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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.
| 601. |
A dining set having a marked price of Rs. 4000 is sold at a discount of 8%, thereby earning a profit of 10%. The cost price of the dining set is: |
| A. | Rs. 3345.45 |
| B. | Rs. 3786.78 |
| C. | Rs. 3568.80 |
| D. | Rs. 3496.50 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 3786.78 | |
| 602. |
P, Q and R enter into a partnership investing Rs. 35000, Rs. 45000 and Rs. 55000. Find their respective share in the annual profit of Rs. 40500. |
| A. | Rs. 10500, Rs. 13500, Rs. 18500 |
| B. | Rs. 10500, Rs. 13500, Rs. 19500 |
| C. | Rs. 10500, Rs. 13500, Rs. 17500 |
| D. | Rs. 10500, Rs. 13500, Rs. 16500 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 603. |
Rakesh bought some chocolates at 10 for Rs.1.50 and an equal number at 20 paise each. He sold them at a rate of 20 for Rs. 4 and made a profit of Rs. 10. How many chocolates did he purchase? |
| A. | 100 |
| B. | 400 |
| C. | 300 |
| D. | 200 |
| Answer» C. 300 | |
| 604. |
By selling a chair for Rs. 360, a shopkeeper loses 10% of his cost. If he sells it for Rs. 420, then his profit percent is: |
| A. | 3% |
| B. | 8% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 6% |
| Answer» D. 6% | |
| 605. |
Out of 100 articles, 25 articles were sold at 25% profit and the remaining articles were sold at 25% loss. What will be the total loss percentage? |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 12.5 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» C. 20 | |
| 606. |
If a shopkeeper sells an item at Rs. 4200 which is marked as Rs 4800, then what is the discount (in %) that he is offering? |
| A. | 12.5 |
| B. | 14.28 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» B. 14.28 | |
| 607. |
A father purchased a piece of land for Rs. 18 lakh and spent Rs. 3 lakh for registration, fencing etc. He sold it for Rs. 24.57 lakh. Find his profit in percentage? |
| A. | 15% |
| B. | 14.15% |
| C. | 16.5% |
| D. | 17% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 608. |
If a trader’s sales amount to Rs. 18000 and his gross profit and net profit are 60% and 40% of sales respectively, which one of the following are his expenses if there is no indirect income? |
| A. | Rs. 7,200 |
| B. | Rs. 2,500 |
| C. | Rs. 3,600 |
| D. | Rs. 6,480 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 6,480 | |
| 609. |
Marked price of an article is 70% more than its cost price. After giving a discount of 10%, article is sold for ₹ 1071. What will be the cost price of the article? |
| A. | ₹ 530 |
| B. | ₹ 590 |
| C. | ₹ 700 |
| D. | ₹ 620 |
| Answer» D. ₹ 620 | |
| 610. |
A and B started a partnership business investing in the ratio of 2 : 5. C joined them after 3 months with an amount equal to 4/5th of B. What was their profit (in Rs.) at the end of the year if A got Rs. 16,800 as his share? |
| A. | 56000 |
| B. | 100800 |
| C. | 84000 |
| D. | 117600 |
| Answer» D. 117600 | |
| 611. |
At, what percentage above the cost price must an article be marked so as to gain 8% after allowing a customer a discount of 10%? |
| A. | 18% |
| B. | 20% |
| C. | 28% |
| D. | 10.8% |
| Answer» C. 28% | |
| 612. |
A trader sold a machine for Rs. 18,800 and lost 6%. The cost price of the machine is: |
| A. | Rs. 22000 |
| B. | Rs. 24000 |
| C. | Rs. 20000 |
| D. | Rs. 18000 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 18000 | |
| 613. |
A fan was sold for Rs. 3600 at a loss of 10%. What would be the gain or loss percent if it was sold for Rs. 4200? |
| A. | Loss 5% |
| B. | Gain 5% |
