Previous Year Question Paper for SSC CGL

SSC MTS

MTS 2017

1. 1224 is what percent of 4800?

1. 24.5 
2. 25 
3. 24 
4. 25.5

2. If one-third of a number is 35, then what will be the 64% of that number?

1. 67.2 
2. 70.8 
3. 61.4  
4. 72.6

3. 16% of which number is equal to 20% of 480?

1. 520
2. 680
3. 600
4. 720

4. What is the value of (30% of 360) + (11% of 200) / 2% of 400? 

1. 16.5
2. 15.25
3. 14.75
4. 16.25

5. What is the value of [(25% of 240) + (6% of 1200)] / (4% of 400)?

1. 6.25 
2. 7.75 
3. 8.25 
4. 8.75

6. What is the value of [(11% of 1200) + (10% of 1400)] / (2% of 250)? 

1. 48.2 
2. 54.4 
3. 72.8 
4. 38.4

7. When 80 is subtracted from 20% of a number, the result is 30. What is the value of the number?

1. 330 
2. 440 
3. 550 
4. 220

8. When 30 is subtracted from 45% of a number, the result is 150. What is the value of the number? 

1. 400 
2. 600 
3. 300 
4. 800

9. Sum of two numbers is 150% of the larger number. If smaller number is 16, then what is the value of the larger number? 

1. 32 
2. 24 
3. 48 
4. 30

10. If P is 15% more than 480, then what is the value of P?  

1. 512 
2. 552 
3. 542 
4. 562

11. If 20% of A = 30% of B, then B is how much percent less than A?

1. 20 
2. 25 
3. 33.33 
4. 12.5 

12. If A is 20% more than B and C is 20% less than B, then C is how much percent less than A?  

1. 40 
2. 33.33 
3. 44 
4. 50

13. If Q got 40% less marks than P. then the marks of P is how much percent more than that of Q? 

1. 40
2. 25 
3. 33.33 
4. 66.66

14. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 20%, then by how much percent its breadth should be reduced so that the area remains the same?  

1. 10 
2. 20 
3. 25 
4. 16.66

15. A number is increased by 18%. To obtain the old number, by how much percentage should it be decreased?

1. 16.88 
2. 15.25 
3. 17.3 
4. 14.28 

16. If the radius of a circle is decreased by 30%, then what is the decrease in the area of the circle? 

1. 51 
2. 60 
3. 69 
4. 30

17. A man saves 30% of his income in 1 year. If he wants to save the same amount in 8 months, then by how much percentage should he increase his monthly savings? 

1. 20 
2. 30 
3. 40 
4. 50

18. A number is first decreased by 30% and then increased by 30%. If the number so obtained is 72 less than the original number, then what is the value of the original number? 

1. 720 
2. 800 
3. 960 
4. 1080

19. Manjeet’s annual salary was reduced by 30% and subsequent year increased by 45%. What is the overall percentage change over his original salary?

1.  3% 
2. 3.5% 
3. 1.5% 
4. 2.5%

20. The price of a watch increases every year by 25%. If the present price is Rs. 7500, then what was the price (in Rs.) 2 years ago? 

1. 4800 
2. 5200 
3. 6200 
4. 3600

21. Out of the total pens, 10% of pens are black. 10% of remaining pens are blue. 20% of remaining pens are red. The remaining 648 pens are green. How many total pens are there? 

1. 1000 
2. 1500 
3. 2000 
4. 2500

22. A man spends 80% of his income and saves the rest. If his income and spending both increases by 10%, then what is the percentage change in his savings? 

1. 10% increase 
2. 5% decrease 
3. 5% decrease 
4. 15% decrease

23. A man spends 70% of his income and saves the rest. If his income decreases by 30% and spending decreases by 20%, then what is the percentage change in his savings? 

1. 66.66% decrease
2. 53.33 decrease 
3. 75% increase 
4. 40% decrease

MTS 2019

24. 26% of A =832. What is the value of 31% of A? 

1. 968 
2. 876 
3. 854 
4. 992

25. A is 15% more than B. by what percentage is B less than A ( up to tow decimal places)? 

1. 9.17% 
2. 16.14% 
3. 13.04% 
4. 6.14%

26. If A is 200% more than B, then B is how much percentage less than A? 

1. 33.33% 
2. 50%
3. 100% 
4. 66.67%

27. Aman’s annual income has increased by Rs. 20 lakhs but the tax on income that he has to pay has reduced from 20% to 16%. He now pays the same amount of tax as earlier. What is his new total income ( in Rs. lakhs)?  

1. 100 
2. 120 
3. 80 
4. 60

28. A is 20% more than B, which is 25% less than C. which of the following is true about A and C? 

1. A= 0.9C 
2. A= 1.1C 
3. A= 0.95C 
4. A=C

29. A is 20% more than B. B is 25% more than C. by what percentage is C less than A? 

1. 33.33% 
2. 37.5% 
3. 50% 
4. 66.66%

30. Rahul’s salary is 40% less than Rakesh’s salary. Deepak’s salary is 80% more than Rahul’s salary. If Deepak’s salary is Rs. 34560. Then what is the salary of Rakesh?

1. Rs. 32000 
2. Rs. 24000 
3. Rs. 28000 
4. Rs. 26000

31. A number is first increased by 20% and then reduced by 15%. If the final value is 2040, then what is the initial value of the number?  

1. 2100
2. 1800 
3. 2000 
4. 1900

32. A number is first increased by 16.67% and then decreased by 15% to get 238. What is 37.5% of that number? 

1. 150 
2. 75 
3. 120 
4. 90

33. In a marriage party 32% are women. 54% are men and there are 196 children. How many men are there in the marriage party?  

1. 756 
2. 448 
3. 332 
4. 324

34. A person spends 10% of his salary on food. He spends 20% of the remaining part on fuel. If he has Rs.4680 left, what is his salary?  

1. Rs.6000 
2. Rs. 5000 
3. Rs.6500 
4. Rs. 5500

35. The number of tables that can be purchased by a person in Rs. 2800 gets reduced by 20 if the price is increased by 40%. What is the initial price of each table? 

1.  Rs.40 
2. Rs. 36 
3. Rs. 56 
4. Rs. 48

SSC CHSL

CHSL 2018

1.If x% of y is 150 and y% of z is 300, then the relation between x and z is: 

1. z=x 
2. z=x/3 
3. z=x/2 
4. z=2x

2. A is 20% more than B, B is 25% more than C, C is 60% less than D and D is 20% more than E. based on the above information which of the following is true?  

1. D is 60% less than B 
2. E is 28% more than A 
3. A is 40% less than D 
4. C is 24% less than A

3. Two students A and B appeared for an examination. A secured 8 marks more than B and the marks of the former was 55% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by A and B, respectively are: 

1. 44, 36 
2. 36, 28 
3. 38, 30 
4. 40, 32

4. With reference to a number greater than one, the difference between itself and its reciprocal is 25% of the sum of itself and its reciprocal. By how much percentage (correct one decimal place) is the fourth power of the number greater than it’s square? 

1. 57.8 
2. 62.5 
3. 64.5 
4. 66.7

5. For a number, greater than one, the difference between itself and its reciprocal is 20% of the sum of itself and its reciprocal. By how much percentage (nearest to an integer) is the square of the number less than its cube? 

1. 122 
2. 18 
3. 81 
4. 33

6. A man spends 72% of his income. If his income increases by 28% and his expenditure increases by 25%. Then what is the percentage increase or decrease in his savings (correct to one decimal place)? 

1. 26.9% decrease 
2. 38.4% increase 
3. 35.7% increase 
4. 26.3% decrease

7. In an constituency 40% of the voters are senior citizens. 40% of the senior citizen voters are illiterates and 25% of the non-senior citizen voters are literate. By what percentage is the number of literate senior citizens voters less than that of illiterate non-senior citizen voters? 

1. 40 
2. 48 
3. 50 
4. 46

8. Anu spends 90% of her income. If expenditure increases by 25% and savings increased by 30% then by what percent does her salary increase?  

1. 25.5% 
2. 24% 
3. 22.5% 
4. 20%

9. Sudha spends 80% of her income. When her income is increased by 30%. She increases her expenditure by 25%. Her savings are:  

1. Increased by 5% 
2. decreased by 30% 
3. decreased by 5% 
4. increased by 50%

10. The price of a commodity is increased by 36% and the quantity purchased is decreased by 30% . what is the percentage increase/decrease in the amount spent on the commodity? 

1. 6% decrease 
2. 4.8% decrease 
3. 6% decrease 
4. 4.8% increase

11. The price of an article increases by 20% every year. If the difference between the prices at the end of the third and fourth years is 259.20, then 40% of the price (in ₹) at the end of the second year is: 

1. 484 
2. 432 
3. 384 
4. 472

12. Sudha decided to donate 12% of her monthly income to an orphanage. On the day of donation, she changed her decision and donated a sum of Rs. 4800 which was equal to 80% of what she had decided earlier. What is 27% of her monthly income?  

1. Rs. 13959 
2. Rs. 11934 
3. Rs. 14040 
4. Rs. 13500

13. A number is increased by 30%, then decreased by 25%, and the further increased by 25%. What is the net increase/decrease percent in the number (correct to the nearest integer)? 

1. 22% decrease 
2. 22% increase 
3. 21% decrease 
4. 21% increase

14. A number is increased by 30%, then decreased by 30%, then further decreased by 30%. What is the net increase/decrease percent in the number (correct to the nearest integer)? 

1. 40% increase 
2. 36% decrease 
3. 36% decrease 
4. 40% decrease

15. The sum of salaries of A and B is Rs. 43000. A spends 95% of his salary and B spends 80% of his salary. If now their saving are the same, what is A’s salary (in Rs.)? 

