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

Total Questions: 50

1. By selling an item for ₹1,729 Rohini made a loss of 30%. At what price should she sell the item to make a gain of 16% ? [Level 5 (12/06/2022) Shift 2 ]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹2,865.20
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2. By selling an article for rs 211.20, a trader loses 12%. If he sells it for Rs 248.40, then his loss/gain percent is [Level 2 (13/06/2022) Shift 1 ]

Correct Answer: (c) Gain, 3.5%
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3. The initial profit percentage on the sale of an item was 74%. If the cost price of the item went up by 50% but the selling price remained the same, what would be the new profit percentage? [Level 2 (13/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (c) 16%
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4. A dealer sells an article for ₹123 after offering a discount of 18% on its marked price. If he sells it on the marked price, he gains 25%. What is the cost price (in ₹) of the article? [Level 2 (13/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (c) 120
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5. The difference between 12% gain and 4% loss on sale of the item was Rs 28. What was the cost price of the item ? [Level 3 (14/06/2022) Shift 1 ]

Correct Answer: (b) 175
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6. Find the answer of given question? [Level 3 (14/06/2022) Shift 1 ]

Correct Answer: (a) 1500
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7. Manu purchased an old bike for ₹5,500, spent 12% of this amount on repairs, and had to later sell it at an overall loss of 5%. What was the price at which Manu sold the bike? [Level 3 (14/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹5,852
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8. The difference between 8% profit and 13% loss while selling an item was ₹115.50. What was the cost price of the item? [Level 5 (15/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹550
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9. Three varieties of tea, whose cost prices per kg are ₹500, ₹720, ₹900 are blended in the ratio 9 : 5 : 11. What should be the selling price per kg of the blended tea if the seller has to make a profit of 20% ? [Level 5 (15/06/2022) Shift 2 ]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹864
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10. Arvind bought 120 m cloth for ₹15,000. He sold 45% of it at a gain of 40%, 25% of it at a loss of 10% and the remaining cloth at the cost price. His profit (in ₹) in the entire transaction is [Level 2 (16/06/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (a) ₹2,325
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