PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

APPLICATION SUMS (QUANTS)

PERCENTAGE SET-I

Question No : 1

A man gave 20% property to his elder daughter, 40% of the remainder to the younger daughter and rest to his wife, who received Rs.9600.  Calculate his total property.

(1) Rs.10,000

(2) Rs.15,000

(3) Rs.20,000

(4) Rs.5,000

(5) None of these

Question No : 2

In a school election, 30% voted for ‘A’, whereas 60% of the remaining voted for ‘B’. All the remaining voted for ‘C’. If the voters who voted for ‘C’ were 2016, what was the total number of voters?

(1) 2600

(2) 3200

(3) 7600

(4) 7200

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

Sanjay spent 15% of his income on food, 30% of remaining on entertainment and 10% of remaining on vehicle. Now Sanjay is left with Rs.3213, then what is his income?

(1) Rs.6,000

(2) Rs.14,000

(3) Rs.13,000

(4) Data inadequate

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

Harini spent 8% on school fees, 25% on rent and 17% on furniture, 25% of the remaining amount was spent on medical bills and the remaining Rs.6,000 was set aside for investment. How much money did she spend on rent?

(1) Rs.3,750

(2) Rs.6,000

(3) Rs.4,000

(4) Rs.3,250

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

Prasanna spends 25% of her monthly income on petrol for her car, 2/3rd of the remaining income on house hold items, rent, etc. If she is left with Rs.1800 with her at the end of the month  how much does she spend on petrol?

(1) Rs.1800

(2) Rs.720

(3) Rs.2500

(4) Rs.1440

(5) None of these

Question No : 6

Mr.Davar spends 38% of his monthly income on food, 25% on children’s education and 12% of transport and the remaining amount of Rs.5800 he saves. What is Mr.Davar’s monthly income?

(1) Rs.24,400

(2) Rs.24,200

(3) Rs.23,800

(4) Rs.23,200

(5) None of these

Question No : 7

Shilpa spent 8% on school fees, 25% on rent and 17% on furniture. 25% of the remaining amount was spent on medical bills and the remaining Rs.6000 was set aside for investment. How much money does she spend on rent?

(1) Rs.3750

(2) Rs.6000

(3) Rs.4000

(4) Rs.3250

(5) None of these

Question No : 8

The difference between 89% of a number and 73% of the same number is 448. What is 49% of that number?

(1) 1426

(2) 1372

(3) 1218

(4) 1124

(5) None of these

Question No : 9

In an examination, 52% of the candidates failed in English and 42% failed in Mathematics. If 17% failed in both the subjects, then the percentage of candidates, who passed in both the subjects, was?

(1) 25

(2) 22

(3) 23

(4) 21

(5) None of these

Question No : 10

In an examination 60% of the students pass in English, 70% pass in Hindi and 40% pass in both.  What percent of students fails in both English and Hindi?

(1) 10

(2) 20

(3) 25

(4) 30

(5) None of these

Question No : 11

In an examination, 60% students passed in English, 52% in Mathematics, while 32% failed in both. If 176 students passed in both the subjects, find the number of candidates who sat for the examination.

(1) 1460

(2) 650

(3) 400

(4) 475

(5) None of these

Question No : 12

In an examination, 30% students failed in Maths, and 35% students failed in English. 25% students failed in both the subjects. If 360 students passed in both the subjects, what is the total number of students?

(1) 400

(2) 500

(3) 600

(4) 800

(5) None of these

Question No : 13

If the production of a factory grows at a 8% p.a., what will be its production for the year 2017 if its production in 2015 was 70 lakh tonnes?

(1) 63.48 lakh tonnes

(2) 82.68 lakh tonnes

(3) 81 lakh tonnes

(4) 80.68 lakh tonnes

(5) None of these

Question No : 14

In a test, minimum passing percentage for girls and boys is 45% and 55% respectively. A boy scored 320 marks and failed by 65 marks. How many more marks did a girl require to pass in the test if she scored 175 marks?

