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MCQ on Percentages for bank exams

Answer the following Objective type Questions on Percentages.

If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 600% and the denominator is increased by 200%, the resulting fraction is \(\displaystyle 2\frac{4}{5}\) What was the original fraction?

(a)   \(\displaystyle \frac{4}{7}\)

(b)   \(\displaystyle \frac{13}{12}\)

(c)   \(\displaystyle \frac{11}{12}\)

(d)   \(\displaystyle \frac{6}{5}\)

(e) None of these

Answer is (d)

Let the original fraction is \(\displaystyle \frac{a}{b}\)

Numerator is increased by 600%,

\(\displaystyle a\to a+\frac{{600}}{{100}}\times a=7a\)

Denominator is increased by 200%,

\(\displaystyle b\to b+\frac{{200}}{{100}}\times b=3b\)

According to the question \(\displaystyle \frac{{7a}}{{3b}}=\frac{{14}}{5}\)

Therefore, \(\displaystyle \frac{a}{b}=\frac{{14\times 3}}{{5\times 7}}=\frac{{42}}{{35}}\)

or  \(\displaystyle \frac{a}{b}=\frac{6}{5}\)

If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 20% and the denominator is increased by 25%, the fraction obtained is \(\displaystyle \frac{3}{5}\).  What was the original fraction?

(a) 5/7

(b) 4/7

(c) 3/8

(d)  Cannot be determined

(e)  None of these

Answer is (e)

Let fraction be  \(\displaystyle \frac{x}{y}\)

According to the question \(\displaystyle \frac{{x\times 120\%}}{{y\times 125\%}}=\frac{3}{5}\)

\(\displaystyle \Rightarrow \)\(\displaystyle \frac{x}{y}=\frac{3}{5}\times \frac{{125}}{{120}}=\frac{5}{8}\)

In an examination, Raman scored 25 marks less than Rohit. Rohit scored 45 more marks than Sonia. Rohan scored 75 marks which is 10 more than Sonia. Ravi’s score is 50 less than, maximum marks of the test. What approximate percentage of marks did Ravi score in the examination, if he gets 34 marks more than Raman?

(a) 90

(b) 70

(c) 80

(d) 60

(e) 85

Answer is (b)

Rohan’s marks = 75

Sonia’s marks = 65

Rohit’s marks = 65 + 45 = 110

Raman’s marks = 110 – 25 = 85

Ravi got marks = 85 + 34 = 119

Total maximum marks = 119 + 50 + 169

Percentage of Ravi’s marks= \(\displaystyle \frac{{119}}{{169}}\times 100\%=70.4\%=70\%\)

Mr Alok spends 50% of his monthly income on household items and out of the remaining he spends 50% on transport, 25% on entertainment, 10% on sports and the remaining amount of ₹900 is saved. What is Mr Alok’s monthly income?

(a) ₹ 6000

(b) ₹12000

(c)  ₹9000

(d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

Answer is (b)

Let total monthly income of Mr. Alok be ₹ x.

According to question,

Therefore, \(\displaystyle x\times \frac{{50}}{{100}}\times \frac{{15}}{{100}}=900\)

x = ₹ 12000

Hence, monthly income of Mr. Alok = ₹12000

10% of the inhabitants of a village having died of cholera, a panic set in, during which 25% of the remaining inhabitants left the village. The population is then reduced to 4050. Find the number of original inhabitants.

(a) 5000

(b) 6000

(c) 7000

(d) 8000

(e) None of these

Answer is (b)

Let the total number of original inhabitants be x. Then,

(100 – 25)% of (100 –10)% of x = 4050

\(\displaystyle \Rightarrow \)\(\displaystyle \frac{{75}}{{100}}\times \frac{{90}}{{100}}\times x=4050\)

\(\displaystyle \Rightarrow \)\(\displaystyle \frac{{27}}{{40}}x=4050\)

\(\displaystyle \Rightarrow \)\(\displaystyle x=\frac{{4050\times 40}}{{27}}=6000\)

Number of original inhabitants = 6000.

A’ sells a good to ‘B’ at a profit of 20 % and ‘B’ sells it to C at profit of 25 %. If ‘C’ pays ₹ 225 for it, what was cost price for ‘A’ ?

(a) 150

(b) 120

(c) 200

(d) 110

(e) None of these

Answer is (a)

During both the transaction there are profits. So our calculating figures would be 120, 125 and 100. A’s cost is certainly less than C’s selling price

Therefore, Required price = \(\displaystyle 225\times \frac{{100}}{{120}}\times \frac{{100}}{{125}}=150\)

Naresh’s monthly income is 30% more than that of Raghu. Raghu’s monthly income is 20% less than that of Vishal. If the difference between the monthly incomes of Naresh and Vishal is ₹ 800, what is the monthly income of Raghu?

(a) ₹ 16,000

(b) ₹ 20,000

(c) ₹ 12,000

(d) Data inadequate

(e) None of these

Answer is (a)

N  = R + 30% of R = 1.3 R

R = V – 20% of V = 80% of V = 0.8 V

Therefore, N = 1.3 × 0.8V = 1.04 V

Now, N – V = 1.04 V V = 0.04 V = ₹800 (given)

Therefore, V = ₹ 20000

Hence, R = 0.8 × 20000 = ₹16000

Barath spends 25 per cent of his salary on house rent, 5 percent on food, 15 percent on travel, 10 percent on clothes and the remaining amount of ₹ 27,000 is saved. What is Barath’s income?

(a) ₹60,000

(b) ₹80,500

(c) ₹60,700

(d) ₹70,500

(e) None of these

Answer is (a)

Saving percentage = (100 – 55) % = 45%

If the income of Barath be ₹ x, then,

\(\displaystyle \frac{{45\times x}}{{100}}=27000\)

\(\displaystyle \Rightarrow \)x = \(\displaystyle x=\frac{{27000\times 100}}{{45}}=60000\)

Groundnut oil is now being sold at ₹ 27 per kg. During last month its cost was ₹ 24 per kg. Find by how much % a family should reduce its consumption, so as to keep the expenditure same.

(a)   \(\displaystyle 11\frac{1}{9}\%\)

(b)  \(\displaystyle 11\frac{1}{{11}}\%\)

(c)  \(\displaystyle 11\frac{9}{{10}}\%\)

(d)  \(\displaystyle 9\frac{1}{{10}}\%\)

(e)  None of these

Answer is (a)

% change in rate = \(\displaystyle \frac{{27-24}}{{24}}\times 100=\frac{{100}}{8}\%\)

For fixed expenditure, % change in consumption

=\(\displaystyle \frac{{\%changeinrate}}{{100+\%changeinrate}}\times 100\)

=\(\displaystyle \frac{{100/8}}{{100[1+\frac{1}{8}]}}\times 100=\frac{{100}}{9}\%=11\frac{1}{9}\%\)

If 50% of a certain number is equal to \(\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}\) th of another number, what is the ratio between the numbers ?

(a) 2 : 5

(b) 3 : 2

(c) 5 : 2

(d) 3 : 4

(e) 4 : 3

Answer is (b)

First number = x

Second number = y

Therefore, \(\displaystyle x\times \frac{{50}}{{100}}=y\times \frac{3}{4}\)

\(\displaystyle \Rightarrow \)\(\displaystyle \frac{x}{2}=y\times \frac{3}{4}\)

\(\displaystyle \Rightarrow \)\(\displaystyle \frac{x}{y}=\frac{3}{4}\times 2=\frac{3}{2}\)