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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.
| 1651. |
A bookseller allowed 10% discount on printed price. He gets a 30% commission from the publisher. His profit in percent will be |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | \(28\frac{4}{6}\) |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | \(28\frac{4}{7}\) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1652. |
Dinesh purchases 10 dozens of apples at the rate of Rs. 180 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs. 19.5. What is the profit (in percentage) of Dinesh? |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» B. 15 | |
| 1653. |
By paying Rs. 20 less of the marked price of an article, a man gets 25% Discount. The total amount that he has paid (in Rs) |
| A. | 80 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 60 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» D. 50 | |
| 1654. |
A shopkeeper sells shirts in the scheme "Buy 2 Get 1 Free" and earns a profit of \(33 \frac 1 3 \%\). Find his profit % when he sells without this scheme. |
| A. | 50 percent |
| B. | 200 percent |
| C. | 100 percent |
| D. | 75 percent |
| Answer» D. 75 percent | |
| 1655. |
Jason Clive sold two of his racehorses for USD 9,975 each. In selling one, he had made a profit of 5%, but he had incurred 5% loss in selling the other. Overall, how much profit or loss did he make? |
| A. | No profit, no loss |
| B. | 0.5% profit |
| C. | 0.25% loss |
| D. | 0.25% profit |
| Answer» D. 0.25% profit | |
| 1656. |
In terms of percentage profit, which of the following transactions is the best? |
| A. | Cost Price = 60, Profit = 32 |
| B. | Cost Price = 80, Profit = 44 |
| C. | Cost Price = 50, Profit = 26 |
| D. | Cost Price = 70, Profit = 40 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1657. |
A merchant bought 50 pencils for Rs. 200. He also bought 20 pens. Each pen costs three times each pencil. He sold all pens and pencils for Rs. 550. What is the profit percent earned in the transaction? |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 30% |
| C. | 50% |
| D. | 25% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1658. |
On selling tea at Rs. 40 per kg, a tea merchant occurs a loss of 10 %. Calculate the amount of tea sold, if the total loss is Rs. 80. |
| A. | 19 kg |
| B. | 20 kg |
| C. | 18 kg |
| D. | 17 kg |
| Answer» D. 17 kg | |
| 1659. |
Khemchand bought a plot of land for Rs. 30 lakh. He spent Rs. 1 lakh on leveling the land, Rs. 85 lakh to construct 4 flats on the plot, and Rs. 1.25 lakh per flat for painting furnishing and advertising. Finally, he sold all the flats for Rs. 60 lakh each. Additionally, he added the GST of Rs. 50,000 for each flat. What was the profit in percentage that Khemchand made (after GST) in the entire transaction? |
| A. | 125% profit |
| B. | 100% profit |
| C. | 50% profit |
| D. | 25% profit |
| Answer» C. 50% profit | |
| 1660. |
A trader marks his goods at 60% above the cost price and allows a discount of 25%. What is his gain percent? |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 25% |
| C. | 30% |
| D. | 40% |
| Answer» B. 25% | |
| 1661. |
60 items were bought for Rs 72 and 24 of those items were sold for Rs 36. What is the profit percent on the items sold? |
| A. | 40 percent |
| B. | 50 percent |
| C. | 20 percent |
| D. | 25 percent |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1662. |
In a certain store, the profit is 250 percent of the cost price. If the cost price increases by 20 percent but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of profit on the selling price ? |
| A. | 60 percent |
| B. | 75 percent |
| C. | 66 percent |
| D. | 56 percent |
| Answer» D. 56 percent | |
| 1663. |
Aruna sells an article at a certain price. Had she sold it at three-fifth of that selling price, she would have lost 20%. What is the gain percentage when she sells it at 90% of the original selling price? |
| A. | 15% |
| B. | 24% |
| C. | 25% |
| D. | 20% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1664. |
A man bought two TV sets for Rs. 47,908. By selling one TV at 7% profit and the other at 11% loss, he did not make any profit or loss in the entire transaction. The cost price of each TV is:A. ₹ 18,821, ₹ 29,187B. ₹ 18630.88, ₹ 29277.11C. ₹ 18,821, ₹ 29,887D. ₹ 18,781, ₹ 29,837 |
| A. | C |
| B. | D |
| C. | A |
| D. | B |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1665. |
An article is sold at two successive discounts of 10% and 20%. If the selling price is Rs. 1080, then what is the marked price? |
| A. | Rs. 1500 |
| B. | Rs. 1400 |
| C. | Rs. 1600 |
| D. | Rs. 1300 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 1400 | |
| 1666. |
