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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.
| 1551. |
A coconut merchant finds that the cost price of 2750 coconuts is the same as the selling price of 2500 coconuts. His loss or gain will be = ? |
| A. | % loss |
| B. | 0% gain |
| C. | 5% loss |
| D. | 0% gain |
| Answer» C. 5% loss | |
| 1552. |
If the cost price of 10 articles is equal to the selling price of 7 articles, then the gain or loss percent is = ? |
| A. | 1% gain |
| B. | $42\frac{6}{7}$$% gain |
| C. | 5% loss |
| D. | $42\frac{6}{7}$$% loss |
| Answer» C. 5% loss | |
| 1553. |
A merchant marked cloth at Rs. 50 metre. He offers 2 successive discounts of 15%and 20%. The net price/metre is = ? |
| A. | s. 32.50 |
| B. | s. 42.50 |
| C. | s. 34.00 |
| D. | s. 40.00 |
| Answer» D. s. 40.00 | |
| 1554. |
A shopkeeper purchased 70 kg of potatoes for Rs. 420 and sold the whole lot at the rate of Rs. 6.50 per kg. What will be his gain percent ? |
| A. | $4\frac{1}{6}$$% |
| B. | $6\frac{1}{4}$$% |
| C. | $8\frac{1}{3}$$% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» D. 0% | |
| 1555. |
The cost price of an article is Rs. 7840. What should be the selling price of the article so that there is a profit of 7% ? |
| A. | s. 8000 |
| B. | s. 8300 |
| C. | s. 8388.80 |
| D. | s. 8500.50 |
| Answer» D. s. 8500.50 | |
| 1556. |
If the cost price of 12 oranges is equal to selling price of 10 oranges, then the percentage of profit is = ? |
| A. | $16\frac{2}{3}$$% |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 8% |
| D. | 5% |
| Answer» C. 8% | |
| 1557. |
If selling price of an article is $$\frac{8}{5}$$ times of its cost price, the profit percent on it is = ? |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 60% |
| C. | 0% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1558. |
The ratio of the cost price and selling price is 5 : 4, the loss percent is = ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 0% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» B. 5% | |
| 1559. |
A total profit of Rs. 3,600 is to be distributed amongst A, B and C such that A : B = 5 : 4 and B : C = 8 : 9. The share of C in the profit is: |
| A. | s. 1,200 |
| B. | s. 1,500 |
| C. | s. 1,650 |
| D. | s. 1,700 |
| Answer» B. s. 1,500 | |
| 1560. |
A man sold his watch at a loss of 5%. Had he sold it for Rs. 56.25 more, he would have gained 10%. What is the cost price of the watch (in Rs.)? |
| A. | 65 |
| B. | 70 |
| C. | 75 |
| D. | 90 |
| Answer» D. 90 | |
| 1561. |
The marked price of an item is twice the cost price. For a gain of 15%, the discount should be: |
| A. | .5% |
| B. | 0.5% |
| C. | 2.5% |
| D. | 2.5% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1562. |
A fruit seller buys some oranges and by selling 40% of them he realizes the cost price of all the oranges. As the oranges being to grow over-ripe, he reduces the price and sells 80% of the remaining oranges at half the previous rate of profit. The rest of the oranges being rotten are thrown away. The overall percentage of profit is: |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 1563. |
With a 5% discount on the cost of sugar a buyer could purchase 2 kg more sugar for Rs. 608. Selling Price of Sugar is: |
| A. | s. 15.20 |
| B. | s. 15 |
| C. | s. 16.50 |
| D. | s. 2 |
| Answer» B. s. 15 | |
| 1564. |
