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200851.

By selling an item for Rs.15, a trader loses one sixteenth of what it costs him. The cost price of the item is?

A. Rs.14
B. Rs.15
C. Rs.16
D. Rs.17
Answer» D. Rs.17
200852.

A shopkeeper sells his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 800 gm instead of kilogram weight. What is his profit percentage?

A. 18%
B. 40%
C. 25%
D. 20%
Answer» D. 20%
200853.

John purchased a machine for Rs. 80,000. After spending Rs.5000 on repair and Rs.1000 on transport he sold it with 25% profit. What price did he sell the machine?

A. Rs.107000.
B. Rs.107500.
C. Rs.108500.
D. None of these
Answer» C. Rs.108500.
200854.

A trader gives 12% additional discount on the discounted price, after giving an initial discount of 20% on the labeled price of an item. The final sale price of the item is Rs.704. Find out the labeled price?

A. 1000
B. 2000
C. 1200
D. 920
Answer» B. 2000
200855.

If a material is sold for Rs.34.80, there is a loss of 25%. Find out the cost price of the material?

A. 46.40
B. 44
C. 42
D. 47.20
Answer» B. 44
200856.

A fruit seller sells apples 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. 11.32
B. 11
C. 12
D. 11.81
Answer» E.
200857.

A man sells two houses at the rate of Rs.1.995 lakhs each. On one he gains 5% and on the other, he loses 5%. What is his gain or loss percent in the whole transaction?

A. 0.25%
B. .3%
C. 4%
D. .5%
Answer» B. .3%
200858.

A shopkeeper sells one radio for Rs. 840 at a gain of 20% and another for Rs. 960 at a loss of 4%. What is his total gain or loss percentage?

A. 5%
B. 6%
C. 61217%
D. 51517%
Answer» E.
200859.

100 oranges were bought at the rate of Rs. 350 and sold at the rate of Rs. 48 per dozen. What is the percentage of profit or loss?

A. 1127% Loss
B. 1117% Profit
C. 1427% Profit
D. 1427% Loss
Answer» D. 1427% Loss
200860.

When an item is sold for Rs. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price should that plot be sold to get a gain of 15%?

A. Rs. 25100
B. Rs. 24200
C. Rs. 25300
D. Rs. 21200
Answer» D. Rs. 21200
200861.

A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20 per kg with 30 kg of rice of other variety at Rs. 36 per kg and sells the mixture at Rs. 30 per kg. What is his profit percentage?

A. 6%
B. 5%
C. 4%
D. 7%
Answer» C. 4%
200862.

On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. What is the cost price of a ball?

A. Rs. 43
B. Rs. 60
C. Rs. 55
D. Rs. 34
Answer» C. Rs. 55
200863.

Some items were bought at 6 items for Rs. 5 and sold at 5 items for Rs. 6. What is the gain percentage?

A. 44%
B. 3313
C. 3123
D. 30%
Answer» B. 3313
200864.

A man buys a scooter for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the scooter?

A. 1240
B. 1190
C. 1090
D. 1130
Answer» C. 1090
200865.

The percentage profit earned by selling an item for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same item for Rs. 1280. At what price should the item be sold to make 25% profit?

A. Insufficient Data
B. 3000
C. 2000
D. 2200
Answer» D. 2200
200866.

An exporter expects a gain of 22.5% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, what was his profit?

A. Insufficient Data
B. Rs. 80
C. Rs. 90
D. Rs. 72
Answer» E.
200867.

Murali purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs. 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs. 33. Find out his profit percentage?

A. 3.5
B. 5.6
C. 4.1
D. 3.4
Answer» C. 4.1
200868.

A vendor bought bananas at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer» D. 6
200869.

The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, find out the value of x

A. 15
B. 25
C. 18
D. 16
Answer» E.
200870.

In a shop, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, find out approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?

A. 250%
B. 100%
C. 70%
D. 30%
Answer» D. 30%
200871.

If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. What is the profit percent?

A. 100
B. 10513
C. 6623
D. 120
Answer» B. 10513
200872.

John buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and spends Rs. 800 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for Rs. 5800, what is his gain percent?

A. 12%
B. 10%
C. 447%
D. 5511%
Answer» E.
200873.

A clock strikes 4 taking 9 seconds. In order to strike 12 at the same rate, the time taken is?

A. 33 seconds
B. 30 seconds
C. . 36 seconds
D. 27 seconds
Answer» B. 30 seconds
200874.

What is the angle between the hands at 4.40?

A. 95°
B. 100°
C. 120°
D. 110°
Answer» C. 120°
200875.

At what time between 5 and 6 will the hands of the clock coincide?

A. 26211 minutes past 5
B. 26311 minutes past 5
C. 28311 minutes past 5
D. 27311 minutes past 5
Answer» E.
200876.

At what time between 6 and 7 will the hands be perpendicular?

A. 529/11 minutes past 6
B. 48 minutes past 6
C. 540/11 minutes past 6
D. 530/11 minutes past 6
Answer» D. 530/11 minutes past 6
200877.

The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 65 minutes. How much a day does the clock gain or loss?

A. (10 + 10/143 )min
B. (10 + 1/143 ) min
C. (10 + 20/143 ) min
D. (10 + 30/143) min
Answer» B. (10 + 1/143 ) min
200878.

At what time between 5 and 6 'o clock, will the hands of a clock be at right angle?

A. 101011 minutes past 5 and 43711 minutes past 5
B. 10911 minutes past 5 and 42711 minutes past 5
C. 101011 minutes past 5 and 42711 minutes past 5
D. 10911 minutes past 5 and 42711 minutes past 5
Answer» B. 10911 minutes past 5 and 42711 minutes past 5
200879.

What is the angle between the hour and the minute hand of a clock when the time is 3.25?

A. 4612
B. 46
C. 47
D. 4712
Answer» E.
200880.

At what time between 8 and 9 o'clock will the hands of a clock are in the same straight line but not together?

A. 111011 minutes past 8
B. 101011 minutes past 8
C. 11811 minutes past 8
D. 10811 minutes past 8
Answer» D. 10811 minutes past 8
200881.

A clock is set at 5 am. If the clock loses 16 minutes in 24 hours, what will be the true time when the clock indicates 10 pm on 4th day?

A. 11 pm
B. 10.30 pm
C. 9.30 pm
D. 10 pm
Answer» B. 10.30 pm
200882.

A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on......... and is 4 min 48 sec fast at 2 pm on the following Monday. When was it correct?

A. 2 pm on Tuesday
B. 3 pm on Wednesday
C. 2 pm on Wednesday
D. 3 pm on Tuesday
Answer» D. 3 pm on Tuesday
200883.

What is the reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10.25?

A. 195°
B. 19712°
C. 180°
D. 19312°
Answer» C. 180°
200884.

The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 4.20 is?

A. 10°
B.
C.
D.
Answer» B. 5°
200885.

How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are straight ?

A. 22
B. 44
C. 48
D. 24
Answer» C. 48
200886.

How many times will the hands of a clock coincide in a day?

A. 24
B. 22
C. 20
D. 21
Answer» C. 20
200887.

At what time between 9 and 10 ' clock will the hands of a clock be together?

A. 4529 min past 9
B. 49111 min past 9
C. 48112 min past 9
D. 47215 min past 9
Answer» C. 48112 min past 9
200888.

How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in direction ?

A. 48
B. 22
C. 24
D. 12
Answer» C. 24
200889.

At 3.40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of

A. 135°
B. 130°
C. 120°
D. 125°
Answer» C. 120°
200890.

The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 8.30, is ?

A. 75°
B. 85°
C. 80°
D. 70°
Answer» B. 85°
200891.

At what time between 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock, both the needles of a clock will coincide each other?

A. 16211 minutes past 3
B. 16411 minutes past 3
C. 15411 minutes past 3
D. 15211 minutes past 3
Answer» C. 15411 minutes past 3
200892.

What is the smallest 6 digit number exactly divisible by 111?

A. 100010
B. 100011
C. 100012
D. 100013
Answer» C. 100012
200893.

The difference between a positive fraction and its reciprocal is 9/20 find the sum of that fraction and its reciprocal.

A. 4120
B. 1720
C. 1120
D. 920
Answer» B. 1720
200894.

How many 3 digit numbers are completely divisible 6 ?

A. 146
B. 148
C. 150
D. 152
Answer» D. 152
200895.

? 3699 1985 - 2047 = 31111

A. 21274
B. 27474
C. 21224
D. 27224
Answer» C. 21224
200896.

How many natural numbers are there between 43 and 200 which are exactly divisible by 6?

A. 28
B. 26
C. 24
D. 22
Answer» C. 24
200897.

(1−1n) (1−2n) (1−3n) ...up to n terms=?

A. (n−1)
B. n2
C. 12(n−1)
D. 12(n+1)
Answer» D. 12(n+1)
200898.

What least number should be added to 1056, so that the sum is completely divisible by 23?

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
200899.

1398 x 1398 = ?

A. 1624404
B. 1851404
C. 1951404
D. 1954404
Answer» E.
200900.

(23341379 x 72) = ?

A. 1680579288
B. 1223441288
C. 2142579288
D. 2142339288
Answer» B. 1223441288