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13) If 135 is increased by x% and 405 is decreased by 17) 30 Litres of water is added to 60 litres of a
y%. Results are equal, then x/2% of 180 is what % solution containing 30% alcohol in water. What is the
more than (100 + x%) of 75? concentration of alcohol in solution now?

a) 60% a) 45%

b) 50% b) 46%

c) 30% c) 46.66%

d) 20% d) 45.66%

14) The price of an article was increased by x% and 18) The monthly salary of A and B together are
again decreased by x%. If the latest price was Rupees amounts of Rs. 40000. A spends 85% of his salary and
[Link] the original price was? B spends 95% of his salary. If their saving is same
then the salary of A is?
a) 10000/ (10000 – x2)
a) 10,000
b) 10000/ (1000 – x2)
b) 8,000
c) 1000/ (10000 + x2)
c) 9,500
d) None of these
d) 12,000
15) Price of diesel increased from Rupees 45/Litre to
50/litre. How much should the consumption of diesel 19) If the salary of Sonu is 37.5% less than the Monu,
be reduced (in%) so as to increase expenditure by then salary of Monu is how much percentage more
only 5%? than Sonu?

a) 4.5% a) 45%

b) 5.25% b) 50%

c) 5% c) 60%

d) 5.5 % d) 166.66%

16) If 223% A = 2007% of B and B = x% of A, then 20) The price of petrol is increased by 66.66%. By
the value of x is? how much % a car driver should reduce his
consumption of petrol so that there is no extra
a) 11.11% expenditure?
b) 10% a) 40%
c) 12.5% b) 75%
d) 11.5% c) 60%

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d) 70% b) 100A/(100 - x2)

21) The price of sugar is reduced by 20%. Now, a c) 100A/(1 - x2)

person can buys 5 kg more sugar for Rs. 320. What is
the reduced price of sugar per Kg? d) 100(100A - x2)

a) 12.8 25) A man went to the market with Rs.1200 in his

pocket. He spent 33.33% on buying medicine. 5x% of
b) 13.8 the remaining on buying food items and he spent
50% of the remaining on travelling, at last, he left
C) 14.8 with him Rupees 360. Find 5x%
d) 15.8 a) 20%
22) The population of a city decreases by 100/17%, b) 15%
100 /13% and 100/23% respectively in three years. If
the population of the city the decreases by 3680 c) 10%
during 2nd year then find the total decrement in
population for three years. d) 25%

a) 8590 26) The price of the entry ticket of a theatre increases

by Rupees 70 but the number of visitors decreases by
b) 8580 50/3% and total revenue increases by Rupees 5000. If
the initial price of the ticket is Rupees 210 then find
c) 8560 the initial revenue of the theatre.
d) 8540 a) 45000/-
23) Rohit spent of his 100/19% on food and 100/9% of b) 30000/-
remaining part on medicine and donate Rs. 400 and
finally 25/3% of remaining part on travelling and c) 60000/-
save Rupees 5500. Find the difference between his
expenditure on food and travelling. d) 50000/-

a) 100/- 27) Australia scored a total of Z runs in 20 over. India

ties the scores in 20% fewer over. If the initial
b) 200/- average run rate had been 100/3% higher. The scores
would have been tied earlier in how many over?
c) 300/-
a) 8 Over
d) 400/-
b) 10 Over
24) Price of a commodity is first increased by x% and
then decreased by x%. If the new price is A/100 then c) 6 over
find the original price.
d) 12 Over
2
a) 100(100 - x )
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28) Sanjeev, a salesman is appointed on the basic b) 7,000

