1, A shopkeeper sold and arttcle at 30% loss. Tf 12.

When an article is sold for 355, there is QUESTIONS BASED ON

a loss of 29%. To gain 21%, it should be
the seling price ist350 Find the cost price. sold for ?: DIFFERENCE OF S.P. & C.P.
T 355 RUT ft t at 29% t 21. The ifference between the Cost price and
faara ye350 , at rA yea I selling price of an article is 360. If the
(a) 500 (b) 550 profit is 20%. The selling price is :
(c) ? 600 (d) None of these SSC CGL TIER-2.11 SEPTEMBER 2019
2. A shopkeeper sold and article at 40% 1oss. (a) ?629.20 (b) 580.80 3it 360 fa rg 20% , fagha ea
If the selling prdce is 6000. Find the cost (c) 605 (d) 635
price. 13. If an article is sold for Rs 355, there is a (a) ? 1,000 (b) ? 1,500
loss of 29%. At what price (in Rs) should (c) ? 1,800 (d) 2,160
it be sold to gain 31% of profit? 22. The difference between the Cost price and
(a) 5,000 selling price of a bat is 180. If there is a
(b) 5,500 Drofit of 20 %, Then what is the selling
(c) ? 10,000 (d) None of these price of the bat ?
3. A shopkeeper sold and article at
SSC CGL MAINS 29 Jan 2022
16%loss. If the selling price is 500, (a) 675 (b) 625
3
then find the cost price. (c) 635 (d) 655
2 14. An article is sold for 810 at a loss of 10% SSC MTS 7 AUGUST 2019 (MORNING)
What should be the selling price if the loss (a) ? 1,080 (b) 1,240
3 is 20%% ? (c) ? 1,040 (d) 1,120
The difference in selling prices of an article
(a) 500 (b) 600 when sold at 15% profit and 17% loss is(
(c) ? 1,000 ufa gft 20% fasa yea faAT Trfgs?
(d) None of these sSC MTS 2 AUGUST 2019 (EVENING) 96. If it is sold at 10% profit, then what is
4 The selling price of a mobile phone is Rs the selling price ?
59,620 and it was sold at 8.4% profit. The (a) 750 (b) 630
(c) 600 (d) 720
cost price (in Rs) of the mobile phone is:
HST T 5T farsa y s9 620 Hà t 15. When an article is sold for 480, there is
2
a loss of 16 3 %, To gain 8%, it should
be sold for : SsC MTs 8 AUGUST 2019 (MORNING)
ssc cGL 21.04.2022 (Afternoon) (a) ? 345 (b) ?360
T ?480 r¥t t 16% (c) 315 (d) 330
(a) 52000 (b) 55000
(c) 45000 (d) 50000 f ¥t t i 8-% aaT T à à fam 24. A person sold an article at a loss of 8%.
3 Had he sold it a gain of 10.5%, he would
5. A shopkeeper sold an article at 6% have received 37 more. What is the cost
price of the artiele
profit. If the selling price is 1600. Find (a) 620 (b) 624
(c) 605 (d) 750
the cost price.
16. When an article is sold for 990, there is
3 a proft of 11%. For a loss of 9%, it sSC CHSL 2 JULY 2019 (MORNING)
should be sold for {: (a) 200 (b) 250
(a) 1,200 (b) 1,400 (c) 240 (d) 210
(c) ? 1,500 (d) None of these
An article is sold at a proft of 13%.
4
Had
6 11
The ratio of cost price and selling price is it been sold for Rs 76.70 more, the profit
10:11. Find the gain percent?
(a) 1000 (b) 900 would have been 16%. 50% of the cost
(c) 810 (d) 1600
price of the article (in Rs) is:
(a) 10% (b) 15%
(c) 20% (d) None of these 17. When an article is sold for 1050, there
SSC CGL Pre 19.04.2022 (Afternoon)
If abook is sold at 20% profit,then ratio is a loss of 12%. For a profit of 25%, it (a) 1250 (b) 2500
2
(c) 1300 (d) 1500
of cost price to the selling price is : should be sold for :
26 A person sold an article at a loss of 18%.
Had he sold it for Rs 960 more, he would
2
have gained 12%. If the article is sold for
(a) 5:7 (b) 5:6 Rs 3840 then how much is the profit
percentage?
(c) 1:4 (d) 2:3
(a) 1000 (b) 1200
If a book is sold at 300% profit , then ratio afa az 3à 960 qà srfuasàud, 3à 12%
of cost price to the selling price is : (c) ? 1500 (d) 1300
18 By selling an article for Rs.2,200, a profit a TR fayra fan ?
of 10% is earned. If the same article is sold sSc cGL 11.04.2022 (Evening)
(a) 1:2 for Rs.2,600, then what will be the gain (a) 15% (b) 24%
