802 questions asked across 4 exam years, newest first
Three numbers are such that the second is 150% of the first, and the third is 80% of the second. What is the ratio of the first to the third?
Answer: A
A number was mistakenly increased by 25% instead of decreased by 20%. By what percent is the final result more than the CORRECT value?
Answer: A
A wholesaler sells a packet of tea to a retailer at a profit of 20%. The retailer then marks up the price by 50% and offers a discount of 20% to the customer. If the customer pays Rs. 480, find the cost price of the packet for the wholesaler.
Answer: C
A seller mixes two varieties of rice costing Rs. 40/kg and Rs. 60/kg in a certain ratio and sells the mixture at Rs. 55/kg, gaining 10%. What is the ratio in which the two types are mixed?
Answer: A
A furniture establishment initially disposes of a particular dining table for ₹Z, thereby realising a 25% profit margin. Subsequently, as a promotional strategy for a festive period, the marked price of this identical table is elevated to ₹1.6Z. Following this adjustment, a special concession of 20% is applied to the newly established marked price. The inquiry then seeks to ascertain the resulting percentage profit generated by the store during this specific celebratory sales period. What is the percentage profit earned by the store during the festive sale?
Answer: D
What is the compound interest on a sum of Rs. 12,500 at 15% p.a. in 2 years, if the interest is compounded 8-monthly?
Answer: B
A student's marks in Mathematics were 20% more than in Physics. If he scored 72 in Physics, how many marks did he score in Mathematics?
Answer: D
How much will the compound interest on Rs. 16000 at 20% per annum for 9 months if it is compounded quarterly?
Answer: D
A startup has three stakeholders. A brought 40% of the capital, and B brought the rest. C joined later and was promised 20% of the total profit for branding. If total profit was Rs. 2,50,000, how much was B's share?
Answer: A
A triangular window has dimensions such that its area is 45% of a square window of area 200 m². If its base is 10 m, find its height.
Answer: B
A and B can complete a task in 12 days together. A is 25% more efficient than B. What percentage of the work is done by A alone?
Answer: A
A businessman invests Rs. 50,000 in buying items and spends Rs. 5,000 on transportation and Rs. 3,000 on storage. If he sells the items for Rs. 63,000, what is the profit or loss percentage?
Answer: A
A laptop is priced at ₹40,000. A customer gets a discount of ₹4,000 on it. After the discount, the customer buys a mouse for ₹1,500 at a 20% discount. What is the total amount the customer spends on both items?
Answer: C
Sarah lent ₹12,000 to John on 10 January 2024 at a simple interest rate of 6% per annum. John plans to pay back the entire amount on 10 July 2024. What is the total amount John needs to return?
Answer: B
A solid sphere is placed inside a cube such that it touches all six faces. What percentage of the cube's volume is not occupied by the sphere?
Answer: A
If 12.5% of p is equal to 50% of q, what is the ratio p : q?
Answer: B
A grocer mixes two varieties of rice — one costing ₹40 per kg and the other costing ₹60 per kg, in the ratio 2 : 3. If he sells the mixed variety at ₹57.20 per kg, find his gain or loss percent.
Answer: B
A book, originally priced at ₹600, is subject to a reduction in cost through two consecutive discounts: an initial markdown of 10%, followed by an additional 20% discount. The question then is to determine the conclusive selling price of the book once both these successive price adjustments have been applied.
Answer: A
Having initially established the marked price of a particular commodity at a 20% premium over its cost price, a retail vendor subsequently extended an unspecified discount. If, following this concession, the transaction ultimately yielded a profit of 8% on the cost price, what was the exact percentage of the discount given?
Answer: D
A person invested ₹8,000 in one scheme at 6% simple interest and ₹5,000 in another scheme at 8% simple interest for the same duration. If he received a total interest of ₹1,760 from both investments, what was the duration (time period) of the investments?
Answer: B
A trader marked an article 40% above its cost price. He then allowed a discount of 20% on the marked price. If the selling price of the article was ₹560, what was its cost price?
Answer: A
A & B together earn ₹840 for a job. A works the whole time; B joins after the job is 25% done. B is twice as efficient as A. Find B's share.
Answer: A
A person invested a total sum of ₹1900 in three different schemes of simple interest at 2%, 4%, and 5% per annum. At the end of one year, he got the same interest from all three schemes. What was the amount (in ₹) invested at 4%?
Answer: B
If 25% of (P + Q) = 75% of (P − Q), then find the ratio P : Q.
Answer: B
A shopkeeper marked a watch at ₹800. He sold it after allowing a 15% discount. If his profit on the sale was 20%, what was the cost price of the watch?
Answer: C
