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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.
| 1251. |
Cost price of 20 articles as equal to selling price of 15 articles. Find profit percentage. |
| A. | 25% |
| B. | 66.67% |
| C. | 50% |
| D. | 33.33% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1252. |
If selling price and cost price of an article are Rs. 684.25 and Rs. 595 respectively, then what is the profit percentage? |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 12.5 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» B. 10 | |
| 1253. |
A dealer allows a discount of 12% on the marked price. If the selling price is Rs. 924, the discount is: |
| A. | Rs. 126 |
| B. | Rs. 110.90 |
| C. | Rs. 114 |
| D. | Rs. 119.20 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 110.90 | |
| 1254. |
A person sold a book for Rs 21 and got a loss percentage which was numerically equal to the cost price. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the book? |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 70 |
| C. | Both 30 and 70 |
| D. | Cannot be determined |
| Answer» D. Cannot be determined | |
| 1255. |
Pankaj sells a trouser at a loss of 10%. If he buys it for 20% less price and sells it for Rs. 9 more, then he gains 15%. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the trouser? |
| A. | 450 |
| B. | 400 |
| C. | 350 |
| D. | 440 |
| Answer» B. 400 | |
| 1256. |
A person sells an article at a certain price. What is his gain percent, if by selling it at 80% of that price, he loses 16%? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 4.5 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» D. 6 | |
| 1257. |
A student purchased a box of pens at the rate of 8 pens for Rs. 24 and sold all of them at the rate of 9 pens for Rs. 45. In this transaction, he gained Rs. 240. How many pens did the box contain? |
| A. | 100 |
| B. | 120 |
| C. | 180 |
| D. | 150 |
| Answer» C. 180 | |
| 1258. |
A shopkeeper sells a product at some loss. If he reduces the selling price of the product by 5 percent, his loss increases by 4 percent. At what loss percent he sells his product? (Note: Options are rounded off) |
| A. | 63.63 percent |
| B. | 35 percent |
| C. | 55.55 percent |
| D. | 40 percent |
| Answer» D. 40 percent | |
| 1259. |
An article is sold for Rs. 5845 after giving discount of 12.5%. What is the marked price of article? |
| A. | Rs. 6800 |
| B. | Rs. 6700 |
| C. | Rs. 6600 |
| D. | Rs. 6680 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1260. |
A, B and C started a business in partnership in ratio 105 ∶ 40 ∶ 36. After 6 month B increases his share by 20%. If the total profit at the end of one year be Rs. 1,85,000, then C's share in the profit is: |
| A. | Rs. 36,000 |
| B. | Rs. 36,700 |
| C. | Rs. 36,795 |
| D. | Rs. 36,800 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 36,700 | |
| 1261. |
Manish purchased books at the rate of Rs. 225 per book and sold them at the rate of Rs. 162 per book. What will be the loss on selling 7 books? |
| A. | Rs. 441 |
| B. | Rs. 63 |
| C. | Rs. 315 |
| D. | Rs. 28 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 63 | |
| 1262. |
A shopkeeper sold two articles for Rs. 9,879 each. On one, he gained 11% and on the other, he lost 11%. What is the overall percentage gain or loss? |
| A. | 1.25% gain |
| B. | 1.21% gain |
| C. | 1.21% loss |
| D. | 1.25% loss |
| Answer» D. 1.25% loss | |
| 1263. |
Pankaj purchases a watch for Rs. 900 and marks its marked price such a way that after allowing a discount of 30%, he earns a profit of 40%. What is the marked price (in Rs.) of the watch? |
| A. | 1200 |
| B. | 1800 |
| C. | 2050 |
| D. | 1980 |
| Answer» C. 2050 | |
| 1264. |
A and B started a business investing amounts of Rs. 92,500 and Rs. 1,12,500, respectively. If B's share in the profit earned by them is Rs. 9,000, what is the profit (in Rs.) earned by A? |
| A. | 10,000 |
| B. | 11,240 |
| C. | 7,400 |
| D. | 9,000 |
| Answer» D. 9,000 | |
| 1265. |
If a wholesaler, sells a box of chocolates at Rs. 960 he gains 20%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs. 1120, what is his profit percentage? |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» C. 50 | |
| 1266. |
If profit is 1/9th of selling price, then what is the profit percentage? |
| A. | 11.11 |
| B. | 12.5 |
| C. | 14.28 |
| D. | 14 |
| Answer» C. 14.28 | |
| 1267. |
A single discount equivalent to a discount series of 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% is: |
