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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.
| 2551. |
A single discount equivalent to the discount series of 20%, 10% and 5% is? |
| A. | 20.8% |
| B. | 26.4% |
| C. | 31.6% |
| D. | 33.2% |
| Answer» D. 33.2% | |
| 2552. |
The list price of an article is Rs.65. A customer pays Rs.56.16 for it. He was given two successive discounts, one of them being 10%. The other discount is? |
| A. | 6% |
| B. | 4% |
| C. | 8% |
| D. | 2% |
| Answer» B. 4% | |
| 2553. |
The sale price sarees listed for Rs.400 after successive discount is 10% and 5% is? |
| A. | 246 Rs. |
| B. | 342 Rs. |
| C. | 428 Rs. |
| D. | 498 Rs. |
| Answer» C. 428 Rs. | |
| 2554. |
A shopkeeper sold an article offering a discount of 5% and earned a profit of 23.5%. What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered? |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 20% |
| C. | 30% |
| D. | 40% |
| Answer» D. 40% | |
| 2555. |
The cost price of an article is 64% of the marked price. Calculate the gain percent after allowing a discount of 12%? |
| A. | 34.3% |
| B. | 35.7% |
| C. | 36.4% |
| D. | 37.5% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2556. |
A pair of articles was bought for Rs. 37.40 at a discount of 15%. What must be the marked price of each of the articles ? |
| A. | Rs. 21 |
| B. | Rs. 22 |
| C. | Rs. 23 |
| D. | Rs. 24 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 23 | |
| 2557. |
Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and spends Rs. 800 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for Rs. 5800, his gain percent is |
| A. | 5.45 % |
| B. | 6.25 % |
| C. | 7.89 % |
| D. | 8.23 % |
| Answer» B. 6.25 % | |
| 2558. |
A book was sold for Rs 27.50 with a profit of 10%. If it were sold for Rs. 25.75, then would have been percentage of profit and loss ? |
| A. | 2 % |
| B. | 3 % |
| C. | 4 % |
| D. | 5 % |
| Answer» C. 4 % | |
| 2559. |
In terms of percentage profit, which among following the best transaction. |
| A. | C.P. 15, Profit 19 |
| B. | C.P. 36, Profit 17 |
| C. | C.P. 60, Profit 29 |
| D. | C.P. 90, Profit 18 |
| Answer» D. C.P. 90, Profit 18 | |
| 2560. |
A TV is purchased at Rs. 5000 and sold at Rs. 4000, find the lost percent. |
| A. | 10 % |
| B. | 20 % |
| C. | 30 % |
| D. | 40 % |
| Answer» C. 30 % | |
| 2561. |
A man buys an article for Rs. 27.50 and sells it for Rs 28.60. Find his gain percent |
| A. | 4% |
| B. | 3% |
| C. | 2% |
| D. | 1% |
| Answer» B. 3% | |
| 2562. |
By selling 150 mangoes, a fruit-seller gains the selling price of 30 mangoes. Find the gain percent? |
| A. | 5% |
| B. | 15% |
| C. | 25% |
| D. | 35% |
| Answer» D. 35% | |
| 2563. |
If a man lost 4% by selling oranges at the rate of 12 a rupee at how many a rupee must he sell them to gain 44%? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2564. |
By selling a house for Rs.45000, it was found that 1/8 of the outlay was gained, what ought the selling to price to have been in order to have lost 5 p.c? |
| A. | Rs. 38000 |
| B. | Rs. 38678 |
| C. | Rs. 43786 |
| D. | Rs. 45000 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 38678 | |
| 2565. |
A man sells a horse for Rs.800 and loses something, if he had sold it for Rs.980, his gain would have been double the former loss. Find the cost price of the horse? |
| A. | Rs. 835 |
| B. | Rs. 860 |
| C. | Rs. 925 |
| D. | Rs. 990 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 925 | |
| 2566. |
Ram sold two bicycles, each for Rs.990. If he made 10% profit on the first and 10% loss on the second, what is the total cost of both bicycles? |
| A. | Rs. 8000 |
| B. | Rs. 4000 |
| C. | Rs. 2000 |
| D. | Rs. 6000 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 6000 | |
| 2567. |
By selling 50 meters of cloth. I gain the selling price of 15 meters. Find the gain percent? |
| A. | 42.85% |
| B. | 40.75% |
| C. | 25.33% |
| D. | 18.24% |
| Answer» B. 40.75% | |
| 2568. |
The cost price of 13 articles is equal to the selling price of 11 articles. Find the profit percent? |
| A. | 15.15% |
| B. | 16.16% |
| C. | 17.17% |
| D. | 18.18% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2569. |
