Study Materials for IBPS, Bank Exams : Numerical Ability/Quantitative Aptitude - Percentage [MCQ]

1. In a competitive examination in State A, 6% candidates got selected from the total appeared candidates. State B had an equal number of candidates appeared and 7% candidates got selected with 80 more candidates got selected than A. What was the number of candidates appeared from each State?

1. 7600
2. 8000
3. 8300
4. 4000
5. 5000

2. The price of a car is Rs. 3,25,000. It was insured to 85% of its price. The car was damaged completely in an accident and the insurance company paid 90% of the insurance. What was the difference between the price of the car and the amount received?

1. Rs. 60,000
2. Rs. 49,000
3. Rs. 76,375
4. Rs. 82,250
5. Rs. 75,000

3. The sum of the number of boys and girls in a school is 150. If the number of boys is x, then the number of girls becomes x% of the total number of students. The number of boys is:

1. 51
2. 65
3. 60
4. 95
5. 70

4. In an examination of n questions, a student replied 15 out of the first 20 questions correctly. Of the remaining questions, he answered one-third correctly. All the questions have the same credit. If the student gets 50% marks, the value of n is:

1. 30
2. 67
3. 50
4. 82
5. 60

5. The salaries of A and B together amount to Rs. 2000. A spends 95% of his salary and B, 85% of his. If now, their savings are the same, what is A’s salary?

1. Rs. 850
2. Rs. 1350
3. Rs. 1500
4. Rs. 1800
5. Rs. 1550

6. A’s marks in Biology are 20 less than 25% of the total marks obtained by him in Biology, Maths and Drawing. If his marks in Drawing be 50, what are his marks in Maths?

1. 60
2. 47
3. 63
4. 55
5. cannot be determined

7. In an examination, there are three papers and a candidate has to get 35% of the total to pass. In one paper, he gets 62 out of 150 and in the second 35 out of 150. How much must he get, out of 180, in the third paper to just qualify for a pass?

1. 50.5
2. 88
3. 70
4. 71
5. 75

8. In a History examination, the average for the entire class was 80 marks. If 10% of the students scored 95 marks and 20% scored 90 marks, what was the average marks of the remaining students of the class?

1. 60
2. 72
3. 75
4. 85
5. 77

9. A scored 30% marks and failed by 15 marks. B scored 40% marks and obtained 35 marks more than those required to pass. The pass percentage is:

1. 33%
2. 40%
3. 34%
4. 48%
5. 35%