Quiz Discussion

A report consists of 20 sheets each of 55 lines and each such line consist of 65 characters. This report is reduced onto sheets each of 65 lines such that each line consists of 70 characters. The percentage reduction in number of sheets is closer to

• 1] 20%
• 2] 5%
• 3] 30%
• 4] 35%
• 5] None of these

If two numbers are respectively 30% and 40% more than a third number, what percent is the first of the second?

• 1]

  %

• 2]

  %

• 3]

  80%

• 4]

  75%

One bacterium splits into eight bacteria of the next generation. But due to environment, only 50% of one generation can produced the next generation. If the seventh generation number is 4096 million, what is the number in first generation?

• 1] 1 million
• 2] 2 million
• 3] 4 million
• 4] 8 million
• 5] None of these

A fraction in reduced form is such that when it is squared and then its numerator is reduced by 33 1/3 % and denominator is reduced to 20%, its result is twice the original fraction. The sum of numerator and denominator is:

• 1] 8
• 2] 13
• 3] 17
• 4] 15
• 5] None of these

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

In an election a candidate who gets 84% of the votes is elected by a majority of 476 votes. What is the total number of votes polled?

• 1]

  672

• 2]

  700

• 3]

  749

• 4]

  848

From 2000 onwards, till 2003 the price of computers increased every year by 10%. After that due to government subsidy the price of computers decreases every year by 10%. The price of a computer in 2006 will be approx. how much per cent less than the price in 2000 if the same pattern of price is continued :

• 1] 2
• 2] 3
• 3] 4
• 4] 5

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

• 1]

  50

• 2]

  52

• 3]

  58

• 4]

  60

• 5]

  None Of These

The square of a positive number is 2000% greater than the number itself, then the square of that number is :

• 1] 1762
• 2] 1635
• 3] 441
• 4] 139

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%