Percentage Practice Set consists of MCQs, Fill in the Blanks, True or False, and Word Problems to help students practice percentages thoroughly. This section is useful for school students of any class where percentage is part of the syllabus. It is also equally useful for candidates preparing for competitive examinations such as SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC GD, SSC MTS, RRB NTPC, RRB ALP, RRB Group D, Banking, Defence, NDA, UP Police, Bihar Police, and many other government exams.
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Percentage Practice Set: MCQs (30 Questions)
Q1. A student scored 144 marks out of 180 in an examination. His percentage is:
A) 75% B) 80% C) 85% D) 90%
Q2. What is 37.5% as a fraction in its simplest form?
A) 3/5 B) 5/8 C) 3/8 D) 7/20
Q3. A railway ticket costing ₹2,400 is increased by 15% due to fare revision. What is the new fare?
A) ₹2,700 B) ₹2,760 C) ₹2,840 D) ₹2,900
Q4. After a 20% discount, the price of a laptop is ₹48,000. What was its original price?
A) ₹58,000 B) ₹60,000 C) ₹62,000 D) ₹64,000
Q5. A quantity is increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. The net percentage change is:
A) 5% increase B) No change C) 4% decrease D) 5% decrease
Q6. What percentage of 800 is 96?
A) 10% B) 11% C) 12% D) 14%
Q7. An SSC aspirant secured 72% marks in an examination of 500 marks. How many marks did he score?
A) 340 B) 350 C) 360 D) 370
Q8. The number of passengers decreased from 80 lakh to 68 lakh. The percentage decrease is:
A) 12% B) 14% C) 15% D) 18%
Q9. A bank balance becomes ₹92,000 after increasing by 15%. What was the original balance?
A) ₹78,000 B) ₹80,000 C) ₹82,000 D) ₹84,000
Q10. A commodity’s price is increased by 10% and then again by 10%. The net increase is:
A) 20% B) 21% C) 19% D) 22%
Q11. A candidate answered 160 questions correctly out of 200. What percentage did he answer correctly?
A) 75% B) 78% C) 80% D) 85%
Q12. If 45% of a number is 225, the number is:
A) 450 B) 475 C) 500 D) 525
Q13. The price of a commodity is reduced by 12.5%. If its original price was ₹800, the reduction is:
A) ₹80 B) ₹90 C) ₹100 D) ₹120
Q14. A village population increases from 2,500 to 3,000. The percentage increase is:
A) 15% B) 18% C) 20% D) 25%
Q15. A student says: “A quantity increased by 20% and then decreased by 20% becomes equal to its original value.” This statement is:
A) Always True B) Always False C) True only for small numbers D) Cannot be determined
Q16. A government employee’s salary was increased by 12% and became ₹56,000. What was his salary before the increase?
A) ₹48,000 B) ₹50,000 C) ₹52,000 D) ₹54,000
Q17. A candidate scored 360 marks, which is 72% of the maximum marks. What were the maximum marks?
A) 450 B) 480 C) 500 D) 520
Q18. A shopkeeper first increased the price of a product by 20% and later reduced it by 10%. What was the net percentage change?
A) 8% increase B) 10% increase C) 12% increase D) 9% increase
Q19. The price of a commodity decreased by 15% from ₹1,200. What is its new price?
A) ₹1,000 B) ₹1,020 C) ₹1,040 D) ₹1,080
Q20. A village population increased from 8,000 to 9,200. The percentage increase is:
A) 12% B) 15% C) 18% D) 20%
Q21. A railway ticket price increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. The final ticket price compared to the original is:
A) 5% higher B) Same as original C) 4% lower D) 5% lower
Q22. A company produced 60,000 units in one month. Production dropped by 12.5% the following month. How many units were produced?
A) 50,500 B) 51,500 C) 52,500 D) 53,000
Q23. A student’s marks were increased by 20% due to moderation and became 540. What were his original marks?
A) 430 B) 440 C) 450 D) 460
Q24. A bank balance first increased by 15% and then by 20%. What is the overall percentage increase?
A) 35% B) 36% C) 37% D) 38%
Q25. The price of a laptop is first reduced by 10% and then again by 20%. The total percentage decrease is:
A) 28% B) 30% C) 32% D) 25%
Q26. The value of a machine becomes ₹8,400 after increasing by 20%. Find its original value.
A) ₹6,800 B) ₹7,000 C) ₹7,200 D) ₹7,500
Q27. A quantity becomes ₹9,600 after decreasing by 20%. What was the original value?
A) ₹11,000 B) ₹11,500 C) ₹12,000 D) ₹12,500
Q28. The population of a town increased by 10% in the first year and 20% in the second year. If the original population was 50,000, what is the population after two years?
A) 64,000 B) 65,000 C) 66,000 D) 67,000
Q29. A candidate secured 84% marks and failed by 16 marks to achieve 88% marks. What were the maximum marks?
A) 350 B) 375 C) 400 D) 450
Q30. The value of an investment increased by 25% in the first year and decreased by 20% in the second year. If the initial investment was ₹80,000, what was its value after two years?
A) ₹78,000 B) ₹80,000 C) ₹82,000 D) ₹84,000
Percentage Practice Set – True or False (10 Questions)
Question 1
An SSC CGL aspirant scored 240 marks out of 300 in a mock test. His percentage is 80%.
A) True B) False
Question 2
Jindal Stainless increased its monthly stainless steel production from 40,000 tonnes to 48,000 tonnes. The production increased by 20%.
A) True B) False
Question 3
An RRB NTPC recruitment examination received 20,000 applications. If 25% of the applicants qualified for the next stage, then 5,000 candidates qualified.
A) True B) False
Question 4
A public sector bank reduced its fixed deposit interest rate by 10%. If the original interest rate was 8%, then the new interest rate becomes 7.2%.
A) True B) False
Question 5
Hindustan Zinc reduced its monthly zinc production from 60,000 tonnes to 54,000 tonnes. The production decreased by 10%.
A) True B) False
Question 6
The number of candidates appearing for an SSC CHSL examination increased from 50,000 to 60,000. Therefore, the percentage increase is 25%.
A) True B) False
Question 7
The monthly salary of a Central Government employee increased by 20% and later decreased by 20%. Therefore, there was no overall change in the salary.
A) True B) False
Question 8
Tata Steel increased its steel production by 15% in the first quarter and by another 20% in the second quarter. Therefore, the total increase in production was 35%.
A) True B) False
Question 9
The price of a railway season ticket increased by 25% and after six months decreased by 20%. Therefore, the final ticket price became equal to the original price.
A) True B) False
Question 10
An RRB Group D candidate’s score increased from 360 marks to 450 marks. Therefore, the percentage increase in marks is 20%.
A) True B) False
Percentage Practice Set : Fill in the Blanks (10 Questions)
1. An SSC CGL aspirant scored 360 marks out of 450 in a mock test. His percentage is ______.
2. At Kanpur Central Railway Station, 25% of the passengers were senior citizens. If there were 8,000 passengers, the number of senior citizens was ______.
3. A Bank PO officer’s monthly salary increased from ₹50,000 to ₹55,000. The percentage increase in salary is ______.
4. The fare of the Purushottam Express was reduced from ₹1,600 to ₹1,400 during a festive offer. The percentage decrease is ______.
5. A government department announced 2,000 vacancies. Later, the vacancies were increased by 10%. The final number of vacancies became ______.
6. The quantity first increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. The net percentage change is ______.
7. If 72% of the total marks is 360, then the maximum marks are ______.
8. After receiving a 25% salary increment, an employee’s monthly salary became ₹75,000. His original salary was ______.
9. The passenger traffic on a railway route first increased by 10% and then increased by 20%. The net percentage increase is ______.
10. The value of an investment first increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. If the original investment was ₹80,000, the final value became ______.
Percentage Practice Set : Word Problems (Questions 1–19)
Question 1: An SSC CGL aspirant scored 425 marks out of 500 in a mock test conducted by his coaching institute. Find his percentage of marks.
Question 2: A coaching institute in Mukherjee Nagar had 1,500 students enrolled at the beginning of the session. During the next session, admissions increased to 1,800 students. Find the percentage increase in admissions.
Question 3: An RRB NTPC recruitment drive received 80,000 applications in one year. The following year, only 72,000 applications were received. Find the percentage decrease in applications.
Question 4: At Kanpur Central Railway Station, 12,000 passengers travelled on the Purushottam Express during the festival season. Out of them, 3,600 passengers were senior citizens. What percentage of the passengers were senior citizens?
Question 5: An SSC coaching institute announced 2,500 seats for a new batch. Within two weeks, 1,875 seats were filled. What percentage of the seats were filled?
Question 6: This year, 200 SSC AAO vacancies were announced initially. Later, through an official corrigendum, the vacancies were increased by 15%.
Find:
(a) The number of additional vacancies.
(b) The final number of SSC AAO vacancies.
Question 7: A manufacturing unit of JSW Steel produced 48,000 tonnes of steel in April. In May, production increased by 12.5% due to improved plant efficiency. Find the total production in May.
Question 8: Binit Kumar, Founder of MathsByNitian, conducted a Percentage mock test for 250 students. Out of them, 190 students scored more than 60%. What percentage of students scored above 60%?
Question 9: A student preparing for SSC in Mukherjee Nagar planned to study 10 hours every day. However, due to illness, he studied only 8 hours per day for one week. By what percentage did his daily study hours decrease?
Question 10: A SBI Branch had total deposits of ₹640 crore. Due to a special fixed deposit scheme, deposits increased by 25% during the year. Find the total deposits after the increase.
Question 11: An SSC coaching institute in Prayagraj had 2,400 students enrolled at the beginning of the year. Due to excellent SSC CGL results, admissions increased by 25% the following year.
Calculate:
(a) The increase in the number of students.
(b) The total number of students after the increase.
Question 12: A candidate preparing for the SSC CHSL Examination scored 408 marks, which was 68% of the maximum marks.
Find the maximum marks in the examination.
Question 13: An RRB NTPC recruitment notification initially announced 8,000 vacancies. Later, through two official corrigendums, the vacancies were first increased by 10% and then increased by another 5%.
Find:
(a) The net percentage increase.
(b) The final number of vacancies.
Question 14: A nationalised bank introduced a special savings scheme.
During the first year, the amount deposited by customers increased by 20%. During the second year, the deposits decreased by 10% due to withdrawals.
If the bank initially had deposits worth ₹250 crore, find:
(a) The net percentage change.
(b) The final amount of deposits.
Question 15: A student studying at a coaching institute in Mukherjee Nagar planned to attempt 200 questions in a mock examination.
Due to lack of preparation, he attempted only 170 questions.
Later, after improving his preparation, the number of questions attempted increased by 20% over the 170 questions.
Get:
(a) The final number of questions attempted.
(b) By what percentage was the final number of attempted questions more than the original target of 200 questions?
Question 16
A student preparing for the SSC CGL Examination scored 420 marks after his marks were increased by 20% during moderation.
Calculate:
(a) His original marks before moderation.
(b) The increase in marks due to moderation.
Question 17
A coaching institute in Mukherjee Nagar had 3,200 students enrolled this year.
The next year, admissions increased by 15%. However, due to increased competition from online classes, admissions decreased by 10% in the following year.
Find out:
(a) The net percentage change in admissions.
(b) The final number of enrolled students.
Question 18
A manufacturing unit of JSW Steel in Bengaluru produced 96,000 tonnes of steel in one month.
The production increased by 25% in the next month. Due to scheduled maintenance, production decreased by 20% in the following month.
Find here:
(a) The net percentage change in production.
(b) The final production.
Question 19
An RRB Group D recruitment notification initially announced 18,000 vacancies.
After the first corrigendum, vacancies increased by 10%.
A second corrigendum increased the revised vacancies by another 10%.
Calculate:
(a) The net percentage increase.
(b) The final number of vacancies.
Important Percentage Resources:
1.Percentage: Meaning, Formula, Examples & Questions for Exams
2. Percentage Increase Questions with Answers
3. Finding Percentage Questions with Answers
4. Fraction to Percentage Questions with Answers
5. Successive Percentage Questions with Answers and Solutions
6. Percentage Decrease Questions with Answers and Solutions
7. Basic Percentage Questions with Answers and Solutions
8. Find the Number Questions | Percentage Questions with Solutions
9. Percentage to Fraction Questions with Answers (Solved Examples)
10. Percentage Formula: Formulas, Examples, Increase, Decrease & Formula Sheet
Answer Key:
MCQ: Answer Key
1. B
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. C
13. C
14. C
15. B
16. B
17. C
18. A
19. B
20. B
21. B
22. C
23. C
24. D
25. A
26. B
27. C
28. C
29. C
30. B
True Or False
| Question | Answer |
| 1 | True |
| 2 | True |
| 3 | True |
| 4 | True |
| 5 | True |
| 6 | False |
| 7 | False |
| 8 | False |
| 9 | True |
| 10 | False |
Fill in the Blanks:
Answer Key
1. 80%
2. 2,000
3. 10%
4. 12.5%
5. 2,200
6. 4% decrease
7. 500
8. ₹60,000
9. 32%
10. ₹80,000
Answer Key: Word Problems
1. 85% 2. 20% increase 3. 10% decrease 4. 30% 5. 75% 6. (a) 30 vacancies (b) 230 vacancies 7. 54,000 tonnes 8. 76% 9. 20% decrease 10. ₹800 crore
11. Increase = 600 students; Total = 3,000 students.
12. Maximum marks = (408 × 100) ÷ 68 = 600 marks.
13. Net increase = 15.5%; Final vacancies = 9,240.
14. Net change = 8% increase; Final deposits = ₹270 crore.
15. Final attempted questions = 204; This is 2% more than the original target of 200 questions.
16. Original Marks = 350; Increase = 70 marks.
17. Net Percentage Change = 3.5% increase; Final Students = 3,312.
18. Net Percentage Change = 0%; Final Production = 96,000 tonnes.
19. Net Percentage Increase = 21%; Final Vacancies = 21,780.