CUET-PG SERIES
Mathematics

Percentage

13 previous year questions.

Volume: 13 Ques
Yield: Medium

High-Yield Trend

13
2023

Chapter Questions
13 MCQs

01
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: cuet-pg-
Two numbers are 26% and 40% respectively of a third number what percentage is the first number of the second number?
1
60%
2
65%
3
66%
4
68%
02
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: cuet-pg-
Find a single discount equivalent to successive discounts of 10%, 20% and 25%
1
55%
2
54%
3
46%
4
52%
03
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: cuet-pg-
Renu speaks truth in 70% of the cases and Bina in 75% of the cases. The percentage of ceses they are likely to contradict each other in stating the same fact is
1
15%
2
40%
3
7.5%
4
20%
04
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: cuet-pg-
Which of the following discount option in most beneficial for shop keeper?
(A) Successive discount of 20%, 30% and then pay 10% Service Tax.
(B) Successive discount of 30%, 10% and then pay 10% Service Tax.
(C) Pay Service Tax of 10% first, then successive discount of 20%, 30%.
(D) Pay Service Tax of 10% first, then successive discount of 30%, 20%.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
1
D only
2
A, B only
3
B, C, D only
4
A, C, D only
05
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: cuet-pg-
Ankit owes ₹ 42,580 on his credit cards, but he could pay only ₹ 12,580. If the annual rate of compound interest is 10%, then how much will he owe after 4 years?
1
Rs. 42,580
2
Rs. 43,000
3
Rs. 43,923
4
Rs. 44,228
06
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: cuet-pg-
The percentage of loss when an article is sold at Rs. 50 is the same as that of the profit when it is sold at Rs. 70. Percentage of profit or loss on the article is ___.
1
10%
2
12%
3
16 2/3%
4
8 1/3%
07
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: cuet-pg-
of of of 156 = _______ ?
1
152.6
2
76.8
3
38.4
4
54.63
08
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: cuet-pg-
If a % of a + b % of b = 2% of ab, then what percent of a is b ?
1
50%
2
75%
3
100%
4
120%
09
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: cuet-pg-
In a class of 25 students, 72% students are interested in sports. How many students do not like participating in sports?
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
10
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: cuet-pg-
If 4/5 of A= 60% of B = 0.75 of C, then A:B:C is
1
4:5:6
2
1:4:5
3
15:20:16
4
16:12:15
11
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: cuet-pg-
The monthly income and expenditure of a person were ₹10,000 and ₹6,000 respectively. Next year, his income increased by 15% and his expenditure increased by 8%. Then the percentage increase in his savings is:
1
20%
2
25%
3
25.5%
4
52.5%
12
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: cuet-pg-
A vegetable vendor buys 100kg tomatoes at the rate of Rs18 and spent Rs120 as cartage. He sells 80Kg tomatoes at Rs25/kg and 16kg tomatoes at Rs20/kg. Remaining tomatoes got rotten and could not be sold. Find his profit percentage (correct to one decimal place)
1
15.7%
2
17.5%
3
20.8%
4
21.6%
13
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: cuet-pg-
If income of A is 20% more than that of B, then income of B is how much percent less than that of A?
1
10%
2
20%
3
4