If 11 metres cloth is purchased for Rs. 100 and is sold at the rate of 10 metres for Rs. 110, then the profit percentage is: |
| A. | 12% |
| B. | 17% |
| C. | 19% |
| D. | 21% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1667. |
If a whole seller marks the price of goods 40% more than their cost price and allows a discount of 20%, then what is his gain or loss percent? |
| A. | 17%, Loss |
| B. | 12%, Profit |
| C. | 14%, Loss |
| D. | 10%, Profit |
| Answer» C. 14%, Loss | |
| 1668. |
A soft toy was sold at a gain of 8%. Had it been sold for Rs. 36 more, the gain would have been 12%. Find the cost price of the soft toy? |
| A. | Rs. 1500 |
| B. | Rs. 600 |
| C. | Rs. 1200 |
| D. | Rs. 900 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1669. |
Mr Abhay sold his car at a loss of 30%. If he had sold it for Rs. 950 more, he would have received a profit of 8%. What is the cost price? |
| A. | Rs. 2500 |
| B. | Rs. 2000 |
| C. | Rs. 3500 |
| D. | Rs. 1500 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 2000 | |
| 1670. |
After allowing three successive discounts of 10%, 20% and 5% on the marked price of an article, it is sold for Rs. 2,394. The cost price of the article is Rs. 2,500. If it is sold at the marked price, then the profit will be? |
| A. | Rs. 1,000 |
| B. | Rs. 950 |
| C. | Rs. 960 |
| D. | Rs. 1,050 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 950 | |
| 1671. |
Due to rotten fish, a fish trader forces to sell in 10% loss. If the purchase value is Rs. 250, the selling price will be |
| A. | Rs. 225 |
| B. | Rs. 240 |
| C. | Rs. 235 |
| D. | Rs. 230 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 240 | |
| 1672. |
A dealer makes a profit of 25% even after giving a 20% discount on the marked price of a television. If he makes a profit of Rs. 5,000 on the sale of the television, then the marked price is: |
| A. | Rs. 29,125 |
| B. | Rs. 31,250 |
| C. | Rs. 27,250 |
| D. | Rs. 30,500 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 27,250 | |
| 1673. |
Abhi bought two articles for Rs. 624. He sold one at a loss of 14% and the other at a profit of 14%. If the selling price of both the articles is equal, then the difference between their cost prices (in Rs.) is: |
| A. | 89.64 |
| B. | 87.36 |
| C. | 89.68 |
| D. | 88.84 |
| Answer» C. 89.68 | |
| 1674. |
An article has a marked price of Rs. 6500 and is available at a discount of 20%. The shopkeeper gives another discount to the buyer and sells the article for Rs. 4160. What is the second discount (in %) offered? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» B. 10 | |
| 1675. |
A cloth seller sells his complete stock of an item and incurs a loss of 10 percent. What is his cost price for the stock if the total loss is Rs. 3000? |
| A. | Rs. 30000 |
| B. | Rs. 33000 |
| C. | Rs. 27000 |
| D. | Rs. 10000 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 33000 | |
| 1676. |
A trade marks the products 25% above the cost price and allows a discount of 15%. If the cost price is Rs. 2,080, then the selling price is∶ |
| A. | Rs. 2,210 |
| B. | Rs. 1,809 |
| C. | Rs. 2,392 |
| D. | Rs. 2,600 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 1,809 | |
| 1677. |
A shopkeeper increased the price of one item by 41% and then gave 41% discount on the printed price. What is the total profit or loss percentage? |
| A. | 16.21% loss |
| B. | 16.81% profit |
| C. | 16.81% loss |
| D. | 16.21% profit |
| Answer» D. 16.21% profit | |
| 1678. |
Mohan offers to sell his articles at a discount of 20%, but he marks his articles by increasing the price of each by 35%. What percentage would his gain be? |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 9% |
| C. | 8% |
| D. | 7% |
| Answer» D. 7% | |
| 1679. |
By selling 40 articles, a person loses the cost price of 3 articles. What is his loss percentage? |
| A. | 8.5% |
| B. | 7.5% |
| C. | 7.8% |
| D. | 8% |
| Answer» C. 7.8% | |
| 1680. |
A trader markup the article such that on selling it at the marked price, the profit is 70% of the selling price but he sells the article at 150% profit of the cost price. If the difference between two selling prices is Rs. 1750. Find the selling price when it sold at 15% profit. |
| A. | Rs. 2415 |
| B. | Rs. 2210 |
| C. | Rs. 2845 |
| D. | Rs. 1255 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 2210 | |
| 1681. |
A sells goods to B at a profit of 20% and B sells it to C at a profit of 25%. If C pays Rs. 325 for it, then what was the cost price for A? |
| A. | Rs. 214.66 |
| B. | Rs. 213.66 |
| C. | Rs. 216.66 |
| D. | Rs. 215.66 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 215.66 | |
| 1682. |
A man buys 20 pencils for Rs. 6 and sells 16 pencils for Rs. 6. Calculate his gain or loss percentage.A) 20B) 25C) 27D) 30 |
| A. | C |
| B. | B |
| C. | A |
| D. | D |
