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(SSC CGL Mains Classroom sheet)
1. By selling an article for Rs.2,200, a profit of 5. There are 2 friends Neeraj and Deepak. Neeraj
10% is earned. If the same article is sold for calculates his profit % on SP whereas Deepak
Rs.2,600, then what will be the gain calculates his profit % on CP. If both claim to
percentage? make 20% profit and the difference between
,d oLrq dks Rs.2,200 esa cspus ij10% dk ykHk there actual profit is Rs.100 and the SP of both
is same. Find their SP.
çkIr gksrk gSA ;fn bl oLrq Rs.2,600
dks cspk x;k
gksrk] rks ykHk çfr'kr D;k gksrk\ uhjt vkSj nhid ds 2 nksLr gSaA uhjt foØ; ewY; ij
(a) 20% (b) 15%
vius ykHk » dh x.kuk djrk gS tcfd nhid Ø;
(c) 37% (d) 30% ewY; ij vius ykHk » dh x.kuk djrk gSA ;fn nksuks
20» ykHk dekus dk nkok djrs gSa vkSj ogk¡ okLrfo

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2. An article is sold at a profit of 13 %. Had ykHk ds chp dk varj 100 #i;s gS vkSj nksuksa dk foØ

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ewY; leku gS rks mudk foØ; ewY; Kkr djsaA
it been sold for Rs 76.70 more, the profit
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would have been 16 %. 50% of the cost price
(a) 2500
(c) 2000
(b) 3000
(d) None of these

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5 6. A calculates his profit percentage on the selling
of the article (in Rs) is: price of an article, whereas B calculates his
ja profit percentage on the cost price of the article.
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,d oLrq dks 13 » ds ykHk ij cspk tkrk gSA vxj If the difference between their profits is Rs.588;
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the selling price of the article for both of them

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bls 76-70 #i;s vf/d esa cspk tkrk] rks ykHk
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5 then the selling price (in Rs.) of the article is:
gksrkA oLrq ds ykxr ewY; dk 50» (# esa) gS% fdlh oLrq ds foØ; ewY; ij vius ykHk izfr'kr dk
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(a) 1250 (b) 2500 ifjdyu djrk gS tcfd B oLrq ds ykxr ewY; ij vius
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(c) 1300 (d) 1500 ykHk izfr'kr dk ifjdyu djrk gSA ;fn muds ykHk ds
3. A trader bought items for Rs.1,050 and sold chp dk varj 588 #i;s gS vkSj mu nksuksa ds fy, oLrq dk
them the same day for Rs. 1,228.5 at a credit foØ; ewY; cjkcj gS vkSj mu nksuksa dks 28» dk yk
of 10 months, thus gaining 4%. The rate of
interest per annum is: izkIr gksrk gS] rks oLrq dk foØ; ewY; (#- esa) D;k gS\
,d O;kikjh us 1]050 #i;s esa lkeku •jhnk vkSj mlh fnu (a) 9,000 (b) 10,000
(c) 10,200 (d) 9,600
mUgsa 1228-5 #i;s esa 10 eghus ds ØsfMV ij csp fn;kA bl
7. The profit percent earned by selling a centre
çdkj 4» dk ykHk dekrk gSAçfr o"kZ C;kt nj gS%
table for Rs 13440 is equal to the loss percent
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made by selling the same centre table for Rs
(a) 20% (b) 12% 10560. At what price should the article be sold
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(c) 15% (d) 18% to make 20% profit?

4. If the selling price of 7 articles is equal to the ,d lsaVj Vscy dks 13440 #i;s esa cspus ls vftZr ykHk
cost price of 8 articles, then what is the profit çfr'kr mlh lsaVj Vscy dks 10560 #i;s esa cspus ls çkIr
percentage (correct to one decimal place)? gkfu çfr'kr ds cjkcj gSA 20» ykHk dekus ds fy, oLrq
;fn 7 oLrqvksa dk foØ; ewY; 8 oLrqvksa ds Ø; ewY; ds cjkcj dks fdl dher ij cspk tkuk pkfg,\
gS] rks ykHk çfr'kr (,d n'keyo LFkku rd lgh) D;k gS\ SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Shift-02)
(a) 13.9% (b) 14.3% (a) Rs.12000 (b) Rs.24000
(c) 15.4% (d) 11.7% (c) Rs.14400 (d) Rs.18000

