SSC Previous Question Papers (CGL)
Percentage and Profit & Loss
1.
If there is a profit of 20% on the cost price of an article, the percentage of profit calculated on its selling
price will be :
2
1
1) 24
2) 16 3
3) 8 3
4) 20
2.
If the cost price of 15 books is equal to the selling price of 20 books, the loss percent is :
1) 16
2) 20
3) 24
4) 25
3.
If an article is sold at 200% profit, then the ratio of its cost price to its selling price will be :
1) 1 : 2
2) 2 : 1
3) 1 : 3
4) 3 : 1
4.
If on a marked price, the difference of selling prices with a discount of 30% and two successive discount of
20% and 10% is Rs. 72, then the marked price (in rupees) is
1) 3,600
2) 3,000
3) 2,500
4) 2,400
5.
If an electricity bill is paid before due date, one gets a reduction of 4% on the amount of the bill. By paying
the bill before due date a person got a reduction of Rs.13. The amount of his electricity bill was :
1) Rs. 125
2) Rs. 225
3) Rs. 325
4) Rs. 425
6.
Successive discounts of 10%, 20% and 30% is equivalent to a single discount of
1) 60 %
2) 49.6%
3) 40.5%
4) 36%
7.
The price of an article was first increased by 10% and then again by 20%. If the last increased price be
Rs.33, the original price was :
1) Rs. 30
2) Rs. 27.50
3) Rs. 26.50
4) Rs. 25
8.
If A’s income is 25% less than B’s income, by how much percent is B’s income more than that of A?
1
2
1) 25
2) 30
3) 33 3
4) 66 3
9.
In an examination 80% candidates passed in English and 85% in Mathematics. If 73% candidates passed in
both subjects then how many candidates were failed in the both subjects ?
1) 8
2) 15
3) 27
4) 35
10.
If length of a rectangular field is creased by 5% and breadth decreased by 10%, then what will be the
difference in its areas ?
1) 5.5% increase
2) 5.5% decrease
3) 0.55% decrease
4) No any change
11.
If price of consumer’s product is increased by 50% then how many part in the expenditure will be
decreased for the constant expenditure ?
1
1
1
2
1) 4
2) 3
3) 2
4) 3
12.
There is 20% decrease in cost of sugar. Now a person can get 500 gm sugar more in Rs.36. What was the
original cost of sugar per kg ?
1) Rs.14.40
2) Rs. 18
3) Rs. 15.60
4) Rs. 16.50
13.
B got 20% less marks than A. Then A got how many percentage more marks than B ?
1) 20
2) 25
3) 12
4) 80
14.
The population of a village is increased by 4%. If present population is 50,000 then what will be it after 2
years ?
1) 53,900
2) 54,000
3) 54,080
4) 54,900
15.
The ratio of expenditure and saving of Rama is 5: 3. If his income and expenditure are increased by 12%
and 15% respectively, then by what percent his saving will be increased ?
1) 12
2) 7
3) 8
4) 13
16.
In what ratio mixtures of 30% concentration of alcohol and 50% concentration of alcohol are to be added
so that the resultant mixture will be of 45% concentration of alcohol ?
1) 1 : 2
2) 1 : 3
3) 2 : 1
4) 3 : 1
17.
A shopkeeper tags the list price 30% above the cost price, but at the time of selling he gives 10% as
discount. Find his profit percentage ?
1) 21%
2) 20%
3) 18%
4) 17%
18.
The list price of an article is Rs.920. The selling price after two consecutive discounts is Rs.742.90. If first
discount is 15% then what will be the rate of second ?
1) 3%
2) 59%
3) 8%
4) 12%
19.
An article is sold at 20% discount and an extra 30% discount is given for cash payment. If Vidya has
bought it at ` 2,240 in cash payment, then what was the list price of the article ?
1) ` 4,000
2) ` 4,368
3) ` 4,400
4) ` 4,480
20.
A retailer buys a grinder at 15% discount and sells it on 15% profit at ` 1,955. The amount of discount
given by whole-seller to the retailer was :
1) ` 270
2) ` 290
3) ` 300
4) ` 330
21.
A shopkeeper gains 12% profit on selling a book after giving 10% discount at list price. Find the ratio of
cost price and list price of the book :
1) 99 : 125
2) 25 : 37
3) 50 : 61
4) 45 : 56
22.
A trader sells an article at 10% profit. If he would buy it at 10% less and sell at ` 2 less than he would get
2
16 3 % profit. The cost price of the article is :
1) ` 32
2) ` 36
3) ` 40
4) ` 48
23.
A trader calculates his profit on the basis of cost price and another on the basis of selling price. If their
selling prices are equal then the difference of their actual profits is ` 85 and also both get 20% profit. What
is their selling price ?
1) ` 1,700
2) ` 2,100
3) ` 2,550
4) ` 2,750
24.
A sells an article to B on 10% profit. B sells back the article to A on 10% loss. In whole transaction :
1) A has no loss no profit 2) A has 11% profit
3) A has 20% profit
4) B has 20% loss
25.
Find the ratio in which ` 192 per kg tea is mixed with ` 150 per kg tea and the mixture is sold at ` 194.40
per kg, hence getting 20% profit.
1) 2 : 5
2) 3 : 5
3) 5 : 3
4) 5 : 2
26.
