1. If the decreasing 120 by x% gives the same result 4.

Sudha decided to donate 12% of her monthly

as increasing 40 by x% then x% of 210 is what
income to an orphanage. On the day of
percent less than (x + 20)% of 180?
x x donation, she changed her decision and donated
a sum of Rs. 4800 which was equal to 80% of
what she had decide earlier. What is 27% of her
x x
monthly income?
x
x
x x

(a) (b) 18
(c) 20 (d)

2. When the price of an item was reduced by 20%,

then the sale increased by x%. If there is an
increase of 60% in receipt of the revenue, then (a) Rs. 14040 (b) Rs. 11934
the value of x is:
(c) Rs. 13500 (d) Rs. 13959

x
5. The population of a town has increased by 5% at
x the end of the first year and decreased by 4% at
(a) 100 (b) 96 the end of second year. If the population at the
(c) 80 (d) 120
end of second year was 55,12,248, then the
3. The price of an article increase by 20% every population at the beginning of first year was:
year. If the difference between the prices at the
end of the third and fourth years is Rs. 259.20,
then 40% of the price (in Rs.) at the end of the
second year is:

(a) 384 (b) 432 (a) 54,68,500 (b) 56,23,012

(c) 472 (d) 484 (c) 53,00,420 (d) 55,72,950
6. In an examination, Shreya scored 84 out of 90 in 9. The price of sugar has increased by 18%. A
Mathematics, 45 out of 50 in science, 23 out of person wants to increase the expenditure by
25 in Computer Science and 68 out of 80 in 12% only. By what percent, correct to one
English. In which subject did Shreya score the decimal place, should he decrease his
highest percentage? consumption?

(a) Science (b) English (a) 5.3% (b) 5.1%

(c) Computer Science (d) Mathematics (c) 5.6% (d) 6%

7. The number first increased by 16% and then 10.

increased by 14%. The number, so obtained, is Lakhs but tax on income that he has to pay has
now decreased by 30%. What is the net increase reduced from 20% to 16%. He now pays the
or decrease percent in the original number same amount of tax as earlier. What is his new
(nearest to an integer)? total income (in Rs lakhs)?

(a) No decrease (b) 7% decrease (a) 80 (b) 120

(c) 9% decrease (d) 6% increase (c) 60 (d) 100

8. If the price of petrol increase by 19% and Sunita 11. With reference to a number greater than one,
intends to spend only an additional 12% on the difference between itself and its reciprocal is
petrol, by what percent should she reduce the 25% of the sum of itself and its reciprocal. By
quantity of petrol purchased (nearest to an how much percentage (correct one decimal
integer)? place) is the fourth power of the number greater
than its square?

(a) 64.5 (b) 62.5

(a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 66.7 (d) 57.8
(c) 8 (d) 7
12. If 60% of (x-y) = 45% of (x+y) and y= k% of x, then 16. Anuja owns of a property. If 30% of the
21% of k is equal to:
property that she owns is worth Rs. 1,25,000
x-y x+y y then 45% of the value (in Rs.) of the property is:
x k k
(a) 3 (b) 6
(c) 1 (d) 7

13. When the price of sugar increased by 28%, a

family reduced the consumption per month such
(a) 2,81,250 (b) 2,62,500
that the expenditure on sugar was only 12%
(c) 2,25,000 (d) 2,70,000
more than the earlier one. If the family
consumed 18.4kg sugar per month earlier, what
17. If decreasing 110 by x% gives the same result as
is its new consumption of sugar per month?
increasing 50 by x%, then x% of 650 is what
percentage more than (x+20)% of 180?
x x

x x

(a) 136% (b) 90%

(a) 15.75 kg (b) 16.1 kg (c) 154% (d) 80%
(c) 15.8 kg (d) 16.6 kg
18. The monthly salary of a person was Rs. 50,000.
14. If A is 48% more than B and C is 60% less than He used to spend n family expenses(E), Taxes (T),
the sum of A and B, then A is what percentage charity (C), and the rest were his savings, E was
more than C? 60% on the income, T was 20% of E, and C was
15% of T. When his salary got raised by 40%, he
A B C A B
maintained the percentage level of E, but T
A C becomes 30% of E, and C becomes 20% of T. The
difference between two savings (in Rs) is:

(a) 50.2 (b) 49.2

(c) 49.8 (d) 50.8 E T C
E
15. A is 80% more than B and C is less than
the sum of A and B. By what percent is C less
T E C T
than A?
A B C A B E
C A T E C T

(a) 30 (b) 25
(c) 15 (d) 20
(a) 250 (b) 130
(c) 220 (d) 128
19. What percentage of Rs. 124 is Rs. 49.60? 23. The income of A is 45% more than the income of
B and the income of C is 60% less than sum of
the incomes of A and B. The income of D is 20%
(a) 40 (b) 250 more than of C. If the difference between the
(c) 16 (d) 123 incomes of B and D is Rs. 13,200, then the
income (in Rs.) of C is:
A B
20. The price of sugar is increased by 17%. A person
C A B
wants to increase his expenditure by 7% only. By
what percentage is correct to one decimal place. D C B
Should he reduce his consumption? D
C
(a) 73500 (b) 72500
(c) 75000 (d) 72000

24. If a number is first increased by 15%, then

reduced by 15%, it results in 782. If the same
number is first reduced by 25%, then increased
by 25% and again reduced by 20%, then what
will be the resulting number?
(a) 8.5% (b) 8.3%
(c) 8.7% (d) 8.1%

21. Salary of A increased by 8% in the year 2015 as

compared to 2014 and decreased by 6% in the
year 2016 as compared to 2015. If his salary was
Rs. 2,34,778 in 2016, his salary (round off to
nearest whole number) in 2014 was: (a) 750 (b) 150
(c) 600 (d) 712
A
25. Rajan spent 10% of his salary on rent. He spent
20% of the remaining part of the salary on
transport. After which he spent 40% of the
balance of the salary on food. Further, he spent
80% of the balance on various bills. He deposits
Rs. 5000 in the bank and kept the remaining Rs.
1480 for his own petty expenditure. Find his
(a) Rs. 2,34,987 (b) Rs. 2,38,347 monthly salary (in Rs.).
(c) Rs. 2,36,402 (d) Rs. 2,31,263

22. If 80% of X is 36 more than 60% of Y and 120% of

X is equal to Y, then the difference between X
and Y is:
X Y

X Y X Y

(a) 90 (b) 100

(a) 82500 (b) 80000
(c) 60 (d) 80
(c) 64800 (d) 75000
26. The present population of a village is 15280. If 29. The present population of a village (males and
the number of males increases by 25% and the females) is 7640. If the number of males
number of females increases by 15%, then the increases by 25% and the number of females
population will become 18428. The difference increases by 15%, then the population will
between present population of males and become 9214. The difference between the
females in the village is: present population of males and females in the
village is:

(a) 1840 (b) 1380

(c) 920 (d) 2760
(a) 820 (b) 960
(c) 940 (d) 920
27. Radha saves x% of her income. If her income
increased by 28% and the expenditure increased
30. Ramesh saves of his monthly salary.
by 20%, then her savings increased by 40%.
What is the value of x? When his expenses are increased by 20%, he is
x able to save Rs. 4,080 per month. His monthly
salary is:

x
(a) 35 (b) 40
(c) 50 (d) 25
(a) Rs. 35,000 (b) RS. 38,000
28. The price of commodity increases by 28%. (c) Rs. 34,000 (d) Rs. 30,000
However, the expenditure on it increases by
12%. What is the percentage increase of 31. When the price of an item was reduced by 20%,
decrease in its consumption? its sales increased by x%. If there is an increase
of 25% in the receipt of the revenue, then the
value of x is:

x
(a) 16% Increase
(b) 12.5% Decrease
(c) 12.5% Increase
(a) 53.84% (b) 55.75%
(d) 16% Decrease
(c) 56.25% (d) 61.5%
32. A, B and C are three positive numbers such that 35. A number is mistakenly multiplied by instead
the average of three-fifth of A and 30% of B is
of being multiplied by . What is the percentage
13.5, and the average of times of B and 25% of
change in the result due to this mistake?
C is 15. If A is equal to times of C, then the
sum of all three numbers A, B, and C is:
A B C
A B 30%

B 25%

A (a) (b)
A B C (c) (d)
(a) 125 (b) 135
(c) 145 (d) 120
36. 35% of the students in a college are girls and the
rest are boys. The total number of students in
33. Raghav spends 80% of his income. If his income
the college is 2800. 75% of the boys and 85% of
increases by 12% and his expenditure increases
the girls passed the final examination. The
by 17.5%, then what is the percentage decrease
in his saving? percentage of total students who passed the
final examination is:

(a) 12% (b) 10%

(c) 8% (d) 15%

34. In an examination of 180 marks of subject, 75% (a) 78% (b) 82%
marks are allocated for theory and the rest for (c) 78.55 (d) 80%
project work. Veena scored 60% in theory. What
percentage of marks must be she score in the 37. A man sells two articles for Rs. 620 each, one at
project to achieve an overall 62% marks in the a profit of 24% and the other at a loss of 24%.
subject? What is his loss/profit percent the whole
transaction?

(a) Loss, 12 (b) Profit 12

(a) 65 (b) 66 (c) Loss, 5.76 (d) Profit, 5.76
(c) 68 (d) 64
38. If decreasing 180 by x% gives the same result as 41. A number is decreased by 35%, then increased
increasing 60 by x%, then x% of 410 will be more by 25% and then further increased by 15%. What
than (x+20)% of 210 (correct to two decimal is the net increase/decrease percentage in the
places) by: number (correct to the nearest integer)?
x x

(a) 36.57% (b) 37.57% (a) 6% increase

(c) 31.67% (d) 39.46% (b) 15% decrease
(c) 14% increase
39. The price of an article increases by 5% every (d) 7% decrease
year. If the difference between its price at the
end of the second and the third year is Rs. 52.50, 42. A invested 30% more than B. B invested 40% less
then what will be its price at the end of the first than C, who invested Rs. 8,000. The total
year? amount invested (in Rs) by all of them together
is:
A B B C

(a) Rs. 1,000 (b) Rs. 950

(c) Rs. 840 (d) Rs. 900
(a) 14,900 (b) 19,040
(c) 10,049 (d) 10,490
40. Savita spends 20% of her monthly income on
groceries. 15% of the remaining on rent and then
43. The price of rice, per kg, is increased by 18% and
ucation and
the quantity of rice brought decreased by 22%.
others. If she saves Rs. 9,792 a month, then how
What is the percentage change in the amount
much (in Rs.) does she spend on rent?
spent on rice?

(a) 7.96% decrease

(b) 11.2% increase
(a) 3,960 (b) 4,450 (c) 19.25% increase
(c) 4,200 (d) 4,320 (d) 12.64% decrease
44. In a factory with 400 employees, the ratio of the 47. A fruit seller sells 45% of the oranges that he has
number of male employees to that of female along with one more orange to a customer. He
employees is 5 : 3. There are 87.5% regular then sells 20% of the remaining oranges and 2
employees in the factory. If 92% of male more oranges to a second customer. He then
employees are regular employees, then what is sells 90% of the now remaining oranges to a
the percentage of regular female employees? third customer and is still left with 5 oranges.
How many oranges did the fruit seller have
initially?

(a) 80% (b) 78%

(c) 87.5% (d) 85%

45. The price of an item is reduced by 20%. As a

(a) 111 (b) 120
result, customer can get 2 kg more of it for
(c) 100 (d) 121
Rs360. Find the original price (in Rs) per kg of the
item.
48. A reduction of 20% in the price of banacas
enables a customer to buy 6 more bananas for
Rs80. What is the reduced price of bananas per
dozen (in Rs)?

(a) 40 (b) 45
(c) 48 (d) 36

46. In an election between two candidates, 5% of

(a) 36 (b) 32
the registered voters did not cast their vote. 10%
of the votes were found to be either invalid or of (c) 40 (d) 35
NOTA. The winning candidate received 60%
votes in his favour and won the election by 49.
17271 votes. Find the number of registered grandmother. The grandmother weighs 26 kg
voters. s husband, whose weight

Ankita, then what is the weight (in kg) of

NOTA
kg
kg
kg
(a) 100000 (b) 102500 kg
(c) 90525 (d) 101000 (a) 36 (b) 52
(c) 60 (d) 19
50. A reduction of 15% in the price of wheat enables 54. A man ordered 10 physics books and some
a housewife to buy 6 kg more for Rs2,720. The chemistry books. The price of a chemistry book
reduced price of wheat per kg (in Rs) is: is twice the price of a Physics book. While
preparing the bill, the clerk interchanged the
number of physics and chemistry books by
kg mistake. Which decreased the bill by 12.5% . the
kg ratio of the number of physics books to the
number of chemistry books in the original order
is:
(a) 68 (b) 65
(c) 75 (d) 70

51.
subsequently decreased by 50%. How much
percentage does he lose or gain?

(a) Loss of 25%

(b) Gain of 50% (a) 3:4 (b) 3:5
(c) Loss of 30% (c) 4:5 (d) 2:3
(d) Gain of 20%
55. of a number A is 22% of a number B. the
52. Kamal saves X% of her monthly income. When number B is equal to 2.5% of a third number, C.
her monthly expenditure by 20% and the If the value of number C is 5500, then the sum of
monthly income increases by 26%, then her 40% of A and 20% of B is:
monthly savings increase by 60%. What is the
value of X?
X

(a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 33 (d) 32

X 56. Varun gave 60% of the money he had to his wife.
He also gave 20% of the remaining amount to
each of his three children. Three-fifth of the
(a) 16 (b) 18 amount now left was spent on miscellaneous
(c) 15 (d) 19 items, and the remaining amount of Rs 9,600
was deposited in the bank. How much money
53. A is 120% of B and B is 65% of C. If the sum of A, did Varun have initially?
B and C is , then the value of 2C-4B+A is:
A B 120% B, C 65% A,
B C 2C-4B+A

(a) 12 (b) 15
(c) 9 (d) 10
(a) Rs 1,80,000 (b) Rs 2,00,000
(c) Rs 1,50,000 (d) Rs 6,00,000
57. Surekha spends 24% of her monthly income on 60. The monthly salary of a person was Rs.1,60,000.
groceries, 16% of it on rent and 55% of the He used to spend on three leads Personal and
remaining on children's education and others. If family expenses (P), Taxes (T) and Education
she saves Rs 5,940 in a month, then how much loan (E). The rest were his savings. P was 50% of
(in Rs) does she spend on rent? the income, E was 20% of P, and T was 15% of E.
When his salary got raised by 30%, he
maintained the percentage level of P, but E
became 30% of P and T became 20% of E. The
sum of the two savings (in Rs.) is:

P T

(a) 3,960 (b) 3,740 E P

(c) 3,300 (d) 3,520 E P T E

58. The monthly expenses of a person are

P E
more than her montly savings. If her montly
income increases by 44% and her montly P E
expenses increase by 60%, then there is an
increase of Rs. 1,040 in her monthly savings. (a) 2,11,680 (b) 1,28,160
What is the initial expenditure (in Rs.)? (c) 1,18,620 (d) 1,62,810

61. If the price of rice is raised by 28%, then by how

much per cent should a person reduce his
consumption of rice, so that his expenditure
remains the same?

