Quiz Discussion

If the price of the commodity is increased by 50% by what fraction must its consumption be reduced so as to keep the same expenditure on its consumption?

• 1]

  1/4

• 2]

  1/3

• 3]

  1/2

• 4]

  2/3

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 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

1.14 expressed as a per cent of 1.9 is:

• 1] 6%
• 2] 10%
• 3] 60%
• 4] 90%

In a college, 40% of the students were allotted group A, 75% of the remaining were given group B and the remaining 12 students were given group C. Then the number of students who applied for the group is :

• 1]

  100

• 2]

  60

• 3]

  80

• 4]

  90

What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?

• 1]

  1

• 2]

  14

• 3]

  20

• 4]

  21

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%

(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

In an examination 80% candidates passed in English and 85% candidates passed in Mathematics. If 73% candidates passed in both these subjects, then what per cent of candidates failed in both the subjects?

• 1] 8
• 2] 15
• 3] 27
• 4] 35

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