Profit and Loss (Railway Maths) (Part – I)

Total Questions: 50

11. A sells an article to B at a gain of 16%. B sells it to C at a loss of 15% and C sells it to D at a gain of 20%. If the difference between the profits earned by C and A is ₹248, then the loss (in ₹) incurred by B is: [Group D 26/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) 1,160
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12. On selling an article X at a loss of 10% and an article Y at a gain of 15%, a man gains ₹7. If he had sold article X at a gain of 12% and article Y at a gain of 5%, he would have gained ₹10. What is the total original cost price (in ₹) of X and Y? [Group D 28/09/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 130
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13. If a dishonest shopkeeper claims to sell rice at cost price but uses a faulty weight and thus gains 14%, then find the weight he actually gives per kilogram of rice for which a customer pays. (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) [Group D 29/09/2022 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (b) 877 gm
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14. A shopkeeper finds that when he sells one kind of rice at ₹50 per kg he loses 20% and when he sells another kind of rice at ₹72 per kg he gains 20%. If he mixes them in the ratio 3:2 and sells the mixture at ₹64 per kg, what is his overall gain percentage (correct to one decimal place)? [Group D 06/10/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 4.1%
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15. A dealer sells an article at ₹403.20, after offering a discount of 16% on its marked price. Had he not offered any discount, he would have earned a profit of 28% on the cost price of the article. What is the cost price (in ₹) of the article? [NTPC CBT II Level 6 (09/05/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (c) 375
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16. Hrithik sold a table at a profit of 37.5%. Had he bought it at 12.5% less, and sold it at Rs 330 less, he would have made a profit of 10%. By what percent is the cost price of the table less than ₹1,000? [NTPC CBT II Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 3]

Correct Answer: (b) 20%
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17. Lovely calculates his profit percentages on selling price, whereas Bunty calculates his on the cost price. They find that the difference in their profit is Rs. 100. If their selling price is the same, and both of them get a profit of 25%, then what is the selling price? [NTPC CBT-I 27/01/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) Rs. 2000
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18. A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 10% while buying as well as while selling. While he was eventually caught and punished, at what percent was the gaining till then? [NTPC CBT - I 09/02/2021 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (a)
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19. After offering successive discounts of 15% and 12%, there was still a 10% profit on the sale of the item. What is the ratio of the marked price to the cost price of the item? [NTPC CBT - I 17/02/2021 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (b) 25 : 17
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20. Anisha purchased a TV at 4/5th of its initial selling price and then sold it at 4% more than its initial selling price. What is Anisha’s gain percentage? [NTPC CBT - I 01/03/2021 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (a) 30%
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