SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Profit & Loss - 2 - SSC CGL MCQ

The marked price of an article is 20% more than its cost price. If 5% discount is given on the maked price, then what is the profit percentage?    (SSC CGL 2017)

By selling 175 pineapples, the gain i s equal to the selling price of 50 pineapples. What is the gain percentage?    (SSC CGL 2017)

The marked price of a sofa set is ₹ 4800 which is sold at ₹ 3672 at two successive discounts. If the first discount is 10%, then what will be the second discount (in%)?    (SSC CGL 2017)

If the price of pen decreases by 20%, then a man can buy 10 more pens for ₹ 100. What is the new price  (in ₹) of each pen?     (SSC CGL 2017)

After two successive discount of 20% and 35%, an article is sold for ₹ 50700. What is the marked price (in ₹) of the article?    (SSC CGL 2017)

For an article the profit is 170% of the cost price. If the cost price increases by  20% but the selling price remains same, then what is the new profit percentage?    (SSC CGL 2017)

After a discount of 3 4% an article is s old for ₹ 3168. What is the marked price (in ₹) of the article?    (SSC CGL 2017)

A merchant purchase a wrist watch for ₹ 1,200 and fixes its list price in such a way that after allowing a discount of 10%, he earns a profit of 20%. The list price of the watch is    (SSC Sub Inspector 2016)

By selling an article at 3/4 of selling price, a trader incurred a loss of 10%. The profit/loss percentage, when it is sold at the original selling prices, is  (SSC Sub Inspector 2016)

A trader lists his article 20% above the cost price and allows a discount of 10% on cash payment. His gain percent is    (SSC Sub Inspector 2016)

A man sells an article at 5% above the cost price. If he had bought it at 5% less than what he paid for it and sold it for ₹ 2 less, he would have gained 10%. The cost price of the article is    (SSC Sub Inspector 2016)

Loss of 20% on selling price is equal to x% loss in cost price. What is x?    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2016)

A dealer marks a washing machine for ₹ 7500, and allows a discount of 6% on it. Find the selling price    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2016)

If the ratio of cost price and selling price be 10 : 11, then the profit percentage is    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2016)

The successive discount of 15%, 20% and 25% on an article is equivalent to the single discount of    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

The marked price of a ceiling fan is ₹ 1200 and the shopkeeper allows a discount of 5 % on it. Then selling price of the fan is (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

The selling price of 6 bananas is equal to the cost price of 8 bananas. Then the percentage of profit is    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

If the successive discounts be 20%, 10% and 5%, then the single equivalent rate of discount is    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

An article which is marked ₹ 975 is sold for ₹ 897. The discount % is?    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)

Cost price of 100 books is equal to the selling price of 60 books. The gain or loss percentage will be:    (SSC CGL1st Sit. 2015)

Find a single discount equivalent to a discount series of 10%, 20% and 25%    (SSC CGL 1st Sit.  2015)

The difference between successive discounts of 4 0% followed by 30% and 45% followed by 20% on the maked price of an article is ₹ 12. The marked price of the article is:    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)

A shopkeeper bought 30 kg of rice at the rate of ₹ 70 per kg and 20 kg of rice at the rate of ₹ 70.75 per kg. If he mixed the two brand of rice and sold the mixture at ₹ 80.50 per kg. his gain is    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2015)

Allowing 20% and 15% successive discounts, the selling price of an article becomes ₹ 3,060; then the marked price will be            (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2015)

The marked price of a watch was ₹ 720. A man bought the same for ₹ 550.80 after getting two successive discounts, the first being 10%. The second discount rate is    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2015)

10% discount and then 20% discount in succession is equivalent to total discount of    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2015)

After allowing a discount of 20%, a radio is available for ₹ 1200. Its marked price was:    (SSC CHSL 2nd Sit. 2015)