Quiz Discussion

Half percent, written as a decimal, is

• 1] 0.2
• 2] 0.02
• 3] 0.005
• 4] 0.05

Every month a man consumes 25 kg rice and 9 kg wheat. The price of rice is 20% of the price of wheat and thus he spends total Rs. 350 on the rice and wheat per month. If the price of wheat is increased by 20% then what is the percentage reduction of rice consumption for the same expenditure of Rs. 350? Given that the price of rice and consumption of wheat is constant :

• 1] 40%
• 2] 25%
• 3] 36%
• 4] 24%
• 5] Cannot determined

In an election between two candidates, the winner got 65% of the total votes cast and won the election by a majority of 2748 votes. What is the total number of votes cast if no vote is declared invalid?

• 1] 8580
• 2] 8720
• 3] 9000
• 4] 9160

The marked price of an article is Rs 2400. It is sold at two successive discounts of 10% and 15%. What is the selling price (in Rs) of the article?

• 1]

  1836

• 2]

  1924

• 3]

  1848

• 4]

  1976

If A's salary is 25% more than B's salary, then B's salary is how much lower than A's salary?

• 1]

   %

• 2]

  25%

• 3]

  20%

• 4]

  

The length, breadth and height of a room in the shape of a cuboid are increased by 10%, 20% and 50% respectively. Find the percentage change in the volume of the cuboid.

• 1] 77%
• 2] 75%
• 3] 88%
• 4] 98%
• 5] 99%

In an examination, questions were asked in five sections. Out of the total students, 5% candidates cleared the cut-off in all the sections and 5% cleared none. Of the rest, 25% cleared only one section and 20% cleared four sections. If 24.5% of the entire candidates cleared two sections and 300 candidates cleared three sections. Find out how many candidates appeared at the examination?

• 1] 1000
• 2] 1200
• 3] 1500
• 4] 2000
• 5] 1800

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

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

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