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8. An article was sold at a loss of 14%. If it was sold 12. An article is sold at a certain price. If it is
for Rs. 756 more, then there would have been a 1
gain of 7%. Find the cost price of the article. sold at 33 % of this price, there is a loss of
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,d oLrq 14» dh gkfu ij csph xbZA ;fn bls #i;s esa 1
cspk x;k FkkA 756 vf/d] rks 7» dk ykHk gksrkA oLrq dk 33 3 % . What is the percentage profit if the
Ø; ewY; Kkr dhft;sA article is sold at 80% of its original selling
price?
SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (SHIFT-01)
,d oLrq ,d fuf'pr ewY; ij csph tkrh gSA ;fn bls
(a) Rs. 3600 (b) Rs. 2300
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(c) Rs. 5000 (d) Rs. 3000 bl ewY; ds 33 % ij cspk tkrk] rks 33 % dh
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9. A shopkeeper is incurring a loss of cost price of
gkfu gksrhA ;fn oLrq dks mlds ewY; foØ; ewY;
4 pens while selling 20 pens to Ajay. If the
shopkeeper had purchased 20 pens at 10% less
80» ij cspk tkrk gS rks izfr'kr ykHk D;k gksxk\
(a) 50% (b) 40%
price and had sold 20 pens to Ajay at 25% more
(c) 70% (d) 60%
than the selling price, then how much
13. Swastik purchased a laptop for `75,000 and sold
percentage would he have gained (rounded off

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it to Anju suffering a loss of 10%. Anju sold
to 1 decimal place)?
the same laptop after earning a profit of 20%.

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vt; dks 20 isu csprs le; ,d nqdkunkj dks 4 isu ds Ø; At what price (in `) did Anju sell the laptop?
ewY; ds cjkcj dh gkfu gks jgh;fn gSA
nqdkunkj us 20 isu LokfLrd us 75]000 #i;s esa ,d ySiVkWi •jhnk vkS
an by
10» de dher ij •jhns gksrs vkSj 20 isu vt; dks foØ;
ewY; ls 25» vf/d ij csps gksrs] rks mls fdrus çfr'
kr dk ykHk
bls 10» gkfu ij vatw dks csp fn;kA vatw us mlh ySiVk
dks 20» dk ykHk vftZr djds csp fn;kA vatw us ySiVkW

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gksrk (n'keyo ds 1 LFkku rd iw.kkZafdr) \ fdl dher ij (#i;s esa) cspk\
ja
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SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Shift-03)
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(a) `78,500 (b) `85,000
(a) 8.0 (b) 11.1 (c) `81,000 (d) `90,000
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(c) 10.0 (d) 12.5 14. A shopkeeper increases the selling price of
an article by 15%. After increasing the selling
10. A wrist watch is sold for `1,200 at a profit price, he noticed that the profit percentage
percent equal to its cost price. Find the cost changed from 5% to 15%. The percentage
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price of the wrist watch. increase in the cost price is:

,d dykbZ ?kM+h dks mlds Ø; ewY; ds cjkcj ykHk ,d nqdkunkj ,d oLrq ds foØ; ewY; esa 15» dh o`f¼
di M

izfr'kr ij 1]200 #- esa cspk tkrk gSA dykbZ ?kM+h dkdjrk gSA foØ; ewY; esa o`f¼ djus ds ckn] mlus ns[k
Ø; ewY; Kkr djsaA fd ykHk izfr'kr 5» ls 15» esa cny x;kA Ø; ewY; esa
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Shift-03) izfr'kr o`f¼-----------gSA
SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Shift-02)
(a) ` 400 (b) ` 250 (a) 20% (b) 10%
(c) ` 350 (d) ` 300 (c) 15% (d) 5%
11. What will be the actual profit percentage 19
15. By selling an article at of its actual selling
(rounded off to nearest integer) after selling 24
an article at a certain price, while there occurs price, a man loses 5%. If he sells it at 90% of
a loss of 45% on selling the article at 3/8 of the actual selling price, then what will his gain
percentage be?
the sellig rice?
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,d oLrq dks ,d fuf'pr dher ij cspus ds ckn okLrfod ,d oLrq dks mlds okLrfod foØ; ewY; ls24 vf/d ewY;
ykHk izfr'kr (fudVre iw.kk±d esa iw.kk±fdr) D;k gksxk]
ij cspus ij ,d O;fDr dks 5% dh gkfu gksrh gSA ;fn og
tcfd oLrq dks foØ; ewY; ds 3@8 ij cspus ij 45»
bls okLrfod foØ; ewY; ds90% ij csprk gS] rks mldk
dh gkfu gksrh gS\
ykHk çfr'kr D;k gksxk\
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(a) 17% (b) 37%
(a) 10% (b) 10.5%
(c) 47% (d) 27% (c) 7.5% (d) 8%

