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1.	A shopkeeper makes a profit of 5% by selling a coat for Rs.630. Find the cost price of the coat -
A.	225
B.	300
C.	150
D.	250
Answer» E.

Discussion

2.	Which mobile app has recently won the Tech Award in America?
A.	Friendship
B.	easy
C.	Himmat Plus
D.	aroma
Answer» B. easy

Discussion

3.	Which airline has decided to ban the use of single-use plastic in flights?
A.	go air
B.	Air India
C.	Vistara
D.	indigo
Answer» C. Vistara

Discussion

4.	A rice merchant buys 16 quintals of rice for Rs 5632. 20% of rice gets spoiled or lost in transportation. At what rate should he sell rice to get 25% profit?
A.	225.2 रु प्रति क्विंटल
B.	550 रु प्रति क्विंटल
C.	440 रु प्रति क्विटंल
D.	563.2 रु प्रति क्विंटल
Answer» C. 440 रु प्रति क्विटंल

Discussion

5.	Recently Nimu Bhowmik has passed away who was he?
A.	singer
B.	Author
C.	artist
D.	actor
Answer» E.

Discussion

6.	Raman sells a machine for Rs.39 lakh at a loss. Had he sold it for Rs 49 lakh, his profit would have been three times his loss. What is the cost price of the machine?
A.	46.5 लाख रु
B.	62 लाख रु
C.	36.5 लाख
D.	41.5 लाख रु
Answer» E.

Discussion

7.	A rice merchant buys 8 quintals of rice for Rs 3600. 10% of rice gets spoiled in transportation. At what rate should he sell rice to get 15% profit?
A.	352.1 रु प्रति क्विंटल
B.	517 रु प्रति क्विंटल
C.	575 रु प्रति क्विंटल
D.	582 रु प्रति क्विंटल
Answer» D. 582 रु प्रति क्विंटल

Discussion

8.	A shopkeeper sells dried apricots at the rate of Rs 1210 per kg. and incurs a loss of 12%. Now he has decided to sell at the rate of Rs 1331 per kg, then what will be the result?
A.	6.4 % हानि
B.	3.2 % लाभ
C.	6.4 %लाभ
D.	3.2 % हानि
Answer» E.

Discussion

9.	Which state government has recently started the Walk to Work campaign?
A.	Assam
B.	Meghalaya
C.	Tripura
D.	Mizoram
Answer» C. Tripura

Discussion

10.	Where has the biggest cinema of South Asia been built recently?
A.	India
B.	Dubai
C.	China
D.	Malaysia
Answer» B. Dubai

Discussion

11.	Pooja wants to sell a watch at a profit of 20%. He bought the watch for 10% less and sold it for 30 less, yet he made a profit of 20%. What is the cost price of the watch?
A.	240
B.	220
C.	250
D.	225
Answer» D. 225

Discussion

12.	By selling 12 copies of a book for Rs 1800, there was a profit equal to the cost price of the copies. What is the cost price of a copy of the book?
A.	120 रु
B.	150 रु
C.	1200 रु
D.	1500 रु.
Answer» B. 150 रु

Discussion

13.	If there is a profit of 20% on the cost price, then what will be the percentage of profit on the selling price?
A.	50/3 %
B.	12 %
C.	46/3 %
D.	16 %
Answer» B. 12 %

Discussion

14.	Recently the book Obama: The Call of History has been released, who is the author of this book –
A.	Robert Dane
B.	Peter Baker
C.	Barack Obama
D.	Donald Trump
Answer» C. Barack Obama

Discussion

15.	A trader professes to sell tea at cost price. But uses the wrong weight of 900 grams for one kilogram. What percentage profit does he make in the transaction?
A.	100/9 %
B.	100/11 %
C.	10 %
D.	15 %
Answer» B. 100/11 %

Discussion

16.	Anand marks the price of an article up to 50%. and then gives a discount of 20%. and sells it to Balaji. Balaji sells it for 20 more than the cost of buying it. This selling price is 30% more than the original cost price of the article. What is the profit percentage of Balaji?
A.	7.5 %
B.	6.66 %
C.	8.33 %
D.	9 %
Answer» D. 9 %

Discussion

17.	A person bought 25 crates of oranges for Rs 10000. Out of them 5 crates were lost. Now at what price should he sell each of the remaining crates so that he gets a profit of 25% on the total cost -
A.	650 रु
B.	625 रु.
C.	600 रु.
D.	575 रु.
Answer» C. 600 रु.

Discussion

18.	A shopkeeper selling a bucket at a profit of 8% earns Rs 28 more than a loss of 8%. What will be the cost price of the bucket -
A.	170
B.	190
C.	175
D.	165
Answer» D. 165

Discussion

19.	If the cost price of an article is equal to 80% of its selling price, then the profit will be -
A.	20 %
B.	22 %
C.	24 %
D.	25 %
Answer» E.

Discussion

20.	If the cost price is 95% of the selling price, then the profit percentage based on that is
A.	4
B.	4.75
C.	5
D.	5.26
Answer» E.

Discussion

21.	The percentage of loss incurred by selling an article for Rs.50 is the same. Which is the percentage of profit made by selling it for Rs.70. The percentage of the above profit or loss on that article is -
A.	10 %
B.	50/3 %
C.	20 %
D.	68/3 %
Answer» C. 20 %

Discussion

22.	A shopkeeper sells an article at a profit of 15%. Had he sold it for 18 more, the profit would have been 18%. Accordingly, the cost price of that article is -
A.	540
B.	318
C.	600
D.	350
Answer» D. 350

Discussion

23.	If the selling price of an article is 4/3 of its cost price, then find the profit percentage -
A.	25 %
B.	100/3 %
C.	1.33 %
D.	200/3 %
Answer» D. 200/3 %

Discussion

24.	A man sold his watch for 75 and got a profit percentage equal to the cost price. What is the cost price of the watch?
A.	40
B.	45
C.	50
D.	55
Answer» D. 55

Discussion

25.	A shopkeeper sold his goods at half the list price and thus he suffered a loss of 20%. If he had sold it at the list price, what would have been the percentage of profit?
A.	60 %
B.	20 %
C.	72 %
D.	35 %
Answer» B. 20 %

Discussion

26.	An article was sold at 12% profit. Had the cost price been 10% less and the selling price Rs 5.75 more, the profit would have been 30%. Accordingly, in order to gain 20% on it, it should be sold for Rs.
A.	115 रु
B.	120 रु
C.	138 रु
D.	215 रु.
Answer» D. 215 रु.

Discussion

27.	If bananas are bought at the rate of 4 for one rupee, then how many bananas should be sold for one rupee so that there is a profit of 100/3% -
A.	2.5
B.	2
C.	3
D.	4
Answer» D. 4

Discussion

28.	A fruit seller buys 10 apples for Rs.100. How many apples should he sell for Rs 100 to make 25% profit?
A.	5
B.	6
C.	7
D.	8
Answer» E.

Discussion

29.	Mohan sold his watch at 10% loss. Had he sold the same for Rs 45 more, he would have gained 5%. Accordingly, the selling price of that watch was Rs.
A.	300
B.	900
C.	110
D.	270
Answer» E.

Discussion

30.	A man sold a horse at a profit of 15%. Had he bought it for 25% less and sold it for Rs.60 less, he would have made a profit of 32%. The cost price of the horse was
A.	370 रु
B.	372 रु
C.	375 रु.
D.	378 रु.
Answer» D. 378 रु.

Discussion

31.	Does Mahesh make a profit of 20% by selling 60 apples at the rate of 5 apples for Rs 42.50? At what total cost was the apple purchased?
A.	452 रु
B.	425 रु
C.	450 रु.
D.	485 रु.
Answer» C. 450 रु.

Discussion

32.	By selling an article for Rs 524, the same profit is made. What is the loss incurred by selling it for Rs 452? The cost price of that article is -
A.	480 रु
B.	500 रु.
C.	488 रु.
D.	485 रु.
Answer» D. 485 रु.

Discussion

33.	A person bought 30 defective machines for Rs 1000. He repaired them and sold them at the rate of Rs.300 per machine. He made a profit of Rs 150 per machine. How much did he spend on the repair?
A.	5500
B.	4500
C.	3500
D.	2500
Answer» D. 2500

Discussion

34.	By selling an article for Rs 240, a person makes a loss of 10%. At what price should he sell it to make a profit of 20%?
A.	264
B.	288
C.	300
D.	320
Answer» E.

Discussion

35.	A man bought a horse and a cart for Rs 20000. Later he sold the horse at 20% profit and the cart at 10% loss. Thus he made a profit of 2% in the total transaction. The cost price of the horse was
A.	7200 रु
B.	7500 रु.
C.	8000 रु.
D.	9000 रु.
Answer» D. 9000 रु.

Discussion

36.	A shopkeeper sold one third of his goods at a loss of 15%. At what profit should he sell the remaining goods so that he can gain 10% on the whole transaction?
A.	45/2 %
B.	50/3 %
C.	15 %
D.	25 %
Answer» B. 50/3 %

Discussion

37.	If there is a loss of 10% on the selling price, what will be the rate of loss on the cost price?
A.	100/9 %
B.	100/11 %
C.	11 %
D.	12 %
Answer» C. 11 %

Discussion

38.	By selling 12 oranges for Rs 60, a person incurs a loss of 25%. Accordingly, how many oranges should he sell for Rs 100 for a profit of 25%?
A.	10
B.	11
C.	12
D.	15
Answer» D. 15

Discussion

39.	Sapna bought a cycle for Rs 1,000 and sold it for Rs 1, 2000. What percent profit did he make?
A.	20 %
B.	10 %
C.	12 %
D.	40 %
Answer» B. 10 %

Discussion

40.	If a person makes a loss of 20% by selling an article for Rs 480. Then at what price should he sell it to earn 20%?
A.	800
B.	760
C.	720
D.	680
Answer» D. 680

Discussion

41.	If there is a profit of 20% on selling an article for Rs 240, then find the cost price of that article -
A.	200 रु
B.	210 रु.
C.	220 रु.
D.	230 रु.
Answer» B. 210 रु.

Discussion

42.	The difference between the selling prices of an article at 4% and 3% profit is Rs.3. The cost price of that article will be -
A.	400 रु
B.	350 रु
C.	300 रु
D.	100 रु
Answer» D. 100 रु

Discussion

43.	Instead of selling an article for Rs 69, the percentage of profit is doubled by selling it for Rs 78. What will be the cost price of that article?
A.	49 रु
B.	51 रु.
C.	60 रु.
D.	57 रु.
Answer» D. 57 रु.

Discussion

44.	Watch is sold in a store at a profit of 25% on the cost price. What will be the percentage of profit on the selling price?
A.	22 %
B.	20 %
C.	18 %
D.	15 %
Answer» C. 18 %

Discussion

45.	A shopkeeper bought 80 articles for Rs 2400 and sold all the articles at a profit of 16%. Find the selling price of each article -
A.	36.40 रु.
B.	34.80 रु.
C.	35.60 रु.
D.	33.80 रु.
Answer» C. 35.60 रु.

Discussion

46.	If a watch is sold for Rs 350 instead of Rs 340, there is an additional profit of 5%. What is the cost price of the watch?
A.	110 रु
B.	140 रु
C.	200 रु
D.	250 रु
Answer» D. 250 रु

Discussion

47.	A 20% reduction in the price of rice enables a buyer to buy 5 kg more rice for Rs 1200. The reduced price per kg of rice will be -
A.	36
B.	45
C.	48
D.	60
Answer» D. 60

Discussion

48.	By selling 12 kg potatoes for Rs 63, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. If he sold 50 kg of potato for Rs 247.50, then find his profit or loss percentage -
A.	1 % हानि
B.	neither profit nor loss
C.	2.5 %हानि
D.	1 % लाभ
Answer» B. neither profit nor loss

Discussion

49.	By selling a bag for Rs 230 there is a profit of 15%. If Velocity is sold at a profit of 20%, then its selling price is -
A.	250 रु
B.	205 रु.
C.	240 रु.
D.	200 रु.
Answer» D. 200 रु.

Discussion

50.	A merchant bought 200 eggs, 38 of them were broken. He sold the remaining eggs at the rate of 4.80 per dozen and thus made a profit of 8%. What was the total investment?
A.	80 रु
B.	60 रु.
C.	45 रु.
D.	120 रु.
Answer» C. 45 रु.

Discussion

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Recently Nimu Bhowmik has passed away who was he?

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A rice merchant buys 8 quintals of rice for Rs 3600. 10% of rice gets spoiled in transportation. At what rate should he sell rice to get 15% profit?

A shopkeeper sells dried apricots at the rate of Rs 1210 per kg. and incurs a loss of 12%. Now he has decided to sell at the rate of Rs 1331 per kg, then what will be the result?

Which state government has recently started the Walk to Work campaign?

Where has the biggest cinema of South Asia been built recently?

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By selling 12 copies of a book for Rs 1800, there was a profit equal to the cost price of the copies. What is the cost price of a copy of the book?

If there is a profit of 20% on the cost price, then what will be the percentage of profit on the selling price?

Recently the book Obama: The Call of History has been released, who is the author of this book –

A trader professes to sell tea at cost price. But uses the wrong weight of 900 grams for one kilogram. What percentage profit does he make in the transaction?

Anand marks the price of an article up to 50%. and then gives a discount of 20%. and sells it to Balaji. Balaji sells it for 20 more than the cost of buying it. This selling price is 30% more than the original cost price of the article. What is the profit percentage of Balaji?

A person bought 25 crates of oranges for Rs 10000. Out of them 5 crates were lost. Now at what price should he sell each of the remaining crates so that he gets a profit of 25% on the total cost -

A shopkeeper selling a bucket at a profit of 8% earns Rs 28 more than a loss of 8%. What will be the cost price of the bucket -

If the cost price of an article is equal to 80% of its selling price, then the profit will be -

If the cost price is 95% of the selling price, then the profit percentage based on that is

The percentage of loss incurred by selling an article for Rs.50 is the same. Which is the percentage of profit made by selling it for Rs.70. The percentage of the above profit or loss on that article is -

A shopkeeper sells an article at a profit of 15%. Had he sold it for 18 more, the profit would have been 18%. Accordingly, the cost price of that article is -

If the selling price of an article is 4/3 of its cost price, then find the profit percentage -

A man sold his watch for 75 and got a profit percentage equal to the cost price. What is the cost price of the watch?

A shopkeeper sold his goods at half the list price and thus he suffered a loss of 20%. If he had sold it at the list price, what would have been the percentage of profit?

An article was sold at 12% profit. Had the cost price been 10% less and the selling price Rs 5.75 more, the profit would have been 30%. Accordingly, in order to gain 20% on it, it should be sold for Rs.

If bananas are bought at the rate of 4 for one rupee, then how many bananas should be sold for one rupee so that there is a profit of 100/3% -

A fruit seller buys 10 apples for Rs.100. How many apples should he sell for Rs 100 to make 25% profit?

Mohan sold his watch at 10% loss. Had he sold the same for Rs 45 more, he would have gained 5%. Accordingly, the selling price of that watch was Rs.

A man sold a horse at a profit of 15%. Had he bought it for 25% less and sold it for Rs.60 less, he would have made a profit of 32%. The cost price of the horse was

Does Mahesh make a profit of 20% by selling 60 apples at the rate of 5 apples for Rs 42.50? At what total cost was the apple purchased?

By selling an article for Rs 524, the same profit is made. What is the loss incurred by selling it for Rs 452? The cost price of that article is -

A person bought 30 defective machines for Rs 1000. He repaired them and sold them at the rate of Rs.300 per machine. He made a profit of Rs 150 per machine. How much did he spend on the repair?

By selling an article for Rs 240, a person makes a loss of 10%. At what price should he sell it to make a profit of 20%?

A man bought a horse and a cart for Rs 20000. Later he sold the horse at 20% profit and the cart at 10% loss. Thus he made a profit of 2% in the total transaction. The cost price of the horse was

A shopkeeper sold one third of his goods at a loss of 15%. At what profit should he sell the remaining goods so that he can gain 10% on the whole transaction?

If there is a loss of 10% on the selling price, what will be the rate of loss on the cost price?

By selling 12 oranges for Rs 60, a person incurs a loss of 25%. Accordingly, how many oranges should he sell for Rs 100 for a profit of 25%?

Sapna bought a cycle for Rs 1,000 and sold it for Rs 1, 2000. What percent profit did he make?

If a person makes a loss of 20% by selling an article for Rs 480. Then at what price should he sell it to earn 20%?

If there is a profit of 20% on selling an article for Rs 240, then find the cost price of that article -

The difference between the selling prices of an article at 4% and 3% profit is Rs.3. The cost price of that article will be -

Instead of selling an article for Rs 69, the percentage of profit is doubled by selling it for Rs 78. What will be the cost price of that article?

Watch is sold in a store at a profit of 25% on the cost price. What will be the percentage of profit on the selling price?

A shopkeeper bought 80 articles for Rs 2400 and sold all the articles at a profit of 16%. Find the selling price of each article -

If a watch is sold for Rs 350 instead of Rs 340, there is an additional profit of 5%. What is the cost price of the watch?

A 20% reduction in the price of rice enables a buyer to buy 5 kg more rice for Rs 1200. The reduced price per kg of rice will be -

By selling 12 kg potatoes for Rs 63, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. If he sold 50 kg of potato for Rs 247.50, then find his profit or loss percentage -

By selling a bag for Rs 230 there is a profit of 15%. If Velocity is sold at a profit of 20%, then its selling price is -

A merchant bought 200 eggs, 38 of them were broken. He sold the remaining eggs at the rate of 4.80 per dozen and thus made a profit of 8%. What was the total investment?