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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.
| 2051. |
A trader lost 20% by selling a watch for Rs. 1,024. What percent shall he gain or lose by selling it for Rs. 1,472? |
| A. | 15% gain |
| B. | 12% loss |
| C. | 20% gain |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 12% loss | |
| 2052. |
Newton bought an old bike for Rs. 2000 and repaired it by spending Rs. 500. For how much must he sell the bike to earn a profit of 30 percent? |
| A. | Rs. 3250 |
| B. | Rs. 3000 |
| C. | Rs. 4200 |
| D. | Rs. 4500 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 3000 | |
| 2053. |
If a seller brought a product for 360 rupees and sold it with 28% profit. Select the option which represents the approximate selling price of the product. |
| A. | 461 |
| B. | 459 |
| C. | 464 |
| D. | 458 |
| Answer» B. 459 | |
| 2054. |
If the difference between the cost price and selling price of an article is Rs. x and the loss incurred is y% then the selling price of the article (in Rupees) is: |
| A. | (50 - y) (x/y) |
| B. | (100 - y) (y/x) |
| C. | (50 + y) (x/y) |
| D. | (100 - y) (x/y) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2055. |
If the selling price is Rs.713 and its cost price is Rs.620, then gain percentage is: |
| A. | 15.5% |
| B. | 16% |
| C. | 19% |
| D. | 15% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2056. |
A shopkeeper suffers a loss of 10% if he sells an article for Rs.6,750. What should be the selling price so that he earns a 10% profit? |
| A. | Rs.8,100 |
| B. | Rs.8,250 |
| C. | Rs.8,168 |
| D. | Rs.7,500 |
| Answer» C. Rs.8,168 | |
| 2057. |
Raman, Rohit, and Raja are partners who have invested in a business. Raman invested 1/4th of the total amount and Rohit invested 1/3th of the total amount. What is the ratio of the profits of Raman, Rohit and Raja respectively? |
| A. | 4 : 3 : 1 |
| B. | 3 : 4 : 4 |
| C. | 3 : 4 : 5 |
| D. | 4 : 3 : 5 |
| Answer» D. 4 : 3 : 5 | |
| 2058. |
Ramdas invested Rs. 90000 in a cosmetic business. After few months, Shyamdas joined him with Rs. 30000. At the end of the year, the profit was divided between them in the ratio of 4 ∶ 1. After how many months did Shyamdas joined business? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 1 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 1 | |
| 2059. |
If the selling price is tripled, the profit becomes 5 times. What is the profit percent? |
| A. | 100% |
| B. | 200% |
| C. | 50% |
| D. | 150% |
| Answer» B. 200% | |
| 2060. |
By Selling a TV for ₹8500, a person loses 15%. In order to gain 5%, the selling price of TV should be: |
| A. | ₹10,500 |
| B. | ₹10,000 |
| C. | ₹9,500 |
| D. | ₹9,000 |
| Answer» B. ₹10,000 | |
| 2061. |
A sells a watch to B at a profit of 20% and B sells it to C at a loss of 10%. If C pays Rs. 432, how much did A pay for it? |
| A. | Rs. 500 |
| B. | Rs. 400 |
| C. | Rs. 200 |
| D. | Rs. 300 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 200 | |
| 2062. |
If the selling price is tripled, the profit goes up to 5 times, Find the profit. |
| A. | 80% |
| B. | 100% |
| C. | 125% |
| D. | 150% |
| Answer» C. 125% | |
| 2063. |
A, B and C invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 6 : 5. A and C are working partners. Only B is a sleeping partner, hence his share will be 3/4th of what it would have been if he were a working partner. If they make Rs 50,000 profit, half of which is reinvested in the business and the other half is distributed between the partners, then how much does C get (in Rs.)? |
| A. | 20000 |
| B. | 6000 |
| C. | 10000 |
| D. | 9000 |
| Answer» D. 9000 | |
| 2064. |
A vendor sells a coconut at Rs. 24 and suffers 24% loss. If he wants to make 14% profit, then at what price (in Rs.) should he sell? |
| A. | 32 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 36 |
| D. | 28 |
| Answer» D. 28 | |
| 2065. |
An article was sold for Rs. 2500 at a profit of 25%. What was the amount of profit? |
| A. | Rs. 1000 |
| B. | Rs. 500 |
| C. | Rs. 250 |
| D. | Rs. 2000 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 250 | |
| 2066. |
If after giving a discount of 18%, a book is sold for Rs 1599, then what will be the marked price (in Rs.) of the book? |
| A. | 1800 |
| B. | 1880 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | 2000 |
| Answer» D. 2000 | |
| 2067. |
Raju sold two fans for Rs. 990 each. On selling one fan, he had a gain of 10% and on selling other fan, he had a loss of 10%. Find his gain or loss percent in the whole transaction: |
| A. | 1% loss |
| B. | 1% gain |
| C. | 2% loss |
| D. | 2% gain |
| Answer» B. 1% gain | |
| 2068. |
