Percentage Aptitude Questions
Percentage Aptitude Questions for Government Exams bring together published practice from government recruitment papers across different exam bodies. Work through the set at your own pace, revise concepts as needed and open any question to view its complete solution.
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Q1By how much is 30% of 65 greater than 35% of 50?Q2The current population of a town is 16,000. It increases by 40% and 25% in two successive years but decreases by 62% in the third year. What is the population of the town at the end of the third year?Q3A and B have incomes in the ratio 4:3 and expenditures in the ratio 2:1. If A saves ₹5,000 and B saves ₹6,000, then A's expenditure exceeds B's by how much?Q4By how much is 30% of 65 greater than 35% of 40?Q5A person saves 90% of his income. If his expenditure is ₹600, then his income (in ₹) is:Q6An article is currently priced at ₹10,000. Its price increases by 26% in the first year and by 65% in the second year, but then decreases by 20% in the third year. What will be the price (in) of the article at the end of the third year?Q7By how much is 30% of 65 greater than 35% of 30?Q8By how much is 30% of 60 greater than 30% of 35 ?Q9An article is currently priced at ₹11,875. Its price increases by 10% in the first year and by 44% in the second year, but then decreases by 30% in the third year. What will be the price of the article at the end of the third year?Q10The value of a machine depreciates by 10% every year. What is the total percentage depreciation after 2 years?Practice Free →Q11If 40% of a number exceeds 25% of it by 36, then the number is:Q12The salary of an employee is increased by 5% in the first year and again by 5% in the second year. What is the overall percentage increase in the salary after two years?Q13Ravi spends 70% of his income. If his income increases by 25% and his expenditure increases by 10%, by what percentage do his savings increase?Q14If the salary of a person is first increased by 15% and thereafter decreased by 12%, what is the net change in his salary?Q15A student initially scored equal marks in Mathematics and Physics. Later, the marks in Mathematics increase by 20% of the original Mathematics marks, while the marks in Physics decrease by 10% of the original Physics marks. Taking the initial total marks as the base, what is the overall percentage change in the total marks?Q16If price of pineapples is increased by 75 percent, then a person can buy 15 pineapples less for Rs. 7700. What is the original price of an pineapple?Q17The line chart given below shows the number of runs scored and number of balls played by 5 batsmen. Number of runs scored by A and B is how much percent more than the number of balls played by A and B?Q18Girish scored 459 marks in an examination and was 81 marks short of 20% of the maximum marks. In the same examination, his friend scored 756 marks. What is the percentage of marks scored by his friend?Q19Ajay spends 80% of his income. His income is increased by 30%, and his expenditure is increased by 10%. Find the percentage increase in his savings.Q20Mr. Madan got 9 out of 10 marks in English, 15 out of 16 in life sciences and the ratio of the percentage of his marks in English and Mathematics is 15: 16. If the total marks of Mathematics are 20, then find the difference of the percentage of his marks in Mathematics and life sciences.
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