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Q1mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The price of an item is increased by 15% and then the price is decreased by 12%. What is the effective percentage increase in the price of the item?
Q2mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A sold an article to B at 25% profit, B sold it to C at a 12% loss. If C paid Rs. 1,815 for the article, how much (in Rs.) did A pay for the article?
Q3mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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The strength of a school increases and decreases every alternate year by 20%. It started with an increase in 2018. What is the strength of the school at the start of 2021 as compared to that of 2017?
Q4mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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A person received a yearly salary hike of 15%, 20%, and 25% in 3 successive years. What is the total salary of the person after 3 years if his initial salary was Rs. 20,000?
Q5mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 20212026
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A number is first increased by 35% and then again increased by 25%. The number, so obtained, is decreased by 40%. The net increase or decrease per cent in the number is:
Q6mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A trader lists his articles 26% above the cost price and allows a discount of 15% on every article. What is his gain percentage?
Q7mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A piece of land was sold to a person through two middlemen, each gaining . If the person purchased the land for , the original cost (in ₹) of the land was:
Q8mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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A wholesaler sells a watch to a retailer at a profit of 25% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a loss of 12%. If the customer pays Rs 1045, what had it cost the wholesaler?
Q9mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
If each side of a rectangular field is increased by 32%, then by how much percent does the area of the field increase?
Q10mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Test2026
Ram sold two bags at ₹1,260 each. On one, he gained 20% and on the other, he lost 20%. Find his gain or loss percentage in the whole transaction.
Q11mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
A wholesaler sells a watch to a retailer at a gain of and the retailer sells it to a customer at a loss of . If the customer pays , what had it cost the wholesaler?
Q12mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
A sells an article to B at a gain of 16%, B sells it to C at a loss of 15%, and C sells it to D at a gain of 20%. If the difference between the profits earned by C and A is Rs. 248, then the loss (in Rs.) incurred by B is:
Q13mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The increase in the price of a certain item was . Then the price was decreased by and then again increased by . What is the resultant increase in the price?
Q14mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A TV manufacturer sells an item to a wholesaler at a profit of . The wholesaler sells it to a retailer at a profit of . The retailer in turn sells it to the customer for ₹ making a profit of . What is the manufacturer's purchasing price? (Assume only whole numbers)
Q15mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
Sanjeeb's salary was first reduced by and then increased by . What percentage of his salary does he lose?
Q16mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Test2026
A number is first increased by and then decreased by . What is the net percentage change?
Q17mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeWBCS Prelims2026
Masood purchased a plot for . He sells the plot to Aftab at a profit of . Aftab in turn sells that plot to Zahid at a loss of . The plot costs Zahid
Q18mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
An iron costing ₹758 was sold by Ramesh at a gain of 15%, and it was again sold by Reena, who bought it from Ramesh, at a loss of 8%. Find the selling price of the iron for Reena (correct to two places of decimals).
Q19mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The price of a trouser is first decreased by 12% and then increased by 15%. If the initial price of the trouser was ₹1,500, find the final price (in ₹) of the trouser.
Q20mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A shopkeeper marks the price of his goods at 20% higher than the cost price and allows a discount of 10%. What is his profit percentage?
Q21mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
Shatish sold a music system to Karan at a 25% gain and Karan sold it to Swati at a 30% gain. If Swati paid Rs. 12,500 for the music system, what amount did Shatish pay for the same?
Q22mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Mock2026
If the market price of a bedsheet is 24% above the cost price and a discount of 15% is declared on it, then find the gain percentage.
Q23mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePrepp2026
The strength of a school increases and decreases every alternate year by . If it started with an increase in 2012, then the strength of the school in the beginning of 2015, as compared to that in 2012, had (correct to two decimal places):
Q24mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeStaff Selection Commission2026
The price of an AC increases and decreases in every alternate year by 13
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Q25mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A tradesman marked his goods at 26% above its cost price and then allowed a discount of 13%. His gain (in %) is:
Q26mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A city's population grows by 10% in the first year, 20% in the second year and 10% in the third year. If the population after 3 years is 8,71,200, then what was the original population 3 years ago?
Q27mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
P sells a Laptop to Q at a loss of 25% and Q sells the laptop to R at a profit of 20%. If R purchased the laptop for ₹22,500, then what was the cost (in ₹) of the laptop for P?
Q28mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The number of toys manufactured by a machine in 2018 was 25,000, which increased by 20% in 2019. In 2020, the production was hindered by a strike and it fell by 15%. How many total toys were manufactured in three years by the machine?
Q29easymcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
A wholesaler bought an item from a manufacturer for ₹ and sold it to a retailer at profit. The retailer sold it to a customer at profit. If the customer buys the item from the manufacturer itself, how much money (in ₹) will he save?
Q30mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
An item marked at ₹3,550 is offered at k% discount for ₹3,124. If the discount offered is reduced to (k−4)%, then at what price will the item be available to customers?

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