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1. A person who spends 663% of his income is

able to save Rs. 1,200 per month. His monthly
expenses (in Rs) is: [SSC CGL 4.7.1999]
(a) 1,200 (b) 2,400 (c) 3,000 (d) 3,200
2. If 80% of A = 50% of B and B = x% of A, then
the value of X is [SSC CGL 4.7.1999]
(a) 400
(b) 300
(c) 160 (d) 150
3. If x is 80% of y, what percent of x is y?
[SSC CGL 4.7.1999]
(a) 75%
(b) 80% (c) 100% (d) 125%
4. In a town, the population was 8000. In one
year, male population increased by 10% and
female population increased by 8% but the
total population increased by 9%. The number
of males in the town was
[SSC CGL 4.7.1999]
(a) 4000 (b) 4500 (c) 5000 (d) 6000
5. In an examination, there were 1000 boys and
800 girls. 60% of the boys and 50% of the girls
passed. Find the percent of the candidates
failed? [SSC CGL 4.7.1999]
(a) 46.4 (b) 48.4
(c) 44.4 (d) 49.6
6. If a exceeds B by 40%, B is less than C by 20%,
then A:C is [SSC CGL 4.7.1999]
(a) 28 : 25 (b) 26 : 25 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 3 : 1
7. Price of sugar rises by 20%. By how much
percent should the consumption of sugar be
reduced so that the expenditure does not
change? [SSC CGL 4.7.1999]

(a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 15

8. In a school 70% of the students are girls. The
number of boys are 510. Then the total
number of students in the school is
[SSC CGL 4.7.1999]
(a) 850
(b) 1700
(c) 1830
(d) 1900
9. An agent gets a commission of 2.5% on the
sales of cloth. If on a certain day, he gets Rs.
12.50 as commission, the cloth sold through
him on that day is worth [SSC CGL 4.7.1999]
(a) Rs. 250
(b) Rs. 500
(c) Rs. 750
(d) Rs. 1,250

10. A reduction of 20% in the price of oranges

enables a man to buy 5 oranges more for Rs.
10/-. The price of an orange before reduction
was [SSC CGL 27.2.2000]
(a) 20 paise
(b) 40 paise
(b) 50 paise
(d) 60 paise
11. In an examination a student who gets 20% of
the maximum marks fails by 5 marks. Another
student who scores 30% of the maximum
marks gets 20 marks more than the pass
marks. The necessary percentage required for
passing is [SSC CGL 27.2.2000]
(a) 32%
(b) 23%
(c) 22%
(d) 20%
12. The marked price of a watch was Rs. 720/-. A
man bought the same for Rs. 550.80 after
getting two successive discounts, the first at
10% what was the second discount rate?
[SSC CGL 27.2.2000]
(a) 12% (b) 14% (c) 15% (d) 18%
13. The arithmetic mean of the scores of a group
of students in a test was 52. The brightest 20%
of them secured a mean score of 80 and the
dullest 25% a mean score of 31. The mean
score of remaining 55% is [SSC CGL 27.2.2000]
(a) 45%
(b) 50%
(c) 51.4% approx (d) 54.6% approx
14. Half of 1 per cent written as a decimal is
[SSC CGL 27.2.2000]
(a) 0.2 (b) 0.02 (c) 0.05 (d) 0.005
15. A sells a bicycle to B at a profit of 20%. B sells it
to C at a profit of 25%. If C pays Rs. 225/- for it,
the cost price of the bicycle for A is
[SSC CGL 27.2.2000]
(a) Rs. 110/(b) Rs. 125/(c) Rs. 120/(d) Rs. 150/16. The price of an article is decreased by 10%. To
restore its former value the new price must be
increased by [SSC CGL 27.2.2000]
1

(a) 10% (b) 11% (c) 911%

(d) 11%
17. If p % of p is 36, then p is equal to
[SSC CGL 27.2.2000]
(a) 3600
(b) 600
(c) 60
(d) 15

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18. The ratio 5:4 expressed as a percent equals:
[SSC CGL 27.2.2000]
(a) 125% (b) 80% (c) 40%
(d) 12.5%
19. 2 is what percent of 50? [SSC CGL 27.2.2000]
(a) 2
(b) 2.5
(c) 4
(d) 5
20. In a class 60% of the student pass in Hindi and
45% pass in Sanskrit. If 25% of them pass in
atleast one subject, what percentage of the
students fail in both the subjects?
[SSC CGL 27.2.2000]
(a) 80%
(b) 75% (c) 20%
(d) 25%
21. If As income is 40% less than that of B, how
much percent Bs income is more than that of
A? [SSC CGL 27.2.2000]
(a) 60% (b) 40% (c) 66.66% (d) 33.33%
1
22. 0.15% of 333% of Rs. 10000 is
[SSC CGL 24.2.2002]
(a) Rs. 5 (b) Rs. 150 (c) Rs. 0.05 (d) Rs. 105
23. 30% of x is 72. The value of x is
[SSC CGL 24.2.2002]
(a) 216
(b) 240
(c) 480
(d) 640
24. If 15% of (A +B) = 25% of (A-B), then what per
cent of B is equal to A? [SSC CGL 24.2.2002]
(a) 10%
(b) 60% (c) 200% (d) 400%
25. If a number x is 10% less than another number
y and y is 10% more than 125, then x is equal
to [SSC CGL 24.2.2002]
(a) 150 (b) 143 (c) 140.55 (d) 123.75
26. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% of
a third number. What per cent is the first
number of the second? [SSC CGL 24.2.2002]
(a) 10% (b) 20% (c) 30% (d) 40%
27. Out of her total income, Neelam spends 20%
on house rent and 70% of the rest on
household expenditure. If she saves Rs. 3600,
what is her total income? [SSC CGL 24.2.2002]
(a) Rs. 15000
(b) Rs. 10500
(c) Rs. 10050
(d) Rs. 10000
28. Income of A is 10% more than income of B. Let
Bs income be x% less than As income. Find X?
[SSC CGL 24.2.2002]

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(a) 9% (b) 1011%
(c) 11% (d) 10%
29. A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40%
apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he
had [SSC CGL 24.2.2002]
(a) 588 apples
(b) 600 apples

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

(c) 672 apples

(d) 700 apples
If the price of rice is reduced by 20%, one can
buy 2 kg more for Rs. 100. The reduced price of
rice is [SSC CGL 24.2.2002]
(a) Rs. 50 per kg (b) Rs. 10 per kg
(c) Rs. 40 per kg (d) Rs. 5 per kg
Successive discounts of 20% and 10% are
equivalent to a single discount of
[SSC CGL 24.2.2002]
(a) 30% (b) 15% (c) 28% (d) 25%
The marked price of a watch is Rs. 1000. A
retailer buys it at Rs. 810 after getting two
successive discounts of 10% and another rate
which is illegible. What is the second discount
rate? [SSC CGL 24.2.2002]
(a) 15% (b) 10% (c) 8% (d) 6.5%
The price of 10 chairs is equal to that of 4
tables. The price of 15 chairs and 2 tables
together is Rs. 4000. The total price of 12
chairs and 3 tables is [SSC CGL 24.2.2002]
(a) Rs. 3750
(b) Rs. 3840
(c) Rs. 3500
(d) Rs. 3900
If As salary is 25% higher than Bs salary, how
much per cent is Bs salary lower than As?
[SSC CPO 12.1.2003]
1
(a) 16%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 332%
The price of an article was decreased by 10%
and again reduced by 10%. By what per cent
should the price have been reduced once, in
order to produced the same effect as these
two successive reductions?
[SSC CPO 12.1.2003]
(a) 15
(b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 25
The cash difference between selling prices of
an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is Rs. 3. The
ratio of the two selling prices is
[SSC CPO 12.1.2003]
(a) 51 : 52 (b) 52 : 53 (c) 51 : 53 (d) 52 : 55
A student has to obtain 33% of total marks to
pass. He got 25% of total marks and failed by
40 marks. The number of total marks is
[SSC CPO 12.1.2003]
(a) 800
(b) 300
(c) 500
(d) 1000
Find the selling price of an article if a
shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of
5% each on the marked price of Rs. 80

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39.

40.

41.

42.

43.

44.

45.

46.

[SSC CPO 12.1.2003]

(a) Rs. 70.20
(b) Rs. 70.10
(c) Rs. 72.00
(d) Rs. 72.20
1
Two numbers are respectively 122% and 25%
more than a third number. The first number as
percentage of second number is
[SSC CPO 12.1.2003]
(a) 50
(b) 60 (c) 75 (d) 90
In an examination 70% of the candidates
passed in English. 80% passed in mathematics.
10% failed in both the subject. If 144
candidates passed in both, the total number of
candidates was [SSC CGL 11.5.2003]
(a) 125
(b) 200
(c) 240
(d) 375
8% of the voters in an election did not cast
their votes. In this election, there were only
two candidates. The winner by obtaining 48%
of the total votes defeated his contestant by
1100 votes. The total number of voters in the
election was [SSC CGL 11.5.2003]
(a) 21000 (b) 23500 (c) 22000 (d) 27500
The present population of a city is 180000. If it
increases at the rate of 10% per annum, its
population after 2 years will be
[SSC CGL 11.5.2003]
(a) 207800
(b) 227800
(c) 217800
(d) 237800
A reduction of 20% in the price of salt enabled
a purchaser to obtain 4 kg more for Rs. 100.
The reduced price of salt per kg is
[SSC CGL 11.5.2003]
(a) Rs. 4 (b) Rs. 5 (c) Rs. 6.25 (d) Rs. 6.50
If 60% of As income is equal to 75% of Bs
income, then Bs income is equal to x% of As
income. The value of x is [SSC CGL 11.5.2003]
(a) 70
(b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 90
A trader marked the selling price of an article
at 10% above the cost price. At the time of
selling, he allows certain discount and suffers a
loss of 1%. He allowed the discount of
[SSC CGL 11.5.2003]
(a) 11% (b) 10% (c) 9% (d) 10.5%
By giving a discount of 10% on the marked
price of Rs. 1100 of a cycle, a dealer gains 10%.
The cost price of the cycle is
[SSC CGL 11.5.2003]

47.

48.

49.

50.

51.

52.

53.

54.

55.

