1. The prices of two articles are in the ratio 5 : 8.

If the price of the first article is increased by x%

and that of the other is decreased by 30%, then the new prices of A and B will be in the ratio
of 17 : 14. The value of x is:
5:8 x%
% A B 17 : 14 x
(a) 40 (b) 38 (c) 34 (d) 36
2. By giving a discount of 22%, a trader made a profit of 14%. If the trader had
given a discount of Rs.1272 he would have incurred a loss of 15%. Find the cost
price of the article.
22% दे कर, एक व्यापारी ने 14% का मुनाफा कमाया। यदद व्यापारी ने रु1272 की छूट दी होती
तो उसे 15% का नक ु सान होता। वस्तु का क्रय मूल्य ज्ञात करें ?
a)1872 b)2210 c)2340 d)2080
3. The ratio of CP and MP of an article is 8:15. While the ratio of profit% and discount% is
25:24 .The difference between profit% and discount% will be ?

एक वस्तु का CP और MP का अनुपात 8:15 है | जबकक लाभ % और छूट % का अनुपात

25:24 है | लाभ % और छूट % के मध्य अंतर ज्ञात कीजजए |

4. At a village trade fair a man buys a horse and a camel together for
Rs.51,250. He sold the horse at a profit of 25% and the camel at a loss of
20%. If he sold both the animals at the same price, then the cost price of
the cheaper animal was Rs. _____.

25% 20%
(MAINS 2017)
(a) 6600 (b) 7500
(c) 25000 (d) 20000
5. For an article the profit is 220% of the cost price. If the cost price increases by 25% but the
selling price remains same, then new profit percentage is how much % less than original profit
percentage (approx.)?
एक वस्तु को बेचने पर उसके क्रय मूल्य का 220% लाभ होता है। यदद क्रय मूल्य में 25% की वद्
ृ धि होती है
लेककन ववक्रय मूल्य समान रहता है, तो नया लाभ प्रततशत मूल लाभ प्रततशत से ककतना % कम है?
a)22% b)26%

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6. When an article is sold at th of its selling price ,there is a loss of 37%.what will be the profit
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percentage ,when the same article is sold at th of its selling price?
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जब ककसी वस्तु को उसके ववक्रय मूल्य की कीमत पर बेचा जाता है , तो 37% की हातन
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जाता है ?
a)12.5% b)14%
c)15% d)16.66%
7. The cost price of a shirt is increased by 20%. A trader who revised the selling price of the
shirt to maintain the same profit percentage . noted that he got Rs.10 more in profit on selling
one shirt after he revised the selling price. What is his new profit (in Rs.)?
एक कमीज की लागत मूल्य 20% बढ़ जाती है| एक व्यापारी कमीज के विक्रय मूल्य को इस्स प्रकार पररिवतित करता है की लाभ प्रवतशत
समान रहे| ।नए विक्रय मूल्य पर कमीज को बेचने से व्यापारी को 10 रुपया अविक लाभ होता है| व्यापारी का नया लाभ (रुपये मे) क्या है?

a)50 b)10 c)60 d)40

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8. If an article is sold at 12.5% gain instead of 16 %loss the man gains Rs1533 more find the CP
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of that article that article.
यदद एक वस्तु 16 % हातन के बजाय 12.5% लाभ पर बेचा जाता है , तो आदमी 1533 रुपये
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अधिक प्राप्त करता है , उस वस्तु का CP ज्ञात करे ?

a)5256 b)4599 c)5688 d)5292

9. A wholesaler sells a watch to a retailer at a profit of 8% and the retailer
sells it to a customer at a profit of 12%. If the customer pays Rs.8,448 what
had it cost (approximately) to the wholesaler (in Rs.)? (MAINS 2017)
8%
12% 8,448

(a) 6984 (b) 6082

(c) 720 (d) 7022

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10. 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?
10%
16% 14.2% 10%
(MAINS 2017)
(a) 1400 (b) 600
(c) 800 (d) 1000
11. A used car dealer sells a car for Rs.7.6 lakhs and makes
some loss. If he had sold if for Rs.9.2 lakhs his profit would been thrice his
loss. What was the cost price of the car (in Rs lakhs)?

(MAINS 2017)
(a) 8.5 (b) 8.75
(c) 8.25 (d) 8

12. An oil refinery buys oil at Rs3600 per barrel. There is 10%
wastage. If the refinery wants to earn 5% profit then at what price should
it sell including 8% tax on selling price? (in Rs per barrel)
10%
5% 8%
श (MAINS 2017)
(a) 3674 (b) 3711
(c) 4219 (d) 4536
13. On a certain item profit is 120%. If the cost price increases
by 10% then what will be the new profit margin (in %) if selling price
remains the same?
120% 10%
(MAINS 2017)
(a) 50 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 90
14. If the selling price is tripled and cost price doubled the
profit would become 65%. What is the present profit (in %)?
65% %
(MAINS 2017)

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 (a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 10
15. A vendor buys bananas at 7 for Rs.6 and sells at 6 for Rs.7.
What will be the result?

