Percentage SSC-Maths (Part-5)

Total Questions: 50

31. A number is increased by 25% and then decreased by 16%, the final value of the number: [SSC CHSL Tier II (02/11/2023)]

Correct Answer: (b) increases by 5%
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32. A dishonest shopkeeper sells rice at a cost price but makes a 25% profit by using faulty weights. He decides to give a discount to attract more customers. What percent of discount should he offer to make 10% profit ? [SSC CHSL Tier II (02/11/2023)]

Correct Answer: (b) 12%
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33. In an election, a candidate who gets 90% votes is elected by a margin of 800 votes. What is the total number of votes polled? [SSC CHSL Tier II (10/01/2024)]

Note: There are only two candidates contesting the election and assume all the votes were valid.

Correct Answer: (c) 1000
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34. In an election between two candidates, 80% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 5% votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 9500 votes which were 80% of the valid votes. Find the total number of voters enrolled in that election. [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 15625
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35. The fraction equivalent to 1/5% is: [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 1/500
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36. In an election between two candidates, 30% of the electorate did not cast their votes. 20% of the votes polled were found invalid. The winning candidate got 64% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 3136 votes. Find the number of voters enrolled in the voter list. [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 20000
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37. In an election between two candidates, the difference between the candidates who won and lost was 2,500 votes. The candidate who won got 75% of the votes, and there were no invalid votes. The total number of votes polled of the losing candidate was: [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 1250
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38. In an election between two candidates, 20% of the voters on the voters list did not cast their votes and 80 voters cast their ballot papers blank. The winner secured 45% of all the voters in the list and he got 280 votes more than his rival. The number of voters on the list was: [SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 2000
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39. A family earns ₹75,000, out of which 10% is saved. 30% of the expenditure is incurred on education, while ₹30,375 is spent on health and the remaining amount is spent on food. What is the percentage of food expenditure to the total income? [SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 22.5%
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40. If the first number is 20% less than the third number and the ratio of the second to the third number is 7:10, then the average of the first and the third number is how much percent more than the second number? [SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 28⁴⁄₇
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