RBI Grade B

Quant
Lecture 4
Percentage
 Agenda of these live sessions

▪ Understanding of basic concepts.

▪ Match the exam level – Basics to Advance

▪ Practice through MCQ’s

▪ Cover PYQ’s
 Percentage

▪ Direct questions can be asked.

▪ Also used in Profit Loss, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Data Interpretation.
 What we have to cover in Percentage

▪ Conversion of Percentage
▪ Definition of a Fraction
▪ Concept of Venn diagram and Voters
▪ New pattern based Questions
▪ Data Interpretation based on Percentage
 Concept -1

Basic Percentage Basic Percentage

100%=1600 A% of B = B% of A
50%=800
25%=400
10%=160
5%=80
1%=16
Q1. In a school , 40% of the students play football and 50% play cricket. If 18% of the
students play neither football nor cricket the percentage of students playing both is:

1) 40%
2) 32%
3) 22%
4) 8%
5) 10%
Q2. In a class 65% student passed in maths , 50% passed in english . 10% failed in both. If
40 students passed in both the subjects , What is the total numberof students.

1) 160
2) 240
3) 360
4) 480
5) 280
Q3. In an examination 20% of the students failed in math, 15% of the students failed in
English, 25% of the students failed in hindi. If 5% of the students failed in math and
English, 10% of the students failed in English and hindi, 15% of the students failed in
math and hindi and 2% fail in all the three subjects math ,English and hindi. Then find
the percentage of students passed in all the three subjects is ?

1) 18%
2) 32%
3) 40%
4) 68%
5) 32%
Q4. 8% of the voters in an election did not cast their votes . In the election there were only
two candidates. The winner by obtaining 48% of the total votes defeated his contestant
by 1100 votes. The total number of voters in election was:

1) 21000
2) 22000
3) 23500
4) 27500
5) 32500
Q5. Quantity I: If numerator of a fraction is increased by 25% and denominator of the fraction is
increased by 20%, the fraction becomes 5/6. Find the original fraction.
Quantity II: If numerator of a fraction is decreased by 15% and denominator of the fraction is decreased
by 10%, the fraction becomes 17/24. Find 80% of the original fraction.
Quantity III: If numerator of a fraction is increased by 10% and denominator of the fraction is decreased
by 10%, the fraction becomes 11/10. Find 1/3rd of the original fraction.
a) <, =
b) =, =
c) ≤, ≥
d) <, >
e) >, >
Each question contains Quantity I and Quantity II. Read the contents clearly and answer your
questions accordingly.
a) Quantity I > Quantity II
b) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
c) Quantity II > Quantity I
d) Quantity II ≥ Quantity I
e) Quantity I = Quantity II or Relation cannot be established.

Question6)
Quantity I:In an election between three candidates A, B and
C. A got 30%, B got 48% vote and C got rest of the votes
polled. If B got 720 more votes than A then find how many
votes were polled?

Quantity II: In a village Panchayat election between two

candidates A and B, 10% of the votes were invalid. The ratio
of votes received by A and B is 7:5. If the number of votes
polled in favor of A was 630, then find the number of votes
polled?
Question7).
Quantity I: In an exam, a student must get 30% marks to pass. A student who got 180 marks failed by
30 marks. What is the total mark in that examination?

Quantity II: In an exam, a student must get 16% marks to pass. A student who got 90 marks failed by 30
marks. What is the total mark in that examination?

A. Quantity I > Quantity II

B. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
C. Quantity II > Quantity I
D. Quantity II ≥ Quantity I
E. Quantity I = Quantity II or Relation cannot be established.
Question8).
Quantity I: Rahul spends 15% of his salary on transport, 20% on shopping, 30% on house rent and 40% of
the remaining on education fee. Now he left with him is Rs.4200. Find the salary of Rahul?

Quantity II: The ratio of the income of A and B is 4:3 and the ratio of the expenditure of A and B is 10:9. If
the savings of A and B are Rs.8000 and Rs.3000 respectively, then find the income of B?

