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1.

Ayesha's father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years old when her brother four years younger to her was born. What is the difference between the ages of her parents?

A. 2 years
B. 4 years
C. 6 years
D. 8 years
Answer» D. 8 years
2.

The present ages of three persons in proportions 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years ago, the sum of their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years).

A. 8, 20, 28
B. 16, 28, 36
C. 20, 35, 45
D. None of these
Answer» C. 20, 35, 45
3.

The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, father's age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years, son's age will be:

A. 12 years
B. 14 years
C. 18 years
D. 20 years
Answer» E.
4.

At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4 : 3. After 6 years, Arun's age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at present ?

A. 10 years
B. 15 years
C. 12 years
D. 21 years
Answer» C. 12 years
5.

Sachin is younger than Rahul by 7 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7 : 9, how old is Sachin?

A. 16 years
B. 17 years
C. 24.5 years
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
6.

A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of the ages of A, B and C be 27, the how old is B?

A. 6
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 11
Answer» E. 11
7.

Present ages of Pritam and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11:9 respectively. What is Anand's present age in years?

A. 24
B. 27
C. 32
D. 40
Answer» B. 27
8.

The ratio between the present ages of P and Q is 6:7. If Q is 4 years old than P, what will be the ratio of the ages of P and Q after 4 years

A. 7:8
B. 7:9
C. 3:8
D. 5:8
Answer» B. 7:9
9.

The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child?

A. 4
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
Answer» B. 8
10.

A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the father's age is 38 years now, the son's age five years back was:

A. 14 years
B.
C. years
D. 33 years
E. 38 years
Answer» B.
11.

Ages of two persons differ by 16 years. If 6 year ago, the elder one be 3 times as old the younger one, find their present age

A. 12,28
B. 14,30
C. 16,32
D. 18,34
Answer» C. 16,32
12.

Rohit is younger than Rahul by 7 years. If the ratio of their ages is 7:9, find the age of Rohit

A. 31.5 years
B. 32.5 years
C. 22.5 years
D. 24.5 years
Answer» E.
13.

A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The present age of his son is:

A. 14 years
B.
C. C.
D. D.
E. 22 years
Answer» E. 22 years
14.

Rahul's age after 15 years will be 5 times his age 5 years back, What is the present age of Rahul?

A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 14
Answer» C. 12
15.

A man is (24 ) years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. What is the present age of his son?

A. 20
B. 21
C. 22
D. 23
Answer» D. 23
16.

The sum of the ages of a father and son is (45 ) years. Five years ago, the product of their ages was four times the father's age at that time. The present age of father and son

A. 34,11
B. 35,10
C. 36,9
D. 40,5
Answer» D. 40,5
17.

Father is aged three times more than his son. After 8 years, father would be two and a half times of son's age. After further 8 years, how many times would father be of son's age?

A. 2 times
B. 3 times
C. 4 times
D. 5 times
Answer» B. 3 times
18.

Ten years ago, P was half of Q's age. If the ratio of their present ages is 3:4, what will be the total of their present age?

A. 45
B. 40
C. 35
D. 30
Answer» D. 30
19.

A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. What is the present age of his son?

A. 20
B. 21
C. 22
D. 23
Answer» D. 23
20.


Ten years ago A was half of B in age. If the ratio of their present ages is 3 : 4, what will be the total of their present ages

A. 25
B. 30
C. 35
D. 40
Answer» D. 40
21.

The ages of Anushka, Kajal and Charu latha together are 57 years. Bharti is thrice as old as Anushka and Charu latha is 12 years older than Anushka. Then, the respective age of Anushka, Kajal and Charu latha is ?

A. 27, 9, 21
B. 9, 21, 27
C. 21, 27, 9
D. 9, 27, 21
Answer» E.
22.


When I was married 10 years ago my wife is the 6th member of the family. Today my father died and a baby born to me.The average age of my family during my marriage is same as today. What is the age of Father when he died ?

A. 50 years
B. 60 years
C. 70 years
D. 80 years
Answer» C. 70 years
23.

If two times of the daughter s age in years is included to the mother s age, the total is 70 and if two times of the mother s age is included to the daughter s age, the total is 95. So the Mother s age is,

A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
Answer» D. 50
24.

A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The present age of his son is

A. 20
B. 21
C. 22
D. 23
Answer» D. 23
25.


The age of a person is thrice the total ages of his 2 daughters. 0.5 decades hence, his age will be twice of the total ages of his daughters. Then what is the father s current age? [0.5 Decades = 5 Years]

A. 35
B. 40
C. 45
D. 50
Answer» D. 50
26.


0.1 decates ago, Vijaya was quadrice as old as her daughter Simran. 0.6 decades hence, Vijaya s age will beat her daughter s age by 0.9 decades. The proportion of the current ages of Vijaya and Simran is : [ 0.1 Decates =1 Year; quadrice = 4 times]

A. 8:1
B. 1:8
C. 11:4
D. 13:4
Answer» E.
27.

A woman says, "If you reverse my own age, the figures represent my husband's age. He is, of course, senior to me and the difference between our ages is one-eleventh of their sum." The woman's husband age is ?

A. 44 years
B. 48 years
C. 54 years
D. 58 years
Answer» D. 58 years
28.

If Riya's age is four times the age of Siya and if Riya's age is 24 yrs , find the age difference between Riya and Siya ?

