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March 2018MCurrent A fa rs
India Energy Congress 2018l The Power and New and Renewable
Energy Minister RK Singh
inaugurated the 7th India Energy
Congress 2018 on February 1, 2018.
l It is organised by World Energy
Council India with theme “Energy
4.0: Energy Transition Towards
2030”, in New Delhi.
l India’s per capita power
consumption of 1,200 units is likely
to go up by three to four times by
2030, announced by the Union
Minister R K Singh.
National Handloom Expo2018l The National Handloom Expo (NHE)
has been inaugurated by Assam
Handloom and Textile Minister
Ranjit Dutta at Guwahati, Assam on
January 29, 2018.
l The event is sponsored by
Development Commissioner of
Handloom, Govt of India and
organized by Assam Apex Weavers &
Artisans Co-operatve Federation Ltd.
(ARTFED).
l Total 130 stalls have been set up and
12 states are participating in the
event.
Leadership ConclaveOrganised by Art of Livingl Information and Broadcasting
Minister Smriti Irani attended a
leadership conclave on January 29,
2018 organised by the Art of Living
in New Delhi.
l She shared her experience on a wide
array of subjects with students and
professionals.
l Speaking on the occasion the
challenges come in everyone's lives
but it depends on them how they
turn challenges into opportunities.
India’s Republic DayCelebrationl The ceremonial Republic Day Parade
2018 was held on January 26, 2018
at Rajpath to celebrate 69th Republic
Day.
l It was presided over by President
Ram Nath Kovind and 10 leaders of
Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) were guests of
honour.
l Guests were- Aung San Suu Kyi
(Myanmar State), Dato’ Sri Haji
Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji
Abdul Razak (Prime Minister of
Malaysia), General Prayut
Chan-o-cha (Prime Minister of
Thialand), Hassanal Bolkiah (Sultan
of Brunei), Hun Sen (Prime Minister
of Cambodia), Joko Widodo
(Ppresident of Indonesia), Lee Hsien
Loong (Prime Minister of
Singapore), NGUYEN Xuan Phuc
(Prime Minister of republic of
Vietnam), Rodrigo Duterte
(President of Phillipenes) and
Thongloun Sisoulith (Prime Minister
of Laos).
l The Parade saw the first-ever tableau
by All India Radio and Income Tax
Department.
‘Sachin – A Billion Dreams’Won Awardsl “Sachin: A Billion Dreams”, a biopic
on Sachin Tendulkar, has won two
awards on January 21, 2018 at the
11th Tehran International FICTS
Festival 2018, in Iran.
l Helmer James Erskine won the the
Best Director of a Long Documentary
trophy and an honorary diploma for
“Sachin – A Billion Dreams”.
l Producer of “Sachin – A Billion
Dreams” Ravi Bhagchandka won the
Special Award for the Best Film in
the Long Documentary section.
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National
Current Affairs
March 2018MCurrent A fa rs32
APPOINTMENT
Neelam Kapoorl Senior IIS Officer Neelam Kapoor was
appointed as Director General (DG) of
Sports Authority of India (SAI) on
January 31, 2018.
l She is currently the Principal Director
General of the Directorate of Field
Publicity (DFP). Neelam Kapoor is an
Indian Information Service officer.
Sauli Niinistol Finland's moderate President Sauli
Niinisto has declared his re-election on
January 28, 2018.
l He has been elected for a new six-year
term after securing a comfortable lead
in the early results from the recent
election.
l With about 86% of votes counted,
Niinisto had won 62.1%, compared
with 13.1% for closest rival Pekka
Haavisto.
Dr. V. Narayananl Dr V Narayanan, a rocket propulsion
expert, has taken charge as new
Director of ISRO’s Liquid Propulsion
Systems Centre (LPSC) on January 26,
2018.
l He succeeded S Somanath, who has
been appointed Director of, Vikram
Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
l Narayanan played a vital role in the
successful launch of GSLV Mk III
vehicle in its maiden attempt in 2017
from the spaceport of ISRO “Satish
Dhawan Space Centre”.
Dilip Chenoyl The Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has
appointed ‘Dilip Chenoy’ on January
24, 2018 as its Director General (DG).
l Earlier, he was Chairman of Sant
Longowal Institute of Engineering and
Technology and Member, Board of
Advisors, IILM.
l He was awarded the Game Changer
Award in 2015 and the Rashtriya
Media Ratan Award.
l Sudeep Lakhtakia
l Sudeep Lakhtakia was appointed on
January 19, 2018 as the new Director
General (DG) of National Security
Guard (NSG).
l He will replace SP Singh as DG
(Director General) of National Security
Guard. SP Singh retires from the post
in the end of January 2018.