1. 10600 
2. 8600 
3. 8000 
4. 34400

16.Two students A and B appeared for an examination. A secured 8 marks more than B and the marks of the former was 55% of the sum of their marks. The sum of the marks obtained by A and B is: 

1. 100 
2. 80 
3. 75 
4. 90

17. If each side of a rectangle is decreased by 13%. Then its area will decrease by: 

1. 26% 
2. 21.69% 
3. 13 
4. 24.31%

18. The sum of salaries of A and B is Rs. 45000. A spends 85% of his salary and B spends 70% of his salary. If now their saving are the same, what is B’s salary ( in Rs.)? 

1. 30,000 
2. 18,000 
3. 12,600 
4. 15,000

19. The sum of salaries of A and B is Rs. 42000. A spends 75% of his salary and B spends 90% of his salary. If now their saving are the same, what is B’s salary (in Rs.)? 

1. 18,000 
2. 12,600 
3. 15,000 
4. 30,000

20. For an examination of a practical based subject, the total marks is 100. The break-up for theory, practical, project and viva voice is 40%, 30%, 20%, 10%. A candidate scored 80% in theory, 70% in practical, 60% in project and 50% in viva voice. What was her aggregate percentage? 

1. 70 
2. 72 
3. 68 
4. 67

21. Price of tea has increased by 20% but I have decided to increase my expenditure towards tea by 15% only. By what percentage should I reduce my consumption (correct to one decimal place) in order to be able to maintain the same level of expenses towards tea?

1. 5.4 
2. 4.2 
3. 5.6 
4. 4.8

22. The price of sugar got raised by 25%. To maintain the same level o expenses on sugar, a person reduced the consumption of sugar by 4% and also increased his expenditure on sugar by x%. the value of x is : 

1. 19.5 
2. 21 
3. 20 
4. 18.75

23. A rectangular portion of an airport runway was getting repaired for which an estimate was made on the basis of a rate A rectangular portion of an airport runway was getting repaired for which an estimate was made on the basis of a rate rupees R per square unit. But while doing the work, the length of the portion got increased by 10% and the breadth by 8%. Over and above this, there was an increase in the cost of the repair work to the extent of 15%. What was the overall percentage increase in the cost repair of over the estimate?  

1. 36.62 
2. 34.58 
3. 33 
4. 33.24

CHSL 2019

24. The value of 18% of 15% of 25/9 of 3800 is :  

1. 285 
2. 582 
3. 583 
4. 385

25. Kavita’s attendance in her school for the academic session 2018-2019 was 216 days. On computing her attendance, it was observed that her attendance was 90%. The total working days of the school were: 

1. 250 
2. 194 
3. 240 
4. 195

26. The length and breadth of a cuboid are increased by 10% and 20%, respectively, and its height is decreased by 20%. The percentage increase in the volume of the cuboid is: 

1. 5.8 % 
2. 5.2% 
3. 5.4% 
4. 5.6%

27. A crate of fruits contains one spoiled fruit for every 25 fruits. 60% of the spoiled fruits were sold. If the seller had sold 48 spoiled fruits, then the number of fruits in the crate was: 

1. 2000 
2. 2400 
3. 3000 
4. 1200

28. A student multiplied a number with 3/4 instead of 4/3. What is the error percentage? 

1. 59.67% 
2. 43.75% 
3. 67.45% 
4. 39.34%

29. Rita’s income is 15% less than Richa’s income. By what percent in Richa’s income more than Rita’s income? 

1. 15.64 % 
2. 17.64 % 
3. 16.64 % 
4. 14.64 %

30. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 15% and denominator is decreased by 20%, then the fraction, so obtained is 17/65. What is the original fraction? 

1. 281/1495
2. 278/1495
3. 267/1495
4. 272/1495

31. What percentage of the numbers from 101 to 1000 have 9 in the units’ digit ? 

1. 10% 
2. 12% 
3. 20% 
4. 15%

32. The difference of two positive numbers is 1020. If 7.6% of the greater number is 12.4% of the smaller number, then the sum of the two numbers is equal to: 

1. 3250 
2. 4250 
3. 4520 
4. 3520

33.  Ravinder invests Rs.3,750 which is equal to 15% of his monthly salary in a medical insurance policy. Later he invests 25% and 8% of his monthly salary on a child education policy, and mutual funds, respectively. The total amount left with him is: 

1. Rs.15000
2. Rs. 8000 
3. Rs.12000
4. Rs.13000

34. Richa invests in mutual funds a sum of Rs.5,59,968 which is 19% of her annual income. What is her monthly income? 

1. Rs. 4,45,600 
2. Rs. 1,45,600 
3. Rs. 3,45,600 
4. Rs. 2,45,600

35. Bala decided to donate 10% of his salary to PM Care fund. On the day of donation, he changed his mind and donated Rs. 1800 which was 60% of what he had decided earlier. How much is his salary? 

