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This section includes 3305 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Arithmetic Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 851. |
By selling an article for Rs. 348 there is a loss of 13%. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the article? |
| A. | 395 |
| B. | 450 |
| C. | 400 |
| D. | 475 |
| Answer» D. 475 | |
| 852. |
A, B and C started a business. Thrice the investment of A is equal to twice the investment of B and also equal to four times the investment of C. If C’s share out of the total profit is Rs. 4,863, then the share of A in the profit is : |
| A. | Rs. 8,105 |
| B. | Rs. 9,726 |
| C. | Rs. 7,272 |
| D. | Rs. 6,484 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 853. |
By selling a pen for Rs 105 there is a loss of 30%. At what price (in Rs) the pen must be sold in order to gain 30%? |
| A. | 215 |
| B. | 165 |
| C. | 195 |
| D. | 200 |
| Answer» D. 200 | |
| 854. |
On selling an article for Rs 123.40, the gain is 20% more than the amount of loss incurred on selling it for Rs.108. If the article is sold for Rs. 120.75, then what is the gain/loss per cent? |
| A. | Loss 5% |
| B. | Gain 5% |
| C. | Gain 2.5% |
| D. | Loss 2.5% |
| Answer» C. Gain 2.5% | |
| 855. |
Deepak purchased a certain number of tables, with an expectation that if he sells all of the tables at the marked price, he will get a profit of 35 percent. But during transportation, 12 percent of the tables are completely damaged and gave him no returns, 15 percent are slightly damaged so he sells them at a discount of 20 percent. The remaining are sold at the marked price. What is his overall profit percentage ? |
| A. | 14.75 Percent |
| B. | 12.33 Percent |
| C. | 16.5 Percent |
| D. | 15.25 Percent |
| Answer» B. 12.33 Percent | |
| 856. |
After buying a toy for ₹ 132, Shabir managed to sell it at a profit of 15%. The selling price of the toy was: |
| A. | ₹ 151.90 |
| B. | ₹ 151.80 |
| C. | ₹ 150.60 |
| D. | ₹ 150.80 |
| Answer» C. ₹ 150.60 | |
| 857. |
A set of cups, when sold for Rs. 720, led to a loss of 20%. At what price should the set have been sold to make a profit of 5%? |
| A. | Rs. 975 |
| B. | Rs. 950 |
| C. | Rs. 945 |
| D. | Rs. 935 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 935 | |
| 858. |
A person wants to sell an item at a profit of 20% but he sold it for ₹ 480 at a loss of 20%. At what price should have he sold it to get the required profit? |
| A. | ₹840 |
| B. | ₹600 |
| C. | ₹750 |
| D. | ₹720 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 859. |
An article is sold at a loss of 14%. If the selling price is tripled, then what will be the profit percentage? |
| A. | 158 |
| B. | 100 |
| C. | 72 |
| D. | 125 |
| Answer» B. 100 | |
| 860. |
Find the rate of discount when the marked price is Rs. 1880 and selling price is Rs. 1598. |
| A. | 13% |
| B. | 12% |
| C. | 20% |
| D. | 15% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 861. |
An article is sold at a profit of 50%. If the cost price is doubled and the selling price is halved, then what will be the new profit or loss percentage? |
| A. | 62.5 Loss |
| B. | 62.5 Profit |
| C. | 37.5 Loss |
| D. | 37.5 Profit |
| Answer» B. 62.5 Profit | |
| 862. |
A man gains 90% by selling an article for a certain price. If he sells it at half the price, then what will be the loss percentage? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» B. 8 | |
| 863. |
In 1985, the profit for a certain product was 25%. In the next 3 years, the cost price increases by 10%, 10%, and 20%; also the selling price increases by 15%, 10%, and 20%. What is the profit percentage after three years? |
| A. | 27.3% |
| B. | 30.7% |
| C. | 32.4% |
| D. | 35.7% |
| Answer» C. 32.4% | |
| 864. |
A man sold two articles for Rs. a each. On one he gains b% and on the other he losses b%, then his percentage of loss is |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | \(\frac{{{b^2}}}{{10}}\) |
| C. | \({\left( {\frac{b}{{10}}} \right)^2}\) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 865. |
If the selling price of 16 items is equal to the cost price of 20 items, then the gain or loss percent is: |
| A. | Loss of 4% |
| B. | Loss of 20% |
| C. | Gain of 25% |
| D. | Gain of 20% |
| Answer» D. Gain of 20% | |
| 866. |
In two types of brass, the ratios of Copper to Zinc are 8 : 3 and 15 : 7 respectively. If the two types of brass are melted and mixed in the ratio 5 : 2 a new type of brass is obtained. The ratio of Copper to Zinc in this new type of brass is |
| A. | 3 : 2 |
| B. | 2 : 3 |
| C. | 3 : 4 |
| D. | 5 : 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 867. |
On the marked price of Rs. 1,250 of an article, three successive discounts of 5%, 15% and 20% were offered, The amount (in Rs.) of discount received by a customer is: |