| A. | 43.86% |
| B. | 42.86% |
| C. | 40.86% |
| D. | 41.86% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1268. |
If a businessman marks the price of goods 20% more than their cost price and allows a discount of 30%, then what is his gain or loss percent? |
| A. | 10%, Profit |
| B. | 16%, Loss |
| C. | 16%, Profit |
| D. | 25%, Profit |
| Answer» C. 16%, Profit | |
| 1269. |
If an article is sold at a discount of 30% to the marked price, it makes a loss of 20%. At what per cent discount on the marked price will it break even? |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 10.5% |
| C. | 12.5% |
| D. | 15% |
| Answer» D. 15% | |
| 1270. |
A person sells a radio of price Rs. 1000 at 20% discount to another person. The second person increases its price by Rs. 400 and sells it at a discount of 25%. What is the profit percentage made by the second person? |
| A. | 12.5% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 12% |
| D. | 10% |
| Answer» B. 5% | |
| 1271. |
A table was bought for Rs. 2000 and sold for Rs. 1800. Find the loss percent. |
| A. | 15% |
| B. | 12% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 10% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1272. |
Mr. Vishal buys a toy Rs. 50 and sells it for Rs. 75. Find the gain percentage. |
| A. | 50% |
| B. | 55% |
| C. | 45% |
| D. | 60% |
| Answer» B. 55% | |
| 1273. |
A shopkeeper earns 12.5% profit by selling an item at a price of Rs. 2, 763. Calculate half the price of the original cost of that item. (In rupees) |
| A. | 1,229 |
| B. | 1,228 |
| C. | 1,226 |
| D. | 1,227 |
| Answer» C. 1,226 | |
| 1274. |
P starts a business with Rs. 14000. After 8 months Q joins P with Rs. 8000. After 3 years, what will be the ratio of the profit of P and Q? |
| A. | 12 : 5 |
| B. | 9 : 4 |
| C. | 14 : 9 |
| D. | 15 : 8 |
| Answer» C. 14 : 9 | |
| 1275. |
Manish purchased mobile phone and got 50% concession on the marked price of the phone and sold it for Rs. 8100 with 35% profit on the price he bought. What was the marked price? |
| A. | Rs. 8000 |
| B. | Rs. 12000 |
| C. | Rs. 10000 |
| D. | Rs. 9000 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 10000 | |
| 1276. |
B starts a business with Rs. 12000. After 8 months, D joins business by investing Rs. 30000. At the end of the year, in what ratio will they share the profit? |
| A. | 6 : 5 |
| B. | 15 : 14 |
| C. | 33 : 16 |
| D. | 3 : 4 |
| Answer» B. 15 : 14 | |
| 1277. |
A shop keeper purchased 10 boxes of pencils containing 10 pencils each at Rs. 100 per box and sold each pencil at a profit 12%. What is the total sale price? |
| A. | Rs. 1,100 |
| B. | Rs. 1,120 |
| C. | Rs. 1,200 |
| D. | Rs. 1,210 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 1,200 | |
| 1278. |
If a vendor sells a coconut at Rs. 14.4, he makes 10% loss. If he wants to make 25% profit, then at what price (in Rs.) should he sell? |
| A. | 18 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 22 |
| Answer» C. 16 | |
| 1279. |
If the difference between the selling prices of an article at profit of 6% and 4% is Rs 3, then what should be the cost price of the article? |
| A. | Rs. 100 |
| B. | Rs. 150 |
| C. | Rs. 175 |
| D. | Rs. 200 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 175 | |
| 1280. |
A, B and C are partners in a business. A, whose capital has been used for 5 months, claims 1/7 of the profit. B whose capital has been used for 7 months, claims 1/5 of the profit. C has invested Rs. 4,600 for 9 months. How much capital did A contribute? |
| A. | Rs. 1,800 |
| B. | Rs. 1,650 |
| C. | Rs. 1,600 |
| D. | Rs. 1,850 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 1,650 | |
| 1281. |
By selling a table for Rs. 350 instead of Rs. 400, loss increases by 5%. The cost price of table is: |
| A. | Rs. 417 |
| B. | Rs.1050 |
| C. | Rs.435 |
| D. | Rs.1,400 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1282. |
Mohit sells a table at a profit of 25%. If he reduces its selling price by Rs. 240, then he suffers a loss of 5%. What was the initial selling price (in Rs.) of the table? |
| A. | 800 |
| B. | 1000 |
| C. | 1040 |
| D. | 1120 |
| Answer» C. 1040 | |
| 1283. |
When an article was sold for Rs. 696, percent profit earned was P%. When the same article was sold for Rs. 841, percent profit earned was (p + 25%). What is the value of P? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1284. |
A dishonest dealer defrauds to the extent of x% in buying as well as selling is 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. | $\left( {2x + \frac{{{x^2}}}{{100}}} \right)\% $$ |
