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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.
| 1201. |
A customer purchased a laptop bag with a price tag of Rs. 2000 in a sale where 30% discount was being offered on the tag price. The customer was given a further discount of 10%. The final amount paid by the customer was: |
| A. | Rs. 1500 |
| B. | Rs. 1625 |
| C. | Rs. 1260 |
| D. | Rs. 1400 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 1400 | |
| 1202. |
A man gets a discount of 32% and then 25% on his shopping bill of Rs. 5000. What is the total discount percentage he got? |
| A. | 57% |
| B. | 49% |
| C. | 7% |
| D. | 45% |
| Answer» C. 7% | |
| 1203. |
A, B and C started a business in partnership with investments of Rs 12000, Rs 26000 and Rs 32000 respectively. After 4 months A leaves. After 6 months B leaves and A joins with an equal amount equal to his earlier investment. After 10 months, C leaves and B joins with his prior investment. At the end of the year they earn a profit of Rs 53622. Find the share of B in the annual profit. |
| A. | 17221 |
| B. | 17212 |
| C. | 17222 |
| D. | 18212 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 17222 | |
| 1204. |
A briefcase was sold at a profit of 10%. If its cost price was 5% less and it had been sold for Rs. 7 more than the profit would have been 20%. Find the cost of briefcase. |
| A. | Rs. 170 |
| B. | Rs. 169 |
| C. | Rs. 175 |
| D. | Rs. 174 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 174 | |
| 1205. |
If the cost price of 8 pens is the same as the selling price of 6 pens, then the gain percent is |
| A. | \(11\frac{1}{2}\% \) |
| B. | \(13\frac{1}{2}\% \) |
| C. | \(33\frac{1}{3}\% \) |
| D. | 25% |
| Answer» D. 25% | |
| 1206. |
A shopkeepers made a profit of 16% on his goods. If the price at which he buys decreases by 20% while he reduces his selling price by 23%, what is now his percentage of profit? (correct to one decimal place) |
| A. | 11.6 |
| B. | 15.4 |
| C. | 12.9 |
| D. | 14.6 |
| Answer» B. 15.4 | |
| 1207. |
A starts a cement trading business by investing Rs 5 lakhs. After 2 months, B joins the business by investing Rs.10 lakhs .And 4 months after B joined, C too joins them by investing Rs. 20 lakhs. 1 year after A started the business, they made Rs. 3,50,000 in profit. What is B's share of the profit (in Rs.)? |
| A. | 75000 |
| B. | 1,25,000 |
| C. | 1,50,000 |
| D. | 1,00,000 |
| Answer» C. 1,50,000 | |
| 1208. |
A person loses 20%, when he sells a watch for Rs. 2,300. What is his profit percentage if he sells it for Rs. 3,231.50? |
| A. | 10.8 |
| B. | 15.2 |
| C. | 12.8 |
| D. | 12.4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1209. |
Ramniklal purchased a piece of agricultural land for Rs. 51 lakh. He spent Rs. 2 lakh on converting the land into non-agricultural use, Rs. 2 lakh for registration and stamp duty and Rs. 1 lakh towards administrative expenses. Then, he divided the plot into 8 equal plots and sold each plot at a value of Rs. 10.5 lakh. What was the percentage profit that Ramniklal made in the entire transaction? |
| A. | 25% profit |
| B. | 33.3% profit |
| C. | 50% profit |
| D. | 20% profit |
| Answer» D. 20% profit | |
| 1210. |
A shopkeeper offers 10% discount on bags which have been marked 30% above the cost price. Rahul bought the bag for Rs. 1170. What was the cost price (in Rs.) of the bag? |
| A. | 1250 |
| B. | 1300 |
| C. | 1500 |
| D. | 1000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1211. |
A shopkeeper sells a product for Rs. 2376 and earns 12.5% profit on it. How much will the half of the purchase price of that item? (In rupees) |
| A. | 1,056 |
| B. | 1,046 |
| C. | 1,066 |
| D. | 1,036 |
| Answer» B. 1,046 | |
| 1212. |
Ram bought six mangoes from a vendor, who was selling them at the rate of Rs. 2 for three of them. Ram in turn sells them at the rate of Rs. 3 for two mangoes. What is the cost price and selling price of the six mangoes? |
