A student who secures 20 % marks in an examination fails by 30 marks. Another student who secures 32 % marks gets 42 marks more than those required to pass. The percentage of marks required to pass is:________?
A. 20%
B. 25 %
C. 28%
D. 30%
In a college election, a candidate secured 62 % of the votes and is elected by a majority of 144 votes. The total number of votes polled is:________?
A. 600
B. 800
C. 925
D. 1200
In an election between two candidates, the candidate who gets 30 % of the votes polled is defeated by 15000 votes. The number of votes polled by the winning candidate is:________?
A. 11250
B. 15000
C. 26250
D. 37500
What will be 80 Percent of a number whose 200 percent is 90?
A. 144
B. 72
C. 36
D. none of these
The price of cooking oil has increased by 25 %. The percentage of reduction that a farming should effect in the use of cooking oil so as not to increase the expenditure on this account is________?
A. 15 %
B. 20 %
C. 25%
D. 30%
Water tax is increased by 20% but its consumption is decreased by 20 %. Then, the increase or decrease in the expenditure of the money is:________?
A. No change
B. 5 % decrease
C. 4 % increase
D. 4 % decrease
On decreasing the price of T.V. sets by 30 % its sale is increased by 20 %. What is the effect on the revenue received by the shopkeeper?
A. 10 % increase
B. 10 % decrease
C. 16 % increase
D. 16 % decrease
A man’s basic pay for a 40 hour week is Rs. 20 overtime is paid for at 25 % above the basic rate, in a certain week he worked overtime and his total wage was Rs. 25. He therefore worked for a total of:________?
A. 45 hours
B. 47 hours
C. 48 hours
D. 50 hours
The population of a town increases 4 % annually but is decreased by emigration annually to the extent of (1/2) %. What will be the increase percent in three years?
A. 9.8
B. 10
C. 10.5
D. 10.8
p is six times as large as q. The percent that q is less than p is:________?
A. 83 1/3
B. 16 2/3
C. 90
D. 60
