Special Quant Quiz (Percentage and its application.) SSC CGL Tier-II 2016

October 22, 2016 Share Like Labels: ssc

Q1. The price of an article in raised by 30% and then two successive discounts of 10% and 5% are allowed. What is the net increase in the price of the article
(a) 16.66%
(b) 20%
(c) 11.11%
(d) 11.15%

Q2. The population of the village increased by 10% in one year and in next year it is decrease by 10%. If at the end of second year. The population is 39600. What was the population at the beginning of first year.
(a) 39800
(b) 40,000
(c) 44,000
(d) 42,000

Q3. A man’s income is increased by Rs. 2000 in a year rate of income tax having reduced from 25% to 15%, his tax liability remains the same as in the least year. Find his income in the current year.
(a) 2000
(b) 5000
(c) 6000
(d) 3000

Q4. If Price of sugar having been fallen by 10%. then consumer can buy 21 kg. more than before. Had the price been increased by 16.6% how much quantity of sugar could he have bought for the same sum.
(a) 180 kg
(b) 162kg
(c) 210 kg
(d) None of these

Q5. What is the remainder when 1044 × 1047 × 1050 × 1053 is divided by 33?
(a) 13
(b) 22
(c) 30
(d) 8

Q6. Rs. 4000 is divided into two parts such that one part is put out at 3% and the other at 5% rate. If the annual interest earned from both the investments be Rs. 144, find the first part.
(a) Rs. 4000
(b) Rs. 2800
(c) Rs. 3800
(d) Rs. 3500

Q7. The average age of 24 students and the class teacher is 16 years. If the class teacher’s age is excluded, the average is reduced by one year. Find the age of the class teacher.
(a) 40 years
(b) 38 years
(c) 50 years
(d) 56 years

Q8. A person saves 15% of his income. If his income increase by 35% and he starts savings 20% of his income, by what percentage does his savings increase?
(a) 60%
(b) 70%
(c) 75%
(d) 80%

Q9. An amount doubles itself in 5 years at S.I. In how many years will its interest become its 250%?
(a) 10 years
(b) 15/2 years
(c) 25/2 years
(d) 15 years

Q10. D, K and A can do a work in 5, 15 and 35 days respectively. They get an amount of Rs. 1054 for finishing the work working together. What is the share of K in that amount?
(a) Rs. 242
(b) Rs. 324
(c) Rs. 238
(d) Rs. 245

Q11. There are two alloys made up of copper and gold. In the 1st alloy, copper is half of the gold and in the second alloy copper is thrice as much as gold. How many times the second alloy must be mixed with first alloy to get the new alloy in which copper is twice as that of gold?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6

Q12. If x = b + c – 2a, y = c + a – 2b, z = a + b – 2c, then the value of x^2+y^2-z^2+2xy is
(a) 0
(b) a + b + c
(c) a – b + c
(d) a + b – c

Q13. The sum of four consecutive two-digit odd numbers, when divided by 10, becomes a perfect square. Which of the following can possibly be one of these four numbers?
(a) 21
(b) 25
(c) 41
(d) 67

Q14. When you reverse the digits of the number 13, the number increases by 18. How many other two digit numbers increase by 18 when their digits are reversed?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8

Q15. The number of employees in Obelix Menhir Co. is a prime number and is less than 300. The ratio of the number of employees who are graduates and above, to that of employees who are not, can possibly be
(a) 101 : 88
(b) 87 : 100
(c) 110 : 111
(d)97 : 84