(MAINS 2017)
(a) 36.1% loss/
(b) 26.5% Profit/
(c) 36.1% Profit/
(d) 26.5% loss/
16.Two articles A and B were sold at 4960 Rs &3720 Rs respectively. a profit of 31.25% is made
on article A and a loss of 18.18% occurs on article B. find the overall profit or loss % on whole
transaction?
दो वस्तु A और B क्रमशः 4960 रुपये और 3720 रुपये में बेचे गए। वस्तु A पर 31.25% का लाभ होता है
और वस्तु B पर 18.18% का नुकसान होता है | संपूर्ण लेनदे न पर समग्र लाभ % या हातन % ज्ञात करें ?
a)6.29% b)5.78% c)4.25% d)3.48%
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17.A person buys 561 articles at Rs.3200 . he sells , part of all articles at 27% loss . at what profit
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% he has to sell remaining article so that he will get neither profit nor loss in the whole
transaction?
एक व्यजक्त 561 वस्तए
ु ,ं 3200 रु खरीदता है और कुल वस्तओ
ु ं का भाग 27% हातन पर बेचता है ।बचे हुए
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भाग को ककतने % लाभ पर बेचा जाए ताकक कुल सौदे में न तो लाभ और न ही हातन हो।
a)18% b)27.5% c)22.5% d)25%
18.A person buys 1596 article at Rs.4530. he sells 608 articles at 25% profit and 456 article at 20%
loss. At what profit/loss percent he had to sell the remaining articles so that he will get neither
profit nor loss in the whole transaction?
एक व्यजक्त रु 4530 में 156 वस्तुएं खरीदता है 608 वस्तुओं को 25% लाभ पर,456 वस्तुओं को 20% हातन
पर बेचता है।बचे हुए भाग को ककतने % लाभ/हातन पर बेचा जाए ताकक कुल सौदे में न तो लाभ और न ही
हातन हो।
a)11.42% b)13.97% c)9.83% d)10.56%
19.A man sells two articles for Rs.2695 each. He sells first article at 18.75% profit .at what loss %
he would have sell second article. If there is neither profit nor loss in whole transaction?

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 एक व्यजक्त दो वस्तुओं में से प्रत्येक को 2695 रु में बेचा । उसने पहले वस्तु को 18.75% लाभ पर बेचा ।
ज्ञात कीजजये उसे दस
ू रे वस्तु को ककतने % हातन पर बेचना पडेगा यदद कुल लेनदे न में न तो कोई लाभ और
न ही हातन हो?
a)13.63% b)12.61% c)14.68% d)15.23%
20.A person sold two articles at Rs.6630 each. On the 1st article ,he get 27.5% profit, but he sold
the 2nd article in such a way that overall he would get no profit nor loss.find the difference
between the CP
of both the articles?
एक व्यजक्त दोनो वस्तओ
ु ं में प्रत्येक को रु 6630में बेचता है ।पहली वस्तु से उसे 27.5% का लाभ होता
है ।दस
ू री वस्तु को इस प्रकार बेचता है की कुल सौदे में उसे न तो लाभ और न ही हातन होती है ।दोनों वस्तओ
ु ं
के क्रय मूल्य का अंतर ज्ञात करो।
a)Rs.2640 b)Rs.2805 c)Rs.2760 d)Rs.2860
21.First trader calculates profit % on CP while second trader calculates his profit % on SP. Both
sells their article at same price Rs.3760 and both claims to gain a profit of 17.5%.find the
difference of their actual profit?
पहला व्यापारी CP पर लाभ% की गर्ना करता है जबकक दस
ू रा व्यापारी SP पर अपने लाभ% की गर्ना
करता है। दोनों ने अपनी वस्तु समान मूल्य Rs.3760 में बेचीं और दोनों ने 17.5% का लाभ प्राप्त करने का
दावा ककया। उनके वास्तववक लाभों का अंतर ज्ञात करे ?

