Percentage SSC-Maths (Part-3)

Total Questions: 50

1. The price of an electric bike was 1,25,000 last year. This year, its price decreased by 30%. What is the price (in ₹) of the electric bike this year? [SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 87,500
Solution:

Required price of bike = 125000 × 70/100 = Rs.87,500

2. If 18 toys out of 75 toys are for boys and the rest are for girls, what is the percentage of girls toys? [SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 76%
Solution:

Number of toys for girls = 75 - 18 = 57
Hence, required % = (57/75) × 100 = 76%

3. Three persons ran for office and got, 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes, respectively. What was the winning candidate's percentage of the total votes? [SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 57%
Solution:

Total votes = 1136 + 7636 + 11628 = 20400
Number of votes winning candidates got = 11628
Hence, required % = (11628/20400) × 100 = 57%

4. If the price of an article is raised by 35%, by how much percent must a householder reduce his consumption of that article, so as not to increase his expenditure? [SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 25²⁵⁄₂₇ %
Solution:

5. In an election between two candidates A and B, A got 33% of total votes casted and still lost by 55,522 votes. Find the total number of votes got by B. [SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 1,09,411
Solution:

6. The population of a city was 5000000 in 2020. The population grows 7.5% annually. The population in 2022 is_______. [SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 5778125
Solution:

7.5% = 3/40
Required population = 5000000 × (43/40) × (43/40) = 5778125

7. Sumit's income in 2020 was ₹21,000. He gets an increment of 10% every year. What was his income in 2022? [SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹25,410
Solution:

Required income
= 21000 × (11/10) × (11/10) = ₹25,410

8. In an election, a candidate secured 41% of the votes polled and lost the election by 97,632. What is the number of votes obtained by the winning candidate? [SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 320016
Solution:

According to the question, (59-41)% = 97632
1% = 5424
So, votes obtained by the winning candidate (59%) = 5424 × 59 = 320016

9. During the first year the population of a village increased by 5% and during the second year it diminished by 5%. At the end of the second year its population was 47,880. What was the population at the beginning of the first year? [SSC CHSL 02/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 48000
Solution:

10. In a group of 250 persons, 40% are males and 60% are females. If 30 more females join the group, then what will be the percentage of females in the new group? (Correct to 2 decimal places) [SSC CHSL 02/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 64.29%
Solution:

Total number of person in the group = 250
Female initially has in the group
= 250 × 60% = 150
After adding 30 female in the group
Total female in the group now = 150 + 30 = 180
Total persons in  the group now = 250 + 30 = 280

Hence, required % = (180/280) x 100 = 64.29%