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16. A person bought a chair and a table for Rs.750. ,d nqdkunkj us 50 #i;s çfr oLrq dh nj ls ,d oLrq
He sold the chair at a gain of 5% and the table
at a gain of 20%. He gained 16% on the whole. ds 40 VqdM+s •jhnsA mlus 20» ykHk ds lkFk 35 VqdM
What is original cost of table? 'ks"k 5 VqdM+s {kfrxzLr ik, x, vkSj mlus mUgsa 10» g
,d O;fÙkQ us ,d dqlhZ vkSj ,d est 750 #i, esa •jhnh A mlus lkFk csp fn;kA mldk dqy ykHk çfr'kr Kkr dhft,A
dqlhZ dks 5» ykHk ij vkSj est dks 20» ykHk ij csp fn;k A mls SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Shift-03)
dqy 16» dk ykHk gqvk A est dh ewy ykxr D;k Fkh\ (a) 30% (b) 32.5%
UPSC CDS-2 2021 (c) 16.25% (d) 10%
(a) Rs.400 (b) Rs.450 21. A trader sells 25% of his goods at 40% profit,
(c) Rs.550 (d) Rs.600 40% of the remaining goods at 10% loss, and
17. Vijay sells bananas at the rate of ` 14 per dozen 20% of the remaining at the cost price. At what
and earns a profit of 40 percent. The cost price
per cent profit should he sell the remaining
of the bananas increase by 30 percent. If the
to earn a 15% profit in the whole transaction?
selling price remains the same, then what is
his new profit percent? ,d O;kikjh vius eky ds 25» dks 40» ykHk ij] 'ks"k
fot; ` 14 izfr ntZu dh nj ls dsys csprk gS vkSj 40 eky ds 40» dks 10» gkfu ij vkSj 'ks"k eky ds 20»
izfr'kr dk ykHk vftZr djrk gSA ckn esa dsys dk Ø; ewY; dks ykxr ewY; ij csprk gSA laiw.kZ ysu&nsu esa

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30 izfr'kr c<+ tkrk gSA ;fn foØ; ewY; leku j[kk tkrk gS] ykHk vftZr djus ds fy, mls 'ks"k eky dks fdrus izfr'kr

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rks mldk u;k ykHk izfr'kr D;k gS\
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ykHk ij cspuk pkfg,\
(a) 7.69%
(c) 7.14%
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(b) 9.09%
(d) 8.33% 1
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(a) 21 % (b) 23 %
18. Anu sold an article for Rs.480 at some profit. 9 3
Had she sold it for Rs.400, then there would 1 2
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have been a loss equal to one-third of the 4 9
initial profit. What was the cost price of the 22. The cost price of articles A and B are same. A
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article ? is sold at a profit of 40% and B is sold for `64

less than the selling price of A. If there is a
vuq us dqN ykHk esa 480 #i;s esa ,d ys• cspkA vxj profit of 20% in the entire transaction, then
mlus bls 400 #i;s esa cspk gksrk] rks 'kq#vkrh ykHk ds the selling price (in `) of B is:
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,d&frgkbZ ds cjkcj uqdlku gksrkA ys• dk ykxr ewY; oLrqA vkSj B dk Ø; ewY; leku gSAA dks 40» ds
D;k Fkk\ ykHk ij cspk tkrk gS vkSj B dks A ds foØ; ewY; ls 64
di M

(a) Rs.450 (b) Rs.430 #i;s de ij cspk tkrk gSA ;fn iwjs ysunsu esa 20» dk
(c) Rs.425 (d) Rs.420 ykHk gksrk gS]B rksdk foØ; ewY; (# esa) gS%
19. A lady sold an article for Rs.960 at some profit. CRPF HCM 22/02/2023 (Shift - 02)
Had she sold it for Rs.800, then there would (a) 180 (b) 150
have been a loss equal to 1/3 of the initial profit. (c) 160 (d) 140
What was the profit percentage of the article? 23. Reshma sells two-thind of goods at a profit
,d efgyk us ,d oLrq dks dqN ykHk ij 960 #i;s esa of 26%, 20% of the remaining goods at a profit
cspkA vxj mlus bls 800 #i;s esa cspk gksrk] rks 'kq#vkrhof 40% and the remainiag goods at a loss of
25%. Assuming all goods are of the same cost
ykHk ds 1@3 ds cjkcj gkfu gqbZ gksrhA oLrq dk ykHk
price, what is her overall gain percentage in
çfr'kr fdruk Fkk\ the whole transaction?
js'kek vius nks&frgkbZ eky dksds ykHk ijk csprh gS]
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150 50 26%
(a) % (b) %
7 7 'ks"k eky dk20% Hkkx] 40% ykHk ij vksj 'ks"k eky dks
(c)
10
% (d)
100
% 25% gkfu ij csprh gSA lHkh oLrqvksa dk ykxr ewY; lek
7 7 ekurs gq,] iwjs ysunsu esa mldk dqy ykHk izfr'kr fdruk gks
20. A shopkeeper bought 40 pieces of an article
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at a rate of Rs 50 per item. He sold 35 pieces
(a) 15% (b) 12%
with 20% profit. The remaining 5 pieces were
found to be damaged and he sold them with 1 2
(c) 13 % (d) 12 %
10% loss. Find his overall profit percentage. 3 3