| A. | 2, 7 |
| B. | 5, 10 |
| C. | 4, 9 |
| D. | 3, 8 |
| Answer» D. 3, 8 | |
| 1213. |
On selling an article for Rs. 195, shopkeeper losses 35%. At what price (in Rs) he should sell the article in order to earn a profit of 30%? |
| A. | 95 |
| B. | 100 |
| C. | 390 |
| D. | 280 |
| Answer» D. 280 | |
| 1214. |
A customer gets a discount of Rs. 90 which is 12%. The selling price is∶ |
| A. | Rs. 770 |
| B. | Rs. 540 |
| C. | Rs. 660 |
| D. | Rs. 580 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 580 | |
| 1215. |
Khanderao Patil bought an old tractor for Rs. 85000 and paid 3% commission to the intermediary. So how much did they have to pay for the tractor? |
| A. | 85500 Rupees |
| B. | 93500 Rupees |
| C. | 90000 Rupees |
| D. | 87550 Rupees |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1216. |
N invested Rs. 20,000 in a business. Six months later, C joined him with Rs. 10,000. At the end of the year, the profit was Rs. 10,000. What should be the share of N?A. Rs. 2,000B. Rs. 4,000C. Rs. 6,000D. Rs. 8,000 |
| A. | C |
| B. | B |
| C. | A |
| D. | D |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1217. |
An item was sold at 23% more than the cost price. If the selling price is Rs. 14022, then find the cost price. |
| A. | Rs. 11200 |
| B. | Rs. 10400 |
| C. | Rs. 12210 |
| D. | Rs. 11400 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1218. |
A vendor losses the money equivalent to the selling price of 4 mangoes on selling of 46 mangoes. His loss percentage is: |
| A. | 6% |
| B. | 8% |
| C. | 10% |
| D. | 12% |
| Answer» C. 10% | |
| 1219. |
If the rice is sold at Rs. 69 per kg, there would be a 10% loss. To earn a profit of 20% what should be the price of rice (in Rs. Per kg)? |
| A. | 104 |
| B. | 85 |
| C. | 92 |
| D. | 98 |
| Answer» D. 98 | |
| 1220. |
A villager buys a goat and a sheep together for Rs. 14,250. He sold the sheep at a profit of 10% and the goat at a loss of 20%. If he sold both the animals at the same price, then what was the cost price of the cheaper animal? |
| A. | 8250 |
| B. | 6600 |
| C. | 7500 |
| D. | 6000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1221. |
A person sells a cooker for 2568 rupees. If he bought it for Rs. 2400, what is his profit percentage?A. 4%B. 6%C. 7%D. 8% |
| A. | A |
| B. | D |
| C. | B |
| D. | C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1222. |
Article 1 is sold for Rs. 180. Article 2 is sold for Rs. 240. The profit on article 1 is 20% and the loss on article 2 is 20%. What is the sum of cost prices of the two articles? |
| A. | Rs. 480 |
| B. | Rs. 520 |
| C. | Rs. 450 |
| D. | Rs. 400 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 400 | |
| 1223. |
By selling a fan for Rs 1900 a man has a loss of 5%, then at what price (in Rs) should he sell the fan to gain 20%? |
| A. | 2000 |
| B. | 2400 |
| C. | 2600 |
| D. | 2800 |
| Answer» C. 2600 | |
| 1224. |
Naveen runs a tea stall. Every day, he buys 10 litre of milk at the rate of Rs. 55 per litre. He spends Rs. 85 on tea leaves, Rs. 75 on sugar, and Rs. 35 on cooking gas. With all these ingredients, he makes and sells 100 cups of tea. Additionally, Naveen spends 55 paise per disposable glass to serve the tea. At what price should he sell each cup of tea to earn a profit of 50% on the entire transaction? |
| A. | Rs. 16 |
| B. | Rs. 10 |
| C. | Rs. 12 |
| D. | Rs. 15 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 15 | |
| 1225. |
If by selling 20 cycles Vinay incurs a loss equal to the selling price of 2 cycles, find his loss percentage. |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 11% |
| C. | 12% |
| D. | \(9{1 \over 11}\)% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1226. |
A shopkeeper marked a computer table for Rs. 7,200. He allows a discount of 10% on it and yet makes a profit of 8%. What will be his gain percentage if he does NOT allow any discount? |
