Actual CHSL questions on this topic from past papers, newest first. Each links back to its paper.
A vendor bought oranges at 5 for ₹15 and sold them at 3 for ₹5. Find his loss percent.
Answer: D
Oranges were bought at 5 for ₹15, hence cost price of 15 oranges will be Rs. 45
Oranges were sold at 3 for ₹5, hence 15 oranges will be sold for Rs. 25
∴ Loss = 45 - 25 = 20
∴ Loss % = 20/45 × 100% = 44(4/9)%
Hence, option (d).
A man spends 20% of his monthly salary on food and one-fourth of the remaining salary on charity. If he saves ₹9,600 per month, which is equal to half of the balance after spending on food and charity, then his monthly salary is:
Answer: B
Let the income be Rs. I
He spends 20% i.e., 1/5th on food.
∴ Amount remaining after food = 4I/5
He spends 1/4th of the remaining on charity
∴ Amount remaining after charity = 4I/5 × 3/4 = 3I/5
He saves half of this remaining amount
∴ 3I/10 = 9600
⇒ I = 32,000
Hence, option (b).
A washing machine is sold at a discount of 10% on its marked price. A further discount of 5% on the selling price is offered if a person makes the payment in cash. If the marked price of the machine is ₹54,000, how much will a customer paying in cash have to pay for purchasing it?
Answer: C
Price after 10% discount = 54,000 - 5,400 = 48,600
Price after further 5% discount = 48,600 - 2,430 = 46,170
Hence, option (c).
Find the selling price of an article if a shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of 5% each on the marked price of ₹80.
Answer: C
Selling price after first 5% discount = 80 - 4 = 76
Selling price after second 5% discount = 76 - 3.8 = 72.2
Hence, option (c).
The price of a bike is ₹75,500. What will be the price of the bike after a reduction of 17%?
Answer: C
17% of the price of bike = 17/100 × 75,500 = 12,835
Final price of bike = 75,500 - 12,835 = 62,665
Hence, option (c).
A shopkeeper marks his articles at 30% above the cost price and allows the purchaser a discount of 20% for cash buying. What profit per cent does he make?
Answer: A
Let the cost price for shopkeeper be Rs. 100
Marked Price = Rs. 130
Selling price after 20% discount = 130 - 26 = 104
∴ Profit % = 4/100 × 100% = 4%.
Hence, option (a).
The tax on a commodity diminishes by 14% and its consumption increases by 10%. Find the effect on revenue.
Answer: C
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40% of Ranita’s income is equal to 56% of Bhaskar’s income. If Ranita’s income was ₹800 more than what it is and Bhaskar’s income was ₹ 2,000 more than what it is, then the ratio of the incomes of Ranita and Bhaskar would have been 4 : 3. What is the actual combined income of Ranita and Bhaskar?
Answer: A
Let Ranita's income be R and that of Bhaskar be B.
Given, 40% of R = 56% of B
⇒ 0.4R = 0.56B
⇒ R : B = 0.56 : 0.4 = 56 : 40 = 7 : 5
∴ R = 7x and B = 5x
Now, given:
(R + 800) : (B + 2000) = 4 : 3
⇒ 3(7x + 800) = 4(5x + 2000)
⇒ 21x + 2400 = 20x + 8000
⇒ x = 5600
∴ Combined income of R and B = 7x + 5x = 12x = 12 × 5600 = Rs. 67,200
Hence, option (a).
A sells a car to B at a gain of 10% and B again sells it to C at a profit of 5%. If C pays ₹4,06,000 to B, what is the cost price of the car for A?
(Consider integral part only)
Answer: C
B sells the car for Rs. 4,06,000 at 5% profit.
B's cost price = 4,06,000/1.05
A sells the car for Rs. 4,06,000/1.05 at 10% profit.
A's cost price = 4,06,000/(1.05 × 1.1) = Rs. 3,51,515
Hence, option (c).
One dozen books quoted at ₹120 are available at 15% discount. How many books can be bought for ₹51?
Answer: C
12 books are available for Rs. 120 × 0.85 = Rs. 102.
∴ Number of books that can be bought for Rs. 51 = 6.
Hence, option (c).
By selling an article for ₹255, there is a loss of 15%. When the article is sold for ₹357, the net result in the transaction is:
Answer: A
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The difference between a single discount of 20% and two successive discounts of 16% and 4% on a bill of ₹50,000 is:
Answer: C
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Kuldeep offers his customers a discount of 10% on the marked price of a suitcase and he still makes a profit of 20%. What is the actual cost of the suitcase marked for ₹2,500?
Answer: B
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After spending 20% of his salary on grocery and 30% of the remainder on monthly house rent, a man is left with ₹8,400. What is his monthly salary?
Answer: D
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Two numbers are less than a third number by 30% and 37% respectively. By how much is the second number lesser than the first?
Answer: D
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Number B is 17.5% less than number A, while number C is 2b:5% more than number B. If the value of C is given as 8085, what is the value of A?
Answer: C
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In a school, the final grades of a subject for an academic year are calculated, based on the grades that a student gets in his assignments, tests and a final exam. Assignments have the weightage of 28%, tests of 22%, and the final exam of 50%. If a student has an assignment grade of 80, a test grade of 75, an exam grade of 86, then his overall grade for the year is _________.
Answer: A
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The marked price of an article is 30% more than the cost price. A discount of 15% is offered on the marked price. By what percentage is the final price more than the cost price?
Answer: A
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The population of a city increased by 5%, 2% and 6% in the first, second and third year, respectively. At the end of the third year, the population became 56,763. Find the initial population of the city.
Answer: D
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The population of a city is 225000. If the annual birth rate and death rates are 4.5% and 2.5%, respectively, calculate the increase in the population of the city after 2 years.
Answer: B
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If two successive discounts of 10% and 5%, are given, then what will be the net discount percentage?
Answer: C
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When payment is made online, the discount offered is 20%. Additional discount of 8% is given to ABC credit card holders. Sandeep buys a laptop of ₹35,000 by paying online and pays through his ABC credit card. How much does he need to pay?
Answer: B
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If a man were to sell his home theatre system for ₹14,400, he would lose 25%. But if he wants to gain 20%, the item should be sold for:
Answer: A
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In an election that was contested by 2 candidates, one candidate got 20% of the total votes and yet lost by 600 votes. What is the total number of votes cast in the election, assuming all votes are valid?
Answer: D
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An article is sold for ₹840 after two successive discounts of 20% and 30% on its marked price. What is the discount (in ₹)?
Answer: A
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