Percentage, SI & CI Level 1 test

Question No: 1

75% of a number exceeds 65% of that number by 80. What is twice that number?

800
1000
1200
1600

Question No: 2
Hursh wanted to subtract 5 from a number. Unfortunately, he added 5 instead of subtracting. Find
the percentage change in the result.

300%
66.66%
50 %
Cannot be determined

Question No: 3
By selling bouquets for Rs.63, a florist gains 5%. At what price should he sell the bouquets to gain
10% on the cost price?

Rs.66
Rs.69
Rs.72
Rs.72.50

Question No: 4
Gugan obtained a total of 1313 marks out of 1400 in an examination. What is his approximate
percentage in the examination?

25
60
45
None

Question No: 5
A sum of money doubles itself in 5 years. In how many years will it become eightfold (if interest is
compounded)?

15
10
20
12
Question No: 6
How much is 80% of 40 is greater than 4/5 of 25?

4
6
12
16

Question No: 7
A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The
maximum marks are :

500
600
800
1000

Question No: 8
40% of 80 is x% more than 20% of 120. Find x.

33.33%
35.33%
38.33%
39.33%

Question No: 9
A money-lender finds that due to a fall in the rate of interest from 13% to 12.5 %, his yearly income
diminishes by Rs.104. What is his capital?

Rs 28000
Rs 20800
Rs 32000
Rs 22000

Question No: 10
Priyanka’s income is less than Tanya’s by 25%. By how much is Tanya’s income greater than
Priyanka’s?

37 2/5%
23 2/3%
43 3/4%
33 1/3%

Question No: 11
A cricket team played 48 matches. The team won 16 matches and lost 8 matches. 24 matches ended
in a draw. What percent of the total matches did the team lose?

11.11%
75%
16.66%
35%
Question No: 12
Successive discounts of 20% and 5% are equivalent to what single discount?

37%
26%
24%
34%

Question No: 13
In a college of 1335 students, 60% are boys. Find the number of girls and the number of boys in the
college.

924, 221
691, 404
802, 333
534, 801

Question No: 14
A man spends 35% of his income on food, 25% on children's education, and 80% of the remaining on
house rent. What percent of his income he is left with?

8%
4%
5%
9%

Question No: 15
Sambhu buys rice at Rs.10/kg and puts a price tag on it so as to earn a profit of 20%. However, his
faulty balance shows 1000 gm when it is actually 800 gm. What is his actual gain percentage?

50%
40%
18%
10%

Question No: 16
The current birth rate per thousand is 30, whereas the corresponding death rate is 10 per thousand.
Find the net growth rate in terms of population increase in percent.

1.5 %
2%
2.5 %
3%

Question No: 17
After selling 5% of a quantity of sugar, 5 Kg of sugar remains. Find the total quantity of sugar.

19
5.26
10
95
Question No: 18
Rs. 12000 amounts to Rs. 20736 in 3 years at r% p.a. of compound interest. What is the value of r?

10%
25%
12%
20%

Question No: 19
What percent of a day is 12 hours?

25
60
50
45

Question No: 20
What sum of money will produce Rs.6000 as interest in 2 years at 6% per annum simple interest?

6720
80000
8850
50000

Question No: 21
The population of Delhi increases very rapidly @10% p.a. and 3 years ago its population was 2 lakh.
What is present population?(approx.)

265000
266200
255000
235000

Question No: 22
A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had

588
600
700
720

Question No: 23
Due to irregular working habits of Ramachandran, his salary was reduced by 20% but after some
months his salary was increased to the original salary. What is the percentage increase in salary of
Ramachandran?

25%
35%
30%
15%
Question No: 24
Two numbers are less than a third number by 40% and 47% respectively. How much per cent is the
second number less than the first? (approx)

98%
88%
90%
None of these

Question No: 25
Suresh scored 384 marks out of 450. What percent marks did he get ?

80%
82.33%
85.33%
86.33%

Question No: 26
If A gets 10% more than B, then B gets …. less than A.

9 1/11 %
9%
10%
11%

Question No: 27
A sum of Rs.5000 at CI becomes double in 5 years. In 20 years it will be

Rs.100000
Rs.80000
Rs.50000
Rs.20000
Question No: 28
The difference of 13% and 12% of a sum in one year is Rs.110. Then what is the sum?

Rs 13,000
Rs 12000
Rs.11000
Rs.10000

Question No: 29
Raju derives an annual income of Rs.688.25 from Rs.10,000 invested partly at 8% p.a. and partly at
5% p.a. simple interest. How much of his money is invested at 5%?

Rs.5,000
Rs.4,225
Rs.4,800
Rs.3,725
Question No: 30
At the style cloth emporium the shopkeeper measures 20% less for every meter of cloth also he
marks up goods by 20%. What is the profit percentage?

50%
80%
75%
none of these