Percentage · General Aptitude

417 questions in this chapter.

General

ABC26GN2168 · An agent sells goods of value of ` 15000. The 1 commission which he receives at the rate of 12 % 2 is · 2010
ABC26GN2551 · How much profit did the company earn in the year 2011? I. The company earned 40% more profit in the year 2012 than that in the year 2010…
ABC26GN2125 · If 50\% of (x-y)=30\% of (x+y), then what percent of x is y ?
ABC26GN2169 · One-eighth of a number is 41.5. What will 69% of that number be?
ABC26GN2552 · What was the total number of candidates appeared at the examination? I. 30% of appeared candidates succeeded in the examination. II. The…
ABC26GN2126 · Mr. Jones gave 40% of the money he had, to his wife. He also gave 20% of the remaining amount to each of his three sons. Half of the amount…
ABC26GN2170 · Ten percent of twenty plus twenty percent of ten equals
ABC26GN2553 · What is Sumit's present salary? I. The salary increases every year by 12%. II. His salary at the time of joining was ₹ 3500. III. He had…
ABC26GN2127 · Peter got 30\% of the maximum marks in an examination and failed by 10 marks. However, Paul who took the same examination got 40\% of the… · 2007
ABC26GN2554 · A 25 m long wire is cut into 3 pieces. How long is the longest piece? (S.B.I.P.O., 2005 I. Two pieces are each 1 m shorter that the longest…
ABC26GN2128 · 10% of the inhabitants of a village having died of cholera, a panic set in, during which 25% of the remaining inhabitants left the village…
ABC26GN2555 · What is the monthly income of Mr. X? (R.B.I., 2009) I. Mr. X spends 85% of his income on various items and the remaining amount is saved…
ABC26GN2129 · If z=x2y and x, y are both increased in value by 10\%, find the percentage change in the value of z. (M.B.A., 2007) · 2007
ABC26GN2130 · An investor earns 3\% return on 1/4 of his capital, 5\% on 2/3 and 11\% on the remainder. What is the average rate of return he earns on… · 2008
ABC26GN2174 · In an examination Sumit scores a total of 626 marks out of 850. What is his approximate percentage in the examination? · 2009
ABC26GN2131 · In a tournament, a player has a record of 40\% wins, out of the number of games he has played so far which in turn is 2/5 of the total…
ABC26GN2175 · The marks obtained by a student are given below. What is his total percentage in all the subjects?
ABC26GN2132 · A man‘s wage was reduced by 50%. Again the reduced wage was increased by 50%. Find his loss in terms of percentage. · 2008
ABC26GN2176 · The following table gives the marks obtained by a student in the first and second semester examinations in four subjects in a given year…
ABC26GN2133 · A man's working hours a day were increased by 20\% and his wages per hour were increased by 15\%. By how much percent was his daily earning… · 2008
ABC26GN2177 · I paid ₹ 27.20 as sales tax on a watch worth ₹ 340. Find the rate of sales tax.
ABC26GN2134 · The salary of a person was reduced by 10%. By what percent should his reduced salary be raised so as to bring it at par with his original… · 2007
ABC26GN2178 · What percent of 88 is 33?
ABC26GN2135 · When the price of a product was decreased by 10%, the number sold increased by 30%. What was the effect on the total revenue?
ABC26GN2179 · 0.01 is what percent of 0.1? · 2005
ABC26GN2136 · If the numerator of a fraction be increased by 15% and its denominator be diminished by 8%, the value of the fraction is 15/16. Find the…
ABC26GN2180 · What percent is 1 minute and 12 seconds of an hour?
ABC26GN2137 · The price of petrol is increased by 25%. How much percent must a car owner reduce his consumption of petrol so as not to increase his…
ABC26GN2181 · The enrolment of students in a school increases from 560 to 581. What is the percent increase in the enrolment?
ABC26GN2138 · The population of a town is 1,76,400. If it increases at the rate of 5% per annum, what will be its population 2 years hence? What was it 2…
ABC26GN2182 · What percent of 7.2 kg is 18 gms?
ABC26GN2139 · The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% per annum. If its present value is ₹1,62,000, what will be its worth after 2 years?…
ABC26GN2183 · What percent of ₹ 2650 is ₹ 1987.50?
ABC26GN2140 · During one year, the population of a town increased by 5% and during the next year, the population decreased by 5%. If the total population…
ABC26GN2184 · What percent of a day is 3 hours?
ABC26GN2141 · If A earns 33 1/3 \% more than B, how much percent does B earn less than A? (B.Ed Entrance, 2009)
ABC26GN2185 · The price for a pair of cuff links is ₹ 1.00 . The price for a 5-pair package of cuff links is ₹ 3.40. The 5-pair package is what percent… · 2004
ABC26GN2142 · If A’s salary is 30% less than that of B, then how much percent is B’s salary more than that of A? (R.R.B., 2008)  30  300 6
ABC26GN2186 · A bakery opened with its daily supply of 40 dozen rolls. Half of the rolls were sold by noon and 60\% of the remaining rolls were sold… · 2010
ABC26GN2143 · How many kg of pure salt must be added to 30 kg of 2% solution of salt and water to increase it to a 10% solution? (M.A.T., 2004)  2 
ABC26GN2187 · 5 kg of metal A and 20 kg of metal B are mixed to form an alloy. The percentage of metal A in the alloy is
ABC26GN2144 · After 25 kg of water had been evaporated from a solution of salt and water, which had 20% salt, the remaining solution had 30% salt. Find… · 2007
ABC26GN2188 · 30\% apples out of 450 are rotten. How many apples are in good condition? · 2006
ABC26GN2145 · Due to a reduction of 6 % in the price of sugar, a man is able to buy 1 kg more for ` 120. Find the original 4 and reduced rate of sugar.
ABC26GN2189 · A company pays rent of ₹ 25000 per month for office space to its owner. But if the company pays the annual rent at the beginning of the… · 2008
ABC26GN2146 · In an examination, 35% of total students failed in Hindi, 45% failed in English and 20% in both. Find the percentage of those who passed in…
ABC26GN2190 · An interval of 3 hours 40 minutes is wrongly estimated as 3 hours 45.5 minutes. The error percentage is · 2006
ABC26GN2147 · In an examination, 80% of the students passed in English, 85% in Mathematics and 75% in both English and Mathematics. If 40 students failed…
ABC26GN2191 · The following table gives the income distribution of 200 households of a village: What is the percentage of households whose monthly income… · 2006
ABC26GN2148 · Ajay ordered 4 pairs of black socks and some additional pairs of blue socks. The price of the black socks per pair was twice that of the… · 2011