Percentage – Aptitude MCQ Questions – 14 Posted on July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 by admin Question 1The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is: A. 4.37% B. 5% C. 6% D. 8.75% Question 2Rajeev buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods. A. Rs. 6876.10 B. Rs. 6999.20 C. Rs. 6654 D. Rs. 7000 Question 3Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B. A. 2 : 3 B. 1 : 1 C. 3 : 4 D. 4 : 3 Question 4Gauri went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items? A. Rs. 15 B. Rs. 15.70 C. Rs. 19.70 D. Rs. 20 Question 5In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The number of students above 8 years of age is 2/3of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the total number of students in the school? A. 72 B. 80 C. 120 D. 150 E. 100 Question 6A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3. What is the percentage error in the calculation? A. 34% B. 44% C. 54% D. 64% Question 7Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get? A. 57% B. 60% C. 65% D. 90% Question 8If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as: A. 4% of a B. 5% of a C. 20% of a D. None of these Question 9In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was: A. 2700 B. 2900 C. 3000 D. 3100 Question 10Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week? A. Rs. 200 B. Rs. 250 C. Rs. 300 D. None of these