(b) 1:3 percentage? (c) 20% (d) 21%
(c) 1:4 (d) 2: 3
27. When an article is sold for Rs 768, the
9. If abook is sold at 25% los,then ratio of profit percentage is x%. When the same
cost price to the selling price is : articlee is sold for Rs 896. the profit
percentage is (x + 20)%. What is the value
sSC CGL MAINS 03 Feb 2022 of x?
(a) 20% (b) 15%
(a) 3 : 2 (b) 4:3 (c) 37% (d) 30%
(c) 5:4 (d) 2:3 19 An article is sold for 2070 at a profit of aat , Y ufayra (x + 20)% aT I x
10 If the cost price of an apple is 80% of its 15%. If the article is sold for 1890, then
selling price. Then find the profit what wil be gain or loss percent ? SsCMTS (Shift- II) 06/10/2021
percentage. (a) 20 (b) 15
(c) 25 (d) 30
ufayra IT T?
(a) 20% (b) 25% SSC MTS 2 AUGUST 2019 (EVENING) CONCEPT OF CP(X) = SP(Y)
(c) 15% (d) 40% (a) 10% gain
28. The cost price of 15 article is equal to
11. By selling a book for 450, I lose 20%. For (b) 10% loss
selling price of 10 article. Then find the
what amount should I sell it to gain 20% (c) 5% gain profit or loss percentage.
profft?
(d) 5% loss
450 fos Ta fasra t 20%
20. Vipin bought a toy for 1200 and spent (a) 25% (b) 40%
200 on its repairing, He sold it for 1680, (c) 50% (d) 10%
then his profit percent is
(a) 675 29. If selling price of 40 articles is equal to the
fafu v fer 1200 éTI BeÁt H(4a cost price of 50 articles, then the
(b) 470 percentage loss or gain is:
(c) ? 150
(d) 400 (a) 20%
(b) 10%
ssc cGL 13 JUNE 2019 (EVENING)
(a) 25% gain (b) 25% loss
(c) 8% (c) 20% gain (d) 20% loss
(d) 16%
 30 If the selling price of 7 articles is equal to SSC CGL 11.04.2022 (Afternoon)
the cost price of 8 articles, then what is QUESTIONS BASED ON (a) Rs 576 (b) Rs 540
the profit percentage (correct to one PROFIT/LOSS ON SELLING (c) Rs 625 (d) Rs 640
decimal place)? 44. Ashopkeeper sold an article for 455 at a
PRICE loss (in 9. If he sells it for 490, then he
would gain an amount four times the loss.
37. If a person calculates his profit % on At what price (in ) should he sell the
Selling Price and according to him, his article to gain 25% ?
profit is 20%. Find his actual profit %.
SSC CGL MAINS 29 Jan 2022
(a) 13.9% (b) 14.3%
(c) 15.4% (d) 11.7%
(a) 25% (b) 20%
PROFIT/LOSS ON CP/SP (c) 40% (d) 50%
38. If a person calculates his loss % on Selling sSC CGL 24.08.2021
OF AN ARTICLE Price and according to him, his loss is
37.5%. Find his actual loss %. (a) 575 (b) 115.50
(c) 577.50 (d) 570.50
31. By selling 33 metres cloth radhe gains the
cost price of 11 metres. What is his gain t TUT-T AT t 3r 3HE 3rTHTT, THSI ThHrA 45. A lady sold an article for Rs 960 at some
percent ? profit. Had she sold it for Rs 800, then
(a) 11.11% (b) 9.09% there would have been a loss equal to 1/3
300 of the initial profit. What was the profit
(c) 20% (d) percentage of the article?
11
(a) 50% (b) 33% 39. On selling an article for 800, a person
loses 20% of its selling price. At what
price should he sell it to gain 25% on its
(c) 25% (d) 16% cost price ?
3 ufayra fahdt 1?
32. By selling 14 articles a person loses the SSC CGL MAINS 03 Feb 2022
cost price of 2 articles. What is its loss
percentage ? (up to one decimal place) (a)50% b 7 %
SSC CGL 4 JUNE 2019 (EVENING) 10
(a) 1,280 (b) 1,152
(e)%
? (v6 YTHA TT TE) (c) ? 1,250 (d) ? 1,200 46. When Sulekha sells an article for 870, she
(a) 14.3% (b) 14.1% earns a profit (in Rs) which is equal to
(c) 13.2% (d) 12.5% 40. By sellHng an article for Rs. 640, a person twice the loss (in Rs) she incurs on selling
33. By selling 25 metres cloth RHEA gains the loses 15% of its selling price. At what price it for 450. To earn a profit of 15%, she
selling price of 5 metres. What is her (in Rs.) should he sell it to gain 15% on its should sell the article for (in Rs):
gainpercent ? cost price?

