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SSC CGL Profit, Loss & Discount Questions
Practise profit, loss & discount (quantitative aptitude) for the SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination: 10 multiple-choice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Click an option to check it, or “New questions” for another set.
Profit, Loss & Discount practice
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Q1.A shopkeeper marks goods 40% above cost price and allows a discount of 15%. What is the overall profit or loss?
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Answer: C — 19% profit
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 140; after 15% discount SP = 140 × 0.85 = 119. Result: 19% profit.
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Q2.A shopkeeper marks goods 20% above cost price and allows a discount of 10%. What is the overall profit or loss?
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Answer: B — 8% profit
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 120; after 10% discount SP = 120 × 0.9 = 108. Result: 8% profit.
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Q3.An article bought for ₹625 is sold for ₹781.25. Find the profit or loss percentage.
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Answer: B — 25% profit
Profit = 156.25; as a % of cost price: 156.25/625 × 100 = 25%.
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Q4.An article bought for ₹575 is sold for ₹644. Find the profit or loss percentage.
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Answer: B — 12% profit
Profit = 69; as a % of cost price: 69/575 × 100 = 12%.
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Q5.A shopkeeper marks goods 50% above cost price and allows a discount of 10%. What is the overall profit or loss?
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Answer: D — 35% profit
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 150; after 10% discount SP = 150 × 0.9 = 135. Result: 35% profit.
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Q6.An article bought for ₹1,350 is sold for ₹1,080. Find the profit or loss percentage.
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Answer: A — 20% loss
Loss = 270; as a % of cost price: 270/1,350 × 100 = 20%.
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Q7.A shopkeeper marks goods 30% above cost price and allows a discount of 25%. What is the overall profit or loss?
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Answer: C — 2.5% loss
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 130; after 25% discount SP = 130 × 0.75 = 97.5. Result: 2.5% loss.
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Q8.An article bought for ₹1,050 is sold for ₹892.5. Find the profit or loss percentage.
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Answer: B — 15% loss
Loss = 157.5; as a % of cost price: 157.5/1,050 × 100 = 15%.
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Q9.An article bought for ₹925 is sold for ₹647.5. Find the profit or loss percentage.
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Answer: B — 30% loss
Loss = 277.5; as a % of cost price: 277.5/925 × 100 = 30%.
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Q10.An article bought for ₹550 is sold for ₹770. Find the profit or loss percentage.
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Answer: D — 40% profit
Profit = 220; as a % of cost price: 220/550 × 100 = 40%.
How to approach profit, loss & discount questions
Profit and loss percentages are on cost price; discounts are on marked price. Take CP = 100 to turn any markup-and-discount question into one line of arithmetic.
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SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination — conducted by Staff Selection Commission (SSC). Recruits graduates to Group B and C posts in central ministries, departments and offices.
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SSC CGL practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
|---|---|---|
| Percentages | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Profit, Loss & Discount | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Time, Work & Pipes | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Geometry & Mensuration | Mathematics | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Logical Reasoning | Reasoning | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| English Grammar | English | Question bank |
| Indian Polity, History & Geography | General awareness | Question bank |