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Percentage Aptitude Questions and Answers

Practice important percentage aptitude questions with answers and explanations for SSC, banking, placement tests and competitive exams. These percentage MCQ questions help students improve calculation speed, quantitative aptitude skills and problem-solving techniques.

This online percentage aptitude quiz contains multiple choice questions frequently asked in government exams, campus placements, aptitude tests and technical interviews. Learn important percentage formulas, shortcut tricks and solved examples before attempting the quiz.

What You Will Learn
✅ Percentage Shortcut Tricks
✅ Solved Aptitude Examples
✅ Competitive Exam Questions
✅ SSC & Banking Preparation
✅ Percentage Increase & Decrease
✅ Online MCQ Practice Test

Quick Percentage Shortcut Tricks

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50% Shortcut
50% means half of a number. Example: 50% of 200 = 100
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25% Shortcut
25% means one-fourth of a number. Example: 25% of 400 = 100
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10% Shortcut
To calculate 10%, simply divide the number by 10.
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1% Shortcut
To calculate 1%, divide the number by 100.

Percentage Increase Formula

Formula to Calculate Percentage Increase
((New Value − Old Value) / Old Value) × 100
This formula is widely used in quantitative aptitude, SSC exams, banking exams, placements and competitive aptitude tests.

Solved Percentage Examples

Example 1: Percentage Increase Problem
Question
A number is increased from 80 to 100. Find the percentage increase.
Solution
Percentage Increase = ((100 − 80) / 80) × 100

= (20 / 80) × 100

= 25%
Percentage Increase = 25%
Example 2: Percentage Decrease Problem
Question
The price of a product decreased from ₹500 to ₹400. Find the percentage decrease.
Solution
Percentage Decrease = ((500 − 400) / 500) × 100

= (100 / 500) × 100

= 20%
Percentage Decrease = 20%


Instructions

Topic- Percentage

The test consists of 15 questions.

No negative marking for this test.

No Time limit

The pass percentage is 70%

The correct answer with a description will be displayed after the answer has been marked.

Submit the test to calculate your score once you are done with all the questions.

Complexity Level- Moderate




Q1: 200 is _____ % of 349














Q2: 4000 is _____ % of 5490














Q3: How much percent of 5000 amounts to 3000?














Q4: An initial amount of $10000 becomes $15000. What is the percentage increase?














Q5: 5% of 600 is ____














Q6: 280 children were admitted to a school last year, whereas 400 children were admitted in the current year. What is the percentage increase?















Q7: The number increased to 5000 after a 20% increase. What is the number?















Q8: A company recorded a 200% jump in its profit, which amounts to $300000. What was the initial profit?















Q9:An initial amount of $15000 reduced to $10000 in stock market investment. By what percent the initial amount got decreased w.r.t the final amount?















Q10: A number becomes two times its initial value. What is the percentage increase?















Q11: What is the percentage increase when an initial amount of 5000 becomes 10000?















Q12: After a 20% increase, the number becomes 20000. What was the number?















Q13: 50000 is _____% of 80000















Q14: An initial investment of $30000 reported a loss of $5000. By what percent the initial amount got decreased w.r.t the final amount?















Q15: An initial investment of $30000 reported a profit of $10000. By what percent did the initial amount got increased w.r.t the final amount?