Percentage – Aptitude MCQ Questions – 09 Posted on July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 by admin Question 1A population of variety of tiny bush in an experiment field increased by 10% in the first year, increased by 8% in the second year but decreased by 10% in third year. If the present number of bushes in the experiment field is 26730, then the number of variety of bushes in beginning was: A. 35000 B. 27000 C. 25000 D. 36000 Question 2Population of a district is 2,96,000 out of which 1,66,000 are male. 50% of the population is literate. If 70% males are literate, then the number of woman who are literate, is A. 32,200 B. 31,800 C. 66,400 D. 48,000 Question 3Fresh grapes contain 80% while dry grapes contain 10% water. If the weight of dry grapes is 250 kg, what was its total weight when it was fresh? A. 1000 kg B. 1125 kg C. 1225 kg D. 1100 kg Question 4If a% of x is equal to b% of y, then of c% of y is what % of x ? A. c % B. ac/b% C. bc/a% D. abc % Question 5Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get ? A. 45% B. 57% C. 60% D. 65% Question 6Mr. X salary increased by 20%. On the increase, the tax rate is 10% higher. The percentage increase in tax liability is: A. 20% B. 22% C. 23% D. 24% Question 7In a competitive examination in State A, 6% candidates got selected from the total appeared candidates. State B had an equal number of candidates appeared and 7% candidates got selected with 80 more candidates got selected than A. What was the number of candidates appeared from each State ? A. 7600 B. 8000 C. 8400 D. 8800 Question 8The total emoluments of A and B are equal. However, A gets 65% of his basic salary as allowances and B gets 80% of his basic salary as allowances. What is the ratio of the basic salaries of and B? A. 16 : 13 B. 5 : 7 C. 12 : 11 D. 7 : 9 Question 9Distance between A and B is 72 km. Two men started walking from A and B at the same time towards each other. The person who started from A traveled uniformly with average speed of 4 km/hr. The other man traveled with varying speed as follows: In the first hour his speed 2 km/hr, in the second hour it was 2.5 km/hr, in the third hour it was 3 km/hr, and so on. When / where will they meet each other? A. 7 hours after starting B. 10 hours after starting C. 35 km from A D. Mid-way between A and B E. Can't be determined Question 10In company there are 75% skilled workers and reaming are unskilled. 80% of skilled workers and 20% of unskilled workers are permanent. If number of temporary workers is 126, then what is the number of total workers ? A. 480 B. 510 C. 360 D. 377