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24. Two horses were sold at Rs.1599 each. First 28. A shopkeeper sold two items. The selling price
was sold at 25% profit and second at 20% loss. of the first item equals the cost price of the
Find the over all profit or loss %. second item. He sold the first item at a profit
nks ?kksM+s esa ls izR;sd dks 1599 #i;s dh nj ls cspk
of 25% and the second item at a loss of 12%.
What is the overall profit or loss percentage?
x;kA muesa ls igys ?kksM+s dks 25» ykHk ij rFkk nwljs
,d nqdkunkj us nks oLrq,¡ csphaA igyh oLrq dk foØ
dks 20» gkfu ij cspk x;kA iwjs lkSns esa ykHk ;k gkfu
çfr'kr Kkr djsaA ewY; nwljh oLrq ds Ø; ewY; ds cjkcj gSA mlus igy
(a) Neither profit nor loss oLrq dks 25» ds ykHk ij vkSj nwljh oLrq dks 12» dh
100 gkfu ij cspkA dqy ykHk ;k gkfu çfr'kr D;k gS\
(b) profit of % CRPF HCM 24/02/2023 (Shift - 02)
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100 3 4
(c) loss of % (a) Loss, 3 (b) Profit, 4
41 9 9
(d) profit of 2.5%
4 3
25. The sum of the cost prices of two articles is (c) Loss, 4 (d) Profit, 3
`2,310. One of them is sold at a 50% profit, 9 9
while the other at a 25% profit. What is the

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29.A shopkeeper sold two items. The selling price
cost price of the one which is sold at 50% profit of the first item equals the cost price of the

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if the selling prices of both are the same? second item. He sold the first item a profit
nks oLrqvksa dh ykxr dherksa dk ;ksx 2]310 #i;s gSA muesa
of 20% and the second item at a loss of 10%.
an by
ls ,d dks 50» ykHk ij cspk x;k] tcfd nwljs dks 25»
ykHk ij cspk x;kA 50» ykHk ij csph xbZ oLrq dk Ø;
What is his overall profit/loss percent?
dksbZ nqdkunkj] nks oLrq,a csprk gSA igyh oLrq dk

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ewY; D;k gS ;fn nksuksa dk foØ; ewY; leku gS\ ewY; nwljh oLrq dks Ø; ewY; ds cjkcj gSA og igy
CRPF HCM 23/02/2023 (Shift - 01) oLrq dks 20» ykHk ij csprk gS vkSj nwljh oLrq d
ja
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(a) `1,050 (b) `1,320 10» gkfu ij csprk gSA mldk dqy izfr'kr ykHk@gkfu
(c) `1,400 (d) `1,150
Kkr djsaA
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26. A man bought two goats for 1008. He sold

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one at a profit of 44% and the other at a loss
of 20%. If each goat is sold for the same price 6 7
(a) Loss 4 % (b) Profit 3 %
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then find the cost price of the goat which was 11 11

sold at loss was:
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,d vkneh us 1008 #i;s esa nks cdfj;k¡ [kjhnhA mlus ,d
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(c) Profit 4 % (d) Loss 8 %

cdjh dks 44» ds ykHk ij cspk vkSj nwljh cdjh dks 20»30.
dh gkfu ij cspkA ;fn izR;sd cdjh dks leku ewY; ij
cspk tkrk rks gkfu ij csph x;h cdjh dk Ø; ewY; Fkk&
(a) 648 (b) 360
(c) 568 (d) 440
27. A shopkeeper sold two items. The selling price
of the first item equals the cost price of the
second item. He sold the first item at a profit
of 20% and the second item at a loss of 10%.
What is his overall profit/loss percent?
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An article is sold at 25 percent loss. If its
cost price is doubled and selling price is
increased by Rs.660, then there is a profit
of 20 percent. What is the original cost price
of the article?
,d oLrq dks 25 izfr'kr dh gkfu ij cspk tkrk gSA
;fn mldk Ø; ewY; nksxquk gks tk, rFkk foØ; ewY; es
660 #i;s dh o`f¼ dj nh tk,] rks 20 izfr'kr ykHk
izkIr gksrk gSA oLrq dk okLrfod Ø; ewY; D;k gS\