salary of Rupees 1500 per month and the condition
that for every sale of Rupees 20,000, he will get 20% c) 7,700
of basic salary and 20% of the sales as a reward, this d) 8,500
incentive scheme does not operate for the first 20,000
rupees of sales. What should be the value of sales if he 31) A boy found the answer to the question
wants to earn 23,000/- rupees in a particular month? subtracted the sum 1/5 and 1/8 from the unit and
express the answer in decimals 0.075. The percentage
a) 90000 of errors in his answer has.
b) 60000 a) 89.99%
c) 120000 b) 66.66%
d) 145000 c) 88.88%
29) In a city 60% are male and remaining are d) 67.77%
females. Out of total males, 25% of the male are
government employees. Out of the remaining male's 32) On a certain date, England has a success rate of
ratio between private employees to unemployed the 80% against India in all ODI's played between the
male is 4 : 5. Out of total female, 60% of females are two countries. England lost the next 90 ODI's against
in government jobs and out of the remaining females India in a row India and their (England) success rate
60% of female work for private firms and remaining come down to 40%. Find the total number of ODI's
are unemployed. If the difference between male and played between the two countries?
female who are unemployed is Rupees 6510 then find
a) 140
the total number of male and female who are
government employees? b) 180
a) 12,650 c) 160
b) 13,650 d) 200
c) 11,750 33) In the mock test package of SSC CGL MAINS,
Amit has scored 74, 67, 62, 60 out of 100 each in four
d) 10,500
mock tests. How much should his score out of 100 in
30) Sonu spends 11.76% of his monthly salary on the 5th exam to have an aggregate percentage greater
rent, 20% of the rest is spent on goods 5.55% of the than 70 %?
rest is spent on clothes and 46.66% of the rest is
a) > 87
invested in travelling. He gives 11.11% of his salary to
his friend. If the salary is Rupees 31500 then find his b) < 85
savings?
c) =79
a) 6,575
d) = 67
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34) An alloy of gold and zinc weight of 80 grams. It gets 32 marks more than the pass marks. The
contains 70% gold. How much gold should be added necessary percentage required for passing is:
to the alloy so that percentage of gold is increased to
90%? a) 38.05%

a) 12 grams b) 39.5%

b) 15.66 grams c) 37.5%

c) 15 grams d) 33.33%

d) 16 grams 38) In a party number of female guests is two times

the male guest. 50% male like a soft drink but 20%
35) In an examination, 52% of the candidates failed like both soft and hard drink. Male guest who like
in math. 30% of the candidates failed in Hindi and both drinks is one fourth of female guests like both.
15% of the candidates failed in both the subjects. If And the ratio of female guest who like only soft
198 candidates passed in both the subjects then find drinks and only hard drink is 5 : 3.
the total number of candidates?
If the difference between the male and female who
a) 350 like the only hard drink is 100 then find the total
number of the guest at the party. Find the total
b) 300 member of guests in the party if the difference
c) 600 between the male and female who like only hard
drinks is 100.
d) 675
a) 3,200
36) In a class, the ratio of students who pass in only
maths and only physics is 7 : 15, and the ratio of those b) 2,500
who passed in both subjects and fails in both subjects c) 3,000
is 1 : 3. If 210 students fail in Math and fail in both
the subject is 2/5th of the pass only in Physics then d) 2,700
find the total number of students in the class?
39) The pressure of a gas is directly proportional to
a) 300 the square of the number of molecules and directly
proportional to its temperature but inversely
b) 250 proportional to its volume of the number of molecules
c )210 decreases by 50/3%. Temperature increases by 12.5%
and volume decrease by 8.33%. Find the change in
d) 200 pressure of the gas.

37) In an examination, a student who gets 33.45% of a) 15.75%

the maximum marks failed by 23 marks another
student who scored 44.45% of the maximum marks b) 14.77%

c) 16.75%
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d) 12.5% b) 175.75 litres

40) In a maternity Center, 15% of the childbirth c) 181.25 litres

cases are twins. What is the approximate percentage
of twins out of total children born? d) 171.75 litres

a) 27.75% 44) The percentage of metals in a mine of lead ore is

80%. Now the percentage of gold is 5/6% of metals
b) 22.75% and the rest is lead. If the mass of ore extracted from
this mine is 12000 kilogram. Find the mass of lead is.
c) 26.08%
a) 8,950Kg
d) 33.05%
b) 1,205Kg
41) Every year the value of a machine depreciated by
50/3%. If it's present value is 108000. Find it's the c) 1,025Kg
value after 3 years.
d) 9,520Kg
a) 62,500
45) A's income is 40% less of B's income, and
b) 65,500 expenditure of A is 75% if B's expenditure. If A's
income is 80% of B's expenditure. If the saving
c) 45,675 differences of A and B is Rupees 5100 /- then find the
d) 52,590 value of saving of B.