(a) Rs. 1100

(b) Rs. 900
(c) Rs. 1089
(d) Rs. 891
A candidate who gets 20% marks in an
examination fails by 30 marks but another
candidate who gets 32% gets 42 marks more
than the pass mark. Then the percentage of
pass marks is [SSC CGL 11.5.2003]
(a) 52% (b) 50% (c) 33% (d) 25%
A person gave 20% of his income to his elder
son, 30% of the remaining to the younger son
and 10% of the balance, he donated to a trust.
He is left with Rs. 10080. His income was
[SSC CGL 11.5.2003]
(a) Rs. 50000
(b) Rs. 40000
(c) Rs. 30000
(d) Rs. 20000
In an examination there were 640 boys and
360 girls. 60% of boys and 80% of girls were
successful. The percentage of failure was
[SSC CGL 11.5.2003]
(a) 20 (b) 60 (c) 30.5 (d) 32.8
A number is increased by 10% and then
decreased by 10%. Finally the number
[SSC CGL 11.5.2003]
(a) does not change (b) decreases by 1%
(c) increase by 1%
(d) increase by 0.1%
The price of rice is reduced by 2%. How many
kilograms of rice can now be bought for the
money which was sufficient to buy 49 kgs of
rice earlier? [SSC CGL 8.2.2004]
(a) 48 kgs (b) 49 kgs (c) 50 kgs (d) 51 kgs
A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3
boundaries and 8 sixes. What per cent of his
total score, did he make by running between
the wickets? [SSC CGL 8.2.2004]

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(a) 45%
(b) 45% (c) 5411% (d) 55%
If both the radius and height of a right circular
cone are increased by 20%, its volume will be
increased by [SSC CGL 8.2.2004]
(a) 20% (b) 40% (c) 60% (d) 72.8%
In an examination, 52% students failed in Hindi
and 42% in English. If 17% failed in both the
subjects, what percentage of students passed
in both the subjects? [SSC CGL 8.2.2004]
(a) 38% (b) 33% (c) 23% (d) 18%
Successive discounts of 10% and 20% are
equivalent to a single discount of

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him. How much pocket money did the boy
(a) 30%
(b) 15%
(c) 28% (d) 72%
have in the beginning? [SSC CGL 8.2.2004]
56. An article is sold at a profit of 20%. If it had
(a) Rs. 2 (b) Rs. 2.50 (c) Rs. 5 (d) Rs. 10
been sold at a profit of 25%, it would have
63. Ashok has drawn an angle of measure 4527
fetched Rs. 35 more. The cost price of the
when he was asked to draw an angle of 45.
article is [SSC CGL 8.2.2004]
The percentage error in his drawing is
(a) Rs. 650 (b) Rs. 700 (c) Rs. 750 (d) Rs. 800
[SSC CPO 5.9.2004]
57. The price of an article was increased by r%.
(a) 0.5 (b) 1.0 (c) 1.5 (d) 2.0
Later the new price was decreased by r%. if the 64. The difference between a single discount of
latest price was Re. 1, then the original price
30% on Rs. 550 and two successive discounts
was [SSC CGL 8.2.2004]
of 20% and 10% on the same amount is
1 2
[SSC CPO 5.9.2004]
(a) Rs. 1
(b) Rs.
100
(a) Nil
(b) Rs. 11 (c) Rs. 22 (d) Rs. 44
1 2

(c) Rs. 100

(d) Rs. ()
65. A dealer makes a profit of 20% even after
giving a 10% discounts on the advertised price
58. If D and E are the mid points of the sides AB
of a scooter. If he makes a profit of Rs. 7500 on
and AC respectively of the ABC in the figure
the sale of the scooter, the advertised price
given here, the shaded region of the triangle is
was [SSC CPO 5.9.2004]
what per cent of the whole triangular region?
(a) Rs. 45000
(b) Rs. 47500
[SSC CGL 8.2.2004]
(c) Rs. 50000
(d) Rs. 52500
66. A number reduced by 25% becomes 225. What
per cent should it be increased so that it
becomes 375? [SSC CPO 5.9.2004]
(a) 25%
(b) 30%
(c) 35%
(d) 75%
67. 25% of the candidates who appeared in an
examination failed to qualify and only 450
candidates qualified. The number of
candidates, who appeared in the examination,
(a) 50%
(b) 25%
(c) 75%
(d) 60%
was [SSC CPO 5.9.2004]
59. The salary of a person was reduced by 10%. By
(a) 700
(b) 600
(c) 550
(d) 500
what per cent should his reduced salary be
68.
A
worker
suffers
a
20%
cut
in
his
wages.
He
raised so as to bring it at par with his original
may
regain
his
original
wages
by
obtaining
a
salary? [SSC CGL 8.2.2004]

1
rise of [SSC CPO 5.9.2004]
(a) 9% (b) 11% (c) 911%
(d) 11%
(a) 27.5% (b) 25.0% (c) 22.5% (d) 20.0%
60. The percentage increase in the area of a
69. The marked price of a watch is Rs. 800. A
rectangle, if each of its sides is increased by
shopkeeper gives two successive discounts and
20% is [SSC CGL 8.2.2004]
sells the watch at Rs. 612. If the first discount is
(a) 40%
(b) 42%
(c) 44%
(d) 46%
10%, the second discount is
61. A number is increased by 20% and then again
[SSC CGL 26.5.2005]
by 20%. By what per cent should the increased
(a) 10%
(b) 12% (c) 15%
(d) 20%
number be reduced so as to get back the
70. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50%
original number? [SSC CGL 8.2.2004]
more than a third number. These two numbers

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(a) 30% (b) 1931%

(c) 40% (d) 44%
62. A boy, after giving away 80% of his pocket
money to one companion and 6% of the
remainder to another, has 47 paise left with

are in the ratio [SSC CGL 26.5.2005]