A. Quantity I > Quantity II

B. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
C. Quantity II > Quantity I
D. Quantity II ≥ Quantity I
E. Quantity I = Quantity II or Relation cannot be established
Q.9) Rs. 'x' is distributed among 'A', 'B' and 'C' such that 'A' got 20%
of the amount. Who among the given three persons received the
least amount?

Statement I: The difference between the amounts received by 'B'

and 'C' is 10% of the total amount.

Statement II: The amount received by 'C' is 7/9th of the amount

received by 'B'.

Statement III: The sum of the amounts received by 'B' and 'C' is 80%
of the total amount distributed.

[1] The data in statements I, II and III together are not sufficient to
answer the question.
[2] The data in statement I alone is sufficient while data in statement
II and III together is not sufficient to answer the question.
[3] The data in statement I alone or in statement II alone or in
statement III alone are sufficient to answer the question.
[4] The data either in statement I alone or statement Il alone is
sufficient to answer the question while data in statement III alone is
not sufficient to answer the question.
[5] The data in both statements I and II together are necessary to
answer the question while the data in statement III alone is not
sufficient to answer the question.
Following questions contain two statements as statement I and
statement II. You have to determine which statement/s is/are
necessary to answer the question.

Q10. How many people are travelling in the bus?

Statement I: There are 25% women and 35% children passengers in

the bus.

Statement II: There are 148 men passengers in the bus.

A. The data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the

question, while the data in statement II alone is not sufficient to
answer the question
B. The data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question,
while the data in statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the
question
C. The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone is
sufficient to answer the question
D. The data given in both statements I and II together are not
sufficient to answer the question
E. The data given in both statements I and II together are necessary
to answer the question.
Study the table and answer the following questions
Given below is the table which shows the books published and sold by two company X and Y.

Books Books
% of books % of books
Published by published by
sold sold
Company X company Y
Jan – 25% – 25%
Feb – 40% 500 22%
Mar 250 40% 300 35%
April – 25% – 20%
May 300 – 240 60%

Q.11) What is the average no. of books sold by company Y in the

month of Jan, March & April if total books published in Jan & April by
company Y is 540 and books sold by Y in Jan & April is equal?
A. 72.5
B. 77.5
C. 80
D. 70
E. 75
Study the table and answer the following questions
Given below is the table which shows the books published and sold by two company X and Y.

Books Books
% of books % of books
Published by published by
sold sold
Company X company Y
Jan – 25% – 25%
Feb – 40% 500 22%
Mar 250 40% 300 35%
April – 25% – 20%
May 300 – 240 60%

Q.12) If books sold by company X in Feb is equal to books sold by

company Y in May. Then, what is total no. of books sold by company X
& Y in the month of Feb?
A. 250
B. 252
C. 254
D. 256
E. 258
Study the table and answer the following questions
Given below is the table which shows the books published and sold by two company X and Y.

Books Books
% of books % of books
Published by published by
sold sold
Company X company Y
Jan – 25% – 25%
Feb – 40% 500 22%
Mar 250 40% 300 35%
April – 25% – 20%
May 300 – 240 60%

