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SSC CGL Successive Percentage Practice Test 7

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

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SSC CGL Successive Percentage Practice Test 7

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

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  1. Successive Percentage

    1. What is 15% of 480?

    • A. 60
    • B. 66
    • C. 72 (Correct)
    • D. 78

    Explanation: 480 × 15/100 = 72.

  2. Successive Percentage

    2. A number increases from 200 to 250. Percentage increase is:

    • A. 20%
    • B. 25% (Correct)
    • C. 30%
    • D. 35%

    Explanation: Increase = 50, % = 50/200 × 100 = 25%.

  3. Successive Percentage

    3. Price of an item falls from ₹600 to ₹480. Percentage decrease is:

    • A. 15%
    • B. 18%
    • C. 20% (Correct)
    • D. 25%

    Explanation: Decrease = 120, % = 120/600 × 100 = 20%.

  4. Successive Percentage

    4. A family spends 40% of income on food, 25% on rent. What percent is left?

    • A. 30%
    • B. 35% (Correct)
    • C. 40%
    • D. 45%

    Explanation: 100 − 40 − 25 = 35%.

  5. Successive Percentage

    5. Population of a town is 15000. It increases by 10% annually. Population after 2 years is:

    • A. 18000
    • B. 18150 (Correct)
    • C. 18200
    • D. 18300

    Explanation: 15000 × 1.1 × 1.1 = 15000 × 1.21 = 18150.

  6. Successive Percentage

    6. What percent of 250 is 75?

    • A. 25%
    • B. 28%
    • C. 30% (Correct)
    • D. 35%

    Explanation: 75/250 × 100 = 30%.

  7. Successive Percentage

    7. A price increases by 20% then decreases by 20%. Net change is:

    • A. 0%
    • B. −4% (Correct)
    • C. +4%
    • D. −2%

    Explanation: Net = 1.2 × 0.8 = 0.96, so −4%.

  8. Successive Percentage

    8. Income is ₹8000. Savings are 15%. What is expenditure?

    • A. ₹6800 (Correct)
    • B. ₹6600
    • C. ₹6400
    • D. ₹6200

    Explanation: Savings = 1200. Expenditure = 8000−1200 = 6800.

  9. Successive Percentage

    9. A student scores 360 marks out of 500. Percentage is:

    • A. 62%
    • B. 68%
    • C. 72% (Correct)
    • D. 78%

    Explanation: 360/500 × 100 = 72%.

  10. Successive Percentage

    10. If 20% of x is 80, what is x?

    • A. 300
    • B. 350
    • C. 400 (Correct)
    • D. 450

    Explanation: x = 80 × 100/20 = 400.

  11. Successive Percentage

    11. X's salary is 20% less than Y's. Y's salary is what percent more than X's?

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

    Explanation: If X=80, Y=100. Y is more than X by 20/80×100=25%.

  12. Successive Percentage

    12. Population decreases by 5% per year. If current population is 40000, what was it 2 years ago?

    • A. 44280
    • B. 44289 (Correct)
    • C. 44290
    • D. 44300

    Explanation: 40000 = P × 0.95^2 → P = 40000/0.9025 ≈ 44289.

  13. Successive Percentage

    13. What is 12.5% of 800?

    • A. 80
    • B. 90
    • C. 100 (Correct)
    • D. 110

    Explanation: 12.5% = 1/8. 800/8 = 100.

  14. Successive Percentage

    14. Price rises 10% in year 1 and 10% in year 2. Effective rise over 2 years is:

    • A. 20%
    • B. 21% (Correct)
    • C. 22%
    • D. 23%

    Explanation: 1.1 × 1.1 = 1.21 → 21% rise.