Percentage (Railway Maths) (Part – I)

Total Questions: 50

41. 1500 people visited an exhibition on Saturday, while 1680 visited on Sunday. The percentage increase in the number of people visiting the exhibition is ____. [Group D 24/08/2022 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (c) 12%
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42. Mohan gets 12% increase in his sale amount in the first year and 15% increase in the second year, with that his present sale is ₹1,28,800, what was his sale two years ago ? [Group D 25/08/2022 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (b) ₹1,00,000
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43. X spends 16% of his income each month on travel, 40% on groceries, and 14% on family medical expenses. He is left with a balance of ₹9,630. Find his annual income. [Group D 26/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) ₹3,85,200
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44. A's salary is 20% less than B's. B's salary is what percent more than A's salary? [Group D 26/08/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 25%
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45. The population of the village was 4,00,000. It increased by 20% in the first year and increased by 30% in the second year. Its population after these two years is: [Group D 29/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 6,24,000
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46. In an election between two candidates, the winner received 1854 votes and the loser received 618 votes. What percentage of the total number of votes received by the candidates went in favour of the winning candidate? [Group D 29/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 75
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47. If 18% of 200 = x, then x = ? [Group D 01/09/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 36
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48. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 10% and its denominator is reduced by 5%, then the fraction becomes 4/5. Find the original fraction. [Group D 05/09/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 38/55
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49. The current population of a town is 15,625. It increases by 8% and 12% in two successive years but decreases by 22% in the third year. What is the population of the town at the end of the third year? [Group D 05/09/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 14,742
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50. The price (per litre) of petrol increases by 52%. By what percent should its consumption be reduced such that the expenditure on it increases by 14% only? [Group D 05/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) 25%
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