Q.13) What is the total no. of books sold in the month of March &
April by company X & Y if there is an increment of 20% & 25% in
books published by X & Y in April’s relative to the previous month
respectively?
A. 350
B. 355
C. 340
D. 345
E. 360
Refer to the table and answer the given questions.
Respective
Ratio of Valid
Total Number % of Valid
Year votes of male Q14.In 2013, if the number of valid votes of female
of Votes Votes
& Valid votes was 100, what was the respective ratio of number
of female
of valid votes of male and number of valid votes of
2011 __ __ 5:3 female same year?
2012 500 __ 5:4 A. 15:19
2013 1000 38% __ B. 13:11
2014 __ 60% 7:5 C. 14:5
2015 2500 40% __ D. 13:5
E. 15:17
Refer to the table and answer the given questions.
Respective
Ratio of Valid
Total Number % of Valid
Year votes of male Q15.The total number of votes increased by 50%
of Votes Votes
& Valid votes from 2012 to 2016. If 16% of the votes valid in 2016,
of female what was the number of valid votes in 2016?
2011 __ __ 5:3 A. 205
B. 250
2012 500 __ 5:4
C. 120
2013 1000 38% __ D. 140
2014 __ 60% 7:5 E. 130
2015 2500 40% __
Refer to the table and answer the given questions.
Respective
Ratio of Valid
Total Number % of Valid
Year votes of male
of Votes Votes
& Valid votes
Q16. If the average number of valid votes in 2012
of female and 2015 was 635, what percent of total votes
valid in 2012?
2011 __ __ 5:3
A. 30%
2012 500 __ 5:4 B. 31%
2013 1000 38% __ C. 54%
D. 40%
2014 __ 60% 7:5
E. 50%
2015 2500 40% __
Read the following information carefully
and answer the questions.
Five sports Cricket, Tennis, Badminton,
Baseball and Hockey are played in a college
sports day. The total number of players in
this sports competition is 4000. The ratio
between the women and men players is 1:3.
Out of the total number of players, 25%
played cricket, 550 players played
Badminton, 10% of players played tennis. The
number of Hockey players is twice the
number of Badminton players, while the
remaining players played Baseball. 30% of
the cricket players are women. Half of the
women cricketers are equal to women
badminton players. 10% of the Hockey
players are equal to women tennis players.
Hockey and Baseball have an equal number
of women players.
Q.17) What is the ratio of the women hockey players and Q.19) The number of women baseball
men badminton players? players is what percentage of the number
of men hockey players?
[1] 20:13
[2] 11:20 [1] 25%
[3] 13:20 [2] 34%
[3] 24%
[4] 11:23
[4] 15%
[5] 20:11 [5] 52%

Q.20) What is the difference between the

number of men baseball players and
Q.18) What is the total number of men players in hockey, women tennis players?
cricket and baseball? [1] 670
[1] 2320 [2] 680
[2] 2270 [3] 660
[4] 610
[3] 2310
[5] 620
[4] 2160
[5] 2115
Q21. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 250% and denominator of the fraction is increased
by ________% the fraction becomes 2/3. The original fraction is ____________.
Which of the following options satisfy the given condition?
a) 300, 5/6
b) 150, 4/5
c) 100, ¾
d) 200, 4/7
e) None of these
Q22. Meena got 420 marks in an exam which is 20% less than the passing marks. Teena got ______
marks which is 60% of the total marks in the examination. Passing marks is ________% of the total
marks in the examination. Which of the following options satisfy the given condition?
I. 750, 40
II. 600, 30
III. 900, 48
A. Both I and II
B. Both II and III
C. Both I and III
D. All I, II and III
E. Only III
Q23. There are totally _____________ students in a class. Some students like only Hindi, some
students like only English and some students like both subjects. 80% of the students like Hindi, 45% of
the students like English. Number of students who like both the subjects is _____________. Which of
the following option satisfy the given condition?

A.800, 200
B.1200, 400
C.1000, 200
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Q24. Monthly salary of Ramu is Rs.____________. He spent 30% of his salary on household
expenditure, ____________% on children’s education and 10% on other expenditure. He saved
Rs.30800.

A.40000, 2
B.56000, 5
C.60000, 6
D. 80000, 10
E. None of these
Read the following information carefully and answers the questions based on it. The bar graph given below
shows the expenditure of five companies in two quarters (T1 and T2) of a year out of total income in these two
quarters.

100%

80% Q.25) If the income of each company for T2 is twice that of T1, if
one seventh of the sum of savings of company S for both quarters is
60% Rs. 13500. Find the savings of company Q in T2 if income of Q in T1
is 60% as that of company S in T1.
40% [1] Rs. 40600
[2] Rs. 42500
20% [3] Rs. 40500
0% [4] Rs. 42600
[5] None of these
P Q R S T
T1 T2
Read the following information carefully and answers the questions based on it. The bar graph given below
shows the expenditure of five companies in two quarters (T1 and T2) of a year out of total income in these two
quarters.

