model 5 income & expenditure Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1 [SSC DEO 2009]

The salary of a person is decreased by 25% and then the decreased salary is increased by 25%. His new salary in comparison with his original salary is

a) 6.25% less

b) 6.25% more

c) the same

d) 0.625% less

Question : 2

What per cent decrease in salaries would exactly cancel out the 20 per cent increase?

a) 33$1/3$%

b) 16$2/3$%

c) 20%

d) 18%

Question : 3 [SSC CGL Prelim 2003]

Radha spends 40% of her salary on food, 20% on house rent, 10% on entertainment and 10% on conveyance. If her savings at the end of a month are Rs.1500, then her salary per month (in Rs.) is

a) Rs.6000

b) Rs.7500

c) Rs.8000

d) Rs.10000

Question : 4 [SSC HSL DEO & LDC 2010]

X's income is 20% more than that of Y. What per cent is Y's income less than X ?

a) 83$2/3$%

b) 16$2/3$%

c) 83$1/3$%

d) 16$1/3$%

Question : 5 [SSC SO 2003]

If the total monthly income of 16 persons is Rs.80,800 and the income of one of them is 120% of the average income, then his income is

a) Rs.6,160

b) Rs.6,060

c) Rs.5,050

d) Rs.6,600