By selling 12 pencils for a rupee a man loses 20%. How many for a rupee should he sell in order to gain 20%? |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» D. 18 | |
| 2570. |
The C.P of 15 books is equal to the S.P of 18 books. Find his gain% or loss%? |
| A. | 15.33% loss |
| B. | 16.67% loss |
| C. | 18.46% loss |
| D. | 20.14% loss |
| Answer» C. 18.46% loss | |
| 2571. |
A tradesman by means of his false balance defrauds to the extent of 20%? in buying goods as well as by selling the goods. What percent does he gain on his outlay? |
| A. | 44% |
| B. | 45% |
| C. | 46% |
| D. | 47% |
| Answer» B. 45% | |
| 2572. |
A dishonest dealer professes to sell goods at the cost price but uses a weight of 800 grams per kg, what is his percent? |
| A. | 19% |
| B. | 21% |
| C. | 23% |
| D. | 25% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2573. |
Ram professes to sell his goods at the cost price but he made use of 900 grms instead of a kg, what is the gain percent? |
| A. | 9.89% |
| B. | 10.02% |
| C. | 11.11% |
| D. | 12.22% |
| Answer» D. 12.22% | |
| 2574. |
A dishonest dealer professes to sell goods at the cost price but uses a false weight and gains 25%. Find his false weight age? |
| A. | 800 gms |
| B. | 850 gms |
| C. | 900 gms |
| D. | 920 gms |
| Answer» B. 850 gms | |
| 2575. |
A man purchases 8 pens for Rs.9 and sells 9 pens for Rs.8, how much profit or loss does he make? |
| A. | 19.80% loss |
| B. | 20.98% loss |
| C. | 21.23% loss |
| D. | neither profit, nor loss |
| Answer» C. 21.23% loss | |
| 2576. |
A man sells two articles for Rs.3600 each and he gains 30% on the first and loses 30% on the next. Find his total gain or loss? |
| A. | 6% loss |
| B. | 7% loss |
| C. | 8% loss |
| D. | 9% loss |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2577. |
A reduction of 20% in the price of salt enables a lady to obtain 10kgs more for Rs.100, find the original price per kg? |
| A. | Rs. 2.5 |
| B. | Rs. 3 |
| C. | Rs. 3.60 |
| D. | Rs. 4 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 3 | |
| 2578. |
A reduction of 25% in the price of oil enables a house wife to obtain 5kgs more for Rs.800, what is the reduced price for kg? |
| A. | Rs. 40 |
| B. | Rs. 15 |
| C. | Rs. 20 |
| D. | Rs. 35 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 15 | |
| 2579. |
A reduction of 40% in the price of bananas would enable a man to obtain 64 more for Rs.40, what is reduced price per dozen? |
| A. | Rs. 1 |
| B. | Rs. 2 |
| C. | Rs. 3 |
| D. | Rs. 4 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 4 | |
| 2580. |
If goods be purchased for Rs.840 and one-fourth be sold at a loss of 20% at what gain percent should the remainder be sold so as to gain 20% on the whole transaction? |
| A. | 33.33% |
| B. | 46.45% |
| C. | 30% |
| D. | 25.56% |
| Answer» B. 46.45% | |
| 2581. |
A person bought an article and sold it at a loss of 10%. If he had bought it for 20% less and sold it for Rs.75 less, he could have gained 25%. What is the cost price? |
| A. | Rs. 200 |
| B. | Rs. 250 |
| C. | Rs. 325 |
| D. | Rs. 350 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 325 | |
| 2582. |
A man buys an article and sells it at a profit of 20%. If he had bought it at 20% less and sold it for Rs.75 less, he could have gained 25%. What is the cost price? |
| A. | Rs. 300 |
| B. | Rs. 325 |
| C. | Rs. 350 |
| D. | Rs. 375 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2583. |
I bought two books; for Rs.480. I sold one at a loss of 15% and other at a gain of 19% and then I found each book was sold at the same price. Find the cost of the book sold at a loss? |
| A. | Rs. 280 |
| B. | Rs. 320 |
| C. | Rs. 350 |
| D. | Rs. 390 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 320 | |
| 2584. |
At what price must an article costing Rs.47.50 be marked in order that after deducting 5% from the list price. It may be sold at a profit of 25% on the cost price? |
| A. | Rs. 28.35 |
| B. | Rs. 36.56 |
| C. | Rs. 40.45 |
| D. | Rs. 62.50 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2585. |
A dealer purchased an article at 3/4 of its list price and sold 50% more than the list price. Find his gain percent? |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 60% |
| C. | 100% |
| D. | 90% |
| Answer» D. 90% | |
