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UP Police Sub Inspector exam-2021

01 Profit & Loss

TYPE-1 Rs. 1710

1. A data card when sold for Rs. 16740 fetches a profit
24%
of 24%. Find the cost price of the data card. (In Rs.)
(Rs. )
Rs. 16740 24%
(a) 2200
(Rs. ) (b) 2275
(a) 13500 (c) 2150
(b) 13300 (d) 2250
(c) 13400 7. By selling a pendrive for Rs. 1452, a shopkeeper
(d) 13600 incurs a loss of 12%. Find the cost price of the
2. A data card when sold for Rs. 14950 fetches a profit pendrive for the shopkeeper. (In Rs.)
of 30%. Find the cost price of the data card. (In Rs.)
Rs. 1452
Rs. 14950 30%
12%
(Rs. )
(Rs, )
(a) 10500
(a) 1650
(b) 9500
(b) 1652
(c) 11500
(c) 1647
(d) 12500
(d) 1645
3. A data card when sold for Rs. 15875 fetches a profit
8. By selling a watch for Rs.16536 a man loses 22%.
of 27%. Find the cost price of the data card. (In Rs.)
Find the cost price of the watch. (In Rs.)
Rs. 15875 27%
Rs.
(Rs. )
Rs.
(a) 12750
(a) 20200
(b) 12450
(b) 19200
(c) 12500
(c) 22200
(d) 12600
(d) 21200
4. A data card when sold for Rs. 17545 fetches a profit
9. By selling a watch for Rs. 16401 a man loses 23%.
of 21%. Find the cost price of the data card. (In Rs.)
Find the cost price of the watch. (In Rs.)
Rs. 17545 21%
Rs.
(Rs. )
(a) 12500
(b) 15500 Rs.
(c) 14500 (a) 21200
(d) 13500 (b) 21400
5. A data card when sold for Rs. 18290 fetches a profit (c) 21100
of 18%. Find the cost price of the data card. (In Rs.) (d) 21300
Rs. 18290 18% 10. By selling a pendrive for Rs.1659, a shopkeeper
incurs a loss of 21%. Find the cost price of the
(Rs. ) pendrive for the shopkeeper. (In Rs.)
(a) 14500
Rs.
(b) 15500
(c) 13500
(d) 16500 Rs. (a) 2100
TYPE-2 (b) 2200
(c) 2000
6. By selling a pendrive for Rs. 1710, a shopkeeper (d) 1900
incurs a loss of 24%. Find the cost price of the 11. By selling a pendrive for Rs.1530, a shopkeeper
pendrive for the shopkeeper. (In Rs.) incurs a loss of 15%. Find the cost price of the

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 pendrive. (In Rs.) one, he gets 24% profit and on the other he gets
Rs.1530 24% loss. Find his profit or loss percentage for the
entire transaction?
Rs.
(a) 1800 Rs. 5500
(b) 1900 24% 24%
(c) 1700
(d) 1600 (a) 5.76% profit
12. By selling a pendrive for Rs.1599, a shopkeeper (b) 4.76% loss
incurs a loss of 18%. Find the cost price of the (c) 4.76% profit
pendrive. (In Rs.) (d) 5.76% loss
Rs. 1599 18. A Shopkeeper purchased an article for Rs.10400
(Rs. and sold it for a loss of 20%. From that money he
(a) 1930 purchased another article and sold it for a gain of
(b) 1940 20%. What is the overall gain or loss? (In Rs.)
(c) 1960 Rs. 10400 20%
(d) 1950
13. By selling a watch for Rs.17496 a man loses 19%.
20% (Rs. )
Find the cost price of the watch. (In Rs.)
(a) 416 loss
(b) 414 profit
(c) 412 loss
(a) 21500 (d) 418 profit
(b) 21400 19. A Shopkeeper purchased an article for Rs.10600
(c) 21600 and sold it for a loss of 30%. From that money he
(d) 21700 purchased another article and sold it for a gain of
14. By selling a watch for Rs.16264 a man loses 24%. 30%. What is the overall gain or loss? (In Rs.)
Find the cost price of the watch. (In Rs.) Rs.

Rs.
(a) 21400
(a) 934 loss/
(b) 22400
(c) 19400 (b) 944 profit/
(d) 20400 (c) 964 profit/
TYPE-3 (d) 954 loss/
15. A shopkeeper sells two bags for Rs. 5500 each. On 20. A Shopkeeper purchased an article for Rs.10500
one, he gets 21% profit and on the other he gets and sold it for a loss of 10%. From that money he
21% loss. Find his profit or loss percentage for purchased another article and sold it for a gain of
Rs. 5500 10%. What is the overall gain or loss? (In Rs.)
21% 21% Rs.

