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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.
| 351. |
On selling 26 balls for Rs. 1,350, there is a loss equal to the cost price of eight balls. The cost price of a ball is: |
| A. | Rs. 60 |
| B. | Rs. 65 |
| C. | Rs. 75 |
| D. | Rs. 70 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 70 | |
| 352. |
After giving two successive discounts of 20% and 25% a cycle is sold for Rs. 4200. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the cycle? |
| A. | 7200 |
| B. | 7000 |
| C. | 6500 |
| D. | 6200 |
| Answer» C. 6500 | |
| 353. |
On television of brand A, the discount is 25% and on television of brand B, the discount is 40%. The price of B after discount is Rs. 2,250 greater than the price of A after discount. What is the marked price of A (in Rs.) if the marked price of B is Rs. 35,000? |
| A. | 18750 |
| B. | 21000 |
| C. | 25000 |
| D. | 17850 |
| Answer» D. 17850 | |
| 354. |
How many kgs of salt, costing Rs. 28 per kg must be mixed with 39.6 kgs of salt, costing Rs. 16 per kg, so that selling the mixture at Rs. 29.90, there is a gain of 15%? |
| A. | 138 |
| B. | 198 |
| C. | 200 |
| D. | 130 |
| Answer» C. 200 | |
| 355. |
If the selling price is doubled, then profit triples. What is the profit per cent? |
| A. | 80% |
| B. | 120% |
| C. | 60% |
| D. | 100% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 356. |
Jaya bought a scooter for Rs. 32,750 and sold it to Rekha at 12% profit. Rekha sold it to Hema at 10% profit. At what price did Hema purchase the scooter? |
| A. | Rs. 43,230 |
| B. | Rs. 40,000 |
| C. | Rs. 40,348 |
| D. | Rs. 41,804 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 41,804 | |
| 357. |
If the selling price of 10 articles is equal to the cost price of 15 articles, then what is the profit percent? |
| A. | 33.33 |
| B. | 66.66 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» D. 60 | |
| 358. |
If the selling price is Rs. 84 and Gain percentage = 20%, Calculate the cost price.A) Rs. 70B) Rs. 68C) Rs. 71D) Rs. 69 |
| A. | D |
| B. | B |
| C. | A |
| D. | C |
| Answer» D. C | |
| 359. |
A man bought 15 mangoes for a rupee. How many mangoes were sold for a rupee so that there is a loss of 25%? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 360. |
Find the discount in percentage, if a book whose marked price is Rs. 90 is sold for Rs. 76. |
| A. | 14.65% |
| B. | 15.56% |
| C. | 13.45% |
| D. | 14.75% |
| Answer» C. 13.45% | |
| 361. |
In a newly constructed apartment, two flats are sold for Rs. 35,00,000 each by the flat promoter. On one, he gains 20% and on the other, he loses 20% what is his loss or gain percent? |
| A. | 4% loss |
| B. | 5% gain |
| C. | No gain, no loss |
| D. | 4% gain |
| Answer» B. 5% gain | |
| 362. |
A shopkeeper allows 18% discount on the market price of an article and still makes a profit of 23% If he gains Rs, 18.40 on the sale of the article, then what is the marked price of the article? |
| A. | Rs. 120 |
| B. | Rs. 125 |
| C. | Rs. 146 |
| D. | Rs. 140 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 125 | |
| 363. |
Advik bought a scooter for a certain sum of money. He spent 15% of the cost on repairs and sold the scooter for profit of Rs. 1250. How much did he spend on repairs if he made a profit of 25%? |
| A. | Rs. 656.17 |
| B. | Rs. 654.18 |
| C. | Rs. 652.17 |
| D. | Rs. 658.18 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 658.18 | |
| 364. |
A person marks his goods x% above the cost price and allows a discount of 30% on the market price. If his profit is 5% then the value of x will be ∶ |
| A. | 35 |
| B. | 60 |
