Percentage, Profit & Loss PYQs — UPSC CSAT

All 37 Percentage, Profit & Loss Previous Year Questions for UPSC CSAT, with answers and explanations. Click any question for the full solution.

Percentage, Profit & Loss weightage in UPSC CSAT

Across 20142025, UPSC CSAT has asked 37 Percentage, Profit & Loss questions — an average of 3.4 per year. The heaviest year was 2019 with 5 questions; the lightest was 2017 with 1. Use the year-wise split below to see where the paper has been concentrating.

Year-wise count of Percentage, Profit & Loss questions in UPSC CSAT
YearQuestionsShare
20253
8%
20244
11%
20223
8%
20214
11%
20204
11%
20195
14%
20182
5%
20171
3%
20165
14%
20152
5%
20144
11%

Most-tested themes in Percentage, Profit & Loss

  • Percentage Arithmetic18
  • Profit Loss and Discount8
  • Ratio & Proportion6
  • Algebra2
  • Speed Time Distance1
  • Venn Diagram1
  • Time and Work1

All Percentage, Profit & Loss questions, year by year

20253

20244

20223

20214

20204

20195

20182

20171

20165

20152

20144

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