| A. | 18% |
| B. | 2% |
| C. | 9% |
| D. | 20% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1227. |
A grocer buys 5 eggs for Rs. 4 and sells all 4 of them for Rs. 5; find his percentage of gain or loss. |
| A. | \(57\frac{1}{4}\) |
| B. | \(56\frac{1}{4}\) |
| C. | \(50\frac{1}{4}\) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. \(50\frac{1}{4}\) | |
| 1228. |
A shopkeeper sold an article at a profit of 13%. Had he sold it for Rs. 86.40 more, he would have gained k%. The cost price of the article is Rs. 720. What is the value of K? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» B. 24 | |
| 1229. |
Five people are planning to share equally the cost of a rental apartment. If one person withdraws from the agreement and others share equally the entire rental of the apartment, then the share of each of the remaining persons is increased by |
| A. | 1/4 |
| B. | 1/5 |
| C. | 1/6 |
| D. | 1/7 |
| Answer» B. 1/5 | |
| 1230. |
An article was sold at a profit of 14%. Had it been sold for Rs. 121 less, a loss of 8% would have been incurred. If the same article had been sold for Rs. 536.25, then the profit/loss percent would have been : |
| A. | Loss, 2.5% |
| B. | Profit, 2.5% |
| C. | Profit, 5% |
| D. | Loss, 5% |
| Answer» B. Profit, 2.5% | |
| 1231. |
By selling an article at 3/4 of selling price, a trader incurred a loss of 10%. The profit/loss percentage, when it is sold at original selling price is |
| A. | 20% loss |
| B. | 120% profit |
| C. | 32.5 loss |
| D. | 20% profit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1232. |
A small shop owner keeps inventory satisfying the following criteria -1. Shampoo sachets that are priced between Rs.4 to Rs.10 per sachet.2. Chocolates in the price range of Re.1 to Rs.60 per piece.3. Dry fruits priced more than Rs.125 per 100 grams.4. Milk packets in the price range of Rs.21 to Rs.29 per litre.Which list among the following will definitely NOT be found in his shop? |
| A. | Shampoo A at Rs.4 per sachet, chocolate B at Rs.1.5 per piece and dry fruit C, at Rs.250 per 125 gram. |
| B. | Shampoo P at Rs.5 per sachet, milk packet Q at Rs.23 per litre and dry fruit R at Rs.150 per 100 gram. |
| C. | Shampoo X at Rs.5 per sachet, chocolate Y at Rs.1 per piece and dry fruit Z at Rs.100 per 100 gram. |
| D. | Shampoo L at Rs.4 per sachet, milk packet M at Rs.24.5 per packet, and chocolate N at Rs.35 per piece and dry fruit O at Rs.350 per 200 gram. |
| Answer» D. Shampoo L at Rs.4 per sachet, milk packet M at Rs.24.5 per packet, and chocolate N at Rs.35 per piece and dry fruit O at Rs.350 per 200 gram. | |
| 1233. |
A man buys 144 oranges for Rs. 360 and sells them at a gain of 10%. At what rate per dozen does he sell them? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 33 |
| D. | 36 |
| Answer» D. 36 | |
| 1234. |
A product costing 60 paise per unit to produce had been selling at the average rate of 1200 units per month. After the product was improved, sales increased to an average of 2000 units per month. However, the new product cost five percent more to produce. If the manufacturer's selling price in each instance was 75 paise per unit, what was the manufacturer's added profit per month with the newer product? |
| A. | Rs.40 |
| B. | Rs.60 |
| C. | Rs.80 |
| D. | Rs.90 |
| Answer» C. Rs.80 | |
| 1235. |
How much sugar costing Rs. 6 per kg will be added to 86 kg of sugar costing Rs. 4.40 per kg, so that 20% profit can be made by selling the mixture at Rs. 6 per kg? |
| A. | 50 kg |
| B. | 56 kg |
| C. | 51.6 kg |
| D. | 55 kg |
| Answer» D. 55 kg | |
| 1236. |
Guavas are bought at the rate of 3 for a rupee, then how many guavas must be sold for a rupee so as to gain 50%? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 1237. |
