Quiz Discussion

If the price of a commodity is decreased by 20% and its consumption is increased by 20%, what will be the increase or decrease in expenditure on the commodity?

• 1] 4% increase
• 2] 4% decrease
• 3] 8% increase
• 4] 8% decrease

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

In the recent, climate conference in New York, out of 700 men, 500 women, 800 children present inside the building premises, 20% of the men, 40% of the women and 10% of the children were Indians. Find the percentage of people who were not Indian?

• 1] 77%
• 2] 73%
• 3] 79%
• 4] 83%

A clock is set right at 12 noon on Monday. It losses 1/2 % on the correct time in the first week but gains 1/4 % on the true time during the second week. The time shown on Monday after two weeks will be

• 1] 12 : 25 : 12
• 2] 11 : 34 : 48
• 3] 12 : 50 : 24
• 4] 12 : 24 : 16
• 5] None of these

The population of a city is 35000. On an increase of 6% in the number of men and an increase of 4% in the number of women, the population would become 36760. What was the number of women initially?

• 1] 18000
• 2] 19000
• 3] 17000
• 4] 20000

600 students took the test on Physics and chemistry. 35% students failed in Physics and 45% students failed in chemistry and 40% of those who passed in chemistry also passed in Physics, then how many students failed in both :

• 1] 16
• 2] 15
• 3] 13
• 4] 12

In a factory there are three types of machine M1, M2 and M3 which produces 25%, 35% and 40% of the total products respectively. M1, M2 and M3 produces 2%, 4% and 5% defective products, respectively. what is the percentage of non-defective products ?

• 1] 89%
• 2] 97.1%
• 3] 96.1%
• 4] 86.1%
• 5] None of these

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

The employer reduces the number of employees in the ratio 9: 8 and increases their wages in the ratio 14: 15 If the previous wage bill was Rs 189000 what is the amount by which the new wage bill will increase or decrease?

• 1]

  Rs 21000

• 2]

  Rs 10000

• 3]

  Rs 9000

• 4]

  Rs 25000

The actual area of a rectangle is 60 Cm2, but while measuring its length a student decreases it by 20% and the breadth increases by 25%. The percentage error in area, calculated by the student is :

• 1] 5%
• 2] 15%
• 3] 20%
• 4] No change