TCS NQT 2026 || PROFIT LOSS & DISCOUNT || CLASS

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Question 1

A merchant bought a gift box for Rs. 150. What should be the marked price of the gift box so that even after giving a discount of 10% it can make a profit of 10%?

  • 180

  • 183.3

  • 186.6

  • 190

Question 2

If 20% apples from a cart are rotten and the remaining apples are sold at 20% discount, the seller gets 92% profit on the cost price of the whole cart. By what percent above the cost price has the seller marked up the apples?

  • 180 %

  • 250 %

  • 200 %

  • 280 %

Question 3

Selling an item at 5/6th of its marked price results in a loss of 10%. What is the % of profit/loss, if a discount of 5% is offered on the marked price?


  • 2.6% loss

  • 2.6% profit

  • 3 % profit

  • 3% loss

Question 4

The price of a commodity is reduced by 40% but its consumption is increased by 35%. What percent of the consumption should be increased so as to keep the same expenditure as before? (correct to one decimal place)

  • 24.2

  • 15.4

  • 18.5

  • 23.5

Question 5

The cost price of an article is Rs. X. Ambuj marks a new price on it and after allowing a discount of 20% on the newly marked price, he sells it for Rs. 1.2X. He sells a second article whose marked price is twice the marked price of the first article, at a discount of 50%. Find the ratio of the selling price of first article to the second article.

  • 4:5

  • 5:3

  • 3:5

  • 2:3

Question 6

Boy scored 90 marks in his mid-term exam and 105 in his end-term exam. If the maximum marks in both the examinations are 150, then find the increase in his marks in percentage points.

  • 10 %

  • 15 %

  • 14.28 %

  • 16.66 %

Question 7

A trader buys 120 m cloth at Rs 125 per metre. He sells 40% of it at a gain of 15%. At what percent should he sell the remaining cloth so as to gain 25% in the entire transaction?

  • 42 (2/3)

  • 30

  • 28 (1/3)

  • 45

Question 8

Adil shared 40% of his marbles with Banti. Then, he distributed 50% of the remaining marbles equally between Banti and Babli. After this, Adil was left with 15 marbles. How many marbles did Adil have originally?

  • 40

  • 45

  • 50

  • 60

Question 9

An electronics item dealer can earn a profit of 5%, even after allowing a 30% discount. He wanted to clear his old stock, so he offered a scheme of three successive discounts of 12%. What could be his minimum profit % approximately?


  • 2

  • 4

  • 1

  • 4

Question 10

A business lady bought 400 handbags. She sold 100 of them at a profit of 20% and the rest at 10% profit. Find the overall profit percentage.

  • 12.5%

  • 16.75%

  • 19.75%

  • 11.25 %

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