An article is sold at a profit of 40%. If the selling price is tripled, then what will be the profit percentage? |
| A. | 76 |
| B. | 320 |
| C. | 133.33 |
| D. | 100 |
| Answer» C. 133.33 | |
| 2069. |
An article which has a marked price Rs 2400 is sold for Rs. 1872. What is the discount percentage? |
| A. | 21 |
| B. | 22 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | 26 |
| Answer» C. 24 | |
| 2070. |
Raju and Arun are two business partners. They invest their capital in the ratio 7 : 9. After 6 months, a third person Jitu joins them with a capital of two third of that of Arun. After a year, profit share of Raju was Rs 5600 then find total profit. |
| A. | 15200 |
| B. | 12400 |
| C. | 16400 |
| D. | 30400 |
| E. | 24600 |
| Answer» B. 12400 | |
| 2071. |
A vendor marked the price of an item 25% above the cost price. If he offers a discount of 15% on the marked price, then what is his gain/loss percentage? |
| A. | Gain : 6.25% |
| B. | No gain no loss |
| C. | Gain : 5% |
| D. | Loss : 5% |
| Answer» B. No gain no loss | |
| 2072. |
If the cost price of 10 articles is equal to the selling price of 15 articles, then what is the loss percentage? |
| A. | 25% |
| B. | 50% |
| C. | 33.33% |
| D. | 20% |
| Answer» D. 20% | |
| 2073. |
Cost price of a pen is Rs 4. If pen is sold at a profit of 150%, then what will be the selling price of pen? |
| A. | Rs 6 |
| B. | Rs 10 |
| C. | Rs 12 |
| D. | Rs 8 |
| Answer» C. Rs 12 | |
| 2074. |
An article was sold for ₹ 4,000. Had a discount of 10% was being offered, the profit would have been 20%. The cost price of the article was: |
| A. | ₹ 3,200 |
| B. | ₹ 3,310 |
| C. | ₹ 3,000 |
| D. | ₹ 3,600 |
| Answer» D. ₹ 3,600 | |
| 2075. |
P sold an article to Q at a profit of 20%. Q sold the same article to R at a loss of 25%. R sold the same article to T at a profit of 50%. If P bought the article at Rs. 100, then at what price did T buy that article? |
| A. | Rs. 125 |
| B. | Rs. 135 |
| C. | Rs. 145 |
| D. | Rs. 115 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 145 | |
| 2076. |
A shopkeeper bought some pencils at Rs. 18 a dozen and sold them at a profit of 20%. Find the selling price per pencil: |
| A. | Rs. 1.50 |
| B. | Rs. 1.80 |
| C. | Rs. 2.50 |
| D. | Rs. 2.60 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 2.50 | |
| 2077. |
Ramesh purchased a memory card at a price of Rs. 625 including the sales tax. The rate of sales tax is 25%. If the seller has made a gain of 50%, then the cost price of the memory card is∶ |
| A. | Rs. 333 |
| B. | Rs. 310 |
| C. | Rs. 350 |
| D. | Rs. 360 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 310 | |
| 2078. |
A dealer buys an article marked at Rs. 20000 with two successive discounts of 10% and 8%. He spends Rs. 1440 on repairs and sells it for Rs. 20000, what is his profit/loss percent (correct to one decimal place)? |
| A. | 11.1% Profit |
| B. | 11.1% loss |
| C. | 12.3% Profit |
| D. | 12.3% loss |
| Answer» B. 11.1% loss | |
| 2079. |
Mohit buys an old bicycle for Rs. 2700 and spends Rs. 500 on its repairs. If he sells the bicycle for Rs. 3520, then what is his profit percentage? |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 12.5% |
| C. | 15% |
| D. | 20% |
| Answer» B. 12.5% | |
| 2080. |
An article is sold for Rs. 288 after successive discounts of 25% and x%. If the marked price of the article is Rs. 480, what is the value of x? |
| A. | 18 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2081. |
An article was sold for Rs. 2,400 at a discount of 20%. Find the selling price, if the discount was 25%? |
| A. | Rs. 2,250 |
| B. | Rs. 2,000 |
| C. | Rs. 1,800 |
| D. | Rs. 2,150 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 2,000 | |
| 2082. |
Marked price of an article is 40% more than the cost price. A shopkeeper allows X% discount and earns ________% profit, if a shopkeeper allows 2X% discount he earns ________% profit.Which of the following options satisfies the two blanks in the question?A. 12, 4B. 26, 12C. 19, 10D. 33, 26E. 32, 20 |
| A. | Only B |
| B. | Both B and C |
| C. | Both A and C |
| D. | Only D |
| E. | Both B and D |
| Answer» F. | |
| 2083. |
A shopkeeper sold two items, one at 25% profit and another at 15% loss and got a profit of Rs. 35. If the cost price of the item sold at 25% profit is twice than that of the item sold at 15% loss, find the sum of the cost price of both items. |
| A. | Rs. 300 |
| B. | Rs. 200 |
| C. | Rs. 100 |
| D. | Rs. 400 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 200 | |
| 2084. |
A trader bought 10 kg of rice at Rs. 400 per kg. He sold half the quantity at 20% loss and remaining at 10% profit. What was his net profit or loss in percentage? |
