Percentage SSC-Maths (Part-3)

Total Questions: 50

41. A person spends 60% of his salary on family expenses, 10% on medical expenses, 5% on charity, and saves the remaining amount. If the amount on savings is ₹4,000, find his monthly salary. [SSC CHSL 05/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹16,000
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42. If the price of rice is reduced by 24%, it enables Alok to buy 10 kg more rice for ₹2,500. The reduced rate of rice per kg is: [SSC CHSL 08/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) ₹60
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43. An interval of 2 hours 25 minutes is wrongly estimated by 2 hours 30.5 minutes. The error percentage is : [SSC CHSL 08/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 3²³⁄₂₉ %
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44. Suresh studies the patiern of daily sale of a shop. He finds that on Monday, the sale was decreased by 10% in comparison to the sale on Sunday. On Tuesday, the sale was increased by 10% in comparison to the sale of Monday. If the sale on Tuesday was of ₹1,485, how much was the sale on Sunday? [SSC CHSL 08/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹1,500
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45. A's income is equal to 125% of the income of B, while B's savings are 120% of the savings of A. If the expenditure of B is 75% of the expenditure of A, then how much are B's savings as a percentage of her expenditure? [SSC CHSL 08/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 20%
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46. At an election involving two candidates, 68 votes are declared invalid. The winning candidate gets 52% of the valid votes and wins by 98 votes. The total number of votes polled is: [SSC CHSL 08/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 2518
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47. Ramesh's pocket money was reduced by 25%, and then the reduced pocket money was increased by 20%. Find the net increase or decrease percentage in his original pocket money. [SSC CHSL 08/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) Decrease 10%
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48. In an election a candidate secured 47% of the votes and lost to his only opponent by 276 votes. Find the total number of votes polled. [SSC CHSL 08/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 4600
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49. In an election contested by two candidates, one candidate got 42% of the total votes and still lost by 800 votes. Find the total number of votes that were cast. [SSC CHSL 08/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 5000
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50. A person saves 45% of his income. Next year, his income increases by 200%. He increases his savings by five times the previous year's savings. By what percentage (correct to one place of decimal) has he increased/decreased his expenditure? [SSC CHSL 09/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) Increased, 36.4%
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