Quiz Discussion

If the price of a commodity is decreased by 20% and its consumption is increased by 20%, what will be the increase or decrease in expenditure on the commodity?

• 1] 4% increase
• 2] 4% decrease
• 3] 8% increase
• 4] 8% decrease

After three successive equal percentage rise in the salary the sum of 100 rupees turned into 140 rupees and 49 paise. Find the percentage rise in the salary.

• 1] 12%
• 2] 22%
• 3] 66%
• 4] 82%
• 5] 77%

Rajeev buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.

• 1]

  Rs. 6876.10

• 2]

  Rs. 6999.20

• 3]

  Rs. 6654

• 4]

  Rs. 7000

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

If salary of X is 20% more than salary of Y, then by how much percentage is salary of Y less than X?

• 1]

  25

• 2]

  23

• 3]

  50/3

• 4]

  65/4

The employer reduces the number of employees in the ratio 9: 8 and increases their wages in the ratio 14: 15 If the previous wage bill was Rs 189000 what is the amount by which the new wage bill will increase or decrease?

• 1]

  Rs 21000

• 2]

  Rs 10000

• 3]

  Rs 9000

• 4]

  Rs 25000

At the beginning of a year ,the owner of a jewel shop raised the price of all the jewels in his shop by x% and lowered them by x%. The price of one jewel after this up and down cycle reduced by Rs. 100. The owner carried out the same procedure after a month. After this second up-down cycle,the price of that jewel was Rs. 2304. Find the original price of that jewel(in Rs.)

• 1] 2500
• 2] 2550
• 3] 2600
• 4] 2650
• 5] None of these

When any number is divided by 12, then dividend becomes `1/4t h` of the other number. By how much percent first number is greater than the second number?

• 1]

  150

• 2]

  200

• 3]

  300

• 4]

  None Of These

1.14 expressed as a per cent of 1.9 is:

• 1] 6%
• 2] 10%
• 3] 60%
• 4] 90%

The price of the sugar rise by 25%. If a family wants to keep their expenses on sugar the same as earlier, the family will have to decrease its consumption of sugar by

• 1] 25%
• 2] 20%
• 3] 80%
• 4] 75%