,d nqdkunkj nks OkLrq,¡ csprk gSA igyh oLrq dk foØ; SSC CGL MAINS 08/08/2022
ewY; nwljs oLrq ds Ø; ewY; ds cjkcj gSA mlus igyh (a) Rs.360 (b) Rs.500
oLrq 20» ds ykHk vkSj nwljs oLrq dks 10» dh gkfu ij (c) Rs.480 (d) Rs.400
cspkA dqy ykHk ;k gkfu izfr'kr D;k gS\ 31. Anu fixes the selling price of an article at 25%
7 6 above its cost of production. If the cost of
(a) Profit 3 % (b) Loss 4 % production goes up by 20% and she raises the
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selling price by 10%, then her percentage
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(c) Profit 4 % (d) Loss 8 % profit is (correct to one decimal place):
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vuq fdlh oLrq dk foØ; ewY; blds mRiknu ykxr ls35.
25» vf/d fu/kZfjr djrh gSA ;fn mRiknu dh ykxr
20» c<+ tkrh gS ,oa og foØ; ewY; 10» c<+k nsrh gS]
rks mldk çfr'kr ykHk gksxk % (n'keyo ds ,d LFkku rd)
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(a) 16.4% (b) 14.6%
(c) 13.8% (d) 15.2%
32. A person sells an article for a loss of 18
percent. If he increases the selling price by
Rs. 144 and decreases the cost price by 30
percent, then there is profit of 20 percent.
What is the original selling price?
,d O;fDr fdlh oLrq dks 18 izfr'kr dh gkfu ij csprk
gSA ;fn og foØ; ewY; dks #i;s 144 c<+k ns rFkk
A person bought two watches for Rs.1800 and
sold the first at 10% profit and second at 20%
profit. If he sold the first at 20% profit and 2nd
at 10% profit he could get Rs.15 more. Find
difference between CP of both the watches.
,d vkneh nks ?kfM+;k¡ 1800 #i;s esa [kjhnrk gS rF
muesa ls ,d dks 10» ykHk rFkk nwljs dks 20» ykHk
csprk gSA ;fn og igys dks 20» ykHk rFkk nwljs dk
10» ykHk ij csprk rks 15 #i;s vf/d izkIr gksrsA
nksuksa ?kfM+;ksa ds Ø; ewY;ksa esa vUrj Kkr djks
(a) Rs.75 (b) Rs.120
(c) Rs.150 (d) Rs.50
36. A person buys 5 tables and 9 chairs for

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ewY; dks 30 izfr'kr ?kVk ns] rks 20 izfr'kr dk ykHk Rs.15,400. He sells tables at 10% profit and
gksrk gSA ewy foØ; ewY; fdruk gS\

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chairs at 20% profit. If his total profit on
SSC CGL MAINS 08/08/2022 selling all the tables and chairs is Rs.2,080,
(a) Rs.6036
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(b) Rs.5904 what is the cost price of 3 chairs?

,d O;fDr 5 est vkSj 9 dqflZ;ksa dks 15]400 #i;s esa

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(c) Rs.6124 (d) Rs.5068
33. A person bought two articles for Rs.1,800 and [kjhnkA mlus estksa dks 10» ykHk ij rFkk dqflZ;k
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sold the first at 15% profit and the second
20» ykHk ij csp fn;kA ;fn lHkh est ,oa dqflZ;ksa dks
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at 30% profit. If he sold the first at 30% profit
and the second at 15% profit. he would get cspdj mldk dqy ykHk 2]080 #i;s dk Fkk] rks 3 dqflZ;ks
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Rs.3 more. The difference in the cost price dk Ø; ewY; fdruk gS\
of the two articles was:
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,d O;fDr us nks oLrq,a 1]800 #Ik;s eas [kjhnh vkSj
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(a) Rs.1,890 (b) Rs.1,740

igyh dks 15» ykHk ij vkSj nwljh dks 30» ykHk ij
cspkA ;fn og igyh oLrq dks 30» ykHk ij vkSj nwljh (c) Rs.1,800 (d) Rs.1,860
di M