(a) 20% (b) 33%

3 anfgu?
ssc cGL 17.08.2021 (Morning) SSC MTS (Shift- I) 12/10/2021
(c) 25% (d) 162% (a) 835 (b) 832 (a) 678.50 (b) 676.50
3 (c) 836.60 (d) 846.40 (d) 667
34. By selling 72 articles, the loss incurred is (c) 690
equal to the selling price of 8 articles. What 41. There are 2friends Neeraj and Deepak.
Neeraj caleulates his profit % on SP 47. Anu sold an article for?480 at some profit.
is the loss percentage?
whereas Deepak calculates his profit % on Had she sold it for400, then there would
CP. If both claim to malke 20% profit and have been a loss equal to one-third of the
the diference between there actual profit initial profit. What was the cost price of
(a) 12% (b) 10% is 100 and the SP of both is same. Find the article ?
their SP.
(c) (a) 11%
9

35. By selling two articles for 800, a person T?

gains the cost price of 5 articles. The profit sSc cGL TIER-2, 11/09/ 2019
percent is :
(a) 450 (b) 430
(c) 425 (d) 420
(a) 2500 (b) 3000 48. On seling an articie for 2446.80, the gain
ssc cGL 13 JUNE 2019 (EVENING) (d) None of these
is 20% more than the amount of loss
(a) 250 (b) 140
(c) 2000 incurred on selling it for 216. If the article
(c) 120 (d) 125 is sold for 220.73, then what is the gain/
36 After selling 25 articles, a shopkeeper QUESTIONS BASED ON loss percent (correct to nearest integer)?
earns profit equal to the cost price of 5
articles. If he bought articles of total 800
PROFIT/OBTANIND ISX
then he will have sold it for. TIME OF THE LOSS 220.75 à Iä a rtfA yfayra
INCURRED
sSc cGL 2020 Tier-I
42 The profit made by selling an article for (a) Profit 7% (b) Loss 4%
? 13400 is equal to the amount of loss
A ? incurred on selling the same article at (c) Profit 3% (d) Loss 5%
(a) 900 (b) 960 11600. What will be the profit if it issold
() 800 (a) 860 for 14,750 (in )

sSC CHSL 2019

(a) 2000 (b) 2520
(c) 2500 (d) 2250
43. The proft earned by selling an article for
Rs 832 is equal to the loss incurred when
the article is sold for Rs 448. What will be
the selling price of the article if it is sold
at a 10% loss?
 57. A shopkeeper buys 60 oranges at 10 for Rs 63. A man bought three articles for ? 6,000
QUESTIONS BASED ON 72, and an equal number at 12 for Rs 90. each. He sold the articles respectively at
NUMBER OF ARTICLES He spends Rs 118 on the transaction and 15% profit, 12% profit and 15% loss. The
total percentage profit/loss he earned is:
sells al1 the oranges that he buys. If there
49. A person bought some articles at rate of 11
for ? 10 and sold them at the rate of 10 is a profit of 26% in the entire transaction,
for 11. Find the profit/loss %. then what is the selling price of 32 oranges?

ssc CHSL 9 July 2019

(a) 9.09% loss (b) 10% profit (a) 4% profit (b) 3% loss
(c) 20% profit (d) 21% profit (c) 4% loss (d) No profit no loss
50. A person bought some articles at the rate qt 7-H À26% I rar , 32 Hat aT 1
of 36 for 189 and sold them at the rate 64. A person bought some articles. He sold
of 45for 189. Find the profit or loss %. SsC MTS (Shift- II) 27/1o/2021 3
articles at profit of 14%, articles at
189 36 frea a gAAI 189 (a) Rs 336 (b) Rs 313.60
profit of 17.5 % and rest at profit of 20%.
(c) Rs 316.80 (d) Rs 320 ind his total profit%.
(a) 20% profit (b) 20% loss 58. Amita buys 100 apples at the rate of 12 for
(c) 25% loss (d) 25% profit (a) 15.5 % (b) 16.5 %
Rs 100.80 and 200 apples at the rate of 15 (c) 17.5 % (d) 18.5 %
51. A trader bought some orange at 7 for 11 for Rs 117. It was found that 10% of the
He sold all at 2 for 3. Thereby he losses apples were spoilt. she sold all the appies 65. A dealer bought some toys for 1800. He
30. Find number of oranges sold. at 20 for Rs 204. Her proft percentage in sold 40% of these at a loss of 15% and
the entire transaction is:
333% of the remaining toys at 20%
2 fraTa á, à ? 30 If arfrar 10o 100.80 à 12 à T
200 117 5àÀ 15 à te t profit. At what percent profit should he sell
(b) 400 the remaining toys to earn an overall proft
(a) 420
(d) 280
At 204 à 20 À faur t of 10%?
(c) 210
52. A trader bouht some orange at 4 for5 SsC MTs (Shift- II) 14/1o/202 1
and sold all at 5 for 7. Thereby he gains (a) 15.25% (b) 14.25%
P 18. Find the number of oranges sold. (c) 14.75% (d) 15.5% 33-% 20% à TY Tr àaTI H 10% T
3
59. A man buys some oranges at the rate of5
for 1 and same number oranges at 4
for 1. He sells all of them at 9 for 2.
(a) 120 (b) 200 During the whole transaction he incrs a SSC CGL 23.08.2021 (Evening)
loss of? 30. Find the numbet of oranges (a) 30% (b) 20%
(c) 110 (d) 280 (c) 25% (d) 24%
53. A trader bought some apples at 15 for 8 that he purchases?
and sold all at X for 2. Thereby he gains 6 3T4t q Hat 5 H?1 À, HTH 66. Two-Thirds of aconsignment was sold at
25%. Find the vaue of X? a profit of 5% and the remaining at a loss
of 2%. If the total profñt was 400, then
the value of consignment was
(a) 2 (b) 3 (a) 11080 (b) 11000
(c) 4 (d) 5 (c) 10800 (d) 7200
60. A person bought some articles at rate of 6
54. A trader bought some apples at 9 for?7. for 20 and bought double number of
He sold all at X for 2. Thereby he loss articles at the rate of 8 for R 26 and sold
2 (a) 15000 (b) 15500
