Quiz Discussion

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%

What is 15 percent of Rs. 34.? 

• 1]

  Rs 3.40

• 2]

  Rs 3.75

• 3]

  Rs 4.5

• 4]

  Rs 5.1

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

1.14 expressed as a per cent of 1.9 is:

• 1] 6%
• 2] 10%
• 3] 60%
• 4] 90%

A number x is mistakenly divided by 10 instead of being multiplied by 10. what is the percentage error in the result?

• 1] -99%
• 2] -100%
• 3] +99%
• 4] +100%

The price of raw materials has gone up by 15%, labor cost has also increased from 25% of the cost of raw material to 30% of the cost of raw material. By how much percentage should there be reduction in the usage of raw materials so as to keep the cost same?

• 1] 28%
• 2] 17%
• 3] 27%
• 4] 24%
• 5] Cannot determined

A man spends 35% of his income on food, 25% on children's education and 80% of the remaining on house rent. What percent of his income he is left with ? 

• 1]

  8%

• 2]

  10%

• 3]

  12%

• 4]

  14%

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

In the Bombay Stock Exchange there are 45% female employees and thus the number of male employees is exceeded by 72. Hence the total no. of employees in the BSE is:

• 1] 540
• 2] 720
• 3] 800
• 4] 550

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