37. The total cost of ten refrigerators and four

oLrq dks 15» YkkHk ij csprk] rks mls 3 #i;s vf/d mobile phones is Rs 2,10,000, while the total
feyrkA nks oLrqvksa ds Ø; ewY; esa fdruk varj Fkk\ cost of six refrigerators and two mobile phones
(a) Rs.15 (b) Rs.30 is Rs 1,22,000. What is the cost price (in Rs)
of a refrigerator and two mobile phones?
(c) Rs.50 (d) Rs.20
nl jsfÚtjsVj vkSj pkj eksckby iQksu dh dqy ykxr 2]10]000
34. A man sells a table at 12% loss and a book
#i;s gS] tcfd Ng jsfÚtjsVj vkSj nks eksckby iQksu dh dqy
at 19% profit and earns a profit of Rs.160 but
ykxr 1]22]000 #i;s gSA ,d jsfÚtjsVj vkSj nks eksckby iQk
if he sells, the table at 12% profit and book
at 16% loss, then he bears a loss of Rs.40.
dk ykxr ewY; (#i;s esa) D;k gS\
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and a book.
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(a) 35200 (b) 37000

,d vkneh ,d Vscy dks 12» gkfu rFkk fdrkc dks (c) 36000 (d) 34500
19» ykHk ij csprk gS rFkk 160 #i;s dk ykHk dekrk 38. Nikita would gain 20% by selling a table fan
gSA ijUrq ;fn og Vscy dks 12» YkkHk rFkk fdrkc dksfor Rs.840 and would gain 12% by selling a
16» gkfu ij csprk gS rc mls 40 #i;s dh gkfu gksrh wall clock for Rs.1,008. She sells the table
gSA Vscy rFkk fdrkc ds ewY; esa vUrj Kkr djksA fan for Rs.980, what is the least price for
(a) Rs.1000 (b) Rs.1666.66 which she must sell the wall clock to avoid
(c) Rs.4000 (d) Rs.5000 any loss on the two together?

