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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.
| 1501. |
Manish purchased 25 kg of rice @ Rs. 32 per kg and 15 kg of rice @ Rs. 36 per kg. He mixed the two varieties of rice and sold it @ Rs. 40.20 per kg. What is the percent profit earned ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 0% |
| D. | 0% |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» B. 5% | |
| 1502. |
A profit of 12% is made when a mobile phone is sold at Rs. P and there is 4%loss when the phone is sold at Rs. Q. Then Q : P is = ? |
| A. | : 1 |
| B. | : 7 |
| C. | : 5 |
| D. | : 1 |
| Answer» C. : 5 | |
| 1503. |
A businessman bought an article and sold it at a loss of 5% . If he had bought it for 10% less and sold it for Rs. 33 more, he would have had a profit of 30% . The cost price of the article is = ? |
| A. | s. 330 |
| B. | s. 155 |
| C. | s. 150 |
| D. | s. 300 |
| Answer» D. s. 300 | |
| 1504. |
An article is sold at a gain of 15% . Had it been sold for Rs. 27 more, the profit would have been 20% . The cost price of the article is = ? |
| A. | s. 500 |
| B. | s. 700 |
| C. | s. 540 |
| D. | s. 545 |
| Answer» D. s. 545 | |
| 1505. |
Nikita bought 30 kg of wheat at the rate of Rs. 9.50 per kg and 40 kg of wheat at the rate of Rs. 8.50 per kg and mixed them. She sold the mixture at the rate of Rs. 8.90 per kg. Her total profit or loss in the transaction was - |
| A. | s. 2 loss |
| B. | s. 2 profit |
| C. | s. 7 loss |
| D. | s. 7 profit |
| Answer» B. s. 2 profit | |
| 1506. |
By selling 90 ball pens for Rs. 160, a person loses 20% . How many ball pens should be sold for Rs. 96 so as to have a profit of 20% ? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 9 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» C. 9 | |
| 1507. |
An article was sold at a profit of 12% . If the cost price would be 10% less and selling price would be Rs. 5.75 more, there would be a profit of 30 %. Then at what price it should be sold to make a profit of 20% = ? |
| A. | s. 115 |
| B. | s. 120 |
| C. | s. 138 |
| D. | s. 215 |
| Answer» D. s. 215 | |
| 1508. |
The reduction of Rs. 12 in the selling price of an article will changes 5% gain into $${\text{2}}\frac{1}{2}$$% lose. The cost price of the article is = ? |
| A. | s. 140 |
| B. | s. 160 |
| C. | s. 80 |
| D. | s. 100 |
| Answer» C. s. 80 | |
| 1509. |
Dinesh bought two radios for Rs. 1920. He sold one at a profit of 20% and other at a loss of $$6\frac{2}{3}$$% . If the selling price of both radios are same, then find the cost price of both radios = ? |
| A. | s. 800 and Rs. 1120 |
| B. | s. 840 and Rs. 1080 |
| C. | s. 860 and Rs. 1060 |
| D. | s. 900 and Rs. 1020 |
| Answer» C. s. 860 and Rs. 1060 | |
| 1510. |
The profit earned after selling an article for Rs. 1754 is the same as loss incurred after selling the article for Rs. 1492. What is the cost price of the article? |
| A. | s. 1523 |
| B. | s. 1589 |
| C. | s. 1623 |
| D. | s. 1689 |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» D. s. 1689 | |
| 1511. |
If loss is $$\frac{1}{3}$$ of S.P., the loss percentage is - |
| A. | $16\frac{2}{3}$$% |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | $33\frac{1}{3}$$% |
| Answer» D. $33\frac{1}{3}$$% | |
| 1512. |
By selling an article at some price, a man gains 10% . If the article is sold at twice of the price, the gain percent will be - |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 00% |
| D. | 20% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1513. |
A book vendor sold a book at loss of 10% . Had he sold it for Rs. 108 more, he would have earned a profit of 10% . Find the cost of the book = ? |
| A. | s. 442 |
| B. | s. 540 |
| C. | s. 648 |
| D. | s. 740 |
| Answer» C. s. 648 | |
| 1514. |
A grocery dealer cheats to the extent of 10% while buying as well as selling by using false weight. What is his increase in the profit percentage = ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 1% |
| C. | 2% |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» C. 2% | |
| 1515. |
If a man were to sell his handcart for Rs. 720, he would loss 25% . To gain 25% , the selling price is = ? |
| A. | s. 960 |
| B. | s. 1200 |
| C. | s. 1000 |
| D. | s. 2100 |
| Answer» C. s. 1000 | |
| 1516. |
How much percentage above the cost price should a shopkeeper mark on his goods so that after allowing a discount of 10% he should gain 26% ? |
| A. | 40% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 6% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1517. |
A house was sold for Rs. y by giving a discount of x% , then the list price was = ? |
