Banking Sample Paper RRB Officer (Main) Sample Test Paper-1

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    In a college election a candidate who got 36% of the total votes polled was defeated by his rival by 252 votes. Assuming that there were only two candidates in the election, the total number of votes polled was

    A)  1200               

    B)  700                 

    C)  900                 

    D)         600                 

    E)  800

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Let the total number of votes polled be\[x\]. Then, \[64%\,\,\text{of}\,\,x-36%\,\,\text{of}\,\,x=252\] \[\therefore \]      \[x=\frac{252\times 100}{28}=900\]


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