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A shopkeeper purchased 200 bulbs for ₹ 10 each. However 5 bulbs were fused and had to be thrown away. The remaining were sold at ₹ 12 each. The gain or loss % is

Asked in BPSC AEDO (General Aptitude) · 2026
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Quantitative AptitudeProfit and LossDamagedBPSC AEDO (General Aptitude)2026
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For percentage-only questions, assuming 100 items or ₹100 total cost often simplifies the calculation.

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Questions Asked from Profit and Loss in Previous Exams

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59UPSC Questions Asked in These Years:2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
39SSC Questions Asked in These Years:2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
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55State PSC Questions Asked in These Years:2002, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Profit and Loss has appeared in 185 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in UPSC, State PSC and SSC.
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