CET Graduate — Profit & Loss MCQs
Practice 20 free profit & loss multiple choice questions for CET Graduate exam. Instant answers with explanations in Hindi and English.
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CET Graduate — Arithmetic — Profit & Loss
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Question 1 of 20
A man bought pencils at the rate of 6 for Rs. 5 and sold them at the rate of 5 for Rs. 6. What is his profit percentage?
Question 2 of 20
A bag contains ₹1, 50-paise, and 25-paise coins in the ratio 2:3:4. If the total amount is ₹180, find the number of 50-paise coins.
Question 3 of 20
A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price, but uses a weight of 800 grams for 1 kg. Find his gain percentage.
Question 4 of 20
Match List-I with List-II regarding scenarios of Profit & Loss: List-I P. Buy at Rs 100, Sell at Rs 120 Q. SP is equal to CP R. Buy at Rs 100, Sell at Rs 80 S. Buy 2, Get 1 Free List-II 1. 33.33% Discount 2. 20% Profit 3. 20% Loss 4. 0% Profit/Loss
Question 5 of 20
The simple interest on a sum of Rs 8,000 for 3 years is Rs 3,600. What will be the compound interest on the same sum at the same interest rate for 2 years, compounded 8-monthly?
Question 6 of 20
The present ages of A and B are in the ratio 4:5. After 5 years, their ages will be in the ratio 5:6. Find the present age of A.
Question 7 of 20
In what ratio must rice at Rs 60 per kg be mixed with rice at Rs 80 per kg so that the mixture is worth Rs 75 per kg?
Question 8 of 20
If the cost price of 20 articles is equal to the selling price of 25 articles, what is the loss percentage?
Question 9 of 20
Two trains of lengths 100 m and 150 m are moving in opposite directions at speeds of 40 km/h and 50 km/h respectively. In what time will they cross each other?
Question 10 of 20
A dishonest dealer sells goods at a 10% profit but uses a weight of 800 grams instead of 1 kg. What is his actual profit percentage?
Question 11 of 20
If 80% of A = 50% of B and B = x% of A, then the value of x is:
Question 12 of 20
If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the original profit percentage.
Question 13 of 20
Two successive discounts equal to a single discount of 36%. If the first discount is 20%, find the second discount.
Question 14 of 20
A vessel contains 40 liters of milk. 4 liters of milk is taken out and replaced by water. This process is repeated one more time. How much milk is left in the vessel?
Question 15 of 20
What is the single discount equivalent to three successive discounts of 10%, 20%, and 25%?
Question 16 of 20
A 10% fall in the price of sugar enables a man to buy 2 kg more for Rs 360. What is the new price per kg?
Question 17 of 20
The ratio of incomes of A and B is 5:4 and the ratio of their expenditures is 3:2. If both save Rs. 1600, what is the income of A?
Question 18 of 20
A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enables a person to buy 3 kg more for Rs 120. What was the original price per kg?
Question 19 of 20
If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 20% and its denominator is decreased by 10%, the fraction becomes 4/3. Find the original fraction.
Question 20 of 20
The mean of 100 observations was calculated as 49. It was later discovered that three observations taken as 40, 20, 50 were actually 60, 70, 80 respectively. What is the correct mean?
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