| C. | 45 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 365. |
P started a business by investing Rs. 60000. After 4 months Q joined the business by Investing Rs. 80000. After 4 more months, R joined the business by investing Rs. 100000. What will be the ratio of profits of P, Q and R at end of 2 years? |
| A. | 9 : 11 : 10 |
| B. | 9 : 12 : 10 |
| C. | 12 : 14 : 15 |
| D. | 9 : 10 : 10 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 366. |
A, B, C, D and E start a partnership firm. Capital contributed by A is three times that contributed by D. E contributes half of A’s contribution, B contributes one third of E’s contribution and C contributes two third of A’s contribution. If the difference between the combined shares of A, D and E and the combined shares of B and C in the total profit of the firm is Rs. 13500, what is the combined share of B, C and E? (The shares are supposed to be proportional to the contributions) |
| A. | Rs. 13500 |
| B. | Rs. 18000 |
| C. | Rs. 19750 |
| D. | Rs. 20250 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 19750 | |
| 367. |
Irfan bought a chair for Rs. 517 with a discount of 6% on the marked price. Find the marked price of the chair. |
| A. | Rs. 580 |
| B. | Rs. 520 |
| C. | Rs. 550 |
| D. | Rs. 540 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 540 | |
| 368. |
A shopkeeper marks his goods at 40% more than their cost price and allows a discount of 25% on the marked price. His gain or loss percent is: |
| A. | 5% gain |
| B. | 5% loss |
| C. | 10% loss |
| D. | 15% gain |
| Answer» B. 5% loss | |
| 369. |
If bananas are bought at the rate of 4 for a rupee, then how many must be sold for a rupee so as to gain 33.33%? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» D. 1 | |
| 370. |
Amit, a furniture seller, plans to sell a table for Rs. 720. If he gained 20%, then what was the cost price of the table? |
| A. | Rs. 720 |
| B. | Rs. 575 |
| C. | Rs. 850 |
| D. | Rs. 600 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 371. |
Raman and Sanjay started a business by investing Rs. 63000 and Rs. 42000 respectively. If the total profit at the end of year is Rs. 9000, then what is the share of Raman? |
| A. | Rs. 5400 |
| B. | Rs. 4500 |
| C. | Rs. 3600 |
| D. | Rs. 4200 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 4500 | |
| 372. |
In a grocery store, an item with an MRP of Rs 1,000 is on a discount counter with a special prices of Rs 979. What is the percentage of discount given for that item? |
| A. | 2.1% |
| B. | 0.9% |
| C. | 1.2% |
| D. | 1.1% |
| Answer» B. 0.9% | |
| 373. |
A, B and C start a business. A invests \(33\frac{1}{3}\% \) of the total capital, B invests 25% of the remaining and C invests the rest. If the total profit at the end of a year is Rs. 1,62,000 then A’s share in profit is: |
| A. | Rs. 90,000 |
| B. | Rs. 81,000 |
| C. | Rs.60, 000 |
| D. | Rs. 54,000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 374. |
A vessel contains 20 litres containing milk and water in the ratio 3 : 2. Ten litres of this milk is removed and replaced with equal amount of pure milk. If this process is repeated once again, find the final ratio of milk and water. |
| A. | 1 : 4 |
| B. | 5 : 3 |
| C. | 9 : 1 |
| D. | 4 : 1 |
| Answer» D. 4 : 1 | |
| 375. |
By selling a T-shirt for Rs. 216, a shopkeeper loses 4%. For how much should he sell it to gain 12%? |
| A. | 352 |
| B. | 552 |
| C. | 652 |
| D. | 252 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 376. |
Anu gains 18% on selling an article of Rs.265.50. If she sells it for Rs.231.30, then her gain or loss percentage is: |
| A. | Gain: 2.4% |
| B. | Loss: 2.4% |
| C. | Loss: 2.8% |