(a) 12,000 (b) 13,000

(c) 9,000 (d) 10,000
(a) 22.875% (b) 21.875%
59. A save 35% of his income, if his income increase (c) 24.875% (d) 23.875%
by 20.1% and his expenditure increases by 20%, DP2022
then by what percentage do his savings increase 62. In an election between 2 parties A and B, A gets
or decrease? (correct to one decimal place) 37% of total votes cast and thus lost by 338
A votes. The total number of casted votes is (
assume none of the votes was declared invalid):
A B A

(a) 21.9% of increase

(b) 20.3% of increase
(c) 18.5% of decrease (a) 1300 (b) 1500
(d) 19.75% of decrease (c) 1200 (d) 1800
63. In an election, a candidate secures 42% of the 66. During the first year, the strength of a school
votes polled but is defeated by his only increased by 12%, in the second year it
opponent by a majority of 3080 votes, because decreased by 12% and in the third year it
increased by 10%. At the end of the third year its
of 1400 invalid votes. The percentage of invalid
strength was nearly 10842. What was the
votes is _______.
strength at the beginning of the first year?

(a) 5% (b) 3%
(a) 8000 (b) 10000
(c) 4% (d) 6%
(c) 6500 (d) 12000

64. The population of a town is1,25,000. If the 67. Raju, Ravi and Ashok contested an election. 5%
annual birth rate is 12.7% and the annual death votes polled were invalid. Raju got 30% of the
rate is 2.7%, how much will the population total votes. Ravi got 32% of the total votes. The
increase after 3 years? winner got 5136 more votes than the person
who received the least number of votes. Find the
total number of votes polled.

(a) 43,285 (b) 41,375

(c) 42,565 (d) 40,275

65. In an election between two candidates, 65% of (a) 171200 (b) 64200
the voters cast their votes, out of which 3% of (c) 171220 (d) 172100
the votes were decided to be invalid. A
candidate got 81965 votes which are 65% of the 68. In the election, 8% of the voters did not cast
total valid votes. What is the total number of their votes. Two candidates contested the
election in which the winning candidate got 48%
votes enrolled in that election?
of the total votes and won election by 1100
votes. Find the total number of voters in the
election, given that all the votes cast were valid?

(a) 200000 (b) 190000

(c) 215000 (d) 185000 (a) 25500 (b) 26500
(c) 27500 (d) 28500
69. In an election between two candidates, the
defeated candidate secured 42% of the valid
votes polled and lost the election by 7,68,400
votes. If 82,560 votes were declared invalid and
20% people did NOT cast their vote, then the
invalid votes were what percentage (rounded off
to 1 decimal place) of the votes which people did
NOT cast?

(a) 1,80,000 (b) 1,85,000

(c) 1,75,000 (d) 1,95,000

72. A mask manufacturing company manufactured

'X' number of masks in 2018. It increased its
manufacturing capacity by 30% in 2019 and then
increased its manufacturing by 15% in 2020. In
2021, its manufacturing declined by 40% due to
wear and tear of machinery. What will be the
value of 'X' if 179400 masks are manufactured in
(a) 10.6% (b) 9.8%
2021?
(c) 12.9% (d) 6.8%
'X'
70. In an election between two candidates, 12% of
voters did not cast their votes. The winner by
obtaining 68% of the total votes defeated his
contestant by 2880 votes. What was the total
number of voters who cast their votes in the
election?

'X'
(a) 180000 (b) 230000
(c) 210000 (d) 200000

(a) 5280 (b) 8000 73. A faulty weighing machine reads 1 kg when 900
(c) 4000 (d) 6000 gm is actually weighted on it. The shopkeeper
marked the price of his goods by 10%, but
71. Three candidates were participating in an unfortunately he was caught by the metrology
election. The person at third place got 20% of department and then they ordered him to repair
the total votes while the difference between the his weighing machine and gave punishment to
votes of the winner and the first runner up was sell the goods at 10% discount on cost price for a
20% of the total votes. If the difference between month. If each customer is now paying Rs20 for
the votes of the first runner up and the second 1 kg, then before the raid ___ amount they have
runner up was 37,000, how many votes did the paid for the same quantity. (Rounded off to two
winner receive? places of decimal)
 76. In an election between two candidates, 84 votes
were declared as invalid. The winning candidates
secures 62% of the valid votes and wins by 96
votes. The number of votes polled is:

(a) 641 (b) 484

(c) 424 (d) 543

77. In an election between two candidates, one

(a) Rs. 27.16 (b) Rs. 27.04 candidate got 60% of the valid votes. If the total
(c) Rs. 28.05 (d) Rs. 28.15 number of votes polled were 8850, and 10% of
the votes were invalid, then find the number of
74. Rewa has some hens and some goats. If the total
valid votes that the other candidate got.
number of animal heads is 100 and the total
number of animal feet is 348, then what is the
total number of goats with Rewa?