(a) 2:5
(b) 4:5
(c) 6:7
(d) 3:5
71. 0.003 is equivalent to [SSC CISF 2010]
(a) 3% (b) 0.3% (c) 0.03% (d) 0.003%

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72. The selling price of an article is Rs. 1,920 and
the discount given is 4%. The marked price of
the article is [SSC CISF 2010]
(a) Rs. 2,400
(b) Rs. 2,000
(c) Rs. 1,600
(d) Rs. 1,200
73. The single discount, which is equivalent to
three successive discounts of 25%, 20% and
10%, is [SSC CISF 2010]
(a) 55%
(b) 54%
(c) 46%
(d) 45%
74. The value of an equipment depreciates by 20%
each year. How much less will the value of the
equipment be after 3 years? [SSC CISF 2010]
(a) 48.8%
(b) 51.2% (c) 54% (d) 60%
75. As salary is 40% of Bs salary and Bs salary is
25% of Cs salary. What percentage of Cs
salary is As salary? [SSC CISF 2010]
(a) 5%
(b) 10%
(c) 15%
(d) 20%
76. In an examination, 93% of students passed and
259 failed. The total number of students
appearing at the examination was
[SSC CISF 2010]
(a) 3700 (b) 3850
(c) 3950
(d) 4200
77. Mitas income is 25% more than that of Sita.
What percent is Sitas income less than that of
Mita? [SSC CISF 2010]
1
(a) 25 (b) 24
(c) 222
(d) 20
78. As income is 10% more than Bs income. By
how much percent is Bs income less than that
of A? [SSC Investigator 12.9.2010]
1

(a) 119
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 9
79. Two successive discounts of 20% and 20% are
equivalent to a single discount of
[SSC Investigator 12.9.2010]
(a) 42%
(b) 40% (c) 36%
(d) 34%
80. 0.001 is equivalent to [SSC CPO 12.12.2010]
(a) 10%
(b) 1%
(c) 0.01% (d) 0.1%
81. If 30% of (B A) = 18% of (B+A), then the ratio
A:B is equal to [SSC CPO 12.12.2010]
(a) 4:1
(b) 1:4
(c) 5:4
(d) 5:9
82. In an examination, a student had to obtain 33%
if the maximum marks to pass. He got 125
marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum
marks were [SSC CPO 12.12.2010]
(a) 500 (b) 600 (c) 800 (d) 1000

83. As income is 10% more than Bs income. How

much percent is Bs income less than As
income? [SSC CPO 12.12.2010]
1

(a) 10%
(b) 9%
(c) 119%
(d) 9%
84. Two successive discounts of 10% and 5% are
equivalent to a single discount of
[SSC CPO 12.12.2010]
(a) 14% (b) 14.25% (c) 14.50% (d) 15%
85. 32 is what per cent of 80?
[SSC CPO 12.12.2010]
(a) 24%
(b) 25.6%
(c) 36% (d) 40%
86. The difference between the selling price and
cost price of an article is Rs. 210. If the profit
percent is 25, then the selling price of the
article is [SSC CPO 12.12.2010]
(a) Rs. 950
(b) Rs. 1,050
(c) Rs. 1,150
(d) Rs. 1,250
87. An article, which is marked Rs. 650, is sold for
Rs. 572. The discount given is
[SSC CPO 12.12.2010]
(a) 12%
(b) 13%
(c) 21%
(d) 26%
88. The price of sugar goes up by 20%. If a
housewife wants the expenses on sugar to
remain the same, she should reduce the
consumption by [SSC CGL 19.6.2011]
1

(a) 155%
(b) 16% (c) 20% (d) 25%
89. In a factory 60% of the workers are above 30
years and of these 75% are males and the rest
are females. If there are 1350 male workers
above 30 years, the total number of workers in
the factory is [SSC CGL 19.6.2011]
(a) 3000 (b) 2000 (c) 1800
(d) 1500
90. Marked price of an article is Rs. 275
shopkeeper allows a discount of 5% and he
gets a profit of 4.5%. The actual cost of the
article is [SSC CGL 19.6.2011]
(a) 250
(b) 225
(c) 215
(d) 210
91. The difference between a discount of 40% on
Rs 500 and two successive discounts of 36%,
4% on the same amount is [SSC CGL 19.6.2011]
(a) Rs 0 (b) Rs 2 (c) Rs. 1.93 (d) Rs.7.20
92. If 90% of A = 30% of B and B = x% of A, then
the value of X is [SSC CGL 19.6.2011]
(a) 800
(b) 300
(c) 700
(d) 400
93. A reduction of 20% on the price of sugar
enables me to purchase 5 kg more for Rs. 600.