| D. | $\left( {x + \frac{{{x^2}}}{{100}}} \right)\% $$ |
| Answer» D. $\left( {x + \frac{{{x^2}}}{{100}}} \right)\% $$ | |
| 1285. |
A dinner set is quoted for Rs. 1500. A customer pays Rs. 1173 for it. If the customer get a series of two discounts and the rate of first discount is 15% then the rate of second discount was? |
| A. | 5% |
| B. | % |
| C. | % |
| D. | % |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1286. |
A shopkeeper sells rice at 10% profit and uses weight 30% less the actual measure. His gain percent is = ? |
| A. | $57\frac{2}{3}\% $$ |
| B. | $57\frac{1}{7}\% $$ |
| C. | $57\frac{2}{5}\% $$ |
| D. | $57\frac{3}{7}\% $$ |
| Answer» C. $57\frac{2}{5}\% $$ | |
| 1287. |
Rajlani sold a machine for Rs. 22000 with a discount of 8%on the labeled price and made a profit of $$22\frac{2}{3}$$% . What would have been the profit percent if the machine was sold without discount on the label price? |
| A. | $36\frac{1}{3}$$ |
| B. | $30\frac{2}{3}$$ |
| C. | $27\frac{1}{3}$$ |
| D. | $33\frac{1}{3}$$ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1288. |
The profit earned by selling a article at Rs. 5520 is equal to the loss incurred on selling the same article at Rs. 4080. What will be percent profit, if the article is sold at Rs. 6000? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 2% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 5% |
| Answer» D. 5% | |
| 1289. |
Last year Mr. A bought two paintings. This year he sold them for Rs. 20000 each. On one, he made a 25% profit and of the other he had a 25% loss. Then his net profit or loss is = ? |
| A. | e lost more than Rs. 2000 |
| B. | e lost less than Rs. 2000 |
| C. | e earned more than Rs. 2000 |
| D. | e earned less than Rs. 2000 |
| Answer» B. e lost less than Rs. 2000 | |
| 1290. |
Due to 25% fall in the rate of eggs one can buy 2 dozen eggs more than before by investing Rs. 162. The the original rate per dozen of the eggs is = ? |
| A. | s. 22 |
| B. | s. 24 |
| C. | s. 27 |
| D. | s. 30 |
| Answer» D. s. 30 | |
| 1291. |
A shopkeeper allows 25% discount on his advertised price and to make a profit 25% on his outlay. What is the advertised price (in Rs.) on which he gains Rs. 6000? |
| A. | s. 36000 |
| B. | s. 40000 |
| C. | s. 39000 |
| D. | s. 42500 |
| Answer» C. s. 39000 | |
| 1292. |
The marked price is 10% higher than the cost price. A discount of 10% is given on the marked price. In this kind of sale, the seller = ? |
| A. | ain 2% |
| B. | ears no loss, no gain |
| C. | ain 1% |
| D. | oses 1% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1293. |
A dealer marked the price of an item 40% above the cost price. He allowed two successive discounts of 20% and 25% to a particular customer. As a result he incurred a loss of Rs. 448. At what price did he sell the item to the said customer? |
| A. | s. 2416 |
| B. | s. 2352 |
| C. | s. 2268 |
| D. | s. 2152 |
| Answer» C. s. 2268 | |
| 1294. |
A merchant marked the price of an article by increasing its production cost by 40%. Now he allows 20% discount and gets a profit of Rs. 48 after selling it. The production cost is = ? |
| A. | s. 320 |
| B. | s. 360 |
| C. | s. 400 |
| D. | s. 440 |
| Answer» D. s. 440 | |
| 1295. |
The marked price of an article is 30% higher than the cost price. If a trader sells the articles allowing 10% discount to customer, then the gain percent will be = ? |
| A. | 7% |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 9% |
| D. | 5% |
| Answer» B. 0% | |
| 1296. |
A dealer marks a washing machine for Rs. 7500, and allows a discount of 6% on it. Find the selling price ? |
| A. | s. 6850 |
| B. | s. 7050 |
| C. | s. 7250 |
| D. | s. 6950 |
| Answer» C. s. 7250 | |
| 1297. |
Oranges are bought at 5 for Rs. 10 and sold at 6 for Rs. 15. The gain percentage is = ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 5% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1298. |
A box is bought of Rs. 75 and sold at a gain of 8%. Find its selling price = ? |
| A. | s. 81 |
| B. | s. 82 |
| C. | s. 89 |
| D. | s. 86 |
| Answer» B. s. 82 | |
| 1299. |
If the cost price of 25 pens is equal to the selling price of 20 pens, then profit percent is = ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | % |
| Answer» C. 5% | |
| 1300. |
If the ratio of cost price and selling price be 10 : 11 then find the profit percent ? |
| A. | % |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | % |
| D. | % |
| Answer» C. % | |