Percentage SSC-Maths (Part-7)

Total Questions: 50

21. In an election contested between two candidates, 15% of the total voters did not cast their votes and 100 votes got disqualified. The candidate who won the election won it by securing 45% of the total votes and won by a margin of 400 votes. Find the total number of voters? [SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 6,000
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22. A number is decreased by 20% to get another number. The number so obtained is increased by 200% to get a third number. The difference of the third number and the original number is what percentage more or less than the difference of second and the third number? [SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) Less, 12.5%
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23. The monthly income of Ramesh was Rs.16,500 and his monthly expenditure was Rs. 10,500. Next year his income increased by 25% and his expenditure increased by 19%. Find the percentage increase in his saving. [SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 35.5%
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24. In a two-candidate election, 10% of the voters did not cast their ballots. 10% of the votes cast were found invalid. The winning candidate received 54% of the valid votes and a 1620-vote majority. Find the number of people on the voter list who have registered to vote. [SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) 25000
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25. The production of AB Co. increased by 10% after one year, and in the next year it increased by 22%. In the third year, it increased by 5%. What overall change (in %) has been there in the production in three years from the original production? [SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) 40.9%
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26. In an assembly election, a candidate got 60% of the total valid votes. 2% of the total votes were declared invalid. If the total number of voters is 1,50,000, then find the number of valid votes polled in favour of that candidate. [SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 88,200
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27. In an election between two candidates, 85% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 4% of the votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 6936 votes which were 85% of the valid votes. Find the total number of voters enrolled in that election. [SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) 10,000
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28. Raju spends 10 percent and 20 percent of his income on transport and food respectively. He spends 30 percent of the remaining income on clothing. He saves the rest of his income. If his saving is 26460, then what will be the total expenditure on food and clothing together? [SSC CGL Tier II (08/08/2022)]

Correct Answer: (c) 22140
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29. In an election, 35% of the voters for candidate P whereas 50% of the remaining voted for candidate Q The remaining voters did not vote. If the different between those who voted for candidate P and those who did not vote was 1000, the number of individuals eligible for casting a vote in that election was: [Graduate Level 01/08/2022 (Shift-4)]

Correct Answer: (c) 40000
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30. 28% of the people eligible to vote are between 20 to 25 years In an election 75% of those eligible to vote who were between 20 to 25 years actually voted. In that election the number of persons between 20 to 25 who actually voted was what percentage of those eligible to vote? [Graduate Level 01/08/2022 (Shift-4)]

Correct Answer: (d) 21%
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