14%.
7
Find the value of X? all the stock at the rate of 24 for 118.
(c) 16000 (d) 16500
Find the profit or loss % ?
Z 20 6 à h3 a gié 3r ? 26 8 67. A person purchased 76 cows and sold 40
at 19% profit, 16 at 25% profit and20 at
118 5T 24 TÀ au fat TTI AINEf 15% profit. Over all he got profit of 6570.
Find C.P. of 1 cow.
(a) 2 (b) 3 U6 HICt 76 TITU UCGT }I40 ht 19% IY M,
(c) 4 (d) 5 (a) 30% profit (b) 40% profit
55. A person bought some articles at rate of 11 (c) 50% profit (d) 60% profit 16 hT 25% GIT T TT 20 TT4 15% TY T
for ? 10 and bought same number of
articles at the rate of 9 for 10 and sold QUESTIONS BASED ON
all the stock at the ate of 1 for 1. Nnd (b) 425
AVERAGE CONCEPT ON CP (a) 400
the profit or loss %. (c) ?450 (d) 475
& SAME COST PRICE 68. A shopkeeper bought 40 pieces of an
61. A fruit merchant bought some bananas. articie at a rate of Rs 50 per item. He sold
One ffth of them got rotten and were 35 pieces with 20% profit. The remaining
thrown away. He sold two fifth of the 5 pieces were found to be damaged and he
(a) Neither profit nor loss bananas with him at 15% profit and the sold them with 10% loss. Find his overal1
(b) 20% profit remaining bananas with him at 10% profit. profit percentage.
(c) 10% loss
Find his overall loss or profft percent? (a) 30% (b) 32.5%
(d) 1% loss
56.
(c) 16.25% (d) 10%
A shopkeeper bought 60 pencils at a rate
of 4 for Rs5 and another 60 pencils at a 1
rate of 2 for Re3. He mixed all the pencils 69. of a commodity is sold at 15% profit,
and sold them at a rate of 3 for Rs4. Find
5 is sold at 20% profit and the rest at 24%
his gain or loss percentage.
profit. If a tota profit of 62 is earned,
sSc CGL 23.08.2021 (Evening) then find the value of the commodity.
1
(a) Loss, 10.4% (b) Profit 10.4% a r 15% TA, 20% TY 3T Srq 24%
(c) Profit, 9.6% (d) Loss, 9.6% 3
ssc CGL 19.04.2022 (Evening) 62. A man bought three articles for
1 1 ? 3,00o each. He sold the articles
(a) Profit 3% (b) Loss 3%
33 respectively at 10% profit, 5% profit and (a) 270
15% loss. The total percentage profit/loss (b) 310
he earned
(c) Profit 2% (4) Loss 2% (c) 330
(d) 370
70 Iftwo-thirds of the articles are sold at 25%
10% T, 5% I srr 15% If aI 34A profit, 20% of them are sold at a loss of
20% and the remaining articles are sold at
ssc CHSL 9 July 2019 a profit of 20%, then the profit of ? 3312
(a) 10% loss (b) 5% loss is obtained. Find the cost price of the
articles.
(c) 5% profit (d) No profit no loss
qfa it T -fazT` frT 25% TY , 20%

