Percentage SSC-Maths (Part-4)

Total Questions: 50

1. In an election between two candidates, 10% of the voters did not cast their votes and 5% of the votes polled were found invalid. The successful candidate got 52.5% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 1710 votes. The number of voters enrolled on the voters list was: [SSC CHSL 09/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 40000
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2. The total income of three families is ₹72,000. Their expenditures are 80%, 85% and 75%, respectively. If the savings are in the ratio 8 : 9 : 20, then the income of the second family is : [SSC CHSL 09/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹24,000
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3. A number is first decreased by 18% and the resulting number is then increased by 25%. What is the overall percentage change in the original number? [SSC CHSL 09/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) Increase by 2.5%
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4. The average marks scored by the students of a class is 75. If the average marks scored by the girls in the same class is 90 and that of boys is 70, what is the percentage of boys in the class? [SSC CHSL 09/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 75%
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5. In an election there were only two candidates. One of the candidates secured 35% of votes and is defeated by the other candidate by 381 votes. The total number of votes polled is: [SSC CHSL 09/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 1270
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6. If 20% of 35% of a number is 240.8, then 18% of that number (rounded off to 1 decimal place) is: [SSC CHSL 09/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 619.2
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7. The price of an electronic watch is first reduced by 25% and then increased by 50%. If the resulting price of the electronic watch is ₹7,650, then what was its original price (in ₹)? [SSC CHSL 09/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 6,800
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8. Ram spends 30% of his salary on food, 10% on house rent, 7% on entertainment, and 6% on conveyance. If at the end of a month his savings are 1,880, then his monthly salary is : [SSC CHSL 10/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) ₹4,000
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9. In an election between two candidates, A gets 63% of the total valid votes. If the total votes polled were 8,750, what is the number of valid votes that the other candidate B gets, if 20% of the total votes were declared invalid? [SSC CHSL 10/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 2,590
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10. In an election there were three candidates. The first candidate got 40% votes and second candidate got 35% votes. If the total votes in the election are 50,000, find the number of votes got by the third candidate. [SSC CHSL 10/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 12500
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