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

Total Questions: 20

Q1. If a loss of 10% is made on selling price, what is the loss percentage on cost price?

9% 10% 11.11% 12.5%
Q2. A dealer buys an article at a discount of 20% on the marked price. He sells it at a price such that he makes a profit of 25% on the cost price. If the marked price is Rs. 6000, what is the selling price?

Rs. 6000 Rs. 6500 Rs. 7000 Rs. 7500
Q3. A merchant buys goods worth Rs. 6000. He sells half of the goods at a profit of 10% and the remaining half at a loss of 20%. What is his overall profit/loss percentage?

5% loss 5% profit 10% loss 10% profit
Q4. If selling price is tripled and cost price is doubled, the profit becomes 3 times the original profit. What is the original profit percentage?

25% 33.33% 50% 66.67%
Q5. The marked price of a refrigerator is Rs. 800. A discount of 15% is given. What is the selling price?

Rs. 660 Rs. 670 Rs. 680 Rs. 690
Q6. If a pen is bought for ₹30 and sold for ₹36, what is the profit percentage?

10% 15% 20% 25%
Q7. The ratio of the cost price and selling price of an article is 5:4. What is the percentage of loss?

10% 15% 20% 25%
Q8. The cost price of a table is Rs. 800. If it is sold for Rs. 1000, what is the profit?

Rs. 150 Rs. 175 Rs. 200 Rs. 225
Q9. If the cost price of an article is 80% of its selling price, what is the profit percentage?

20% 25% 10% 15%
Q10. A shopkeeper sells two items for Rs. 1200 each. On one, he gains 20%, and on the other, he loses 20%. What is his overall profit or loss percentage?

4% loss 4% profit 20% loss No profit, no loss
Q11. If the cost price of 6 articles is equal to the selling price of 4 articles, then the profit percentage is:

50% 40% 30% 20%
Q12. A trader sells his goods at a profit of 25%. If he had bought them at 20% less and sold them at Rs. 10.50 less, he would have gained 30%. The cost price of the goods is:

Rs. 100 Rs. 120 Rs. 150 Rs. 200
Q13. The marked price of a suitcase is Rs. 2000. A discount of 20% is given. If the cost price is Rs. 1500, what is the profit percentage?

6% 10% 12% 15%
Q14. A shopkeeper sells 11 articles for Rs. 1000 at a profit of 10%. How many articles did he buy for Rs. 1000?

10 11 12 13
Q15. A man buys a table at Rs. 1500 and sells it at a profit of 20%. He then buys another table and sells it at a loss of 20%. If the selling price of both tables is the same, find the cost price of the second table.

Rs. 2250 Rs. 2000 Rs. 2500 Rs. 2300
Q16. The marked price of a fan is Rs. 1000. A discount of 20% is given. What is the selling price?

Rs. 700 Rs. 750 Rs. 800 Rs. 850
Q17. The cost price of an article is 80% of its selling price. What is the profit percentage?

15% 20% 25% 30%
Q18. A shopkeeper sells an item for Rs. 450 and makes a loss of 10%. What is the cost price?

Rs. 500 Rs. 480 Rs. 510 Rs. 490
Q19. A dealer sells a machine for Rs. 50,000 at a profit of 25%. He buys another machine for Rs. 40,000 and sells it at a loss of 10%. What is his overall profit or loss percentage?

10.71% profit 10.71% loss 12.5% profit 12.5% loss
Q20. A trader sells a pen for Rs. 45 at a loss of Rs. 5. What is the cost price?

Rs. 35 Rs. 40 Rs. 45 Rs. 50

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