A trader marks his goods 40% above cost price and allows a discount of 25%. The profit he makes is: |
| A. | 5% |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | % |
| D. | % |
| Answer» D. % | |
| 1565. |
Find the difference of amount if 40% discount is given on Rs. 500 and two consecutive discounts 30% and 10% are given on the same amount. |
| A. | s. 15 |
| B. | s. 0 |
| C. | s. 20 |
| D. | s. 10 |
| Answer» B. s. 0 | |
| 1566. |
A grocer professes to sell goods at the cost price but uses false weights. He gains $$\frac{{100}}{9}$$% in this manner. He uses a weight of |
| A. | 50gms |
| B. | 00gms |
| C. | 30gms |
| D. | 40gms |
| Answer» C. 30gms | |
| 1567. |
Find the difference of amount if 40% discount is given on Rs. 500 and two consecutive discount 30% and 10% are given on the same amount. |
| A. | s. 15 |
| B. | s. 0 |
| C. | s. 20 |
| D. | s. 10 |
| Answer» B. s. 0 | |
| 1568. |
A traders sells two acrticles, one at a loss of 10% and another at a profit of 15% but finally there is no loss or gain. If the total sale price of these two articles is Rs. 30,000, find the difference between their cost prices: |
| A. | s. 5000 |
| B. | s. 6000 |
| C. | s. 7500 |
| D. | s. 8500 |
| Answer» C. s. 7500 | |
| 1569. |
By selling a bicycle for Rs. 2850, a shopkeeper gains 14% . If the profit is reduced to 8% then the selling price will be - |
| A. | s. 2600 |
| B. | s. 2700 |
| C. | s. 2800 |
| D. | s. 3000 |
| Answer» C. s. 2800 | |
| 1570. |
A man sells an article at 10% loss. If he had sold it at Rs. 10 more, he would have gained 10% . The cost price of the article is = ? |
| A. | s. 50 |
| B. | s. 55 |
| C. | s. 100 |
| D. | s. 110 |
| Answer» B. s. 55 | |
| 1571. |
A radio is sold for Rs. 990 at a profit of 10% . What would have been the actual profit or loss on it had it been sold for Rs. 890 ? |
| A. | s. 10 loss |
| B. | s. 10 profit |
| C. | s. 90 loss |
| D. | s. 90 profit |
| Answer» B. s. 10 profit | |
| 1572. |
A person sells a table at a profit of 10% . If he had bought the table at 5% less cost and sold for Rs. 80 more, he would have gained 20% . The cost price of the table is = ? |
| A. | s. 3200 |
| B. | s. 2500 |
| C. | s. 2000 |
| D. | s. 200 |
| Answer» D. s. 200 | |
| 1573. |
Jacob bought a scooter for a certain sum of money. He spent 10% of the cost on repairs and sold the scooter for a profit of Rs. 1100. How much did he spend on repairs if he made a profit of 20% ? |
| A. | s. 400 |
| B. | s. 440 |
| C. | s. 500 |
| D. | s. 550 |
| Answer» D. s. 550 | |
| 1574. |
A person purchased 10 dozen pens at the rate of Rs. 4 per dozen. On checking, he found that 20 pens were not working. In order to earn 25% profit, he should sell the remaining pens each at - |
| A. | 0 paise |
| B. | 4 paise |
| C. | 0 paise |
| D. | 5 paise |
| Answer» D. 5 paise | |
| 1575. |
A shopkeeper sells an article at a loss of $$12\frac{1}{2}$$% . Had he sold it for Rs. 51.80 more, he would have earned a profit of 6% . The cost price of the article is = ? |
| A. | s. 280 |
| B. | s. 300 |
| C. | s. 380 |
| D. | s. 400 |
| Answer» B. s. 300 | |
| 1576. |
A man wanted to sell an article with 20% profit: but he actually sold at 20% loss for Rs. 480, at what price he wanted to sell it to earn the profit = ? |
| A. | s. 720 |
| B. | s. 840 |
| C. | s. 600 |
| D. | s. 750 |
| Answer» B. s. 840 | |
| 1577. |
