SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Percentage - 2 - SSC CGL

    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2016)

If 35% of A’s income is equal to 25% of B’s income, then the ratio of A’s income to B’s income is    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

A basket contains 300 mangoes. 75 mangoes were distributed among some students. Find the percentage of mangoes left in the basket    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

In an examination, a student must get 36% marks to pass. A student who gets 190 marks failed by 35 marks. The total marks in that examination is:    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)

 of ₹90 is equal to 60% of?    (SSC CHSL 2015)

A number is increased by x%, to get back to the original number, it is to be reduced by:    (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015)

The height of a triangle is increased by 10%. To retain the original area of the triangle, its corresponding base must be decreased by:    (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015)

The monthly salaries of A and B together amount to ₹ 40,000. A spends 85% of his salary and B, 95% of his salary. If now their savings are the same, then the salary (in ₹) of A is    (SSC CGL 2014)

1% of 1% of 25% of 1000 is    (SSC CHSL 2014)

If 40% of 4/5 of 3/4 of a number is 48, then what is 1% of the same number?    (SSC Sub. Ins. 2014)

In an examination 75% candidates passed in English and 60% passed in Mathematics. 25% failed in both and 240 passed the examination. Find the total number of candidates.   (SSC Sub. Ins. 2014)

A sales representative will receive a 15% commission on a sale of ₹ 2,800. If he has already received an advance of ₹ 150 on that commission, the remaining amount of commission is    (SSC Multitasking 2014)

In a school, 10% of number of girls is equal to 20th of number of boys. Ratio between the number of boys to number of girls is    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

Rakesh got 273 marks in an examination and scored 5% more than the pass %. If Lokesh got 312 marks, then by what % above the pass mark did he pass the examination?    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

A box has 100 blue balls, 50 red balls, 50 black ball. 25% of blue balls and 50% of red balls are taken away. percentage of black balls at present is    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

Given A is 50% larger than C and B is 25% large than C, then A is what percent larger than B?    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

A number when reduced by 10% gives 30. The number is   (SSC Multitasking 2013)

Two persons contested an election of Parliament. The winning candidate secured 57% of the total votes polled and won by a majority of 42,000 votes. The number of total votes polled is    (SSC Multitasking 2013)

A certain amount of money is divided among x, y and z. If x receives 25% more than y and y receives 25% less than z, then x : y : z is equal to   (SSC Multitasking 2013)

In a big garden 60% of the trees are coconut trees, 25% of the number of coconut trees are mango trees and 20% of the number of mango trees are apple trees. If the number of apple trees are 1500. then the number of trees in the garden is:          (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013)

If 125% of x is 100, then x is:    (SSC CHSL 2012)

A team played 40 games in a season and won in 24 of them. What percent of games played did the team win?    (SSC CHSL 2012)

72% of the students of a certain class took Biology and 44% took Mathematics. If each student took Biology or Mathematics and 40 took both, the total number of students in the class was     (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)

The salary of an employee increases every year in the month of July by 10%. If his salary in May 2000 was ₹ 15,000, his salary in October 2001 was    (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)

The number of seats in an auditorium is increased by 25%. The price of a ticket is also increased by 12%. Then the increase in revenue collection will be    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)

The number 20% more than 80 is   (SSC CGL 2012)

The population of a town is 15000. If the number of males increases by 8% and that of females by 10%, then the population would increase to 16300. Find the number of females in the town.    (SSC CGL 2012)

First and second numbers are less than a third number by 30% and 37% respectively. The second number is less than the first by    (SSC CGL 2011)

If 90% of  A = 30% of B and B = x% of A, then the value of x is   (SSC CGL 2011)

If 30% of A is added to 40% of B, the answer is 80% of B. What percentage of A is B?   (SSC CGL 2011)

If 90% of A = 30% of B and B = 2x % of A, then the value of x is    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)

If an electricity bill is paid before due date, one gets a reduction of 4% on the amount of the bill. By paying the bill before due date a person got a reduction of ₹ 13. The amount of his electricity bill was    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)

If A's income is 25% less than B's income, by how much percent is B's income more than that of A?    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)

Two successive price increases of 10% and 10% of an article are equivalent to a single price increase of    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)

If 60% of A = 3/4 of B, then A : B is    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)

1.14 expressed as a percent of 1.9 is    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)

If A's income is 50% less than that of B's, then B's income is what per cent more than that of A?    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)