Anandiben Patell Indian politician and the former
Chief Minister of Gujarat
Anandiben Patel is the next
Governor of Madhya Pradesh
from January 23, 2018.
l She replaces Om Prakash Kohli
who has an additional charge of
the office of MP Governor along
with the office of Gujarat
Governor.
l She was the first woman Chief
Minister of the Gujarat state.
Om Prakash Rawatl Om Prakash Rawat, the
senior-most Election
Commissioner, has been
appointed as the new Chief
Election Commissioner (CEC).
l He succeeded AK Joti on
January 23, 2018 and will have
tenure of almost a year till his
retirement in December 2018.
l Election Commissioners have a
fixed term of six years but have
to step down if they reach 65
years of age before their term
expires.
In Discussion ...
Current Affairs
1. Who has been appointed as Director(Projects), NTPC, the state-ownedcompany?a. Pawan Kumar Bansal
b. Mohan Kumar Acharya
c. Dinesh Kumar Gopi
d. Susanta Kumar Roy
2. Which Small Finance Bank has signedan MoU with LIC to offer Pradhan MantriJeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)?a. AU Small Finance Bank
b. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
c. Equitas Small Finance Bank
d. Capital Small Finance Bank
3. India became the ……… member of theAustralia Group, which counters theexport of material, equipment andtechnologies that could create chemicaland biological weaponsa. 37th b. 41st
c. 43rd d. 47th
4. Which State government hasannounced 1% reservation for orphans ingovernment jobs and education?a. Kerala b. Maharashtra
c. Haryana d. Karnataka
5. Who has been appointed as theChairman of Indian Space ResearchOrganisation (ISRO) to replace of ASKiran Kumar?a. K. Sivan b. B. Ganesh
c. K. Harish d. L. Gokul
6. Which State government and NITIAayog have entered into an MoU fordevelopment of monitoring mechanism?a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Andhra Pradesh
7. Which bank was crossed ` 5 trillionmarket capitalisation for the first time,making it only the third Indian companyto achieve this milestone?a. Yes Bank b. ICICI Bank
c. Axis Bank d. HDFC Bank
8. Which railway station has become
India’s first railway station to have a
sanitary napkin vending machine?a. Bhopal Railway Station
b. Howrah Railway Station
c. Vijayawada Railway Station
d. Trivandrum Railway Station
9. Which bank ties up with Transfast
Remittance LLC for remittance?a. Bank of India b. Canara Bank
c. Vijaya Bank d. State Bank of India
10. The World Bank has projected India’s
GDP growth rate at 7.3% for 2018 and
……… for the next two years.a. 5.9% b. 6.8%
c. 7.5% d. 7.7%
11. India has successfully conducted the
‘first pre-induction trial’ of its over
5000 km range ……… intercontinental
ballistic missile.a. Agni-III b. Agni-IV
c. Agni-VI d. Agni-V
12. The Union Cabinet has approved a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with ……… for cooperation in the field of
Science & Technology.a. Germany b. Singapore
c. Chile d. Canada
13. The Union Cabinet cleared a proposal
allowing ……… Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI) in single-brand retail via automatic
routea. 100% b. 90%
c. 75% d. 50%
14. Who has been appointed as the
Chairman of the Geneva-based World
Business Council for Sustainable
Development?a. Sunny Verghese b. Anand Mahindra
c. Subrata Roy d. Deepak Parekh
15. Who was named as the ICC Cricketer
of the Year?a. Rohit Sharma b. MS Dhoni
c. Steve Smith d. Virat Kohli
16. Which State government has decidedto use the blockchain technology and isplanning to bring out a White Paper on‘Blockchain Use in Governance’ as aprelude to a separate policy?a. Karnataka b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Maharashtra d. Haryana
17. Which company tops ThomsonReuters top 100 global tech leaders list?a. Samsung b. Microsoft
c. Apple d. Google
18. Famous footballer Ronaldinho hasretired from football, he belongs toa. Brazil b. Spain
c. Russia d. Germany