(a) 4.41% profit

(b) 4.41 loss
Rs.
(c) 3.61 profit
(d) 3.61 loss (a) 103 Gain/
16. A Shopkeeper purchased an article for Rs.10200 (b) 107 Gain/
and sold it for a loss of 10%. From that money he (c) 101 Loss/
purchased another article and sold it for a gain of
(d) 105 Loss/
10%. What is the overall gain or loss?
21. A shopkeeper sells two bags for Rs.5500 each. On
Rs. 10200 10%
one, he gets 25% profit and on the other he gets
25% loss. Find his profit or loss percentage for the
10% entire transaction?
(a) Rs. 105 Gain Rs.
(b) Rs. 96 Loss
(c) Rs. 99 Gain
(d) Rs. 102 Loss
17. A shopkeeper sells two bags for Rs.5500 each. On (a) 5.25% loss/

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 (b) 6.25% profit/ (c) 25
(d) 15
(c) 6.25% loss/
27. If the cost price of 2110 articles is equal to the selling
(d) 5.25% profit/ price of 1688 articles, then what is the gain %?
22. A shopkeeper sells two bags for Rs.5500 each. On
one, he gets 23% profit and on the other he gets
23% loss. Find his profit or loss percentage for the
entire transaction? (a) 25
(b) 20
Rs. 5500
(c) 15
(d) 30
28. If the cost price of 2140 articles is equal to the selling
price of 1712 articles, then what is the gain %?
(a) 4.29% profit/ 2140
(b) 4.29% loss/
(a) 15
(c) 5.29% profit/
(b) 30
(d) 5.29% loss/ (c) 25
23. A Shopkeeper purchased an article for Rs.24300 (d) 20
and sold it for a loss of 15%. From that money he 29. If the cost price of 2130 articles is equal to the selling
purchased another article and sold it for a gain of price of 1704 articles, then what is the gain %?
15%. What is the overall gain or loss? (In Rs.)

(a) 15
(b) 25
(a) 576.75 loss (c) 20
(b) 546.75 profit (d) 30
(c) 556.75 profit 30. If the cost price of 2160 articles is equal to the selling
(d) 556.75 loss price of 1728 articles, then what is the gain %?
24. A shopkeeper sells two bags for Rs.5500 each. On
one, he gets 27% profit and on the other he gets
27% loss. Find his profit or loss percentage for the
(a) 25
entire transaction?
(b) 27
Rs. 5500 (c) 23
(d) 21
31. If the cost price of 2170 articles is equal to the selling
(a) 6.29% Profit price of 1736 articles, then what is the gain %?
(b) 7.29% Loss
(c) 6.29% Loss
(d) 7.29% Profit (a) 21
TYPE-4 (b) 27
(c) 23
25. If the cost price of 2120 articles is equal to the selling (d) 25
price of 1696 articles, then what is the gain %? TYPE-5
2120 1696
32. A mobile is sold for $ 5825 at a loss of 25%. What
(a) 20 would have been the actual profit or loss percent
(b) 15 on it, if it had been sold $ 25320?
(c) 25 25% $ 15825
(d) 30 $25320
26. If the cost price of 2150 articles is equal to the selling
price of 1720 articles, then what is the gain %?
(a) 26% loss
2150 1720 (b) 22% loss
% (c) 20% profit
(a) 30 (d) 24% profit
(b) 20 33. A mobile is sold for $7525 at a loss of 65%. What

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 would have been the actual profit or loss percent $27720 32%
on it, if it had been sold for $34400?
$23205
$
$ (a) 10.5
(b) 12.5
(a) 50% loss/ (c) 11.5
(d) 9.5
(b) 60% loss/
39. A Kindle is sold for $ 1196 at a profit of 15%. What
(c) 60% profit/ would have been the actual profit or loss on it, if it
(d) 50% profit/ had been sold for $884?
34. A mobile is sold for $11715 at a loss of 45%. What 15% $1196
would have been the actual profit or loss percent $884
on it, if it had been sold for $29820?
(a) 10% Profit
$11715 (b) 15% Loss
$29820 (c) 20% Profit
(d) 5% Loss
(a) 46% 40. A Kindle is sold for $1736 at a profit of 55%. What
(b) 40% would have been the actual profit or loss on it, if it
(c) 42% had been sold for $728?
(d) 44% 55% $1736
35. A mobile is sold for $14105 at a loss of 35%. What $728
would have been the actual profit or loss percent (a) 31% Loss
on it, if it had been sold for $28210? (b) 37% Profit
$14105 (c) 35% Loss
$28210 (d) 33% Profit
41. A mobile is sold for $33170 at a profit of 55%. What
would have been the actual profit or loss percent
(a) 34% Profit
on it, if it had been sold for $10700?
(b) 32% Loss
(c) 30% Profit $33170 55%
(d) 36% Loss $10700
TYPE-6
(a) 50% profit
36. A Kindle is sold for $ 1458 at a profit of 35%. What (b) 50% loss
would have been the actual profit or loss on it, if it (c) 40% loss
had been sold for $ 810? (d) 40% profit
$ 1458 35% 42. A shopkeeper sold goods for $29520 and made a
$810 profit of 23% in the process. Find his profit percent
if he had sold his goods for $25800.
(a) 19% profit $
(b) 23% profit $
(c) 21% loss
(d) 25% loss (a) 8.5
37. A shopkeeper sold goods for $28982 and made a (b) 5.5
profit of 26% in the process. Find his profit percent (c) 6.5
if he had sold his goods for $24955. (d) 7.5
$28980 43. A Kindle is sold for $1595 at a profit of 45%. What
26% $24955 would have been the actual profit or loss on it, if it
had been sold for $770?
(a) 8.5 $
(b) 7.5 $
(c) 9.5
(d) 6.5 (a) 30%
38. A shopkeeper sold goods for $27720 and made a (b) 33%
profit of 32% in the process. Find his profit percent (c) 28%
if he had sold his goods for $23205.

