Profit and Loss (SSC) (Part-6)

Total Questions: 50

31. A piece of land was sold to a person through two middlemen, each gaining 25%. If the person purchased the land for ₹6,25,000, the original cost (in) of the land was: [Graduate Level 28/06/2023 (Shift-3)]

Correct Answer: (b) 4,00,000
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32. A shopkeeper bought articles A and B for a total ₹2,540. He sold A at a gain of 15% and sold B at a loss of 25%. The selling price of A was ₹109 more than that of B. His profit or loss percentage in the entire transaction was (rounded off to one decimal place): [Graduate Level 30/06/2023 (Shift-1)]

Correct Answer: (a) Loss, 8.3%
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33. Muskan buys two kg of pulses for 400 and sells it for ₹440. She also uses the weight of 850 gm instead of 1 kg. What is Muskan's actual profit percentage? [Higher Secondary 30/06/2023 (Shift-2)]

Correct Answer: (d) 29 ⁷⁄₁₇ %
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34. A shopkeeper is purchasing goods from a wholesaler. The wholesaler is selling 1265 units of goods to the shopkeeper after gaining the sale price of 165 units of goods. What is the gain percentage of the wholesaler? [Matriculation Level 27/06/2023 (Shift-2)]

Correct Answer: (a) 15%
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35. Mukesh sells almonds at the cost price but uses a false weight and thus gains a 23% profit. How many grams of almonds is he giving for 3.075 kg? [Matriculation Level 28/06/2023 (Shift-1)]

Correct Answer: (a) 2500
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36. In a grocery shop, Samarth sold 950 g of sugar to a customer in place of 1 kg for ₹54. The cost price of 1 kg sugar was ₹36. How much profit (in ₹) did he earn on selling the sugar? [Matriculation Level 30/06/2023 (Shift-4)]

Correct Answer: (d) 19.8
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37. The marked price of a television set is 18,000. A shopkeeper allows a discount of 40% and gets a profit of 10%. What is the cost price of the television set? [SSC CHSL Tier II (26/06/2023)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹9,818 ²⁄₁₁ %
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38. A man earns a profit of 45 percent by selling a bike for a certain price. If he sells that bike at double the price, then what will be the profit percentage? [SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 190%
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39. A person sold an article at a loss of 4%. Had he sold it at a gain of 1%, he would have received Rs.42.5 more. To gain 18%, what must be his selling price? [SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) Rs.1003
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40. A man buys 21 mangoes for a rupee. How many mangoes had he sold for a rupee so that there is a loss of 30 percent ? [SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 30
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