Mains - GS Paper 2
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Q. A certain community has 120 members, of which 30 are women. What percentage of the community are men?
Q. A charity NGO has a goal to provide 500 meals. If they have already provided 320 meals, what percentage of their goal have they achieved?
Q. A city council has 12 members. If 1/3 of them are women, how many women are on the council?
Q. A city has a population of 50,000, and 10% are elderly. How many elderly individuals are there in the city?
Q. A community health program costs $2500 per month. If it runs for 8 months, what is the total expenditure?
Q. A court has 3 judges. If each judge hears 4 cases a day, how many cases do they hear in a week?
Q. A court session lasts for 2 hours. If there are 5 sessions in a day, how many hours are spent in court in a week?
Q. A doctor prescribes a medication that costs $15 per dose. If a patient needs to take it twice a day for 10 days, what will be the total cost?
Q. A fitness program claims to increase muscle strength by 5% each month. If a person's strength is currently 100 units, what will it be after 3 months?
Q. A food assistance program distributes 250 kg of rice to each of 50 families. How many kilograms of rice are distributed in total?
Q. A government initiative aims to increase renewable energy usage by 30% over 5 years. If the current usage is 2000 MW, what will be the target usage after 5 years?
Q. A government initiative aims to reduce waste by 25%. If the current waste is 200 tons, how much waste should be reduced?
Q. A government initiative reduces the price of public transport tickets by 20%. If the original price was $2.50, what is the new price?
Q. A government program allocates $1.5 billion for education, which is 25% of the total budget. What is the total budget?
Q. A government project costs $1,500,000. If it is funded by three different sources in the ratio 2:3:5, how much does the largest source contribute?
Q. A health initiative costs $1500 per month for 10 months. What is the total cost of the initiative?
Q. A health study shows that 25% of participants are smokers. If there are 200 participants, how many are non-smokers?
Q. A judge spends 1/3 of his time on civil cases and the rest on criminal cases. If he works 60 hours a week, how many hours does he spend on criminal cases?
Q. A legal document requires 5 signatures. If each signature takes 2 minutes, how long will it take to get all signatures?
Q. A legal firm has 8 lawyers. If each lawyer can handle 3 cases at a time, what is the maximum number of cases they can handle simultaneously?
Q. A man can swim at a speed of 5 km/h in still water. If the speed of the current is 2 km/h, what is the speed of the man in downstream?
Q. A new policy increases the budget for public transport by 12% from an initial budget of $300 million. What is the new budget?
Q. A nutritionist recommends a diet where 30% of total calories come from fats. If a person consumes 2000 calories a day, how many calories should come from fats?
Q. A patient has a blood pressure reading of 120/80 mmHg. If the systolic pressure increases by 10% and diastolic pressure decreases by 5%, what will be the new reading?
Q. A policy affects 1,000 households. If 70% of them report satisfaction, how many households are satisfied?
Q. A policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 25% from a baseline of 800,000 tons. What is the target emission level?
Q. A report states that 5% of a population of 10,000 is disabled. How many disabled individuals are there?
Q. A school has 1200 students. If 60% of them are boys, how many girls are there in the school?
Q. A state legislature has 150 members. If 1/4 of them are new members, how many new members are there?
Q. A state legislature has 300 members. If 1/5 of them are elected every year, how many members are elected each year?