| 2586. |
A person buys an article at Rs.500. At what price should he sell the article so as to make a profit of 20%? |
| A. | Rs. 440 |
| B. | Rs. 600 |
| C. | Rs. 780 |
| D. | Rs. 900 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 780 | |
| 2587. |
By selling an article at Rs.600, a profit of 25% is made. Find its cost price? |
| A. | Rs. 480 |
| B. | Rs. 520 |
| C. | Rs. 670 |
| D. | Rs. 940 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 520 | |
| 2588. |
By selling an article at Rs.800, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. At what price should he sell the article so as to make a loss of 25%? |
| A. | Rs. 220 |
| B. | Rs. 360 |
| C. | Rs. 480 |
| D. | Rs. 520 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 520 | |
| 2589. |
A shopkeeper buys two articles for Rs.1000 each and then sells them, making 20% profit on the first article and 20% loss on second article. Find the net profit or loss percent? |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 20% |
| C. | 30% |
| D. | neither profit, nor loss |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2590. |
A shopkeeper buys mangoes at the rate of 4 a rupee and sells them at 3 a rupee. Find his net profit or loss percent? |
| A. | 33.33% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | 47.67% |
| D. | 52% |
| Answer» B. 40% | |
| 2591. |
A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at Cost Price but still gets 20% profit by using a false weight. What weight does he substitute for a kilogram? |
| A. | 699.23 grams |
| B. | 833.33 grams |
| C. | 945.67 grams |
| D. | 1000 grams |
| Answer» C. 945.67 grams | |
| 2592. |
The owner of a furniture shop charges his customer 24% more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs. 8339 for a computer table, then what was the cost price of the computer table? |
| A. | Rs. 6725 |
| B. | Rs. 5275 |
| C. | Rs. 6893 |
| D. | Rs. 4523 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 5275 | |
| 2593. |
The marked price of an article is increased by 25% and the selling price is increased by 16.66%, then the amount of profit doubles. If the original marked price be Rs. 400 which is greater than the |
| A. | 240 |
| B. | 360 |
| C. | 420 |
| D. | 600 |
| Answer» D. 600 | |
| 2594. |
A milkman has 20 liters of milk. If he mixes 5 liters of water, which is freely available, in 20 liters of pure milk. If the cost of pure milk is Rs. 18 per litre, then the profit of the milkman, when |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 25% |
| C. | 33.33% |
| D. | 18% |
| Answer» B. 25% | |
| 2595. |
Rahul went to purchase a Nokia mobile handset, the shopkeeper told him to pay 20% tax if he asked the bill. Rahul manages to get the discount of 5% on the actual saleprice of the mobile and he paid th |
| A. | 750 |
| B. | 375 |
| C. | 875 |
| D. | 525 |
| Answer» D. 525 | |
| 2596. |
Bhajan Singh purchased 120 reams of paper at Rs 80 per ream. He spent Rs 280 on transportation, paid octroi at the rate of 40 paise per ream and paid Rs 72 to the coolie. If he wants to have a gain of |
| A. | 90 |
| B. | 89 |
| C. | 87.48 |
| D. | 86 |
| Answer» B. 89 | |
| 2597. |
Ajay bought 15 kg of dal at the rate of Rs 14.50 per kg and 10 kg at the rate of Rs 13 per kg. He mixed the two and sold the mixture at the rate of Rs 15 per kg. What was his total gain in this transa |
| A. | Rs 1.10 |
| B. | Rs 11 |
| C. | Rs 16.50 |
| D. | Rs 27.50 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2598. |
A, B and C invest in the ratio of 3 : 4: 5. The percentage of return on their investments are in the ratio of 6 : 5 : 4. Find the total earnings, If B earns Rs. 250 more than A : |
| A. | Rs. 6000 |
| B. | Rs. 7250 |
| C. | Rs. 5000 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Rs. 5000 | |
| 2599. |
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. His profit percent is: |
| A. | No profit, no loss |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 8% |
| D. | 10% |
| Answer» C. 8% | |
| 2600. |
The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1280. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% |
| A. | Rs. 2000 |
| B. | Rs. 2200 |
| C. | Rs. 2400 |
| D. | Data inadequate |
| Answer» B. Rs. 2200 | |