1. Rs. 36,000 
2. Rs. 32,000 
3. Rs. 30,000 
4. Rs. 40,000

36.  A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enables a purchaser to obtain 4 kg more for 160. The original price of sugar per kg ( in Rs.) is:

1. 8 
2. 10 
3. 12 
4.  6

37. A shopkeeper has certain number of apples of which 10% are found to be rotten. He sells 85% of the remaining good apples and still has 405 good apples. How many apples did he originally have? 

1. 3500 
2. 3000 
3. 2500 
4. 2000

38. The difference between two positive numbers is equal to 30% of the greater number. If the smaller number is 28, then the sum of both the numbers is:

1. 72 
2. 65
3. 68
4. 64

39. When 50% of a number A is added to B, the second number B increases by 25%. The ratio between the numbers A and B is: 

1. 3:2 
2. 2:3 
3. 1:2 
4. 3:4

SSC CPO

SSC CPO 2017

1. If the side of a cube is increased by 20%, then what will be the percentage increase in the volume of cube?  

1. 60%
2. 66.6 %
3. 72.8% 
4. 68.5%

2. X is 30% more than Y and 25% less than Z. if value of Y is Rs. 300, then what is the value (in Rs.) of Z? 

1. 390 
2. 400 
3. 470 
4. 520

3. The price of motor cycle depreciates every year by 10%. If the value of the motor cycle after 3 years will be Rs. 36450, then what is the present value (in Rs.) of the motor cycle? 

1. 45000 
2. 50000 
3. 48000 
4. 51000

4. If the height of cylinder is increased by 35% and radius is increased by 10%, then what will be the percentage increase in curved surface area of cylinder?  

1. 46.5 
2. 45 
3. 48.5 
4. 49.7

5. Population of a town increases by 12% every year. If the population of town will be 188160 after 2 years, then what is its present population?  

1. 150000 
2. 160000 
3. 155000 
4. 165000

SSC CPO 2018

6. In an examination, Shreya score 84 out of 90 in Mathematics, 45 out of 50 in Science, 23 out of 25 in Computer Science and 68 out of 80 in English. In which subject did Shreya score the highest percentage?  

1. Mathematics 
2. English 
3. Science 
4. Computer Science

7. A saves 12% of her income. If she spends Rs. 2,16,128. Her total income is: 

1. Rs.2,48,000 
2. Rs.2,42,063 
3. Rs.2,43,560 
4. Rs.2,45,600

8. Salary of A increased by 8% in the year 2015 as compared to 2014 and decreased by 6% in the year 2016 as compared to 2015. If his salary was Rs. 2,34,778 in 2016. His salary (round off to nearest whole number) in 2014 was: 

1. Rs.2,38,347 
2. Rs.2,31,263 
3. Rs.2,36,402 
4. Rs.2,34,987

9. A marketing agent earns a commission of 2% on first Rs. 2,00,000, 1.5% on next Rs.2,00,000 and 1% on the remaining amount of sales made in a month. If the sales achieved by the agent for the month of April 2018 are Rs.5,68,000, the commission earned is : 

1. Rs.8,680 
2. Rs.7,730 
3. Rs.8,240 
4. Rs.7,105

10. From the monthly income, A spends 24% on household expenses, 16% on entertainment, 12% on education and saves the rest. If savings are Rs. 3, 288 the monthly income of A is:  

1. Rs.6,323 
2. Rs.6,480 
3. Rs.6,850 
4. Rs. 6,654

11. Nidhi scores 62 marks in Mathematics, 70 in English, 74 in Science. What should be her score in Social Sciences so that she gets an overall 68%? 

1. 66 
2. 68 
3. 67 
4. 65

12. A number which when increased by 16% becomes 1914 . The number is :  

1. 2220 
2. 1650 
3. 2010 
4. 1780

13. The population of a town has increased by 5% at the end of the first year and decrease by 4% at the end of second year. If the population at the end of second year was 55,12,248. Then the population at the beginning of first year was: 

1. 55,72,950 
2. 56,23,012 
3. 54,68,500 
4. 53,00,420

14. The radius of a cylinder is increased by 60% and radius of base is decreased by 20%. What is percentage increase in it’s volume?  

1. 104.8% 
2. 105.2% 
3. 105.6% 
4. 105.8%

15. The price of sugar has increased by 14%. By what percentage can a person decrease the consumption so that there is an increase in the expenditure by 8% only? (Correct to one decimal place)? 

1. 5.9% 
2. 5.5% 
3. 5.7% 
4. 5.3%

16. In an examination 47% passed in science and 51% failed in mathematics. If 42% failed in both subjects, what percentage passed in both subjects? 

1. 40% 
2. 42% 
3. 38% 
4. 36%

17. The price of sugar has increased by 18%. By what percentage can a person decrease the consumption so that, there is no change in the expenditure? (Correct to one decimal place)? 

1. 15.9% 
2. 15.7% 
3. 15.5% 
4. 15.3%

18. The radius of a cylinder is increased by 150% and its height is increased by 50%. What is the percentage increase in its volume? 

