802 questions asked across 4 exam years, newest first
A student scored 80% in one subject and 60% in another. Both subjects have equal maximum marks. What is the overall percentage?
Answer: A
A seller offers a combo deal: "Buy 3 shirts for the price of 2". If each shirt costs him Rs. 300, what is the effective loss percentage?
Answer: B
The price of a product is decreased by x% and then increased by x%. The final price becomes 10% less than the original. What is the value of x (approximately)?
Answer: A
A wholesaler offers a bulk order deal where a 10% discount is applied to orders above Rs. 15,000, and a 5% additional seasonal discount is available. What is the effective price paid for an order worth Rs. 20,000?
Answer: A
A spherical balloon is inflated causing its radius to grow by 10%. By what percentage does its surface area increase?
Answer: C
The area of a regular triangle increases by 44%. By what percentage did the side length increase?
Answer: A
The difference between 20% of a number and 10% of the same number is 120. What is the number?
Answer: C
What will be the compound interest on a sum of Rs. 25,000 after 3 years at the rate of 10% p.a.?
Answer: A
If the simple interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 6% per annum is ₹360, what would be the simple interest on the same sum for 5 years at 8% per annum?
Answer: B
A garden is in the shape of a regular hexagon, each side 20 m. If 5% of it is occupied by a circular fountain, find the remaining area.
Answer: A
The value of a machine depreciates 10% in the first year, 20% in the second year, and 30% in the third year. If the initial value was Rs. 10,000, what is its value at the end of 3 years?
Answer: A
An electronics dealer marks an item 60% above cost and offers a festival discount of 25%, plus a cashback of Rs. 300 on the final selling price. If he still makes a 10% profit, what is the cost price?
Answer: B
A bakery produced 5000 cakes at a total cost of ₹250,000. They gave away 500 cakes for a promotional event. For the remaining cakes, they offered a 20% discount on the market price of ₹75 per cake. Additionally, they gave one cake free with every 9 cakes bought. If all 5000 cakes were distributed, what is their overall gain or loss percentage?
Answer: C
What is the compound interest on Rs. 8000 for 2 year at 10% per annum?
Answer: B
A company designs a new chocolate box in the shape of a regular right pyramid with a square base. The base side of the box is 10 cm and its height is 12 cm. Due to packaging constraints, the box can only be filled up to 90% of its total volume. If the company wants to estimate the total cost of chocolate, knowing that 1 cm3 of chocolate costs ₹0.50, what is the cost of chocolate to fill one such box?
Answer: A
A town has males and females in a ratio of 3:2. After 5 years, the male population increases by 10%, and the female population by 25%. What is the new ratio?
Answer: B
A man spends 80% of his income. His income has increased by 25%, but his expenditure remains the same. By what percent have his savings increased?
Answer: A
Sameer can complete a work in 16 days. In how many days will the work be completed by Ajay, if his efficiency is 60% more than that of Sameer?
Answer: B
The population of a village increases by 8% annually. If the current population is 58,320, what was it two years ago (approx)?
Answer: A
A person invested in two items — one gave a 10% profit and the other a 5% loss. If the total investment was Rs. 5,000 and the net result was a Rs. 100 profit, what was the investment in the profit-making item?
Answer: A
A mixture of 150 litres contains acid and water in the ratio 2:3. If 30 litres of the mixture is replaced with water, what will be the percentage of acid in the final mixture?
Answer: D
A vendor lends 74,000 rupees at a rate of 12% compound interest per annum, compounded annually. Find the interest for the 3rd year.
Answer: C
If the simple interest on a sum of Rs. A at 6% per annum for 2 years is equal to the simple interest on Rs. B at 4% per annum for 3 years, then what is the ratio of A to B?
Answer: A
A and B invested Rs. 60,000 and Rs. 40,000 respectively for 12 months. A take 10% of the profit for managing. The remaining profit of Rs. 90,000 is divided based on capital. What is B’s share?
Answer: A
A triangular field with base 40 m and height 30 m shares a side with a rectangle of length 40 m and breadth 25 m. Find the combined area and percentage of the triangle’s area in the total.
Answer: C
