PERCENTAGES

1. What percent is 40 kgs of two tons?

a) 2 b) 20 c) 10 d) 25
2. Two numbers are 20% and 30% of the third number. How much percent of the first
number is the second number?
a) 125% b) 120% c) 150% d) 130%
3. Two numbers are less than a third number by 37% and 30%, respectively. By what
percentage is the second number more than the first?
a) 100/9 b) 10/9 c) 10 d) 100/3
4. Manish has some apples. He sold 40% more than he ate. If Manish sold 70 apples, how
many did he eat?
a) 50 b) 90 c) 18 d) 2
5. 40% of the greater number is equal to 60% of the smaller. If their sum is 250, then the
smaller number is
a) 150 b) 80 c) 100 d) 200
6. The product of 5% of a positive number and 2% of the same number is 2.5. what is half
of that number?
a) 29 b) 28 c) 25 d) None of these
7. The sum of 15% of a positive number and 20% of the same number is 126. What is
one-third of that number?
a) 90 b) 80 c) 120 d) 50
8. A’s salary is 25% more than Bs. By how much percent is the salary of B less than that of
A?
a) 12.5% b) 20% c) 25% d) 30%
9. If the age of a son is 25% less than the age of his father, how much present is the age
of father more than that of his son?
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a) 25% b) 50% c) 33 % d) 50 %
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10. The price of oil is increased by 25%. By what percent a family should reduce its
consumption of oil so as to maintain the same expenditure on oil?
a) 12.5% b) 20% c) 25% d) 30%
11. The price of oil per kg is increased from Rs.25 to Rs.30. By what percent should its
consumption be decreased to maintain the same expenditure on oil as before?
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a) 16 % b) 5 % c) 25% d) 30%
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12. A student has to get 35% of the maximum marks to pass an examination. Suresh got
172 marks and failed by 3 marks. Find the maximum marks?
a) 900 b) 800 c) 600 d) 500
13. Kiran got 38% of the maximum marks and failed by 14 marks. Ravi, who scored 43% of
the maximum marks, got 21 marks above the pass mark. Find the pass percentage and
maximum marks?
a) 40% & 900 b) 40% and 800 c) 50% and 600 d) 40% & 700
14. The boys and girls of a college are in the ratio of 3:2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the
girls are adults, then find the percentage of students who are not adults.
a) 78% b) 80% c) 60% d) 50%
15. What quantity of water should be taken out to concentrate 12 litres of 30% acidic
solution to 40% acidic solution?
a) 6ltrs b) 4ltrs c) 8ltrs d) 3ltrs
16. A person multiplied a figure by 3/5 rather than 5/3. What is the percentage error in
the calculation?
a) 64 b) 47 c) 58 d) 52
17. A man spends 75% of his income. If his income is increased by 20% and he increased
his expenditure by 10%. Then find the percentage change in his savings.
a) 12.5% b) 80% c) 60% d) 50%
18. The population of town is 8000. If the males and females increase by 6% and 10%
respectively, the population will be 8,600. Find the number of females in the town?
a) 3,600 b) 3,000 c) 5,600 d) 5,000
19. A reduction of 10% in the price of sugar enables a house holder to obtain 3 kg more for
Rs.225. The reduced price per kg of sugar is?
a) Rs. 10.50 b) Rs.8.50 c) Rs. 7.50 d) Rs.9
20. The number of seats in a cinema hall is increased by 25%. The price on a ticket is also
increased by 10%. What is the revenue collected?
a) 35% b) 30% c) 37.5 inc d) 45% inc
21. The price of the cycle is increased by 20%. As a result, the sales is decreased by 30%.
Find the percentage change in the revenue?
a) 16% b) 20% c) 25% d) 30%
22. A gardener increased the area of his rectangular garden by increasing its length by 40%
and decreasing its width by 20%. The area of the new garden
a) has increased by 20%. b) has increased by 12%.
c) has increased by 8%. d) is exactly the same as the old area. (CSAT -
2014)
23. The production of a company is decreased by 10% and then increased by 30%. Find the
overall percentage change.
a) 12.5% b) 17% c) 20% d) 30%
24. The population of a village is 9,000. If the annual birth rate is 12.5% and the annual
death rate is 2.5%, calculate the population after three years.
(a) 12256 (b) 11979 (c) 10959 (d) 10755
25. The increase in the price of a certain item was 25%. Then the price was decreased by
20% and then again increased by 10%. What is the resultant increase in the price?
a) 5% b) 10% c) 12.5% d) 15% (CSAT 2022)
26. A man spends 10% of his monthly salary on house rent, 12% on food and 15% on all
other expenses and saves Rs.1260 per month. Find his monthly salary?
a) 2900 b) 2800 c) 2000 d) 2500
27. A person gave 20% of his income to his elder son, 25% of the remaining to the younger
son and 10% of the balance he donated to a trust. If he is left with Rs. 10,800. His
income ( in rupees)
a) 50,000 b) 40,000 c) 30,000 d) 20,000
28. A man spends 40% of his monthly salary on house rent. He spends 20% of the
remaining on food, and 60% of the remaining on all other expenses. If He is now left
with Rs. 7,200/-, find his monthly salary?
a) 39000 b) 28000 c) 42000 d) 37500
29. In an election there were two candidates. A candidate who secured 57% of the total
votes polled was elected by a margin of 2100 votes. Find the total number of votes
polled?
a) 9000 b)18000 c) 16000 d) 15000
30. Two candidates X and Y contested an election. 80% of voters cast their vote and there
were no invalid votes. There was no NOTA (None of the above) option. X got 56% of
the votes cast and won by 1440 votes. What is the total number of voters in the voters
list?
a) 15000 b) 12000 c) 9600 d) 5000 (CSAT 2022)

PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS

31. In a group of persons, 70% of the persons are male and 30% of the persons are
married. If two sevenths of males are married, what fraction of the females is single?
a) 2/7 b) 1/3 c) 3/7 d) 2/3 (CSAT 2011)
32. The tank-full petrol in Arun's motor-cycle lasts for 10 days. If he starts using 25% more
every day, how many days will the tank-full petrol last?
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8 (CSAT
2013)
33. A and B decide to travel from place X to place Y by bus. A has Rs. 10 with him and he
finds that it is 80% of the bus fare for two persons. B finds that he has Rs. 3 with him
and hands it over to A. In this context, which one of the following statements is
correct?
a) Now the money A has just enough to buy two tickets.
b) A still needs Rs. 2 for buying the tickets
c) After buying the two tickets A will be left with 50 paise.
d) The money A now has is still not sufficient to buy two tickets. (CSAT -2014)
34. As per agreement with a bank, a businessman had to refund a loan in some equal
installments without interest. After paying 18 installments he found that 60 percent of
his loan was refunded. How many installments were there in the agreement?
a) 22 b) 24 c) 30 d) 33 (CSAT -2014)
35. A gardener increased the area of his rectangular garden by increasing its length by 40%
and decreasing its width by 20%. The area of the new garden
a) has increased by 20%. b) has increased by 12%.
c) has increased by 8%. d) is exactly the same as the old area. (CSAT -
2014)
36. In a test, a candidate attempted only 8 questions and secured 50% marks in each of
the questions. If he obtained a total of 40% in the test and all questions in the test
carried equal marks, how many questions were there in the test?
a) 8 b) 10 c) 15 d) 16 (CSAT 2015)
37. Candidates in a competitive examination consisted of 60% men and 40% women. 70%
men and 75% women cleared the qualifying test and entered the final test where 80%
men and 70% women were successful.
Which of the following statements is correct?
a) Success rate is higher for women.
b) Overall success rate is below 50%.
c) More men cleared the examination than women.
d) Both (a) and (b) above are correct. (CSAT 2015)
38. Anita's mathematics test had 70 problems carrying equal marks i.e., 10 arithmetic, 30
algebra and 30 geometry. Although she answered 70% of the arithmetic, 40% of the
algebra and 60% of the geometry problems correctly, she did not pass the test because
she got less than 60% marks. The number of more questions she would have to answer
correctly to earn a 60% passing marks is:
a) 1 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9 (CSAT 2016)
39. Two numbers X and Y are respectively 20% and 28% less than a third number Z. By
what percentage is the number Y less than the number X ?
a) 12% b) 10% c) 9% d) 8% (CSAT 2016)
40. W can do 25% of a work-in 30 days, X can do 1/4 of the work in 10 days, Y can do 40%
of the work in 40 days and Z can do 1/3 of the work in 13 days. Who will complete the
work first?
a) W b) X c) Y d) Z (CSAT
2016)
41. There is an order of 19000 quantity of a particular product from a customer. The firm
produces 1000 quantity of that product per out of which 5% are unfit for sale. In how
many days will the order be completed?
a) 18 b) 19 c) 20 d) 22 (CSAT
2016)
42. If there is a policy that 1/3rd of population of a community has migrated every year
from one place, to some other place, what is the leftover population of that
community after the sixth year, if there is no further growth in the population during
this period?
a) 16/243rd part of the population b) 32/243rd part of the population
c) 32/729th part of the population d) 64/729th part of the population (CSAT
2017)
43. P = (40% of A) + (65% of B) and Q = (50% of A) + (50% of B), where A is greater than B.
In this context, which of the following statements is correct?
a) P is greater than Q. b) Q is greater than P.
c) P is equal to Q. d) None of the above can be concluded with certainty.
(CSAT 2017)
44. In a city, 12% of households earn less than Rs. 30,000 per year, 6% households earn
more than Rs. 2,00,000 per year, 22% households earn more than Rs. 1,00,000 per year
and 990 households earn between Rs. 30,000 and Rs. 1,00,000 per year. How many
households earn between Rs. 1,00,000 and Rs. 2,00,000 per year?
a) 250 b) 240 c) 230 d) 225 (CSAT 2017)
45. A student has to get 40% marks to pass in an examination. Suppose he gets 30 marks
and fails by 30 marks, then what are the maximum marks in the examination?
a) 100 b) 120 c) 150 d) 300 (CSAT 2018)
46. A and B are two heavy steel blocks. If B is placed on the top of A, the weight increases
by 60%. How much weight will reduce with respect to the total weight of A and B, if B
is removed from the top of A?
a) 60% b) 45.5% c) 40% d) 37.5% (CSAT 2019)