42) One type of liquid contains 26.66% water and the a) Rs. 6,500/-
second type of liquid contains 25% of water. A glass b) Rs. 7,500/-
is filled with 15 parts of the first liquid and eight
parts of the second liquid. The water in the new c) R.s 8,000/-
mixture in the glass is -
d) Rs 6,000/-
a) 600/23%
46) 30 Kilograms of fresh watermelon contains 80%
b) 300/23% water. After some time water remains 60% in the
fruit. Find the present weight of watermelons?
c) 150/17%
a) 15Kg
d) 390/17%
b) 18Kg
43) How much pure alcohol has to be added to 600
litres of a solution containing 50/3% of alcohol to c) 20Kg
change the concentration of alcohol in the mixture to
36%? d) 13.5Kg

a) 183.26 litres

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47) The cost of the table is 47.1/17% more than the 49) 20% of the soldiers of an army camp are killed in
cost of the chair. The cost of 15 chairs is how much % the battle. 35% of the remaining soldiers died of
more or less than the cost of 12 tables. corona and 50/3% of the remaining soldiers were
disabled. Now only 1757600 soldiers were left in the
a) 12.5% More army camp. How many totally soldiers were there at
b) 14.75% less the beginning?

c) 15% less a) 556500

d) 16.66% More b) 4456000

48) The number of students who appeared from a c) 4056000

school for the Madhyamik examination in three d) 4546000
consecutive years is in the ratio 5 : 7 : 9 and 70%,
85.5%, and 96.5% of students at respective years 50) The tax on an article decreases by 33.33% and
were successful. What is the percentage of students it's consumption increases by 50/3%. Find the
who were successful during these three years taken percentage effect on its revenue?
together?
a) 35.65%
a) 86.51%
b) 33.33%
b) 86.52%
c) 34%
c) 88.66%
d) 28.75%
d) 88.55%

Answers

1) Answer: C 2) Answer: C

According to the question, According to the question,

The batsman scored 28×4 + 18×6 = 220 runs by 62.5% : 5/8

boundaries and sixes respectively.
As we know, income - Expenditure = Savings,
The runs scored by running between the
Here we can go through the below table with given data
= 264 – 224 = 44 in the question,

So, Required % = 44/264×100= 16.66% 62.5% = Income Expenditure Savings

5/8
Hence, the correct option is C. Initial 8 5 3
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37.5% = 80% = 4/5 Difference of 7 units = 630; therefore, 1 units = 90

+3/8 3 and 2 = 1
Final 11 9 2 So, 4 units = 360.

Hence correct option is C.

Now, The difference between savings of initial and final
4) Answer: B
= 1 Unit,
Let A= 600, B = 700,
1 unit = Rupees 1200
According to the question,
So, Initial Income is 8 units = Rupees 9600/
600 × (100 − 60) (100 − 20)
Hence the correct option is C. ×
100 100
3) Answer: C 700 × (100 − 40) (100 − 60)
+ ×
100 100
According to the question, = 36600

As we know, 12.5%=1/8 Or, 192+168 Units = Rupees 36600,

The ratio of Children : Female = 8 : 9 and we also know Or, 360 Units = Rupees 36000
that 20% = +1/5,
Or, 1 unit = 100 Rupees
And Male : Female = 5 : 6,
So, 600 units = Rupees 60000/-
Now, we can find the ratio of M: F: C by the below table,
And 700 units = Rupess 70000/-
M F C
5 9 8 Hence correct option is B.
6
5) Answer: B
5×9; 15 9×6;18 6×8;16
Let total amount = x,
So, M : F : C = 15 : 18 : 16, According to the question,
Again, By the help of the 2nd table for initial and final As we know that sum of A.P n terms = n/2(a= first term
required value, + l = last term)
M F C Total So, 1+2+3+4……….+20= (20/2)×21=210
Initial ; 15 18 16 49
Male = 5 15 18×(22 +7 49×(28 (Sum of A.P of 20 terms where a = 1and l = 20)
Units = 2/9) 4/7)
15 As per question,
Final; 18 22 23 63
And 6 = x = 3x/4 + 210 + 190
18
Now, Or, x/4 = 400

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So, x = 1600. And, 4 units = 440, 1 Unit = 110

Hence the correct option is B. So, 5 units = 550.

