<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8"></meta>
<meta content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" name="viewport"></meta>
<title>SSC CGL Profit & Loss Mains Challenge - 10 New Questions</title>
<meta content="15 Challenging Profit and Loss Questions for SSC CGL Mains. Test your Quant Aptitude with these difficult P&L problems. Ideal for YouTube Shorts content." name="description"></meta>
<!-- Load Tailwind CSS from CDN -->
<script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>
<!-- Custom CSS for the Poster Look and Math Rendering -->
<style>
/* SEO Optimized Keywords in Comments */
/* #SSCCGLMains #ProfitAndLoss #QuantAptitude #DifficultMath #SSCChallenge */
body {
/* Background color: Dark Brown/Maroon kept for contrast against light posters */
background-color: #5C442B;
font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
padding: 20px 0;
}
/* Container for the scrollable list of posters (15 * tall aspect ratio) */
.poster-list-container {
width: 100%;
max-width: 400px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 20px; /* Space between each question poster */
}
/* Individual Question Poster Style (Tailored for Shorts/Reels aspect ratio) */
.challenge-poster {
width: 100%;
/* Set height for a clear, tall aspect ratio like 9:16 */
height: 650px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: space-between;
/* Light Blue Background */
background-color: #B3E5FC;
box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
border-radius: 25px;
padding: 25px;
text-align: center;
/* Border color adjusted for better contrast on light background */
border: 4px solid #3498db;
overflow: hidden;
position: relative;
}
/* Styling for mathematical fractions - Native HTML Look */
.fraction {
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: middle;
margin: 0 5px;
text-align: center;
}
.numerator, .denominator {
display: block;
padding: 0 4px;
color: #333; /* Dark color for fractions */
}
.denominator {
border-top: 2px solid #333; /* Dark line for division */
}
/* Highlighting for numbers/variables - Darker shades for better contrast */
.math-variable {
color: #2980b9; /* Darker Blue */
font-weight: 700;
}
.math-percentage {
color: #c0392b; /* Darker Red */
font-weight: 700;
}
.math-result {
color: #27ae60; /* Darker Green */
font-weight: 800;
font-size: 1.5rem;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="poster-list-container">
<!-- ===================== PROFIT & LOSS – SET OF 10 ===================== -->
<div class="profit-loss-series">
<!-- TEMPLATE START -->
<style>
.challenge-poster{
border:4px solid #27ae60;
background:#bfe7f6;
margin:30px auto;
max-width:700px;
position:relative;
font-family:Arial, sans-serif;
}
</style>
<!-- Q1 -->
<div class="challenge-poster">
<span style="position:absolute;top:12px;right:14px;font-size:18px;color:rgba(140,140,140,0.65);transform:rotate(-10deg);font-weight:600;">GM4A</span>
<div class="text-center pt-6">
<h1>Profit and Loss Question</h1>
<p>Same SP Puzzle</p>
</div>
<p style="color:#e53935;font-size:26px;font-weight:800;transform:rotate(-6deg);text-align:center;">
Please Subscribe, Share and Like
</p>
<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:rgba(0,0,0,1);text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-word;padding:20px;">
Two articles are sold at the same Selling Price. On one, the gain is
<span style="color:#d35400;">60%</span> and on the other, the loss is
<span style="color:#d35400;">60%</span>. Find the overall profit or loss percentage.
</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1e5aa8;font-weight:600;">Answer – In Description</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1f8b4c;font-size:22px;font-weight:bold;">#Profit and Loss</p>
</div>
<!-- Q2 -->
<div class="challenge-poster">
<span style="position:absolute;top:12px;right:14px;font-size:18px;color:rgba(140,140,140,0.65);transform:rotate(-10deg);font-weight:600;">GM4A</span>
<div class="text-center pt-6">
<h1>Profit and Loss Question</h1>
<p>Discount Trap</p>
</div>
<p style="color:#e53935;font-size:26px;font-weight:800;transform:rotate(-6deg);text-align:center;">
Please Subscribe, Share and Like
</p>
<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:rgba(0,0,0,1);text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-word;padding:20px;">
An article is marked <span style="color:#d35400;">60%</span> above cost price.