| D. | Gain: 2.8% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 377. |
An article is sold at 10% profit instead of 5% loss, the man gains Rs. 75 more. What is the cost price (in Rs.) of that article? |
| A. | 250 |
| B. | 200 |
| C. | 500 |
| D. | 225 |
| Answer» D. 225 | |
| 378. |
A, B, and C enter into a partnership by investing in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 4. After one year B invests another Rs. 2,70,000 and C at the end of 2 years also invest Rs. 2,70,000. At the end of 3 years, profit is shared in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5. Find the initial investment of each. |
| A. | 1,80,000, 1,20,000, 2,40,000 |
| B. | 2,70,000, 1,80,000, 3,60,000 |
| C. | 2,10,000, 1,40,000, 2,80,000 |
| D. | 2,40,000, 1,60,000, 3,20,000 |
| Answer» C. 2,10,000, 1,40,000, 2,80,000 | |
| 379. |
If the ratio of cost price to selling price is 10: 11, then profit percent is: |
| A. | 1.1% |
| B. | 1% |
| C. | 10% |
| D. | 0.1% |
| Answer» D. 0.1% | |
| 380. |
A person bought an item and sold it at a loss of 5%. If he had bought it for 10% less and sold it for ₹ 170 more, he would have had a profit of 20%, Find the cost price of this item. (nearest to ₹1) |
| A. | ₹1440 |
| B. | ₹1308 |
| C. | ₹1300 |
| D. | ₹1500 |
| Answer» C. ₹1300 | |
| 381. |
An article was sold for Rs. 26,000 at a discount of 35%. Find the selling price if the discount was 15%.A. Rs. 36,000B. Rs. 40,000C. Rs. 38,000D. Rs. 34,000 |
| A. | B |
| B. | A |
| C. | D |
| D. | C |
| Answer» D. C | |
| 382. |
A shopkeeper buys an article for Rs 1500. He marks it above 25% of the cost. If the article is sold after allowing a discount of 15% on the marked price, then his profit/loss is: |
| A. | Rs. 98.75 loss |
| B. | Rs. 93.75 profit |
| C. | Rs. 91.50 loss |
| D. | Rs. 91.50 profit |
| Answer» C. Rs. 91.50 loss | |
| 383. |
A shopkeeper increases the price of an object by 40% and then sells it at a 25% discount on the marked price. If the selling price of such an object be Rs. 2100, its cost price for the shopkeeper was? |
| A. | 3000 |
| B. | 1500 |
| C. | 1750 |
| D. | 2000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 384. |
Rahul purchased a jacket for Rs 500 while its original price was Rs 700. He also purchased a shirt for Rs 200, the original price of which was Rs 400. Calculate the total profit Rahul made. |
| A. | 500 |
| B. | 300 |
| C. | 200 |
| D. | 400 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 385. |
Ramesh marks his article at Rs. 6000 and after allowing a discount of 20%, he still earns 60% profit. What is the cost price (in Rs.) of the article? |
| A. | 3600 |
| B. | 4800 |
| C. | 3000 |
| D. | 4200 |
| Answer» D. 4200 | |
| 386. |
A person incurs a loss of 5% by selling a watch for Rs. 1140. At what price should the watch be sold to earn a 5% profit? |
| A. | Rs. 1200 |
| B. | Rs. 1230 |
| C. | Rs. 1260 |
| D. | Rs. 1290 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 1290 | |
| 387. |
Anu and Bharti invested Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 24,000 respectively in a business. Bharti left the business with his money after 8 months. At the end of the first year they earned a profit of Rs. 1,620. What is the share of Anu in the profit? |
| A. | Rs. 1,250 |
| B. | Rs. 720 |
| C. | Rs. 1100 |
| D. | Rs. 900 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 388. |
A fruit vendor purchases 3240 apples at USD 7 a dozen. During transportation, 10% get damaged and have to be discarded. The remaining apples are sold at the rate of USD 2 for 3. What is the profit or loss percentage? |
| A. | \(2\frac{1}{7} %\)% |
| B. | \(1\frac{2}{3} \)% |
| C. | \(2\frac{6}{7} \)% |
