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SSC CGL Successive Percentage Practice Test 1

15 SSC CGL successive percentage questions with chapter-wise explanations and exam-style options.

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SSC CGL Successive Percentage Practice Test 1

15 SSC CGL successive percentage questions with chapter-wise explanations and exam-style options.

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  1. Successive Percentage

    1. 25% of 200 is:

    • A. 25
    • B. 40
    • C. 50 (Correct)
    • D. 60

    Explanation: 25% = 1/4, so 1/4 of 200 is 50.

  2. Successive Percentage

    2. A number is increased by 20%. If it becomes 120, the original number was:

    • A. 90
    • B. 95
    • C. 100 (Correct)
    • D. 110

    Explanation: 120% corresponds to 120, so 100% is 100.

  3. Successive Percentage

    3. A price is reduced from 500 to 450. The percentage decrease is:

    • A. 5%
    • B. 10% (Correct)
    • C. 12%
    • D. 15%

    Explanation: Decrease = 50, so percentage decrease = 50/500 × 100 = 10%.

  4. Successive Percentage

    4. A number is increased by 10% and then by 20%. The net increase is:

    • A. 28%
    • B. 30%
    • C. 32% (Correct)
    • D. 35%

    Explanation: Take 100 → 110 → 132, so net increase is 32%.

  5. Successive Percentage

    5. A student secures 180 marks out of 240. His percentage is:

    • A. 70%
    • B. 72%
    • C. 75% (Correct)
    • D. 80%

    Explanation: 180/240 × 100 = 75%.

  6. Successive Percentage

    6. After a 25% increase, a salary becomes 25,000. Original salary was:

    • A. 18,000
    • B. 19,000
    • C. 20,000 (Correct)
    • D. 21,000

    Explanation: 125% = 25,000, so 100% = 20,000.

  7. Successive Percentage

    7. If a town population increases from 80,000 to 88,000, the increase percent is:

    • A. 8%
    • B. 10% (Correct)
    • C. 12%
    • D. 15%

    Explanation: Increase = 8,000, so 8,000/80,000 × 100 = 10%.

  8. Successive Percentage

    8. Income increases by 20% and expenditure by 10%. If savings become 35% more, the original expenditure was what percent of income?

    • A. 50%
    • B. 60% (Correct)
    • C. 70%
    • D. 80%

    Explanation: Let income = 100 and expenditure = x. Savings = 100 - x. New savings = 120 - 1.1x = 1.35(100 - x). Solving: 120 - 1.1x = 135 - 1.35x, so 0.25x = 15, giving x = 60.

  9. Successive Percentage

    9. If A is 25% more than B, then B is less than A by:

    • A. 20% (Correct)
    • B. 25%
    • C. 30%
    • D. 33.33%

    Explanation: If B = 100, A = 125. So B is 25 less than 125, i.e. 20% less than A.

  10. Successive Percentage

    10. 12.5% is equal to:

    • A. 1/2
    • B. 1/4
    • C. 1/8 (Correct)
    • D. 1/16

    Explanation: 12.5% = 12.5/100 = 1/8.

  11. Successive Percentage

    11. A number is first increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. The net effect is:

    • A. 0% (Correct)
    • B. 5% increase
    • C. 5% decrease
    • D. 10% decrease

    Explanation: 100 → 125 → 100, so net effect is zero.

  12. Successive Percentage

    12. If the cost price is 400 and profit is 80, profit percent is:

    • A. 10%
    • B. 15%
    • C. 20% (Correct)
    • D. 25%

    Explanation: 80/400 × 100 = 20%.

  13. Successive Percentage

    13. In an exam, a student gets 36% and fails by 8 marks, while another gets 44% and passes by 8 marks. Maximum marks are:

    • A. 150
    • B. 160
    • C. 175
    • D. 200 (Correct)

    Explanation: Difference in percentage = 8%, difference in marks = 16. So 100% = 16/8 × 100 = 200.

  14. Successive Percentage

    14. A value is decreased by 20% and then by 10%. Net decrease is:

    • A. 28% (Correct)
    • B. 30%
    • C. 32%
    • D. 35%

    Explanation: 100 → 80 → 72, so net decrease is 28%.

  15. Successive Percentage

    15. If x is 40% of y, then y is what percent of x?

    • A. 150%
    • B. 200%
    • C. 250% (Correct)
    • D. 300%

    Explanation: If x = 40 and y = 100, then y/x × 100 = 250%.