a)Rs. 96 b)Rs.90
c)Rs.98 d)Rs.102

22.find the difference between selling price of goods if two salesman claim to make 16.25% profit
each, one calculating it on cost price while another on selling price , the difference in the
profits earned being Rs. 585 and selling price of both goods is in the ratio of 3:5 respectively?
दोनों वस्तओ
ु ं के ववक्रय मूल्य के बीच अंतर ज्ञात करे यदद दो सेल्समैन में से प्रत्येक 16.25% लाभ कमाने
का दावा करते हैं, एक लागत मल्
ू य पर इसकी गर्ना करता है , जबकक दस
ू रा ववक्रय मल्
ू य पर, यदद उनके
यथाथण लाभों में अंतर 585 रु और दोनों वस्तुओं की बबक्री मूल्य क्रमशः 3: 5 के अनुपात में है ?
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 c)Rs.3174.4 d)Rs.3348
23.A person sells an article at a profit of 12%. If he had purchased it for 12% less and sold it for
ruppes 9 less, he would have gained 27% . What is the original cost price of the article?
% %
%
(a) 4,250 (b) 4,000
(c) 4,500 (d) 3,750
24.A person sold an article at 17.5% profit. If he would have bought it Rs765 less and sold it Rs765
less, then profit would be 22.22% then find the initial cost price of an article.
एक व्यजक्त ककसी वस्तु को 17.5% लाभ पर बेचता है अगर वह उसे 765 रु कम में खरीदा होता और 765 रु
कम में बेचा होता तो उसे 22.22% का लाभ होता ।तो वस्तु का वास्तववक क्रय मल् ू य ज्ञात करो।
a)3600 b)3560 c)3400 d)3200
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more then loss would be 10% then find the initial cost price of an article.
एक व्यजक्त ककसी वस्तु को 15 % हातन पर बेचता है अगर वह उसे 760 रु कम में खरीदा होता और 730 रु
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अधिक में बेचा होता तो उसे 10% हातन होता । तो वस्तु का वास्तववक क्रय मूल्य ज्ञात करो।
a)23634 b)32825
c)27570 d)26260
26.A man sells his goods at 25% profit. Had he purchased it at Rs x less and sold it at Rs x less,
then he would have gained 5% profit more. If he had purchased it for Rs y less and sold it for
Rs y less he would have gained 40%. What would be the profit % if both CP and SP are reduced
by Rs(x+y)?
एक आदमी 25% लाभ पर सामान बेचता है ।यदद उसने वस्तु को रु x कम में खरीदा होता और रु x कम में
बेच होता तो उसे 5% ज्यादा लाभ होता । यदद उसने रु y कम में खरीदा होता और रु y कम में बेचा होता तो
उसे 40% का लाभ होता। यदद दोनों क्रय मूल्य और ववक्रयमूल्य रु(x+y) कम होता तो उसे ककतने प्रततशत
का लाभ होता।
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a)54.54% b)33 % c)45.45% d)66 %
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27.A shopkeeper sold an article at 32.5% profit. If both CP and SP decreased by Rs 132 then now
profit would be 3/8th of the SP. Then find the initial cost price of an article.
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ु ानदार ककसी वस्तु को 32.5% लाभ पर बेचता है अगर क्रय मूल्य और ववक्रयमूल्य दोनो में 132रु की

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 कमी कर दी जाए,तो वस्तु को बेचने पर प्राप्त लाभ वस्तु के ववक्रयमल्
ू य का 3/8th भाग है ।तो वस्तु का
वास्तववक क्रय मल्
ू य ज्ञात करो।
a)368 b)330 c)288 d)216

28. 1 packet of biscuits costs Rs.16 but a pack of 4 of the same

packet of biscuits costs Rs.56. What is the effective discount (in %) on the
pack?

(% )
(a) 8 (b) 10 (MAINS 2017)
(c) 7.5 (d) 12.5

29. The cost price of an article is Rs.x. It is marked up by 200%. It is sold

at Rs.540 after giving 25% discount. What is the value of x (in Rs.)? (MAINS
2017)
x 200% 25%
540 x
(a) 360 (b) 250
(c) 300 (d) 240

30. The selling price of an article is Rs.816 if the discount on it is 15%.

What would be the selling price of the article (in Rs.) if the discount on it
is 25%?
816 15% 25%

(a) 750 (b) 720 (MAINS 2017)

(c) 800 (d) 700

31. Giving two successive discounts of 40% is equal to giving one discount
of _____? (MAINS 2017)
40% _____%
(a) 80 (b) 96
(c) 64 (d) 72

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32. A Rs.1000 box of cookies is offered at 10% discount and a Rs.400 bar
of chocolate at 8% discount. If we buy 2 boxes of cookies and 3 bars of
chocolate, what is the effective discount we get (in %)? (MAINS 2017)
1000 10% 400
8%
(% )
(a) 9 (b) 9.25
(c) 8.75 (d) 8.5

33. The price of a product after getting 20% discount is Rs.3,024 which
includes 5% tax on selling price. What was the marked price (in Rs) of the
product? (MAINS 2017)
20% श 5% श
( )
(a) 3780 (b) 2742
(c) 3600 (d) 2880

34. If 60% discount of offered on the marked price and selling price
becomes equal to cost price then what was the % mark up?
(MAINS 2017)
60% श श
%
(a) 100 (b) 250
(c) 150 (d) 40

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