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11 Aug 2018 · shift not stated
Career Power (Adda247)
Q-PCT-1Q.72
Satish saves 20% of his monthly salary. And of the remaining salary 1/4th and 1/2th he gives to his mother and sister respectively and the remaining salary he submits as his EMI for the payment of his car. If his annual EMI was Rs. 60,000, then find his monthly salary?
(a) Rs. 40,000
(b) Rs. 35,000
(c) Rs. 32,000
(d) Rs. 30,000
(e) Rs. 25,000
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Q-PCT-2Q.76
What is the difference between 20% of P and 20% of (P + 5000).
(a) 1500
(b) 1200
(c) 1000
(d) 2000
(e) 1600
12 Aug 2018 · Shift 1
Gradeup
Q-PCT-3Q.8
Salary of a person decreased by 20% per year, after 3 years what will be the percentage of decreased salary in respect of total salary?
Q-PCT-4Q.9
When 40% of a number is added with that number and its result multiplied by 20, then the result becomes 560?
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12 Sep 2020 · shift not stated
IBPSGuide
Q-PCT-5Q.24
The sum of the monthly salary of Anu, Vinoth and Nithish is Rs.26500. Anu’s monthly salary is 20% more than Vinoth’s monthly salary and vinoth’s monthly salary is 25% less than the monthly salary of Nithish. What is the difference between the monthly salary of Anu and Nithish?
A.Rs.1200
B.Rs.1000
C.Rs.800
D.Rs.900
E.None of these
12 Sep 2020 · shift not stated
Bankersadda/Adda247
Q-PCT-6Q.50
There are 75% boys out of total students (boys + girls) in a school and 39% of the total students of the school went on a picnic. If 32% of the total boys went on a picnic, then find what percent of total girls went on a picnic?
(a) 60%
(b) 90%
(c) 75%
(d) 80%
(e) 50%
Q-PCT-7Q.51
Number of passed students in an exam in section A & B are 240 & 210 respectively. If in section A 40% of the total students got failed and in section B 30% of the total students got failed, then find difference between total number of students in section A & B.
(a) 40
(b) 80
(c) 150
(d) 120
(e) 100
2021 (date not stated) · shift not stated
Bankersadda/Adda247
Q-PCT-8Q.67
40% of ‘x’ is equal to 30% of ‘y’. If average of x & y is 30 more than x, then find 75% of the ‘y’?
(a) 180
(b) 150
(c) 240
(d) 210
(e) 360
20 Aug 2022 · Shift 1
AmbitiousBaba
Q-PCT-9Q.73
In an election, 20% voters did not cast their votes while 10% votes were declared invalid. If the winner got 55% votes and won by 36 votes, find total number of voters who casted their votes?
(a) 400
(b) 500
(c) 360
(d) 420
(e) 480
20 Aug 2022 · Shift 2
Adda247
Q-PCT-10Q.65
Aakash bought a mobile worth Rs 12000 and paid a rent of Rs 9000 from his salary. If he used 70% of the monthly salary for buying mobile and paying rent together, then find his monthly salary.
(a) Rs 20000
(b) Rs 21000
(c) Rs 79000
(d) Rs 35000
(e) Rs 30000
Q-PCT-11Q.72
Speed of fan is successively reduced by 10% and 15%, and if speed of fan is successively reduced by 20% and Z% so that overall change of speed is same as previous change then, find ‘Z’?
(a) 4.275%
(b) 4.375%
(c) 3.375%
(d) 3.275%
(e) 4.625%
20 Aug 2022 · Shift 4
Adda247
Q-PCT-12Q.71
The population of city A is 20% more than that of city B and the population of city C is 40% more than that of city B. Find 30% of population of city A is what percent less than 28 4/7% of population of city C?
(a) 7.5%
(b) 10%
(c) 12%
(d) 15%
(e) 20%
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20 Aug 2022 · shift not stated
Bankersadda/Adda247
Q-PCT-13Q.74
In an election only two candidates participate and candidate ‘P’ got 50% less votes than ‘Q’. If Q got
200 votes less, then there would have been a tie. Find the total number of total votes polled?
(a) 800
(b) 2000
(c) 1600
(d) 1200
(e) 1400
21 Aug 2022 · Shift 1
Adda247
Q-PCT-14Q.54
Manoj’s monthly income is Rs. 5000. Due to 10% increase in his income his expenditure is increased by 18% and savings are reduced by 2%. Find his initial expenditure. (In Rs.)