| Answer» C. A | |
| 1683. |
A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 15% while buying and selling fruits, by using tampered weights. His total gain, in percentage, is: |
| A. | 32.75 |
| B. | 32.25 |
| C. | 32 |
| D. | 32.5 |
| Answer» C. 32 | |
| 1684. |
A Rs. 100 shirt is offered at 10% discount and a Rs. 300 pair of trousers at 20% discount. If Pritam bought 1 shirt and 3 pairs of trousers, what is the effective discount (in %) he got? |
| A. | 19 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 17 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» B. 18 | |
| 1685. |
Qamar gained 14% on the resale of a used stereo. If he purchased the item for Rs. 1,500 then how much did he sell it for? |
| A. | Rs. 1,660 |
| B. | Rs. 1,710 |
| C. | Rs. 1,740 |
| D. | Rs. 1,820 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 1,740 | |
| 1686. |
At 20% discount the selling price of an article is Rs. 2400, what is the selling price (in Rs.) if the discount is 32.5%? |
| A. | 2125 |
| B. | 2225 |
| C. | 2025 |
| D. | 2325 |
| Answer» D. 2325 | |
| 1687. |
Marked price of an article is Rs. 5000. It is purchased at a discount of 20%. If Rs 200 are spent on its repairs, then to gain 15% profit, what should be the selling price (in Rs)? |
| A. | 4830 |
| B. | 4600 |
| C. | 5570 |
| D. | 5200 |
| Answer» B. 4600 | |
| 1688. |
3/4 of marked price is equal to 5/6 of selling price. What is the discount percent? |
| A. | 12.5 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 11.11 |
| Answer» C. 15 | |
| 1689. |
An article is sold at a discount of 35%. If the selling price of the article is Rs. 2275, then what is the marked price (in Rs) of the article? |
| A. | 3250 |
| B. | 3300 |
| C. | 3000 |
| D. | 3500 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1690. |
If 80% of total articles are sold at a loss of 15% and remaining articles are sold at a profit of 15%, then what will be the overall loss percentage? |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 9 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» D. 12 | |
| 1691. |
A man sells a toy for Rs. 24 and thus makes a percentage of profit equal to the cost price. Find the cost of the toy. |
| A. | Rs. 40 |
| B. | Rs. 20 |
| C. | Rs. 30 |
| D. | Rs. 28 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 30 | |
| 1692. |
A man sold a transistor for Rs. 450 at a loss of 10%. Find the cost price of the transistor? |
| A. | Rs. 500 |
| B. | Rs. 110 |
| C. | Rs. 400 |
| D. | Rs. 490 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 110 | |
| 1693. |
A shopkeeper purchased 200 bulbs for Rs. 10 each. However, 5 bulbs were fused, and he had to put them into scrap. The remaining were sold at Rs. 12 each. Find the gain or loss percentage. |
| A. | Loss 15% |
| B. | Loss 17% |
| C. | Gain 15% |
| D. | Gain 17% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1694. |
A shopkeeper sells a product in Rs. 2736 and earns 12.5% profit. Tell the amount that is equal to half of the purchase price of the product. (In rupees) |
| A. | 1,216 |
| B. | 1,214 |
| C. | 1,212 |
| D. | 1,218 |
| Answer» B. 1,214 | |
| 1695. |
lf the cost price of 120 articles is equal to the selling price of 80 articles find the profit percent. |
| A. | 33.33% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | 50% |
| D. | 60% |
| Answer» D. 60% | |
| 1696. |
On selling a jute bag for Rs. 48, Ashmitha incurs a loss of 20%. In order to make a profit of 20% what should be the selling price of the jute bag? |
| A. | Rs. 56 |
| B. | Rs. 72 |
| C. | Rs. 52 |
| D. | Rs. 68 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 52 | |
| 1697. |
A and B started a business with the investment of Rs. 80000 and Rs. 60000 respectively. At the end of the year total profit in business will be divided between them in the ratio of _________? |
| A. | 2 : 1 |
| B. | 3 : 4 |
| C. | 2 : 3 |
| D. | 4 : 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1698. |
A, B and C enters into a partnership. A invests thrice as much as B invests while B invests twice the investments of C. At the end of the year they received a total profit of Rs. 90000. Then find the share of A in profit. |
| A. | Rs. 60000 |
| B. | Rs. 65000 |
| C. | Rs. 36000 |
| D. | Rs. 30000 |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Rs. 65000 | |
| 1699. |
An article was sold at 25% gain. Had it been sold for Rs. 375 more, then the gain would have been 50%. What is the cost price (in Rs.) of the article? |
| A. | 1000 |
| B. | 1500 |
| C. | 1800 |
| D. | 2000 |
| Answer» C. 1800 | |
| 1700. |
A purchased two articles for Rs. 200 and Rs. 300 respectively and sold at gains of 5% and 10% respectively. What was his overall gain percentage? |
| A. | 9 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» E. | |