PERCENTAGE (QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE) EPFO UPSC

Total Questions: 30

1. Shilpa spent 8% on school fees, 25% on rent and 17% on furniture. 25% of the remaining amount was spent on medical bills and the remaining ₹ 6,000 was set aside for investment. How much money did she spend on rent?

Correct Answer: (c) ₹ 4,000
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2. The difference between 89% of a number and 73% of the same number is 448. What is 49% of that number ?

Correct Answer: (b) 1372
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3. If the production of a factory grows at a 8% p.a., what will be its production for the year 2017 if its production in 2015 was 70 lakh tonnes?

Correct Answer: (d) None of these
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4. The difference between 58% of a number and 39% of the same number is 247. What is 62% of that number ?

Correct Answer: (b) 806
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5. The population of a town is 126800. It increases by 15% in the 1st year and decreases by 20% in the 2nd year. What is the population of the town at the end of 2 years?

Correct Answer: (c) 116656
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6. 52% of 666 + ? = 500

Correct Answer: (d) 153.68
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7. The difference between 75% of a number and 20% of the same number is 378.4. What is 40% of that number ?

Correct Answer: (a) 275.2
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8. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 200% and the denominator of the fraction is increased by 150%, the resultant fraction is 9/35. What is the original fraction?

Correct Answer: (d) None of these
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9. Manish invests ₹ 3818, which is 20% of his monthly income, in insurance policies. What is his monthly income?

Correct Answer: (a) ₹ 19090 
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10. There are 1556 employees in an organization. Out of these, 25% got transferred to different places. How many such employees got the transfer?

Correct Answer: (d) None of these
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