If selling price of an article is doubled then the loss percentage changes to equal amount of profit
percentage on it. The loss percentage of the article is :
2
1
1) 26 3 %
2) 33 %
3) 33 3 %
4) 34 %
27.
The loss percentage is found 25% on the basis of selling price of an article. The loss percentage on the
basis of cost price will be :
1) 18
2) 20
3) 22
4) 25
28.
A pen is listed for ` 12. A discount of 15% is given on it. A second discount is given bringing the price
down to ` 8.16. The rate of second discount is :
1) 20%
2) 15%
3) 18%
4) 25%
29.
A book seller sells a book at a profit of 10%. If he had brought it at 4% less and sold it for ` 6 more, he
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would have gained 18 4 %. The cost price of the book is :
1) ` 130
2) ` 140
3) ` 150
4) ` 160
30.
Krishnan bought a camera and paid 20% less than its original price. He sold it at 40% profit on the price he
had paid. The percentage of profit earned by Krishnan on the original price was
1) 22
2) 32
3) 12
4) 15
31.
If a man were to sell his chair for ` 720, he would loss 25%, he should sell it for :
1) ` 1,200
2) ` 1,000
3) ` 960
4) ` 900
32.
A man sells his typewriter at 5% loss. If he sells it for ` 80 more, he will gain 5%. The cost price of the
typewriter is :
1) ` 1,600
2) ` 1,200
3) ` 1,000
4) ` 800
33.
By selling 10 pencils, a shopkeeper gains the selling price of 20 pencils. His gain per cent is :
1) 25
2) 20
3) 15
4) 12
34.
A fruit seller buys lemons at 2 for a rupee and sells them at 5 for three rupees. His profit percent is :
1) 10
2) 15
3) 20
4) 25
35.
An article is listed at ` 900 and two successive discounts of 8% and 8% are given on it. How much would
the seller gain or loss, if he gives a single discount of 16%, instead of two discounts ?
1) Gain of ` 4.76
2) Loss of ` 5.76
3) Gain of ` 5.76
4) Loss of ` 4.76
36.
The marked price of a shirt and trousers are in the ratio 1 : 2. The shopkeeper gives 40% discount on the
shirt. If the total discount on the set of the shirt and trousers is 30%, the discount, offered on the trousers, is
1) 15%
2) 20 %
3) 25%
4) 30%
37.
1 liter of water is added to 5 liters of alcohol-water solution containing 40% alcohol strength. The strength
of alcohol in the new solution will be :
2
1
1) 30 %
2) 33 %
3) 33 3 %
4) 33 3 %
38.
Given that 10% of A’s income = 15% of B’s income = 20% of C’s income. If the sum of their incomes is
` 7,800, then B’s income is :
1) ` 3,600
2) ` 3,000
3) ` 2,400
4) ` 1,800
39.
If a number x is 10% less than another number y, and y is 10% more than 125, then x is equal to :
1) 150
2) 143
3) 140.55
4) 123.75
40.
A clock was sold for ` 144. If the percentage of profit was numerically equal to the cost price, the cost of
the clock was :
1) ` 72
2) ` 80
3) ` 90
4) ` 100
41.
Salary of a person is first increased by 20%. Then it is decreased by 20%. Change in his salary is :
1) 4 % decreased
2) 4% increased
3) 8 % decreased
4) neither decrease nor increase
42.
A reduction of 33 3 % in the price of an item would enable a purchaser to get 4 more for a rupee. The
price before reduction was :
1) 2 per rupee
2) 4 per rupee
3) 12 per rupee
4) 8 per rupee
43.
A fan is listed at ` 1,500 and a discount of 20% is offered on the list price. What additional discount must
be offered to the customer to bring the net price to ` 1,104 ?
1) 8%
2) 10%
3) 12%
4) 15%
44.
The cost of manufacturing an article was ` 900. The trader wants to gain 25% after giving a discount of
10%. The marked price must be :
1) ` 1,500
2) ` 1,250
3) ` 1,200
4) ` 1,000
45.
By selling a table for ` 350 instead of ` 400, loss percent increases by 5%. The cost price of the table is:
1) ` 1,050
2) ` 417.50
3) ` 435
4) ` 1,000
46.
By selling a plot of land for ` 45,000, a person loses 10%. At what price should he sell it to gain 15% ?
1) ` 50,000
2) ` 55,000
3) ` 57,500
4) ` 60,000
47.
Nikita bought 30 kg of wheat at the rate of ` 9.50 per kg and 40 kg of wheat at the rate of ` 8.50 per kg and
mixed them. She sold mixture at the rate of ` 8.90 per kg. Her total profit or loss in the transaction was :
1) ` 2 loss
2) ` 2 profit
3) ` 7 loss
4) ` 7 profit
48.
Fresh fruit contains 68% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. How much dry fruit can be obtained from
100 kg of fresh fruit ?
1) 32 kg
2) 40 kg
3) 52 kg
4) 80 kg
49.
A trader marked his goods at 20% above the cost price. He sold half the stock at the marked price, one
quarter at a discount of 20% on the marked price and the rest at a discount of 40% on the marked price. His
total gain is:
1) 2%
2) 4.5%
3) 13.5%
4) 15%
50.
Successive discounts of 10% and 20% are equivalent to a single discount of :
1) 30%
2) 15 %
3) 28 %
1
4) 72 %