Quiz Discussion

The rate of increase of the price of sugar is observed to be two percent more than the inflation rate expressed in percentage. The price of sugar, on January 1, 1994 is Rs. 20 per kg. The inflation rates of the years 1994 and 1995 are expected to be 8% each. The expected price of sugar on January 1, 1996 would be

• 1] Rs. 23.60
• 2] Rs. 24
• 3] Rs. 24.20
• 4] Rs. 24.60
• 5] None of these

The population of a town increases every year by 4%. If its present population is 50,000, then after 2 years it will be

• 1] 53,900
• 2] 54,000
• 3] 54,080
• 4] 54,900

A and B are two fixed points 5 cm apart and C is a point on AB such that AC is 3cm. if the length of AC is increased by 6%, the length of CB is decreased by

• 1] 6%
• 2] 7%
• 3] 8%
• 4] 9%

A shopkeeper first raises the price of Jewellery by x% then he decreases the new price by x%. After such up down cycle, the price of a Jewellery decreased by Rs. 21025. After a second up down cycle the Jewellery was sold for Rs. 484416. What was the original price of the jewellery.

• 1] Rs. 5,26,000
• 2] Rs. 6,00,625
• 3] Rs. 5,25,625
• 4] Rs. 5,00,000
• 5] None of these

A company has 12 machines of equal efficiency in its factory. The annual manufacturing expenses are Rs. 24,000 and the establishment charges are Rs. 10,000. The annual output of the company is Rs. 48,000. The annual output and manufacturing costs are directly proportional to the no. of machines while the share holders get the 10% profit, which is directly proportional to the annual output of the company. If 8.33% of machines remained close throughout the year. Then the percentage decrease in the amount of share holders is :

• 1] 14.28%
• 2] 11.11%
• 3] 16.66%
• 4] 8.33%
• 5] None of these

Every day a mango seller sells half his stock, 10% of the stock overnight gets spoiled. If 1983 mangoes rotted over 3 nights then how many did hi start with on the first day ?

• 1] 25,000
• 2] 24,000
• 3] 30,000
• 4] 32,000
• 5] None of these

The cost of an article was Rs.75. The cost was first increased by 20% and later on it was reduced by 20%. The present cost of the article is:

• 1] Rs. 72
• 2] Rs. 60
• 3] Rs. 75
• 4] Rs. 76

What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?

• 1]

  1

• 2]

  14

• 3]

  20

• 4]

  21

A shepherd had n goats in the year 2000. In 2001 the no. of goats increased by 40%. In 2002 the no. of goats declined to 70%. In 2003 the no. of goats grew up 30%. In 2004, he sold 10% goats and then he had only 34,398 goats. The percentage increase of the no. of goats in this duration was :

• 1] 16.66%
• 2] 14.66%
• 3] 11.33%
• 4] 20%

The shopkeeper increased the price of a product by 25% so that customer finds difficult to purchase the required amount. But Somehow the customer managed to purchase only 70% of the required amount. What is the net difference in the expenditure on that product ?

• 1] 55 more
• 2] 10% more
• 3] 12.5% less
• 4] 17.5% less
• 5] None of these