47. When a runner was crossing the 12 km mark, she was informed that she had
completed only 80% of the race. How many kilometres was the runner supposed to
run in this event?
a) 14 b) 15 c) 16 d) 16.5 (CSAT 2019)
48. Raju has Rs. 9000 with him and he wants to buy a mobile handset; but he finds that he
has only 75% of the amount required to buy the handset. Therefore, he borrows 2000
from a friend. Then
a) Raju still does not have enough amount to buy the handset.
b) Raju has exactly the same amount as required to buy the handset.
c) Raju has enough amount to buy the handset and he will have 500 with him after
buying the handset.
d) Raju has enough amount to buy the handset and he will have 1000 with him after
buying the handset. (CSAT 2019)
49. In an examination, A has scored 20 marks more than B. If B has scored 5% less marks
than A, how much has B scored?
a) 360 b) 380 c) 400 d) 420 (CSAT 2019)
50. In adult Population of a city, 40% men and 30% women are married. What is the
percentage of married adult population if no man marries more than one woman and
no woman marries more than one man; and there are no widows and widowers?
1 2
a) 33 % b) 34% c) 34 % d) 35% (CSAT 2020)
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51. In a class, 60% of students are from India and 50% of the students are girls. If 30% of
the Indian students are girls, then what percentage of foreign students are boys?
a) 45% b) 40% c) 30% d) 20% (CSAT 2021)
52. If the price of an article is decreased by 20% and then the new price is increased by
25% then what is the net change in the price?
a) O% b) 5% increase
c) 5% decrease d) Cannot be determined due to insufficient data (CSAT
2021)
53. A man completes 7/8 of a job in 21 days. How many more days will it take him to
finish the job if quantum of work is further increased by 50%?
a) 24 b) 21 c) 18 d) 15 (CSAT 2021)
54. P scored 40 marks more than Q in an examination. If Q scored 10% less marks than P,
then how much did Q score?
(a) 360 (b) 380 (c) 400 (d) 420 (CSAT 2021)
55. Half of the villagers of a certain village have their own houses. One-fifth of the
villagers cultivate paddy. One-third of the villagers are literate. Four-fifth of the
villagers are under 25 years of age. Which one of the following statements is certainly
correct?
a) All the villagers who have their own houses are literate.
b) Some villagers under 25 years of age are literate.
 c) Only half of the villagers who cultivate paddy are literate.
d) No villager under 25 years of age has his own house. (CSAT 2021)
56. When 70% of a number x is added to another number y, the sum
becomes. 165% of the value of y. When 60% of the number x is added to
another number 2, then the sum becomes 165% of the value of z. which
one of the following is correct?
a) z<x<y b) x<y<z c) y<x<z d) z<y<x (CSAT 2022)

57. P’s salary is 20% lower than Q’s salary which is 20% lower than R’s salary. By how
much percent is R’s salary more than P’s salary ?
(a) 48.75% (b) 56.25%
(c) 60.50% (d) 62.25% (CSAT 2024)

58. 32. A number is mistakenly divided by 4 instead of multiplying by 4. What is the

percentage change in the result due to this mistake ?
(a) 25% (b) 50% (c) 72.75% (d) 93.75% (CSAT 2024)

59. A person buys three articles P, Q and R for Rs. 3,330. If P costs 25% more than R and R
costs 20% more than Q, then what is the cost of P ?
(a) Rs. 1,000 (b) Rs. 1,200
(c) Rs. 1,250 (d) Rs. 1,350 (CSAT 2024)