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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.
| 3051. |
A trader had 2000 kgs of rice. He sold a part of it at 10% profit and the rest at 16% profit, so that he made a total profit of 14.2%. How much rice (in kg) did he sell at 10% profit? |
| A. | 1400 |
| B. | 600 |
| C. | 800 |
| D. | 1000 |
| Answer» C. 800 | |
| 3052. |
A table is sold at a discount of 45%. If the marked price of the table is Rs 10800, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the table?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 4680_x005F_x000D_ |
| B. | 4860_x005F_x000D_ |
| C. | 5560_x005F_x000D_ |
| D. | 5940 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3053. |
A trader bought 10 kg of tea 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 | |
| 3054. |
A table was sold at a profit of 10%. If its cost price was 5% less and it was sold for Rs. 7 more, the gain would have been 20%. Find the cost price of the table. |
| A. | Rs. 175 |
| B. | Rs. 200 |
| C. | Rs. 250 |
| D. | Rs. 150 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 200 | |
| 3055. |
A trader buys 500 kgs of cotton for Rs 9,000. 10% of this cotton is spoiled due to rain. At what rate (Rs/Kg) should he sell the rest to earn 10% profit? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 22 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 3056. |
A trader allowed a discount of 15% on a trolley bag having list price of Rs 1360 and earns a profit of 15.6%. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the trolley bag? |
| A. | 1000 |
| B. | 1005 |
| C. | 1050 |
| D. | 1156 |
| Answer» B. 1005 | |
| 3057. |
A sports accessories shop organises a running event for kids with an entry fee of Rs. 200 to be registered on the spot. 6 They were expecting 300 entries, and on the event's day, only 200 turned up. How much less money did they receive in the entry compared with their initial expectation of 300 entries?_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | ₹ 20,000 |
| B. | ₹ 15,000 |
| C. | ₹ 5,000 |
| D. | ₹ 12,000 |
| Answer» B. ₹ 15,000 | |
| 3058. |
A store sells a watch for a profit of 25% of the cost. Then the percentage of profit against selling price is |
| A. | 0.22 |
| B. | 0.2 |
| C. | 0.18 |
| D. | 0.15 |
| Answer» C. 0.18 | |
| 3059. |
'A' sold an article to 'B' at a profit of 20%. 'B' sold the same article to 'C' at a loss of 25% and 'C' sold the same article to 'D' at a profit of 40%. If 'D' paid Rs 252 for the article, then find how much did 'A' pay for it? |
| A. | Rs.196 |
| B. | Rs.210 |
| C. | Rs.200 |
| D. | Rs.235 |
| Answer» D. Rs.235 | |
| 3060. |
A sweet seller sells 3/5th part of sweets at a profit of 10% and remaining at a loss of 5%. If the total profit is Rs 1500, then what is the total cost price of sweets ? |
| A. | Rs.37,500 |
| B. | Rs.36,400 |
| C. | Rs.37,415 |
| D. | Rs.36,500 |
| Answer» B. Rs.36,400 | |
| 3061. |
A supplier supplies cartridges to a news paper publishing house. He earns a profit of 25% by selling cartridges for Rs. 1540. Find the cost price of the Cartridges ? |
| A. | Rs. 1100 |
| B. | Rs. 1793.4 |
| C. | Rs. 1440 |
| D. | Rs. 1232 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3062. |
A sold an article to B at 40% profit and B sold it to C at 50% profit, then what will be profit percent with respect to A ? |
| A. | 0.97 |
| B. | 1.1 |
| C. | 1.35 |
| D. | 1.15 |
| Answer» C. 1.35 | |
| 3063. |
A shopkeeper, sold walnuts at the rate Rs 1,190 a kg and bears a loss of 10%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1,249.5 per kg, what will be the result? |
| A. | 11 percent loss |
| B. | 5.5 percent loss |
| C. | 5.5 percent gain |
| D. | 11 percent gain |
| Answer» C. 5.5 percent gain | |
| 3064. |
A shopkeeper who deals in books sold a book at 16% loss. Had she charged an additional Rs.60 while selling it , her profit would have been 14%. Find the cost price, in rupees, of the book ? |
| A. | Rs. 185 |
| B. | Rs. 154 |
| C. | Rs. 200 |
| D. | Rs. 177 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 177 | |
| 3065. |
A shopkeeper wants to earn 33% profit on an article after offering 30% discount. By how much percentage more he should mark the price of his article above cost price? |
| A. | 90 |
| B. | 63 |
| C. | 69 |
| D. | 72 |
| Answer» B. 63 | |
| 3066. |
A shopkeeper, sold dried apricots at the rate Rs 1210 a kg and bears a loss of 12%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1331 per kg, what will be the result? |
| A. | 6.4 percent loss |
| B. | 3.2 percent gain |
| C. | 6.4 percent gain |
| D. | 3.2 percent loss |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3067. |