A man sells two chairs at Rs. 120 each and by doing so he gains 25% on one chair and loses 25%on the other. His loss on the whole in Rs. is = ? |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 0 |
| Answer» C. 5 | |
| 1578. |
Abhishek purchased 140 shirts and 250 trousers @ Rs. 450 and @ Rs. 550 respectively. What should be the overall average selling price of shirts and trousers so that 40% profit is earned ? (rounded off to next integer) |
| A. | s. 700 |
| B. | s. 710 |
| C. | s. 720 |
| D. | s. 725 |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» D. s. 725 | |
| 1579. |
A shopkeeper expects a gain of $$22\frac{1}{2}$$% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, what was his profit ? |
| A. | s. 18.20 |
| B. | s. 70 |
| C. | s. 72 |
| D. | s. 88.25 |
| Answer» D. s. 88.25 | |
| 1580. |
A cloth merchant has announced 25% rebate in prices. If one needs to have a rebate of Rs. 40 then how many metres of cloth costing Rs. 32 per metre he should purchase = ? |
| A. | m |
| B. | m |
| C. | 0m |
| D. | m |
| Answer» C. 0m | |
| 1581. |
Bhuvnesh sell two tape recorders at the same price. On one, he gains 10% and on the other he loses 10%. The total gain or loss in the transaction is = ? |
| A. | % gain |
| B. | % loss |
| C. | o loss or gain |
| D. | % loss |
| Answer» C. o loss or gain | |
| 1582. |
An article marked at Rs. 540 is sold at Rs. 496.80 in an off - season offer. Then the rate of discount offered (in percent) is = ? |
| A. | % |
| B. | .5% |
| C. | % |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» D. 0% | |
| 1583. |
The owner of a furniture shop charges his customer 28%more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs. 23680 for a dining table set, then what was the original price of the dining set ? |
| A. | s. 15700 |
| B. | s. 16250 |
| C. | s. 17500 |
| D. | s. 18500 |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» E. one of these | |
| 1584. |
A person buys an article for Rs. p and sells it for Rs. q thereby gaining r% . The selling price in terms of cost price may be written as - |
| A. | $\frac{{{\text{pr}}}}{{100}}$$ |
| B. | $\frac{{{\text{r}}\left( {100 + {\text{p}}} \right)}}{{100}}$$ |
| C. | $\frac{{{\text{p}}\left( {100 + {\text{r}}} \right)}}{{100}}$$ |
| D. | $\frac{{{\text{p}}\left( {100 - {\text{r}}} \right)}}{{100}}$$ |
| Answer» D. $\frac{{{\text{p}}\left( {100 - {\text{r}}} \right)}}{{100}}$$ | |
| 1585. |
If books bought at prices fromRs. 150 to Rs. 300 are sold at prices ranging from Rs. 250 to Rs. 350. What is the greatest possible profit that might be made in selling 15 books ? |
| A. | annot be determind |
| B. | s. 750 |
| C. | s. 4250 |
| D. | s. 3000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1586. |
The price of a refrigerator and a television set are in the ratio 5 : 3. If the refrigerator costs Rs. 5500 more than the television set, then the price of the refrigerator is = ? |
| A. | s. 27500 |
| B. | s. 8250 |
| C. | s. 13750 |
| D. | s. 16500 |
| Answer» D. s. 16500 | |
| 1587. |
If the cost price of 18 articles is equal to the selling price of 16 articles, the gain or loss is = ? |
| A. | 5% gain |
| B. | 5% loss |
| C. | $12\frac{1}{2}$$% loss |
| D. | $12\frac{1}{2}$$% gain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1588. |
A trader sells an article and loses $$12\frac{1}{2}$$%. The ratio of cost price to the selling price is - |
| A. | : 8 |
| B. | : 8 |
| C. | : 7 |
| D. | : 9 |
| Answer» D. : 9 | |
