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This section includes 177 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Aptitude knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
A shopkeeper sells a badminton racket whose marked price is Rs. 30, at a discount of 15%and gives a shuttle cock costing Rs. 1.50 free with each racket. Even then he makes a profit of 20%. His cost price, per racket is = ? |
| A. | s. 21.00 |
| B. | s. 21.25 |
| C. | s. 20.00 |
| D. | s. 17.75 |
| Answer» D. s. 17.75 | |
| 52. |
In order to maintain the price line a trader allows a discount of 10%on the marked price of an article. However, he still makes a profit of 17%on the cost price. Had he sold the article at the marked price, he would have earned a profit percent of = ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 2% |
| C. | 3% |
| D. | 5% |
| Answer» B. 2% | |
| 53. |
A trader wishes to gain 20%after allowing 10%discount on the marked price to his customers. At what percent higher than the cost price must he mark his goods ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | ${\text{ 33}}\frac{1}{3}\% $$ |
| C. | ${\text{34}}\frac{2}{3}\% $$ |
| D. | 5% |
| Answer» C. ${\text{34}}\frac{2}{3}\% $$ | |
| 54. |
A trader marked the selling price of an article at 10%above the cost price. At the time of selling he allows certain discount and suffers a loss of 1%. He allowed the discount of ? |
| A. | 1% |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | % |
| D. | 0.5% |
| Answer» C. % | |
| 55. |
The discount series 10%, 20%, 40%is equivalent to a single discount of = ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 6.8% |
| C. | 0% |
| D. | 2.28% |
| Answer» C. 0% | |
| 56. |
A single discount equivalent to the successive discounts of 10%, 20%and 25%is = ? |
| A. | 5% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 6% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» D. 0% | |
| 57. |
A fan is listed at Rs. 1500 and a discount of 20% is offered on the list price. What additional discount must be offered to the customer now to bring the net price to Rs. 1104 ? |
| A. | % |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 2% |
| Answer» B. 0% | |
| 58. |
A shopkeeper earns a profit of 10%after allowing a discount of 20%on the marked price. The cost price of the article whose marked price is Rs. 880, is = ? |
| A. | s. 704 |
| B. | s. 640 |
| C. | s. 774 |
| D. | s. 680 |
| Answer» C. s. 774 | |
| 59. |
The equivalent single discount for two successive discounts of 15%and 10%is = ? |
| A. | 5% |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 3.5% |
| D. | 0.85% |
| Answer» D. 0.85% | |
| 60. |
A shopkeeper marks his goods 20%above cost price, but allows 30%discount for cash payment. His net loss is ? |
| A. | % |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 6% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» D. 0% | |
| 61. |
The marked price of a watch was Rs. 720. A man bought the same for Rs. 550.80, after getting two successive discounts, the first 10%. What was the second discount rate ? |
| A. | 2% |
| B. | 4% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 8% |
| Answer» D. 8% | |
| 62. |
A discount of $${\text{2}}\frac{1}{2}\% $$is given to the customer on the marked price of an article. A man bought the article for Rs 39. The marked price of the article is = ? |
| A. | s. 42 |
| B. | s. 36.50 |
| C. | s. 40 |
| D. | s. 41.50 |
| Answer» D. s. 41.50 | |
| 63. |
A tradesman marks his goods 10%above his cost price. If he allows his customers 10%discount on the marked price. How much profit or loss does he make, if any ? |
| A. | %gain |
| B. | %loss |
| C. | %gain |
| D. | o gain no loss |
| Answer» C. %gain | |
| 64. |
A merchant marks his goods 40%above the cost price and sell them at a discount of 15%. Find his gain % = ? |
| A. | 5% |
| B. | 2% |
| C. | 9% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» D. 0% | |
| 65. |
To attract more visitors, zoo authority announces 20% discount on every ticket which cost 25 paise. For this reason, sale of ticket increase by 28%. Find the percentage of increase in the number of visitors ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 0% |
| D. | o change |
| Answer» D. o change | |
| 66. |
The marked price of a table is Rs. 800. A retailer bought it after two successive discounts of 10% and 15%. He spent Rs. 13 on transportation and sold it for Rs. 875. His profit was = ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 7% |
| C. | 8% |
| D. | 5% |
| Answer» B. 7% | |