(1) 142

(2) 150

(3) 140

(4) 160

(5) None of these

Question No : 15

In a test, minimum passing percentage for girls and boys is 30% and 36% respectively. A boy scored 270 marks and passed by 36 marks. How many more marks did a girl require to pass in the test if she scored 75 marks?

(1) 75

(2) 120

(3) 20

(4) 95

(5) None of these

Question No : 16

Mr. Ajith invests 7% i.e. Rs.2170 of his monthly salary in mutual funds. Later he invests 18% of his monthly salary in recurring deposits also, he invests 6% of his salary on NSC’s. What is the total annual amount invested by Mr. Ajith?

(1) Rs.1,25,320

(2) Rs.1,13,520

(3) Rs.1,35,120

(4) Rs.1,15,320

(5) None of these

Question No : 17

The difference between 58% of a number and 39% of the same number is 247. What is 62% of that number?

(1) 1,300

(2) 806

(3) 754

(4) 1,170

(5) None of these

Question No : 18

Mrs. Sharma invests 15% of her monthly salary, i.e. Rs.4428 in Mutual Funds. Later she invests 18% of her monthly salary on Pension Policies; also she invests another 9% of her salary on Insurance Policies. What is the total monthly amount invested by Mrs. Sharma?

(1) Rs.1,13,356.8

(2) Rs.12,398.4

(3) Rs.56,678.4

(4) Data inadequate

(5) None of these

Question No : 19

Prerna decided to donate 15% of her salary to an orphanage. On the day of donation, she changed her mind and donated Rs.1896 which was 80% of what she had decided earlier. How much is Prerna’s salary?

(1) Rs.18500

(2) Rs.10250

(3) Rs.15800

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Question No : 20

Rubina decided to donate 16% of her monthly salary to an NGO. On the day of donation she changed her mind and donated Rs.6,567 which was 75% of what she had decided earlier. How much is Rubina’s monthly salary?

(1) Rs.8,756

(2) Rs.54,725

(3) Rs.6,56,700

(4) Rs.45,696

(5) None of these

Question No : 21

The population of a town is 126800. It increases by 15% in the 1st year and decreases by 20% in the 2nd year. What is the population of the town at the end of 2 years?

(1) 174984

(2) 135996

(3) 116656

(4) 145820

(5) None of these

Question No : 22

A man spends 20% of his income on his family, 50% of the remaining he spends on medical, transport and children’s education and rest he saves Rs.800 per month. What is his monthly income?

(1) Rs.5000

(2) Rs.3500

(3) Rs.2500

(4) Rs.2000

(5) None of these

Question No : 23

Rakesh credits 15% of his salary in his fixed deposit account and spends 30% of the remaining amount on groceries. If the cash in hand is Rs.2380, what is his salary?

(1) Rs.3500

(2) Rs.4000

(3) Rs.4500

(4) Rs.5000

(5) None of these

Question No : 24

In a college, 40% of the students were allotted group A, 75% of the remaining were given group B and the remaining 12 students were given group C. Then the number of students who applied for the groups is:

(1) 80

(2) 92

(3) 100

(4) 60

(5) None of these

Question No : 25

The difference between 75% of a number and 20% of the same number is 378.4. What is 40% of that number?

(1) 275.2

(2) 274

(3) 267.2

(4) 266

(5) None of these

Question No : 26

Rajesh spends 40% of his salary on food, 20% on house rent, 10% on entertainment and 10% conveyance. If his savings at the end of a month are Rs.15000, then find his monthly salary?

(1) Rs.80000

(2) Rs.75000

(3) Rs.60000

(4) Rs.150000

(5) None of these

Question No : 27

Mangesh spends 17% of his monthly income in travelling. He spends 25% of his monthly income on house hold expenses and spends 36% of his monthly income on family’s medical expenses. He has remaining amount of Rs.10032 as cash with him. What is Mangesh’s annual income?

