Quiz Discussion

An alloy contains the copper and aluminum in the ratio of 7 : 4 While making the weapons from this alloy, 12% of the alloy got destroyed. If there is 12 kg of aluminum in the weapon, then weight of the alloy required is :

• 1] 14.4 kg
• 2] 37.5 kg
• 3] 40 kg
• 4] 48 kg

Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?

• 1]

  57%

• 2]

  60%

• 3]

  65%

• 4]

  90%

Last year, the population of a town was x and if it increases at the same rate, next year it will be y. the present population of the town is

• 1]

  

• 2]

  

• 3]

  

   

   

• 4]

  

The price of a car depreciates in the first year by 25% in the second year by 20% in third year by 15% and so on. The final price of the car after 3 years, if the present cost of the car is Rs. 10,00,000 :

• 1] 7,80,000
• 2] 1,70,000
• 3] 6,90,000
• 4] 5,10,000

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

(X% of Y) + (Y% of X) is equal to:

• 1] X% of Y
• 2] 20% of XY
• 3] 2% of XY
• 4] 2% of 100 XY

A sales executive gets 20% bonus of the total sales value and 10% commission besides the bonus on the net profit after charging such commission. If the total sales value be Rs. 10 lakh per annum and the total profit of the company be Rs. 1.32 lakh, then his total earning per annum will be, given that he is not entitled to receive any fixed salary from the company :

• 1] 2.3 lakh
• 2] 2.32 lakh
• 3] 2.12 lakh
• 4] 3.2 lakh
• 5] None of these

The number which exceeds 16% of it by 42 is :

• 1]

  50

• 2]

  52

• 3]

  58

• 4]

  60

• 5]

  None Of These

The population of village is 1,00,000. The rate of increase is 10% per annum. Find the population at the start of the third year?

• 1] 1,33,100
• 2] 1,21,000
• 3] 1,18,800
• 4] 1,20,000
• 5] None of these

Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week?

• 1]

  Rs. 200

• 2]

  Rs. 250

• 3]

  Rs. 300

• 4]

  None Of These