(a) 76 (b) 74 (a) 3816 (b) 3618

(c) 55 (d) 80 (c) 3186 (d) 3681

75. Two saleswomen, Kavitha and Kalyani, are 78. Three-seventh of voters promise to vote for A
allowed 12% and 15% commission, respectively
and the rest promise to vote for B. Of these, on
on the total sales made by them. Kavitha gets
the last day 12% of the voters went back on their
3% and Kalyani gets 5% extra bonus on the sales
over Rs 20,000. If the difference in total earning promise to vote for A and 20% of voters went
of both Kavitha and Kalyani is Rs 7,600, then back on their promise to vote for B and A lost by
234 votes. The total number of voters was:
A
B

B A

(a) Rs 19,200 (b) Rs 21,600 (a) 13,650 (b) 14,555

(c) Rs 17,800 (d) Rs 23,400 (c) 15,550 (d) 12,525
79. Total savings of X and Y is 40% of their total 83. The monthly income of a person was Rs 80,000
income. Their average expenditure is Rs 21,000. and his monthly expenditure was Rs 45,000.
What is the total salary of X and Y? Next year, his income increased by 16% and his
X Y expenditure increased by 8%. Find the
X percentage increase in his savings (correct to 2
decimal places).
Y
(a) Rs 60,000 (b) Rs 70,000
(c) Rs 65,000 (d) Rs 55,000

80. In an election between two candidates, one got

54% of the total valid votes; 8% of the votes
were invalid. If the total number of votes was
7500, then the winning candidate won by how
many votes?
(a) 25.35% (b) 44.36%
(c) 30.25% (d) 26.29%

84. In an election between two candidates, 80% of

the voters cast their votes, out of which 10% of
the votes were declared invalid. A candidate got
(a) 566 (b) 552
9,936 votes which were 60% of the total valid
(c) 574 (d) 580
votes. Find the total number of voters enrolled
in that election.
81. When income tax is 8 paisa in a rupee, a

his net income (in Rs) if the income tax is raised

to 12 paisa?

(a) 2,96,120 (b) 3,05,460 (a) 24000 (b) 23000

(c) 2,97,820 (d) 2,98,950 (c) 25500 (d) 24320

82. Ram sold two bags at Rs 1260 each. On one, he 85. A reduction of 15% in the price of washing
gained 20% and on the other, he lost 20%. Find powder enables a purchaser to obtain 5 kg more
his gain or loss percentage in the whole for Rs 1275. The original price of the washing
transaction. powder per kg is:

(a) Loss 4% (b) Loss 5%

(a) Rs. 40 (b) Rs. 50
(c) Gain 5% (d) Gain 4%
(c) Rs. 45 (d) Rs. 55
86. The ratio of the number of boys to that of girls in 89. In an election, 2% persons enrolled in the voter
a village is 5 : 3. If 40% of the boys and 60% of list did not participate and 500 votes were
the girls appeared in an examination, then the invalid. Two candidates A and B fought the
ratio of the number of boys and girls who election, and A defeated B by 200 votes. If 43%
appeared in the examination to the number who
of the persons enrolled in the voter list casted
did not appear in the same examination, is:
their votes in favour of A, then what is the
number of the total casted votes?

