model 9 voters & election Section-Wise Topic Notes With Detailed Explanation And Example Questions

Question : 1

In an office 40% of the staff is female, 40% of the females and 60% of the males voted for me. The percentage of votes I got was

a) 50%

b) 24%

c) 52%

d) 42%

Question : 2

In a college election a candidate secured 62% of the votes and is elected by a margin of 144 votes. The total number of votes polled is :

a) 1200

b) 925

c) 800

d) 600

Question : 3

In an election, a candidate who gets 84 % of the votes is elected by a majority of 476 votes. What is the total number of votes polled ?

a) 600

b) 900

c) 700

d) 810

Question : 4

Two candidates contested in an election. One got 60% of the votes and won by 1600 votes. What is the number of votes polled ?

a) 10000

b) 9000

c) 7500

d) 8000

Question : 5

In an election, three candidates contested. The first candidate got 40% votes and the second got 36% votes. If total number of votes polled were 36000, find the number of votes got by the 3rd candidate.

a) 9360

b) 8040

c) 9640

d) 8640

Question : 6

In an election between two candidates, 75% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 2% votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 9261 votes which were 75% of the valid votes. The total number of voters enrolled in that election was

a) 16800

b) 16000

c) 18000

d) 16400