| C. | Gain 10% |
| D. | Loss 10% |
| Answer» C. Gain 10% | |
| 614. |
A fan costing Rs 1050 is being sold for Rs 1500. What is the profit percentage? |
| A. | 35.26 |
| B. | 42.85 |
| C. | 44.23 |
| D. | 37.57 |
| Answer» C. 44.23 | |
| 615. |
A fan is listed at Rs. 150 and a discount of 20% is given. Then the selling price is: |
| A. | Rs.150 |
| B. | Rs.110 |
| C. | Rs.180 |
| D. | Rs.120 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 616. |
A profit of 20% is made after giving a discount of 15% on an article. If the marked price of the article is Rs. 2760, then what is its cost price (in Rs)? |
| A. | 1955 |
| B. | 2150 |
| C. | 1845 |
| D. | 1890 |
| Answer» B. 2150 | |
| 617. |
By selling an article for Rs. 979, a shopkeeper bears a loss of 11%. If shopkeeper sells that article for Rs. 1232, then the profit % is∶ |
| A. | 12% |
| B. | 21% |
| C. | 11% |
| D. | 14% |
| Answer» B. 21% | |
| 618. |
B starts some business by investing Rs. 17000. After 3 months, D joins business by investing Rs. 68000. At the end of the year, in what ratio will they share the profit? |
| A. | 3 : 4 |
| B. | 1 : 3 |
| C. | 9 : 4 |
| D. | 7 : 4 |
| Answer» C. 9 : 4 | |
| 619. |
An article is sold for Rs. 6552 after a discount of 22%. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the article? |
| A. | 8450 |
| B. | 8425 |
| C. | 8400 |
| D. | 8750 |
| Answer» D. 8750 | |
| 620. |
A shopkeeper purchased pens in bulk for Rs. 28 each. He sold each for Rs. 40. What was his profit percentage? |
| A. | 28.40% |
| B. | 48.12% |
| C. | 42.85% |
| D. | 38.75% |
| Answer» D. 38.75% | |
| 621. |
A vendor buys pencils at Rs. 25 per dozen and sells them at a rate of 5 pencils for Rs. 12 Find his gain or loss percent? |
| A. | 15.2% gain |
| B. | 15% gain |
| C. | 15.2% loss |
| D. | 15% loss |
| Answer» B. 15% gain | |
| 622. |
Hiten marks his pen at Rs. 9800 and after allowing discount of 20%, he still earns 12% profit. What is the cost price (in Rs.) of the pen? |
| A. | 7600 |
| B. | 7200 |
| C. | 6500 |
| D. | 7000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 623. |
An article is marked at a price which is 1.2 times its cost price. After allowing a certain discount on the market price, the profit reduces to 10%. The discount percent is: |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 8(1/3) |
| C. | 8(2/3) |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» C. 8(2/3) | |
| 624. |
If a person bought an item for Rs. 96 and sold it at a profit of 12.5%, what was the selling price of the item? |
| A. | Rs. 110 |
| B. | Rs. 112 |
| C. | Rs. 108 |
| D. | Rs. 105 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 105 | |
| 625. |
A person sold an article at a loss of 8%. Had he sold it at a gain of 10.5%, he would have received Rs. 92.50 more. To gain 12%, he should have sold it for: |
| A. | Rs. 560 |
| B. | Rs. 580 |
| C. | Rs. 537.40 |
| D. | Rs. 540.50 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 580 | |
| 626. |
If an article is sold at 23% profit instead of 14% profit, then the profit would be Rs. 189 more. What is the cost price? |
| A. | Rs. 2105 |
| B. | Rs. 1800 |
| C. | Rs. 2100 |
| D. | Rs. 2340 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 2340 | |
| 627. |