A shopkeeper, sold dried apricots at the rate Rs 1,310 a kg and bears a loss of 13%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1,441 per kg, what will be the result? |
| A. | 8.6 percent loss |
| B. | 4.3 percent gain |
| C. | 4.3 percent loss |
| D. | 8.6 percent gain |
| Answer» D. 8.6 percent gain | |
| 3068. |
A shopkeeper, sold cocoa seeds at the rate Rs 1330 a kg and bears a loss of 15%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1463 per kg, what will be the result? |
| A. | 13 percent loss |
| B. | 6.5 percent gain |
| C. | 6.5 percent loss |
| D. | 13 percent gain |
| Answer» D. 13 percent gain | |
| 3069. |
A shopkeeper sold a mobile phone for Rs. 12000. Had he offered discount of 10% on the selling price, there would be a loss of 4%. What is the cost price of that Mobile phone? |
| A. | Rs. 12,500 |
| B. | Rs. 11,250 |
| C. | Rs. 12,750 |
| D. | Rs. 11,680 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 12,750 | |
| 3070. |
A shopkeeper, sold cashew nuts at the rate Rs 1,260 a kg and bears a loss of 8%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1,386 per kg, what will be the result? |
| A. | 1.2 percent gain |
| B. | 2.4 percent gain |
| C. | 1.2 percent loss |
| D. | 2.4 percent loss |
| Answer» B. 2.4 percent gain | |
| 3071. |
A shopkeeper, sold cocoa seeds at the rate Rs 1,230 a kg and bears a loss of 5%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1,353 per kg, what will be the result? |
| A. | 4.5 percent gain |
| B. | 9 percent gain |
| C. | 4.5 percent loss |
| D. | 9 percent loss |
| Answer» B. 9 percent gain | |
| 3072. |
A shopkeeper, sold almonds at the rate Rs 1250 per kg and bears a loss of 7%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1375 per kg, what will be the result? |
| A. | 4.6 percent gain |
| B. | 2.3 percent loss |
| C. | 2.3 percent gain |
| D. | 4.6 percent loss |
| Answer» D. 4.6 percent loss | |
| 3073. |
A shopkeeper sells one-third of his goods at a profit of 10%, another one-third at a profit of 20%, and the rest at a loss of 6%.What is his overall profit percentage ? |
| A. | 0.06 |
| B. | 0.08 |
| C. | 0.1 |
| D. | 0.12 |
| Answer» C. 0.1 | |
| 3074. |
A Shopkeeper sells two articles at Rs.1000 each, making a profit of 20% on the first article and a loss of 20% on the second article. Find the net Profit or loss that he makes? |
| A. | 0.04 |
| B. | 0.05 |
| C. | 0.06 |
| D. | 0.08 |
| Answer» B. 0.05 | |
| 3075. |
A shopkeeper sells two articles at Rs.1000 each, making a profit of 30% on the first article and a loss of 20% on the second article. Find the net profit or loss that he makes ? |
| A. | 0.0085 |
| B. | 0.0095 |
| C. | 0.01 |
| D. | 0.013 |
| Answer» C. 0.01 | |
| 3076. |
A shopkeeper sells wheat at a profit of 20% and for weighing uses a weight which is 10% less than the actual weight. What is his total profit percentage?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 31.24 |
| B. | 37.5_x005F_x000D_ |
| C. | 30_x005F_x000D_ |
| D. | 33.33 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3077. |
A shopkeeper purchased a chair whose marked price is Rs 1400, at two successive discount of 20% and 30% respectively. If he sells the chair for Rs 1176, then what is the profit percentage? |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 33.33 |
| C. | 37.5 |
| D. | 57.5 |
| Answer» B. 33.33 | |
| 3078. |
A shopkeeper purchased a pen drive of marked price Rs. 1000 at successive discounts of 10% & 15% respectively. He spent Rs. 35 on packaging and sold it on Rs. 1000. Calculate the Gain percent._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | No Gain |
| B. | 0.25 |
| C. | 0.3 |
| D. | 0.35 |
| Answer» C. 0.3 | |
| 3079. |
A shopkeeper sells a table at a discount of 20% and earns a profit of 60%. If he sells the same table at 40% discount, then what will be his new profit percent? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 35 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» B. 30 | |
| 3080. |
A shopkeeper purchased 510 eggs at the rate of Rs. 20 per dozen. 30 eggs were broken on the way. In order to make a gain of 20%, he must sell the remaining eggs at the rate of |
| A. | Rs. 22.50 per dozen |
| B. | Rs. 25.50 per dozen |
| C. | Rs. 26 per dozen |
| D. | Rs. 26.50 per dozen |
| Answer» C. Rs. 26 per dozen | |
| 3081. |
A shopkeeper purchased some eggs at rs. 19.20 per dozen and sold them at a profit of 25%. What is the selling price per egg? |
| A. | Rs. 2.20 |
| B. | Rs. 1.60 |
| C. | Rs. 2.00 |
| D. | Rs. 1.80 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 1.80 | |
| 3082. |
A shopkeeper marks the price of an article at Rs. 320. Find the cost price if after allowing a discount of 10%, he still gains 20% on the cost price. |
