QUANT QUIZ ON PERCENTAGE

QUANT QUIZ ON PERCENTAGE

1.     The difference of 2 numbers is 20% of the larger number. If the small number is 20, 

       then the larger number is:

(1) 25                                  (2) 46

(3) 27                                  (4) 82

(5) None of these

2.     When any number is divided by 12, then dividend becomes 1/4^th of the other number. 

        By how much percent 1^st number is greater than the 2^nd ?

(1) 165                                (2) 200

(3) 300                                (4) 400

(5) None of these

3.     If one number is 80% of the other and 4 times the sum of their squares is 656, then the numbers are

(1) 6,8                                 (2) 8,10

(3) 16,20                             (4) 10,15

(5) None of these

4.     Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B.

          Find the ratio of A:B.?

(1) 1:2                                 (2) 3:1

(3) 3:4                                 (4) 4:3

(5) None of these

5.     3 candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes resp. 

          What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?

(1) 57%                               (2) 77%

(3) 80%                               (4) 90%

(5) None of these

6.     The population of a town increased from 175000 to 262500 in a decade. 

        The average percent increase of population per year is:

(1) 7%                                 (2) 5%

(3) 9%                                 (4) 8.75%

(5) None of these

7.     A student multiplied a number by 3 instead by 5/3. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

       (1) 36%                              (2) 44%

       (3) 55%                              (4) 35%

(5) None of these

8.     A tempo is insured to the extent of 4% of its original value. If the premium on it at the rate of 1.3 percent amounts to 910, 

       the original value of the tempo is:

(1) 78000                             (2) 78500

(3) 80000                             (4) 87500

(5) None of these

9.     When 15% is lost in grinding wheat, a country can export 30 lakh tons of wheat. 

     On the other hand, if 10% is lost in grinding, it cdan export 40 lakh tons of wheat. 

        The production of wheat in the country is:

(1) 40 lakh tons                   (2) 400 lakh tons

(3) 200 lakh tons                  (4) 900 lakh tons

(5) None of these

10.  In a competitive exam in state A, 6% candidates got selected from the total appeared candidates. 

        State B had an equal number of candidates appeared and 7% candidates got selected with 80 more candidates got selected than A. 

       What was the number of candidates appeared from each State?

(1) 7600                              (2) 8000

(3) 8300                              (4) 4000

(5) None of these

ANSWERS

1 (1)                  2 (2)                  3 (2)

4 (4)                  5 (1)                  6 (2)

7 (5)                  8 (4)                  9 (3)

10 (2)