Successive discounts of <span style="color:#d35400;">60%</span> and
<span style="color:#d35400;">10%</span> are given.
Still, the seller gains ₹72. Find the cost price.
</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1e5aa8;font-weight:600;">Answer – In Description</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1f8b4c;font-size:22px;font-weight:bold;">#Profit and Loss</p>
</div>
<!-- Q3 -->
<div class="challenge-poster">
<span style="position:absolute;top:12px;right:14px;font-size:18px;color:rgba(140,140,140,0.65);transform:rotate(-10deg);font-weight:600;">GM4A</span>
<div class="text-center pt-6">
<h1>Profit and Loss Question</h1>
<p>Weight Manipulation</p>
</div>
<p style="color:#e53935;font-size:26px;font-weight:800;transform:rotate(-6deg);text-align:center;">
Please Subscribe, Share and Like
</p>
<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:rgba(0,0,0,1);text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-word;padding:20px;">
Two traders sell an article at the same selling price.
One gains <span style="color:#d35400;">25%</span> using correct weight.
The other loses <span style="color:#d35400;">10%</span> but uses
<span style="color:#d35400;">20%</span> less weight.
Find the difference in profit percentage.
</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1e5aa8;font-weight:600;">Answer – In Description</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1f8b4c;font-size:22px;font-weight:bold;">#Profit and Loss</p>
</div>
<!-- Q4 -->
<div class="challenge-poster">
<span style="position:absolute;top:12px;right:14px;font-size:18px;color:rgba(140,140,140,0.65);transform:rotate(-10deg);font-weight:600;">GM4A</span>
<div class="text-center pt-6">
<h1>Profit and Loss Question</h1>
<p>Spoilage Case</p>
</div>
<p style="color:#e53935;font-size:26px;font-weight:800;transform:rotate(-6deg);text-align:center;">
Please Subscribe, Share and Like
</p>
<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:rgba(0,0,0,1);text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-word;padding:20px;">
A fruit seller buys oranges at 5 for ₹18 and sells at 4 for ₹20.
<span style="color:#d35400;">15%</span> of the oranges are spoiled.
Find the overall profit or loss percentage.
</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1e5aa8;font-weight:600;">Answer – In Description</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1f8b4c;font-size:22px;font-weight:bold;">#Profit and Loss</p>
</div>
<!-- Q5 -->
<div class="challenge-poster">
<span style="position:absolute;top:12px;right:14px;font-size:18px;color:rgba(140,140,140,0.65);transform:rotate(-10deg);font-weight:600;">GM4A</span>
<div class="text-center pt-6">
<h1>Profit and Loss Question</h1>
<p>Repeated Sale</p>
</div>
<p style="color:#e53935;font-size:26px;font-weight:800;transform:rotate(-6deg);text-align:center;">
Please Subscribe, Share and Like
</p>
<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:rgba(0,0,0,1);text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-word;padding:20px;">
An article is sold twice.
First time at a gain of <span style="color:#d35400;">20%</span>.
Second time at a loss of <span style="color:#d35400;">20%</span>.
Total loss is ₹40. Find the cost price.
</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1e5aa8;font-weight:600;">Answer – In Description</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1f8b4c;font-size:22px;font-weight:bold;">#Profit and Loss</p>
</div>
<!-- Q6 -->
<div class="challenge-poster">
<span style="position:absolute;top:12px;right:14px;font-size:18px;color:rgba(140,140,140,0.65);transform:rotate(-10deg);font-weight:600;">GM4A</span>
<div class="text-center pt-6">
<h1>Profit and Loss Question</h1>
<p>Dishonest Dealer</p>
</div>
<p style="color:#e53935;font-size:26px;font-weight:800;transform:rotate(-6deg);text-align:center;">
Please Subscribe, Share and Like
</p>
<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:rgba(0,0,0,1);text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-word;padding:20px;">
A shopkeeper claims to sell sugar at cost price
but uses <span style="color:#d35400;">25%</span> less weight.
<span style="color:#d35400;">10%</span> sugar is lost due to moisture.
Find the actual profit percentage.
</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1e5aa8;font-weight:600;">Answer – In Description</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1f8b4c;font-size:22px;font-weight:bold;">#Profit and Loss</p>
</div>
<!-- Q7 -->
<div class="challenge-poster">
<span style="position:absolute;top:12px;right:14px;font-size:18px;color:rgba(140,140,140,0.65);transform:rotate(-10deg);font-weight:600;">GM4A</span>
<div class="text-center pt-6">
<h1>Profit and Loss Question</h1>
<p>Mixing Ratio</p>
</div>
<p style="color:#e53935;font-size:26px;font-weight:800;transform:rotate(-6deg);text-align:center;">
Please Subscribe, Share and Like
</p>
<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:rgba(0,0,0,1);text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-word;padding:20px;">
Wheat costing ₹30/kg is mixed with wheat costing ₹42/kg.
The mixture costs ₹36/kg.
Find the ratio in which the wheat was mixed.
</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1e5aa8;font-weight:600;">Answer – In Description</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1f8b4c;font-size:22px;font-weight:bold;">#Profit and Loss</p>
</div>
<!-- Q8 -->
<div class="challenge-poster">
<span style="position:absolute;top:12px;right:14px;font-size:18px;color:rgba(140,140,140,0.65);transform:rotate(-10deg);font-weight:600;">GM4A</span>
<div class="text-center pt-6">
<h1>Profit and Loss Question</h1>
<p>Equal SP Trap</p>
</div>
<p style="color:#e53935;font-size:26px;font-weight:800;transform:rotate(-6deg);text-align:center;">
Please Subscribe, Share and Like
</p>
<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:rgba(0,0,0,1);text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-word;padding:20px;">
Two watches are sold at ₹3000 each.
One gives a gain of <span style="color:#d35400;">25%</span>,
the other a loss of <span style="color:#d35400;">25%</span>.
Find the overall profit or loss percentage.
</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1e5aa8;font-weight:600;">Answer – In Description</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1f8b4c;font-size:22px;font-weight:bold;">#Profit and Loss</p>
</div>
<!-- Q9 -->
<div class="challenge-poster">
<span style="position:absolute;top:12px;right:14px;font-size:18px;color:rgba(140,140,140,0.65);transform:rotate(-10deg);font-weight:600;">GM4A</span>
<div class="text-center pt-6">
<h1>Profit and Loss Question</h1>
<p>Discount vs Gain</p>
</div>
<p style="color:#e53935;font-size:26px;font-weight:800;transform:rotate(-6deg);text-align:center;">
Please Subscribe, Share and Like
</p>
<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:rgba(0,0,0,1);text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-word;padding:20px;">
A shopkeeper marks goods <span style="color:#d35400;">50%</span> above cost price.
He allows a discount such that discount % equals gain %.
Find the discount percentage.
</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1e5aa8;font-weight:600;">Answer – In Description</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1f8b4c;font-size:22px;font-weight:bold;">#Profit and Loss</p>
</div>
<!-- Q10 -->
<div class="challenge-poster">
<span style="position:absolute;top:12px;right:14px;font-size:18px;color:rgba(140,140,140,0.65);transform:rotate(-10deg);font-weight:600;">GM4A</span>
<div class="text-center pt-6">
<h1>Profit and Loss Question</h1>
<p>Rot + Weight Loss</p>
</div>
<p style="color:#e53935;font-size:26px;font-weight:800;transform:rotate(-6deg);text-align:center;">
Please Subscribe, Share and Like
</p>
<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:rgba(0,0,0,1);text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-word;padding:20px;">
Apples are bought at ₹80/kg and sold at ₹96/kg.
<span style="color:#d35400;">12.5%</span> apples rot and
<span style="color:#d35400;">10%</span> less weight is used.
Find the final profit or loss percentage.
</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1e5aa8;font-weight:600;">Answer – In Description</p>
<p style="text-align:center;color:#1f8b4c;font-size:22px;font-weight:bold;">#Profit and Loss</p>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Overall SEO Footer -->
<div class="text-center p-4 bg-gray-800 rounded-xl mt-4">
<p class="text-xl font-bold text-white">#SSCCGLMains #DifficultPAndL #MathsPractice</p>
<p class="text-sm text-gray-400 mt-2">Master these 15 high-level concepts for top scores in Quant Aptitude.</p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>