A B

A B

(a) 17:21 (b) 17:27 A

(c) 19:23 (d) 19:21

87. In an election, 15% of the voters on the voters

list did not cast their votes and 100 voters cast (a) 2450 (b) 2800
their ballot paper blank. There were only two (c) 3000 (d) 3250
candidate Ram and Shyam. The winner, Ram,
was supported by 69% of all the voters in the list
90. If x% of 280 = 15% of 240 + 20% of 310, then the
and he got 630 votes more than Shyam. Find the
number of voters on the list. value of x is _______.
x

x
(a) 35 (b) 38
(c) 30 (d) 40

91. Suhani pays tax at the rate of 30% on her entire

income of Rs. 90,000 and Ritika pays tax at the
rate of 40% on her entire income of Rs. y. If the
(a) 1000 (b) 1200 total rate of tax on their combined income
(c) 1300 (d) 1100 becomes 37%, then what is the value of y?

88. The price of an article is increased by r%. The

new price was decreased by r% later. Now the
latest price is Rs 1. What was the original price y
of the article?
r
r
y

(a) (b) (a) Rs 2,16,000 (b) Rs 2,13,000

(c) Rs 2,04,000 (d) Rs 2,10,000
(c) (d)
92. The ratio between monthly income and 95. In an election between two candidates, 10% of
expenditure of Vaidik is 8 : 5. If his income the voters in the voter list did not cast their
increases by 20% and his expenditure increases
vote, whereas 10% of the votes cast were found
by 30%, then find the percentage increase or
decrease in his monthly savings. to be invalid. The winning candidate got 56% of
the valid votes and won the election by a margin
of 1458 votes. What is the total number of
voters enrolled in the voter list?

(a) Increase
(b) Increase
(c) Decrease
(d) Decrease

93. In January 2022, Kriti paid an EMI, which was

22% of her monthly salary. She spent the
remaining salary on shopping of groceries and
clothes in the ratio 7 : 5. She spent Rs 18,200 on (a) 14,000 (b) 15,000
shopping of clothes. If, in February 2022, her (c) 16,000 (d) 13,000
salary increased by 16%, then what was her
salary (in Rs) in February?
96. In an examination a candidate had to sit for
three papers A, B and C. The candidate secured
75% marks in Paper A, 80% marks in Paper B,
and 60% marks in Paper C. If the weightage
assigned to Papers A, B and C were 40%, 50%
and 10%, respectively, then find the weighted
percentage of marks obtained by the candidate,
when all three papers were taken together.
A B
(a) 64,960 (b) 68,520
(c) 66,350 (d) 70,250 C A

B C
94. A dishonest shopkeeper sells mangoes at Rs
30/kg bought at Rs 20/kg and he is giving 800 g A B C
instead of 1 kg. The shopkeeper
percentage is :

(a) 77% (b) 74%

(a) 75% (b) 37.5% (c) 72% (d) 76%
(c) 50% (d) 87.5%
97. Weight of Ayush and Abhishek are in the ratio of 100. If price of an apple is reduced by 30 percent, it
enables the customers to buy 5 more apples for
and total weight of Ayush and Abhishek both Rs 140. Find the reduced rate of apple.
increases by 60 percent. If total weight becomes
104 kg, then what is the weight of Ayush after
the increment?

(a) Rs. 12 (b) Rs. 8.4

(c) Rs. 14 (d) Rs. 17
101. If 20 percent of P is added to 40 percent of Q,
then the resultant comes as 80 percent of Q. P is
what percentage of Q?

P Q
(a) 75 kg (b) 60 kg Q
(c) 72 kg (d) 69 kg
P Q

98. Due to an increase of 20 percent in the price of (a) 200% (b) 225%
(c) 150% (d) 125%
rice, the consumer decrease his consumption by
102. If price of rice is increased by 25 percent, then by
5 percent. What is the percentage change in
total expenditure? what percentage consumption of rice should be
decreased so expenditure incurred on rice gets
decreased by 40 percent ?

(a) 10% (b) 14%

(c) 15% (d) 12% (a) 52% (b) 43.33%
(c) 42% (d) 48%
99.

Q saves 20 percent of his income, then how

much percentage does P save of his own income
?
P Q

P Q

Q P

(a) 72% (b) 75%

(c) 60% (d) 68%