(1) Rs.550300

(2) Rs.536500

(3) Rs.547200

(4) Rs.542700

(5) None of these

Question No : 28

From the salary of an IAS officer, 20% is deducted as house rent, 40% of the rest, he spends on conveyance, 40% of the rest he pays as income tax and 20% of the balance, he spends on clothes. Then, he is left with Rs.32,000. Find his total salary.

(1) Rs.138,888

(2) Rs.130,000

(3) Rs.135,000

(4) Rs.140,000

(5) Rs.150,888

Question No : 29

Question No : 30

Mr. Natwarlal gave 50% of the money he had to his wife, and the remaining amount he distributed equally among his three sons. If each son got Rs.3,250, what was the total amount he had?

(1) Rs.13,000

(2) Rs.19,500

(3) Rs.16,250

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Question No : 31

Mrs. Devi gave 30% of the money she had to her husband and the remaining amount she distributed equally among her two daughters. If each daughter got Rs.7000, what was the total amount she had?

(1) Rs.10,000

(2) Rs.20,500

(3) Rs.20,000

(4) Rs.28,500

(5) None of these

Question No : 32

(1) Rs.6,000

(2) Rs.6,200

(3) Rs.6,400

(4) Rs.7,000

(5) None of these

Question No : 33

Manish invests Rs.3818 which is 20% of his monthly income, in insurance policies. What is his monthly income?

(1) Rs.19090

(2) Rs.19900

(3) Rs.19990

(4) Rs.19009

(5) None of these

Question No : 34

Mr. Giridhar spends 50% of his monthly income on household items and out of the remaining he spends 50% on transport, 25% on entertainment, 10% on sports and remaining amount of Rs.900 is saved. What is Mr. Giridhar’s monthly income?

(1) Rs.6000

(2) Rs.12000

(3) Rs.9000

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Question No : 35

In a library, 40% of the books are in English, 40% of the remaining books are in Hindi, Remaining books are in Oriya. If there are 4800 books in Hindi, then what is the total number of books in the library?

(1) 12000

(2) 24000

(3) 28000

(4) 20000

(5) None of these

Question No : 36

Sohan spends 23% of an amount of money on an insurance policy, 33% on food, 19%on children’s education and 16% on recreation. He deposits the remaining amount of Rs.504 in bank. How much total amount did he spend on food and insurance policy together?

(1) Rs.3,200

(2) Rs.3,126

(3) Rs.3,136

(4) Rs.3,048

(5) None of these

Question No : 37

There are 1556 employees in an organization. Out of these, 25% got transferred to different places. How many such employees got the transfer?

(1) 394

(2) 404

(3) 419

(4) 399

(5) None of these

Question No : 38

In a factory, 60% of the employees are males. Among them 20% are matriculates and the remaining are graduates. Among the females 40% are matriculates and the remaining are graduates. If the total number of female employees in the factory is 640, how many graduates are there in the factory?

(1) 1024

(2) 896

(3) 1152

(4) 1000

(5) None of these

Question No : 39

Rahul spends 50% of his monthly income on household items, 20% of his monthly income on buying clothes, 5% of his monthly income on medicines and the remaining amount of Rs.11250 he saves. What is Rahul’s monthly income?

(1) Rs.38200

(2) Rs.34000

(3) Rs.41600

(4) Rs.45000

(5) None of these

Question No : 40

In a public sector company, 30% employees opted for pension and 50% employees opted for provident fund. The remaining employees were uncertain. If the difference between those who opted for provident fund and those who were uncertain was 1440, how many employees were there in the company?

(1) 7200

(2) 2400

(3) 2880

(4) 4800

(5) None of these

Question No : 41

In an examination Nisha scores a total of 555 marks out of 850. What is her approximate percentage in the examination?

(1) 59

(2) 72

(3) 68

(4) 65

(5) 70

Question No : 42

Mr. More spent 20% of his monthly income on food and 15% on children’s education. 40% of the remaining he spent on entertainment and transport together and 30% on the medical. He is left with an amount of Rs.8775 after all these expenditures. What is Mr. More’s monthly income?

