Q1. What is 10% of 500?
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Answer: B. 50
10% of 500 = 10/100 × 500 = 50.
Percentage Questions for SSC CGL (with Answers)
58 Percentage MCQs from the Quantitative Aptitude section, with answers and short explanations.
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Q2. What is 25% of 400?
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Answer: C. 100
25% of 400 = 25/100 × 400 = 100.
Q3. What is 40% of 1360?
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Answer: C. 544
40% of 1360 = 40/100 × 1360 = 544.
Q4. What is 60% of 1360?
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Answer: B. 816
60% of 1360 = 60/100 × 1360 = 816.
Q5. What is 30% of 1480?
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Answer: A. 444
30% of 1480 = 30/100 × 1480 = 444.
Q6. What is 50% of 180?
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Answer: D. 90
50% of 180 = 50/100 × 180 = 90.
Q7. What is 60% of 40?
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Answer: A. 24
60% of 40 = 60/100 × 40 = 24.
Q8. What is 15% of 1940?
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Answer: B. 291
15% of 1940 = 15/100 × 1940 = 291.
Q9. What is 20% of 260?
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Answer: B. 52
20% of 260 = 20/100 × 260 = 52.
Q10. What is 75% of 320?
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Answer: D. 240
75% of 320 = 75/100 × 320 = 240.
Q11. What is 50% of 1480?
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Answer: A. 740
50% of 1480 = 50/100 × 1480 = 740.
Q12. 128 is what percent of 320?
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Answer: D. 40%
128/320 × 100 = 40%.
Q13. What is 50% of 1740?
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Answer: D. 870
50% of 1740 = 50/100 × 1740 = 870.
Q14. 50 is what percent of 200?
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Answer: D. 25%
50/200 × 100 = 25%.
Q15. What is 15% of 1860?
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Answer: A. 279
15% of 1860 = 15/100 × 1860 = 279.
Q16. 102 is what percent of 340?
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Answer: D. 30%
102/340 × 100 = 30%.
Q17. 96 is what percent of 480?
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Answer: D. 20%
96/480 × 100 = 20%.
Q18. What is 15% of 900?
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Answer: D. 135
15% of 900 = 15/100 × 900 = 135.
Q19. 57 is what percent of 380?
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Answer: C. 15%
57/380 × 100 = 15%.
Q20. What is 5% of 1080?
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Answer: B. 54
5% of 1080 = 5/100 × 1080 = 54.
Q21. 100 is what percent of 400?
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Answer: B. 25%
100/400 × 100 = 25%.
Q22. What is 15% of 600?
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Answer: C. 90
15% of 600 = 15/100 × 600 = 90.
Q23. What is 20% of 800?
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Answer: B. 160
20% of 800 = 20/100 × 800 = 160.
Q24. What is 5% of 400?
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Answer: B. 20
5% of 400 = 5/100 × 400 = 20.
Q25. The price of an item rises from ₹400 to ₹500. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer: C. 25%
Increase = 500 − 400 = 100. % increase = 100/400 × 100 = 25%.
Q26. The price of an item rises from ₹950 to ₹1045. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer: A. 10%
Increase = 1045 − 950 = 95. % increase = 95/950 × 100 = 10%.
Q27. The price of an item rises from ₹700 to ₹1050. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer: A. 50%
Increase = 1050 − 700 = 350. % increase = 350/700 × 100 = 50%.
Q28. The price of an item rises from ₹1000 to ₹1250. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer: D. 25%
Increase = 1250 − 1000 = 250. % increase = 250/1000 × 100 = 25%.
Q29. The price of an item rises from ₹400 to ₹600. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer: B. 50%
Increase = 600 − 400 = 200. % increase = 200/400 × 100 = 50%.
Q30. The price of an item rises from ₹350 to ₹385. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer: C. 10%
Increase = 385 − 350 = 35. % increase = 35/350 × 100 = 10%.
Q31. The price of an item rises from ₹250 to ₹350. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer: A. 40%
Increase = 350 − 250 = 100. % increase = 100/250 × 100 = 40%.
Q32. A's salary is 40% more than B's salary. By what percent is B's salary less than A's?
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Answer: C. 28 4/7%
Let B = 100, so A = 140. B is less by 40/140 × 100 = 28 4/7%.
Q33. The price of an item rises from ₹500 to ₹625. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer: A. 25%
Increase = 625 − 500 = 125. % increase = 125/500 × 100 = 25%.