Given below are three quantities named 1, 2 and 3. Based on the given information, you have to determine the relation among the three quantities. You should use the given data and knowledge of Mathematics to choose between the possible answer. The options represent the relations among three quantities.A. C. ≤D. ≥E. =Quantity 1: A shopkeeper earns 20% profit by selling an item at Rs. P. If he increases the selling price by Rs. 90, he can make a profit of 35%. Find the value of P.Quantity 2: A shopkeeper earns x% profit even after allowing a discount of Rs. 126. Find the cost price of the article if the (x + 15)% profit is earned if no discount is offered.Quantity 3: When an article is sold for Rs. 984, the profit percentage is 4 times as much as when it is sold for Rs. 861. Find the cost price of the article. |
| A. | A, B |
| B. | A, E |
| C. | B, A |
| D. | C, B |
| E. | E, A |
| Answer» B. A, E | |
| 628. |
A pen drive was sold at a price after giving two successive discounts of 30% and 20%. If the selling price of the item was ₹ 560, then what was the marked price of the pen drive? |
| A. | ₹1000 |
| B. | ₹840 |
| C. | ₹1140 |
| D. | ₹1280 |
| Answer» B. ₹840 | |
| 629. |
A sell an article to B at a gain of 5% and B sell it to C at a gain of 10%.If C paid ₹ 462, what did it cost A? |
| A. | ₹400 |
| B. | ₹500 |
| C. | ₹480 |
| D. | ₹320 |
| Answer» B. ₹500 | |
| 630. |
Cost price of an article is Rs. 122. If profit percentage is 56%, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the article? |
| A. | 277.27 |
| B. | 217.85 |
| C. | 175.68 |
| D. | 190.32 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 631. |
If the cost price of an article is 3/2 of its selling price, then the profit or loss percent is |
| A. | \(33\frac{1}{3}\% \;profit\) |
| B. | \(33\frac{1}{3}\% \;loss \) |
| C. | \(33\frac{1}{8}\% \;loss\) |
| D. | \(33\frac{1}{8}\% \;profit\) |
| Answer» C. \(33\frac{1}{8}\% \;loss\) | |
| 632. |
A shopkeeper buys two dozen umbrella for Rs. 3600. Four of the umbrellas were damaged during transportation. If the shopkeeper wants a profit of 10 percent then what should be the selling price for each umbrella? |
| A. | Rs. 188 |
| B. | Rs. 198 |
| C. | Rs. 178 |
| D. | Rs. 208 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 178 | |
| 633. |
In a shopping mall, a handbag was sold for Rs. 2990 after giving a discount of P%, If the marked price of the handbag was Rs. 4600, find the value of P? |
| A. | 40 |
| B. | 45 |
| C. | 35 |
| D. | 72 |
| Answer» D. 72 | |
| 634. |
Mr. Akshar sold a bus for Rs. 20,400 with a loss of 15%. At what price should the bus be sold to get a profit of 15%? |
| A. | Rs. 27,400 |
| B. | Rs. 27,300 |
| C. | Rs. 27,500 |
| D. | Rs. 27,600 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 635. |
A dealer sells an article by allowing a 15% discount on its marked price and gains 12%. If the cost price of the article is increased by 10%, how much discount percentage should he allow now on the same marked price so as to earn the same percentage profit as before? |
| A. | 7% |
| B. | 6.5% |
| C. | 7.5% |
| D. | 6% |
| Answer» C. 7.5% | |
| 636. |
A single equivalent discount to three successive discounts of 10%, 16% and 25% is equal to: |
| A. | 42% |
| B. | 46.5% |
| C. | 41% |
| D. | 43.3% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 637. |
By selling a watch at Rs. 840 a person loses 4 %. Find the gain or loss if he sold it for Rs. 875? |
| A. | Gain of Rs. 7.25 |
| B. | No profit, no loss |
| C. | Loss of Rs. 1.00 |
| D. | Loss of Rs. 2.50 |
| Answer» C. Loss of Rs. 1.00 | |
| 638. |
A shopkeeper sold 6 cold-drink bottles at his cost price of 8. What percentage of profit he made? |
| A. | \(33\frac{1}{3}\%\) |
| B. | \(33\frac{2}{3}\%\) |
| C. | \(35\frac{1}{3}\%\) |
| D. | \(35\frac{2}{3}\%\) |
| Answer» B. \(33\frac{2}{3}\%\) | |
| 639. |
Marked price of an item is Rs 900. On purchase of 2 items discount is 6%, on purchase of 3 items discount is 12%. Rajani buys 5 items, what is the effective discount? |
