Quiz Discussion

One bacterium splits into eight bacteria of the next generation. But due to environment, only 50% of one generation can produced the next generation. If the seventh generation number is 4096 million, what is the number in first generation?

• 1] 1 million
• 2] 2 million
• 3] 4 million
• 4] 8 million
• 5] None of these

The cost of packaging of the mangoes is 40% the cost of fresh mangoes themselves. The cost of mangoes increased by 30% but the cost of packaging decreased by 50%, then the percentage change of the cost of packed mangoes, if the cost of packed mangoes is equal to the sum of the cost of fresh mangoes and cost of packaging :

• 1] 14.17%
• 2] 7.14%
• 3] 8.87%
• 4] 6.66%

If the price of a commodity is decreased by 20% and its consumption is increased by 20%, what will be the increase or decrease in expenditure on the commodity?

• 1] 4% increase
• 2] 4% decrease
• 3] 8% increase
• 4] 8% decrease

In the Bombay Stock Exchange there are 45% female employees and thus the number of male employees is exceeded by 72. Hence the total no. of employees in the BSE is:

• 1] 540
• 2] 720
• 3] 800
• 4] 550

A customer asks for the production of x number of goods. The company produces y number of goods daily. Out of which z% are units for sale. The order will be completed in :

• 1]

    days

• 2]

  days

• 3]

  days

• 4]

  days

• 5]

  Cannot determined

An alloy contains the copper and aluminum in the ratio of 7 : 4 While making the weapons from this alloy, 12% of the alloy got destroyed. If there is 12 kg of aluminum in the weapon, then weight of the alloy required is :

• 1] 14.4 kg
• 2] 37.5 kg
• 3] 40 kg
• 4] 48 kg

In an institute, 60% of the students are boys and the rest are girls. Further 15% of the boys and 7.5% of the girls are getting a fee waiver. If the number of those getting a fee waiver is 90, find the total number of students getting 50% concessions if it is given that 50% of those not getting a fee waiver are eligible to get half fee concession?

• 1] 360
• 2] 280
• 3] 320
• 4] 330
• 5] 350

The price of the sugar rise by 25%. If a family wants to keep their expenses on sugar the same as earlier, the family will have to decrease its consumption of sugar by

• 1] 25%
• 2] 20%
• 3] 80%
• 4] 75%

What percent is 3% of 5% ?

• 1]

  60%

• 2]

  15%

• 3]

  50%

• 4]

  30%

The price of rice falls by 20%. How much rice can be bought now with the money that was sufficient to buy 20 kg of rice previously?

• 1] 5 kg
• 2] 15 kg
• 3] 25 kg
• 4] 30 kg