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 (d) 26% 49. The Loss incurred by selling an article at Rs. 1994
44. A shopkeeper sold goods for $28380 and made a is 95% of the gain attained by selling the same
profit of 29% in the process. Find his profit percent article at Rs. 2462. Find the cost price of the article.
if he had sold his goods for $24090. (In Rs.)
$28380 Rs. 1994
$24090 Rs. 2462 95%
(Rs. )
(a) 7.5 (a) 2522
(b) 9.5 (b) 2222
(c) 10.5 (c) 2322
(d) 8.5 (d) 2422
45. A shopkeeper sold goods for $27000 and made a 50. By selling a watch for Rs. 16669 a man loses 21%.
profit of 35% in the process. Find his profit percent Find the cost price of the watch. (In Rs.)
if he had sold his goods for $22300. Rs. 16669 21%
$27000 (Rs. )
$22300 (a) 21100
(b) 21000
(a) 11.5 (c) 21200
(b) 9.5 (d) 20900
(c) 10.5 51. The Loss incurred by selling an article at Rs. 1970
(d) 12.5 is 85% of the gain attained by selling the same
46. A Kindle is sold for $1325 at a profit of 25%. What article at Rs. 2377. Find the cost price of the article.
would have been the actual profit or loss on it, if it (In Rs.)
had been sold for $742? Rs. 1970
25% $1325 Rs. 2377 85%
$742 (Rs. )
(a) 20% Loss (a) 2357
(b) 30% Profit (b) 2257
(c) 20% Profit (c) 2457
(d) 30 Loss (d) 2157
52. The Loss incurred by selling an article at Rs.5075
TYPE-7 is 45% of the gain attained by selling the same
article at Rs.10150. Find the cost price of the raticle.
47. The loss incurred by selling an article at Rs. 5100 (In Rs.)
is 50% of the gain attained by selling the same Rs. 5075
article at Rs. 10200. Find the cost price of the article.
Rs. 10150 45%
(In Rs.)
(Rs. )
Rs. 5100
(a) 6850
Rs. 10200 50% (b) 6650
(Rs. ) (c) 6750
(a) 6600 (d) 6950
(b) 6500 53. The Loss incurred by selling an article at Rs.2018
(c) 6700 is 65% of the gain attained by selling the same
(d) 6800 article at Rs.2447. Find the cost price of the article.
48. The Loss incurred by selling an article at Rs. 5115 (In Rs.)
is 65% of the gain attained by selling the same Rs.
article at Rs. 10230. Find the cost price of the article.
Rs.
(In Rs.)
Rs.
Rs. 5115
(a) 2487
Rs. 10230 65% (b) 2187
(Rs. ) (c) 2387
(a) 7430 (d) 2287
(b) 7330 54. The Loss incurred by selling an article at Rs.5120
(c) 7230 is 60% of the gain attained by selling the same
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 (In Rs.) (In Rs.)
Rs. 5120
Rs. 10240
(Rs.
(a) 7040 (a) 2621
(b) 7340 (b) 2421
(c) 7240 (c) 2321
(d) 7140 (d) 2521
55. The Loss incurred by selling an article at Rs.2042
is 75% of the gain attained by selling the same TYPE-8
article at Rs.2532. Find the cost price of the article.
(In Rs.) 60. When the article sold at the rate of Rs. 21056 earned
Rs. 2042 a profit of 24% more than that of the loss incurred
when the same article sold at the rate of Rs. 10528.
Rs. 2532
Find the cost price of the article. (In Rs.)
(Rs.
Rs. 21056
(a) 2552
(b) 2252 Rs. 10528
(c) 2452 24%
(d) 2352 (Rs. )
56. The Loss incurred by selling an article at Rs.5115 (a) 14228
is 55% of the gain attained by selling the same (b) 17228
article at Rs.10230. Find the cost price of the article. (c) 15228
(In Rs.) (d) 16228
Rs. 5115 61. When the article sold at the rate of Rs. 18122 earned
Rs. 10230 a profit of 21% more than that of the loss incurred
when the same article sold at the rate of Rs. 9061.
(Rs.
Find the Cost price of the article. (In Rs.)
(a) 6930
(b) 7130 Rs. 18122
(c) 7030 Rs. 9061 21%
(d) 7230 (Rs. )
57. The Loss incurred by selling an article at Rs.2114 (a) 13163
is 65% of the gain attained by selling the same (b) 13164
article at Rs.2675. Find the cost price of the article. (c) 13162
(In Rs.) (d) 13161
62. When the article sold at the rate of Rs. 20070 earned
a profit of 23% more than that of the loss incurred
when the same article sold at the rate of Rs. 10035.
Find the cost price of the article. (In Rs.)
(a) 2335
(b) 2635 Rs. 20070
(c) 2435 Rs. 10035 23%
(d) 2535 (Rs.
58. The Loss incurred by selling an article at Rs.2090
)
is 95% of the gain attained by selling the same
(a) 16535
article at Rs.2714. Find the cost price of the article.
(b) 14535
(In Rs.)
(c) 15535
(d) 17535
63. When the article sold at the rate of Rs.19092 earned
a profit of 22% more than that of the loss incurred
(a) 2494 when the same article sold at the rate of Rs.9546.
(b) 2694 Find the Cost price of the article. (In Rs.)
(c) 2394 Rs. 19092
(d) 2594 Rs. 9546
59. The Loss incurred by selling an article at Rs. 2066
(Rs.
is 85% of the gain attained by selling the same
(a) 15846
article at Rs. 2621. Find the cost price of the article.

