Quiz 1

Question 1

Time: 00:00:00

Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:

40,41

33,42

43,46

34,39

Question 4

Time: 00:00:00

A student multiplied a number by

\frac{3}{5}

instead of

\frac{5}{3}

.What is the percentage error in the calculation?

64%

44%

54%

35%

Question 5

Time: 00:00:00

In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was:

3500

2700

2200

1600

Question 6

Time: 00:00:00

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

57%

34%

44%

76%

Question 7

Time: 00:00:00

Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week?

232

122

250

424

Question 8

Time: 00:00:00

Gauri went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items?

32

12.54

19.70

25

Question 9

Time: 00:00:00

The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is:

5.43%

3%

5%

7%

Question 10

Time: 00:00:00

In a factory, there are 40% technicians and 60% non-technicians. If the 60% of the technicians and 40% of non-technicians are permanent employees, then the percentage of workers who are temporary is?

34%

46%

65%

52%