Pinnacle Day: 70th - 73th
Q.89 Amit sold an article for ₹369.60 (a) Profit 8% (b) Loss 9%
after allowing 12% discount on the (c) Profit 9% (d) Loss 8%
marked price. Had he not allowed any
discount he would have earned a profit Q.96 Mohan offers to sell his articles at a
of 20%. What is the cost price of the discount of 20%, but he marks his
article? articles by increasing the price of each
CGL 2019 Tier-II (15-11-2020 ) by 35%. What percentage would his gain
(a)₹350 (b)₹320 (c)₹380 (d)₹400 be?
CHSL 12-10-2020 (Afternoon)
Q.90 What price should Neeraj mark on (a) 10% (b) 7% (c) 8% (d) 9%
a shirt that cost ₹840, so as to earn a
profit of 18% after allowing a discount Q.97 The marked price of a ceiling fan is
of 16% on the mark price? Rs3,250 and the shopkeeper allows a
CGL 2019 Tier-II (16-11-2020 ) discount of 8% on it. What is the selling
(a)₹1,160 (b)₹1,200 price of the fan?
(c)₹1,180 (d)₹1,240 CHSL 12-10-2020 (Evening)
(a) Rs3,070 (b) Rs2,590
Q.91 An article is marked 25%, above (c) Rs3,270 (d) Rs2,990
its cost price. If x% discount is allowed
on the marked price and still there is a Q.98 The marked price and cost price of
profit of 5.5%, then what is the value of a book are Rs 850 and Rs 748
x% respectively. The discount in percentage
CGL 2019 Tier-II (16-11-2020 ) is:
(a) 13.6 (b) 15.4 (c) 15.6 (d) 16.4 CHSL 13-10-2020 (Evening shift)
(a) 12% (b) 10% (c) 15% (d) 8%
Q.92 The selling price of one article
after allowing a discount of 15% on its Q.99 If the cost price of a book after
cost price, is the same as the selling 10% discount is Rs.486, then the marked
price of another article after allowing a price of the book is:
discount of 25% on its cost price. If the CHSL 14-10-2020 (Morning shift)
sum of the cost prices of both the articles (a) Rs.580 (b) Rs.540
in 640, then find the selling price of (c) Rs.560 (d) Rs.600
each article.
CGL 2019 Tier-II (18-11-2020 ) Q.100 If the single discount equivalent
(a) ₹340 (b) ₹255 (c) ₹280 (d) ₹250 to successive discounts of 20% and x%
is 24%, then the value of x is:
Q.93 An umbrella is marked for ₹150 CHSL 14-10-2020 (Afternoon shift)
and sold for ₹138. The rate of discount (a) 5% (b) 6% (c) 8% (d) 4%
is:
CGL 2019 Tier-II (18-11-2020 ) Q.101 If the marked price of a television
(a) 5% (b) 6% (c) 8% (d) 9% set is Rs 24,500, then its selling price
after a 12% discount on it is:
Q.94 An article is listed at ₹7,600 and CHSL 15-10-2020 (Morning shift)
the discount offered is 10%. What (a)Rs 21,460 (b)Rs 21,650
additional discount must be given to (c)Rs 21,640 (d)Rs 21,560
bring the net selling price to ₹ 5,814?
CGL 2019 Tier-II (18-11-2020 ) Q.102 In a grocery store, an item with an
(a) 12% (b) 10% (c) 8% (d) 15% MRP of Rs1,100 is on a discount with a
special price of Rs.979. What is the
percentage of discount given for that
SSC CHSL 2020 Tier 1
item?
CHSL 15-10-2020 (Afternoon shift)
Q.95 List the price of a bike is 15%
(a) 9% (b) 10% (c) 12% (d) 11%
more than its cost price. It is sold at a
discount of 20%. Find the dealer's loss
or profit percentage.
CHSL 12-10-2020 (Morning shift)
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Q.103 A blanket is sold for Rs680 at the
discounts of 15% and 20%. Find the
printed price of the blanket.