(1) Rs.40000

(2) Rs.35000

(3) Rs.42000

(4) Rs.38000

(5) None of these

Question No : 43

In an exam, of the total number of students 36% have failed in Hindi, 54% have failed in English and 20% have failed in both English and Hindi. What is the percentage of students who have passed in both the subjects?

(1) 30%

(2) 45%

(3) 25%

(4) 20%

(5) None of these

Question No : 44

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?

(1) 80%

(2) 75%

(3) 20%

(4) 25%

(5) None of these

Question No : 45

A student scores 64% marks in 6 papers of 150 marks each. He scores 25% of his total obtained marks in Hindi and English together. How much is his total score for both these papers?

(1) 120

(2) 124

(3) 140

(4) 144

(5) 150

Question No : 46

In an examination out of 100 students, 60 failed in English and 30 in Mathematics. If 24 students failed in both the subjects, then how many students passed in both the subjects?

(1) 18

(2) 20

(3) 34

(4) 66

(5) None of these

Question No : 47

In a group of students, 70% can speak English and 65% can speak Hindi. If 27% of the students can speak none of the two languages, then what per cent of group can speak both the languages?

(1) 38%

(2) 62%

(3) 28%

(4) 23%

(5) None of these

Question No : 48

In an examination, 66% of the students passed in mathematics and 58% passed in English. If 20% of the students failed in both the subjects, then find the percentage of students who passed in both the subjects.

(1) 40%

(2) 41%

(3) 43%

(4) 44%

(5) None of these

Question No : 49

The population of a town is 198000. It increases by 7% in the 1st year and decreases by 5% in the 2nd year. What is the population of the town at the end of 2 years?

(1) 211860

(2) 201267

(3) 222453

(4) 198900

(5) None of these

Question No : 50

In an examination, 60% of the candidates passed in English and 70% of the candidates passed in Mathematics, but 20% failed in both of these subjects. If 2500 candidates passed in both the subjects, the number of candidates that appeared at the examination was

(1) 3000

(2) 3500

(3) 4000

(4) 5000

(5) None of these

Question No : 51

In an examination, 70% students passed in English and 75% in Hindi while 20% failed in both the subjects. If 260 students passed in both the subjects, the total number of students is

(1) 400

(2) 500

(3) 340

(4) 460

(5) None of these

Question No : 52

90% of the students in school passed in English, 85% passed in Mathematics and 150 students passed in both the subjects. If no student failed in both the subjects, find the total number of students.

(1) 120

(2) 220

(3) 200

(4) 300

(5) None of these

Question No : 53

Question No : 54

In an examination, 75% of candidates passed in English and 65% in Mathematics, while 15% failed both in English as well as Mathematics. If 495 candidates passed in both the subject, find the total number of candidates who took the examination.

(1) 800

(2) 7500

(3) 900

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Question No : 55

In a test, minimum passing percentage for girls and boys is 25% and 35% respectively. A boy scored 175 marks and failed by 35 marks. How many more marks did a girl require to pass in the test if she scored 125 marks?

(1) 75

(2) 25

(3) 50

(4) No need

(5) None of these

Question No : 56

In a test, minimum passing percentage for reserved and unreserved category is 40% and 54% respectively. A candidate from unreserved category secured 300 marks and failed by 24 marks. What are the minimum passing marks of reserved category in that test?

(1) 540

(2) 240

(3) 380

(4) 480

(5) None of these

Question No : 57

Bovina spent Rs.44,668 on her air tickets, Rs.56,732 on buying gifts for the family members and the remaining 22% of the total amount she had as cash with her. What was the total amount?

(1) Rs.28,600

(2) Rs.1,30,000

(3) Rs.1,01,400

(4) Rs.33,800

(5) None of these

Question No : 58

In a test, minimum passing percentages for girls and boys are 35% and 40%, respectively. A boy scored 483 marks and failed by 117 marks. What is the minimum passing marks for girls?