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fufdrk dks ,d Vscy iSQu dks #i;s 840 esa cspus ij (a) ` 42,000
20» dk ykHk gksxk vkSj ,d nhokj ?kM+h dks #i;s 1]008(c) ` 41,000
esa cspus ij 12» dk ykHk gksxkA og Vscy iSQu 42. dks
#i;s 980 esa csprh gS] mls nhokj ?kM+h dks fdl U;wureB is sold at a profit of 60%. If there is a profit
dher ij cspuk gksxk] rkfd nksuksa lkSnksa dks feykdj of 10% in the entire transaction, then what
mls dksbZ uqdlku u gksxk\
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(a) Rs.620 (b) Rs.600
(c) Rs.660 (d) Rs.640
39. Rani bought more apples than oranges. She
sells apples at ` 23 a piece and makes 15%
profit. She sells oranges at ` 10 a piece and
makes 25% profit. If she gets ` 653 after
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selling all the apples and oranges, find her 43.
profit percentage.
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jkuh us larjs ls vf/d lsc •jhnhA og lsc dks` 23 çfr
an by
lsc dh nj ls csprh gS vkSj 15» ykHk dekrh gSA og
larjs dks` 10 çfr larjs dh nj ls csprh gS vkSj 25»
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ykHk vftZr djrh gSA ;fn mls lHkh lsc vkSj larjs cspus
ij ` 653 feyrs gSa] rks mldk ykHk çfr'kr Kkr dhft,A
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(a) 16.8% (b) 17.4%
(c) 17.9% (d) 18.5%
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40. Deepak purchased an item at 3P and sold it
at 20% profit. Had he purchased for P more
and sold for ` 420 more, then his profit percent
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would be 25%. What would have been the new
profit percent earned by Deepak if he sold the
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item at ` 300 less than the new selling price?
nhid us ,d oLrq dks3P esa •jhnk vkSj mls 20» ykHk
ij csp fn;kA ;fn og bls P vf/d esa •jhnrk vkSj `
420 vf/d esa csprk] rks mldk ykHk çfr'kr 25» gksrkA
44.
nhid }kjk vftZr u;k ykHk çfr'kr D;k gksxk ;fn og
oLrq dks u, foØ; ewY; ls` 300 de ij csprk gS\
(a) 20% (b) 10%
(c) 15% (d) 33.33%
41. A person bought a horse and a carriage for `
72,000. He sold the horse at a profit ol 12%
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and the carriage at a loss of 7.5%, thereby
gaining 3.875% on the whole transaction.
What was the cost of the horse?
,d O;fDr us ` 72,000 esa ,d ?kksM+k vkSj ,d xkM+h [kjhnhA
mlus ?kksM+s dksds ykHk ij vkSj xkM+h7.5%
12% dks dh
gkfu ij cspk vkSj iwjs lkSns esa3.875%
mudks dk ykHk gqvkA
?kksM+s dk Ø; ewY; druk Fkk\
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(b) ` 40,000
(d) ` 43,000
The cost price of an article A is .250 more
than that of B. A is sold at a loss of 20%, and
is the cost price of B?
,d oLrq A dk ykxr ewY;B ls :i;s 250 vf/d gSA A
dks 20» dh gkfu ij cspk tkrk gS] vkSjB dks 60» ds
ykHk ij cspk tkrk gSA ;fn iwjs lkSns esa 10» dk ykHk g
gS] rks
B dk ykxr ewY; D;k gS\
CRPF HCM 26/02/2023 (Shift - 01)
(a) Rs.375 (b) Rs.325
(c) Rs.450 (d) Rs.350
A shopkeeper buys 120 articles at the same
cost price each. He sells 30% of the articles
at a 25% profit, 20% of the articles at a 20%
2
profit and 66
3
% of the remaining at a 10%
loss. He sells the remaining at a loss equal to
the cost price of 5 articles. What is his profit
percentage in the entire transaction?
,d nqdkunkj lEeku ykxr ewY; ij 120 oLrq,¡ •jhnrk
gSA og 30» oLrq dks 25» ykHk ij] 20» oLrq dks 20»
2
ykHk ij vkSj 'ks"k dk
66 % dks 10» gkfu ij csprk
3
gSA og 'ks"k dks 5 oLrqvksa ds Ø; ewY; ds cjkcj gkfu
csprk gSA iwjs lkSns esa mldk ykHk çfr'kr D;k gS\
CRPF HCM 11/03/2023 (Shift - 02)
(a) 5% (b) 4%
(c) 3% (d) 6%
A dishonest shopkeeper sells sugar at a rate
of Rs 45 per kg. The cost price of the sugar is
Rs 40 per kg. Even after doing this, he tries
to increase his profit by removing 100 gm
from each packet of 1 kg. What is the gain
percent of the shopkeeper?
,d csbZeku nqdkunkj 45 #i;s çfr fdyksxzke dh nj ls
phuh csprk gSA phuh dk ykxr ewY; 40 #i;s çfr fdyksxzk
gSA ,slk djus ds ckn Hkh og 1 fdyks ds çR;sd iSdsV l
100 xzke fudkydj viuk equkiQk c<+kus dh dksf'k'k djr
gSaA nqdkunkj dk ykHk çfr'kr D;k gS\
SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Shift-02)
(a) 30% (b) 35%
(c) 20% (d) 25%
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45. A dishonest trader marks up his goods by 50% ,d nqdkunkj }kjk vius lkeku dks rkSyus ds fy, ,d
and then allows a discount of 20% on its
marked price. Additionally, he uses a faulty
nks"kiw.kZ rjktw dk mi;ksx fd;k tkrk gS] tks 900 x
scale which measures 900 gm. for 1 kg. shows. Hkkj dks 1 fdxzk n'kkZrk gS] lkFk gh nqdkunkj v
What will be his net profit percentage (rounded lkeku dk ewY; 10» c<+kdj vafdr djrk gS] ysfdu
off to the nearest integer)?
nqHkkZX; ls og ekfidh foHkkx }kjk idM+ fy;k tkrk
,d csbZeku O;kikjh vius eky ij 50» vkf/d ewY; vafdr
djrk gS vkSj fiQj mlds vafdr ewY; ij 20» dh NwV nsrk ftlds ckn mls rjktw dks Bhd djokdj vkSj naMLo:i
gSA blds vfrfjDr] og ,d nks"kiw.kZ rjktw dk mi;ksx djrk ,d efgus rd Ø; ewY; ij 10» dh NwV nsrs gq, lkeku
gS tks900 gm. ds fy, 1 kg. fn[kkrk gSA mldk 'kq¼ cspus dk vkns'k fn;k tkrk gSA ;fn izR;sd xzkgd vc
ykHk izfr'kr (fudVre iw.kk±d rd) D;k gksxk\ 1 fdxzk ds fy, 20 #- dk Hkqxrku dj jgk gS rks Nkis
SSC CGL TIER- II 06/03/2023
ls igys leku ek=kk ds fy, fdruh /ujkf'k dk Hkqxrku
(a) 33 (b) 36
dj jgs Fks\ (n'keyo ds nks LFkku rd iw.kkZafdr)
(c) 27 (d) 24
46. A shopkeeper sells his items using a faulty SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Shift-01)
balance which measures 25% less. He then (a) ` 27 (b) ` 27.04
marks up his items 15% above the cost price. (c) ` 28.05 (d) ` 28.15

