UGC NET Profit and loss Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 17 previous-year questions on Profit and loss from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 5: Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude, drawn from 17 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2023–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Profit and loss
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Cost price from selling price | 1 |
| Marked price, discount and profit | 1 |
| Greatest possible profit from a price range | 1 |
| Mixed profit and loss statements | 1 |
| From loss percentage to gain | 1 |
| Loss and gain on the same cost price | 1 |
| Two profit rates on the same cost price | 1 |
| Checking several profit-loss claims | 1 |
| Profit percent when CP is a percentage of SP | 1 |
| Commission and profit | 1 |
| Discount, cost price and mark-up | 1 |
| Cost price and selling price | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Profit and loss appears in 17 of 87 papers (20%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Cost Price = C.P. and Selling Price = S.P.) | LIST-II (in Rs) A. If C.P. = Rs 600, Profit = 25%, then S.P. = ? | I. 1080 B. S.P. = Rs 1680, Loss = 20%, then C.P. = ? | II. 750 C. Marked Price = Rs 1500, successive…
Choose the correct statements: A. If a shopkeeper incurs a loss of 20% by selling an item for Rs 560, the cost price of the item is Rs 750. B. 10% of 20% of 25% of 200 is equal to 1 (one). C. If 25% of x = 30% of y, then the value of x for y = 5000 is 6000…
One dozen pairs of gloves quoted at Rs 120 are sold at a discount of 20%. Find how many pairs of gloves can be bought for Rs 16 ?
Two dealers A and B are selling the same model of TV set marking with same selling prices. Dealer A gives successive discounts of 20% and 15% and dealer B gives successive discounts of 18% and 15%. Find out the selling prices of the two dealers A and B…
Arrange the following pairs of data on cost price (CP) and selling price (SP) according to the gain (%) in ascending order: A. CP = Rs 50 ; SP = Rs 54 B. CP = Rs 150 ; SP = Rs 180 C. CP = Rs 250 ; SP = Rs 330 D. CP = Rs 300 ; SP = Rs 375 Choose the correct…
The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1280. What should be the selling price of the article so as to make a profit of 25%?
The cost price of an article is 95% of its selling price. Find the percentage of profit or loss.
When a producer allows 36% commission on the retail price of his product, he earns a profit of 8.8%. What would be his profit if the commission is reduced by 24% ?
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