6) Answer: A Hence, the correct option is D.

Let, Total voters = 100x 8) Answer: A

Number of casted vote = 90x As we know that E=P×Q or, E = P×C ,

Valid vote = 90x – 68 P =22.2% = +2/9, 11(Final)/ Initial(9),

The winner got 47x votes, 15.5/8% = - 5/32, 27(Final)/ 32(Initial),

So, Looser got 90x – 68 – 47x = (43x – 68) votes, a% = b(Final) / a(Initial),

According to the question, And, Q = 35% = -7/20, 13 (Final)/20 (Inital),

47x – 43x + 68 = 368 E = 2.5 % = -1/40, 39( Final ) / 40 (Initial),

Or, 4x = 300 Now, applying Ratio method,

Or, x = 75 Initial Final

P = 22.22% 9 11
So, 100x = 7500 = +2/9
a% = b/a a B
Hence, the correct option is A. 15.5/8% = - 32 27
5/32
7) Answer: D
Q = 35% = 20 13
According to the question, -7/20
E = 2.5% = 40 39
We go through the below table with given data in -1/40
question, Ratio 9×a×32×20×40; 11×b×27×13×39;11b
16a
Initial Final
Employees X y
Time duration X y So, 16a = 11b, a/b = 11/16,
100 324
Required % = (16-11)×100/11 = 500/11% = 45.45% .

Hence, the correct option is A.

Now, Initial and Final, I : F = x2:y2 = 100:324
9) Answer: D
Or, x2/y2 = 100/324
As we know that volume of the cylinder is directly
Or, x/y =10/18
proportional to the square of the radius and its height.
Ratio ⇒ 5 : 9 Volume of cylinder = πr2h,

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According to the question, we have drawn a table with According to the question,
given information,
Ratio of Income : Expenditure: Savings = 15,300 :
Initial Final 10,200 : 5,100= 3 : 2 : 1,
2
r = 50% = +1/2 2 3
2 3 Income = Expenditure + Savings,
h = 40% = -2/5 5 3
As per derived and given data as well as information,
2×2×5 = 20 3×3×3 = 27
here we can go through below table,

So, Ratio between initial and final = 20 : 27, Income Expenditure Savings
= 3 + 15 % of 3 = 2+ 10% of 2 =1
Change in volume of cylinder = 27 - 20 = 7 = 3.45 % = 2.20% = 3.45% -
2.20% = 1.25%
Now, Required % = (change in volume / Initial
volume)×100 = (7/20)×100 % = 35%
According to the above table, we savings become as 1.25
Hence, the correct option is D. %,
10) Answer: A Since, Initial savings us 1% Unit, Final savings = 1.25%
As we know that volume of the cuboid is directly So, 25 % increased in the previous savings.
proportional to its length, breadth and height.
Hence, the correct option is D.
The volume of cuboid = l × b × h,
12) Answer: D
Initial Final
Length = 12.5% 8 7=8–1 As we now know that
= -1/8
Breadth = 9 8=9–1 10% = -1/10 (10% deduction on House Rent), Initial =
100/9% = -1/9 10 and Final = 9
Height = 10% = - 10 9 = 10 – 1
1/10 15% = -3/20 (15% spends on children education), Initial
Volume = l×b×h 8×9×10, 10 7×8 × 9,7 = 20 and Final = 17

10% = -1/10 (10% spends on clothes) ,Initial = 10 and

Ratio of volume of cubiod is initial to final = 10: 7, Final = 9

Decrease in volume. = 10-7 = 3, Ratio of initial and final = 10×20×10 : 9×17×9 = 2000 :
1377
So, Required % = (3/10)×100 = 30% decrease.
Or, 2000×3 : 1377 × 3
Hence, the correct option is A.
Income = Rupees 6000 and savings = Rs.4131.
11) Answer: D
Hence, correct option is D.
As we know that Income = Expenditure + Savings,

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13) Answer: A Q x Y
E = 5% = +1/20 20 21
According to the question,
135(100+𝑥) 405(100−𝑥)
= So, x/y = 20×10 = 200/ 21×9 = 189
100 100

Or, 100 + x = 300 – 3x Required % = (11/200 )×100 = 5.5 %

Or, 4x = 200 Hence, correct option is D.

