The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is:
Correct answer B. 5%
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Percentage MCQs
Percentage MCQs are quantitative aptitude questions that test calculating parts per hundred, percentage increase and decrease, comparisons and successive changes in prices, marks, income and population. They help candidates for NTS, GAT, ECAT, SSC and bank tests build speed, and every question shows the correct answer instantly so you can check your working.
- Numbers 104
- Percentage 103
- Age Questions 95
- Profit and Loss 82
- Ratio and Proportion 80
- Time and Work 73
- Alligation or Mixture 73
- Fraction and Decimal 72
- Compound Interest 71
- Simple Interest 69
- Area 64
- Volume and Surface Area 64
- Equations and Inequalities 64
- Time and Distance 64
- Simplification 60
- Permutation and Combination 59
- Average 59
- Basic Algebra 58
- Pipes and Cistern 57
- Partnership 56
- Square Root and Cube Root 51
- Problems on Numbers 47
- Probability 45
- Problems on Trains 44
- Odd Man Out and Series 43
- Surds and Indices 43
- Clock 39
- Races and Games 38
- Height and Distance 37
- True Discount 36
- Stocks and Shares 34
- Boats and Streams 34
- Banker's Discount 32
- Counting 32
- Logarithm 30
- Problems on H.C.F and L.C.M 30
- Calendar 30
- Road Problems 26
- Word Problems 25
- Men and Food 24
Rajeev buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.
Correct answer A. Rs. 6876.10
Gauri went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items?
Correct answer C. Rs. 19.70
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Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week?
Correct answer B. Rs. 250
Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?
Correct answer A. 57%
In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was:
Correct answer A. 2700
A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3.What is the percentage error in the calculation?
Correct answer D. 64%
Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A: B.
Correct answer D. 4 : 3
In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The number of students above 8 years of age is of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the total number of students in the school?
Correct answer E. 100
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If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as:
Correct answer A. 4% of a
If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the following is true?
Correct answer E. None of these
What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit’s digit?
Correct answer C. 20
A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:
Correct answer D. 700 apples
Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:
Correct answer C. 42, 33
A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets?
Correct answer B. 45-5/11%
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Two successive discounts of 10% and 20% are equal to single discount of?
Correct answer C. 32%
A got 20% lesser marks than B. The percent that A is less than B in terms of Bs marks is?
Correct answer D. 20%
A man buys a certain number of bananas 24% of them are thrown away due to bad condition 25% of the remaining are given to a beggar and hence he has 57 bananas now. The total number of bad bananas is?
Correct answer A. 24
A woman has a certain number of apples out of which 20% are bad. She gave 75% of remainder in the charity. Now she is having 51 apples how many did she have at the start?
Correct answer A. 255
A school sent up 160 candidates and the result was 30%. Find out how many candidates were to be detained so that the result was 50%?
Correct answer B. 64
About Percentage MCQs
This category covers every common type of percentage problem. You will solve questions on finding a value after a percentage decrease or increase, pass percentages in exams, spending more than income, reducing consumption when prices rise, comparing two percentages such as 40% of M and 20% of A, and population growth at a fixed annual rate. Election vote shares, mixtures, commissions and converting fractions like 5/8% are also included.
Percentages are the foundation for profit and loss, interest, data interpretation and ratio questions, so they appear in almost every aptitude test. Candidates who know shortcut fractions, such as 12.5% equals one eighth, save valuable seconds. Regular practice improves mental calculation, reduces careless errors and makes multi-step word problems far more manageable under time pressure. It also makes the profit and loss chapter much easier to master.
Key facts to remember
- A percentage means a number expressed as a fraction of 100.
- Percentage change equals change divided by original value, multiplied by 100.
- 12.5% is equal to one eighth, and 20% is equal to one fifth.
- Two successive increases of a% and b% give a net change of a + b + ab/100 per cent.
- If price rises by r%, consumption must fall by r/(100 + r) × 100% to keep spending unchanged.
Exams that include Percentage MCQs
Pakistan
- NTS
- GAT
- ECAT
- ISSB
- FPSC
- PPSC
- Banking job tests
India
- SSC CGL
- SSC CHSL
- IBPS PO
- SBI PO
- RRB NTPC
- CAT and campus placements
Bangladesh
- BCS
- Bank job exams
- Government job tests
How to prepare for Percentage MCQs
- Memorise fraction equivalents from 1/2 to 1/12 as percentages, so you can replace slow calculations with quick fractions.
- For successive changes, use the formula a + b + ab/100 instead of calculating each step separately.
- Always identify the base value before calculating, because percentage questions often change the base between steps.
- Check answers with rough estimation, since options in percentage questions are often designed around common base errors.
Frequently asked questions
How do you calculate percentage increase?
Subtract the original value from the new value, divide the result by the original value, and multiply by 100. For example, if a price rises from 200 to 250, the increase is 50, and 50 divided by 200 times 100 gives a 25% increase.
How many Percentage MCQs are on MCQs360?
MCQs360 has 105 Percentage MCQs, and each question shows its correct answer instantly. You can practise them free without registering and use them to sharpen calculation speed before an aptitude test. Start with simple conversions, then move to word problems.
Which exams ask Percentage MCQs?
Percentage questions appear in NTS, GAT, ECAT, ISSB and public service commission tests in Pakistan. In India they are standard in SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, IBPS, SBI and RRB exams, and in Bangladesh in BCS and bank recruitment tests.
How should I prepare for Percentage MCQs?
Learn fraction to percentage equivalents, practise percentage change and successive change formulas, and solve mixed word problems daily. Time yourself, aiming for under a minute per question, and review every mistake to see whether the error was in the base value or in calculation.
Last reviewed October 2026