Percentage izfr'krrk
1. A student multiplied a number by 3/5
instead of 5/3, What is the percentage error
in the calculation ?
,d Nk= ,d la[;k dks 5@3 ds cnys 3@5 ls
xq.kk djrk gS rks mldh x.kuk esa fdrus izfr'kr
dh =qfV gksxh\
(a) 44% (b) 34% (c) 54% (d) 64%
2. The sum of the numbers of boys and girls in
a school is 150. If the number of boys is X, the
number of girls becomes X% of the total
number of students. The number of boys is :
,d fo|ky; esa yMds rFkk yMfd;ksa dk ;ksx
150 gSA ;fn yMdks dh la[;k X gS] rks
yMfd;ks dh la[;k yMds rFkk yMfd;ksa dh dqy
X% la[;k dk gks tkrh gS rks yMdks dh laa[;k
Kkr djsa \
(a) 90 (b) 75 (c) 25 (d) 60
3. If a number X is 10% less than another
number Y and Y is 10% more than 125, then x
is equal to :
;fn ,d la[;k X, nwljh la[;k Y ls 10% de gS vkSj
125 ls 10% vf/kd gS rks X fdlds cjkcj gsS\
(a) 150 (b) 143 (c) 140.55 (d) 123.75
4. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in
a college is 3:2 . If 20% of boys and 25% of
girls are adults , the percentage of those
students who are not adults is :
,d dkWyst esa yMds rFkk yMfd;ksa dh la[;k
dk vuqikr 3%2 gSA ;fn 20% yMds rFkk 25%
yMfd;kW o;Ld gS rks fdrus izfr'kr Nk= o;Ld
ugha gS \
(a) 58% (b) 67.5% (c) 78% (d) 82.5%
5. In an alloy there is 12% of copper, to get 69
kg of copper, how much alloy will be
required.
,d feJ/kkrq esa 12% rkWck gS rks 69 fdxzk
rkWck ikus ds fy, fdrus feJ/kkrq dh t:jr gksxh
\
(a) 424 (b) 575 (c) 828 (d) 570
6. In the new budget, the price of kerosene oil
rose by 25% . By how much percent must a
person reduce his consumptiom of kerosene
oil so that his expenditure on it does not
increase.
u;s ctV esa dsjkslhu rsy dk ewY; 25% c<
tkrk gSA ,d O;fDr dks viuh [kir esa fdrus
izfr'kr dh dVksSrh djuh gksxh fd dsjkslhu ij
dqy [kpZ vifjofrZr jgs \
(a) 20% (b) 25% (c) 50% (d) 40%
7. Salary of a person is first increased by 20%
, then it is decreased by 20% Then the
percentage change in his salary is :
,d O;fDr dk osru igys 20% c<k fn;k tkrk gS
fQj 20% ?kVk fn;k tkrk gS rks mlds osru esa
fdrus izfr'kr dk ifjorZu gqvk \
(a) 4% decreased (b) 8% increased
(c) 8% decreased (d) 20% increased
8. pooja spends 40% of his salary on food,
20% on house rent, 10% on entertainment
and 10% on conveyance. If his savings at the
end of a month are Rs. 1500. Then his salary
per month (in Rs. ) is:
iqtk vius osru dk 40% Hkkstu ij 20% ?kj ds
fdjk;s ij 10% euksjatu ij vksj 10% ;krk;kr ij
[kpZ djrh gS A ;fn eghus ds var esa mldh
cpr 1500: gs rks mldk ekfld osru fdruk gsS \
(a) 8000 (b) 7500 (c) 6000 (d) 10000
9. The price of sugar is increased by 20% . If
the expenditure on sugar has to be kept the
same as earlier, the ratio between the
reduction in consumption and the original
consumption is :
phuh ds nkeksa es 20% o`f) gks tkrh gSA
;fn phuh ij [kpZ dks iwoZor j[kuk gS rks
dVkSrh ds ckn [kir esa deh rFkk izkjfEHkd
[kir dk vuqikr Kkr djas&a
(a) 1:3 (b) 1:4 (c) 1:6 (d) 1:5
10. 1.14 expressed as a percent of 1.9 is :
1-9 dk fdruk izfr'kr 1-14 gS&
 Percentage izfr'krrk
(a) 6% (b) 10% (c) 60% (d) 90%
11. The price of a commodity rises from Rs. 6
per kg to Rs. 7.50 per kg If increase, the
percentage of reduction in consumption is:
,d oLrq dk ewY; 6: izfr fdxzk ls c<dj 7-50:
izfr fdxzk gks tkrk gS] rks ml oLrq ds [kir esa
fdrus izfr'kr dh dVkSrh dh tk, fd ml ij gksus
okyk [kpZ iwoZor~ jgs&
(a) 15% (b) 20% (c) 25% (d) 30%
12. A class has two sections, which contain 20
and 30 students. The pass percentage of these
sections are 80% and 60% respectively. The
pass percentage of whole class is:
,d d{kk esa nks lsD'ku gS] ftlesa dze'k% 20
rFkk 30 Nk= gSA bu nks lsD'kuksa dh lQyrk
dk izfr'kr dze'k% 80% rFkk 60% gS] rks iwjh
d{kk dh lQyrk dk izfr'kr Kkr djsa&
(a) 60% (b) 68% (c) 70% (d) 78%
13. The income of a company increases 20%
per annum. If its income is Fs. 26,64,000 in
the year 2012, then its income in the year
2010 was:
daiuh dh vk; 20% izfr o"kZ c< tkrh gSA ;fn
bldh vk; o"kZ 2012 esa 26]64]000: Fkh rks
o"kZ 2010 esa fdruh Fkh&
(a) 21,20,000 (b) 18,50,000
(c) 28,20,000 (d) 28,55,000
14. The price of an article is decreased by
10% . To restore its former value the new
price must be increased by:
fdlh oLrq ds ewY; esa 10% dh deh vk
tkrh gS rks igys ds ewY; cuk, j[kus ds fy,
u;s ewY; esa fdrus izfr'kr dh o`f) djuh
gksxh&
(A) 10% (b) 11% (c) 89/8 % (d) 100/9 %
15. If 50% of P = 25% of Q, then P= x% of Q .
Find x.
;fn P dk 50%= Q, dk 25% gS] rks P= Q dk
x% gS rks x dk eku Kkr djsaA
(a) .5 (b) 2 (c) 50 (d) 0.005
16. In an examination, 34% failed in
Mathematics and 42% failed in English. if
20% failed in both the subjects, the
percentage of students of students who
passed in both subjects was :
,d ijh{kk esa 34% izfr;ksxh xf.kr esa rFkk
42% izfr;ksxh vaxzsth esa vlQy gksrs
gSA ;fn 20% izfr;ksxh nksuksa fo"k;ksa
esaa vlQy gq, gksa rks fdrus izfr'kr
izfr;ksxh nksuks fo"k;ksa esa lQy gksrs
gS &
(A) 54% (B) 50% (C) 44% (D) 56%
17. The price of an article was increased two
times successively by 10% each time. By what
percent should the new price be reduced so
as to restore the original price.
,d oLrq ds dher esa yxkrkj nks ckj 10%
dh dzekxr o`f) dh xbZA iqu% oLrq dh
vkjfEHkd dher izkIr djus ds fy, c<h gqbZ
dher esa fdrus izfr'kr dh deh djuh
gksxh&
(a) 15% (b) 17.36% (c) 17% (d) 16.36%
18. A district has 64000 inhabitants. If the
population increases at the rate of 5/2 % per
annum, the number of inhabitants at the end
of 3 years will be:
,d ftys esa 64000 fuoklh gSA ;fn tula[;k
o`f) nj 5@2 % okf"kZd gks rks 3 o"kZ ds
var esa ftys esa fdrus fuoklh gksaxs&
(a) 70000 (b) 69200 (c) 68921 (d) 68911
19. Chunnilal suffers a 20% cut in his wage.
He may regain his original wages by obtaining
a rise of how much % ?
pqUuhyky dh etnwjh esa 20% dh
dVkSrh dj nh tkrh gS] mls igys ds cjkcj
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etnwjh feys mlds fy, fdrus izfr'kr o`f) dh
vko';drk gksxh&
(a) 27.5% (b) 25.0% (c) 22.5% (d) 20.0%
20. In an election between two candidates,
the candidate getting 60% of the votes polled,
is elected by a majority of 14,000 votes. The
number of votes obtained by the winning
candidates is :
,d pquko esa nks mEehnokj gSaA ftl
mEehnokj dks dqy ernku dk 60% oksV
feyrk gS] og 14000 oksVksa ds cgqer ls
thr tkrk gS] rks thrus okys mEehnokj dks
fdrus oksV izkIr gksaxs&
(a) 28000 (b) 32000 (c) 42000 (d) 46000
21. A students has to secure minimum 35%
marks to pass in an examination. If he gets
200 marks and fails by 10 marks, then the
maximum marks are .