| D. | \(4\frac{6}{7} \)2% |
| Answer» D. \(4\frac{6}{7} \)2% | |
| 389. |
A and B started a partnership business with an investment of Rs. 3,20,000 and Rs. 4,00,000 respectively. After 4 months, C joined the business with an investment of Rs. 1,20,000. Compute the share of the profit after one year Rs. 51,840 by A, B and C. |
| A. | 209000, 26300, 4640 |
| B. | 20736, 25920, 5184 |
| C. | 21200, 26100, 4640 |
| D. | 20700, 26500, 4640 |
| Answer» C. 21200, 26100, 4640 | |
| 390. |
A sells a toy to B at 15% profit. B later sells it back to A at 20% profit, and make a profit of Rs. 552. How much did A initially pay for the toy? |
| A. | RS. 2400 |
| B. | Rs. 2560 |
| C. | RS. 2760 |
| D. | Rs. 2800 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 2560 | |
| 391. |
After buying a toy for Rs. 66, Raghu managed to sell it at a profit of 15%. The selling price of the toy was: |
| A. | Rs. 75.20 |
| B. | Rs. 75.90 |
| C. | Rs. 76.90 |
| D. | Rs. 70.80 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 76.90 | |
| 392. |
A company bought a machine for Rs. 40000 and spent Rs. 10000 on its repair. After some time, the machine was sold for Rs. 45000. How much discount was offered? |
| A. | \(\frac{100}{9}\% \) |
| B. | \(7\frac{1}{2}\% \) |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 10% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 393. |
A man sold his watch at a loss of 5%. Had he sold it for Rs 56.25 more, he would have gained 10%. The cost price of the watch is - |
| A. | Rs 357/- |
| B. | Rs 375/- |
| C. | Rs 537/- |
| D. | Rs 573/- |
| Answer» C. Rs 537/- | |
| 394. |
A shopkeeper bought 1000 kg of rice, a part of which was sold at a 10% profit and the remaining at a 20% loss, a loss of 11% was incurred on the whole transaction. What was the quantity (in kg) of rice that was sold at a 20% loss? |
| A. | 600 |
| B. | 500 |
| C. | 300 |
| D. | 700 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 395. |
Oil, equal to 20% of the weight of groundnut, is extracted in a mill. The matter left after extraction is sold as cattle feed at the rate of Rs. 12.5/kg. The groundnuts are bought at Rs. 20/kg. The processing cost is Rs. 5/kg. At what price (Rs. per kg) should the oil be sold to earn 20% profit on total costs (Total cost = Cost of groundnuts and Processing costs)? |
| A. | 250 |
| B. | 150 |
| C. | 200 |
| D. | 100 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 396. |
Ram, Sita, and Salma invest ₹ 16000, ₹ 22000 and € 18000 respectively to start a business. If the profit at the end of the year is ₹ 26600, then what is the share of Ram? |
| A. | ₹ 10450 |
| B. | ₹ 8550 |
| C. | ₹ 9650 |
| D. | ₹ 7600 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 397. |
By selling a book for Rs. 31 a person loses 7% of his outlay. If he sells the same book for Rs. 35, the bargain is: |
| A. | 5% loss |
| B. | 5% profit |
| C. | 6% profit |
| D. | 4.5% loss |
| Answer» C. 6% profit | |
| 398. |
An article is sold for Rs. x. If it is sold at \(66\frac{2}{3}\%\) of this price, there is a loss of 20%. What is the percentage profit when it is sold for Rs. x? |
| A. | \(\frac{{100}}{3}\%\) |
| B. | 20% |
| C. | 25% |
| D. | 30% |
| Answer» C. 25% | |
| 399. |
If the cost price is Rs. 150 less than the selling price and profit is 20%, then what is the selling price (in Rs.)? |
| A. | 750 |
| B. | 800 |
| C. | 850 |
| D. | 900 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 400. |
An article is sold for Rs. 657.90 after successive discounts of 15% and 10%. What is the marked price of the article? |
| A. | Rs. 920 |
| B. | Rs. 880 |
| C. | Rs. 900 |
| D. | Rs. 860 |
| Answer» E. | |