SBI Clerk - Profit and Loss, Ratio and Proportion, Average Online Test (MCQ Quiz)

1. A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs. 720 and gains 20%. What is the cost price of the article?

A) Rs. 576 B) Rs. 600 C) Rs. 620 D) Rs. 700

2. If the cost price of 10 pens is equal to the selling price of 7 pens, find the profit percentage.

A) 33.33% B) 42.86% C) 50% D) 28.57%

3. A merchant buys a commodity for Rs. 400, spends Rs. 100 on its transportation, and sells it for Rs. 600. What is his profit percentage?

A) 20% B) 25% C) 33.33% D) 50%

4. Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5. If 9 is added to both the numbers, their ratio becomes 6:10. What are the numbers?

A) 27 and 45 B) 18 and 30 C) 36 and 60 D) 21 and 35

5. The average of 5 numbers is 27. If one number is excluded, the average becomes 25. What is the excluded number?

A) 35 B) 37 C) 30 D) 40

6. A man buys 12 articles for Rs. 10 each and sells 8 of them for Rs. 12 each and the remaining 4 for Rs. 8 each. Find his overall profit or loss percentage.

A) 10% profit B) 10% loss C) 20% profit D) 20% loss

7. The ratio of the ages of A and B is 4:5. After 5 years, their ages will be in the ratio 5:6. What is the present age of A?

A) 20 years B) 25 years C) 30 years D) 35 years

8. The average weight of 8 men is increased by 2.5 kg when one of the men, who weighs 56 kg, is replaced by a new man. The weight of the new man is:

A) 76 kg B) 74 kg C) 72 kg D) 70 kg

9. A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell his goods at cost price, but he uses a weight of 900 grams for 1 kilogram. What is his gain percentage?

A) 10% B) 11.11% C) 12.5% D) 15%

10. The sum of two numbers is 40 and their difference is 4. What is the ratio of the two numbers?

A) 11:9 B) 9:11 C) 10:9 D) 9:10

11. The average of the first 5 multiples of 3 is:

A) 6 B) 9 C) 12 D) 15

12. By selling an umbrella for Rs. 300, a man makes a profit of 25%. What is the cost price of the umbrella?

A) Rs. 225 B) Rs. 240 C) Rs. 250 D) Rs. 260

13. The ratio of the cost price and selling price of an article is 5:6. The profit percentage is:

A) 15% B) 20% C) 25% D) 30%

14. Two numbers are in the ratio 2:3. If the sum of the numbers is 75, then the numbers are:

A) 20 and 55 B) 25 and 50 C) 30 and 45 D) 35 and 40

15. The average of 11 numbers is 30. If one number is removed, the average of the remaining 10 numbers is 28. The removed number is:

A) 50 B) 55 C) 48 D) 58

16. A shopkeeper offers a discount of 10% on the marked price. He still makes a profit of 20%. If the marked price is Rs. 1200, find the cost price.

A) Rs. 1000 B) Rs. 960 C) Rs. 900 D) Rs. 800

17. The ratio of boys and girls in a class is 5:3. If there are 24 students in the class, the number of girls is:

A) 9 B) 15 C) 10 D) 12

18. The average of 5 numbers is 18. The average of the first 3 numbers is 16 and the average of the last 3 numbers is 20. What is the third number?

A) 20 B) 22 C) 24 D) 26

19. A trader sells two items for Rs. 5000 each. On one, he gains 20%, and on the other, he loses 20%. What is his overall profit or loss percentage?

A) 4% loss B) 4% profit C) No profit, no loss D) 2% loss

20. The ratio of two numbers is 3:7. If the sum of the numbers is 150, the difference between the numbers is:

A) 60 B) 75 C) 90 D) 105

21. The average of 6 numbers is 20. If one number is removed, the average becomes 18. The removed number is:

A) 28 B) 30 C) 32 D) 34

22. An article is sold at a profit of 15%. If it were sold for Rs. 45 more, the profit would be 20%. The cost price of the article is:

A) Rs. 900 B) Rs. 1000 C) Rs. 1200 D) Rs. 1500

23. The ratio of the cost price to the selling price of a product is 10:11. The percentage of profit is:

A) 10% B) 11% C) 5% D) 20%

24. The ages of Ram and Shyam are in the ratio 4:5. If the sum of their ages is 72 years, their present ages are:

A) Ram: 32 years, Shyam: 40 years B) Ram: 28 years, Shyam: 44 years C) Ram: 36 years, Shyam: 36 years D) Ram: 30 years, Shyam: 42 years

25. The average of 5 numbers is X. If one number is removed, the average of the remaining 4 numbers is X-1. The removed number is:

