Percentage SSC-Maths (Part-4)

Total Questions: 50

11. After an increase of 9% in salary, a person received ₹6,300. What was his salary before the increase (consider integral part only) ? [SSC CHSL 10/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹5,779
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12. Two numbers are respectively 61% and 35% less than a third number. The first number is what percentage of the second number? [SSC CHSL 10/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 60%
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13. In an election between two candidates, 15% of the votes were invalid and one candidate got 52% of the total valid votes. If the total number of votes was 8000, what was the number of valid votes that the other candidate got ? [SSC CHSL 10/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 3264
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14. In an election between two candidates, Ananth and Aravind, Ananth got 55% of the total valid votes, and 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 30,000, find the number of valid votes that Aravind got. [SSC CHSL 10/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 10800
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15. The population of a village was 4,00,000. It increased by 20% in the first year and increased by 30% in the second year. Its population after two years is_______ . [SSC CHSL 11/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 6,24,000
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16. In an election between two candidates, 30% voters did not cast their votes and 200 votes were declared invalid. The winner got 65% of the valid votes. If he won by 1200 votes, then find the total votes. [SSC CHSL 11/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 6000
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17. In an election, there were only two candidates. One of the candidates secured 44% of the votes and is defeated by the other candidate by 1440 votes. If there were no invalid votes. then the total number of votes polled is: [SSC CHSL 11/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 12000
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18. The price of a product increases by 10% in the first year and 20% in the second year. What is the overall percentage increase in the price of the product over the two years? [SSC CHSL 11/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 32%
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19. Shantanu's income decreased from ₹42,800 to ₹37,236. Find the percentage decrease in his income. [SSC CHSL 11/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 13%
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Percentage decrease

20. An election was held between two candidates. The winning candidate scored 54% of the valid votes and won by 88 votes. If 58 votes were declared invalid, then find the total number of votes polled in the election. [SSC CHSL 11/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 1158
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