Cognizant Percentage Quiz-1

Question 1

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A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3:2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and A's share is Rs. 855, the total profit is:

Rs. 1425

Rs. 1500

Rs. 1537.50

Rs. 1576

Question 2

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In 1978, a kg of paper was sold at Rs25/-. If the paper rate increases at 1.5% more than the inflation rate which is 6.5% a year, then what will be the cost of a kg of paper after 2 years?

29

29.72

30.12

29.16

Question 3

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Batsman scored 110 runs which includes 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. what percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets?

45%

$54\frac{6}{11}%$

$45\frac{5}{11}%$

11%

Question 4

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Ajith sells a table to Ajay at 10% profit and Ajay sells it to Anoob at 10% loss. At what price did Ajith purchase the table if Anoob paid Rs.2178?

Rs.2100

Rs.2200

Rs.2150

Rs.2250

Question 5

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Sonalika runs from A to B.He took ¼ of the time less to reach B when compare to run at normal Speed.Then how many percentage he has increased his speed?

40

44.4

33.3

22.2

Question 6

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Two friends, Akash & Beenu had some candies each. One of them had 15 candies more than the other. The candies with Akash was 60% of the total candies with them. How many candies did each have?

34, 56

21, 50

45, 30

45.67

Question 7

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Two numbers are less than third number by 30% and 37% respectively. How much percent is the second number less than by the first

8%

9%

10%

11%

Question 8

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In an examination, 34% of the students failed in mathematics and 42% failed in English. If 20% of the students failed in both the subjects, then find the percentage of students who passed in both the subjects.

40%

42%

44%

46%

Question 9

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In a hotel, 60% had vegetarian lunch while 30% had non-vegetarian lunch and 15% had both type of lunch. If 96 people were present, how many did not eat either type of lunch ?

27

26

25

24

Question 10

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In a group of people solicited by a charity, 30% contributed $40 each, 45% contributed $10 each and the rest contributed $12 each. What is the percentage of the total contributed came from the people who gave $40?

65%

30.23%

61.53%

55%

60%