CHSL 15-10-2020 (Evening shift)
(a) Rs.800 (b) Rs.950
(c) Rs.900 (d) Rs.1000
Q.104 A shopkeeper allows a discount
of 20% on an article and still makes a
profit of 25%. What does he pay for an
article whose marked price is ₹ 800?
CHSL 16-10-2020 (Morning shift)
(a)₹492 (b)₹512 (c)₹800 (d)₹640
Q.105 A mobile phone was sold for ₹
31,500 after getting two successive
discounts of 30% and 10% respectively.
What was the marked price of the
mobile?
CHSL 16-10-2020 (Afternoon shift)
(a) ₹ 50,000 (b) ₹ 55,000
(c) ₹ 52,500 (d) ₹ 35,000
Q.106 In a 15% discount sale, the cost of
a book is Rs 2,150. What was the
original price of the book?
(Correct to two decimal places)
1CHSL 16-10-2020 (Evening shift)
(a) Rs2,529.41 (b) Rs2,500.00
(c) Rs1,527.00 (d) Rs2,250.50
Q.107 The marked price of a shirt was
₹1,800. A man bought the same shirt for
₹ 1,200 after getting two successive
discounts. If the first discount was 12%,
what was the second discount rate?
(Correct to two decimal places)
CHSL 19-10-2020 (Morning shift)
(a) 25.25% (b) 22.22%
(c) 24.24% (d) 20.20%
Q.108 The printed price of a cooker is
Rs2,000, and discounts are 30%, 20%
and 10%, respectively. Find the selling
price of the cooker.
CHSL 19-10-2020 (Afternoon shift)
(a) Rs 1,002 (b) Rs 1,008
(c) Rs 1,004 (d) Rs 1,006
Q.109 Marked price of an article is 20%
more than its cost price. At what percent
less should it be sold for no profit and no
loss?
CHSL 19-10-2020 (Afternoon shift)
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(a) 14 % (b)14 %
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Q.110 If a shopkeeper sells an item that
is marked as Rs 3,685 for Rs 2,845, then
how much discount is he offering?
CHSL 19-10-2020 (Evening shift)
(a) 22.795% (b) 29.52%
(c) 26.59% (d) 34.87%
Q.111 A discount of 30% on the marked
price of a book enables Arun to get a pen
worth Rs.60 free. How much did Arun
pay for the book?
CHSL 21-10-2020 (Morning shift)
(a) 140 (b) 160 (c) 150 (d) 130
Q.112 The marked price of an article is
25% more than its cost price. If a 10%
discount is given on the marked price,
then what is the profit percentage?
CHSL 21-10-2020 (Afternoon shift)
(a) 12% (b) 11.5% (c) 10% (d) 12.5%
Q.113 If a dining table with marked
price Rs.6,000 was sold to a customer
for Rs.5,520, then the rate of discount
allowed on the marked price of
the table is:
CHSL 21-10-2020 (Evening shift)
(a) 7% (b) 5% (c) 8% (d) 6%
Q.114 An article is listed at Rs.8,500,
and the discount offered is 12%. What
additional discount (percent) must be
given to bring the selling price to 6,358?
CHSL 26-10-2020 (Morning shift)
(a) 9% (b) 20% (c) 15% (d) 10%
Q.115 The marked price of a book is
Rs.540. After 10% discount on the
marked price, the selling price of the
book is:
CHSL 26-10-2020 (Afternoon shift)
(a) 386 (b) 590 (c) 486 (d) 530
Q.116 The difference between the selling
price obtained after a single discount of
45% and two successive discounts of
30% and 15% on the marked price
Rs.12000 of an article is:
CHSL 26-10-2020 (Evening shift)
(a) 440 (b) 560 (c) 520 (d) 540
Q.117 A dealer marks his goods at 30%
above the cost price. Then he allows a
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35% discount on it. What would be his
loss percentage?