1. 375% 
2. 625.5% 
3. 775.75% 
4. 837.5%

19. In an examination 53% of the candidate failed in science and 48% failed in mathematics. If 40% failed in both subjects. What percentage passed in both subjects? 

1.  51% 
2. 39% 
3. 49% 
4. 43%

20. The radius of a cylinder is increased by 120% and its height is decreased by 40%. What is the percentage increase in its volume?  

1. 180.6% 
2. 212.8% 
3. 190.4% 
4. 175.4%

SSC CPO 2019

21. If the word PHOTOGRAPH is spelt with ‘F’ in place of ‘PH’, then what would be the percentage reduction in the number of letters?  

1. 25% 
2. 10% 
3. 20% 
4. 18%

22. The monthly salary of a person was Rs. 50000. He used to spend on three heads-personal and family expenses (E), taxes (T), philanthropy (P), and rest were his savings. E was 50% of the income, T was 20% of E and P was 15% of T. When his salary got raised by 40%, he maintained the percentage level of E, but T became 30% of E and P became 20% of T. By what percentage is the new savings more of less than the earlier savings? (correct up to one decimal place) 

1. 16.4% more 
2. 8.2% more 
3. 16.4% less 
4. 8.2% less

23. If 60% of (x – y) = 45% (x + y) and y =k% of x, then 21% of k is equal to: 

1. 7 
2. 6 
3. 3 
4. 1

24. When the price of sugar increased by 28% a family reduced its consumption per month such that the expenditure on sugar was only 12% more than the earlier one. if the family consumed 18.4 kg sugar per month earlier, then what is the new consumption of sugar per month?  

1. 16.6kg 
2. 16.1kg 
3. 15.75kg 
4. 15.8kg

25. If A’s income is 40% of B’s income and B’s income is 24% more than C’s income, then by what percentage is C’s income more than A’s income? (Your answer should be correct to one decimal place) 

1.  75.6 
2. 101.6 
3. 104.2 
4. 50.4

26. A is 40% less than B, and C is 40% of the sum of A and B. The difference between A and B is what percentage of C? 

1. 60.5% 
2. 64% 
3. 62.5% 
4. 60%

27. If A is 48% more than B and C is 60% less than the sum of A and B, then A is what percentage more than C? (correct to one decimal place) 

1. 50.8 
2. 49.2 
3. 50.2 
4. 49.8

28. The total number of males and females in a town is 70000. If the number of males is increased by 6% and that of the females is increased by 4%, then the total number of males and females in the town would become 73520. What is the difference between the number of males and females in the town, in the beginning?  

1. 1500 
2. 1800 
3. 2000 
4. 1400

29. If 66 % of 75% of one eight of a certain number is 179,then 33 % of three fourth of that number is: 

1. 537 
2. 716 
3. 787.6 
4. 859.2

30. A is 40% more than B and B is 60% less than C. If C is 60% more than D, then which of the following is true? 

1. D is 10.4% more than A 
2. A is 54% less than C 
3. B is 36% less than D. 
4. C is 60% more than B

31. 2000 employees are assigned the task to complete a project. At the end of first year, the number of employees decreased by 15% and at the end of second year the number of employees again decreases by 10%. However, the number of employees is increased by 10% at the end of the third year to complete the project on time. What is the number of employees working in the fourth year?

1. 1786 
2. 1683 
3. 1783 
4. 1685

32. In a class, there are 54 students, 33.33 % of the number of students are boys and rest are girls. The average score in mathematics of boys is 50% more than that of the girls. If the average score of all the students is 70, then what is the average of the boys? 

1. 81 
2. 84 
3. 87 
4. 90

33. A is 75% less than B and C is 75% of the difference between A and B. C is what percentage more than A?  

1. 125 
2. 100 
3. 75 
4. 90

34. The difference between the 38% of a number and 22% of that number is 3200. What is the 15.5 % of that number? 

1. 3100 
2. 3200 
3. 3000 
4. 2800

35. The population of town B is 300% more than that of town A. For the next two years, the population of A increased by x% per year and that of B decreased by the same percentage per year. After 2 years, if the population of A and B become equal, then the value of x is: 

1. 30.66 
2. 33.33
3. 40 
4. 25

SSC CGL

SSC CGL Pre 2017

1. After deducting 60% from a certain number and then deducting 15% from the remainder, 1428 is left. What was the initial number? 

1. 4200 
2. 3962 
3. 4150 
4. 4300

2. A, B and C are three students. A got 18% more marks than B and 12% less than C. if B got 220 marks, then how much marks C has got?  

1. 230 
2. 295 
3. 240 
4. 290

3. If the radius of the cylinder is increased by 25%, then by how much percent the height must be reduced, so that the volume of the cylinder remains same? 

1. 36 
2. 56 
3. 64 
4. 46

4. In an election between two candidates, the winning candidate has got 70% of the votes polled and has won by 15400 votes. What is the number of votes polled for losing candidate?  