| A. | $\frac{{100y}}{{1 - x}}$$ |
| B. | $\frac{{100x}}{{100 - y}}$$ |
| C. | $\frac{{100y}}{{100 - x}}$$ |
| D. | $\frac{{100x}}{{100 - x}}$$ |
| Answer» D. $\frac{{100x}}{{100 - x}}$$ | |
| 1518. |
The marked price of a CD is Rs. 250. It is sold for Rs. 225. The rate of discount is = ? |
| A. | $11\frac{1}{9}$$% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | .5% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1519. |
A clock was sold for Rs. 144. If the percentage of profit was numerically equal to the cost price, the cost of the clock was - |
| A. | s. 72 |
| B. | s. 80 |
| C. | s. 90 |
| D. | s. 100 |
| Answer» C. s. 90 | |
| 1520. |
If there is a profit of 20% on the cost price of an article, the percentage of profit calculated on its selling price will be - |
| A. | $8\frac{1}{3}$$ % |
| B. | $16\frac{2}{3}$$ % |
| C. | 0 % |
| D. | 4 % |
| Answer» C. 0 % | |
| 1521. |
If an article is sold for Rs. x, there is a loss of 15%. If the same article is sold for Rs. y, there is a profit of 15%. The ratio of left (y - x) to (y + x) is - |
| A. | : 20 |
| B. | 0 : 3 |
| C. | 7 : 23 |
| D. | 0 : 23 |
| Answer» B. 0 : 3 | |
| 1522. |
If selling price of an article is $$\frac{4}{3}$$ of its cost price, the profit in the transaction is - |
| A. | $16\frac{2}{3}$$ % |
| B. | $20\frac{1}{2}$$ % |
| C. | $25\frac{1}{2}$$ % |
| D. | $33\frac{1}{3}$$ % |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1523. |
A fruit seller makes a profit of 20% by selling mangoes at a certain price. If he charges Rs. 1 more for each mango, he can make a profit of 40% . Find the selling price of a mango in the first case = ? |
| A. | s. 6 |
| B. | s. 5 |
| C. | s. 5.50 |
| D. | s. 7 |
| Answer» B. s. 5 | |
| 1524. |
If an article sold at 200% profit then the ratio of its cost price to his selling price will be = ? |
| A. | : 2 |
| B. | : 1 |
| C. | : 3 |
| D. | : 1 |
| Answer» D. : 1 | |
| 1525. |
If the selling price of an article is doubled, then its loss profit percent is converted into equal profit percent. The loss percent on the article is = ? |
| A. | $26\frac{2}{3}$$ % |
| B. | 3 % |
| C. | $33\frac{1}{3}$$ % |
| D. | 4 % |
| Answer» D. 4 % | |
| 1526. |
A manufacturer fixes his selling price $$33\frac{1}{3}$$% over the cost of production. If cost of production goes up by 12% and manufacturer raises his selling price by 10% , his percentage profit is = ? |
| A. | $36\frac{5}{9}$$% |
| B. | $30\frac{20}{21}$$% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | $28\frac{3}{8}$$% |
| Answer» C. 5% | |
| 1527. |
If the cost price of an item is $$\frac{5}{9}$$ of its marked price and the profit is 20% , then the percentage of discount is = ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | $63\frac{1}{3}$$% |
| C. | $70\frac{1}{3}$$% |
| D. | $33\frac{1}{3}$$% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1528. |
An article was sold at Rs. 950 allowing 5% discount on the marked price. The marked price of the article was = ? |
| A. | s. 960 |
| B. | s. 1000 |
| C. | s. 955 |
| D. | s. 945 |
| Answer» C. s. 955 | |
| 1529. |
By selling an article, a man makes a profit of 25% of its selling price. His profit percent is - |
| A. | $16\frac{2}{3}$$ |
| B. | 0 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | $33\frac{1}{3}$$ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1530. |
A merchant buys an article for Rs. 27 and sells it at a profit of 10 percent of the selling price. The selling price of the article is - |
| A. | s. 29.70 |
| B. | s. 30 |
| C. | s. 32 |
| D. | s. 37 |
| Answer» C. s. 32 | |
| 1531. |
List price of a book is Rs. 100. A dealer sells three such books for Rs. 274.50 after allowing discount at a certain rate, find the rate of discount = ? |
| A. | .33% |
| B. | .16% |
| C. | .50% |
| D. | .34% |
| Answer» D. .34% | |
| 1532. |
Allowing 20% and 15% successive discounts, the selling price of an article becomes Rs. 3060: then the marked price will be = ? |
| A. | s. 4400 |
| B. | s. 5000 |
| C. | s. 4500 |
| D. | s. 4000 |
| Answer» D. s. 4000 | |
| 1533. |
A dealer buys an article listed at Rs. 100 and gets successive discount of 10%and 20% . He spends 10% of the cost price on transportation. At what price should he sell the article to earn a profit of 15% ? |
| A. | s. 90.80 |
| B. | s. 92.00 |
| C. | s. 91.20 |
| D. | s. 91.08 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1534. |
A car worth Rs. 150000 was sold by x to y at 5% profit. y sold the car back to x at 2% loss. In the entire transaction = ? |
| A. | gained Rs. 4350 |
| B. | lost Rs. 4350 |
| C. | gained Rs. 3150 |
