A railway recruitment mock test has 80 questions. A candidate answers 68 correctly. What percentage is correct?
Explanation:
Percentage = 68/80 × 100 = 85%.
Railway Mathematics Practice Quiz
Percentage, Ratio, Profit-Loss, SI, CI and Time-Work questions for Railway competitive exams
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Instructions
- This quiz has 50 questions.
- There is no time limit on this quiz.
- You need 40% to pass.
- There is no negative marking.
- You can mark questions for review and return to them before submitting.
- Correct answers and explanations are shown after you submit.
Sample Questions & Answers
A preview of 12 questions from this quiz, each with the correct answer and a written explanation. Attempt the full, timed quiz to be scored and earn XP.
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Question 1 -
Question 2 The price of a railway examination guide increases from Rs 400 to Rs 460. What is the percentage increase?
Explanation: Increase = Rs 60; percentage increase = 60/400 × 100 = 15%. -
Question 3 A quantity is decreased by 20% and then increased by 25%. What is the net percentage change?
Explanation: Taking 100 as the original, 20% decrease gives 80 and 25% increase gives 100, so there is no net change. -
Question 4 A candidate scores 315 marks out of 500 in a railway practice test. What percentage did the candidate score?
Explanation: 315/500 × 100 = 63%. -
Question 5 A railway employee's allowance is increased by 12% and becomes Rs 22,400. What was the allowance before the increase?
Explanation: Original amount = 22,400/1.12 = Rs 20,000. -
Question 6 The number of passengers using a station rises from 24,000 to 27,600. What is the percentage increase?
Explanation: Increase = 3,600; 3,600/24,000 × 100 = 15%. -
Question 7 A salary is first increased by 10% and then decreased by 10%. What is the overall change?
Explanation: 100 becomes 110 and then 99, so the overall decrease is 1%. -
Question 8 If 72% of a number is 216, what is the number?
Explanation: Number = 216 × 100/72 = 300. -
Question 9 A railway test score is 20% higher than another candidate's score. If the lower score is 250, what is the higher score?
Explanation: 20% of 250 is 50, so the higher score is 300. -
Question 10 The ratio of two quantities is 3:5 and their sum is 64. What is the smaller quantity?
Explanation: Total parts = 8; one part = 64/8 = 8. Smaller quantity = 3 × 8 = 24. -
Question 11 Rs 840 is divided between two railway workers in the ratio 3:4. How much does the second worker receive?
Explanation: Total parts = 7; second share = 840 × 4/7 = Rs 480. -
Question 12 If A:B = 4:7 and B:C = 14:15, what is A:C?
Explanation: Make B equal: 4:7 becomes 8:14. Thus A:C = 8:15.
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Frequently Asked Questions
This quiz has 50 questions and no time limit.
You need at least 40% to pass this quiz.
No, there is no negative marking on this quiz.
Yes. You can attempt this quiz again at any time, though first-attempt XP bonuses apply only once.