QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE - PERCENTAGE SET 01

PERCENTAGE

1. What percent of a day in 6 hours?
A.25%        B.52%        C.50%        D.5%

 
2. Two-fifth of one-third of three seventh of a number is 15.What is 40% of that number?
A.501        B.105        C.525        D.150
 

3. The population of a town is 176000.If it increase at the rate of 5% per annum, what will be its population 2 years hence?
A.194000        B.194040        C.190440        D.194104
 

4. The length and breadth of a rectangle are increased by 20% and 30%.The area of the resulting rectangle exceeds the area of the original rectangle?
A.50%        B.65%        C.56%        D.156%
 

5. Water tax is increased by 20% but its consumption is decreased by 20%.Then increase or decrease in the expenditure of the money is
A.40%        B.4%        C.96%        D. None of the above.
 

6. Sugar contain 5% water .What quantity of pure Sugar should be added to 10 liters of water to reduce this to 2%.
A.5lit        B.6lit        C.10lit        D.15lit
 

7. In an election between 2 candidates, Candidate who gets 40% of the total vote defeated by 15000.The no of votes polled by winner
A.10000        B.45000        C.30000        D.6000
 

8. The price of a fan is decreased by 20%.as a result of which the sale increased by 40%.What will be the effect on the total revenue of the shop?
A.12%        B.10%        C.20%        D.30%
 

9. Raj save 10%, after 2 years when his income is increased by 10%,he could save the same money then how much his expenditure increased?
A.10%        B.20%        C.5%        D.15%
 

10. If x% of y is equal to z then what percentage of z is x?
A. y2  /100    B. x  2/100    C.100 2/y    D.100  2/x

Answer Keys:
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. A
10. C