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Find the price of sugar per kg before reduction
of price [SSC CGL 19.6.2011]
(a) Rs.24 (b) Rs.30
(c) Rs.32 (d) Rs. 36
94. The price of a commodity rises from Rs. 6 per
kg to Rs. 7.50 per kg. If the expenditure cannot
increase, the percentage of reduction in
consumption is [SSC CGL 19.6.2011]
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 25
(d) 30
95. First and second numbers are less than a third
number by 30% and 37% respectively. The
second number is less than the first by
[SSC CGL 19.6.2011]
(a) 7%
(b) 4%
(c) 3% (d) 10%
96. A shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% to his
customers and still gains 20%. Find the marked
price of the article which costs Rs. 450. [SSC
CGL 26.6.2011]
(a) Rs. 600 (b) Rs. 540 (c) Rs. 660 (d) Rs. 580
97. What single discount is equivalent to two
successive discounts of 20% and 15%?
[SSC CGL 26.6.2011]
(a) 35%
(b) 32% (c) 34%
(d) 30%
98. The cost price of an article is 40% of the selling
price. What percent of the cost price is the
selling price? [SSC CGL 26.6.2011]
(a) 140% (b) 200% (c) 220% (d) 250%
99. If 90% of A = 30% of B and B = 2x% of A, then
the value of x is [SSC CGL 26.6.2011]
(a) 450
(b) 400
(c) 300
(d) 150
100. When the price of sugar decreases by 10%, a
man could buy 1 kg more for Rs. 270. Then
the original price of sugar per kg is
[SSC CGL 26.6.2011]
(a) Rs. 25 (b) Rs. 30 (c) Rs. 27
(d) Rs. 32
101. If the price of sugar is raised by 25%, find by
how much percent a householder must
reduce his consumption of sugar so as not to
increase his expenditure? [SSC CGL 26.6.2011]
(a) 10
(b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 25
102. If 30% of A is added to 40% of B, the answer is
80% of B. what percentage of A is B? [SSC CGL
26.6.2011]
(a) 30%
(b) 40%
(c) 70%
(d) 75%
103. The single discount equal to three consecutive
discounts of 10%, 12% and 5% is [SSC CGL
26.6.2011]
(a) 26.27% (b) 24.76% (c) 9% (d) 11%

104. By selling an article for Rs. 144, a person

gained such that the percentage gain equals
the cost price of the article. The cost price of
the article is [SSC CGL 26.6.2011]
(a) Rs. 90 (b) Rs. 80 (c) Rs. 75 (d) Rs. 60
105. A reduction of 20% in the price of an apple
enables a man to buy 10 apples more for Rs.
54. The reduced price of apples per dozen is
[SSC CGL 26.6.2011]
(a) Rs. 4.32
(b) Rs. 12.96
(c) Rs. 10.80
(d) Rs. 14.40
106. Price of a commodity has increased by 60%.
By what percent must a consumer reduce the
consumption of the commodity so as not to
increase the expenditure?
[SSC CGL 26.6.2011]
(a) 37
(b) 37.5
(c) 40.5
(d) 60
107. The cost of an apple is twice that of a banana
and the cost of a banana is 25% less than that
of a guava. If the cost of each type of fruit
increase by 10%, then the percentage
increases in the cost of 4 bananas, 2 apples
and 3 guavas is [SSC CGL 26.6.2011]
(a) 10%
(b) 12%
(c) 16%
(d) 18%
108. Ranis weight is 25% that of Meenas and 40%
that of Taras. What percentage of Taras
weight is equal to Meenas weight? [SSC CPO
28.8.2011]
(a) 160% (b) 140% (c) 120% (d) 100%
109. Out of 2500 people, only 60% have the saving
habit. If 30% save with bank, 32% with post
office and the rest with shares, the number
share holders are [SSC CPO 28.8.2011]
(a) 450
(b) 570
(c) 950
(d) 1250
110. A shopkeeper lists the price of an article as Rs.
500. But he gives a certain discount which
allows the buyer to pay Rs. 500 for the article
including 10% sales tax. The rate of discount is
[SSC CPO 28.8.2011]
1

(a) 10% (b) 1011% (c) 9%

(d) 11%
111. After allowing a discount of 16%, there was
still a gain of 5%. Then the percentage of
marked price over the cost price is [SSC CPO
28.8.2011]
(a) 15%
(b) 18% (c) 21%
(d) 25%

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112. The true discount on a sum of money due 2
years hence at 5% is Rs. 15. Find the sum [FCI
5.2.2012]
(a) Rs. 150 (b) Rs. 165 (c) Rs. 170 (d) Rs. 160
113. Two successive discounts of 5%, 10% are
given for an article costing Rs. 850. Present
cost of the article is (in Rs.) [FCI 5.2.2012]
(a) 725
(b) 726.25 (c) 700
(d) 650
114. Two numbers are 30% and 40% more than the
third number respectively. The first number is
x% of the second. Then x=
[FCI 15.4.2012]
2
5

(a) 10513
(b) 140 (c) 1057
(d) 92
115. The price of cooking oil has increased by 25%.
The percentage of reduction that a family
should effect in the use of cooking oil, so as
not to increase the expenditure on this
account, is [FCI 15.4.2012]
(a) 15%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 30%
116. A bookseller makes 8% profit after selling the
book at 10% discounts. The ratio of the cost
price to the marked price is [SSC CPO
27.5.2012]
(a) 5:6
(b) 6:5
(c) 4:5
(d) 5:4
117. 72% of the students of a certain class took
biology and 44% took mathematics. If each
student took Biology or Mathematics and 40
took both, the total number of students in the
class was [SSC CPO 27.5.2012]
(a) 250
(b) 320
(c) 200
(d) 230
118. The difference (in rupees) in discounts
between two successive discounts of 8% each
and a single discount of 16% on Rs. 1,000 is
[SSC CPO 27.5.2012]
(a) 64
(b) 6.40
(c) 4.60
(d) 46
119. The difference between the selling price of a
shirt sold at profits 15% and 17% is Rs. 3. Then
the cost price of the shirt is
[SSC CPO 27.5.2012]
(a) Rs. 200 (b) Rs. 150 (c) Rs. 175 (d) Rs. 180
120. Out of a total population of 5,000 people in a
village, men increased by 10% and women by
15%. Now the total population becomes 5,600
in a year. The women population in the village
was originally [SSC CPO 27.5.2012]
(a) 2,000 (b) 3,000 (c) 4,000 (d) 3,500