Or, x = 50 16) Answer: A

Now, According to the question,

𝑥
180 × 100×2 = 45 A×223% = 2007%× B

Or, A/B = 2007/223 = 9

And,
100+50
Or, A = 9B
75 × = 112.5
100
Now,
So, (67.5/112.5)×100=60
B=O.1111A
Hence, Correct option is A.
x = 11.11%
14) Answer: A
Hence, the correct option is A.
Let the original price = x,
17) Answer: C
Now, according to the question,
As per given data and information in question,
𝑥(100 + 𝑥) (100 − 𝑥)
× =1 Water = 60×30/100 = 18 Litres
100 100
Or, x(10000 – x2) = 10000 Alcohol = 60 – 18 = 42 Litres

Or, x = 10000/ (10000 – x2) Adding water= 18 + 30 = 48 Litres

Hence, the correct option is A. So, Mixture = 42 + 48 = 90 Litres

15) Answer: D According to the question,

As we know, E = Q×P, (42/90)× 100 = 46.66%

Here, we can draw a table with given information in Hence, the correct option is C
question,
18) Answer: A
Initial Final As we know that Income = Expenditure + Savings,
P 45⇒ 9 50⇒10
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For A, I = E + S, 100(Income) = 85 (Expenditure) +15 ( 1 Unit = 5,

A Savings ),
So, 320/25 = Rupees 12.8.
For A, Ratio of I : E : S =20 :17 :3
Hence, the correct option is A.
For B, Ratio of I : E : S = (20 : 19 : 1)×3 = 60 : 57 : 3
22) Answer: A
Income of A and B = 60 +20 Units = 80
According to the given data and information, we can
And 80 Units = 40000, 1 unit = 500 draw a table and go through it,

So, 20 units = Rupees 10,000 The population of a city decreases by 100/17%, 100
/13% and 100/23% respectively in three years.
Hence, Correct option is A.
And the population of the city decreases by 3680 during
19) Answer: C 2nd year.
As we know that,

37.5% = 3/8
I II III
So, Sonu :Monu = 5 : 8 100/17% = -1/17 100/13% = -1/13 100/23% = -1/23
17:16 13 :12 23 : 22
According to the question, 17×2990 = 13×3680 =47840 23 Units = 44160
50830, 12×3680 =
So, required % = (3/5)×100 = 60% 16×2990 = 44160
47840
Hence, correct option is C.

20) Answer: A As per the above table,

As we know that, r = 66.66% 23 Units = 44160

Reduction % in consumption =(r/ (100+r)×100)% So, 22 Units = 42240.

So, required % = (66.66/166.66) × 100 = 39.99% Loss in population 50830 - 42240 = 8590.

Hence, the correct option is A. Hence, the correct option is A.

21) Answer: A 23) Answer: A

As we know that 20% = -1/5 (reduced price), According to the given data and information we can
draw a table and go through it,
Price ratio is 5 (old) :4(new)
Spends 100/19% on = -1/19 = 18(Final )/19 (Initial) on
Now, the quantity ratio is 4 : 5, Difference = 5 – 4 = 1
food,
Unit,
And 100/9% of remaining part = -1/9 = 8(Final)/9
According to the question,
(Initial) on medicine,
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And 25/3% of remaining part = -1/12 = The initial price is Rupees 210/-
11(Final)/12(Initial) on travelling,
Now,
And donate Rupees 400/- and savings = Rupees 5500
The ratio of the initial and final price = 210 : 280 = 3 : 4
Food= 19 : 18 Medicine = 9 : 8 Travel = 12 : 11
19×400 = 7600 9×800 = 7200 12×500 = 6000 The ratio of the initial and final visitors = 6 : 5
18×400 = 7200 8×800 = 6400 11×500 = 5500
The ratio of the initial and final revenue= 3 × 6 : 4 × 5
Now, according to the above table, Difference between
expenditure of Travelling and Food = 500 - 400 = = 9 : 10
Rupees 100.
Revenue increase 1 unit = Rupees 5000/- ( Given)
Hence, the correct option is A.
So, the initial revenue of the theatre
24) Answer: B
= 9 units = 9×5000 = Rupees 45000/-
Let the original price be y.
Hence, the correct option is A.
y×(100 + x)×(100 – x)/100×100 = A/100
27) Answer: A
Or, y×(100 – x )/100×100 = A/100
2

