Test: Arun Sharma Based Level 3: Percentages - UPSC MCQ

Assuming percentage to be true for all the real values, which of the following can be true?

40% of A = 60% of B

i. A > B

ii. B > A

iii. B = A

Read the passage below and solve the questions based on it.
All students of class X took the pre-board test. One third of the class received B: one fourth received B+: one sixth received B-, and one eighth of the class failed (grade C). Everyone else got A.

Q.

What can be the minimum number of students in class X

The cost of an article was Rs.75. The cost was first increased by 20% and later on it was reduced by 20%. The present cost of the article is:

In the recently concluded referendum in New York, regarding calling back US troops from Iraq, 600 people voted on a referendum, but after some discussion the opponents increased by 150%. The motion was then rejected by a majority two times as great as that which it was formerly passed. How many people voted against the initial referendum?

If 75% of a class of 40 students can sing and only 20% cannot dance, the maximum number of students who can neither sing nor dance is

For admission in a graduation program of Delhi University, 90% of the candidates who appeared for the written test were males and the rest were females, 60% of the males and 80% of the females passed in the written test. What is the total number of students who appeared for the written test, if the total number of passed candidates was 1240?

60% of the students of a class are boys and in an examination, 80% of the girls scored more than 40 marks (out of a maximum possible 150 marks). If 60% of the total students scored more than 40 marks in the same examination, find the fraction of the boys who scored 40 marks or less.

A community service organisation has raised 80% of the donation that it needed for a new building by receiving an average donation of Rs 400 per person from a group of people. To raise the remaining amount, the organisation now intends approaching another group of people which has two-thirds the number of people as the first group. What should be the average donation per person from the new group?

In the US opinion polls held during August, 60% of the respondents favoured Walter Mondale while the rest favoured George W. Bush. It was found in September polls that 10% of Mondale supporters switched their preference to Bush, while the same percentage of Bush’s supporters also switched their preference toMondale. What percentage of the electorate should now switch their preference from Mondale to Bush so that they are at par?

Read the passage below and solve the questions based on it Abhay, Bhaskar. Chitra and Danny work in the same office. Abhay’s Salary is 20% less than Bhaskar's salary, Chitra’s salary is 25% more than Abhay's salary.Danny’s salary is 20% more than Abhay's salary.
Q. If Abhay has a salary of Rs 10,000 per month, who has a salary of Rs 12,500 per month?

Read the passage below and solve the questions based on it Abhay, Bhaskar. Chitra and Danny work in the same office. Abhay's salary is 20% less than Bhaskar's salary, Chitra’s salary is 25% more than Abhay's salary. Danny's salary is 20% more than Abhay's salary.
Q. If Chitra received a raise and her new salary is 10% higher than Danny’s, what is her new monthly salary? (use the data from the previous question).

The pollution in normal atmosphere is less than 0.01%. Due to leakage of methyl isocyanide (MIC) from a factory the pollution is increased to 20%. If every day 80% of the pollution in the atmosphere is neutralized, in how many days will the atmosphere become normal?