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If he also gives a discount of 10% then find 49. A shopkeeper bought 60 pencils at a rate of

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his net profit percentage on 1 kg items. 4 for Rs.5 and another 60 pencils at a rate
,d nqdkunkj viuh oLrqvksa dks ,d nks"kiw.kZ rjktw dkof 2 for Rs3. He mixed all the pencils and sold
an by
mi;ksx djds csprk gS tks 25» de rkSyrk gSA fiQj og them at a rate of 3 for Rs.4. Find his gain or
viuh oLrqvksa ij Ø; ewY; ls 15» vf/d ewY; vafdr loss percentage.

n
djrk gSA ;fn og 10» dh NwV Hkh nsrk gS] rks 1 fdxzk,d nqdkunkj us 5 #i;s esa 4 dh nj ls 60 isaflysa
oLrqvksa ij mldk 'kq¼ ykHk izfr'kr Kkr dhft,A •jhnha vkSj 60 isaflysa] 3 #i;s esa 2 dh nj ls •jhnhaA
ja ml us lHkh isaflyksa dks feykdj 4 :i;s esa 3 dh nj
R s
SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Shift-02)
(a) 32% (b) 41% ls csp fn;kA mldk ykHk ;k gkfu çfr'kr Kkr djsaA
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(c) 44% (d) 38%

SSC CGL 19/04/2023 (Shift-03)
47. A seller uses faulty weight in place of a 2 kg
weight and earns a 25% profit. He claims that 1
(a) Profit 3 %
the is selling on the cost price in front of the 8
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customers but uses a faulty weight. How much

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error is there in the 2 kg weight to gain 25%? (b) Loss 3 %
,d foØsrk 2 fdxzk otu ds LFkku ij xyr otu dk 33
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mi;ksx djrk gS vkSj 25» ykHk vftZr djrk gSA mldk 7

(c) Profit 2 %
nkok gS fd og xzkgdksa dks Ø; ewY; ij csp jgk gS ysfdu 8
xyr otu dk mi;ksx djrk gSA 25» dk ykHk dekus ds 7
(d) Loss 2 %
fy, mls 2 fdxzk esa fdruk otu de djuk gksxk\ 8
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Shift-01) 50. A shopkeeper buys 60 oranges at 10 for Rs.72,
(a) 250g (b) 450g and an equal number at 12 for Rs.90. He
(c) 500g (d) 300g spends Rs 118 on the transaction and sells
48. A faulty weighing machine reads 1 kg when all the oranges that he buys. If there is a profit
900 grm is actually weighted on it. The of 26% in the entire transaction, then what
shopkeeper marked the price of his goods by is the selling price of 32 oranges?
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10%, but unfortunately he was caught by the
metrology department and then they ordered
him to repair his weighing machine and gave
punishment to sell the goods at 10% discount
on cost price for a month. If each customer
is now paying ` 20 for 1 kg, then before the
raid___amount they have paid for same
quantity. (Rounded off to two places of
decimal)
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,d nqdkunkj 60 larjs 72 #i;s esa 10 dh nj ls •jhnrk
gS] vkSj leku la[;k 90 #i;s esa 12 dh nj ls •jhnrk
gSA og ysunsu ij 118 #i;s •pZ djrk gS vkSj og lHkh
larjs csprk gS tks og •jhnrk gSA ;fn iwjs ysu&nsu
26» dk ykHk gksrk gS] rks 32 larjs dk foØ; ewY; D;k gS
(a) Rs.336 (b) Rs.313.60
(c) Rs.316.80 (d) Rs.320

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Answer Key
1.(d) 2.(c) 3.(c) 4.(d) 5.(b) 6.(d) 7.(c) 8.(a) 9.(b) 10.(d)

11.(c) 12.(d) 13.(c) 14.(d) 15.(d) 16.(c) 17.(a) 18.(d) 19.(d) 20.(c)

21.(d) 22.(c) 23.(c) 24.(c) 25.(a) 26.(a) 27.(a) 28.(b) 29.(b) 30.(d)

31.(b) 32.(c) 33.(d) 34.(a) 35.(c) 36.(c) 37.(b) 38.(a) 39.(b) 40.(d)

41.(a) 42.(a) 43. (b) 44. (d) 45.(a) 46.(d) 47.(b) 48.(a) 49.(b) 50.(a)

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