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MCQ on Percentages for bank exams

Answer the following Percentages MCQ.

Sujata invests 7% i.e. ₹ 2170 of her monthly salary in mutual funds. Later she invests 18% of her monthly salary in recurring deposits also; she invests 6% of her salary on NSC’s. What is the total annual amount invested by Sujata?

(a)  ₹ 1,25,320

(b)  ₹ 1,13,520

(c ) ₹ 1,35,120

(d)  ₹ 1,15,320

(e)  None of these

Answer is (d)

Let her monthly salary be ₹ x.

According to the question

\(\displaystyle \frac{7}{{100}}\times x=2170\)

\(\displaystyle \Rightarrow \)x= \(\displaystyle x=\frac{{2170\times 100}}{7}=31000\)

Total monthly investment = (18 + 6 + 7)% of 31000

\(\displaystyle \frac{{31}}{{100}}\times 31000=9610\)

Total annual investment = 12 × 9610 = ₹ 115320

If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 300% and the denominator is increased by 500%, the resultant fraction is \(\displaystyle \frac{5}{2}\).  What was the original fraction?

(a)  \(\displaystyle \frac{8}{5}\)

(b)  \(\displaystyle \frac{5}{{11}}\)

(c) \(\displaystyle \frac{{12}}{5}\)

(d) \(\displaystyle \frac{5}{7}\)

(e) None of these

Answer is (e)

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

According to the question,

\(\displaystyle \frac{{x\times 400}}{{y\times 600}}=\frac{5}{{12}}\)

\(\displaystyle \Rightarrow \)\(\displaystyle \frac{x}{y}=\frac{5}{{12}}\times \frac{6}{4}=\frac{5}{8}\)

Ms. Pooja invests 13% of her monthly salary, i.e.,₹ 8554 in Mediclaim Policies, Later she invests 23% of her monthly salary on Child. Education Policies; also she invests another 8% of her monthly salary on Mutual Funds. What is the total annual amount invested by Ms. Pooja?

 (a) ₹ 28952

(b) ₹ 43428

(c) ₹ 347424

(d) ₹ 173712

(e) None of these

Answer is (c)

Let Ms. Pooja monthly salary = ₹ x

According to the question,

13% of the x = ₹8554

\(\displaystyle \Rightarrow \)\(\displaystyle x=\frac{{8554\times 100}}{{13}}\)

= Rs. 65800

Total monthly investment in percentage= 13 + 23 + 8 = 44

Therefore, Total monthly investment = 44% of ₹65800

=\(\displaystyle \frac{{44\times 65800}}{{100}}\)

= ₹ 28952

Therefore, total annual investments= (12 × 28952)

= 347424

In a class of 240 students, each student got sweets that are 15% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there?

(a) 3000

(b) 3125

(c) 8640

(d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

Answer is (c)

Number of sweets received by each student= 15% of 240

=\(\displaystyle \frac{{15\times 240}}{{100}}=36\)

Therefore, total number of sweets = 240 × 36 = 8640

Bina’s monthly income is 90% of Anita’s monthly income. The total of both their monthly incomes is Mr. Sen’s monthly income. Mr. Sen’s annual income is 7,75,200. What is Bina’s monthly income?

(a) ₹ 34,000

(b) ₹ 36,000

(c) ₹ 30,600

(d) ₹ 30,000

(e) None of these

Answer is (c)

Sen’s monthly income = \(\displaystyle \frac{{775200}}{{12}}=64600\)

Let the monthly income of Anita be Rs. x.

Therefore, Bina’s monthly income = \(\displaystyle \frac{{90\times x}}{{100}}=0.9x\)

Now, according to the question,

x+0.9x=64600

\(\displaystyle \Rightarrow \)\(\displaystyle \frac{{64600}}{{1.9}}=34000\)

Bina’s monthly income = 34000 × 0.9 = ₹ 30600

A has double the money of B and B has 50% more money than C. If average money of all the three persons is 12000, how much money A have?

(a) \(\displaystyle \frac{{211000}}{{11}}\)

(b) \(\displaystyle \frac{{315000}}{{11}}\)

(c)  \(\displaystyle \frac{{216000}}{{11}}\)

(d) \(\displaystyle \frac{{316000}}{{11}}\)

Answer is (c)

Let the money of C be x.

