Solved UPSC CDS/OTA Question
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Q · PercentageMedium · 45s
At an election, the candidate who got 60% of the votes cast won by 200 votes. Find the total number of voters on the voting list if 66.67% people cast their vote and there were no invalid votes.
TopicPercentage
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min
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Let the total number of voters in voter list be 3x
Number of voters who cost their votes
Final Answer: Option D — 1500