Percentage SSC MTS Questions

Percentage MCQ Questions

1.

if the first number is 20% less than the third number and the ratio of the second to the third number is 7: 10, then the average of the first and third number is how much more percent more than the second number ?
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A.

\(26\tfrac{4}{7}\)

B.

\(28\tfrac{2}{7}\)

C.

\(28\tfrac{4}{7}\)

D.

\(24\tfrac{2}{7}\)

ANSWER :

C. \(28\tfrac{4}{7}\)

2.
A college student spends 75% of his pocket money. When the pocket money increased by 20%, the expenditure also Increased by 15%. What is the increase in the savings?
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A.
25%
B.
55%
C.
35%
D.
45%
ANSWER :
C. 35%
3.
Vikram savs 13% of his monthly salary, if his monthly expenditure is ₹5,220 then his monthly savings is ?
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A.
₹680
B.
₹580
C.
₹349
D.
₹780
ANSWER :
D. ₹780
4.
During the first year, the population of a town increased by 10% and during the next year, the population decreased by 10%. If the total population of the town was 19,800 at the end of the second year, find the population size at the beginning of the first year.

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A.
20,800
B.
21,000
C.
20,000
D.
21,800
ANSWER :
C. 20,000
5.
Vaishali booked a bus ticket for ₹1,260. Because of her ill health, she had to cancel the ticket. She got a refund of ₹945 in this process. What is the percentage loss that Vaishali had to face?

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A.
23%
B.
15%
C.
25%
D.
33%
ANSWER :
C. 25%
6.
The strenght of a school increases and decreases every alternate year by 20%. It started with an increase in the year 2015 and the initial strenght was 3000. Find the strenght of the school in the year 2017 and alos the % of increase in strength, respectively.
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A.
3456, 15.2%
B.
4456, 14.2%
C.
4556, 17.2%
D.
3556, 16.2%
ANSWER :
A. 3456, 15.2%