| A. | 17.5 percent |
| B. | 9.6 percent |
| C. | 35 percent |
| D. | 37 percent |
| Answer» C. 35 percent | |
| 640. |
If the selling price of 50 articles is equal to the cost price of 42 articles, the what is the approximate loss or profit percentage? |
| A. | 16% loss |
| B. | 20% profit |
| C. | 10% loss |
| D. | 8% profit |
| Answer» B. 20% profit | |
| 641. |
Profit of Rs. 12,400 has to be divided between three partners A, B, and C in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. How much does B get (in Rs.)? |
| A. | 4340 |
| B. | 3440 |
| C. | 3340 |
| D. | 4430 |
| Answer» B. 3440 | |
| 642. |
A man goes to a wholesale market to buy oranges which he can get 20% cheaper than compared to other places. If his expenses on travel comes out to be Rs. 80 and still he makes a clear saving of Rs. 50, then how much does he pay for the oranges? |
| A. | Rs. 540 |
| B. | Rs. 520 |
| C. | Rs. 560 |
| D. | Rs. 480 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 560 | |
| 643. |
A scooter was bought for Rs. 30000 and a repair charge of Rs. 3000 was incurred. It was sold for Rs. 39600. What was the profit percentage? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» C. 25 | |
| 644. |
If the cost of 12 shirt is equal to the selling price of 8 shirt, the profit percentage in the transaction is? |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 50% |
| C. | 40% |
| D. | 30% |
| Answer» C. 40% | |
| 645. |
By selling two articles, each for Rs. 270, a shopkeeper gains the cost price of one article. The cost price of one article and the profit percentage, respectively, are: |
| A. | Rs 225 and \(33 \frac{1}{3}\%\) |
| B. | Rs. 180 and \(33 \frac{1}{3}\%\) |
| C. | Rs. 225 and 50% |
| D. | Rs. 180 and 50% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 646. |
Raghu sold an article for Rs. 180 after allowing a 20% discount on its marked price. Had he not allowed any discount, he would have gained 20%. What is the cost price of the article? |
| A. | Rs. 187.50 |
| B. | Rs. 192.80 |
| C. | Rs. 190.40 |
| D. | Rs 188.60 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 192.80 | |
| 647. |
A and B were two partners in a firm sharing profits in 3 ∶ 2. In the year 2015, the profit of the firm was Rs. 10000 which has been duly distributed among A and B. Later on they decided that C, their manager will also be treated as partner in the firm from beginning of year 2015 and will be entitled to 1/6 of the share in the firm. They decided to transfer 10% of the profits to general reserve. Redistribute the profits and find the amount of profit to be provided or taken back from B in new ratio. |
| A. | Rs. 1000 |
| B. | Rs. 4000 |
| C. | Rs. 3000 |
| D. | Rs. 2500 |
| E. | Rs. 1500 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 4000 | |
| 648. |
If 60 percent of total articles are sold at a loss of 40 percent and remaining articles are sold at a profit of 20 percent, then what will be the overall loss percent ? |
| A. | 12 percent |
| B. | 20 percent |
| C. | 15 percent |
| D. | 16 percent |
| Answer» E. | |
| 649. |
A cycle is sold at a gain of 16%. Had it been sold for Rs.100 more, the gain would have been 20%. The cost price of the cycle is: |
| A. | Rs. 2500 |
| B. | Rs. 2750 |
| C. | Rs. 2250 |
| D. | Rs. 3000 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 2750 | |
| 650. |
A trader sells two articles for Rs. 14784 each. If he gains 12% on one and losses 12% on other, then what is the value (in Rs.) of the loss? |
| A. | 300 |
| B. | 368 |
| C. | 432 |
| D. | 498 |
| Answer» D. 498 | |