| A. | 5% loss |
| B. | 5% gain |
| C. | 10% loss |
| D. | 10% gain |
| Answer» B. 5% gain | |
| 2085. |
A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 21% while buying and selling fruits, by using tampered weights. His total gain (in percentage) is: |
| A. | 53.16 |
| B. | 56.25 |
| C. | 46.75 |
| D. | 46.41 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2086. |
A man buys a single article at ₹ 16. If he were to buy a dozen articles, he would have to pay a total amount of ₹ 160. What would be the approximate percent discount (correct to nearest integer) he would get on buying a dozen articles? |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 17% |
| C. | 12% |
| D. | 22% |
| Answer» C. 12% | |
| 2087. |
Given below are two quantities named I and II. Based on the given information, you have to determine the relation between the two quantities. You should use the given data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose among the possible answers.Quantity I: An article was sold at Rs. 450. If the profit earned by selling the article is 20%. Find the Cost price.Quantity II: Rs. 350 |
| A. | Quantity I > Quantity II |
| B. | Quantity I < Quantity II |
| C. | Quantity I ≥ Quantity II |
| D. | Quantity I ≤ Quantity II |
| E. | Quantity I = Quantity II |
| Answer» B. Quantity I < Quantity II | |
| 2088. |
A girl buys a cycle for Rs. 7500 and sells it at a loss of 25 percent. What is the selling price of the cycle? |
| A. | 5755 |
| B. | 5625 |
| C. | 6300 |
| D. | 4895 |
| Answer» C. 6300 | |
| 2089. |
Raju purchased glasses at the rate of Rs. 15 per glass and sold them at the rate of Rs. 12 per glass. On selling 42 glasses, what will be the loss percentage? |
| A. | 33.33% |
| B. | 25% |
| C. | 20% |
| D. | 14.28% |
| Answer» D. 14.28% | |
| 2090. |
If selling price of an article is Rs. 432 and profit is 35%, then what will be the cost price of the article? |
| A. | Rs. 480.40 |
| B. | Rs. 320 |
| C. | Rs. 583.20 |
| D. | Rs. 368 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 583.20 | |
| 2091. |
A man bought bananas at the rate of Rs. 8 for 10 pieces and sold them at the rate of Rs. 10 for 8 pieces. How many bananas should he sell to earn a profit of Rs. 90? |
| A. | 300 |
| B. | 200 |
| C. | 100 |
| D. | 400 |
| Answer» C. 100 | |
| 2092. |
P started a business with Rs. 80000 and after some months Q joined with Rs. 60000. If the profit at the end of the year was divided in the ratio 2 : 1, then after how many months did Q joined the business? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» B. 6 | |
| 2093. |
If the selling price of an article is Rs. 240, the profit is 20%, then for how much should it be sold, if the profit is to be 30%? |
| A. | Rs. 280 |
| B. | Rs. 200 |
| C. | Rs. 260 |
| D. | Rs. 300 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 300 | |
| 2094. |
A fan is sold at a discount of 37.5%. If the marked price of the fan is Rs. 7200, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the fan? |
| A. | Rs. 4500 |
| B. | Rs. 4350 |
| C. | Rs. 5240 |
| D. | Rs. 5120 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 4350 | |
| 2095. |
A man bought a shirt for Rs. 1000 and a pair of trousers for Rs. 2000. The discount offered on the shirt and the trousers were 20% and 50% respectively. What was the overall discount offered? |
| A. | 25% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | 45% |
| D. | 60% |
| Answer» C. 45% | |
| 2096. |
After giving a discount of 44% a cycle is sold for Rs 17920. What is the marked price (in Rs.) of the cycle? |
| A. | 28000 |
| B. | 31500 |
| C. | 32000 |
| D. | 35000 |
| Answer» D. 35000 | |
| 2097. |
A manufacturer offers a 20% rebate on the marked price of a product. The retailer offers another 30% rebate on the reduced price. The two reductions are equivalent to a single reduction of _______. |
| A. | 42% |
| B. | 44% |
| C. | 46% |
| D. | 50% |
| Answer» C. 46% | |
| 2098. |
A tradesman marks his products 35% above the cost price and allows his customers 15% reduction on their bills. What percentage of profit does he make? |
| A. | 14.25 |
| B. | 14 |
| C. | 14.75 |
| D. | 14.10 |
| Answer» D. 14.10 | |
| 2099. |
After giving two successive discounts, each of x%, on the marked price of an article, the total discount is Rs. 259.20. If the marked price of the article is Rs. 720, then the value of x is: |
| A. | 18 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» D. 25 | |
| 2100. |
A tyre is sold at three successive discounts of 20%, 30% and 20%. What is the net discount (in percentage)? |
| A. | 62.8 |
| B. | 59.6 |
| C. | 55.2 |
| D. | 51.4 |
| Answer» D. 51.4 | |