100% Q.26) For company P, if the income of P in T1 and T2 is in the ratio of

2:1 and Income of P in T2 is Rs. ________ and the difference between
80% savings of T1 and T2 is ________. Find which of the following
statement(s) is/are will satisfy the blanks in the same order.
60%
I. 25000, 20000
40% II. 40000, 32000
III. 72000, 57600
20%
[1] I only
0% [2] III only
P Q R S T [3] I and II only
T1 T2 [4] II and III only
*[5] None of these
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on it. The following table gives partial
information about the number of students pursuing Masters from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
(IIM A). Students are categorized as engineers and non – engineers based on their graduation background.
Total students = total male students + total female students.

Q.27) In Mumbai, the number of male students is how much %

more/less than the number of female students?
[1] 143.82%
[2] 142.82%
[3] 145.82%
[4]144.82%
[5] None of these
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on it. The following table gives partial
information about the number of students pursuing Masters from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
(IIM A). Students are categorized as engineers and non – engineers based on their graduation background.
Total students = total male students + total female students.

Q.28) Find the total number of students belongs to Calcutta?

[1] 4800
[2] 5000
[3] 4500
[4] 5200
[5] None of these
Q29. A number when multiplied by 7 gives another number which is as much above 260 as the
original number itself is below 260 . What is 32% of the original number?
A. 16 RBI Grade B
B. 18.5 2019

C. 20.8
D. 17.5
E. None of these
Q30. Bina invested 10% of her monthly income in stocks. She spent 15% of remaining on groceries
and gave the remaining 30600 to her husband. What is the difference between the amount spent on
groceries and the investment in stocks?
RBI Grade B
A. 1930 2019
B. 1500
C. 2200
D. 1300
E. 1400
Q31. Wages of a labour are increased by 15% and his working hours are also increased by 9%.Initially
he used to earn Rs.18,000 per month for 300 hours in a month. Find his total earning in a month now
?
RBI Grade B
A. Rs.21,000 2019
B. Rs.22,563
C. Rs.23,623
D. Rs.24,868
E. Rs.23,456
Q32. On reducing the entry fee by 35% in a park, the number of people coming to the park
increased by 40%, then the percent increase or decrease in the income from the entry fee is –
A. 7% decrease RBI Grade B
B. 9% increase 2021
C. 9% decrease
D. 5% decrease
E. None of these
Q.33) Maya’s monthly salary is 60% more than that of Swevi. Both Swevi and Maya, out of their respective monthly RBI Grade B
salary, pay equal sum towards EMI. Out of remaining monthly salary, Maya and Swevi, spend a certain amount 2022
towards house rent. Amount that Swevi pays towards EMI is 20% of her monthly salary. Amount that Maya pays
towards house rent is ‘x’ times of that she pays towards EMI.

I: Find the total savings of Maya if her expenditure on EMI and house rent is just half of total salary. Also, EMI
expense of Swevi is Rs 30000. It is to be assumed that Maya and Swevi had only two expenses from their salaries
i.e. EMI and house rent.
II: Difference between house rents paid by Maya and Swevi is Rs 10000. House rent paid by Maya is Rs 6000 more
than EMI paid by her. If house rent paid by Swevi is 33.33% of EMI paid by Maya, then, salary of Maya is?
[a] Rs. 30000, Rs. 36000
[b] Rs. 45000, Rs. 60000
[c] Rs. 120000, Rs. 48000
[d] Rs. 75000, Rs. 48000
[e] Rs. 135000, Rs. 60000
Q.10) Solve the given four equations and find the relation between x and y.
I: 4x² - 4ax + 120 = 0 III: √2a = (8³x5²) ÷ (200√2)
II: 2y² - 26y + 7b = 0 23𝑥3 × 25
2a x ½ = 1
III: √2a = (8³ x 5²) ÷ (200√2) 25×2 2
3+

