Mock Test

Exam: SSC CGL Subject: Quantitative Aptitude Topic: Profit and Loss

Total Questions: 20

Q1. If the marked price of a mobile is Rs. 1500, and it is sold with successive discounts of 20% and 10%, what is the selling price?

Rs. 1080 Rs. 1100 Rs. 1200 Rs. 1300
Q2. What is the selling price if the cost price is ₹500 and there is a loss of 10%?

₹400 ₹450 ₹500 ₹550
Q3. If the selling price of 15 items is equal to the cost price of 20 items, find the gain percent.

25% 30% 33.33% 35%
Q4. If the cost price of a chair is ₹750 and the selling price is ₹900, what is the profit percentage?

15% 20% 25% 30%
Q5. A shopkeeper marks an item 50% above its cost price. He then offers a discount of 20%. What is the profit percentage?

20% 25% 30% 35%
Q6. A shopkeeper buys 15 kg of sugar for Rs. 300. He sells 10 kg of sugar at a profit of 20% and the remaining 5 kg of sugar at a loss of 10%. What is his overall profit percentage?

10% 12% 13.33% 15%
Q7. The cost price of 12 articles is equal to the selling price of 9 articles. The gain percentage is:

20% 25% 33.33% 50%
Q8. When the selling price of an item is doubled, the profit triples. What is the profit percentage?

50% 100% 150% 200%
Q9. A shopkeeper buys 5 kg of apples for ₹250. If he sells them for ₹60 per kg, what is his total profit?

₹50 ₹100 ₹150 ₹200
Q10. A person buys a table for Rs. 2000 and sells it for Rs. 1800. What is his loss percentage?

8% 10% 12% 15%
Q11. The cost price of 101 articles is equal to the selling price of 91 articles. The profit percentage is:

10% 10.99% 11% 12%
Q12. A shopkeeper buys a book for Rs. 50 and sells it for Rs. 40. What is the loss?

Rs. 5 Rs. 10 Rs. 15 Rs. 20
Q13. A trader sells two articles at the same price. He gains 10% on one and loses 10% on the other. What is his overall profit or loss percentage?

1% loss No profit no loss 1% profit 2% loss
Q14. A shopkeeper sells two items for the same price. For the first item, he gains 25%, and for the second item, he loses 25%. What is his overall profit or loss percentage?

6.25% loss 6.25% profit 5% loss 5% profit
Q15. A shopkeeper buys 100 pens at Rs. 10 each. He sells 60 pens at Rs. 12 each and the remaining 40 pens at Rs. 8 each. What is his profit or loss percentage?

2% profit 2% loss 4% profit 4% loss
Q16. An item is sold at a price that gives a 25% profit. If a discount of 10% is given on the marked price, the profit percentage is 15%. What is the marked price if the cost price is Rs. 400?

Rs. 480 Rs. 500 Rs. 520 Rs. 550
Q17. An item bought for Rs. 150 and sold for Rs. 135 results in a:

Profit of Rs. 15 Loss of Rs. 15 No profit no loss Loss of Rs. 20
Q18. A shopkeeper sells an article at a 10% profit. If the cost price was 5% less and the selling price was Rs. 2 more, the profit would be 10%. What is the cost price?

Rs. 500 Rs. 750 Rs. 1000 Rs. 1250
Q19. If a shopkeeper sells an item for Rs. 500 and makes a profit of 25%, what is the cost price of the item?

Rs. 400 Rs. 425 Rs. 450 Rs. 475
Q20. A trader sells 100 meters of cloth for Rs. 2000 and gains the cost price of 20 meters. What is the cost price per meter?

Rs. 16.67 Rs. 15 Rs. 18 Rs. 17.50

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