Question: If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the following is true? [A]. A is smaller than B. [B]. A is greater than B [C]. Relationship between A and B cannot be…

Question: If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as: [A]. 4% of a [B]. 5% of a [C]. 20% of a [D]. None of these Answer: Option A Explanation: 20% of a = b  …

Question: Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are: [A]. 39, 30 [B]. 41, 32…

Question: In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The number of students above 8 years of age is of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the…

Question: In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was:…

Question: A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had: [A]. 588 apples [B]. 600 apples [C]. 672 apples [D]. 700 apples Answer: Option D Explanation: Suppose originally he had x…

Question: A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets? [A]. 45% [B]. 45 5 % 11 [C]. 54 6 % 11 [D].…

Question: Gauri went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items?…

Question: What is the percentage error in the calculation? [A]. 34% [B]. 44% [C]. 54% [D]. 64% Answer: Option D Explanation: Let the number be x. Then, error = 5 x – 3 x = 16 x. 3 5 15…

Question: The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is: [A]. 4.37% [B]. 5% [C]. 6% [D]. 8.75% Answer: Option B Explanation: Increase in 10 years =…