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PART-A (BASIC QUESTIONS)

What is 25% of 200?
a) 25
b) 50
c) 75
d) 100
Ans: b) 50

60 is what percent of 300?
a) 10%
b) 15%
c) 20%
d) 25%
Ans: c) 20%

What percent of 80 is 16?
a) 10%
b) 15%
c) 20%
d) 25%
Ans: d) 20%

Increase 200 by 10%. What is the result?
a) 210
b) 220
c) 230
d) 240
Ans: a) 210

Decrease 500 by 20%. Result is:
a) 400
b) 420
c) 430
d) 440
Ans: a) 400

If 12 is 30% of a number, the number is:
a) 36
b) 40
c) 44
d) 48
Ans: b) 40

A number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. The net effect is:
a) 0%
b) 4% increase
c) 4% decrease
d) No change
Ans: c) 4% decrease

What is 150% of 80?
a) 100
b) 110
c) 120
d) 120
Ans: d) 120

A student scored 75 marks out of 120. What is the percentage?
a) 60%
b) 62.5%
c) 65%
d) 68%
Ans: b) 62.5%

A man spends 80% of his income. If his income is ₹25,000, his savings are:
a) ₹2,500
b) ₹3,000
c) ₹4,000
d) ₹5,000
Ans: d) ₹5,000

If the price of an item is increased from ₹200 to ₹250, the percentage increase is:
a) 20%
b) 25%
c) 30%
d) 40%
Ans: b) 25%

What is 5% of 2,000?
a) 50
b) 75
c) 100
d) 150
Ans: c) 100

If a number is 20% more than another, then the second is what percent less than the first?
a) 20%
b) 16.66%
c) 25%
d) 10%
Ans: b) 16.66%

If 10% of x is 50, then x = ?
a) 400
b) 500
c) 600
d) 700
Ans: b) 500

A’s salary is 25% more than B’s. If B earns ₹16,000, then A earns:
a) ₹18,000
b) ₹18,500
c) ₹19,000
d) ₹20,000
Ans: a) ₹20,000

What percent is 9 out of 45?
a) 15%
b) 20%
c) 25%
d) 30%
Ans: b) 20%

A number is first increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. Net change is:
a) 0%
b) 2% increase
c) 5% decrease
d) No change
Ans: c) 5% decrease

If 30% of a number is 90, then the number is:
a) 200
b) 250
c) 300
d) 350
Ans: c) 300

If a number is decreased by 10%, the new number is 270. What was the original number?
a) 300
b) 310
c) 320
d) 330
Ans: a) 300

If the population increases from 10,000 to 11,500, the percentage increase is:
a) 10%
b) 11.5%
c) 12%
d) 15%
Ans: d) 15%

PART-B (ADVANCE QUESTIONS)