| A. | 950.25 |
| B. | 807.50 |
| C. | 442.50 |
| D. | 450 |
| Answer» D. 450 | |
| 868. |
A person sells an article for Rs 550, gaining 1/10 of its C.P. find gain percent |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 10% |
| C. | 15% |
| D. | 30% |
| Answer» C. 15% | |
| 869. |
By selling an article for Rs. 1134, Anu suffers as much loss as she would have gained by selling it at 10% profit. If she sells it for Rs. 1354.50 then her profit percentage is: |
| A. | 8.4 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 9 |
| D. | 7.5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 870. |
A discount of 5% is offered on the marked price of sewing machines. If VAT is charged at the rate of 8%, then the amount to be paid to buy the sewing machine marked at Rs.12500, is: |
| A. | Rs.12825 |
| B. | Rs.11875 |
| C. | Rs.13100 |
| D. | Rs.12950 |
| Answer» B. Rs.11875 | |
| 871. |
Profit earned on selling an item at Rs 2500 is 11% more than the loss occurred on selling the item at Rs 1234. Find the purchasing price of the item. |
| A. | Rs. 1843 |
| B. | Rs. 1834 |
| C. | Rs. 1348 |
| D. | Rs. 1384 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 1348 | |
| 872. |
Pavan sold an item at a loss of 12.5% If he could have sold it for Rs. 56 more, he would have made a profit 22.5% What should be the selling price of the item to make a profit of 25%? |
| A. | Rs. 200 |
| B. | Rs. 185 |
| C. | Rs. 182 |
| D. | Rs. 190 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 185 | |
| 873. |
A and B invested Rs. 4000 and Rs. 6000 respectively in a business. C joins them after x months with the investment of Rs. 5000. If after one-year A receives Rs. 240 and C receives Rs. 100 as a share of profit, then find the value of x? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 8 |
| E. | 9 |
| Answer» E. 9 | |
| 874. |
If there is a profit of 20% on the cost price, then the percentage of profit on the sale price is: |
| A. | \(16\frac{2}{3}\%\) |
| B. | 12% |
| C. | \(15\frac{1}{3}\%\) |
| D. | 16% |
| Answer» B. 12% | |
| 875. |
Nitin and Mohit started a business by investing Rs. 50,000 each initially. After 4 months, Nitin has to withdraw Rs. 10,000. If the total profit at the end of the year was Rs. 20,000, what is the share of Nitin? |
| A. | 10000 |
| B. | 10714 |
| C. | 9286 |
| D. | 8489 |
| Answer» D. 8489 | |
| 876. |
In a business, A and C invested amounts in the ratio 2 : 1, whereas the ratio between amounts invested by A and B was 3 : 2. If their total profit is Rs. 1,573. How much amount B will receive? |
| A. | Rs. 363 |
| B. | Rs. 484 |
| C. | Rs. 605 |
| D. | Rs. 726 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 605 | |
| 877. |
A publisher sells a book to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 30%. The wholesaler sells the book to a retailer at a profit of 25%. The book is then solid to a customer for Rs.312, by earning a profit of 20%. What is the cost price (in Rs.) of the book for the wholesale dealer? |
| A. | 260 |
| B. | 200 |
| C. | 208 |
| D. | 160 |
| Answer» D. 160 | |
| 878. |
After allowing a discount of 10% on the marked price of an article, it is sold for Rs. 360. Had the discount not been given, the profit would have been 25%. What is the cost price of the article? |
| A. | 320 |
| B. | 325 |
| C. | 350 |
| D. | 360 |
| Answer» B. 325 | |
| 879. |
In a market, the price of medium quality mangoes is half that of good mangoes. A shopkeeper buys 80 kg good mangoes and 40 kg medium quality mangoes from the market and then sells all these at a common price which is 10% less than the price at which he bought the good ones. His overall profit is |
| A. | 6% |
| B. | 8% |
| C. | 10% |
| D. | 12% |
| Answer» C. 10% | |
| 880. |
If the selling price of an article is 3/4 times its cost price, the profit/loss percent is: |
| A. | 25% profit |
| B. | 25% loss |
| C. | \(33\frac{1}{3}\% \) profit |
| D. | \(33\frac{1}{3}\% \) loss |
| Answer» C. \(33\frac{1}{3}\% \) profit | |
| 881. |
A trader marks price of his goods 45% above the cost price and gives a discount of 20% on the marked price. What percentage of profit will the trader have? |
| A. | 15% |
| B. | 14% |
| C. | 29% |
| D. | 16% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 882. |
Cost price of an article is Rs. 3600. It was sold at a profit of 15%. If the article was sold at a discount of 8%, then what is the marked price (in Rs.) of the article? |
| A. | 4000 |
| B. | 4250 |
| C. | 4500 |
| D. | 4750 |
| Answer» D. 4750 | |
| 883. |
How much profit is got by selling goods at Rs.405 at a profit of 12.5%? |
| A. | Rs. 40 |
| B. | Rs. 45 |
| C. | Rs. 51 |
| D. | Rs. 36 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 51 | |
| 884. |