(1) 425

(2) 520

(3) 500

(4) 525

(5) None of these

Question No : 59

In a test, minimum passing percentage for girls and boys are 45% and 60% respectively. A boy scored 767 marks and failed by 313 marks. What are the minimum passing marks for girls?

(1) 910

(2) 920

(3) 840

(4) 810

(5) None of these

Question No : 60

In a test, minimum passing percentage for girls and boys is 30% and 45% respectively. A boy scored 400 marks and passed by 40 marks. How many less marks did a girl require actually to pass in the test if she scored 280 marks?

(1) 50

(2) 40

(3) 60

(4) 132

(5) None of these

Question No : 61

Two candidates fought an election. One of them got 64% of the total votes and won with 992 votes. What was the total number of votes polled?

(1) 1500

(2) 1580

(3) 1550

(4) Can’t say

(5) None of these

Question No : 62

Ms. Deepti Jain invests 11% of her monthly salary, i.e. Rs.5,236 in Fixed Deposits. Later she invests 19% of her monthly salary on Life Insurance Policies; also she invests another 7% of her monthly salary on Mutual Funds. What is the total annual amount invested by Ms. Deepti Jain?

(1) Rs.2,11,344

(2) Rs.17,612

(3) Rs.1,05,672

(4) Rs.35,224

(5) None of these

Question No : 63

Ms. Pooja Pushpan invests 13% of her monthly salary, i.e. Rs.8554 in Mediclaim Policies.  Later she invests 23% of her monthly salary on Child Education Policies; also she invests another 8% of her monthly salary on Mutual Funds. What is the total annual amount invested by Ms. Pooja Pushpan?

(1) Rs.28952

(2) Rs.43428

(3) Rs.347424

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Question No : 64

Natasha decided to spend 45% of her salary on shopping. On completion of her shopping she realized that she had spent only Rs.11475 which was 60% of what she had decided to spend. How much is Natasha’s salary?

(1) Rs.29600

(2) Rs.38800

(3) Rs.42500

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Question No : 65

Two successive price increases of 10% and 10% of on article are equivalent to a single price increase of

(1) 19%

(2) 20%

(3) 21%

(4) 22%

(5) None of these

Question No : 66

Bhawna decided to donate 12% of her salary to an Orphanage. On the day of donation, she changed her mind and donates Rs.2400 which was 125% of what she had decided earlier. How much is Bhawna’s salary?

(1) Rs.14750

(2) Rs.18500

(3) Rs.16000

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Question No : 67

Manas decided to donate 12% of his salary. On the day of donation, he changed his mind and donated Rs.2240 which was two-thirds of what he had decided earlier. How much is Manas’s salary?

(1) Rs.25000

(2) Rs.28000

(3) Rs.31000

(4) Rs.34000

(5) None of these

Question No : 68

Vipul decided to donate 5% of his salary. On the day of donation he changed his mind and donated Rs.1687.50 which was 75% of what he had decided earlier. How much is Vipul’s salary?

(1) Rs.45,000

(2) Rs.37,500

(3) Rs.33,750

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Question No : 69

If A’s income is 25% less than B’s income, then by what percent is B’s income more than that of A?

Question No : 70

In an examination, Arun scored 80 marks in Mathematics, 95 marks in Science, 74 marks in Social Studies, 65 marks in English and 72 marks in Hindi. If all the papers were out of 100, what is Arun’s overall percentage in the examination?

(1) 75

(2) 77.2

(3) 78.5

(4) 80

(5) None of these

Question No : 71

Suganya scored 35 marks in Geography, 32 marks in History, 29 marks in Science, 40 marks in Mathematics, 36 marks in English and 33 marks in Hindi. The maximum marks in each subject are 50. What is Suganya’s approximate percentage?

