UP POLICE MATHS QUIZ

Question 1:

A shopkeeper marks his goods at 20% above the cost price and gives two successive discounts of 5% and 10%. The gain percentage is:

2.30%

3%

1.80%

2.60%

Question 2:

By selling an item for ₹ 3,750 a shopkeeper earned 25% profit. If the item had been sold for ₹ 300 more, then what would have been the profit percentage of the shopkeeper?

32

37.5

35

36

Question 3:

A dealer sold an article at a loss of 4 %. Had he sold it for ₹ 120 more, he would have gained 8 %. To gain 11 %, he should sell the article for ?

₹ 1,110

₹ 1,200

₹ 1,320

₹ 1,210

Question 4:

A shopkeeper has some toys. He sells two-third of the toys at a profit of 35 % and the remaining toys at 10 % loss. What is his overall percentage of profit ?

16 %

20 %

18 %

25 %

Question 5:

A man sold 30 articles for ₹ 100 and gained 20%. The number of articles he bought for ₹ 100 was:

28

24

36

32

Question 6:

On selling an article for ₹ 984, Arun loses 18%. In order to gain 15%, he must sell it for:

₹ 1440

₹ 1132

₹ 1265

₹ 1380

Question 7:

An article was sold for ₹ 1,215 after giving a discount of 19%. If a discount of 17.5% is given, then for how much (in ₹) should the article be sold?

1527.3

1327.5

1237.5

1723.5

Question 8:

Pens are bought by a shopkeeper at the rate of ₹ 1,200 for 150 pens and sold at the rate of ₹ 1,620 for 180 pens. His profit or loss per cent is:

Profit 12 %

Profit 12.5 %

Loss 12 %

Profit 14 %

Question 9:

The marked price of an article is ₹ 800. After allowing a discount of 30% on the marked price, there is a profit of ₹ 60. Find the percentage profit (corrected to the nearest integer).

8

10

12

14

Question 10:

A shopkeeper marks his goods at a price 30% higher than their cost price and allows 20% discount on every item. Find his gain percentage.

$6 \%$

$2 \%$

$8 \%$

$4 \%$