| 1589. |
If an article is sold at 200 percent profit, then the ratio of its cost price to its selling price will be - |
| A. | : 2 |
| B. | : 1 |
| C. | : 3 |
| D. | : 1 |
| Answer» D. : 1 | |
| 1590. |
Gopi goes from place A to B to bye an article costing 15% less at B, although he spends Rs. 150 on travelling, still he gains Rs. 150 compared to buying it at A. His profit percent is = ? |
| A. | .5% |
| B. | % |
| C. | .5% |
| D. | % |
| Answer» D. % | |
| 1591. |
List price of T.V is Rs. 2300 and discount series found to be 25%ans 10%. Then the selling price of T.V is = ? |
| A. | s. 1255.50 |
| B. | s. 1525.50 |
| C. | s. 1552.50 |
| D. | s. 1555.20 |
| Answer» D. s. 1555.20 | |
| 1592. |
If the loss of percent on article is 15%. Then the ratio of the cost price and selling price will be = ? |
| A. | 7 : 20 |
| B. | 0 : 17 |
| C. | 3 : 15 |
| D. | 5 : 23 |
| Answer» C. 3 : 15 | |
| 1593. |
A trader buys some goods for Rs. 150. If the overhead expenses be 12% of cost price, then at what price should it be sold to earn 10% ? |
| A. | s. 184.80 |
| B. | s. 185.80 |
| C. | s. 187.80 |
| D. | s. 188.80 |
| Answer» B. s. 185.80 | |
| 1594. |
Hotel Aditya has 10 single AC rooms, 5 double AC rooms and 18 non AC rooms. The fixed monthly rent of hotel is 150,000. The per day maintenance cost is Rs. 100 for double AC room, Rs. 75 for single AC room and Rs. 40 for non AC room. The per day charges are Rs. 600 for double AC room, Rs. 400 for single AC room and Rs. 250 for non AC room. In April 2003, the occupancy rate of non AC room was 50%, 70% of single AC room and 40% of double AC rooms. Find the profit/loss % for that particular month. |
| A. | 0.33% (profit) |
| B. | 0.33% (loss) |
| C. | .67% (loss) |
| D. | .67% (profit) |
| E. | o profit, no loss |
| Answer» C. .67% (loss) | |
| 1595. |
A rickshaw dealer buys 30 rickshaws for Rs. 4725. Of these, 8 are four-seaters and the rest are two seaters. At what price must he sell the four-seaters so that if he sells the two-two seaters at $$\frac{3}{4}$$th of this price, he makes a profit 40% on his outlay? |
| A. | s. 180 |
| B. | s. 279 |
| C. | s. 360 |
| D. | s. 450 |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» C. s. 360 | |
| 1596. |
A man purchased some fruits for Rs. 1000. He sold few fruits worth 400 at 10% profit. At what profit per cent, must he sell the rest in order to gain 20% on the whole? |
| A. | $26\frac{2}{3}$$% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 0% |
| D. | $33\frac{1}{3}$$% |
| Answer» B. 5% | |
| 1597. |
A dealer allows his customer a discount of 25% and still gains 25%. If cost price of a radio is Rs. 1440, its marked price is: |
| A. | s. 2500 |
| B. | s. 2440 |
| C. | s. 2400 |
| D. | s. 2020 |
| Answer» D. s. 2020 | |
| 1598. |
Two successive discount of 10% and 20% areequivalent to a single discount of: |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 8% |
| C. | 6% |
| D. | 5% |
| Answer» C. 6% | |
| 1599. |
A man sold two chairs at Rs. 1200 each. On one he gained 20% and on the other he loss 20%. His gain or loss in the whole transaction is: |
| A. | % loss |
| B. | % loss |
| C. | % loss |
| D. | 5 gain |
| Answer» D. 5 gain | |
| 1600. |
A tradesman marks his goods at 25% above the cost price and allows purchasers a discount of $$\frac{{25}}{2}$$%, his profit is: |
| A. | % |
| B. | .5% |
| C. | .625% |
| D. | .375% |
| Answer» E. | |