As we know that, Run=Average run rate × Over

Or, y = 100A/(100 - x2).
Note: 20% = 1/5
Hence, the correct option is B.
The ratio of over taken by Australia and India to tie the
25) Answer: C match = 5: 4
We know that 33.33% = -1/3 = 2/3, Now, Australia: India = 5×4: 4×4;
Now, 20 over and 16 Over
According to the question, Run = Run Rate (increase) × Over (Decrease)
1200×2/3 × (100 – 5x)/100×(1/2) = 360 Run rate = 100/3 % = 1/3,
Or, 100 – 5x = 90 Ratio of run rate of Inital : Final = 3 : 4,
Or, 5x =10% Ratio of over taken to Inital : Final = 4 : 3,
Hence, the correct option is C. According to the question,
26) Answer: A 4 units = 16
As we know, that Revenue = Price × Ticket (Visitors) 1 unit = 4
According to this question, So, 3 units = 12
Price increase by Rupees 70/-
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India can complete the = (20 – 12) = 8 over before. Female = 200, out of 200 60% are Government
Employees = 200×60% = 120
Hence, the correct option is A.
Out of 200 40%= 80; Out of 80, 60% are private
28) Answer: C employees=80×60%= 48
Let he sold total slot = x And 40% are unemployed = 80×40% = 32
According to the question, So, Unemployed
1500 + (1500×20/100 + 20000×20/100)x = 23000 Or, 125 Units – 32 Units = 6,510
Or, 1500 + (300 + 4000)x = 23000 Or, 93 Units = 6,510
Or, 4300x = 21500 1 Unit = 70
Or, x= 5 So, 195 Units = 195×70 = Rupees 13650
He sold total slot 5 of 20000 Hence, the correct option is B.
5×20000= 100000 30) Answer: C
And he sold first slot 20000 According to the given data in the question, draw a table
Then he total sold = 100000 + 20000 = 120000 as of the following,

Hence, the correct option is C. Expenditure Salary Savings

29) Answer: B 11.76% = 2/17 17 15

According to the question, 20% = 1/5 5 4

Male = 60% and female = 40% 5.55% = 1/18 18 17

Ratio of Male to Female = 60 : 40 = 3:2 46.66% = 7/15 15 8

Let Male = 300 and Female = 200 Note: 11.76% = 2/17; 17×5×18×15 = 15×4×17×8 =
Expenditure=2; 45 16
Out of 300 there are 25% are government employee = Savings= 15; Salary =
300×25%= 75 17 and so on.
Remaining = 300 – 75 = 225

Out of 225 private employee and According to the question,

= 4 : 5 : ⇒ 4x : 5x = 4×25 : 5×25= 100 : 125 45×1/9= 5, 5 Units on his friends
Now, Salary = 45 Units and Savings = 16 – 5 = 11 Units

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So, 45 Units = 315,00, Therefore 11units = Rupees 7700 Let his score in the last exam is x,

Hence, the correct option is C. So,[(74+67+62+60+x)×100]/500 >70

31) Answer: C Or, (263+x)/5>70

According to the question, Or, 263+x>350

Sum = 1/5 + 1/8 = 13/40 Or, x >87

Subtract = 1 – 13/40 = 27/40 = 0.675 More than 87 marks have to by Amit to meet the desired
percentage of marks in all the five exams to be 70%.
Difference in answer= 0.675 - 0.075 = 0.600
Hence, The correct option is A.
Percentage error = 0.600×100/0.675 = 88.88%
34) Answer: D
Hence, the correct option is C
According to the question,
32) Answer: B
In initial alloy,
Let total 5x match is played between England and India.
Gold = 70%of 80= 56 grams and
According to the question,
Zinc = 80-56= 24 grams,
Match won by England= 80% of 5x = 4x
Let x gram of gold is added to the alloy,
And, Match won by India= 20%of 5x = x
56+x/80= 90/100,
But, now India won 90 matches in a row and hence
India's success rate of percentage increased to 60%. Or, 560 + 10x = 720+9x,

Now, Total match = 5x+90 Or, x= 16 grams.

x+90= (5x+90)×60/100 Hence, the correct option is D.

