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IBPS Clerk Percentages Questions
Practise percentages (quantitative aptitude) for the IBPS Clerical Cadre Examination: 10 multiple-choice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Click an option to check it, or “New questions” for another set.
Percentages practice
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Q1.What is 15% of 80?
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Answer: B — 12
15% of 80 = 15/100 × 80 = 12.
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Q2.What is 40% of 840?
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Answer: B — 336
40% of 840 = 40/100 × 840 = 336.
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Q3.What is 25% of 320?
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Answer: A — 80
25% of 320 = 25/100 × 320 = 80.
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Q4.The price of an item changes from ₹775 to ₹837. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: D — 8% increase
Change = 62 on a base of 775: 62/775 × 100 = 8% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q5.Two successive discounts of 25% and 5% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: D — 28.75%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 25 + 5 − 25×5/100 = 28.75%.
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Q6.The price of an item changes from ₹525 to ₹567. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: D — 8% increase
Change = 42 on a base of 525: 42/525 × 100 = 8% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q7.What is 20% of 460?
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Answer: C — 92
20% of 460 = 20/100 × 460 = 92.
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Q8.What is 75% of 100?
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Answer: C — 75
75% of 100 = 75/100 × 100 = 75.
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Q9.Two successive discounts of 25% and 10% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: B — 32.5%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 25 + 10 − 25×10/100 = 32.5%.
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Q10.The price of an item changes from ₹650 to ₹910. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: A — 40% increase
Change = 260 on a base of 650: 260/650 × 100 = 40% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
How to approach percentages questions
Convert percentages to fractions you know by heart (12.5% = 1/8, 37.5% = 3/8, 16.67% = 1/6) and always divide a change by the ORIGINAL value. Two successive changes of a% and b% combine to a + b + ab/100.
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IBPS Clerical Cadre Examination — conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). Recruits customer service associates (clerks) for public sector banks.
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IBPS Clerk practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
|---|---|---|
| Number System & Simplification | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Percentages | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Logical Reasoning | Reasoning | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
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