| 67. |
The true discount on a certain of money due $${\text{2}}\frac{{\text{2}}}{{\text{3}}}$$years hence, is Rs. 150 and the simple interest on the same sum for the same time and at the same rate is Rs. 200. Interest rate per annum is ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 2% |
| C. | ${\text{12}}\frac{1}{2}\% $$ |
| D. | ${\text{8}}\frac{1}{2}\% $$ |
| Answer» D. ${\text{8}}\frac{1}{2}\% $$ | |
| 68. |
A trader allows two successive discounts of 30% and 15%on selling an article. If he gets Rs. 476 for that article, find its marked price = ? |
| A. | s. 700 |
| B. | s. 400 |
| C. | s. 900 |
| D. | s. 800 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
The present worth of Rs. 2310 due $$2\frac{1}{2}$$ years hence, the rate of interest being 15% per annum, is: |
| A. | s. 1750 |
| B. | s. 1680 |
| C. | s. 1840 |
| D. | s. 1443.75 |
| Answer» C. s. 1840 | |
| 70. |
The price of shirt is Rs. 440 and a customer pays Rs. 396 for it. The discount rate is ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | $10\frac{1}{2}\% $$ |
| C. | 0% |
| D. | 2% |
| Answer» B. $10\frac{1}{2}\% $$ | |
| 71. |
While selling a watch, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 5%. If he gives a discount of 6%, he earns Rs. 15 less as profit, what is the marked price of the watch = ? |
| A. | s. 1250 |
| B. | s. 1400 |
| C. | s. 1500 |
| D. | s. 750 |
| Answer» D. s. 750 | |
| 72. |
An article of cost price Rs. 8000 is marked at Rs. 11200, after allowing a discount of x percent a profit of 12%is made. The value of x is = ? |
| A. | 1% |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 2% |
| D. | 3% |
| Answer» C. 2% | |
| 73. |
Maha Bazaar offers 20% discount on bags which have been marked 50% above the cost price. Amarnath pays Rs. 840 for a bag. Then the cost price of the bag is = ? |
| A. | s. 672 |
| B. | s. 700 |
| C. | s. 790 |
| D. | s. 810 |
| Answer» C. s. 790 | |
| 74. |
A shopkeeper listed the price of goods at 30% above the cost price. He sells half of the stock at listed price, one forth of the stock at a discount of 15% and the remaining at 30%discount. His overall profit is = ? |
| A. | $15\frac{3}{8}\% $$ |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | $15\frac{3}{5}\% $$ |
| D. | $15\frac{2}{3}\% $$ |
| Answer» B. 5% | |
| 75. |
Successive discount of p% and q% on the catalogue price of an article is equivalent to a single discount of = ? |
| A. | $\left( {p - q - \frac{{pq}}{{100}}} \right)\% $$ |
| B. | $\left( {p + q - \frac{{pq}}{{100}}} \right)\% $$ |
| C. | $\left( {p - q + \frac{{pq}}{{100}}} \right)\% $$ |
| D. | $\left( {p + q + \frac{{pq}}{{100}}} \right)\% $$ |
| Answer» D. $\left( {p + q + \frac{{pq}}{{100}}} \right)\% $$ | |
| 76. |
The single discount equivalent to the discount series of 20%, 10% and 5% is = ? |
| A. | 1.66% |
| B. | 1.6% |
| C. | 5.66Z% |
| D. | 2% |
| Answer» C. 5.66Z% | |
| 77. |
A single discount equivalent to discount series 20% , 20% and 10% is = ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 8.4% |
| C. | 2.4% |
| D. | 0.4% |
| Answer» D. 0.4% | |
| 78. |
The marked price of the a watch is Rs. 1600. The shopkeeper gives successive discount of 10% and x% to the customer. It the customer pays Rs. 1224 for the watch, the value of x is= ? |
| A. | % |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» D. 0% | |
| 79. |
A owes B, Rs. 1573 payable $${\text{1}}\frac{{\text{1}}}{{\text{2}}}$$years hence. Also B owes A, Rs. 1444.50 payable 6 months hence. If they want to settle the account forthwith, keeping 14% as the rate of interest, then who should pay and how much ? |
| A. | Rs. 28.50 |
| B. | Rs. 37.50 |
| C. | Rs. 50 |
| D. | Rs. 50 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
A seller marks his goods 30% above their cost price but allows 15% discount for cash payment. His percentage of profit when sold in cash is = ? |
| A. | 0.5% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | % |
| D. | .5% |
| Answer» B. 5% | |
| 81. |
A shopkeeper marks the price of an item keeping 20% profit. If he offers a discount of $${\text{12}}\frac{1}{2}\% $$on the marked price, his gain percent will be = ? |
| A. | .5% |
| B. | % |
| C. | .5% |
| D. | % |
| Answer» C. .5% | |
| 82. |
The single discount equivalent to two successive discount of 20% and 5% is = ? |
| A. | 4% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 2% |
| D. | 3% |
| Answer» B. 5% | |
| 83. |
Ramesh marks his goods 30%above cost price. If he sells the item for Rs. 910 afters allowing of 15% discount. Find his cost price ? |
