1. The population of a village increases by 5% annually. If its present population is 4410, then its population 2 years ago was ?

4500

4000

3800

3500

Answer: 4000

Explanation:


2. If population of women in a village is 90% of population of men, what is the population of men as a percentage of population of women ?

100%

105%

108%

111%

Answer: 111%

Explanation:


3. In 2001, the price of a building was 80% of its original price. In 2002, the price was 60% of its original price. By what percent did the price decrease ?

15%

20%

25%

30%

Answer: 25%

Explanation:


4. If the price of sugar increases by 20%, one can buy 2 kg less for Rs. 50. What is the amount of sugar that could be bought before price hike ?

10 kg

12 kg

14 kg

16 kg

Answer: 12 kg

Explanation:


5. A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enables a purchaser to obtain 8 kg more for Rs. 160. Then the price per kg before reduction was ?

Rs. 5

Rs. 6

Rs. 10

Rs. 4

Answer: Rs. 5

Explanation:


6. A number, on subtracting 15 from it, reduces to its 80%. What is 40% of the number ?

75

60

30

90

Answer: 30

Explanation:


7. When the price of sugar decreases by 10%, a man could buy 1 kg more for 270. Then the original price of sugar per kg is ?

25

30

27

32

Answer: 30

Explanation:


8. The Government reduced the price of sugar by 10 per cent. By this a consumer can buy 6.2 kg more sugar for 837. The reduced price per kg of sugar is ?

12.50

13.00

13.50

14.00

Answer: 13.50

Explanation:


9. A reduction of 21% in the price of an item enables a person to buy 3 kg more for 100. The reduced price of item per kg is ?

5.50

7.50

10.50

7.00

Answer: 7.00

Explanation:


10. In a motor of 120 machine parts, 5% parts were defective. In another motor of 80 machine parts, 10% parts were defective. For the two motors considered together, the percentage of defective machine parts was ?

7

6.5

7.5

8

Answer: 7

Explanation: