The CAT QA section requires speed and accuracy, along with a thorough understanding of the Percentage. This article provides a set of MCQs on Percentage to help you understand the topic and improve your problem-solving skills with the help of detailed solutions by ensuring conceptual clarity, which will help you in the CAT 2025 exam preparation
Whether you're revising the basics or testing your knowledge, these MCQs will serve as a valuable practice resource.
The CAT 2025 exam is expected to follow a similar trend to the CAT 2024, with 22 questions from the QA section out of a total of 68 questions.
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CAT MCQs on Percentage
1. The total of male and female populations in a city increased by 25% from 1970 to1980.During the same period,the male population increased by 40% while the female population increased by 20%. From 1980 to 1990, the female population increased by 25%. In 1990, if the female population is twice the male population, then the percentage increase in the total of male and female populations in the city from 1970 to 1990 is
A
68.75
B
68.50
C
68.25
D
69.25
2. In a tournament, a team has played 40 matches so far and won 30% of them. If they win 60% of the remaining matches, their overall win percentage will be 50%. Suppose they win 90% of the remaining matches, then the total number of matches won by the team in the tournament will b
A
86
B
84
C
78
D
80
3. In a group of people, 28% of the members are young while the rest are old. If 65% of the members are literates, and 25% of the literates are young, then the percentage of old people among the illiterates is nearest to
A
62
B
55
C
66
D
59
4. In May, John bought the same amount of rice and the same amount of wheat as he had bought in April, but spent ₹ 150 more due to price increase of rice and wheat by 20% and 12%, respectively. If John had spent ₹ 450 on rice in April, then how much did he spend on wheat in May?
A
₹ 580
B
₹ 570
C
₹ 560
D
₹ 590
5. A person spent Rs 50000 to purchase a desktop computer and a laptop computer. He sold the desktop at 20% profit and the laptop at 10% loss. If overall he made a 2% profit then the purchase price, in rupees, of the desktop is [This Question was asked as TITA]
A
10000
B
40000
C
20000
D
30000
6. A gentleman decided to treat a few children in the following manner. He gives half of his total stock of toffees and one extra to the first child, and then the half of the remaining stock along with one extra to the second and continues giving away in this fashion. His total stock exhausts after he takes care of 5 children. How many toffees were there in his stock initially? [This Question was asked as TITA]
A
60 toffees
B
62 toffees
C
61 toffees
D
64 toffees
7. In a class, 60% of the students are girls and the rest are boys. There are 30 more girls than boys. If 68% of the students, including 30 boys, pass an examination, the percentage of the girls who do not pass is
A
10
B
20
C
30
D
25
8. Meena scores 40% in an examination and after review, even though her score is increased by 50%, she fails by 35 marks. If her post-review score is increased by 20%, she will have 7 marks more than the passing score. The percentage score needed for passing the examination is
A
70
B
60
C
75
D
80
9. On selling a pen at 5% loss and a book at 15% gain, Karim gains Rs. 7. If he sells the pen at 5% gain and the book at 10% gain, he gains Rs. 13. What is the cost price of the book in Rupees?
A
80
B
85
C
95
D
100
10. The income of Amala is 20% more than that of Bimala and 20% less than that of Kamala. If Kamala's income goes down by 4% and Bimala's goes up by 10%, then the percentage by which Kamala's income would exceed Bimala's is nearest to
A
31
B
28
C
32
D
29
11. In an examination, the score of A was 10% less than that of B, the score of B was 25% more than that of C, and the score of C was 20% less than that of D. If A scored 72, then the score of D was
A
80
B
70
C
90
D
60
12. The salaries of Ramesh, Ganesh and Rajesh were in the ratio 6:5:7 in 2010, and in the ratio 3:4:3 in 2015. If Ramesh’s salary increased by 25% during 2010-2015, then the percentage increase in Rajesh’s salary during this period is closest to
A
8
B
7
C
9
D
10
13. A tailor had a piece of cloth. He initially reduced its length by 80%. After this, he further shortened it by 90% of its new length. What was the percentage decrease in the cloth's length from the first to the second cut?
A
50%
B
80%
C
30%
D
40%
14. If 35% of x% of y=700% of y% of z, find the relation between ‘x’ and ‘z’.
A
x=20y
B
z=10x
C
x=20z
D
z=20x
15. Ravi invests 50% of his monthly savings in fixed deposits. Thirty percent of the rest of his savings is invested in stocks and the rest goes into Ravi's savings bank account. If the total amount deposited by him in the bank (for savings account and fixed deposits) is Rs 59500, then Ravi's total monthly savings (in Rs) is
A
80000
B
70000
C
40000
D
60000
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