Discount – Verified PYQ Authority Guide
Discountis a sub-topic revision hub built around verified PYQ evidence. It connects the recurring question patterns inside this sub-topic with the formulas, exam tips, common traps and concept pages already present in SRO. Every factual learning cue below is drawn from the existing verified, published and approved English PYQ corpus or from its Knowledge Graph relationships; the hub does not invent unsupported technical claims.
PYQ evidence snapshot
62 verified PYQsare currently mapped to this Sub Topic hub. The represented years include2025. Exam coverage currently includesRRB NTPC Under Graduate Level. Subject context includesQuantitative Aptitude. These values come from live mappings and can expand automatically when new verified PYQs are added.
Most useful verified PYQs to solve first
Start with the actual questions rather than memorising a generic note. The links below are ranked from the mapped corpus using repeat history and editorial quality, while the complete explanation stays on the individual question page.
- A shopkeeper offers a single discount of 30% on a shirt priced at ₹800. Alternatively, he offers two successive discounts of 25% and 5% on the same shirt. What is the difference…
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025 · Successive Discount
Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches ₹10. - A shopkeeper offers the following schemes on toys of the same marked price. (A) Successive discounts of 6% and 39% on any number of toys bought. (B) Successive discounts of 48%, 16%…
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025 · Successive Discount
Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches C. - A trader fixes the marked price of an article at ₹10,630. He sells it to customers for ₹9248.10 after giving certain discount. Find the discount percentage.
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025
Use the standard Discount method and simplify; the result matches 13%. - A customer is given two options for purchasing a product priced at ₹8,000: Option 1: A single discount of 30%. Option 2: Successive discounts of 20% and 15%. Which option provides a…
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025 · Successive Discount
Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches Option 2 and by ₹160. - A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of an item 165% above its cost price. What percentage of discount on marked price should be allowed to gain 112%?
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025
Use the standard Discount method and simplify; the result matches 20%. - A wholesaler offers a discount of 10% on a commodity, marked at ₹3,000, on an order of less than 20 items. Also, on an order of more than 20 items, an additional…
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025
Use the standard Discount method and simplify; the result matches ₹64,125. - A store offers a 10% festival discount on the marked price of ₹900. Later, to clear the stock, it offers an additional 5% off on the already discounted price. What is the…
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025
Use the standard Discount method and simplify; the result matches ₹769.50. - A trader offers "Buy two, get one free" on a certain pair of trousers. If the marked price of the pair of trousers is ₹ 2700, and the trader still earns a…
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025
Use the standard Discount method and simplify; the result matches ₹ 1,500.
Formula & key-relationship bank from verified solutions
Profit = SP − CP; Profit% = (Profit/CP) × 100
Use these as revision triggers and open the linked PYQ before applying a formula numerically; variable definitions and assumptions belong to the exact solved question.
Core ideas repeatedly reinforced by the solved corpus
- Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches ₹10.
- Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches C.
- Use the standard Discount method and simplify; the result matches 13%.
- Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches Option 2 and by ₹160.
- Use the standard Discount method and simplify; the result matches 20%.
Exam tips already validated in SRO solutions
- Identify the Successive Discount relationship before calculation and keep units/bases consistent.
- Identify the Discount relationship before calculation and keep units/bases consistent.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Using a shortcut without checking its conditions or using the wrong base/unit.
Topic and concept coverage
Mapped topic labels includeProfit, Loss and Discount. The concept trail includesDiscount, Successive Discount. Use these labels as a revision map: move from the broad area to the narrow concept, solve a verified PYQ, inspect the detailed reasoning, and then attempt another question from the same cluster.
Knowledge Graph navigation
Continue withProfit, Loss and Discount,Discount,Successive Discount,Arithmetic,Quantitative Aptitude. These are canonical SRO entity links based on the Knowledge Graph and shared question mappings, not keyword-stuffed tag pages.
How to revise this authority page efficiently
- Solve before reading:answer a mapped PYQ first.
- Read the exact explanation:verify the correct principle, formula, distractor logic and common mistake on that question page.
- Move one level in the graph:use the closest concept/sub-topic/topic link rather than opening unrelated content.
- Reattempt:solve another verified PYQ from this hub and check whether the same error repeats.
Quality scope:this page is automatically maintained from SRO’s verified mapped corpus. It enriches one canonical authority URL instead of generating multiple near-duplicate pages for keyword variants. Manual authority articles are never overwritten by the automated engine.