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 (b) 13846
(c) 14846
(a) 9712
(b) 9715
TYPE-9
(c) 9512
(d) 9612
64. When the article sold at the rate of Rs. 10464 earned
69. When the article sold at the rate of Rs.12096 earned
a profit of 18% more than that of the loss incurred
a profit of 24% more than that of the loss incurred
when the same article was sold at the rate of Rs.
when the same article sold at the rate of Rs.6048.
5232. Find the cost price of the article. (In Rs.)
Find the cost price of the article. (In Rs.)
Rs. 10464
Rs. 5232
18% (Rs. )
(a) 7732
(a) 8648
(b) 7832
(b) 8448
(c) 7932
(c) 8748
(d) 7632
(d) 8548
65. When the article sold at the rate of Rs.11000 earned
TYPE-10
a profit of 20% more than that of the loss incurred
when the same article was sold at the rate of Rs
70. When a plot is sold for Rs. 26130, the owner loses
article. (In Rs.)
22%. At what price must that plot be sold in order
Rs. to gain 22%?
Rs. Rs. 26130
22% 22%
(a) 9500
(b) 8500
(a) 40870
(c) 9000
(b) 39870
(d) 8000
(c) 38870
66. When an article sold at Rs.22050 earned a profit of
(d) 41870
25% more than that of the loss incurred when the
71. When a plot is sold for Rs. 25675, then owner loses
same article is sold at Rs.11025. Find the cost price
21%. At what price must that plot be sold in order
of the article. (In Rs.)
to gain 21%? (In Rs.)
Rs.22050
Rs. 25675
Rs.11025.
21% 21%
(Rs. )
(Rs. )
(a) 17925
(a) 37325
(b) 15925
(b) 40325
(c) 18925
(c) 38325
(d) 16925
(d) 39325
67. When the article sold at the rate of Rs.11544 earned
72. When a plot is sold for Rs.26565, the owner loses
a profit of 22% more than that of the loss incurred
23%. At what price must that plot be sold in order
when the same article was sold at the rate of
to gain 23%? (In Rs.)
Rs.5772. Find the cost price of the article. (In Rs.)
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
(a) 8572 Rs.
(b) 8672 (a) 41435
(c) 8472 (b) 42435
(d) 8372 (c) 43435
68. When the article sold at the of Rs. 13224 earned a (d) 40435
profit of 28% more than that of the loss incurred 73. When a plot is sold for Rs.26980, the owner loses
when the same article sold at the Rs. 6612. Find 24%. At what price must that plot be sold in order
the cost price of the article (in Rs.) to gain 24%? (In Rs.)
Rs. 26980
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 (Rs. (In Rs.)
(a) 42020 A Rs. 410
(b) 45020 30% B B 20%
(c) 44020
C C 10% Rs.
(d) 43020
74. When a plot is sold for Rs.30030, the owner loses 2288 A (Rs. )
22%. At what price must that plot be sold in order (a) 1590
to gain 22%? (In Rs.) (b) 1690
(c) 1790
(d) 1890
79. A bought an article and spent Rs. 480 on its repairs.
He then sold it to B at a profit of 20%. B sold it to C
(a) 47970 at a loss of 30%. C finally sold it for Rs. 3696 at a
(b) 45970 profit of 10%. How much did A pay for the article?
(c) 46970 (In Rs.)
(d) 44970 A Rs. 480
75. When a plot is sold for Rs.29625, the owner loses
20% B B 30%
21%. At what price must that plot be sold in order
to gain 21%? C C 10%
Rs. 3696 A
(Rs. )
(a) 3520
(b) 3820
(a) 45375
(c) 3720
(b) 43375
(d) 3620
(c) 44375
80. A bought an article and spent Rs.445 on its repairs.
(d) 45275
He then sold it to B at a profit of 30%. B sold it to C
76. When a plot is sold for Rs.27375, the owner loses
at a loss of 10%. C finally sold it for Rs.1404 at a
25%. At what price must that plot be sold in order
profit of 20%. How much did A pay for the article?
to gain 25%? (In Rs.)
(In Rs.)
A Rs.
B B
C C
(a) 44625
(b) 46625 Rs. A
(c) 43625 Rs.
(d) 45625 (a) 565
TYPE-11 (b) 555
(c) 585
77. A bought an article and spent Rs. 515 on its repairs. (d) 575
He then sold it to B at a profit of 20%. B sold it to C 81. A bought an article and spent Rs.550 on its repairs.
at a loss of 10%. C finally sold it for Rs. 2808 at a He then sold it to B at a profit of 10%. B sold it to C
profit of 30%. How much did A pay for the article\ at a loss of 20%. C finally sold it for Rs.6864 at a
(In Rs.) profit of 30%. How much did A pay for the article?
A Rs. 515 (In Rs.)
B 20% B A Rs. 550
C 10% C 30% 10% B B 20%
Rs. 2808 A C B 20% C
(Rs. ) C 30% Rs. 6864 A
(a) 1497 (Rs. )
(b) 1485 (a) 5550
(c) 1495 (b) 5450
(d) 1510 (c) 5750
78. A bought an article and spent Rs. 410 on its repairs. (d) 5650
He then sold it to B at a profit of 30%. B sold it to C TYPE-12
at a loss of 20%. C finally sold it for Rs. 2288 at a
profit of 10%. How much did A pay for the article? 82. A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs.610 and earned