,d ijh{kk esa lQy gksus ds fy, ,d Nk= dks
35% vad izkIr djus gSA ;fn mls 200 vad
izkIr gksrs gS rks og 10 vadksa ls vlQy
gks tkrk gS] rks vf/kdre vad Kkr djsa&
(a) 300 (b) 400 (c) 500 (d) 600
22. The government reduced the price of
sugar by 10 by percent. By this a consumer
can buy 6.2 kg more sugar for Rs. 837. The
reduced price per kg of sugar is :
ljdkj us phuh ds eqY; dks 10% ?kVk
fn;kA blds dkj.k ,d xzkgd : 837 Eksa 6-2
fdxzk phuh vf/kd [kjhn ldrk gS] rks deh
ds i”pkr~ izfr fdxzk phuh dk ewY; D;k
gS&
(a)Rs.12.50 (b) Rs.13
(c) Rs.13.50 (d) Rs.14
23. A man spends 40% of his monthly salary
on food and one-third of the remaining on
transport. If he saves Rs. 4500 per month
which is equal to half the balance after
spending on food and transport, his monthly
salary is :
,d O;fDr vius ekfld vk; dk 40% Hkkstu ij]
“ks’k osru dk ,d&frgkbZ ;krk;kr ij [kpZ
djrk gS] ;fn og 4500: ekfld cpkrk gS] tks
Hkkstu rFkk ;krk;kr ij [kpZ ds ckn :Ik;ksa
dk vk/kk gS] rks mldk ekfld osru Kkr
djsa&
(a) Rs. 11250 (b) Rs. 22500
(c) Rs. 25000 (d) Rs. 45000
24. If 24- carat gold is considered to be
hundred percent pure gold, then the
percentage of pure gold in 22-carat gold is :
;fn 24 dSjsV lksus dks lkS izfr”kr “kq)
ekuk tkrk gS] rks 22 dSjsV lksus esa]
“kq) lksus dk izfr”kr Kkr djsa &
3 2
(a) 914% (b) 913% (c) 913%
1 2
(d) 903 %
𝐵+𝐴
25. If 120% of A is equal to 80% of B, then 𝐵−𝐴
is equal to
;fn A dk 120%] B ds 80% ds cjkcj gS] rks
𝐵+𝐴
𝐵−𝐴
fdlds cjkcj gS&
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
26. Out of his total income, Kittu spends 20%
on house rent and 70% of the rest on
household expenses. If he saves Rs. 1800
what is his total income (in rupees) ?
fdV~Vw vius dqy osru dk 20% ?kj ds
fdjk, dj vkSj “ks’k osru dk 70% ?kjsyw
[kpksaZ ij [kpZ djrs gSA ;fn mudh cpr
1800 : gS] rks mudk osru Kkr djsa&
(a) Rs. 7800 (b) Rs. 7000
(c) Rs. 8000 (d)Rs. 7500
27. The strength of a school increases and
decreases in every alternate year by 10%. It
started with increase in 2000, then the
strength of the school in 2003 as compared to
that in 2000 was:
 Percentage izfr'krrk
,d fon~;ky; esa ,d o’kZ esa 10% Nk= c<+
tkrs gSA nwljs o’kZ 10% Nk= ?kV tkrs
gs vkSj ;g dze pyrk jgrk gS] ;fn o’kZ
2000 esa Nk=ksa dh la[;k esa o~f) gqbZ
rks 2003 esa Nk=ksa dh la[;k 2000 dh
rqyuk esa o`f) ;k deh dk izfr”kr D;k jgk &
(a) Increased by 8.9% (b) Decreased by 8.9%
(c) Increased by 9.8 % (d) Decreased by
9.8%