Or, 5x+450= 15x+270 35) Answer: C

Or, 10x= 180 According to the question,

x= 18 Percentage of candidates failed only in,

So, total match = 5x+90= 5×18+90= 180. Math = 52% - 15% = 37%

Hence, the correct option is B. Only in Hindi = 30% - 15% =15%

33) Answer: A Percentage of students who failed in Math or Hindi or

both of the subjects
According to the question,
= 37% + 15% + 15% = 67%
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So, the percentage of candidates who passed in both Let the maximum marks be x
subjects = 100% - 67%= 33%
According to the question,
Let the total students be 100% then 33% = 198
33.45%of x + 23 = 44.45% of x – 32
So, 100%= 198×100/33= 600
Or, 44.45% - 33.45% = 32 + 23
Hence, the correct option is C.
Or, 11% of x = 55
36) Answer: A
Or, x = 55×100/11 = 500
We can go through the venn diagram required below by
the help of given data in question. So, passing marks = (33.45×500/100) + 23 = 190.25

Now, passing % = 190.25×100/500 = 38.05%

Hence, the correct option is A.

38) Answer: C

According to the question,

Let Male = 100

Female = 200
Both Pass : Both fail = y : 3y
By the below venn diagram,
As per the question,

3y = 2/5×15x

Or, y/x = 2/1

Or, y = 2x

Now, both pass: both fail = 2x: 6x

Fail in maths= 30x – 9x = 21x,

Now, 21x = 210

Or, x = 210/21 = 10

So, 30x = 10×30 = 300

The total number of students in the class is 300.

In the above venn diagram, Number of male only hard
Hence, The correct option is A.
drink =50,
37) Answer: A
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Female only like soft drink = 40 Initial Pressure Final pressure

Male like both drinks = 10 and Female only like both n×n = -1/6 36 25
drink = 40
T= +1/8 8 9
Number of only hard drink = 60 and Number like only
soft drink = 100 V=-1/12( V is 11 12
inversely
20% female like soft drink and hard drink = proportional to
200×20/100= 40 pressure)
Female like only soft and only hard drink = 88 75
100×50/100= 50

Male only like soft drink = 50-10= 40

Change in pressure = 88 – 75 = 13
The ratio of female guest who likes an only soft drink
and only hard drink = 5:3 Percentage change in pressure

8x = 160 ; 5x= 100 ; 3x= 60 = 13×100/88 = 14.77%

Difference between male and female who likes only hard Hence, the correct option is B.
drink = 60Units - 50Units
40) Answer: C
By the rule of product constant rule,
Let, total children = 100x
10 Units×30= 300 Units, So, 100×30 = 3000.
Out of these 15% twins = 15×2= 30
Hence, The correct option is C.
And 85×1 = 85
39) Answer: B
Total born = 85 + 30 = 115,
According to the question,
Approximate percentage of the twins out of total children
P = pressure n = number of molecules
= 30×100/115 = 26.08%
T= temperature, V =Volume
Hence, the correct option is C.
P directly proportional to n × n × T × 1/v
41) Answer: A
N = Decreases by = 50/3% =- 1/6
According to the question,
T = Increases by = 12.5% = +1/8
Time= 3 years and Rate = 50/3%
V = Decrease by = 8.33%= -1/12
Now,
Now,
50/3%= -1/6 (Because the case of depreciation)

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Here, Initial = 6 and Final = 5, 44) Answer: D

Initial = 6×6×6 = 216 and Final = 5×5×5 = 125 According to the question,

216 Units = 108000 Mass of metal in lead ore = 12000×80% = 9600 Kg.

1 Unit = 108000/216= 500 Mass of Gold in metal = 5×9600/ 6×100 = 80 Kg.

Therefore, 125 Units= 500×125 = 62,500. Mass of lead in ore = 9600 - 80 = 9,520 Kg.