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 some profit. The profit of that article is equalled to 86. A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs.1120 and earned
11 times of the loss incurred when it is sold for some profit. The loss incurred when it is sold for
Rs.250. If he wants to make a profit of 10% then at Rs.400 is equal to 17 times of profit. If he wants to
what price should he sell the article? (In Rs.) make a profit of 10% then at what price should he
Rs. 610 sell the article? (In Rs.)
Rs. 250
11 10%

(Rs. )
(a) 308 (a) 1188
(b) 318 (b) 1488
(c) 338 (c) 1388
(d) 328 (d) 1288
83. A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs.860 and earned TYPE-13
some profit. By selling the article for Rs.300 he
incurred a loss equal to 13 times of the profit earned. 87. An article was sold at 30% loss by the shopkeeper.
If he wants to make a profit of 30% then at what If he had sold it for Rs.650 more he would have
price should he sell the article? (In Rs.) earned a profit of 35%. Find the cost price of the
article. (In Rs.)
Rs. 860
Rs.
Rs. 300 13
650
30%
(Rs.
(Rs. )
(a) 1100
(a) 1166
(b) 960
(b) 1266
(c) 1000
(c) 1366
(d) 980
(d) 1066 88. When an article sold at 15% loss by the shopkeeper,
84. A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs.830 and earned if he had sold it for Rs.525 more he would have
some profit. The loss of that article when it is sold earned a profit of 20%. Find the cost price of the
for Rs.350 is equalled to 15 times of the profit article. (In Rs.)n
earned. If he wants to make a profit of 20% then at
what price should he sell the article? (In Rs.) Rs. 525
Rs.
(Rs.
Rs. (a) 1500
(b) 1600
(c) 1400
(d) 1300
Rs.
89. When an article sold at 25% loss by the shopkeeper,
(a) 970 if he had sold it for Rs.550 more he would have
(b) 980 earned a profit of 30%. Find the cost price of the
(c) 990 article. (In Rs.)
(d) 960
85. A shopkeeper sold an article for Rs.1000 and earned
some profit. By selling the article for Rs.325 he
incurred a loss equal to 14 times of the profit earned.
If he wants to make a profit of 40% then at what (a) 900
price should he sell the article? (In Rs.) (b) 1050
Rs (c) 1000
Rs (d) 950
90. An article is sold at 25% loss by the shopkeeper, if
he had sold it for Rs.825 more he would have earned
Rs. a profit of 30%. Find the cost price of the article. (In
(a) 1637 Rs.)
(b) 1437
(c) 1337
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 (c) 2600
(a) 1400 (d) 2500
(b) 1600 92. A watch dealer sells a watch at Rs.197820 after
(c) 1500 giving two successive discounts of 10% and 30%
(d) 1300 respectively. What is the marked price? (In Rs.)
91. By selling an article the shopkeeper incurred a loss
of 10%, if he had sold it for Rs.625 more he would Rs. 19780
have earned a profit of15%. Find the cost price of
Rs.
the article. (In Rs.)
(a) 314000
(b) 304000
(c) 284000
(d) 294000
(a) 2400
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UP Police Sub Inspector exam-2017
02 Profit & Loss

93. If the cost price of 10 tubes is equal to the selling (c) 3 (d) 4
price of 5 tubes, then find the profit percentage 97. Each shirt costs Rs 1000 and is sold for Rs 2000.
in this transaction. What is the percentage of profit in the deal of 13
shirts?

(a) 30% (b) 100%

(c) 65% (d) 50% (a) 200 (b) 10
94. A shopkeeper buys some goods for Rs. 300. If the (c) 100 (d) 50
overhead is 20% of its cost price, then at what
98. If a man sells an article for Rs. 1350, he incurs a
price should it be sold to earn a profit of 30%?
loss of 10%. 4: At what price should he sell the
article to make a profit?
20% 30% 10%
4%
(a) 454 (b) 487
(c) 468 (d) 343 (a) (b)
95. A trader goes to a wholesaler to buy 500 kg of (c) (d)
goods. The wholesaler has a scale that shows 1200
99. Anuja claims to sell an article with a loss of 6%
g instead of one kg. Later, the trader increases
but weighs 800 grams instead of 1 kg. If he makes
his cost price by 25 per cent and sells 5 kg to a
a profit of Rs. 350 on the sale of 40 kg, then find
customer (without realising that the wholesaler
the cost price of 1 kg of his article.
has cheated him). What is the percentage
6%
(approximately) of the trader's net profit or loss?

