Quiz Discussion

the digit at unit place of a two-digit number is increased by 100% and the digit at ten places of the same number is incresed by 50% the new number thus formed is 19 more then the original number. what is the original number?

• 1]

  22

• 2]

  63

• 3]

  24

• 4]

  None Of These

The shopkeeper increased the price of a product by 25% so that customer finds difficult to purchase the required amount. But Somehow the customer managed to purchase only 70% of the required amount. What is the net difference in the expenditure on that product ?

• 1] 55 more
• 2] 10% more
• 3] 12.5% less
• 4] 17.5% less
• 5] None of these

An ore contains 25% of an alloy that has 90% iron. Other than this, in the remaining 75% of the ore, there is no iron. How many kilograms of the ore are needed to obtain 60 kg of pure iron?

• 1] 250 kg
• 2] 275 kg
• 3] 300 kg
• 4] 266.66 kg

In an election a candidate who gets 84% of the votes is elected by a majority of 476 votes. What is the total number of votes polled?

• 1]

  672

• 2]

  700

• 3]

  749

• 4]

  848

Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?

• 1]

  57%

• 2]

  60%

• 3]

  65%

• 4]

  90%

In an examination, questions were asked in five sections. Out of the total students, 5% candidates cleared the cut-off in all the sections and 5% cleared none. Of the rest, 25% cleared only one section and 20% cleared four sections. If 24.5% of the entire candidates cleared two sections and 300 candidates cleared three sections. Find out how many candidates appeared at the examination?

• 1] 1000
• 2] 1200
• 3] 1500
• 4] 2000
• 5] 1800

If A's salary is 25% more than B's salary, then B's salary is how much lower than A's salary?

• 1]

   %

• 2]

  25%

• 3]

  20%

• 4]

  

A college has raised 75% of the amount it needs for a new building by receiving an average donation of Rs. 600 from the people already solicited. The people already solicited represent 60% of the people, the college will ask for donations. If the college is to raise exactly the amount needed for the new building, what should be the average donation from the remaining people be solicited?

• 1] 300
• 2] 250
• 3] 400
• 4] 500

The population of a town increases every year by 4%. If its present population is 50,000, then after 2 years it will be

• 1] 53,900
• 2] 54,000
• 3] 54,080
• 4] 54,900

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:

• 1] Rs. 72
• 2] Rs. 60
• 3] Rs. 75
• 4] Rs. 76