121. Ratans expenditure and savings are in the

ratio 5:1. If his salary is increased by 25% and
savings by 15%, the percentage increase in his
expenditure is [SSC CPO 27.5.2012]
(a) 18%
(b) 27% (c) 28%
(d) 32%
122. A discount of 30% on the marked price of a
toy reduces its selling price by Rs. 30. What is
the new selling price (in Rs.)?
[SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
(a) 70
(b) 21 (c) 130 (d) 100
123. The population of a town is 15000. If the
number of males increases by 8% and that of
females by 10%, then the population would
increase to 16300. Find the number of
females in the town [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
(a) 4000 (b) 6000 (c) 3000 (d) 5000
124. A sells an article to B at a profit of 20% and
B sells it to C at a profit of 25%. If C pays
Rs. 1,200, the cost price of the article
originally (in Rs.) is [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
(a) 700
(b) 600 (c) 1,000
(d) 800
125. The number of 20% more than 80 is
[SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
(a) 36
(b) 30 (c) 90 (d) 96
126. The value of x when 5% of 2x is 0.01 will be
[SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
(a) 0.03
(b) 0.02
(c) 0.01 (d) 0.05
127. A man buys one table and one chair for Rs.
500. He sells the table at a loss of 10% and the
chair at a gain of 10%. He still gains Rs. 10 on
the whole. The cost price of the chair is [SSC
CGL 1.7.2012]
(a) Rs. 250 (b) Rs. 300 (c) Rs. 350 (d) Rs. 200
128. A merchant bought 140 cupboards at an
auction. He sold 80 of them at a profit of Rs.
4,000 and the rest at a loss of Rs. 1,200. On
the whole, he gained 10%. Then the cost of
each cup board is [SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) Rs. 210 (b) Rs. 190 (c) Rs. 200 (d) Rs. 180
129. If a trader sold an article at Rs. 3,060 after
allowing 15% and 10% successive discounts on
marked price, then the marked price is
[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) Rs. 5,000
(b) Rs. 6,000
(c) Rs. 3,000
(d) Rs. 4,000

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130. An article was sold for Rs. 96. If percentage of
profit was numerically equal to the cost price,
the cost price of the article is
[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) Rs. 70 (b) Rs. 60 (c) Rs. 90 (d) Rs. 100
131. If 50% of (x-y) = 30% of (x+y), then what per
cent of x is y? [SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) 35%
(b) 40%
(c) 25%
(d) 30%
132. A sofa set listed at Rs. 800 is sold to a retailer
at successive discounts of 25% and 15% by the
wholesaler. Then the cost price of the sofa set
for retailer is [SSC CGL 19.8.2012]
(a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 510 (c) Rs. 550 (d) Rs. 560
133. A washing machine is sold at a discount of
30%. If a man buys it for Rs. 6,580, its list price
is [SSC CGL 19.8.2012]
(a) Rs. 7,500
(b) Rs. 8,600
(c) Rs. 9,400
(d) Rs. 6,990
134. The price of an article has been reduced by
25%. In order to restore the original price, the
reduced price must be increased by
[SSC CGL 19.8.2012]

(a) 25%
(b) 30%
(c) 33% (d) 33 %

135. The numerator of a fraction is increased by

20% and denominator is decreased by 20%.
4
The value of the fraction becomes . The
5
original fraction is [SSC CGL 19.8.2012]
2

7
4
(a) 3
(b)
(c) 11
(d) 5
136. A dealer buys a table listed at Rs. 1,500 and
gets successive discounts of 20% and 10%. He
spends Rs. 20 on transportation and sells at a
profit of 20%. Find the selling price of the
table (in rupees) [SSC CCI 7.4.2013]
(a) Rs. 1320
(b) Rs. 1080
(c) Rs. 1200
(d) Rs. 1230
137. A clerk received as annual salary of Rs. 3,660
in the year 1975. This was 20% more than his
salary in 1974. What was his salary in 1974?
[SSC CCI 7.4.2013]
(a) Rs. 3,005
(b) Rs. 3,000
(c) Rs. 3,500
(d) Rs. 3,050
138. Out of his total income, Mr. Kapur spends
20% on house rent and 70% of the rest on
house hold expenses. If he saves Rs. 1,800,
what is his total income (in rupees)? [SSC CCI
7.4.2013]

