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Exam: SSC CGL Subject: Quantitative Aptitude Topic: Percentage

Total Questions: 20

Q1. Two numbers are 20% and 50% more than a third number. By what percentage is the second number more than the first number?

20% 25% 30% 35%
Q2. If the population of a city increases by 5% annually, and the current population is 20000, what will be the population after one year?

21000 21500 22000 22500
Q3. If 25% of a number is subtracted from itself, the result is 300. What is 15% of that number?

180 200 220 240
Q4. A shopkeeper marks his goods 50% above the cost price and then offers a discount of 20% on the marked price. If he sells the goods for Rs. 4320, what is the cost price?

Rs. 3000 Rs. 3200 Rs. 3600 Rs. 4000
Q5. If 40% of (A - B) = 30% of (A + B), then what percentage of A is B?

14.28% 20% 25% 28.57%
Q6. If 40% of a number is 20, then 30% of that number is:

15 20 25 30
Q7. If the price of a commodity is increased by 25%, by what percentage should it be reduced to restore its original value?

20% 25% 30% 15%
Q8. A man spends 70% of his salary. If his salary is increased by 20%, he spends Rs. 5100. Find his original salary, given that he saves 30% of his increased salary.

Rs. 15000 Rs. 18000 Rs. 20000 Rs. 25000
Q9. Find the profit percentage if an item is bought for Rs. 80 and sold for Rs. 100.

10% 15% 20% 25%
Q10. A company pays its sales representatives a commission of 6% on the first Rs. 25,000 of sales and 10% on sales above Rs. 25,000. If a representative earned Rs. 4,500 in commission, what were their total sales?

Rs. 25,000 Rs. 30,000 Rs. 35,000 Rs. 40,000
Q11. A reduction of 20% in the price of apples enables a person to buy 10 more apples for $40. What is the reduced price per apple?

$0.50 $0.80 $1.00 $1.25
Q12. A person buys 11 articles for ₹100 and sells 10 articles for ₹110. What is his overall profit percentage?

10% 21% 11% 20%
Q13. If the cost of a commodity decreases by 10%, what is the percentage increase in consumption to keep the expenditure the same?

10% 11.11% 12.5% 15%
Q14. A shopkeeper buys an article for Rs. 800 and sells it for Rs. 960. What is the profit percentage?

15% 20% 25% 30%
Q15. The population of a village decreases by 15% in one year and increases by 10% the next year. What is the net percentage change over the two years?

6.5% decrease 6.5% increase 5% decrease 5% increase
Q16. What is the probability of getting a sum of 7 when two dice are thrown simultaneously?

1/6 5/36 7/36 1/12
Q17. If the price of a book is reduced by 25% and the quantity sold increases by 20%, what is the effect on the total revenue?

10% decrease 5% decrease No change 5% increase
Q18. A man spends 70% of his income. If his income increases by 20% and his expenditure increases by 15%, then his savings increase by:

30% 32% 35% 40%
Q19. A salesman's commission increased from 5% to 7%. If his commission amount increased by Rs. 200, what was his original sales amount?

Rs. 8000 Rs. 9000 Rs. 10000 Rs. 12000
Q20. The sum of two numbers is 150. If one number is 20% of the sum, what is the other number?

120 130 100 110

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