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This section includes 71 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Alligation or Mixture knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
In a mixture of milk and water, the proportion of milk by weight was 80%. If, in a 180 gm mixture, 36 gms of pure milk is added, what would be the percentage of milk in the mixture formed? |
| A. | 80% |
| B. | 100% |
| C. | 84% |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
Two varieties of wheat - A and B costing Rs. 9 per kg and Rs. 15 per kg were mixed in the ratio 3 : 7. If 5 kg of the mixture is sold at 25% profit, find the profit made? |
| A. | Rs. 13.50 |
| B. | Rs. 14.50 |
| C. | Rs. 15.50 |
| D. | Rs. 16.50 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
In what ratio should two varieties of sugar of Rs.18 per kg and Rs.24 kg be mixed together to get a mixture whose cost is Rs.20 per kg? |
| A. | 1:3 |
| B. | 3:1 |
| C. | 1:2 |
| D. | 2:1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
How many liters of oil at Rs.40 per liter should be mixed with 240 liters of a second variety of oil at Rs.60 per liter so as to get a mixture whose cost is Rs.52 per liter? |
| A. | 120 liters |
| B. | 180 liters |
| C. | 110 liters |
| D. | 160 liters |
| Answer» E. | |
| 55. |
A vessel contains 20 liters of a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 3:2. 10 liters of the mixture are removed and replaced with an equal quantity of pure milk. If the process is repeated once more, find the ratio of milk and water in the final mixture obtained? |
| A. | 9:1 |
| B. | 4:7 |
| C. | 7:1 |
| D. | 2:5 |
| Answer» B. 4:7 | |
| 56. |
A mixture of 150 liters of wine and water contains 20% water. How much more water should be added so that water becomes 25% of the new mixture? |
| A. | 7 liters |
| B. | 15 liters |
| C. | 10 liters |
| D. | 9 liters |
| Answer» D. 9 liters | |
| 57. |
A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is: |
| A. | 400 kg |
| B. | 560 kg |
| C. | 600 kg |
| D. | 640 kg |
| Answer» D. 640 kg | |
| 58. |
The cost of Type 1 rice is Rs. 15 per kg and Type 2 rice is Rs. 20 per kg. If both Type 1 and Type 2 are mixed in the ratio of 2 : 3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety of rice is: |
| A. | Rs. 18 |
| B. | Rs. 18.50 |
| C. | Rs. 19 |
| D. | Rs. 19.50 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 18.50 | |
| 59. |
All the water in container A which was filled to its brim was poured into two containers B and C. The quantity of water in container B was 62.5% less than the capacity of container A. If 148 liters was now transferred from C to B, then both the containers would have equal quantities of water. What was the initial quantity of water in container A? |
| A. | 648 |
| B. | 888 |
| C. | 928 |
| D. | 1184 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth Rs. 60 a kg and Rs. 65 a kg so that by selling the mixture at Rs. 68.20 a kg he may gain 10%? |
| A. | 3 : 2 |
| B. | 3 : 4 |
| C. | 3 : 5 |
| D. | 4 : 5 |
| Answer» B. 3 : 4 | |
| 61. |
A container contains 30 liters of milk. From this container 5 liter of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container? |
| A. | 18.45 liter |
| B. | 23.44 liter |
| C. | 17.36 liter |
| D. | 21.87 liter |
| Answer» D. 21.87 liter | |
| 62. |
In a mixture of 90 L the ratio of acid and water is 2 : 1. If the ratio of acid and water is to be 1 : 2, then the amount of water (in liters) to be added to the mixture is? |
| A. | 20L |
| B. | 40L |
| C. | 90L |
| D. | 100L |
| Answer» D. 100L | |
| 63. |
Rice of rate Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg and 3rd variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the final mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, what is the rate of the third variety per kg? |
| A. | 165.4 |
| B. | 170 |
| C. | 169 |
| D. | 175.5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 64. |
A drum contains forty liters of whisky. Four liters of whisky is taken out and replaced by soda. This process is carried out twice further. How much whisky is now contained by the container? |
| A. | 30 Lt |
| B. | 29.16 Lt |
| C. | 28.70 Lt |
| D. | 27.60 Lt |
| Answer» C. 28.70 Lt | |
| 65. |
Two solutions S1 and S2 contain whisky and soda in the ratio 2 : 5 and 6 : 7 respectively. In what ratio these solutions be mixed to get a new solution S3, containing whisky and soda in the ratio 5 : 8 ? |
| A. | 7:9 |
| B. | 21:5 |
| C. | 23:6 |
| D. | 6:23 |
| Answer» B. 21:5 | |
| 66. |
In what ratio should a kind of sugar at 8.70 Rs/kg be mixed with another kind of sugar at 9.70 Rs/kg so that the mixture be worth 9 Rs/kg? |
| A. | 3:7 |
| B. | 4:7 |
| C. | 7:4 |
| D. | 7:3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
There are two types of sugar. One is priced at Rs 62 per kg and the other is priced at Rs 72 per kg. If the two types are mixed together, the price of new mixture will be Rs 64.50 per kg. Find the ratio of the two types of sugar in this new mixture. |
| A. | 2:5 |
| B. | 3:1 |
| C. | 6:7 |
| D. | 3:2 |
| Answer» C. 6:7 | |
| 68. |
A container has 40L milk. 4L milk is taken out and replaced with water, the process done three times. What is the amount of milk now left? |
| A. | 28L |
| B. | 29L |
| C. | 29.16L |
| D. | 28.4L |
| Answer» D. 28.4L | |
| 69. |
Presently a mixture in a tub contains substances A and B in the ratio of 7:5. If 9 liters of this solution is drawn out and B is added to the mixture in certain quantity the resulting mixture becomes 7:9. How much liters of liquid A was kept in the tub initially? |
| A. | 32 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 27 |
| D. | 21 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
A jar is filled of liquid which is 3 parts water and 5 parts alcohol. How much of this mixture should be drawn out and replaced such that this mixture may contain half water and half alcohol? |
| A. | 25% |
| B. | 20% |
| C. | 14.29% |
| D. | 33.33% |
| Answer» C. 14.29% | |
| 71. |
How many kg of rice, of cost 9 Rs/kg must be mixed with 27 kg of rice of cost 7 Rs/kg get a gain of 10 % by selling the mixture at 9.24 Rs/kg? |
| A. | 60 |
| B. | 71 |
| C. | 63 |
| D. | 65 |
| Answer» D. 65 | |