Percentage Question and Answers For SSC CGL Exam

Percentage Question and Answers For SSC CGL Exam are an important part of the Quantitative Aptitude section. These questions test a candidate’s ability to calculate increases, decreases, comparisons, and data interpretation involving percentages. Practicing percentage-based questions helps improve speed and accuracy in the exam. Topics usually include profit and loss, simple interest, population change, and exam scores. Understanding basic percentage formulas and shortcuts is crucial for solving these questions quickly. This section is scoring if practiced regularly. Candidates preparing for the SSC CGL exam scheduled from 13 to 30 August 2025, should solve previous year papers and mock tests to strengthen their grasp on percentage concepts and formulas.

Percentage Question and Answers For SSC CGL Exam

Q.1. A number is increased by 55.55% and then decreased by 16.66%. How much percentage the final number is increased or decreased by the initial number?

1. Decrease by 23.3%
2. Increase by 29.6%
3. Does not change
4. Decrease by 5%

Answer: B

Q.2. If each side of a cube is decreased by 12%, then the percentage decrease in its surface area is:

1. 25.66%
2. 28.23%
3. 22.56%
4. 26.54%

Answer: C

Q.3. A number is first decreased by 18% and the resulting number is then increased by 25%. What is the overall percentage change in the original number?

1. Decrease by 2.5%
2. Increase by 3.5%
3. Increase by 2.5%
4. Decrease by 3.5%

Answer: C

Q.4 The price of an electronic watch is first reduced by 25% and then increased by 50%. If the resulting price of the electronic watch is Rs. 7,650, then what was its original price (in Rs. )?

1. 6,900
2. 6,500
3. 6,600
4. 6,800

Answer: D

Q.5 In an election with two candidates and no invalid votes, if one candidate received of the total votes but lost by 892 votes, what was the total number of votes cast?

1. 2676 votes
2. 2576 votes
3. 2672 votes
4. 2675 votes

Answer: A

Q.6 In a constituency, 90% of the total number of people on the electoral roll cast their votes during an election. 15% of the votes cast were declared invalid. Jeeta secured 60% of the valid votes. If Jeeta secured 91800 valid votes, what was the total number of people on the electoral roll?

1. 216000
2. 225000
3. 180000
4. 200000

Answer: D

Q.7 The current population of a city is 125000. If the population grows at the rate of 2% per year, what will be the population of the city after 3 years?

1. 133512
2. 132651
3. 130896
4. 132165

Answer: B

Q.8 The population of a village in 2019 was 30,000. The increase in population rate was 15% and 25% respectively from the year 2019 to 2020 and 2020 to 2021. What was the population in the year 2021?

1. 42,000
2. 42,325
3. 42,523
4. 43,125

Answer: D

Q.9. A man’ s monthly income is ₹50,000. He spends 25% of it on tax, 30% of the remaining income on household expenses, and 10% of the still remaining income on entertainment. He saves the remaining part of his income. How much money will the man save per year, assuming that the above data is same for all 12 months?

1. ₹2,83,050
2. ₹2,38,500
3. ₹2,83,500
4. ₹2,85,300

Answer: C

Q.10 If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 80% and the denominator of the fraction is increased by 120%, then the resultant fraction is722227​​. What is the original fraction?

1. ​718187​​​
2. ​717177​​​
3. ​517175​​​
4. ​518185​​​

Answer: A