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
100. A watch is sold at 16% profit. If this watch is
bought at 10% less price and sold at Rs. 14 less
(a) 0% (b) 4.17% than 10%, then there would be a profit of 25%.
(c) 20% (d) 3% Find the cost price of the watch?
96. How many kilograms of wheat costing Rs. 3.60 16% 10%
per kg should be mixed with 8 kg of wheat costing
Rs. 4.20 per kg so that by selling the mixture at
25%
Rs. 4.40 per kg, a profit of 10%?
(a) 420 (b) 400
(c) 360 (d) 380
101. A man bought 5 articles for Rs. 1, how many items
should he sell for Rs. 1 so that he gets a profit of
10% 25%?
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 (a) 4 (b) 6
(c) 3 (d) 1 (a) (b)
102. A dishonest seller claims to sell his goods at a
(c) (d)
cost price, but instead using a weight of 1 kg, he
108. If the cost of an article is doubled, but the selling
uses a defective weight of 900 grams. Find the
price remains unchanged, there is a loss of 10%.
percentage of his profit or loss.
What will be the original profit percentage?

10%

(a) 60% (b) 80%

(a) 10% (b) 11.11%
(c) 120% (d) 20%
(c) 33.13% (d) 20%
109. A shopkeeper sells an air conditioner for
103. If the cost price is 70% of the selling price, then
Rs.55,000 and gives a gift box for Rs.5,000 as a
what is the approximate profit percentage? gift for free. The shopkeeper charges Rs.2,000
70% from the customer for home delivery. If the
shopkeeper makes a profit of 30% in the entire
(a) 34% (b) 56% transaction, then what will be the profit
(c) 42% (d) 48% percentage, if the gift is not given to the customer?
104. A man wants to make a profit of 20%, but by 55,000
mistake he recovers the same amount which is 5,000
20% of the selling price. What is the decrease/ 2,000
increase due to this mistake in profit?
30%
20%
20%
(a) 22.5% (b) 42.5%
(c) 52.5% (d) 47.5%
(a) 4% (b) 10% 110. A trader doubles the initial selling price of an
(c) 4% (d) 10% article. If the initial profit is 20%, then what will
105. Indran earns 10% profit by selling his articles. be the new profit after doubling the selling price?
His cost price is increased by 40% and he
increases his selling price by 40%. What will be 20%
the new percentage of profit? %
10% (a) 44% (b) 144%
40% 40% (c) 40% (d) 140%
111. A farmer bought 2 goats for Rs. 4500. He sold
(a) 6% (b) 7.14% both of them neither at any profit nor at any loss.
(c) 10% (d) 2.85% If he sold one goat at a profit of 27%, the other is
106. A shopkeeper makes a profit of 35% when he sells sold at a loss of ........
an article for Rs. 270. What is the cost price of
the article?
35% 27%

(a) 200 (b) 300 (a) 25% (b) 13.50%

(c) 240 (d) 250 (c) 27% (d) 17%
107. Albin sells a calculator to Bob at a 10% profit. 112. One trader calculates the profit percentage on the
Bob sells to Clark at a profit of 30%. If Clark paid cost price, and another trader calculates on the
Rs.2860 for it, at what price would Albin have selling price. If both of them claim a profit of 30%
bought it? on the articles sold for Rs. 5200, then what will
10% be the sum of their profits?
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 30% (c) 7.5 (d) 10.45
118. On selling 5 cameras, Sachin gains the cost price
(a) 2760 (b) 2680 of 2 cameras. Its benefits: what is it.
5 2
(c) 1200 (d) 1560
113. A trader earns a profit of 5% by selling his goods. %
What will be the percentage of his profit if both (a) 40% (b) 20%
his cost price and selling price are increased by (c) 35% (d) 25%
20%. 119. Geeta bought an article at 4 x 5 of the selling
5% price and sold it at 15% more than the initial
selling price. Find the percentage of profit.
4/5
20%
15%
(a) 5% (b) 8%
(c) 6% (d) 10%
114. Selvi bought a notebook worth Rs. 240. If she (a) 36.24% (b) 52.35%
wants a profit of two-thirds over her cost price, (c) 48.45% (d) 43.75%
what should be the selling price of the book? 120. The ratio of cost price of a mobile phone and a
watch is 3 : 4. What is the ratio between their
selling prices, if the mobile phone is sold at a
profit of 20% and the watch is sold at a loss of
20%?
(a) Rs. 320 (b) Rs. 360 3:
(c) Rs. 400 (d) Rs. 300
4
115. Rama bought two watches at a total cost of Rs.
1200. She sold a watch at Rs. 20% less than its 20% 20%
cost price and another watch at 50% more than
its cost price. If she makes a profit of Rs. 40 during (a) 9 : 7 (b) 7 : 6
the entire transaction, find the difference between (c) 7 : 8 (d) 9 : 8
the cost price of the two watches. 121. A shopkeeper sold 40% of the total pineapple at
1200 4
20% its cost price, 36% at half of its cost price and
5
50% the rest at its original cost price. The loss
40 percentage on the entire transaction is ...........
40%
(a) Rs. 300 (b) Rs. 320
4
(c) Rs. 400 (d) Rs. 250 36%
5
116. A shopkeeper bought some strawberries at the
rate of 14 out of 20 and sold them at the rate of 8
out of 22. Find out his profit percentage.
Rs. 20 14 (a) 36% (b) 28%
Rs. 22 8 (c) 24% (d) 26%
122. Bella sold a painting worth Rs. 1450 to Teddy at
a profit of 10%. Teddy sold him to Benny at a loss
(a) 91.75% (b) 88.50%
of 10. If Benny had bought the painting from Bella
(c) 92.50% (d) 94.25%
at the same price at which he bought it from
117. A trader sold 50 kg of wheat, a part of which was
Teddy, what would have been Bella's profit or loss
sold at a profit of 15% and the rest at a loss of
percentage?
8%. If his net profit is 12%, then at what loss
was the quantity of wheat sold? Rs. 1450 10%
50 15% 10 %
8% 12%

