Prelims CSAT (Paper II)Basic Numeracy & Data InterpretationHigh-yield
Profit, Loss & Discount
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Profit, Loss & Discount is part of the UPSC Prelims CSAT (Paper II) syllabus, under Basic Numeracy & Data Interpretation. It appeared in Prelims CSAT (Paper II) question papers in 4 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025 (2017, 2019, 2021, 2023). It is marked high-yield: a topic worth revising more than once.
What should you study in Profit, Loss & Discount?
- Time & work — individual vs combined rates
- Pipes & cisterns — filling/emptying
- Work & wages — proportional distribution
- Efficiency-based problems
How often is Profit, Loss & Discount asked in UPSC Prelims?
Asked in 4 of 10 years, including 2 of the last 5. Highlighted years below are the ones it appeared in.
- 2016: not asked
- 2017: asked
- 2018: not asked
- 2019: asked
- 2020: not asked
- 2021: asked
- 2022: not asked
- 2023: asked
- 2024: not asked
- 2025: not asked
About the Prelims CSAT (Paper II) paper
CSAT is Prelims Paper II: 80 multiple-choice questions for 200 marks. It is qualifying — you need 33% to pass, and the marks do not count towards the cut-off. See all 24 Prelims CSAT (Paper II) topics.
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