A) X+1 B) X+2 C) X+3 D) X+4

26. A shopkeeper buys a product for Rs. 800 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price?

A) Rs. 680 B) Rs. 700 C) Rs. 720 D) Rs. 660

27. The ratio of two numbers is 7:11. If the larger number is 121, the smaller number is:

A) 77 B) 88 C) 99 D) 110

28. The average marks of 10 students in a class is 75. If the marks of one student are omitted, the average marks of the remaining 9 students are 72. The marks of the omitted student are:

A) 95 B) 99 C) 102 D) 105

29. By selling a watch for Rs. 1000, a person loses 10%. For what price should he sell it to gain 10%?

A) Rs. 1100 B) Rs. 1200 C) Rs. 1222.22 D) Rs. 1250

30. The ratio of ages of father and son is 5:2. If the sum of their ages is 56 years, the father's age is:

A) 40 years B) 35 years C) 30 years D) 28 years

31. The average of 3 numbers is 10. The average of the first two numbers is 8. The third number is:

A) 12 B) 14 C) 16 D) 18

32. A man sells his goods at a loss of 20%. If he had sold it for Rs. 100 more, he would have gained 5%. The cost price of the goods is:

A) Rs. 200 B) Rs. 400 C) Rs. 500 D) Rs. 600

33. The ratio of two quantities is 15:17. If the sum of these quantities is 1600, the smaller quantity is:

A) 750 B) 800 C) 850 D) 900

34. The average of 5 numbers is 50. If one number is removed, the average of the remaining numbers is 48. The removed number is:

A) 58 B) 60 C) 56 D) 54

35. A shopkeeper marks his goods 50% above the cost price and then offers a discount of 20%. His profit percentage is:

A) 10% B) 20% C) 30% D) 40%

36. The ratio of apples and oranges in a basket is 3:4. If there are 35 fruits in total, the number of oranges is:

A) 15 B) 20 C) 25 D) 30

37. The average of 7 numbers is 45. If one number is removed, the average of the remaining 6 numbers is 44. The removed number is:

A) 49 B) 50 C) 51 D) 52

38. A dealer buys a table for Rs. 1200 and sells it at a loss of 10%. For what price did he sell the table?

A) Rs. 1080 B) Rs. 1050 C) Rs. 1100 D) Rs. 1120

39. The ratio of two numbers is 2:5. If the difference between the numbers is 21, the numbers are:

A) 14 and 35 B) 12 and 33 C) 10 and 31 D) 16 and 37

40. The average of 10 numbers is 25. If the number 30 is replaced by 50, the new average will be:

A) 27 B) 26 C) 28 D) 29

41. A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs. 675 after allowing a discount of 10% on the marked price. If he had not allowed any discount, he would have gained 20%. The cost price of the article is:

A) Rs. 600 B) Rs. 625 C) Rs. 650 D) Rs. 675

42. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 7:5. If the total number of students is 1200, the number of girls is:

A) 500 B) 700 C) 400 D) 600

43. The average of 5 positive integers is 30. The smallest integer is 20. What is the average of the remaining 4 integers?

A) 32.5 B) 35 C) 37.5 D) 40

44. A merchant buys 50 kg of rice at Rs. 10 per kg. He sells 30 kg at Rs. 12 per kg and the remaining 20 kg at Rs. 11 per kg. His profit is:

A) Rs. 110 B) Rs. 120 C) Rs. 130 D) Rs. 140

45. The ratio of two numbers is 4:9. Their sum is 260. The difference between the numbers is:

A) 100 B) 120 C) 130 D) 140

46. The average marks of 15 students is 60. If the marks of one student are included, the average increases by 2. The marks of the new student are:

A) 90 B) 92 C) 94 D) 96

47. A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs. 150 and makes a profit of 25%. He then sells another article for Rs. 200 and makes a loss of 10%. What is the ratio of the cost prices of the two articles?

A) 2:3 B) 3:2 C) 4:5 D) 5:4

48. The ratio of profit to loss is 3:2. If the selling price is Rs. 450, the cost price is:

A) Rs. 400 B) Rs. 420 C) Rs. 430 D) Rs. 440

49. The average of 5 numbers is 28. If one number is removed, the average of the remaining four numbers is 26. The removed number is:

A) 34 B) 36 C) 38 D) 40

50. Two articles are sold for Rs. 2100 each. One is sold at a profit of 10% and the other at a loss of 10%. The overall profit or loss is:

A) Rs. 420 loss B) Rs. 210 loss C) Rs. 420 profit D) Rs. 210 profit

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