CHSL 17-03-2020 (Morning shift)
(a)16.5% (b)17.5% (c)18.5% (d)15.5%
Q.118 A product whose MRP is ₹ 978, is
sold for ₹ 925 by a wholesale shop
owner. What is the percentage of
discount given by him?
CHSL 17-03-2020 ( Evening shift)
(a) 6.5% (b) 9.2% (c) 5.4% (d) 7.8%
Q.119 A shopkeeper pays 12% of the
cost price as tax while purchasing an
item whose cost is Rs 500. He wants to
earn a profit of 20% after giving a
discount of 16% on the marked price.
So, the marked price should be:
CHSL 18-03-2020 (Morning shift)
(a) Rs 840 (b) Rs 780
(c) Rs 960 (d) Rs 800
Q.120 A dozen pairs of gloves worth
Rs600 are available at a discount of
10%. Find out how many pairs of gloves
can be bought for Rs270.
CHSL 18-03-2020 (Afternoon shift)
(a) Seven (b) Five (c) Six (d) Four
Q.121 A single discount equivalent to
the discount series of 25%, 15% and
10% is:
CHSL 18-03-2020 ( Evening shift)
(a) 40.2% (b) 25% (c) 42.6% (d) 30%
Q.122 A tradesman marks his products
35% above the cost price and allows his
customers 15% reduction on their bills.
What percentage of profit does he make?
CHSL 18-03-2020 ( Evening shift)
(a) 14.25 (b) 14 (c) 14.75 (d) 14.10
Q.123 The marked price of a book is
Rs.900. What is the selling price of the
book after giving two successive
discounts each of 10% on it?
CHSL 19-03-2020 (Morning shift)
(a) 800 (b) 749 (c) 729 (d) 820
Q.124 The printed price on a book is
Rs.150. If it is sold after two successive
discounts of 30% and 40%, then find its
selling price.
CHSL 19-03-2020 ( Evening shift)
(a) 65 (b) 63 (c) 66 (d) 64
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Q.125 A shopkeeper marks the price of
the article in such a way that after
allowing a 28% discount, he wants a
gain of 12%. If the marked price is 224,
then the cost price of the article is:
SSC CGL 3 March 2020 (Morning)
(a)₹ 168 (b)₹ 144 (c)₹ 196 (d)₹ 120
Q.126 A dealer marks an article 40%
above the cost price and sells it to a
customer, allowing two successive
discounts of 20% and 25% on the
marked price. If he suffers a loss of
₹140, then the cost price (in ₹) of the
article is:
SSC CGL 3 March 2020 (Afternoon)
(a) 900 (b) 840 (c) 872 (d) 875
Q.127 A person marked his goods at a
price that would give him 40% profit.
But he declared a sale and allowed a
20% discount on the marked price. What
is the profit percentage of the person in
the whole transaction?
SSC CGL 3 March 2020 (Evening)
(a) 12% (b) 32% (c) 20% (d) 30%
Q.128 A trader allows a discount of 18%
on the marked price of an article. How
much percentage above the cost price
must he mark it so as to get a profit of
6.6%?
SSC CGL 4 March 2020 (Morning)
(a) 30 (b) 28 (c) 25 (d) 24
Q.129. The marked price of an article is
₹740. After two successive discounts of
15% and x%, it is sold for ₹566.10.
What is the value of x? /
SSC CGL 4 March 2020 (Afternoon)
(a) 12 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 20
Q.130 If the selling price of an article is
8% more than the cost price and the
discount offered is 10% on the marked
price of the article, then what is the ratio
of cost price to the marked price?
SSC CGL 4 March 2020 (Evening)
(a) 5:6 (b) 8:9 (c) 3:4 (d) 4:5
Q.131 A shopkeeper bought 80 kg of
rice at a discount of 10%. Besides 1 kg
rice was offered free to him on the
purchase of every 20 kg rice. If he sells