Percentange CUET General Test MCQs

Question: In measuring the sides of a rectangle, there is an excess of 5% on one side and 2% deficit on the other. Then, the error per cent in the area is
a) 3.3
b) 3
c) 2.9
d) 2.7

Answer: c

Question: The length of a rectangle is increased by 40% and its breadth decreased by 30%. The change in the area of the rectangle is
a) 2% increase
b) 2% decrease
c) 10% increase
d) 10% decrease

Answer: b

Question: The side of a square increases by 10%, then find, by what per cent, does its area increase?
a) 27
b) 30
c) 19
d) 21

Answer: d

Question: 80% of 1450 is
a) 1160
b) 1235
c) 1045
d) 1250

Answer: a

Question: A number increased by 137 1/2% and the increment is 33. The number is
a) 27
b) 22
c) 24
d) 25

Answer: c

Question: In an office 40% of the staff is female, 40% of the female and 60% of the male voted for me. The percentage of votes I got was
a) 24
b) 42
c) 50
d) 52

Answer: d

Question: In an examination, 1100 boys and 900 girls appeared. 50% of the boys and 40% of the girls passed the examination. The percentge of candidates who failed is
a) 45
b) 45.5
c) 50
d) 54.5

Answer: d

Question: The price of petrol went up by 25% . In order that expenses on petrol should not increase. One must reduce travel by
a) 25%
b) 20%
c) 18%
d) 15%

Answer: b

Question: When the price of cloth was reduced by 25%, the quantity of cloth sold increased by 20%. What was the effect on gross receipt of the shop?
a) 5% increase
b) 5% decrease
c) 10% increase
d) 10% decrease

Answer: d

Question: If 35% of a number is 12 less than 50% of that number, then the number is
a) 80
b) 60
c) 50
d) 40

Answer: a

Question: 20% of (50% of 5000) is
a) 400
b) 600
c) 250
d) 500

Answer: d

Question: A’s salary is 20% less than B’s salary. Then, B’ssalary is more than A’s salary by
a) 33 1/3%
b) 16 2/3%
c) 20%
d) 25%

Answer: d

Question: 23% of 8040 + 42% of 545 = ?% of 3000
a) 56.17
b) 63.54
c) 69.27
d) 71.04

Answer: c

Question: The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a government aided school is 3 : 2. 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are not scholarship holders. The percentage of students who are scholarship holders is?
a) 70%
b) 48%
c) 60%
d) 78%

Answer: d

Question: If 16% of x is same as 12% of 48, then x =?
a) 24
b) 36
c) 32
d) 40

Answer: b

Question: 0.008 is what per cent of 0.2?
a) 0.4
b) 2
c) 40
d) 4

Answer: d

Question: ?% of 8745 = 5159.55
a) 47
b) 49
c) 54
d) None of these

Answer: d

Question: 10% of 15% of 20% of Rs 500 is
a) Rs 225
b) Rs 150
c) Rs 67
d) Rs 1.50

Answer: d

Question: The cost of an article worth Rs 100 is increased by 10% first and again increased by 10%. The total increase in rupees is
a) 20
b) 21
c) 110
d) 121

Answer: b

Question: What per cent of 400 is 60?
a) 6
b) 12
c) 15
d) 20

Answer: c

Question: If x earns 25% less than y, what per cent more does y earn, then x?
a) 25%
b) 15%
c) 33 1/3%
d) 16 2/3%

Answer: c

Question: If x% of 25/2 is 150, then the value of x is
a) 1000
b) 1200
c) 1400
d) 1500

Answer: b

Question: An ore contains 26% copper. To get 91 kg of copper the quantity of the ore required is
a) 350 kg
b) 250 kg
c) 240 kg
d) 450 kg

Answer: a

Question: A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enable a purchaser to obtain 3 kg more for Rs 120. The original price of sugar per kg is
a) Rs 15
b) Rs 12
c) Rs 8
d) Rs 10

Answer: d

Question: A number increased by 137 1/2% gives 33, then the number is
a) 16
b) 24
c) 20
d) 28

Answer: b

Question: In an examination, 35% of the students passed and 455 failed. How many students appeared for the examination?
a) 490
b) 700
c) 1300
d) 845

Answer: b