Quiz Discussion

What is 15 percent of Rs. 34.? 

• 1]

  Rs 3.40

• 2]

  Rs 3.75

• 3]

  Rs 4.5

• 4]

  Rs 5.1

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

(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

Population of a town increase 2.5% annually but is decreased by 0.5% every year due to migration. What will be the percentage increase in 2 years?

• 1] 5%
• 2] 4.04%
• 3] 4%
• 4] 3.96%

A company has 12 machines of equal efficiency in its factory. The annual manufacturing expenses are Rs. 24,000 and the establishment charges are Rs. 10,000. The annual output of the company is Rs. 48,000. The annual output and manufacturing costs are directly proportional to the no. of machines while the share holders get the 10% profit, which is directly proportional to the annual output of the company. If 8.33% of machines remained close throughout the year. Then the percentage decrease in the amount of share holders is :

• 1] 14.28%
• 2] 11.11%
• 3] 16.66%
• 4] 8.33%
• 5] None of these

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

An ore contains 25% of an alloy that has 90% iron. Other than this, in the remaining 75% of the ore, there is no iron. How many kilograms of the ore are needed to obtain 60 kg of pure iron?

• 1] 250 kg
• 2] 275 kg
• 3] 300 kg
• 4] 266.66 kg

In a laboratory experiment, a sample of air which is a mixture of oxygen and water vapour is taken. Water vapour, contains hydrogen and oxygen gases. If air contains a total of 70% oxygen (including that contained in the water vapour) by weight while water vapour contains 16.66% of oxygen by weight, how many kilograms of water vapour is present in 1 kilogram of air?

• 1]

  0.20

• 2]

  0.36

• 3]

  0.32

• 4]

  0.25

P is 6 times greater than Q then by what per cent is Q smaller than P?

• 1] 84%
• 2] 85.5%
• 3] 80%
• 4] 83.33%

A college has raised 75% of the amount it needs for a new building by receiving an average donation of Rs. 600 from the people already solicited. The people already solicited represent 60% of the people, the college will ask for donations. If the college is to raise exactly the amount needed for the new building, what should be the average donation from the remaining people be solicited?

• 1] 300
• 2] 250
• 3] 400
• 4] 500