(a) 7,800 (b) 7,000

(c) 8,000 (d) 7,500
139. There is a rebate of 15%, if electric bills are
paid in due time. A man enjoyed a rebate of
Rs. 54 by paying the bill in time. What was his
electric bill? [SSC CGL 2013]
(a) Rs. 360 (b) Rs. 240 (c) Rs. 306 (d) Rs. 630
140. A man buys 3 cows and 8 goats in Rs. 47,200.
Instead if he would have bought 8 cows and 3
goats, he had to pay Rs. 53,000 more. Cost of
one cow is [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) Rs. 11,000
(b) Rs. 12,000
(c) Rs. 13,000
(d) Rs. 10,000
141. The value of a machine depreciates every year
by 10%. If its present value is Rs. 50,000 then
the value of the machine after 2 years is
_______. [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) Rs. 40,050
(b) Rs. 45,000
(c) Rs. 40,005
(d) Rs. 40,500
142. A shopkeeper marks the price of an article at
Rs. 80. What will be the selling price, if he
allows two successive discounts at 5% each?
[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) Rs. 72.2 (b) Rs. 72 (c) Rs 85 (d) Rs. 7.2
143. Which one of the following successive
discounts is better to a customer
[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 20%, 15%, 10% or (b) 25%, 12%, 8%?
(1) (a) is better
(2) (b) is better
(3) (a) or (b) (both the same)
(4) None of these
144. The marked price of a mixie is Rs. 1600. The
shopkeeper gives successive discounts of 10%
and x% to the customer. If the customer pays
Rs. 1224 for the mixie, find the value of x:
[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 10%
(b) 12%
(c) 15%
(d) 8%
145. Given A is 50% larger than C and B is 25%
larger than C, then A is what percent larger
than B? [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 25%
(b) 50%
(c) 75% (d) 20%
146. For every set of 19 kites sold, a vendor gives 1
kite extra, free of cost. In order to give a
discount of 10%, the number of extra kits he
should give in a sale of 27 kites to the nearest
integer is [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8

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147. A shopkeeper buys an article for Rs. 450. He
marks it at 20% above the cost price. Find the
percentage discount given by him if he sells
the article for Rs. 496.80. [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 8%
(b) 9%
(c) 10%
(d) 12%
148. One side of a square is increased by 30%. To
maintain the same area, the other side will
have to be decreased by [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]

12
(a) 23% (b) 7613% (c) 30% (d) 15%
149. How much percent more than the cost price
should a shopkeeper mark his goods so that
after allowing a discount of 25% on the
marked price, he gains 20%? [SSC CGL
21.4.2013]
(a) 70%
(b) 50%
(c) 60%
(d) 55%
150. An article is marked at Rs. 5,000. The
shopkeeper allows successive discounts of x%,
y%, z% on it. The net selling price is [SSC CGL
21.4.2013]

price is Rs. 416, then original price of the

article is [SSC CGL 19.5.2013]
(a) Rs. 350 (b) Rs. 405 (c) Rs. 400 (d) Rs. 450
155. The total cost of 8 buckets and 5 mugs is Rs.
92 and the total cost of 5 buckets and 8 mugs
is Rs. 77. Find the cost of 2 mugs and 3
buckets [SSC CGL 19.5.2013]
(a) Rs. 35 (b) Rs. 70 (c) Rs. 30 (d) Rs. 38
156. A dozen pairs of socks quoted at Rs. 180 are
available at discount of 20%. How many pairs
of socks can be bought for Rs. 48?
[SSC CGL 19.5.2013]
(a) 3 pairs (b) 4 pairs (c) 2 pairs (d) 5 pairs
157. The marked price of a table is Rs. 12,000. If it
was sold for Rs. 10,500 after allowing a
certain discount, then the rate of discount is
[SSC CGL 19.5.2013]
(a) 17.5% (b) 10% (c) 12.5%
(d) 15%
158. A box has 100 blue balls, 50 red balls, 50 black
balls. 25% of blue balls and 50% of red balls
(100)(100+)(100+)
(a) Rs.
are taken away. Percent age of black balls at
200
present is [SSC CGL 19.5.2013]
(100+)(100+)(100)
(b) Rs.

200
(a) 50%
(b) 25% (c) 33 %
(d) 40%

()()()
159. The price of a bicycle is marked at Rs. 1,200. If
(c) Rs.

successive discounts of 20%, 10%, 5% be

(100)(100+)(100)
allowed, then the sale price of the bicycle is
(d) Rs.
200
[Cabinet 23.6.2013]
151. A shopkeeper offers a discount of 10% on his
(a) Rs. 820.80
(b) Rs. 780
articles. The marked price of the article is Rs.
(c) Rs. 800
(d) Rs. 821.20
450. The selling price should be
160. A dealer allows a discount of 10% on the
[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
marked price. Then again a discount of 20% is
(a) Rs. 395 (b) Rs. 410 (c) Rs. 405 (d) Rs. 400
allowed. Find a single discount equivalent to
152. A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods
the above discounts [Cabinet 23.6.2013]
at the cost price but uses a false weight of
(a) 35%
(b) 33%
(c) 25%
(d) 28%
850g instead of 1 kg. His gain percent is
161. The cost of a book depends upon the cost of
[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
papers, printing charges and binding charges
12

11
11
in the ratio of 4:3:1. If the printing charges
(a) 17 % (b) 17 % (c) 71 % (d) 11 %
17

17
17
cost Rs. 67.50, the cost of the book will be
153. In a college, 40% of the students were allotted
[Cabinet 23.6.2013]
group A, 75% of the remaining were given
(a) Rs. 180
(b) Rs. 122.50
group B and the remaining 12 students were
(c)
Rs.
380
(d) Rs. 540
given group C. Then the number of students
162.
A
cloth
merchant
has
announced 25% rebate
who applied for the groups is
in prices. If one needs to have a rebate for Rs.
[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
40, then how many shirts, each costing Rs. 32
(a) 100
(b) 60
(c) 80
(d) 92
should he purchase? [Cabinet 23.6.2013]
154. The price of an article is firs decreased by 20%
(a) 6
(b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 4
and then increased by 30%. If the resulting