1. 38500 
2. 11550 
3. 26950 
4. 13550

5. Due to increase of k% in the side, the area of a square increases by 69%. What is the value of k? 

1.  30 
2. 33 
3. 34.5 
4. 35

6. A , B and C are three students . A got 36% less marks than B and 16% more marks than C. if B got 145 marks , then what are the marks got by C? 

1. 120 
2. 110 
3. 80 
4. 75

7. In an examination 65% students pass in history and 55% students pass in hindi. If 5% students failed in both the subjects, then what is the percentage of students who have passed in both the subjects? 

1. 15 
2. 20 
3. 25 
4. 30

8. If A is 6 times more than B, then by what percentage is B is less than A? 

1. 64.82 
2. 83.33 
3. 28.56 
4. 85.71

9. If the radius of a cylinder is decreased by 20%. Then by how much percent the height must be increased so that the volume of cylinder remains same? 

1. 20 
2. 36.25 
3. 56.25 
4. 65

10. After deducting 12% from a certain sum and then deducting 25% from the remainder, 2508 is left, then what is the initial sum?

1. 3500 
2. 3450 
3. 3970 
4. 3800

11. If 40% of x=y, then y% of 40 is same as ______ of x. 

1. 16% 
2. 4% 
3. 8% 
4. 160%

12. Priya got 9 more marks in history than what she got in geography, her history marks are 56% of the sum of her history and geography marks. What are her geography marks? 

1. 42 
2. 65 
3. 53 
4. 33

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13. 40% are the passing marks. A student gets 250 marks yet fails by 38 marks. What is the maximum mark? 

1. 720 
2. 750 
3. 800 
4. 840

14. 5% of a =b, then b% of 20 is the same as ______

1. 20% of a/2 
2. 50% of a/20 
3. 50% of a/2 
4. 20% of a/20

15. A man’s annual income has increased by Rs. 5 lakhs but the tax on income that he has to pay has reduced from 12% to 10%. He now pays Rs. 10,000 more income tax. What is his increased income (in Rs. lakhs)? 

1. 20 
2. 25 
3. 15 
4. 10

16. 2% of a =b, then b% of 10 is the same as : 

1. 200% of a 
2. 20% of a/100 
3. 20% of a/10 
4. 200% of a/10

17. A man’s annual income has increased by Rs. 1.2 lakhs but the tax on income that he has to pay has reduced from 12% to 10%. He now pays the same amount of tax as before. What is his increased income (in Rs lakhs)? 

1. 8.4 
2. 7.2 
3. 9.6 
4. 6

18. 0.06% of 250% of 1600 is _______ 

1. 24 
2. 0.24 
3. 0.024 
4. 2.4

19. Two numbers are 90% and 75% lesser than a third number. By what % should the first number be increased so that it becomes equal to the second number? 

1. 250 
2. 200 
3. 150 
4. 100

20. When a number is increased by 216, it becomes 140% of itself. What is the number? 

1. 540 
2. 756 
3. 450 
4. 675

21. A man donates 30% of his wealth to charity. 30% and 25% of the remaining wealth to his wife and son respectively. The rest he divides equally between his three daughters. One of his daughter gets Rs. 42 lakh as her share. What was the man’s wealth (in Rs. lakhs)? 

1. 280 
2. 400 
3. 500 
4. 350

22. The radius and height of a solid cylinder are increased by 2% each. What will be the approximate percentage increase in volume? 

1. 6.76 
2. 5.88 
3. 6.12 
4. 3.34

23. Price of diesel increased from Rs.45/litre to Rs.50/litre. How much should the consumption of diesel be reduced (in %) so as to increase expenditure by only 5%? 

1. 5.5 
2. 5 
3. 4 
4. 4.5

24. Elections were in a society to elect a chairman. There were only two candidates A and B. candidate B got 25% less votes than candidate A. the number of members who did not cast the vote was same as the number of votes that candidate B got. By how many votes did A win if the society had 20,000 members. 

1. 6000 
2. 4000 
3. 8000 
4. 2000

25. 250% of a=b, then b% of 250 is the same as a% of _______ 

1. 625 
2. 1000 
3. 100 
4. 6250

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26. If decreasing 120 by x% gives the same result as increasing 40 by x%. Then x% of 210 is what percent less than (x+20)% of 180? 

1. 33.33 
2. 18 
3. 16.66  
4. 20

27. The income of Raju is 20% more than his expenditure. If his income increases by 60% and his expenditure increases by 70%, then by what percent does his savings increases/decreases? 

1. 2% decrease 
2. 10% decrease 
3. 10% increase 
4. 2% increase

28. The income of A is 25% more than that of B and the income of C is 65% less than the sum of the incomes of A and B. income of C is what percent less than the income of A? 

1. 32 
2. 35 
3. 37 
4. 28

29. The income of A is 50% more than that of B. if the income of A is increased by 40% and the income of B is increased by 90%, then the percentage increases is their combined income will be: 

1. 55 
2. 60 
3. 70 
4. 64

30. When the price of an item was reduced by 20%. Then its sale increased by x%. if there is an increase of 60% in the receipt of the revenue. Then the value of x is : 

1. 96 
2. 80 
3. 120 
4. 100

31. Sudha saves 15% of her income. If her expenditure increases by 20% and savings increases by 60%, then by what percent has her income increased? 

