Percentage SSC-Maths (Part-4)

Total Questions: 50

21. If the price of a commodity is increased by 36%, by what percentage (rounded off to 1 decimal place) should its consumption be decreased so that the expenditure of the commodity stays the same? [SSC CHSL 11/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 26.5%
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22. 57% of Ranita's weekly income is equal to 76% of Bhaskar's weekly income. If Ranita's weekly income was reduced by ₹400, while Bhaskar's weekly income did not change, the ratio of the weekly incomes of Ranita and Bhaskar, respectively, would have been 6:5. What is Bhaskar's weekly income (in ₹) ? [SSC CPO 27/06/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 3000
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23. In an election between two candidates, one got 60% of the total valid votes. 25% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 15,000, then find the number of valid votes that the other candidate got. [SSC CPO 27/06/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 4,500
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24. On account of corona virus, 5% of the population of a village died. Out of the remaining population, 20% fled due to panic. If the present population is 4655, then what was the population of the village before the corona attack? [SSC CPO 27/06/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 6125
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25. In a class, the numbers of boys and girls are in the ratio of 3:5. What is the percentage of boys in the class? [SSC CPO 27/06/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 37.5%
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26. In an election, the winner was supported by 46% of all the voters in the list, and he got 410 votes more than his only rival. 10% of the voters on the voters' list did not cast their votes, and 60 voters cast their ballot papers blank. How many voters were on the list? [SSC CPO 27/06/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 17500
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27. The strength of a school increases and decreases every alternate year by 15%. If it started with an increase in 2012, then the strength of the school in the beginning of 2015, as compared to that in 2012, had (correct to two decimal places): [SSC CPO 27/06/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) Increased by 12.41%
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28. The population of a town increases 8% annually. If its present population is 1,42,560, what was the population one year ago? [SSC CPO 27/06/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 1,32,000
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29. In an election between two candidates, 10% of the voters did not cast their votes and 75 votes were found invalid. The winner got 50% of the total votes expected and won by 170 votes. How many voters were enrolled in the voters' list? [SSC CPO 27/06/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 950
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30. Bhavani spends 68% of her income. Her income increases by 15% and her expenditure increases by 10%. How much is the increase in the percentage of saving? (Use decimal up to 2 digits) [SSC CPO 28/06/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 25.62%
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