| A. | s. 823.5 |
| B. | s. 758 |
| C. | s. 814.2 |
| D. | s. 856.5 |
| Answer» B. s. 758 | |
| 84. |
If on a market price the difference of selling price with a discount of 30%and two successive discounts of 20% and 10% is 72, then the marked price ( in rupees ) is ? |
| A. | s. 3600 |
| B. | s. 3000 |
| C. | s. 2500 |
| D. | s. 2400 |
| Answer» B. s. 3000 | |
| 85. |
The difference between discount of 35% and two successive discount of 20% on a certain bill was 22, the amount of the bill is = ? |
| A. | s. 200 |
| B. | s. 220 |
| C. | s. 1100 |
| D. | s. 2200 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 86. |
The single discount equal to three consecutive discounts of 10%, 12% and 5% ? |
| A. | 5% |
| B. | 2% |
| C. | 4.76% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» D. 0% | |
| 87. |
If an electricity bill is paid before due date, one gets a reduction of 4%on the amount of the bill. By paying the bill before due date a person got a reduction of Rs. 13. The amount of his electricity bill was = ? |
| A. | s. 125 |
| B. | s. 225 |
| C. | s. 325 |
| D. | s. 425 |
| Answer» D. s. 425 | |
| 88. |
The selling price of an article is Rs. 1920 and the discount given is 4%. The marked price of the article is = ? |
| A. | s. 2400 |
| B. | s. 2000 |
| C. | s. 1600 |
| D. | s. 1200 |
| Answer» C. s. 1600 | |
| 89. |
If a person purchases a shirt, he gets 6% discount. However, if he purchases two shirts, he gets 5% on the first and 8% on the second. If the price paid by the person for two shirts is Rs. 925, then what will be the marked price of each shirts ? |
| A. | s. 494 |
| B. | s. 550 |
| C. | s. 528 |
| D. | s. 500 |
| Answer» B. s. 550 | |
| 90. |
The true discount on a bill due 9 months hence at 16% per annum is Rs. 189. The amount of the bill is: |
| A. | Rs. 1386 |
| B. | Rs. 1764 |
| C. | Rs. 1575 |
| D. | Rs. 2268 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 1575 | |
| 91. |
A man wants to sell his scooter. There are two offers, one at Rs. 12,000 cash and the other a credit of Rs. 12,880 to be paid after 8 months, money being at 18% per annum. Which is the better offer? |
| A. | Rs. 12,000 in cash |
| B. | Rs. 12,880 at credit |
| C. | Both are equally good |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Rs. 12,880 at credit | |
| 92. |
A trader owes a merchant Rs. 10,028 due 1 year hence. The trader wants to settle the account after 3 months. If the rate of interest 12% per annum, how much cash should he pay? |
| A. | Rs. 9025.20 |
| B. | Rs. 9200 |
| C. | Rs. 9600 |
| D. | Rs. 9560 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 9600 | |
| 93. |
The true discount on Rs. 2562 due 4 months hence is Rs. 122. The rate percent is: |
| A. | 12% |
| B. | 13% |
| C. | 15% |
| D. | 14% |
| Answer» D. 14% | |
| 94. |
A man purchased a cow for Rs. 3000 and sold it the same day for Rs. 3600, allowing the buyer a credit of 2 years. If the rate of interest be 10% per annum, then the man has a gain of: |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 7.5% |
| D. | 10% |
| Answer» B. 5% | |
| 95. |
The interest on Rs. 750 for 2 years is the same as the true discount on Rs. 960 due 2 years hence . If the rate of interest is the same in both cases, it is : |
| A. | 12% |
| B. | 14% |
| C. | 15% |
| D. | 16% |
| Answer» C. 15% | |
| 96. |
The simple interest and the rue discount on a certain sum for a given time and at a given rate are Rs. 85 and Rs. 80 Respectively . The sum is : |
| A. | Rs. 1800 |
| B. | Rs. 1450 |
| C. | Rs. 1360 |
| D. | Rs. 6800 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 6800 | |
| 97. |
If Rs. 10 be allowed as true discount on a bill of Rs. 110 due at the end of a certain time , then the discount allowed on the same sum due at the end of double the time is . |
| A. | Rs. 20 |
| B. | Rs. 21.81 |
| C. | Rs. 22 |
| D. | Rs. 18.33 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 21.81 | |
| 98. |
The present worth of Rs. 1404 due in two equal half - yearly instalments at 8% per annum simple interest is : |
| A. | Rs. 1325 |
| B. | Rs. 1300 |
| C. | Rs. 1350 |
| D. | Rs. 1500 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 1300 | |
| 99. |
Find he present worth of Rs. 930 due 3 years hence at 8 % per annum , Also find the discount . |
| A. | Rs. 180 |
| B. | Rs. 185 |
| C. | Rs. 190 |
| D. | Rs. 195 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 185 | |
| 100. |
The true discount on Rs. 2562 due 4 months hence is Rs. 122. The rate percent is |
| A. | 12% |
| B. | 13% |
| C. | 15% |
| D. | 14% |
| Answer» D. 14% | |