1. 35 
2. 24 
3. 26 
4. 30

32. A is 20% less than B and C is 30% more than D. if D is 25% less than A, then which of the following is true? 

1. C=0.78B 
2. B=0.93C 
3. C=0.39B 
4. B=0.78C

33. A is 20% less than B while C is 20% more than D. if D is 25% less than A, then which of the following is true? 

1. B=0.675C 
2. C=0.72B 
3. C=0.675B 
4. B = 0.72C

34. Surbhi spends 75% of her income. If her income increases by 20% and savings decreases by 1%, then the percentage increase in her expenditure is: 

1. 2.2 
2. 2.7 
3. 27 
4. 22

35. The radius of a sphere is reduced by 40%. By what percent will its volume decrease: 

1. 64% 
2. 78.4% 
3. 72.5% 
4. 60%

36. The radius of a sphere is increased by 140%. By what percent will its volume increase? 

1. 1382.4% 
2. 274.4% 
3. 174.4% 
4. 1282.4%

37. The price of sugar is increased by 22%. A person wants to increase the expenditure by 12%. By what percent correct to one decimal place, should he decrease his consumption? 

1. 8.6% 
2. 8.2% 
3. 10% 
4. 7.8%

38. If 85% of a number is added to 75, then the result is the number itself. The number is : 

1. 500 
2. 100 
3. 300 
4. 200

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39. If A is 28% more than B and C is 25% less than the sum of A and B, then by what percent will C be more than A (correct to one decimal place)? 

1. 32.2% 
2. 28% 
3. 43% 
4. 33.6%

40. If the radius of a right circular cylinder is decreased by 20% while its height is increased by 40%. Then the percentage change in its volume will be? 

1. 1.04% increase 
2. 10.4% decrease 
3. no increase or decrease 
4. 10.4% increase

41. Raghav spends 80% of his income. If his income increases by 12% and the savings decrease by 10%. Then what will be the percentage increase in his expenditure? 

1. 20.5 
2. 16 
3. 17.5 
4. 22

42. A number is first increased by 16% and then increased by 14%. The number, so obtained, is now decreased by 30%. What is the net increase or decrease percent in the original number (nearest to an integer)?

1. 6% increase 
2. 7% decrease 
3. no increase or decrease 
4. 9% decrease

43. When the price of an item was reduced by 25%, then its sale was increased by x%. If there is an increase of 20% in the receipt of the revenue, then the value of x will be? 

1. 50 
2. 60 
3. 45 
4. 75

44. In an constituency, 55% of the total number of voters are males and the rest are females. If 40% of the males are illiterate and 40% of the females are literate, then by what percent is the number of literate males more than that of illiterate females? 

1. 22.22 
2. 18.22 
3. 22.72 
4. 18.18

45. If 60% of a number is 120 more than 20% of the number, then 28% of the number is less than 33.33 % of the number by? 

1. 14 
2. 12 
3. 16 
4. 15

46. A is 25% more than B and B is 40% less than C. If C is 30% more than D. then by what percent is A less than D? 

1. 1.5 
2. 2.5 
3. 4 
4. 5

47. In a class 83.33 % of the number of students are girls and the rest are boys. If 60% of the number of boys and 80% of the number of girls are present, then what percentage of the total number of students in the class is absent? 

1. 26.67 
2. 22.67 
3. 23.33 
4. 12.33

48. A spends 65% of his income. His income is increased by 20.1% and his expenditure is increased by 25%. His savings is? 

1. Increase by 11% 
2. Increase by 5% 
3. Decrease by 5% 
4. Decrease by 11%

49. If the price of petrol increases by 19% and Sunita intends to spend only an additional 12% on petrol, by what percent should she reduced the quantity of petrol purchased (nearest to an integer)? 

1. 7 
2. 6 
3. 5 
4. 8

50. The radius of the base of a right circular cylinder is increased by 20%. By what per cent should its height be reduced so that its volume remains the same as before? 

1. 25 
2. 30.22
3. 30.55
4. 28

51. Monika spends 72% of her income. If her income increases by 20% and savings increases by 15%. Then her expenditure increases by ( correct to one decimal point):

1. 20.8% 
2. 20.2% 
3. 21.9% 
4. 19.8%

52. Basir’s working hours per day were increased by 15% and his wages per hour were increased by 20%. By how much percent did his daily earnings increase? 

1. 40 
2. 38 
3. 35 
4. 36

53. If 25% of half of x is equal to 2.5 times the value of 30% of one[1]fourth of y, then x is what percent more or less than y? 

1. 33 %more 
2. 50% more 
3. 33 % less 
4. 50% less

54. In an examination, A obtained 10% more marks than B, B obtained 20% more marks than C and C obtained 32% less marks than D. if A obtained 272 more marks than C, then the marks obtained by B is? 