According to the question,

Total money of B = x + x + 50%

=\(\displaystyle x+\frac{{50x}}{{100}}=\frac{{3x}}{2}\)

Total money of A = \(\displaystyle 2\times \frac{{3x}}{2}=3x\)

Average money of three persons = 12000

Therefore, total money to thee 12000 × 3

\(\displaystyle 3x+\frac{{3x}}{2}+x=12000\times 3\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{{6x+3x+2x}}{2}=36000\)

3x=\(\displaystyle 3x=\frac{{3\times 7200}}{{11}}\)

Therefore, x \(\displaystyle \frac{{36000\times 2}}{{11}}=\frac{{72000}}{{11}}\)

Now, money of A

=\(\displaystyle 3x=3\times \frac{{72000}}{{11}}=\frac{{216000}}{{11}}\)

Fresh grapes contain 80% water, while dry grapes contain 10% water. If the weight of dry grapes is 500 kg, then what is its total weight when it is fresh?

(a) 2350 kg

(b) 2085 kg

(c) 2255 kg

(d) 2250 kg

(e) None of these

Answer is (d)

Let the weight of fresh grapes be x.

Quantity of water in it = \(\displaystyle \frac{{80}}{{100}}\times x=\frac{{4x}}{5}\)

Quantity of pulp in it = \(\displaystyle x-\frac{{4x}}{5}=\frac{x}{5}\)

Quantity of water in 500 kg dry grapes = \(\displaystyle \frac{{10}}{{100}}\times 500=50kg\)

Therefore, quantity of pulp in it = (500 – 50) = 450 kg

\(\displaystyle \frac{x}{5}=450\)

x = 2250 kg

Five-ninths of a number is equal to 25% of the second number. The second number is equal to one-fourth of the third number. The value of the third number is 2960. What is 30% of the first number?

(a) 88.8

(b) 99.9

(c) 66.6

(d) Can’t be determined

(e) None of these

Answer is (b)

Second number = \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}\times 2960=740\)

Let the first number be x.

\(\displaystyle \frac{5}{9}x=\frac{{25}}{{100}}\times 740\)

\(\displaystyle x=\frac{9}{5}\times \frac{1}{4}\times 740=333\)

30% of 1st number = \(\displaystyle \frac{{30}}{{100}}\times 333=99.9\)

In an examination out of 480 students, 85% of the girls and 70% of the boys have passed. How many boys appeared in the examination, if total pass percentage was 75%?

(a) 37

(b) 340

(c) 320

(d) 360

(e) None of these

Answer is (c)

Total number of students = 480

Percentage of total students passed

75% of total students =\(\displaystyle \frac{{75\times 480}}{{100}}=360\) students

Now, using the condition from the question,

Let the number of boys be x.

Then, 70% of x + 85% of (480 – x) = 360

\(\displaystyle \Rightarrow \)\(\displaystyle \frac{{75\times x}}{{100}}+\frac{{85\times (480-x}}{{100}}=360\)

\(\displaystyle \Rightarrow \)70x – 85x + 40800 = 36000

\(\displaystyle \Rightarrow \)40800 – 36000 = 85x – 70x

\(\displaystyle \Rightarrow \)x = \(\displaystyle \frac{{4800}}{{15}}=320\)

Therefore, there are 320 boys who appeared for the examination.

Number of students in 4th and 5th class is in the ratio 6 : 11. 40% in class 4 are girls and 48% in class 5 are girls. What percentage of students in both the classes are boys?

(a) 62.5%

(b) 54.8%

(c) 52.6%

(d) 55.8%

(e) 53.5%

Answer is (c)

Boys in class 4 = \(\displaystyle \frac{{60}}{{100}}\times 6x=\frac{{360x}}{{100}}\)

Boys in class 5 = \(\displaystyle \frac{{52}}{{100}}\times 11x=\frac{{572x}}{{100}}\)

So total boys = \(\displaystyle \frac{{360x}}{{100}}+\frac{{572x}}{{100}}=\frac{{932x}}{{100}}=9.32x\)

% of boys = \(\displaystyle \frac{{9.32x}}{{17x}}\times 100=54.8\%\)