Profit, Loss & Discount
CP/SP/MP, successive discounts, marked-price problems.
What's covered
This topic carries 42 questions in our bank, drawn from the SSC CGL syllabus and previous-year papers. Every question has a worked-out explanation.
PYQs by year
- SSC CGL 2025 34 questions
- SSC CGL 2024 6 questions
- SSC CGL 2023 2 questions
Sample questions
- Q1 • SSC CGL 2023
The marked price of mustard oil is 25% more than its cost price. At what percentage less than the marked price should it be sold to have no profit and no loss?
- Q2 • SSC CGL 2023
A shopkeeper offers the following two discount schemes. A) Buy 3 get 4 free B) Buy 5 get 6 free. Which scheme has the maximum discount percentage?
- Q3 • SSC CGL 2024
An article is marked at Rs.550. If it is sold at a discount of 40%, then the selling price becomes 10% more than its cost price. What is the cost price (in Rs.)?
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