| D. | lost Rs. 3150 |
| Answer» D. lost Rs. 3150 | |
| 1535. |
A trader allows a discount of 10% on the marked price. He still has a profit of 17% on the cost price. Find the profit percentage. If he sells at the marked price = ? |
| A. | 7% |
| B. | 3% |
| C. | 0% |
| D. | 9% |
| Answer» D. 9% | |
| 1536. |
A shopkeeper marks his goods 15% above the cost price, but allows 20% discount for cash. His net loss is = ? |
| A. | % |
| B. | % |
| C. | % |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» D. 0% | |
| 1537. |
A stockist wants to make some profit by selling sugar. He contemplates about various methods. Which of the following would maximize his profit ? |
| A. | ell sugar 10% profit |
| B. | se 900 g of weight instead of 1 kg |
| C. | ix 10% impurities in sugar and sell sugar at cost price |
| D. | ncrease the price by 5% and reduce the weight by 5% |
| Answer» C. ix 10% impurities in sugar and sell sugar at cost price | |
| 1538. |
A trader professes to sell his goods at a nominal gain percentage but actually earns $$37\frac{1}{2}$$% profit by using false weight. If for a kg he uses a weight of 800 gm, what is the nominal gain percentage at which he claims to be selling his goods ? |
| A. | % |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» C. 5% | |
| 1539. |
A shopkeeper advertises for selling cloth at 4% loss. However, by using a false meter scale he actually gains 20% . What is the actual length of the scale ? |
| A. | 0 cm |
| B. | 5 cm |
| C. | 0 cm |
| D. | 0 cm |
| Answer» D. 0 cm | |
| 1540. |
The difference between successive discounts of 40% followed by 30% and 45% followed by 20% on the marked price of an article is Rs. 12. The marked price of the article is = ? |
| A. | s. 400 |
| B. | s. 800 |
| C. | s. 600 |
| D. | s. 200 |
| Answer» D. s. 200 | |
| 1541. |
An article which is marked at Rs. 975 is sold for Rs. 897. The % discount is = ? |
| A. | 2% |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | % |
| D. | % |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1542. |
A retailer purchased radiosets at the rate of Rs. 400 each from a wholesaler. He raised the price by 30% and then allowed a discount of 8% on each set. His profit will be = ? |
| A. | 9% |
| B. | 8.4% |
| C. | 2% |
| D. | 9.6% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1543. |
A bought a radio set and spent Rs. 110 on its repairs. He then sold it to B at 20% profit, B sold it to C at a loss of 10% and C sold it for Rs. 1188 at a profit of 10% . What is the amount for which A bought the radio set ? |
| A. | s. 850 |
| B. | s. 890 |
| C. | s. 930 |
| D. | s. 950 |
| Answer» C. s. 930 | |
| 1544. |
Prateek sold a music system to Karthik at 20% gain and karthik sold it to Swastik at 40% gain. If Swastik paid Rs. 10500 for the music system, What amount did Prateek pay for the same ? |
| A. | s. 6250 |
| B. | s. 7500 |
| C. | s. 8240 |
| D. | annot be determined |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» B. s. 7500 | |
| 1545. |
Raju purchased an item for Rs. 8200 and sold it at a gain of 25% . From that amount he purchased another item and sold it at a loss of 20% . What is his overall gain loss ? |
| A. | oss of Rs. 120 |
| B. | ain of Rs. 120 |
| C. | oss of Rs. 140 |
| D. | either loss nor gain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1546. |
A fruit seller sells mangoes at the rate of Rs. 9 per kg and thereby loses 20% . At what price per kg, he should have sold, them to make a profit of 5% ? |
| A. | s. 11.81 |
| B. | s. 12 |
| C. | s. 12.25 |
| D. | s. 12.31 |
| Answer» B. s. 12 | |
| 1547. |
A businessman sells a commodity at 10% profit. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs. 2 less, then he would have gained $$16\frac{2}{3}$$% . The cost price of the commodity is = ? |
| A. | s. 32 |
| B. | s. 36 |
| C. | s. 40 |
| D. | s. 48 |
| Answer» D. s. 48 | |
| 1548. |
A book seller sells a book at a profit of 10% . If he had bought it at 4% less and sold it for Rs. 6 more. He would have gained $$18\frac{3}{4}$$% . The cost price of the book is = ? |
| A. | s. 130 |
| B. | s. 140 |
| C. | s. 150 |
| D. | s. 160 |
| Answer» D. s. 160 | |
| 1549. |
When a plot is sold for Rs. 18700, the owner loses 15% . At what price must the plot be sold in order to gain 15% ? |
| A. | s. 21,000 |
| B. | s. 22,500 |
| C. | s. 25,300 |
| D. | s. 25,800 |
| Answer» D. s. 25,800 | |
| 1550. |
By selling an article for Rs. 100 a man gains Rs.15. Then, his gain % is - |
| A. | 5% |
| B. | $12\frac{2}{3}$$% |
| C. | $17\frac{{11}}{{17}}$$% |
| D. | $17\frac{1}{4}$$% |
| Answer» D. $17\frac{1}{4}$$% | |