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1. In an average, Mukesh commits 12% error in the of the total amount she had as cash with her. What
exam. How many questions he should solve to score was the total amount ?
528 marks is an exam? (a) Rs.109200 (b) Rs.182000
(a) 550 (b) 600 (c) Rs.113800 (d) None of these
(c) 625 (d) None of these 10. After 25kg water had been evaporated from a
2. 405 sweets were distributed equally among children solution of salt and water, which had 20% salt, the
in such a way that the number of sweets received by remaining solution had 30% salt . Find the weight of
each child is 20% of the total number of children the original solution
.How many sweets did each child receive? (a) 75 kg (b) 82 kg
(a) 55 (b) 45 (c) 85 kg (d) None of these
(c) 50 (d) None of these 11. In an examination A got 30% marks and failel by 30
3. If the price of sugar is increased by 25%. By what marks and B got 50% marks and his score 30 marks
% a house wife must reduce the consumption of more than pass mark. What is the maximam marks
sugar so that the monthly budget is not disturbed ? ?
(a) 25 % (b) 20 % (a) 360 (b) 300
(c) 50 % (d) None of these (c) 450 (d) 200
4. Due to urbanisation the population of a town 12. In an election between two candidates , The
increases @ 15% and the present population is candidate who got 5400 votes less than the other
21,59,378. What was the population two years ago? voter, was defeated by 20%. If 10% votes are
disqualifed. How many voters ae enrolled in the
(a) 15,32,800 (b) 14,32,800
Electoral Roll ?
(c) 16,32,800 (d) None of these
(a) 10,200 (b) 32,000
5. The population of a town increases at the rate of
(c) 28000 (d) 30,000
10% for first year, 12% for 2nd year and 15% for
third year . What was the population of the town 13. Shiva gives 20% of his monthly salary to his mother,
before three years ,if its present population is 50% of the remaining salary he invests in an insurance
1,34,640? scheme and PPF in the respective ratio of 5:3 and
the remaining he keeps in his bank account. If the
(a) 1,82,800 (b) 1,92,800
sum of amount he gives to his mother and he invests
(c) 2,00,000 (d) None of these
in PPF is Rs.12,600 ,How much is shiva’s monthly
6. A man deposits 20% of his bank balance.After one salary? ( in Rs.)
year he deposits 50% once again in his account .
(a) Rs.30,200 (b) Rs.36,000
Further he deposits double the amount to his bank
(c) Rs.28000 (d) Rs.30,000
account , If now there is Rs.54000 in his bank
account, what was the original amount? 14. Gaurav spent Rs. 38460 on the renovation of his
home, Rs. 24468 on buying home theater and the
(a) Rs.15,000 (b) Rs.19,800
remaining 28% of the total amount he had as cash
(c) Rs.20,000 (d) Rs.20,200
with him. What was the total amount?
7. A person losses 75% of his money in the first bet,
(a) Rs. 92600 (b) Rs.76500
75% of the remaining in the second and 75% of the
(c) Rs. 87400 (d) None of these
remaining in the third bet, and returns home with
Rs.2 only. His initial money was: 15. Mr X spends 20% of his monthly income on
household expenditure. Out of the remaining 25%
(a) Rs.256 (b) Rs.64
he spends on children's education, 15% on transport,
(c) Rs.128 (d) None of these
15% on medicine and 10% on entertainment. He is
8. If the GST is increased from 6% to 12% then what left with Rs. 9800 after incurring all these
extra money one has to pay for a washing machine expenditures. What is his monthlyincome?
which is marked for Rs.18200 ?
(a) Rs. 35000 (b) Rs. 28000
(a) Rs.1092 (b) Rs.1820
(c) Rs. 65333 (d) Rs. 48400
(c) Rs.1280 (d) None of these
9. Mrs Roy spent Rs.44620 on deepawali shopping
Rs.32764 on buying laptop and the remaining 32%

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1. By selling a fan for Rs.600, a man losses 10%. To (a) Rs. 338 (b) Rs.300
make a gain of 20%, the selling price of fan should (c) Rs. 350 (d) Rs.380
be - 10. Percent profit earned when an article is sold for
(a) Rs. 800 (b) Rs.765 Rs.558 is double the percent profit earned when
(c) Rs. 874 (d) Rs.760 the same article is sold for Rs.504. If the marked
2. An article was sold at 16% gain. Had it been sold price of the article is 30% above the C.P. what is
for Rs.200 more, the gain would have been 20%. the marked price of the article?
Then the cost price of the article is: (a) Rs. 585 (b) Rs.558
(a) Rs. 8000 (b) Rs.7650 (c) Rs. 855 (d) Rs.850
(c) Rs.5000 (d) Rs.7600 11. A trader has 600 kg of rice, a part of which he sells
3. Gopal bought a cell phone and sold it to Ram at at 15% profit and the remaining at the 20% loss. On
10% profit. Then Ram wanted to sell it back to Gopal the whole he incurs an over all loss of 6%. What is
at 10% loss. What will be Gopal’s position if he the quantity he sold at 20% loss?
agreed? (a) 350 kg (b) 360 kg
(a) 1% loss (b) 1% gain (c) 300kg (d) 400 kg
(c) No loss no gain (d) None of these 12. A trader, sells an item to retailer at 20% discount,
4. A person allows a 10% discount for cash payment but charges 10% on the discounted price for delivery
from the marked price of a toy and still mkaes a and packaging. The retailer sells it for Rs.2046 more,
10% gain. What is the cost price of the toy which is there by making a profit of 25%. At what price had
marked Rs.770? the trader marked the item?
(a) Rs. 600 (b) Rs.700 (a) Rs. 9000 (b) Rs.8500
(c) Rs.630 (d) Rs.760 (c) Rs. 8550 (d) Rs.9300
5. If, Sohan while selling two goats at the same price, 13. Kamal has some apples. He sold 40% more than
makes a profit of 10% on one goat and suffers a he ate. If he sold 70 apples, how mony did he ate?
loss of 10% on the other. Find his gain or loss % in (a) 90 (b) 50
the transaction. (c) 60 (d) None of these
(a) 1% loss (b) 1% gain 14. Sandeep sells an article at a loss of 10%. Had he
(c) No loss no gain (d) None of these bought it 20% less and sold it for Rs.55 more, he
6. A shopkeeper labelled the price of his article so as could have gained 40%. What is the cost price of
to earn a profit of 30% on the cost price. He then the article?
sold the article by offering a discount of 10% on the (a) Rs. 300 (b) Rs.250
labelled price. What is the actual profit percent in (c) Rs. 550 (d) Rs.350
the deal? 15. A sells an article to B at a gain of 20% and B sells it
(a) 17 % gain (b) 15 % gain to C at a gain of 10% and C sells it to D at a gain of
(c) 20 % gain (d) None of these 1
12 % . If D pays Rs.29.70, A purchased the article
7. A man gains 25% by selling an article for acertain 2
price. If he sells it at double the price, the percentage for :
of profit will be : (a) Rs. 30 (b) Rs.25
(a) 50 % loss (b) 100 % gain (c) Rs. 20 (d) Rs.35
(c) 125 % gain (d) 150 % gain 16. If the difference between the selling price of an article
8. Shaloo sold a mobile phone at the cost of Rs.1950 at 6% profit and 4% profit is Rs.3, then the cost
at a loss of 25%. At what cost will she have to sell it price of the article should be:
to get a profit of 30%? (a) Rs. 300 (b) Rs.150
(a) Rs. 3380 (b) Rs.3830 (c) Rs. 200 (d) Rs.350
(c) Rs.3300 (d) Rs.3800 17. A reduction of 20% in the price of rice enables a
9. If 7% of the selling price of an article is equivalent to buyer to buy 5 kg more for Rs.1200. The reduced
8% of cost price and 9% of its selling price exceeds price per kg of rice will be :
10% of its cost price by Rs.1, then what is the cost (a) Rs. 30 (b) Rs.50
price of the article. (c) Rs. 48 (d) Rs.35
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