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163. When a number is decreased by 12%, it
169. A single discount equivalent to the following
becomes 110. What is the number? [Cabinet
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23.6.2013]
10% is given by [SSC CAPFs 23.6.2013]`
(a) 125
(b) 88
(c) 150
(d) 220
(a) 49.6% (b) 50.60% (c) 49.40% (d) 50.40%
164. A refrigerator is available for Rs. 9,200
170. The marked price of a watch was Rs. 720. A
inclusive of sales tax. If the rate of tax is 15%,
man bought the same for Rs. 550.80 after
find the list price of the refrigerator. [Cabinet
getting two successive discounts, the 1st being
23.6.2013]
10%. What was the 2nd discount? [SSC CGL
(a) Rs. 8,000
(b) Rs. 9,000
21.4.2013]`
(c) Rs. 10,000
(d) Rs. 10,580
(a) 14%
(b) 15%
(c) 18%
(d) 12%
165. If the numerator of a fraction is decreased by 171. The cost of manufacture of an article was Rs.
25% and denominator increased by 25%, then
900. The trader wants to gain 25% after giving
the difference between the resulting and
a discount of 10%, the marked price should be
original fractions represent what per cent
[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
decrease? [Cabinet 23.6.2013]
(a) Rs. 1250
(b) Rs. 1200
(a) 40%
(b) 45%
(c) 50%
(d) 60%
(c) Rs. 1000
(d) Rs. 1500
166. A man ordered 4 pairs of black socks and
172. The value of a machine depreciates every year
some pairs of brown socks. The price of a
at the rate of 10% on its value at the
black socks is double that of a brown pair.
beginning of that year. If the current value of
While preparing the bill the clerk
the machine is Rs. 729, its worth 3 years ago
interchanged the number of black and brown
was [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
pairs by mistake which increased the bill by
(a) Rs. 1000
(b) Rs. 750.87
50%. The ratio of the number of black and
(c) Rs. 947.10
(d) Rs. 800
brown pairs of socks in the original order was 173. The price of sugar having gone down by 10%,
[SSC CAPFs 23.6.2013]
a consumer can buy 5 kg more sugar for Rs.
(a) 2:1
(b) 1:4
(c) 1:2
(d) 4:1
270. The difference between the original and
167. In a big garden 60% of the trees are coconut
reduced price per kg is [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
trees, 25% of the number of coconut trees are
(a) 75 paise
(b) 53 paise
mango trees and 20% of the number of
(c) 62 paise
(d) 60 paise
mango trees are apple trees. If the numbers
174. A reduction in the price of apples enables a
of apple trees are 1500, then the number of
person to purchase 3 apples for Rs. 1 instead
trees in the garden is [SSC CAPFs 23.6.2013]
of Rs. 1.25. What is the % of reduction in price
(a) 48000 (b) 50000 (c) 51000 (d) 45000
(approximately)? [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
1
168. If 50% of (P-Q) = 30% of (P+Q) and Q = x% of
(a) 20
(b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 333
P, then the value of x is [SSC CAPFs 23.6.2013]
(a) 30
(b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 50
1(b)
2
3(d)
4(a)
5
6(a)
7
8(b)
9(b)
10(c)
11(c)
12(c)
13(c)
14(d) 15(d) 16(d) 17(c)
18(a)
19(c)
20(b)
21(c)
22(a)
23(b) 24(d) 25(d) 26(d) 27(a)
28(a)
29(d) 30(b)
31(c)
32(b) 33(d) 34(b) 35(b) 36(b) 37(c)
38(d) 39(d) 40(c)
41(d) 42(c)
43(b) 44(c)
45(b) 46(b) 47(d) 48(d) 49(d) 50(b)
51(c)
52(b) 53(d) 54(c)
55(c)
56(b) 57(d) 58(c)
59(b) 60(c)
61(a)
62(b) 63(b) 64(b) 65(c)
66(a)
67(b) 68(b) 69(c)
70(b)
71(b) 72(b) 73(c)
74(a)
75(b) 76(a)
77(d) 78(b) 79(c)
80(d)
81(b) 82(a)
83(d) 84(c)
85(d) 86(b) 87(a)
88(b) 89(a)
90(a)
91(d) 92(b) 93(b) 94(b) 95(d) 96(a)
97(b) 98(d) 99(d) 100(b)

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101(b)
111(d)
121(b)
131(c)
141(d)
151(c)
161(a)
171(a)

102(d)
112(b)
122(a)
132(b)
142(a)
152(b)
162(b)
172(a)

103(b)
113(b)
123(d)
133(c)
143(b)
153(c)
163(a)
173(d)

104(b)
114(d)
124(d)
134(d)
144(c)
154(c)
164(a)

105(b)
115(b)
125(d)
135(b)
145(d)
155(a)
165(a)

106(b)
116(a)
126(b)
136(a)
146(a)
156(b)
166(b)

107(a)
117(a)
127(b)
137(d)
147(a)
157(c)
167(b)

108(a)
118(b)
128(c)
138(d)
148(a)
158(c)
168(b)

109(b)
119(b)
129(d)
139(a)
149(c)
159(a)
169(a)

110(c)
120(a)
130(b)
140(b)
150(c)
160(d)
170(b)

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