(1) 68

(2) 63

(3) 58

(4) 53

(5) 76

Question No : 72

In an examination there were 640 boys and 360 girls. 60% of boys and 80% of girls were successful. The percentage of failure was:

(1) 20%

(2) 60%

(3) 30.5%

(4) 32.8%

(5) None of these

 

Question No : 73

If 90% of A = 30% of B and B = 2x% of A, then the value of x is

(1) 450

(2) 400

(3) 300

(4) 150

(5) None of these

 

Question No : 74

In two successive years 100 and 75 students of a school appeared at the final examination respectively. 75% and 60% of them passed. The average rate of pass is

 

Question No : 75

A bag contains 600 pens of brand A and 1200 pens of brand B. If 12% of brand A pens and 25% of brand B pens are removed, then what is the approximately percentage of total pens removed from the bag?

(1) 37%

(2) 36%

(3) 22%

(4) 18%

(5) None of these

 

Question No : 76

The number of students in a class is 100. 60% students play cricket, 30% students play football and 10% students play both the games. What is the number of students who neither play cricket nor football?

(1) 25

(2) 20

(3) 15

(4) 18

(5) None of these

 

Question No : 77

If 30% of A is added to 40% of B, the answer is 80% of B. What percentage of A is B?

(1) 30%

(2) 40%

(3) 70%

(4) 75%

(5) None of these

 

Question No : 78

25% of the candidate who appeared in an examination failed to qualify and only 450 candidates qualified. The number of candidates, who appeared in the examination, was

(1) 700

(2) 600

(3) 550

(4) 500

(5) None of these

Question No : 79

In an election between two candidates, one got 72% of the total valid votes. 25% of the total votes are invalid. If total votes are 8200, what is the number of valid votes the other person got?

(1) 1835

(2) 1722

(3) 2050

(4) 4428

(5) None of these

 

Question No : 80

In an examination, it is required to get 296 of the total maximum aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 259 marks and is declared failed. The difference of marks obtained by the student and that required to pass is 5%. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get?

(1) 690

(2) 780

(3) 740

(4) 760

(5) None of these

Question No : 81

In an examination it is required to get 65% of the aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 540 marks and is declared failed by 5% marks. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get?

(1) 900

(2) 860

(3) 750

(4) Data inadequate

(5) None of these

Question No : 82

In an examination it is required to get 36% of the aggregate mark to pass. A student gets 198 marks and is declared failed by 36 marks. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get?

(1) 550

(2) 650

(3) 480

(4) 450

(5) None of these

Question No : 83

In an examination it is required to get 350 of the aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 32% marks and is declared failed by 70 marks. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get?

(1) 885

(2) 865

(3) 875

(4) 775

(5) None of these

Question No : 84

The total number of male members in a club is 24% more than the total number of female members in the club. What is the respective ratio of the total number of male members to the total number of female members in the club?

(1) 25 : 31

(2) 31 : 25

(3) 19 : 21

(4) 25 : 24

(5) None of these

Question No : 85

A number when reduced by 10% gives 30 as result. The number is

Question No : 86

In a class of 50 students and 5 teachers, each student got sweets that are 12% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 20% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there?

(1) 345

(2) 365

(3) 350

(4) 330

(5) None of these

Question No : 87

In a class of 90 students, among 50% of the students each student got number of sweets that are 20% of the total number of students and the among remaining 50% of the students each student got number of sweets that are 10% of the total number of students. How many sweets were distributed among 90 students?

(1) 1620

(2) 1215

(3) 960

(4) 1250

(5) None of these

Question No : 88

Given A is 50% larger than C and B is 25% large than C, then A is what percent larger than B?

(1) 25%

(2) 50%

(3) 75%

(4) 20%

(5) None of these

Question No : 89

Bovina spent Rs.44,668 on her air tickets, Rs.56,732 on buying gifts for the family members and the remaining 22% of the total amount she had as cash with her. What was the total amount?

(1) Rs.28,600

(2) Rs.1,30,000

(3) Rs.1,01,400

(4) Rs.33,800

(5) None of these

Question No : 90

Two numbers are less than a third number by 30% and 37% respectively. The percent by which the second number is less than the first is

(1) 10%

(2) 7%

(3) 4%

(4) 3%

(5) None of these