1 1
IV: b + (1.6)² ÷ (0.8)² = [(2.4)² ÷ (0.6)²] a x = 3 x 3 – (3+ )
2 2
a = 11
[1] x> y IV: b + (1.6)² ÷ (0.8)² = [(2.4)² ÷ (0.6)²]
1.6×1.6 2.4×2.4
[2] x< y 𝑏+ =
0.8×0.8 0.6×0.6
[3] x ≥ y b + 4 = 16
[4] x ≤ y b = 12
[5] Either x = y or the relation cannot be established I: 4x² - 4ax +120 = 0
x²-11x +30 = 0
x²-5x-6x+30 = 0
x = 5 and 6
II: 2y² - 26y + 7b = 0
2y² - 14y – 12y + 84 = 0
14 12
y= 𝑎𝑛𝑑 = 7 and 6
2 2
so x ≤ y
Directions (Q. 17-18): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow.
In the following questions an equation followed by some information is given. You have to choose
best suitable option.
x2 – Kx – 64 = 0
Root of the equation are a and b. Value of (a – b) = 20
Q17. Find the value of a2 + b2.
A. 264
B. 272
C. 296
D. 308
E. None of these
Directions (Q. 17-18): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow.
In the following questions an equation followed by some information is given. You have to choose
best suitable option.
x2 – Kx – 64 = 0
Root of the equation are a and b. Value of (a – b) = 20

Q18. Find the value of (k + 4)2 and k > 0.

A. 169
B. 196
C. 225
D. 256
E. Cannot be determine
I.22-23) Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on
it.
Column – I Column – II
1. X2 – 23x + M = 0 i) Negative roots lies between (-20)
and (-30)
a and b are the roots of the
equation such that (a-b) = 7
1. Y2 + 17y – N = 0 i) One of the root is a perfect cube

2. c and d are the roots of the

equation such that (d-c) = -29
1. Z2 – 32z – O = 0
e and f are the roots of the
equation such that (e-f) = 46
i) If one root is (-n) then HCF of [-(-
n)] the other root is 8. If both
roots are positive then LCM is
120.
Q.22) Find which of the following statement(s) is/are true in
the context of the above given table.
(I) a:e = 5:13
(II) When (b-f)2 is divided by 13 then the remainder is 4.
(III) On adding 216 to the difference of e and b, then the
number is exactly divisible by 15.
[1] Only I
[2] Only I and III
[3] All I, II and III
[4] Only II Q.23) Find which of the following matches is/are true.

[5] Only I and II [1] 1 – i, 2 – iii, 3 – ii

[2] 1 – ii, 2 – iii, 3 – ii
[3] 1 – ii, 2 – i
[4] 1 – i, 2 – ii, 3 - iii
[5] 2 – iii, 3 – i
Q.31) Given below are three equations i.e. 'I', 'II' and 'III'. If
roots of the equation 'I' are 'p' and 'q', respectively such that
p > q while the roots of the equation 'II' are 'm' and 'n'
respectively such that m > n, then find the value of 'K'. RBI Grade B
2023
I. 2x²- 6(x + 4) = 3x + 11
II. 2y²- 12(y - 4) = 7y + 6
III. (15m/2) - 8q = 9p - 4n + K²
[1] 11
[2] 4
[3] 7
[4] 9
[5] 14
Q.32) Which of the following pair of symbols will define the relation between Quantity I and Quantity II
and between Quantity II and Quantity III respectively?
A. =
B. > RBI Grade B
C. < 2023
D. ≥
E. ≤
F. # (relation cannot be established)
'p', 'q' and 'r' are three distinct positive roots of the given equation such that 'p' > 'q' > 'r'.
x³- 9x²+ 23x - 15 = 0
Quantity I: Find the value of '8p'.
Quantity II: Find the value of (q + 40).
Quantity III: Find the value of (r X 20).
[1] C, B
[2] B, C
[3] A, B
[4] B, A
[5] C, A