SSC MTS 20 August 2019

(a) 18,600 (b) 721,400
(c) ? 21,600 (d) 20,000
71. A cloth merchant sold half of his cloth at QUESTIONS BASED ON (a) 25% (b) 16.66%
20% profit, half of the remaining cloth at WHEN SP IS SAME
20% loss and the rest was soldd at his cost (e) 18% (d) 20%
75. Two horses were sold at 1599 each. First
price. In the total transaction, his gain or was sold at 25% profit and second at 20%
82. Two articles were sold for 2400 each by
loss will be a shopkeeper. The shopkeeper incurred no
loss. Find the over all profit or loss %. n the whole transaction.
profit andno loss on
If one of the two articles sold at a proft
of 20%, then what was the loss incurred
on the other article?

(a) Neither profit nor loss

100
(a) 5% profit (b) profit of a1
(b) Neither loss or gain
(c) 5% loss 100 % ssC MTs 2019
(c) loss of (a) 600
41 (b) 40o
(d) 10% profit (d) 24o
(d) profit of 2.5% (c) ?38o
72. A person bought 50 pens for 50 each. He
sold 40 of them at a loss of 5%. He wants 76. Radha bought a fridge and a washing QUESTIONS BASED ON CP
to gain 10% on the whole. Then his gain machine together for 57300. She sold the
fridge at a profit of 15% and washing OF 19T ARTICLE = SP OF
percent of the remaining pens should be
machine at a loss of 24% and both are sold 2ND ARTICLE
at the same price. The cost price of
washing machine (in ) is: 83. Munni bought a mobile and a gun for ?
115. She sold gun at 20% gain and moblle
at 30% gain. She found that cost price of
57300 uéi3AA T¥H 15% GY sr arfrT gun equal to sellingg price of mobile. Find
(a) 15 (b) 4o her overall profit amount and profit
(c) 50 (d) 7o percent?
73. A shopkeeper bought 120 quintals of
wheat, 20% of it was sold at 25% loss. At 8
what percent gain should he sell the rest SSC CGL 23.08.2021 (Afternoon) (a) 28, 24
to gain 25% on the whole transaction? (a) 22800 (b) 28650
(c) 34500 8
(d) 24500 (b) 56, 24°
IET 25% f t nt - 25% 77. Aditya sells wrist watches from his 23
personal collection for Rs 12600 each. On
the first watch, he gains 26% and on the (c) 28, 26%
second, he losses 10%. Pind the overall
sSC CGL MAINS 11/09/ 2019 gain or loss percentage. (d) None of these
amfre srut rt gÀ5e1g ufyut 12600 5và 84. A shopkeeper sold two items. The selling
price of the first item equals the cost price
(a 36% (b) 40%
of the second item, He sold the Arst item
at a profit of 20% and the second item at
(c 37=% (d) 35% a loss of 10%. What is his overall profit/
SSC cGL 12.04.2022 (Evening) loss percent?
74. A shopkeeper buys two cameras at the
same C.P. He sells one camera at a profit (a) Gain of 16% (b) Gain of 5%
of 18% and the other at 10% less th¡n the (e) Loss of 5% (d) Gain of 12%
seling price of the first. His total proft or 78, Two horses were sold for 1920 each. First
loss percent is was sold at 20% loss and second at 20%
profit. Find over all profit or loss. sSC CGL 20.08.2021 (Afternoon)
7
20% f Ta 20% rY àT AT (a) Proft 3%
(a) Neither profit nor loss
(a) 12.1% profit (b) 12.1% loss (b) profit of 4%o (b) Loss 4,%
11
(c) 12.2% profit (d) 11.1% loss (c) loss of 4%
72. A person bought 50 pens for 50 each. He (d) loss of 44% (e) Profit 4,%
sold 40 of them at a loss of 5%. He wants
79. A house and a shop, each was sold at 1
to gain 10% on the whole. Then 3h lakh. There was 20% loss on house and
ne
ercent of the remaining
per be
20% profft on shop. The overall result will (d) Loss
be?
6HehTT RT TG 54 à vàas à a aI 5. Sheela bought a saree and a lehenga at a
certain price. She sold saree at 10% gain
and lehenga at 25% gain. She found that
cost price of saree is egqual to selling price
(a) 15 (b) 40 (a) Neither profit nor of lehenga. Find her proft percent?
(c) 50 (d) 70 1
73. A shopkeeper bought 120 quintals of (b) ? 24
Lakh profit
wheat, 20% of it was sold at 25% loss. At
what percent gain should he selll the rest 1
to gain 25% on he whole transaction? (c) ? 12
Lakh loss
hIHAR A 120 faiz éCTI 54Á 20%
(a) 16.66%
(d) 18
Lakh loss 20%
(c) 15%
ssC CGL MAINS 11/09/2019 80. Vijay bought a fridge and a washing (d) 17.5%
machine together for 38,200. He sold the
fridge at a profit of 15% and washing
(a) 36%
2
(b) 40%
machine at a loss of 24% and both are sold
at the same price. The cost price of the
(C] (d) 35% washing machine is :
74. A shopkeeper buys two cameras at the
same C.P. He sells one camera at a profit
of 18% and the other at 10% less th¡n the
selling price of the frst. His total profit or
loss percent is
ssc CHSL 2020
(a) 26,000 (b) 24,000
(c) 23,000 (d) ? 22,000
81. X sells two articles for 4000 each with
(a) 12.1% profit (b) 12. 1% loss no loss and no gain in the overall
(c) 12.2% profit (d) 11.1% loss transaction, If one was sold at a gain of
25%, the other is sold at a loss of