Railways Quantitative Aptitude Percentage Sample Paper

done Percentage Sample Test Paper-8 Total Questions - 20    [Download]

• question_answer1)
  If x is less than y by 25% then y exceeds x by
  A)
   \[33\frac{1}{3}%\]
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  B)
          25%
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  C)
   75%                
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  D)
   \[66\frac{2}{3}%\]
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• question_answer2)
  A tank is fall of milk. Half of the milk is removed and the tank is filled with water. Again half of the mixture is substituted by water. This operation is repeated thrice. The percentage of milk after third operation is
  A)
   33.5% 
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  B)
   55%
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  C)
   12.5% 
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  D)
   50%
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• question_answer3)
  A large watermelon weighs 20 kg with 96% of its weight being water. It is allowed to staud in the sun and some of the water evaporation so that now, only 95%, of its weight is water. Its reduced weight will be
  A)
   18 kg   
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  B)
   17 kg
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  C)
   16.5 kg
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  D)
   16 kg
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• question_answer4)
  The population of a city is 155625, for every 1000 men, there are 1075 women. If 40% of men and 24% of women be literate, then what is the percentage of literate people in the city?
  A)
   30%                
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  B)
   32%
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  C)
   \[32\frac{10}{15}%\]    
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  D)
          \[31\frac{59}{83}%\]
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• question_answer5)
  In an election there were two candidates X and Y, 20% of voters did not vote. 10% of the polled votes were declared invalid. X received 50% votes of polling and won by 600 votes. The total number of voters, was
  A)
   7000   
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  B)
   7200
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  C)
   7500               
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  D)
   7650
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• question_answer6)
  A man loses 12.5% of his money and after spending 70% of the remainder, has Rs. 210 left. At first the man had
  A)
   Rs. 720
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  B)
   Rs. 600
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  C)
   Rs. 800
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  D)
   Rs. 880
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• question_answer7)
  When a number is first increased by 30% and then is reduced by 20%, then the number
  A)
   Decreases by 4%
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  B)
   doesn't change
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  C)
   Increases by 4%
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  D)
   None of these
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• question_answer8)
  In measuring the sides of a rectangle errors of 5% and 3% in excess are made. The error percent in the calculated area is
  A)
   7.15%
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  B)
          6.25%
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  C)
   8.15% 
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  D)
   8.35%
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• question_answer9)
  In a certain examination there were 2500 candidates, of them 20% are girls and the rest boys. Suppose 5% of boys and 40% of girls failed. The percentage of candidates who passed was
  A)
   70%                
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  B)
   88%
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  C)
   66%                
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  D)
   80%
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• question_answer10)
  A person saves 20% of his income every year. If his yearly increase in income is 10%, then his savings increases every year by
  A)
   10%                
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  B)
   6%
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  C)
   5%                  
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  D)
   4%
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• question_answer11)
  A number is increased by 20% and then again by 20%. By what percent should the increased number be reduced so as to get back the original number?
  A)
   30%                
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  B)
   42%
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  C)
   44%    
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  D)
   41%
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• question_answer12)
  In an examination, a student who gets 20% of the maximum marks fails by 5 marks. Another student who gets 30% of maximum marks gets 20 marks more than the pass mark. The necessary percentage required for passing is
  A)
   23%                
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  B)
   20%
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  C)
   32%    
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  D)
   22%
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• question_answer13)
  On a test containing 150 questions carrying 1 mark each, Mohan answered 80% of first 75 questions correctly. What percent of the other 75 questions does he need to answer correctly to score 60% in the examination?
  A)
   50%                
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  B)
   60%
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  C)
   20%                
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  D)
   40%
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• question_answer14)
  If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 140% and the denominator is increased by 150%, the resultant fraction is \[\frac{4}{15}.\] what the original fraction is.
  A)
   \[\frac{4}{18}\]            
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  B)
   \[\frac{5}{18}\]
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  C)
   \[\frac{3}{10}\]            
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  D)
   \[\frac{3}{5}\]
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• question_answer15)
  Entry fee in an exhibition was Rs. 1. Later this was reduced by 25% which increased the sale by 20%. Find the percentage increase in the number of visitors.
  A)
   50%                
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  B)
   70%
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  C)
   60%                
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  D)
   40%
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• question_answer16)
  A mixture of 70 litres of wine and water contains 10% of water. How much water must be added to make the water 12.5% of the resulting mixture?
  A)
   1 litre  
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  B)
   2 litre
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  C)
   3 litre  
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  D)
   4 litre
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• question_answer17)
  A student secures 90%, 60% and 54% marks in test papers with 100, 150 and 200 respectively as maximum marks. The percentage of his aggregate is
  A)
   64%                
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  B)
   70%
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  C)
   72%    
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  D)
   68%
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• question_answer18)
  In a competition 10,000 boys and 12,000 girls have appeared. If 26% of boys and 15% of girls could qualify, what is the overall % of students who could not qualify the test?
  A)
   80%                
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  B)
   60%
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  C)
   70%                
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  D)
   40%
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• question_answer19)
  A man's working hours per day were increased by 20% and his wages per hour were increased by 15%. By how much percent are his earnings (daily wages) increased?
  A)
   38%                
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  B)
   39%
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  C)
   40%    
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  D)
   19%
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• question_answer20)
  A businessman allows two successive discounts of 20% and 10%. If he gets Rs. 108 for an article, then its marked price is
  A)
   Rs. 124
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  B)
   Rs. 140
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  C)
   Rs. 150
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  D)
   Rs. 170
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