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

Total Questions: 50

1. A vendor bought bananas at the rate of 6 for ₹10 and sold them at the rate of 4 for ₹6. What is the percentage gain or loss? [RRB NTPC 19/01/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 10%
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2. In selling 33 m cloth, Rani’s profit is equal to the selling price of 11 m cloth. What is her gain percent? [RRB NTPC 19/01/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 50% gain
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3. A sells a radio to B at a gain of 10% and B sells it to C at a gain of 5%. If C pays ₹462 for it, then what did it cost A (in ₹)? [RRB NTPC 19/01/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) 400
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4. If the cost price of 10 shirts is equal to the selling price of 8 shirts, then what will be the percentage gain or loss? [RRB NTPC 20/01/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 25% gain
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5. If an article is sold at a gain of 5% instead of being sold at a loss of 5%, a man gets ₹5 more. What is the cost price of the article? [RRB NTPC 20/01/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹50
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6. In April, the profit of a bookstore increased by 25%, and in May, it decreased by 20%. How did the profit of the store at the end of May compare to that in the beginning of April? [RRB NTPC 20/01/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) It was same
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7. When a bicycle manufacturer reduced the selling price of a bicycle by 50%, the number of bicycles sold radically increased by 700%. Initially, the manufacturer was getting a profit of 140%. What is the new profit percentage? [RRB NTPC 21/01/2021 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (d) 20%
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8. A dealer buys 200 quintals of wheat at ₹1,200 per quintal. He spends ₹10,000 on transportation and storage. If he sells the wheat at ₹13 per kg, then the profit percentage of the dealer is: [RRB NTPC 21/01/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 4%
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9. The selling an article at ₹31, a shopkeeper loses 7%. What will the profit percentage be when he sells the same article at ₹35? [RRB NTPC 22/01/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 5%
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10. In a transaction, the profit percentage is 20% of the cost. If the cost increases by 5% but the selling price remains the same, how much is the decrease in percentage profit? [RRB NTPC 22/01/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 14.28%
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