Percentage - Aptitude test questions and answers

A reduction of 21% in the price of Rice enables a person to buy 10.5 kg more for Rs.100. What is the reduced price per kg?

1
4
2
6

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The price of Shirt increased by 15% ,then reduced by 15%. What is the effect on a price?

130
30
2.25
225

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The price of Tea increased by 20%. The man reduced his consumption by 20%. By how much percent will his expenses for tea be decreased?

1
14
4
16

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The price of Barley is reduced by 2%.How many kg of Barley can now be bought for the money which was sufficient to buy 49 kg of Barley earlier?

50
47
49
52

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The income of a man increases by 20% in one year and decreases by 20 % by the next year. If at the beginning of the third year, the income is 6000, then what was the income in the first year?

6262
6400
6250
6150

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40 litres of oil was poured into a container and the container was found to be 10% empty. To completely fill the container , what amount of additional oil must be poured?

4.44 litre
4/9 litre
44 litre
0.5 litre

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In a test, 40% of students failed in Hindi, 52% in History & 20% in both. Find the number of students who passed in both the test?

62%
72%
28%
50%

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The population of a city is 2000 and it increases at the rate of 4% every year. After 4 years, the population will be:

2160
2163.20
2100
2400

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If after 36% of leakage the net output of a Natural Gas plant is 60000 BCM. Then find the total gas production in BCM?

33750
96000
26250
93750

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Avani spends 40% on rent , 30% on vegetables, 20% on other expenses and the balance of Rs. 2000 on remaining items. Find the monthly salary of Avani?

10000
20000
18000
14000

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A rise of 35% in the price of sugar enables a person to buy 2.5 kg of sugar less for Rs. 340. Find the original price of Sugar?
47.26
35.25
119
70

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The price of an article is increased by 40 % and then decreased by 40 % the final price as compared to original price is:

16%more
16% less
8%more
10% less

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If the radius of base and the height of a right circular cone are increased by 20%,then what is the approx. percentage increases in volume?

120
50
60
73

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If Smita’s weight is 30% more than Sonam’s weight, then by what percent Sonam’s Weight is less than Smita’s Weight?

16%
23.07 %
80%
10%

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Saurabh saves 20% of his salary while Manish saves 25%. If both get the same salary and Manish saves Rs.1540. Then the salary of Manish is:

11000
8000
12000
7000

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Raj’s salary is half of that of Shyam. If Raj got a 50% rise in his salary, then the percentage increase in combined salaries of both is:

16%
33.33%
10
50%

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There are some bricks and bowls of either Aluminium or steel in a box. 60% of the objects are bricks, 40% of the bowls are of Aluminium and 30% of the bricks are of steel. What is the percentage of Aluminium articles?

16
58
64
70

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Arun donated 8% of his salary to a church and deposited 10% of the rest in the bank.If now he has Rs.5000 , then his salary was:

6038.64
16% less
8%more
10% less

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Ruchi saves 20% of her salary. When her expenses increased by 20% , she is able to save Rs.2000 per month .Her monthly salary is:

4000
50000
8000
18000

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The price of Sugarcane has increased by 25%. In order to restore to the original price ,the new price must be reduced by:

16%more
20%
80%
10%

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If the height of a cone is increased by 40%, then what is the percentage increase in the volume of the cone?

80%
40%
65%
50%

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If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 40% and its denominator be diminished by 20%. The value of the fraction is 20/40, then the fraction is:

20/84
20/26
20/16
1/4

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What is the 4% of 10% of Rs.8000?

16
32
64
128

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1 litre of water is evaporated from 6 litre of a mixture having 4 % of Milk. Find the percentage of Milk in the remaining mixture.

16%
24/5%
28%
12%

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Two numbers are less than a number by 25% and 50%, respectively. How much percent is the second number less than the first?

30%
32.22%
33.33%
66.66%

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The length and breadth of a square are increased by 40% and 60%, respectively. The area of rectangle so formed exceeds the area of the square by:

50%
124%
80%
200%

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If 60% of (x-y) = 20% of (x+y), then what percent of x is y?

2%
0.02%
0.002%
1%

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The numbers of employees in the IT department increased by 40 which resulted into an increase of 80%. What was the initial number of employees?

120
140
100
50

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140 L of a liquid contains 90% of the alcohol and the rest water. How much water must be added to make the water 12.5 % of the resulting mixture?

4 L
10 L
14 L
16 L

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