19. Ministry of Railways have launchedSmart Freight Operation Optimisationand Real Time Information (SFOORTI)App for Freight Managers, who is theUnion Minister of Railways?a. Suresh Prabhu b. Nitin Gadkari
c. Piyush Goyal d. Sadananda Gowda
20. EBI has approved appointment of……… as Managing Director and CEO ofNational Commodity and DerivativesExchange (NCDEX).a. Vijay Kumar b. Arjun Rawat
c. Vikram Prasad d. Anil Kapoor
21. The government has extended thedeadline for linking Aadhaar with smallsaving schemes bya. June 30, 2018
b. September 30, 2018
c. March 31, 2018
d. December 31, 2018
22. Who won the Mastercard HopmanCup title 2018?a. Novak Djokovic b. Roger Federer
c. Rafael Nadal d. Andy Murray
23. Indian Army Day was observed on
a. January 12 b. January 14
c. January 15 d. January 18
24. Which team won the Hockey India8th Sub-Junior Men’s NationalChampionship 2018?a. Tamil Nadu b. Assam
c. West Bengal d. Karnataka
25. Who was honoured with the JanakaviP. Sawlaram award at Thane(Maharashtra)?a. Mehul Kumar b. Deven Verma
c. Rakesh Bedi d. Sudhir Dalvi
26. The Fourth ASEAN-India MinisterialMeeting on Agriculture and Forestry(AIMMAF) was held ina. Mumbai b. New Delhi
c. Hyderabad d. Bengaluru
27. Who has been appointed as MD andCEO of National Payments Corporation ofIndia (NPCI)?a. Satish Pradhan b. Santanu Paul
c. Dilip Asbe d. Raj Verma
44 March 2018MCurrent A fa rs
1CURRENT
SHOOTERS
Directions (Q. Nos. 1-4) Select therelated words/letters/numbers from thegiven alternatives.
1. Hair : Grass :: Fur : ?
a. Feather b. Cloth
c. Wood d. Leather
2. KMF : LLH : : RMS : ?
a. SLR b. SLU
c. SSU d. SUS
3. CEH : IKN : : ?
a. ACD : FHJ b. CDF : IJK
c. EFH : KMN d. OQT : UWZ
4. 18 : 30 :: 36 : ?
a. 54 b. 62 c. 64 d. 66
Directions (Q.Nos. 5-8) Select theone which is different from the otherresponses.
5. a. Mercury b. Acetone
c. Petrol d. Kerosene
6. a. ACE b. PRT c. UWY d. MNO
7. a. 29 b. 53 c. 85 d. 125
8. a. 72, 45 b. 51, 24 c. 46, 20 d. 32, 13
Directions (Q.Nos. 9-12) Choosethe correct alternative from the givenones that will complete the series.
9. Clerk, Collector, Chief Secretary, ?,President
a. Governor b. Minister
c. leader d. Postman
10. 0.5, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8, ?
a. 0.9 b. 0.82 c. 1 d. 0.95
11. C4X, F9U, I16R, ?
a. K25P b. L25P c. L25O d. L27P
12. BZA, DYC, FXE, ?, JVI
a. HUG b. HWG c. UHG d. WHG
13. Some statements are given followedby some conclusions. You have toconsider the statements to be true even, ifthey seen to be at variance fromcommonly known facts. You have todecide which of the given conclusion ifany, follow from the given statements.
Statements Some birds are clouds.Horse is a bird.
Conclusions I. Some clouds are birds.II. Horse is not a cloud.
a. Only I follows b. Both I and III
c. Only II follows d. Only IV follows
14. Today is Thursday. The day after 59days will be
a. Sunday b. Monday
c. Tuesday d. Wednesday
15. Arrange the following wordsaccording to English Dictionary.
1. Eagle 2. Earth 3. Eager 4. Earlya. 1, 2, 4, 3 b. 2, 1, 4, 3
c. 2, 3, 4, 1 d. 3, 1, 4, 2
16. In a certain code, ‘BASKET’ is writtenas ‘5$3%#1’ and ‘TRIED’ is written as ‘14*#2’.How is ‘SKIRT’ written in that code?
a. 3%*41 b. 3*%41
c. 3%$41 d. 3#4%1
17. Select the missing number from thegiven responses.
188 300 263
893 ? 915
a. 88 b. 96 c. 238 d. 500
18. If + means ,́ - means + and ´ means¸, then find the value of 5 4 18 3+ - ´
a. -34 b. 6 c. 26 d. 15
19. Which one of the following set ofletters when sequentially placed at thegaps in the given letter series.
ab — acc — d —bb — —a. cdabc b. badaa
c. dbacd d. cdbcd
20. A river flows West to East and on theway turns left and goes in a semi circleround a hillock and then turns left at rightangles. In which direction is the riverfinally flowing?
a. West b. East
c. North d. South
21. A word is represented by only oneset of number as given in anyone of thealternatives. This sets of numbers givenin the alternatives are represented by twoclasses of alphabets as in two matricesgiven below.
The columns and rows of Matrix I arenumbered from 0 to 4 and that of MatrixII are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter fromthese matrices can be represented first byits row and next by its column, e.g., ‘T’can be represented by 30, 22 etc., and ‘R’can be represented by 57, 68 etc.Similarly, you have to identify the set forthe word ‘BALD’.
a. 12, 99, 65, 24
b. 21, 88, 95, 24
c. 43, 55, 67, 04
d. 34, 77, 76, 42
50 March 2018MCurrent A fa rs
Staff Selection Commission
SSC 10+2Combined Higher Secondary Level
(Tier-1) Exam 2017
Time … 1 hour No. of Questions 100
Model Paper
Part 1 General Intelligence
Matrix I
0 1 2 3 4
0 B T D I F
1 I D B F T
2 F B I T D
3 T I F D B
4 D F T B I
Matrix II
5 6 7 8 9
5 A L R E K
6 K A L R E
7 E K A L R
8 R E K A L
9 L A E K A
1. The Saka era commencing from AD78, was founded by
a. Kanishka b. Asoka
c. Chandragupta d. Vikramaditya
2. Ganhadra School of Art came intoexistence in
a. Hinayana sect b. Mahayana sect
c. Vaishnava sect d. Shaiva sect
3. Which Sufi’s dargah is at Ajmer?
a. Baba Farid
b. Qutb-din Bakhtiyar Kaki
c. Moinuddin Chisti
d. Khwaja Bahuddin
4. Soils of India is deficient in which ofthe following?
a. Minerals b. Biotic component
c. Texture d. Structure
5. The local time at a place is 6 am, whenthe GMT is 3 am. The longitude of thatplace is
a. 45° East b. 45° West
c. 120° East d. 120° West
6. Which is the largest sea in the world?
a. South China Sea
b. Mediterranean Sea
c. Black Sea
d. Baltic Sea
7. The river Jhelum has its source from
a. Mount Kailash b. Rohtang Pass
c. Verinag d. Kulu
8. Who is competent to dissolve theRajya Sabha?
a. The Chairman, Rajya Sabha
b. The President
c. The Joint-session of Parliament
d. None of the above
9. Point out which from the following is nota right enumerated in the Constitution ofIndia, but has been articulated by theSupreme Court to be a Fundamental Right?
a. Right to privacy
b. Equality before law
c. Abolition of untouchability
d. Right to form associations or unions
10. In electronics, what comes undertank circuit?
a. Resistance and capacity
b. Resistance and inductance
c. Capacity and inductance
d. Resistance, capacity and inductance
11. Coolis tube is used to produce
a. Radio waves b. Micro waves
c. X-rays d. Gamma rays
12. Which of the following is used forregulated electric supply?
a. Zener diode b. Junction diode
c. Gun diode d. Tunnel diode
13. Which of the following is not astringed instrument?
a. Guitar b. Sitar c. Trumpet d. Violin
14. The Legislative Council in a State inIndia may be created or abolished by the
a. President on the recommendation of theGovernor
b. Parliament
c. Parliament after the State LegislativeAssembly passes a resolution to thateffect.
d. Governor on a recommendation by theState Cabinet
15. Which of the following writs/ordersof the High Court/Supreme Court issought to get an order of an authorityquashed?
a. Mandamus b. Certiorari
c. Quo Warranto d. Habeas Corpus
16. The pressure at the bottom of a liquidtank does not depend on
a. density of the liquid
b. acceleration due to gravity
c. area of the liquid surface
d. height of the liquid
17. Water in plants is trans- ported by
a. cambium b. phloem
c. epidermis d. xylem
18. When was the Public ServiceCommission, the original version of theUPSC set-up?
a. October 1, 1926 b. April 1, 1937
c. August 15, 1947 d. January 26, 1950
19. What is the chromosome number in ahuman ovum?
a. 24 b. 46
c. 48 d. None of these
20. Hashish is obtained from a plant.From which part of the plant is itobtained?
a. Leaves
b. Stem
c. Exudate from leaves and femaleinflorescences
d. Exudate from stem and maleinflorescences
21. Which of the following is not anorgan of the UNO?
a. International Labour Organisation
b. Security Council
c. Economic and Social Council
d. International Court of Justice
22. Which from the following towns isnot on the Golden Quadrilateral beingcreated for the roads-infrastructure of thecountry?
a. Ajmer b. Ahmedabad
c. Jabalpur d. Gaya
57March 2018MCurrent A fa rs
Delhi Police
Multi-Tasking StaffRecruitment Exam 2017
Time … 90 min No. of Questions 100
Model Paper
Part I General Awareness
March 2018MCurrent A fa rs
1. Water flows through a cylindricalpipe, whose radius is 7 cm, at 5 m/sec.The time, it takes to fill an empty watertank, with height 1.54 m and area of thebase ( )3 5´ sq m, is
a. 6 min b. 5 min
c. 10 min d. 9 min
2. The sum of all the 3 digit numbers,each of which on division by 5 leavesremainder 3, is
a. 180 b. 1550 c. 6995 d. 99090
3. The sum of the first 20 terms of the
series1
5 6
1
6 7
1
7 8´+
´+
´+ ... is
a. 0.16 b. 1.6 c. 16 d. 0.016
4. Two boats A and B start towards eachother from two places, 108 km apart.Speeds of the boats A and B in still waterare 12 km/h and 15 km/h respectively. IfA proceeds down and B up the stream,they will meet after
a. 4.5 h b. 4 h c. 5.4 h d. 6 h
5. P and Q are two points observed from
the top of a building 10 3 m high. If the
angles of depression of the points arecomplementary and PQ = 20 m, then thedistance of P from the building is
a. 25 m b. 45 m c. 30 m d. 40 m
6. If p = 999, then the value of
p p p( )23 3 3 1+ + + is
a. 1000 b. 999
c. 998 d. 1002
7. Which one of the following numbers isnot a square of any natural number?
a. 17956 b. 18225
c. 63592 d. 53361
8. If x = + +1 2 3, then the
value of xx
+-
æ
èç
ö
ø÷
1
1is
a. 1 2 3+ b. 2 3+
c. 3 2+ d. 2 3 1-
9. What least number must be subtractedfrom 1936, so that the resulting numberwhen divided by 9, 10 and 15 will leave ineach case the same remainder 7?
a. 37 b. 36 c. 39 d. 30
10. A boy was asked to fine 3/5 of afraction. Instead, he divided the fraction by3/5 and got an answer, which exceeded thecorrect answer by 33/75. The correctanswer is
a. 2/15 b. 6/25 c. 2/25 d. 3/25
11. A number, when divided by 899,leaves remainder 63. What will be theremainder if the same number is dividedby 29?
a. 3 b. 1 c. 5 d. 0
12. If 5 tan ,q = 4 then the value of
5 3
5 3
sin cos
sin cos
q qq q
-+
æ
èç
ö
ø÷ is
a. 1/7 b. 2/7 c. 5/7 d. 2/5
13. A boy and girl together fill a cisternwith water. The boy pours 4 L of waterevery 3 minutes and the girl pours 3 Levery 4 minutes. How much time will ittake to fill 100 L of water in the cistern?
a. 36 min b. 42 min c. 48 min d. 44 min
14. If 28 men complete 7/8 of a piece ofwork in a week, then the number of men,who must be engaged to get the remainingwork completed in another week, is
a. 5 b. 6 c. 4 d. 3
15. Given that
1 2 31
2+ + + + =
+...
( )x
x x, then
1 3 5 99+ + + +... is equal to
a. 2250 b. 2500
c. 2525 d. 3775
16. Select the one which is different fromthe other responses?
a. (18, 45) b. (23, 14)
c. (29, 82) d. (36, 27)
17. Arrange the following wordsaccording to English dictionary:
1. Select 2. Seldom3. Send 4. Selfish5. Sellera. 1, 2, 4, 5, 3 b. 2, 1, 5, 4, 3
c. 2, 1, 4, 5, 3 d. 2, 5, 4, 1, 3
Directions (Q.Nos. 18-19) Whichone of the given responses would be ameaningful order of the followingwords in ascending order?
18. 1. Sea 2. Rivulet
3. Ocean 4. River5. Glaciera. 5, 2, 1, 3, 4 b. 5, 2, 4, 1, 3
c. 5, 4, 2, 3, 1 d. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
19. 1. Patient 2. Diagnosis
3. Bill 4. Doctor5. Treatmenta. 1, 4, 2, 3, 5 b. 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
c. 1, 4, 2, 5, 3 d. 4, 1, 2, 3, 5
20. From the given alternatives select the
word which cannot be formed using the
letters of the given word.
EFFICIENTa. NICE b. FENCE
c. EFFACE d. FEINT
62
Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs)
Assistant Loco Pilot& Technician Recruitment Exam 2018
FIRST STAGE
Time … 1 hour Number of Questions : 75
Model Paper
Discount is defined as the amount of rebate given on a fixed price(called as marked price) of an article. It is given by merchants/shopkeepers to increase their sales by attracting customers.
Discount = Marked Price - Selling Price
Marked Price (List Price)The price on the label of an article/product is called the marked price orlist price. This is the price at which product is intended to be sold.However, there can be some discount given on this price and actualselling price of the product may be less than the marked price. It isgenerally denoted by Marked Price.
Successive Discount
When a series of discounts (one after the other) are allowed on markedprice of an article, then these discounts are called successivediscounts.
Let, r r r1 2 3%, %, % ............ be the series of discounts on an article withmarked price of ` P, then the selling price of the article after all thediscounts is given as
Pr r r´ -æ
èçöø÷
´ -æèç
öø÷
´ -æèç
öø÷
´1100
11000
1100
1 2 3 ........
Important Formulaen Discount% =
-´
Marked Price Selling Price
Marked Price100
n Discount% = ´Discount
Marked Price100
n Selling Price = Marked Price ´ -æèç
öø÷
1100
r
n Selline Price = Marked Price - Discount
where, r% is the rate of discount allowed.
Note Discount is always calculated with respect to marked price of anarticle.
1. An item is sold for ` 680 by allowing a discount of 15%
on its marked price. The marked price of item isa. ` 600 b. ` 700 c. ` 800 d. ` 900
(c) Selling price of an item = ` 680
and rate of discount, r = 15%
\ Selling Price = Marked Price 1100
-æèç
öø÷
r
Þ 680 115
100= -æ
èçöø÷
MP Þ 680 10015
100= -æ
èçöø÷
MP
Þ MP =´
=680 100
85800`
2. A shopkeeper on the eve of Diwali allowed a series of
discount on television sets. Find the selling price of a
television set, if the marked price of television is ` 1000
and successive discounts are 10% and 5%.a. ` 800 b. ` 855 c. ` 790 d. ` 780
(b) Selling price of a television = Marked Price ´ -æèç
öø÷
-æèç
öø÷
1100
1100
1 2r r
Here, Marked Price = ` 1000, R1 10= % and R2 5= %
\ Selling Price = -æèç
öø÷
-æèç
öø÷
1000 110
1001
5
100
= ´-æ
èçöø÷
´-æ
èçöø÷
1000100 10
100
100 5
100= ´ ´ =1000
90
100
95
100855`
Short Tricks
If a shopkeeper wants to profit to R% after allowing a
discount of r%, then Marked Price (MP) of the item =-+
æ
èç
ö
ø÷CP
100
100
r
R
OR
Cost Price (CP) of the item =-+
æ
èç
ö
ø÷MP
100
100
r
R
3. The marked price of a bicycle is ` 1100. A shopkeeper
allows a discount of 10% and get a profit of 10%. The cost
price of the bicycle isa. ` 750 b. ` 800 c. ` 900 d. ` 950
(c) Let, CP of the bicycle = ` x
Then, SP of the bicycle = =110
100
11
10
x x`
Now, MP of the bicycle = ` 1100
\ SP of the bicycle =´
=1100 90
100990`
According to the question,11
10990
x = Þ x =´990 10
11Þ x = ` 900
Short TrickHere, MP = ` 1100, r = 10% and R = 10%
\ CP = MP100
1001100
100 10
100 10
-+
æ
èç
ö
ø÷ = ´
-+
r
R
( )
( )=
´=
1100 90
110900`
Single discount equivalent to two successive discounts
r1% and r2% = + -´æ
èçöø÷
r rr r
1 21 2
100%
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March 2018MCurrent A fa rs
discount
1
2