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Percentage, Profit and Loss

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Top 10 SSC CGL PYQs to practise first

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  1. Question 1

    This type asked 16 times: 7 in 2023, 3 in 2024, 6 in 2025. This one: 24 Sep 2025 S1 See all 16 of this type

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    A trader gave a 20%20\% discount on the market price but still earned a 10%10\% profit. What percentage was the market price above the cost price?

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  2. Question 2

    This type asked 14 times: 14 Jul 2023 S3, 18 Jul 2023 S4, 26 Jul 2023 S4, 10 Sep 2024 S3, 11 Sep 2024 S1, 12 Sep 2024 S1, 17 Sep 2024 S3, 19 Sep 2024 S1, 19 Sep 2024 S3, 23 Sep 2024 S2, 24 Sep 2024 S1, 19 Sep 2025 S2, 23 Sep 2025 S3, 26 Sep 2025 S1. This one: 26 Sep 2025 S1 See all 14 of this type

    60
    A buyer gets two successive discounts of 20%20\% and 10%10\% on a Rs. 1000 item. What is the price paid?

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  3. Question 3

    This type asked 14 times: 14 Jul 2023 S2, 14 Jul 2023 S3, 17 Jul 2023 S1, 19 Jul 2023 S1, 24 Jul 2023 S2, 24 Jul 2023 S4, 27 Jul 2023 S2, 9 Sep 2024 S1, 9 Sep 2024 S3, 11 Sep 2024 S1, 13 Sep 2024 S2, 13 Sep 2024 S3, 19 Sep 2024 S2, 12 Sep 2025 S3. This one: 12 Sep 2025 S3 See all 14 of this type

    63
    A fruit seller sells apples at a loss of 5%5\% on the cost price but uses a weight that is 20%20\% less than the actual weight. Find his total profit percentage.

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  4. Question 4

    This type asked 13 times: 19 Jul 2023 S3, 24 Jul 2023 S2, 25 Jul 2023 S4, 27 Jul 2023 S2, 9 Sep 2024 S3, 12 Sep 2024 S2, 13 Sep 2024 S3, 18 Sep 2024 S3, 26 Sep 2024 S2, 14 Sep 2025 S2, 23 Sep 2025 S2, 24 Sep 2025 S3, 26 Sep 2025 S2. This one: 26 Sep 2025 S2 See all 13 of this type

    65
    A shopkeeper marks an article at Rs. 720 and gives a discount of Rs. 144. He earns a profit of Rs. 36. What is the cost price?

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  5. Question 5

    This type asked 13 times: 17 Jul 2023 S4, 21 Jul 2023 S4, 24 Jul 2023 S1, 26 Jul 2023 S3, 9 Sep 2024 S2, 11 Sep 2024 S2, 17 Sep 2024 S1, 24 Sep 2024 S3, 25 Sep 2024 S1, 26 Sep 2024 S2, 26 Sep 2024 S3, 12 Sep 2025 S3, 17 Sep 2025 S3. This one: 17 Sep 2025 S3 See all 13 of this type

    54
    The cost price of an article is ₹500. A shopkeeper sells it at a discount of 20%20\% on the marked price. If the marked price is ₹600, what is the shopkeeper's profit or loss percentage?

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  6. Question 6

    This type asked 12 times: 14 Jul 2023 S2, 17 Jul 2023 S3, 18 Jul 2023 S3, 24 Jul 2023 S2, 9 Sep 2024 S1, 10 Sep 2024 S3, 11 Sep 2024 S1, 17 Sep 2024 S2, 18 Sep 2024 S2, 23 Sep 2024 S2, 24 Sep 2024 S1, 13 Sep 2025 S2. This one: 13 Sep 2025 S2 See all 12 of this type

    59
    In an election, 80%80\% of eligible voters cast their votes. Of these votes, 5%5\% were declared invalid. If a winning candidate received 11,400 votes, which accounted for 60%60\% of the total valid votes, what was the total number of eligible voters enrolled in that election?

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  7. Question 7

    Asked 11 times: 18 Jul 2023 S1*, 19 Jul 2023 S2*, 21 Jul 2023 S1*, 9 Sep 2024 S2*, 11 Sep 2024 S3*, 13 Sep 2024 S3*, 17 Sep 2024 S3*, 24 Sep 2024 S3*, 25 Sep 2024 S3*, 21 Sep 2025 S1*, 24 Sep 2025 S3 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 11 times it was asked

    58
    A man spends 75%75\% of his income. Due to inflation, his expenses increase by 20%20\%, and his income increases by 10%10\%. What is the percentage change in his savings?

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  8. Question 8

    This type asked 11 times: 17 Jul 2023 S2, 25 Jul 2023 S3, 25 Jul 2023 S4, 27 Jul 2023 S1, 12 Sep 2025 S1, 13 Sep 2025 S2, 14 Sep 2025 S1, 19 Sep 2025 S3, 21 Sep 2025 S2, 21 Sep 2025 S3, 24 Sep 2025 S2. This one: 24 Sep 2025 S2 See all 11 of this type

    66
    A wholesaler marks up a batch of 100 identical clocks by 80%80\% on cost and offers a trade discount of 25%25\% to retailers. A retailer purchases all the clocks and spends Rs. 48,000. What is the cost price per clock for the wholesaler?

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  9. Question 9

    This type asked 10 times: 10 Sep 2024 S1, 11 Sep 2024 S3, 12 Sep 2024 S2, 13 Sep 2024 S1, 18 Sep 2024 S2, 19 Sep 2024 S3, 23 Sep 2024 S3, 24 Sep 2024 S3, 25 Sep 2024 S3, 15 Sep 2025 S1. This one: 15 Sep 2025 S1 See all 10 of this type

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    The ratio of the profit to the cost price of a product is 2: 7. What is the ratio of its selling price to its profit?

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  10. Question 10

    This type asked 10 times: 17 Jul 2023 S2, 25 Jul 2023 S3, 26 Jul 2023 S4, 9 Sep 2024 S3, 10 Sep 2024 S2, 11 Sep 2024 S2, 17 Sep 2024 S1, 18 Sep 2024 S3, 19 Sep 2024 S1, 26 Sep 2024 S1. This one: 26 Sep 2024 S1 See all 10 of this type

    66
    A person first increases the price of a commodity by 8%8\% and then he announces a discount of 18%18\%. The actual discount (in%) on the original price is:

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