1. 850 
2. 816 
3. 1020 
4. 952

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55. If the difference between 62% and 80% of a number is 198, then the difference between 92% and 56% of the number will be: 

1. 1100 
2. 3564 
3. 396 
4. 360

56. Sonu saves 15% of her income. If her income increases by 20% and she still saves the same amount as before, then what is the percentage increase in her expenditure? 

1. 22.8 
2. 23.5 
3. 23.8 
4. 24.2

57. The income of A is 60% less than that of B and the expenditure of A is equal to 60% of B’s expenditure. If A’s income is equal to 70% of B’s expenditure, then what is the ratio of the savings of A and B? 

1. 3:8 
2. 5:9 
3. 4:7 
4. 2:15

58. A, B and C donate 8%, 7% and 9% of their salaries, respectively to a charitable trust. The salaries of A and B are same and the difference between donations is Rs.259. the total donation of A and B is Rs. 1185 more than that of C. the total donations of A and C is what percentage of the total salaries of A, B and C? 

1. 6.2% 
2. 5.8% 
3. 6.4% 
4. 7.1%

59. In an examination in which the full marks were 500, A scored 25% more marks than B, B scored 60% more marks than C and C scored 20% less marks than D. if A scored 80% marks, then the percentage of marks obtained by D is: 

1. 65% 
2. 60% 
3. 50% 
4. 54%

60. A and B spend 60% and 75% of their income, respectively. If the saving of A is 20% more than that of B, then by what percentage is the income of A less than the income of B? 

1. 15 
2. 20 
3. 10 
4. 25

61. The population of a city increased by 30% in the first year and decreased by 15% in the next year. If the present population is 11,050 then the population 2 years ago was: 

1. 10,050 
2. 99,500 
3. 99,000 
4. 10,000

62. In a school, 4% of the students did not appear for the annual exam. 10% of the students who appeared for the exams could not pass the exam. Out of the remaining students, 50% got distinction marks and 432 students passed the exam but could not get distinction marks. The total number of students in the school is: 

1. 878 
2. 1200 
3. 1000 
4. 960

63. In an examination Anita scored 31% marks and failed by 16 marks. Sunita scored 40% marks and obtained 56 marks more than those required to pass. Find the minimum marks required to pass. 

1. 3116 
2. 264 
3. 3944 
4. 7100

64. Anu spends 68% of her monthly income. If her monthly income increases by 20% and her monthly savings increases by 9 % , then the percentage increase in her monthly expenditure is: 

1. 20% 
2. 32% 
3. 25% 
4. 22%

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65. Rishu saves x% of her income. If her income increases by 26% and the expenditure increases by 20%, then her savings increases by 50%, what is the value of x? 

1. 10 
2. 20 
3. 30 
4. 25

66. If (x+20)% of 250 is 25% more than x% of 220, then 10% of (x+50) is what percent less than 15% of x? 

1. 16 
2. 8 
3. 33 
4. 13

67. A certain number of students from school X appeared in an examination and 30% students failed. 150% more students than those from school X, appeared in the same examination from school Y. if 80% of the total number of students who appeared from X and Y passed, then what is the percentage of students who failed from Y? 

1. 18.33
2. 24.33
3. 16.66
4. 20.33

68. Anuja owns 66.67% of a property. If 30% of the property that she own is worth Rs.1,25,000. Then 45% of the value ( in Rs.) of the property is : 

1. 2,25,000 
2. 2,70,000 
3. 2,81,250 
4. 2,62,500

69. A is 80% more than B and C is 340/7% less than the sum of A and B. by what percent is C less than A? 

1. 15 
2. 30 
3. 25 
4. 20

70. If A is 40% less than B and C is 40% of the sum of A and B. then by what percentage is B greater than C? 

1. 60 
2. 40.125 
3. 56.25 
4. 36

71. The monthly salaries of A and B are the same. A, B and C donate 10%, 8% and 9% respectively of their monthly salaries to a charitable trust. The difference between the donations of A and B is Rs.400. The total donation by A and B is Rs. 900 more than that of C. What is the monthly salary of C? 

1. Rs.27,000 
2. Rs.36,000 
3. Rs.25,000 
4. Rs.30,000

72. The train ticket fare from places A to B in 2nd class AC and 3rd class AC is Rs. 2,500 and Rs. 2,000 respectively. If the fares of 2nd class AC and 3 rd class AC are increased by 20% and 10% respectively. Then find the ratio of the new fares of 2nd class AC and 3rd class AC. 

1. 12:11 
2. 15:13 
3. 15:11 
4. 13:11

73. A sum of Rs.1,50,000 is distributed among three persons – A , B and C – so that they receive 20%, 30% and 50% respectively. A receives the same amount from another sum of money which is distributed among them so that they receive 50%, 30% and 20% respectively. Find the total amount received from both sums of money by B. 

1. Rs. 58,000 
2. Rs. 55,000 
3. Rs. 63,000 
4. Rs. 60,000