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 (c) 2% (d) 1%
123. By selling a T-shirt for Rs. 750, Rathi makes a (a) 21.19% (b) 30.5%
profit of 20%. If the selling price is reduced by (c) 32.23% (d) 25.6%
4%, by what percentage will the profit decrease?
129. The profit made by selling a 5 m cloth is equal to
Rs. 750 20% the cost price of 2 m of that cloth. Find the
4% percentage of profit.
5 2
(a) 25% (b) 50%
(c) 20% (d) 10% (a) 30% (b) 35%
124. I bought 30 chocolates for one rupee. How much (c) 40% (d) 45%
chocolate should be sold for one rupee to make a 130. A TV is bought for Rs 20000 and sold for Rs 18000.
profit of 20%? Find the percentage of loss.
30 20% 20000 18000

(a) 20 (b) 25 (a) 10% (b) 20%

(c) 40 (d) 27 (c) 5% (d) 30%
125. Bharat Electronics buys plasma TVs in bulk at 131. Asif, a retail seller sold two mobile phones at the
Rs 60,000 each. However, the price marked on a rate of Rs. 6000 each, one at a profit of 20% and
plasma TV in Bharat Electronics Sheroom is Rs the other at a loss. He incurred a loss of 4% in
63,000. How much on Bharat Electronics Plasma the Pune transaction. What is the loss percentage
TVs: Profit if they are always selling the TV at on the mobile which was sold at loss?
maximum retail price? 6000
60,000 20%
4%
63,000
% (a) 20% (b) 15%
(c) 24% (d) 25%
(a) 4% (b) 5% 132. Ram bought a land for Rs. 2,00,000 and sold it
(c) 10% (d) 3% for Rs. 2,50,000. What is his profit percentage?
126. An item was bought for Rs. 600. If 3-4 of the 2,00,000 2,50,000
material is sold at a profit of 10% and the rest at
a loss of 20%. Find the percentage of overall profit
(a) 25% (b) 20%
or loss. (c) 50% (d) 40%
600 3/4 133. Two computer companies. And they sell it at Rs.
10% 20% 36,000 per computer. The company. If the
company calculates its profit on the cost price
(a) 3% (b) 43% and the company calculates its profit on the
selling price, then each company earns a profit of
(c) 2.5% (d) 5%
20%. A profit made by the company. What is the
127. If there is a profit of 20% on the cost price of an percentage more than the profit made by The
article, the profit percentage on its selling price
Company?
will be calculated.
A B 36,000
20%
A
B
(a) 20% (b) 25%
(c) 16.66% (d) 15% 20% B
128. Vinod sells an article to Akash at a profit of 45% A
and then Akash sells it to Sanjay at a loss of 10%.
What will be the resultant profit or loss? (a) 10% (b) 15%
45% (c) 25% (d) 20%
10% 134. If watches purchased at prices ranging from Rs.

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 6000 to Rs. 7000 are sold at prices ranging from by 20 percent. A trader did not make any change
Rs. 7000 to Rs. 8000, then what is the maximum in the selling price and found that his profit had
possible profit that can be made by selling 5 decreased by Rs. 20. What will be the original
watches? cost price?
6000 7000 20
7000 8000
5 20

(a) 12,000 (b) 10,000 (a) 150 (b) 100

(c) 13,500 (d) 14,000 (c) 250 (d) 200
135. A man bought two shirts for Rs. 2000. If he sells 140. By selling sugar at Rs 9.48 per kg, Rahim loses 8
one shirt at a profit of 20% and the other at a per cent. At what price should he sell it so as to
profit of 80%, then the selling price of both the make a profit of 20 per cent?
shirts is equal. But if he sells the first shirt at a 9.48 8
profit of 30% and the second shirt at a profit of 20
25%, then what is the sum of the selling prices of
the two shirts?
(a) 10.36 (b) 12.36
2000
(c) 12 (d) 12.01
20% 80%
141. By selling the power bank for Rs. 2400, a man
incurs a loss of 20%. At what price should he sell
30% 25% the power bank to earn a profit of 10%?
2400 20%
(a) 2,720 (b) 2,560 10%
(c) 2,440 (d) 2,840
136. By selling at 70% of the marked price of a table, a (a) 3,300 (b) 3,500
trader incurs a loss of 10%. If the trader sells the
(c) 3,000 (d) 3,200
table at 95% of the marked price, what will be his
profit percentage? 142. A 3.5 th part of a cake is sold at 45% profit, 1/3
th of the cake at 18% profit and the rest of it at
70%
15% profit. If the total profit is Rs. 272, find the
10% cost price of the cake.
95% 3/5 45%
(a) 15% (b) 22% 1/3 18% 15%
(c) 17% (d) 25%
272
137. The cost price of 30 toys is equal to the selling
price of 40 toys. Calculate the profit or loss
percentage? (a) 900 (b) 700
30 40 (c) 800 (d) 1,000
143. If the cost price of an article is 40% of its selling
(a) 25% (b) 30% price, then the cost price of the article will be a
percentage of the price
(c) 30% (d) 25%
40%
138. Sudha bought a book for Rs 80. He then sold it to
Radha for Rs 90. Sudha bought it back from
Radha for Rs 100. What is the percentage of loss (a) 250 (b) 240
for Sudha? (c) 60 (d) 40
80 90 144. A fruit seller had 24 kg of apples. He sold some of
these apples at a profit of 20% and the rest at a
100
loss of 5%. If he made a profit of 10% on the total
fruits, how much of his fruit was sold at a loss?
(a) 10% (b) 12.50% 24
(c) 20% (d) 25%
20% 5%
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 10% C D 5%
(a) 4.6 (b) 6 D Rs. 1814.40 A
(c) 9.6 (d) 11.4
145. A man bought 90 watches. Out of these, 40 (a) Rs. 1200 (b) Rs. 1600
watches were sold at 10% profit and 50 watches (c) Rs. 1800 (d) Rs. 1500
at 20% profit. If he had sold all the watches at a 148. By selling 33 metres of cloth, a shopkeeper gains
profit of 15%, he would have received 40 less What a profit equal to the price of selling 11 metres of
is the cost price of each watch? cloth. The profit percentage is:
90 40 10% 33 11
50 20%
15% Rs. 40 1 2
(a) 33 % (b) 66 %
3 3
(a) Rs. 50 (b) Rs. 60 (c) 25% (d) 50%
(c) Rs. 80 (d) Rs. 90 149. A trader sold a mixer for Rs. 420 at a loss of 12.5%.
146. A man sold an article at a profit of 20%. If he 12.5: At what price should he have sold the mixer
bought it for 20% less and sold it for 5% less, he to make a profit?
would have gained 25%. Find the cost price of
12.5% Rs. 420
the article.
12.5%
20%
20% Rs. 5 25%
(a) Rs. 540 (b) Rs. 600
(c) Rs. 680 (d) Rs. 520
(a) Rs. 20 (b) Rs. 15 150. Mohan made a profit of 20% by selling an article
(c) Rs. 35 (d) Rs. 25 for Rs. 840. What was its cost price?
147. A radio was sold at a profit of 20%, T sold it to B
Rs. 840 20%
at a loss of 10% and B sold it to C at a profit of
5%. If someone has paid the price for it 1814.40.
For how much did you buy radio? (a) 672 (b) 168
A B 20% B C 10% (c) 700 (d) 800

Answer Key

1. (a) 15. (a) 29. (b) 43. (a) 57. (a) 71. (d) 85. (c) 98. (c) 111. (c) 124. (b) 137. (d)
2. (c) 16. (d) 30. (a) 44. (b) 58. (c) 72. (b) 86. (a) 99. (a) 112. (a) 125. (b) 138. (b)
3. (c) 17. (a) 31. (d) 45. (a) 59. (c) 73. (c) 87. (c) 100. (b) 113. (a) 126. (c) 139. (b)
4. (c) 18. (a) 32. (c) 46. (d) 60. (c) 74. (c) 88. (a) 101. (a) 114. (c) 127. (c) 140. (b)
5. (b) 19. (d) 33. (c) 47. (d) 61. (d) 75. (a) 89. (c) 102. (b) 115. (c) 128. (b) 141. (a)
6. (d) 20. (d) 34. (b) 48. (d) 62. (b) 76. (b) 90. (c) 103. (c) 116. (c) 129. (c) 142. (c)
7. (a) 21. (c) 35. (c) 49. (b) 63. (c) 77. (b) 91. (d) 104. (c) 117. (b) 130. (a) 143. (a)
8. (d) 22. (d) 36. (d) 50. (a) 64. (d) 78. (a) 92. (a) 105. (c) 118. (a) 131. (a) 144. (c)
9. (d) 23. (b) 37. (a) 51. (d) 65. (d) 79. (a) 93. (b) 106. (a) 119. (d) 132. (a) 145. (c)
10. (a) 24. (b) 38. (a) 52. (b) 66. (b) 80. (b) 94. (c) 107. (b) 120. (d) 133. (d) 146. (d)
11. (a) 25. (c) 39. (b) 53. (b) 67. (d) 81. (b) 95. (b) 108. (b) 121. (d) 134. (b) 147. (b)
12. (d) 26. (c) 40. (c) 54. (a) 68. (c) 82. (a) 96. (d) 109. (b) 122. (d) 135. (b) 148. (d)
13. (c) 27. (a) 41. (b) 55. (b) 69. (c) 83. (d) 97. (c) 110. (d) 123. (c) 136. (b) 149. (a)
14. (a) 28. (c) 42. (d) 56. (a) 70. (a) 84. (d) 150. (c)

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