MAT for CEE
CEE medical preparation lessons
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Percentage
Q1.
170% of 1140 = ?
A
1824
B
1938
C
1881
D
1968
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Q2.
25% of 35% of 1680 = ?
A
63
B
21
C
39
D
189
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Q3.
P % of P is the same as 10% of
A
10
B
10
C
10
D
None of these
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Q4.
Q is 6 times as large as R. Then R is how many percent less than Q?
A
83%
B
63%
C
D
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Q5.
If Sabita earns 25% more than Saurav, what percent less does Saurav earn than Sabita?
A
16%
B
C
D
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Q6.
Binita's wages were decreased by 50% and the reduced wages were increased by 50%. She has
A
no profit and no loss
B
a loss of 0.25%
C
a loss of 2.5%
D
a loss of 25%
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Q7.
The Salaries of Aniket, Pasupati and Sudhan are in the ratio 1:3:4. If the salaries are increased by 5%, 10% and 15% respectively, then the increased salaries will be in the ratio:
A
B
C
D
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Q8.
The difference between 40% of a number and 28% of the same number is 198. What is 64% of that number?
A
1122
B
1023
C
1056
D
1065
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Q9.
The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2. If 20% of the boys and 30% of the girls are scholarship holders, then the percentage of students who do not get scholarship is:
A
72%
B
C
D
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Q10.
A number is first increased by 10% and then reduced by 10%. The number thus
A
does not change
B
decreases by 1%
C
increases by 1%
D
None of the above
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Q11.
In the expression pq the values of both variables p and q are decreased by 20%. Thus, the value of the expression is decreased by
A
B
C
48.8%
D
51.2%
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Q12.
The air consists of 79.2% of nitrogen, 20.7% of oxygen, 0.08% of other light gases and remaining gas is Argon. The value of air consisting of 1 cubic meter of Argon is:
A
500 m
B
50 m
C
5 m
D
5000 m
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Q13.
The price of an article has been reduced by 25%. In order to restore the original price, the new price must be increased by:
A
B
9%
C
11%
D
33%
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Q14.
A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enables a purchaser to obtain 3 kg more for Rs. 120. The original price of sugar per kg is:
A
15
B
12
C
10
D
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Q15.
A cunning dealer claims to sell his goods at cost price but uses a boy's weight of 900 gm for 1 kg. What is his gain percent?
A
13%
B
11%
C
11.1%
D
12%
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Q16.
1 litre of water is evaporated from 6 litre of a solution containing 5% salt. The percentage of salt in the remaining solution is:
A
4%
B
5%
C
D
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Q17.
If each side of a rectangle is increased by 50%, then its area will be increased by?
A
B
100%
C
125%
D
250%
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Q18.
If each side of a square is increased by 20%, then its area is increased by
A
B
C
D
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Q19.
If length and breadth of a square are increased by 30% and 20% respectively, the area of the rectangle so formed exceeds the area of the square by:
A
B
C
D
56%
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Q20.
If the sides of an equilateral triangle are increased by 20%, 30%, and 50% respectively to form a new triangle, then the increase in the perimeter of triangle is
A
B
33%
C
75%
D
100%
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Q21.
An orange tree was planted 2 years ago. If it increases at the rate of 20% every year, and at present the height of the tree is 540 cm, what was it when the tree was planted?
A
324 cm
B
375 cm
C
400 cm
D
432 cm
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Q22.
An ore contains 8% copper. How many kg of ore are required to get 42 kg of copper?
A
336 kg
B
525 kg
C
672 kg
D
262.5 kg
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Q23.
At an election, a candidate secures 40% of the votes and is defeated by a majority of 894 votes. The total number of votes recorded were:
A
4080
B
4470
C
4560
D
4806
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Q24.
The income of a broker remains unchanged though the rate of the commission is increased from 4% to 5%. The percentage of slump in business is
A
B
C
20%
D
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Q25.
The boys and girls in a school are in the ratio 3:2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are adults, the percentage of students who are minors is:
A
B
67.5%
C
D
82.5%
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Q26.
In an examination, 65% of the total examinees passed. If the number of failures is 420, the total number of examinees is:
A
567
B
693
C
1000
D
1200
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Q27.
In school, 40% of the students play football and 50% play cricket. If 18% of the students play neither football nor cricket, the percentage of students playing both is:
A
B
C
32%
D
22%
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Q28.
The population of a district is 296000 out of which 166000 are men. 50% of the total population consists of literate. If 70% of the men are literate, how many women are literate?
A
31800
B
33200
C
48000
D
66400
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Q29.
In a college, 1/3 of girls and 1/4 of boys are less than 22 years of age. If there are 1000 students in all in the college and 2/5 of them are girls, then what percentage of students are 22 years or more in age?
A
23%
B
45%
C
D
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Q30.
20 litres of a mixture of milk and water. How much pure milk should be mixed with it to get 1% water in the new mixture?
A
10 litre
B
20 litre
C
40 litre
D
None of the above
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Q31.
A man saves 20% of his monthly income. Due to a 20% increase in dearness, he can save Rs. 760 per month. Find his monthly income?
A
17000
B
18000
C
19000
D
None
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Q32.
An army loses 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 729000 active men. Find out the original strength of the army.
A
10,00,000
B
50,00,000
C
10,00,000
D
15,00,000
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