A dishonest dealer defrauds to the extent of x% in buying as well as selling his goods by using faulty weight. What will be the gain percent on his outlay? |
| A. | 2x% |
| B. | \(\left( {\frac{{10}}{x} + {x^2}} \right)\% \) |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | \(\left( {x + \frac{{{x^2}}}{{100}}} \right)\% \) |
| Answer» D. \(\left( {x + \frac{{{x^2}}}{{100}}} \right)\% \) | |
| 885. |
Cost price and selling price of an article are in ratio 13 : 9. If the loss incurred on article is Rs. 320, what is the sum (in Rs.) of cost and selling prices? |
| A. | 1480 |
| B. | 1620 |
| C. | 1500 |
| D. | 1760 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 886. |
A retailer marks up his goods by 20% and then offers 25% discount. What will be the selling price on an item that he sells if its cost price (in Rs.) is Rs. 2500? |
| A. | 2400 |
| B. | 3000 |
| C. | 2750 |
| D. | 2250 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 887. |
If some articles are bought at Rs. 12 each and sold at Rs. 8 each, then what is the loss percentage? |
| A. | 66.66 |
| B. | 33.33 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 28.56 |
| Answer» C. 50 | |
| 888. |
A horse and a cow was sold for Rs. 12,000 each. The horse was sold at loss of 20% and the cow at gain of 20%. The entire transaction has resulted in: |
| A. | loss of Rs. 1000 |
| B. | gain of Rs. 2000 |
| C. | loss of Rs. 500 |
| D. | no loss or no gain |
| Answer» B. gain of Rs. 2000 | |
| 889. |
A trader had 960 kg of rice. He sold a part of it at 20% profit and the rest at 8% profit, so that he made a total profit of 12%. How much rice (in kg) did he sell at 8% profit? |
| A. | 460 |
| B. | 560 |
| C. | 540 |
| D. | 640 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 890. |
A shopkeeper marks price of his goods in such a way that after allowing a discount of 10%, he gains 26%. How much percent above the cost price is the marked price? |
| A. | 36% |
| B. | 38% |
| C. | 40% |
| D. | 28% |
| Answer» D. 28% | |
| 891. |
Mohit purchases eggs at the rate of ₹ 3 per egg and sells them at the rate of ₹ 5 per egg. On selling 35 eggs, what will be the profit percentage? |
| A. | 33.33% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | 60% |
| D. | 66.66% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 892. |
Anu fixes the selling price of an article at 25% above its cost of production. If the cost of production goes up by 20% and she raises the selling price by 10% then her percentage profit is (correct to one decimal place): |
| A. | 14.6% |
| B. | 13.8% |
| C. | 15.2% |
| D. | 16.4% |
| Answer» B. 13.8% | |
| 893. |
By selling an article for Rs 600, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 20%. At what price should he sell the article to incur a loss of 20% ? |
| A. | ₹500 |
| B. | ₹400 |
| C. | ₹300 |
| D. | ₹600 |
| Answer» C. ₹300 | |
| 894. |
A, B and C enter into partnership by investing capitals in the ratio \(\frac{1}{2}\;:\frac{1}{3}\;:\frac{1}{4}\). After 4 months, A withdraws 50% of his capital and after another 8 more months, profit of Rs. 20240 is distributed between them. What is the difference between the shares of A and C in the profit? |
| A. | Rs. 1840 |
| B. | Rs. 1860 |
| C. | Rs. 1920 |
| D. | Rs. 1980 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 1860 | |
| 895. |
By selling an article for Rs. 660 there is a profit of 10%. What is the cost price (in Rs.) of the article? |
| A. | 700 |
| B. | 600 |
| C. | 530 |
| D. | 620 |
| Answer» C. 530 | |
| 896. |
A vegetable seller is expected to get a profit of 25% on its cost price. If he sold vegetables worth 1500 rupees in a week, what is his profit? |
| A. | 100 Rs. |
| B. | 400 Rs. |
| C. | 200 Rs. |
| D. | 300 Rs. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 897. |
A trader buys an article at 80% of its marked price and sells it at a 10% discount on its marked price. His percentage profit is: |
| A. | \(12\frac{1}{2}\) |
| B. | \(10\frac{1}{2}\) |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» B. \(10\frac{1}{2}\) | |
| 898. |
If a shopkeeper marks the price of goods 60% more than their cost price and allows a discount of 30%, then what is his gain or loss percent? |
| A. | 12%, Profit |
| B. | 12%, Loss |
| C. | 10%, Loss |
| D. | 20%, Profit |
| Answer» B. 12%, Loss | |
| 899. |
If the difference between discount of 40% and two successive discounts of 20% on a certain article is Rs. 64, then what is the price (in Rs) of the article? |
| A. | 1500 |
| B. | 1280 |
| C. | 1440 |
| D. | 1600 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 900. |
If two successive discounts of 30% and 10% are given, then what will be the ratio of marked price to selling price? |
| A. | 50 ∶ 21 |
| B. | 25 ∶ 9 |
| C. | 100 ∶ 63 |
| D. | 25 ∶ 21 |
| Answer» D. 25 ∶ 21 | |