1. An army lost 10% of its men in war, 10% of the remaining died due to disease and 10% of the rest were declared disabled. Thus the strength of the army was reduced to 7,29,000 active men. The original strength of the army was ?

1500000

1000000

1200000

1100000

Answer: 1000000

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2. A businessman’s earning increases by 25% in one year but decreases by 4% in the next year. Going by this pattern, after 5 years, his total earnings would be Rs.72000. What is his present earning ?

Rs. 10000

Rs. 80000

Rs. 40000

Rs. 54000

Answer: Rs. 40000

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3. A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had ?

588 apples

600 apples

672 apples

700 apples

Answer: 700 apples

Explanation:


4. 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:


5. Rani’s weight is 25% that of Meena’s and 40% that of Tara’s. What percentage of Tara’s weight is equal to Meena’s weight ?

160%

140%

120%

100%

Answer: 160%

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6. A single discount equivalent to discount series 20% , 20% and 10% is = ? ?

50%

48.4%

42.4%

42.4%

Answer: 42.4%

Explanation: