The CAT QA section requires speed and accuracy, along with a thorough understanding of the Percentages. This article provides a set of MCQs on Percentages 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 Percentages
1. In the final examination, Bishnu scored 52% and Asha scored 64%. The marks obtained by Bishnu is 23 less, and that by Asha is 34 more than the marks obtained by Ramesh. The marks obtained by Geeta, who scored 84%, is
A
439
B
399
C
357
D
417
2. The salaries of three friends Sita, Gita and Mita are initially in the ratio 5: 6: 7 , respectively. In the first year, they get salary hikes of 20%, 25% and 20% , respectively. In the second year, Sita and Mita get salary hikes of 40% and 25% , respectively, and the salary of Gita becomes equal to the mean salary of the three friends. The salary hike of Gita in the second year is
A
27%
B
24%
C
26%
D
28%
3. In 2010, a library contained a total of 11500 books in two categories -fiction and nonfiction. In 2015, the library contained a total of 12760 books in these two categories. During this period, there was 10% increase in the fiction category while there was 12% increase in the non-fiction category. How many fiction books were in the library in 2015?
A
6000
B
6160
C
5500
D
6600
4. After two successive increments, Gopal's salary became 187.5% of his initial salary. If the percentage of salary increase in the second increment was twice of that in the first increment, then the percentage of salary increase in the first increment was\r
A
27.5
B
30
C
25
D
20
5. In a group of 250 students, the percentage of girls was at least 44% and at most 60%. The rest of the students were boys. Each student opted for either swimming or running or both. If 50% of the boys and 80% of the girls opted for swimming while 70% of the boys and 60% of the girls opted for running, then the minimum and maximum possible number of students who opted for both swimming and running, are
A
75 and 90, respectively
B
72 and 80, respectively\r
C
72 and 88, respectively
D
75 and 96, respectively
6. Out of two-thirds of the total number of basketball matches, a team has won 17 matches and lost 3 of them. What is the maximum number of matches that the team can lose and still win more than three fourths of the total number of matches, if it is true that no match can end in a tie?
A
6
B
8
C
10
D
12
7. A number is increased by 25 and then decreased by 25. What is the net percentage change?
A
6.25 decrease
B
6.25 increase
C
No change
D
3.125 decrease
8. A price is increased by 15 to Rs. 230. What was the original price?
A
200
B
210
C
220
D
230
9. 40% of the employees of an organization are men. Of these 75% earn more than Rs. 25,000 per year. If 45% of the total employees of the company earn more than Rs. 25,000 per year, then what fraction of the women earn more than Rs. 25,000 per year?
A
2/11
B
1/4
C
1/3
D
3/4
10. I bought 5 pens, 7 pencils and 4 erasers. Rajan bought 6 pens, 8 erasers and 14 pencils for an amount which was half more what I had paid. What per cent of the total amount paid by me was paid for the pens?
A
37.5%
B
62.5%
C
50%
D
None of these
11. The price of a Maruti car rises by 30% while the sales of the car come down by 20%. What is the percentage change in the total revenue?
A
-4%
B
-2%
C
+4%
D
+2%
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