(a) 3480
(b) 3040
(c) 3000
(d) 3140
(e) 3080
Q-PCT-15Q.65
400 students took the All-India mock test, 60% of the boys and 80% of the girls cleared the cut off in this mock test. If the total percentage of students cleared the cut off of this mock test is 65%, then find how many girls appeared in this mock test?
(a) 100
(b) 120
(c) 150
(d) 300
(e) 125
5 Aug 2023 · Shift 1
Bankersadda/Adda247
Q-PCT-16Q.44
A gets 40% marks in an exam and he received 40 less marks than passing marks. B gets 70% marks in same exam and received 20 more marks than passing marks. If C gets 65% marks in the same exam, then find the difference between marks received by A and C in the exam.
(a) 30
(b) 60
(c) 40
(d) 25
(e) 50
5 Aug 2023 · Shift 2
Adda247
Q-PCT-17Q.45
Saving and expenditure of A to B are in the ratio of 5:3 and 1:2 respectively. A spend 40% of his income, then find the income of B is what percentage more than the income of A.
(a) 12%
(b) 28%
(c) 40%
(d) 4%
(e) 16%
5 Aug 2023 · Shift 3
Adda247
Q-PCT-18Q.79
A number is 25% of the another number, the difference between both the numbers are 60, then find the sum of both numbers.
(a) 100
(b) 50
(c) 40
(d) 10
(e) 160
6 Aug 2023 · Shift 1
Adda247
Q-PCT-19Q.53
Populations of villages Q is 40% more than that of village P. If 50% of population of Q are females and females in P are 20% less than that of Q. If the difference between males in P and Q is 130, then find the total population of Q and P together.
(a) 2000
(b) 2500
(c) 4000
(d) 8000
(e) 1200
6 Aug 2023 · Shift 3
Adda247
Q-PCT-20Q.67
A spends 30% of his monthly income on rent, 25% of the remaining income on food, 20% of the remaining income on traveling, and saves the rest. If the total monthly saving of B is Rs. 2520, then find the monthly income of A (in Rs).
(a) 5500
(b) 5000
(c) 4500
(d) 6000
(e) 7000
3 Aug 2024 · Shift 1
Bankersadda/Adda247
Q-PCT-21Q.70
Rima spends 25% of his monthly salary on grocery, 10% of remaining salary on house rent and 40% on education. If she invests remaining amount of Rs 18000 in FD, then find the monthly salary of Rima?
(a) 36000 Rs
(b) 48000 Rs
(c) 40000 Rs
(d) 54000 Rs
(e) 30000 Rs
Q-PCT-22Q.71
In a class there are 300 boys and 120 girls, while the number of failed boys and girls are equal. If passed boys are 180% more than passed girls, then find the number of passed students (boys & girls) in the class?
(a) 380
(b) 360
(c) 329
(d) 240
(e) 400
Q-PCT-23Q.73
If the sum of 80% of x & 60% of y is 540 and the sum of x and y is 775, then find ‘x’?
(a) 375
(b) 400
(c) 325
(d) 450
(e) 300
4 Aug 2024 · shift not stated
Bankersadda/Adda247
Q-PCT-24Q.48
A man spends 20% of his monthly salary on house rent
and 25% of the remaining salary on his food. From his
remaining monthly salary, he spends on travelling and saves
in the ratio of 5:4, respectively. The difference between the
amount he saved and the amount he spends on house rent is
Rs 3000. Find the monthly salary of the man (in Rs).
(a) 45000
(b) 55000
(c) 50000
(d) 40000
(e) 60000
Q-PCT-25Q.49
Rs X is distributed between J, K, L, and M. The amount received by J is 25% more than that of L and the amount received by K is 40% less than that of J. If the amount received by M is Rs 500 less than that of L and the difference between the amount received by J and M is Rs 1000, then find X.
(a) 4500
(b) 8400
(c) 6600
(d) 5500
(e) 7500
22 Nov 2025 · Shift 1
Bankersadda/Adda247
Q-PCT-26Q.54
In a college, total non-technical girls’ students are 20% less than total technical girls’ students and 36% of students in college are girls. If technical girls’ students are 50% of technical boys’ students, then find non-technical boys’ students are what percent less than technical boys’ students?
(a) 35%
(b) 40%
(c) 50%
(d) 30%
(e) 25%
22 Nov 2025 · Shift 2
Bankersadda/Adda247
Q-PCT-27Q.54
A spends 33⅓% of his income on food and 14 2/7% of remaining in transport. If the sum of amounts spend on food and transport is Rs.9000, then find the income (In Rs.) of A.
(a) 21000
(b) 72000
(c) 18000
(d) 81000
(e) 66000
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