| A. | Rs. 240 |
| B. | Rs. 280 |
| C. | Rs. 300 |
| D. | Rs. 264 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 280 | |
| 3083. |
A shopkeeper marks the price of his table 30% above the cost price. He allows his customers a discount of 12% on the marked price. What is the profit percentage?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 14.4 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 16.66 |
| D. | 12.5 |
| Answer» B. 18 | |
| 3084. |
A shopkeeper offers 2.5% discount on cash purchases . What cash amount would Rohit pay for a cycle , the marked price of which is Rs.3600 ? |
| A. | Rs. 3490 |
| B. | Rs. 3500 |
| C. | Rs. 3510 |
| D. | Rs. 3520 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 3520 | |
| 3085. |
A shopkeeper purchased 10 boxes of pencils containing 10 pencils each at Rs. 100 per box and sold each pencil at a profit 12%. What is the total sale price? |
| A. | Rs.1100 |
| B. | Rs.1120 |
| C. | Rs.1200 |
| D. | Rs.1210 |
| Answer» C. Rs.1200 | |
| 3086. |
A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 80% and offers 20% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 450? |
| A. | 548 |
| B. | 748 |
| C. | 848 |
| D. | 648 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3087. |
A shopkeeper expects a gain of 45/2 % on his C.P. If his sale was Rs. 392, then find his profit. |
| A. | Rs. 70 |
| B. | Rs. 72 |
| C. | Rs. 74 |
| D. | Rs. 76 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 74 | |
| 3088. |
A shopkeeper gives 20% discount on the marked price of a book. He provides 1 pair of books free with the sale of 9 pair of books. In the whole transaction, he gets profit of 26%. Find the percentage increase in marked price from the cost price. |
| A. | 0.35 |
| B. | 0.65 |
| C. | 0.75 |
| D. | 0.26 |
| Answer» D. 0.26 | |
| 3089. |
A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of an item 35% above its cost price. The percentage of discount allowed to gain 8% is |
| A. | 0.18 |
| B. | 0.2 |
| C. | 0.22 |
| D. | 0.24 |
| Answer» C. 0.22 | |
| 3090. |
A shopkeeper marks his goods 50% more than the cost price and allows a discount of 25%. His profit or loss percentage is: |
| A. | 0.375 |
| B. | 0.255 |
| C. | 0.125 |
| D. | 0.25 |
| Answer» D. 0.25 | |
| 3091. |
A shopkeeper increases the price of an object by 40% and then sells it at 25% discount on the marked price. If the selling price of such an object be Rs. 2100, its cost price for the shopkeeper was ? |
| A. | 3000 |
| B. | 1500 |
| C. | 1750 |
| D. | 2000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3092. |
A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 10% while buying and selling, by using false weights. His total gain is. |
| A. | 0.2 |
| B. | 0.21 |
| C. | 0.22 |
| D. | 0.23 |
| Answer» C. 0.22 | |
| 3093. |
A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 8% while buying and selling fruits, by using tampered weights, his total gain in percentage is |
| A. | 16.25 |
| B. | 16.44 |
| C. | 16.75 |
| D. | 16.5 |
| Answer» C. 16.75 | |
| 3094. |
A shopkeeper by selling 8 iphones, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 3 iphones. His profit percentage is |
| A. | 60 percent |
| B. | 37.5 percent |
| C. | 75 percent |
| D. | 15 percent |
| Answer» B. 37.5 percent | |
| 3095. |
A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 11% while buying and selling fruits, by using tampered weights. His total gain in percentage is |
| A. | 23.25 |
| B. | 23.21 |
| C. | 23.75 |
| D. | 23.5 |
| Answer» C. 23.75 | |
| 3096. |
A shopkeeper by selling 9 Rolex watches, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 4 Rolex watches. His profit percentage is |
| A. | 44.4 percent |
| B. | 88.8 percent |
| C. | 80 percent |
| D. | 8.8 percent |
| Answer» D. 8.8 percent | |
| 3097. |
A shopkeeper by selling 20 Timex watches, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 4 Timex watches. His profit percentage is |
| A. | 20 percent |
| B. | 25 percent |
| C. | 30 percent |
| D. | 50 percent |
| Answer» C. 30 percent | |
| 3098. |
A shopkeeper by selling 5 items, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 1 item. What is his profit percentage? |
| A. | 0.2 |
| B. | 0.25 |
| C. | 0.16 |
| D. | 0.225 |
| Answer» C. 0.16 | |
| 3099. |
A shopkeeper by selling 21 items earns a profit equal to the selling price of 1 item. What is his profit percentage? |
| A. | 5.5 |
| B. | 2.2 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3100. |
A shopkeeper by selling 22 Skechers shoes, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 6 Skechers shoes. His profit percentage is: |
| A. | 27.2 percent |
| B. | 37.5 percent |
| C. | 54.4 percent |
| D. | 16.9 percent |
| Answer» C. 54.4 percent | |