families have both TV and mobile. If the total number of families is 116, then how many families have neither mobile nor TV?

(A) 32

(B) 29

(C) 23

(D) 24


Correct Answer : B

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