A sells an article to B at a loss of 20%, B sells it to C at a profit of 12.5% and C sells it to D at a loss of 8%. If D buys it for Rs. 248.40, then what is the difference between the loss incurred by A and C’? |
| A. | Rs. 39.20 |
| B. | Rs. 38.40 |
| C. | Rs. 36.80 |
| D. | Rs. 42.60 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 36.80 | |
| 1238. |
A car dealer purchased an old car Rs. 1,08,500 and spent some amount on its maintenance. He sold it for Rs. 1,56, 250, thereby earning a profit of 25%. How money did he spend on the maintenance of the car? |
| A. | Rs. 47,750 |
| B. | Rs. 20,650 |
| C. | Rs. 16,500 |
| D. | Rs. 8,687,7.5 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 8,687,7.5 | |
| 1239. |
Ramesh uses a weight of 930 gm instead of 1 kg and sells sugar on its cost price. What will be his profit percentage on selling 15 kg sugar? |
| A. | 9.21 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 7.53 |
| D. | 8.54 |
| Answer» D. 8.54 | |
| 1240. |
A person sold an article at a loss of 8%. Had he sold it at a gain of 10.5%, he would have received Rs. 37 more. What is the cost price of the article? |
| A. | Rs. 200 |
| B. | Rs. 210 |
| C. | Rs. 240 |
| D. | Rs. 250 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 210 | |
| 1241. |
A shopkeeper marked his article 1500 more than its cost price and gives a discount of 12.5% on it. If the selling price of the article is Rs. 3500, then find profit per cent made by the shopkeeper. |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 20% |
| C. | 25% |
| D. | 30% |
| E. | 40% |
| Answer» F. | |
| 1242. |
If the difference between the selling price of the article when there is 15% loss and 15% gain is Rs. 450, then the cost price is. |
| A. | Rs. 1,500 |
| B. | Rs. 2,000 |
| C. | Rs. 2,200 |
| D. | Rs. 1,200 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 2,000 | |
| 1243. |
A book is sold for a profit of 40%. If the cost price of the book is Rs. 25, find its selling price. |
| A. | Rs. 28 |
| B. | Rs. 32 |
| C. | Rs. 35 |
| D. | Rs. 39 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 39 | |
| 1244. |
P invests Rs. 3500 in a business. After 5 months, Q joins him with some investment. At the end of the year if the profit that Q gets is 50% more than that of P, then find the investment of Q. |
| A. | Rs. 9000 |
| B. | Rs. 5000 |
| C. | Rs. 7000 |
| D. | Rs. 6500 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 5000 | |
| 1245. |
By selling an article for Rs. 320, a man incurs a loss of 20%. What should be the selling price of an article to gain 20%? |
| A. | Rs. 450 |
| B. | Rs. 480 |
| C. | Rs. 420 |
| D. | Rs. 500 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 420 | |
| 1246. |
Gopal went to a fruit market with a certain amount of money. With this money, he can buy either 50 oranges or 40 mangoes. He retains 10% of the money for taxi fare. If he buys 20 mangoes, then the number of oranges he can buy with the balance amount is: |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 18 | |
| 1247. |
If a vendor sells oranges at Rs. 108 / dozen and makes 10% loss, if he sells at Rs. 138 / dozen, then what will be the profit (in %)? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 10 | |
| 1248. |
Hari buys an old car and spends Rs. 3,000 on its he sells Rs. 58,000 and makes a profit of 16% then how much did he pay for the car? |
| A. | Rs 47,000 |
| B. | Rs. 46,000 |
| C. | Rs. 48,000 |
| D. | Rs. 45,000 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 46,000 | |
| 1249. |
An article is sold at \(14\frac{2}{7}\%\) profit. What is the ratio of the selling price to the cost price? |
| A. | 7 : 5 |
| B. | 8 : 7 |
| C. | 8 : 5 |
| D. | 7 : 6 |
| Answer» C. 8 : 5 | |
| 1250. |
A man bought 3 toffees in a rupee. How many toffees in a rupee must he sell to gain 50%. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 1.5 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 2.5 |
| Answer» D. 2.5 | |