Hence, the correct option is A. Hence, The correct option is D.

42) Answer: A 45) Answer: D

As per the given data in question, Let, Income of B is 100x then the income of A is 60x.

In 15 litres of the first part, Ratio of income of A and B = 60x : 100x = 3x : 5x

Water = 15×26.66% = 15×4/15 = 4 litres And the expenditure of B is 100y then the expenditure of
A is 75y.
Note: 26.66% = 4/15
The ratio of expenditure of A and B = 3y : 4y,
In 8 litres of the second type of liquid,
According to the question,
Water = 8×25/100 = 2 litres
3x = 4y×80% = 4y×4/5,x : y = 16/15.
The total amount of water = 4 + 2 = 6 litres
As we know that, Savings = Income - Expenditure,
Required % = 6×100/23 = 600/23 %
The income of A and B = 3x : 5x;
Hence, the correct option is A.
A = 3×16 = 48 and B = 5×16 = 80,
43) Answer: C
And the expenditure of A and B = 3y : 4y;
According to the question,
A = 3×15 = 45 and B = 4×15 = 60,
Alcohol = 600×50/100×3 = 100 litres
Now,
Let, X litre of alcohol should be added,
Savings of A = 48-45 = 3 Units &
Then, (100 + X)/(600 + X) = 36/100 = 9/25
Savings of B = 80-60 = 20 Units,
Or, 2500 + 25X = 5400 + 9X
The difference in savings of A and B
Or, 16X = 2900
= 20 Units - 3 Units = 17 Units,
Or, X= 2900/16 = 181.25
17 Units = Rupees 5,100 /- 1 Unit = Rupees 3,00/-
Hence, the correct option is C.

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So, 20 Units = 300×20 = Rupees 6,000 Hence, the correct option is C.

Hence, The correct option is D. 48) Answer: B

46) Answer: A According to the question,

According to the given data in the question, we go Number of successful students in the first year,
through the below table,
= 5x ×70/10 = 3.5x,
Pulp Water
Number of successful students in the 2nd year,
Fresh Fruit 20% = 1×2 80% = 2×4
= 7x × 85.5/100 = 5.985x,
Dry Fruit 40% = 2×1 60% = 3×1
Number of successful students in the 3rd year,

9x×96.5/100 = 8.685x,
Because Pulp is constant in both the condition, New
The total number of students who were successful
Ratio,
during these three years taken together = 18.17x,
Pulp Water
Required % = (18.17x)×100/21x = 86.52%.
Fresh Fruit 2 8
Hence, the correct option is B.
Dry Fruit 2 3
49) Answer: C

According to the given data in question, here we go

Now, Fresh Fruits, 10 Units = 30kg., 1Unit = 3Kg. So, 5 through the below-derived table,
Unit = 15 Kg.
Initial Army Remaining Army
47) Answer: C
20% = -1/5; 5 5-1= 4
According to the question,
35% = -7/20; 20 20-7 = 13
As we know that 47.1/17% = +8/17,
50/3% = -1/6 6 6-1= 5
Price of table = 17+8 = 25 and Price of chair = 17,
5×20×6/ 60 4×13×5/26
Then price of 12 tables = 25×12 = 300/-

And price of 17 tables = 17×15 = 255 /-

At the Initial = 60 Army and Remaining = 26 Army,
Here, price of 17 tables is less than price of 12 tables by
26 Units = 1757600, 1 Unit = 67600
300 – 255 = 45
So,
Required % = (300 – 255)×100/ 300 = 15 % less.
60 Units = 69× 67600 = 4056000.
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Hence, the correct option is C. Now, tax on 1 unit = 33.33% = 1/3 less,

50) Answer: B New tax = (1-1/3) = 2/3

Let the original consumption be 1 Unit, tax on it be 1 Tax on 7/6 Unit = (7/6)×(2/3) = 7/9 = 0.7777
Rupee,
Decreased Revenue = 1.00-0.77 = 0.3333
So, Revenue = 1×1 = 1 Rupees,
Required % = (3333/1×10000)×100 = 33.33 %
Note; 50/3% = 50/300.
Hence, the correct option is B.
New consumption = (300+50/300)×1 Rupes = 350/300
= 7/6 Unit,

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