CUET (UG) entrance exam Question Bank Solutions for General Test

A trader makes a profit of 20% on the whole even when his scale reads 15% less. What is his % mark-up, over and above cost Price?

An accountant calculated profit to be 25% at end of a financial year. However, later it was detected that, by mistake, the accountant had calculated the profit % on selling Price instead of cost price. Find the actual Profit% if sales were ₹ 48000 for that particular period.

A trader sells wheat at 20% above cost. Find the Profit percent he makes, when his balance weighs 20% more on a particular day.

A shopkeeper has a mark-up % of 75% and discount % of 35%. Also he sells only. 95 cm for a metre. The actual profit % of the shopkeeper is nearest to ______.

A fruit seller bought oranges at a price of 6 oranges for a rupee and an equal amount of oranges at 12 oranges for a rupee. He sold them at 18 oranges for ₹ 2. What is his % Profit/loss?

Rani bought a piece of cloth for ₹ 950 and spent ₹ 300 on designing it. At what price should she sell it to make 30% profit?

The profit earned after selling a T-shirt for ₹ 575 is the same as loss incurred after selling the same T-shirt for ₹ 295. What is the cost price of the T-shirt?

The cost price of an article is ₹ 390. If it is to be sold at a profit of 3.12 per cent, how much would be Its approximate selling price?

An article was sold for Rs. 5220 at a loss of 42% of the cost price. What will be the selling price of the article for a profit of 42% ?

The cost of manufacturing a tape recorder is ₹ 1500. The manufacturer fixes the marked price 20% above the cost of manufacture. If the manufacturer wants to gain 8%, what is the rate of discount that can be allowed?

Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting anticlockwise at equal distances in the same sequence around a circular table. All are facing the centre of the table. lf T is sitting in the West, then who is sitting at the third place to the left of P?

Mohini is taller than Nita but not shorter than Sarita. Sarita and Malini are of same height. Mohini is shorter than Hema. Among them, who is the second tallest?

Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a straight row. Some of them are facing north and some are facing south. Who is sitting in the middle of the row?

• Only one person is sitting between C and A
• Only one person is sitting to the left of A
• No one is sitting to the right of B. B is not an immediate neighbour of A.
• C and A are immediate neighbours of E and they are facing opposite directions. 

Varun is older than Jayesh. Dinesh is younger than Haresh. Suresh is older than Varun but younger than Dinesh. Who among them is the oldest?

Hira is richer than Jaya Where as Mohan 18 richer than Prtttun. Lalit is as rich as Jaya. Jayant is richer than Hira. What conclusion can be definitely drawn from the above statement?

Answer the following questions based on the arrangement given below:

Y W @ 1 & C N 3 P L B 9 - = D H E 2 £ M V $ 7 # 4 F G 5 

If (A) denotes the number of symbol immediately preceded by a number, (B) denotes the number of letters immediately a followed by symbol and (C) denotes the number of letters either not immediately followed by a number or not immediately preceded by a letter, then which of the following is the ascending order of the numbers denoted by (A), (B) and (C)?

Geet Govind is a famous creation of ______.

Which of the following books has been written by Margret Atwood?

Which Ministry released the pictorial book titled ‘India's Women Unsung Heroes of Freedom Struggle’?

Who is the author of the book titled “A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 Years of Independence”?