Q34. The population of a town is 55000. It increases by 20% every year. What will the population be after 2 years?
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Answer: C. 79200
55000 × (120/100)^2 = 79200.
Q35. A's salary is 50% more than B's salary. By what percent is B's salary less than A's?
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Answer: B. 33 1/3%
Let B = 100, so A = 150. B is less by 50/150 × 100 = 33 1/3%.
Q36. The population of a town is 60000. It increases by 5% every year. What will the population be after 2 years?
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Answer: A. 66150
60000 × (105/100)^2 = 66150.
Q37. The price of an item rises from ₹550 to ₹770. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer: D. 40%
Increase = 770 − 550 = 220. % increase = 220/550 × 100 = 40%.
Q38. A's salary is 20% more than B's salary. By what percent is B's salary less than A's?
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Answer: D. 16 2/3%
Let B = 100, so A = 120. B is less by 20/120 × 100 = 16 2/3%.
Q39. The population of a town is 90000. It increases by 20% every year. What will the population be after 2 years?
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Answer: A. 129600
90000 × (120/100)^2 = 129600.
Q40. The price of an item rises from ₹900 to ₹1080. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer: D. 20%
Increase = 1080 − 900 = 180. % increase = 180/900 × 100 = 20%.
Q41. A's salary is 25% more than B's salary. By what percent is B's salary less than A's?
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Answer: A. 20%
Let B = 100, so A = 125. B is less by 25/125 × 100 = 20%.
Q42. The price of an item rises from ₹950 to ₹1330. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer: A. 40%
Increase = 1330 − 950 = 380. % increase = 380/950 × 100 = 40%.
Q43. The population of a town is 100000. It increases by 20% every year. What will the population be after 2 years?
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Answer: A. 144000
100000 × (120/100)^2 = 144000.
Q44. A's salary is 100% more than B's salary. By what percent is B's salary less than A's?
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Answer: D. 50%
Let B = 100, so A = 200. B is less by 100/200 × 100 = 50%.
Q45. What is 35% of 1200?
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Answer: C. 420
35% of 1200 = 35/100 × 1200 = 420.
Q46. What is 12% of 500?
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Answer: D. 60
12% of 500 = 12/100 × 500 = 60.
Q47. The price of a commodity is first increased by 10% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net percentage change?
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Answer: B. 12% decrease
Net change = 10 − 20 − (10×20)/100 = -12%, i.e. a 12% decrease.
Q48. The price of a commodity is first increased by 10% and then decreased by 10%. What is the net percentage change?
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Answer: A. 1% decrease
Net change = 10 − 10 − (10×10)/100 = -1%, i.e. a 1% decrease.
Q49. The price of a commodity is first increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net percentage change?
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Answer: D. No change
Net change = 25 − 20 − (25×20)/100 = 0, so there is no change.
Q50. The price of a commodity is first increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net percentage change?
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Answer: B. 4% decrease
Net change = 20 − 20 − (20×20)/100 = -4%, i.e. a 4% decrease.
Q51. The price of a commodity is first increased by 30% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net percentage change?
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Answer: D. 4% increase
Net change = 30 − 20 − (30×20)/100 = 4%, i.e. a 4% increase.
Q52. The population of a town is 40000. It increases by 5% every year. What will the population be after 2 years?
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Answer: B. 44100
40000 × (105/100)^2 = 44100.
Q53. The population of a town is 80000. It increases by 5% every year. What will the population be after 2 years?
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Answer: A. 88200
80000 × (105/100)^2 = 88200.
Q54. The population of a town is 50000. It increases by 20% every year. What will the population be after 3 years?
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Answer: B. 86400
50000 × (120/100)^3 = 86400.
Q55. The population of a town is 70000. It increases by 5% every year. What will the population be after 2 years?
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Answer: C. 77175
70000 × (105/100)^2 = 77175.
Q56. A's salary is 60% more than B's salary. By what percent is B's salary less than A's?
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Answer: D. 37.5%
Let B = 100, so A = 160. B is less by 60/160 × 100 = 37.5%.
Q57. The population of a town is 10000. It increases by 10% every year. What will the population be after 2 years?
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Answer: C. 12100
10000 × (110/100)^2 = 12100.
Q58. The population of a town is 65000. It increases by 20% every year. What will the population be after 3 years?
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Answer: A. 112320
65000 × (120/100)^3 = 112320.
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