A. 2 years
B. 12 years
C. 16 years
D. 18 years
Answer» E.
29.


If 6 years are subtracted from the present age of Arun and the remainder is divided by 18, then the present age of his grandson Gokul is obtained. If Gokul is 2 years younger to Madan whose age is 5 years, then what is the age of Arun ?

A. 40 years
B. 50 years
C. 60 years
D. 70 years
Answer» D. 70 years
30.

When Raj Tarun was born, his father was 32 years older than his brother and his mother was 25 years older than his sister. If Raj Tarun's brother is 6 years older than Raj Tarun and his mother is 3 years younger than his father, how old was Raj Tarun's sister when Raj Tarun was born ?

A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 8
Answer» C. 15
31.

A person's present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will be one-half of the age of his mother. How old is the mother at present ?

A. 36
B. 38
C. 40
D. 42
Answer» D. 42
32.

Eight years ago, Ajay's age was 4/3 times that of Vijay. Eight years hence, Ajay's age will be 6/5 times that of Vijay. What is the present age of Ajay ?

A. 39
B. 40
C. 41
D. 42
Answer» C. 41
33.

Raju got married 8years ago. His present age is 6/5 times his age at the time of his marriage Raju's sister was 10years younger to him at the time of his marriage. The present age of Raju's sister is ?

A. 37
B. 38
C. 39
D. 40
Answer» C. 39
34.

The present average age of a family of five members is 26 years. If the present age of the youngest member in the family is ten years, then what was the average age of the family at the time of the birth of the youngest member ? (Assume no death occurred in the family since the birth of the youngest

A. 18 years
B. 19 years
C. 20 years
D. 21 years
Answer» D. 21 years
35.

The ratio of the present ages of P and Q is 3 : 4. Five years ago, the ratio of their ages was 5 : 7. Find their present ages.

A. 20,30
B. 30,40
C. 40,50
D. 35,45
Answer» C. 40,50
36.


The ratio of the ages of Maala and Kala is 4 : 3. The total of their ages is 2.8 decades. The proportion of their ages after 0.8 decades will be [1 Decade = 10 years]

A. 4:3
B. 12:11
C. 7:4
D. 6:5
Answer» E.
37.

Six years ago Anita was P times as old as Ben was. If Anita is now 17 years old, how old is Ben now in terms of P ?

A. 11/P + 6
B. P/11 + 6
C. 11/P - 6
D. P/11 - 6
Answer» B. P/11 + 6
38.


The sum of the present ages of a mother and his daughter is 60 years. five years ago, mother's age was four times the age of the daughter. so now the daughter's age will be?

A. 13
B. 14
C. 15
D. 16
Answer» D. 16
39.

A mother said her daughter , " I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth. " If the mother age is 38 now, the daughter age 5 years back was ?

A. 14
B. 19
C. 33
D. 38
Answer» B. 19
40.

The ages of A and B are in the ratio 6:5 and the sum of their ages is 44 years. What will be the ratio of their ages after 8 years?

A. 8 : 7
B. 7 : 8
C.
D. 3 : 4
E. 4 : 3
Answer» B. 7 : 8
41.

Five years ago, John s age was half of the age he will be in 8 years. How old is he now?

A. 17
B. 18
C. 19
D. 20
Answer» C. 19
42.

One year ago, the ratio of Sooraj's and Vimal's age was 6:7 respectively. Four years hence, this ratio would become 7:8. How old is Vimal?

A. 32 years
B. 34 years
C. 36 years
D. 38 years
Answer» D. 38 years
43.

The total age of A and B is 12 years more than the total age of B and C. C is how many year younger than A?

A. 10 years
B. 11 years
C. 12 years
D. 13 years
Answer» D. 13 years
44.


The product of the ages of Syam and Sunil is 240. If twice the age of Sunil is more than Syam's age by 4 years, what is Sunil's age?

A. 16
B. 14
C. 12
D. 10
Answer» D. 10
45.

Sivagami is 2 years elder than Meena. After 6 years the total of their ages will be 7 times . Then age of Sivagami is :

A. 19 years
B. 17 years
C. 15 years
D. Data Inadequate
Answer» E.
46.

When Ram was born, his father was 32 years older than his brother and his mother was 25 years older than his sister. If Ram's brother is 6 years older than Ram and his mother is 3 years younger than his father, how old was Ram's sister when Ram was born ?

A. 6 years
B. 8 years
C. 10 years
D. 12 years
Answer» D. 12 years
47.

The ages of Krish and Vaibhav are in the proportion of 3 : 5. After 9 years, the proportion of their ages will be 3 : 4. Then the current age of Vaibhav is:

A. 10
B. 13
C. 15
D. 18
Answer» D. 18
48.


"I am five times as old as you were, when I was as old as you are", said a man to his son. Find out their present ages, if the sum of their ages is 64 years ?

A. Father = 50; Son =14
B. B.
C.
D. C.
E. D.
Answer» C.
49.

The average age of 80 boys in a class is 15. The average age of group of 15 boys in the class is 16 and the average of another 25 boys in the class is 14. What is the average age of the remaining boys in the class ?

A. 12.24 years
B. 13.35 years
C. 16 years
D. 15.25 years
Answer» E.
50.

The sum of the ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child ?

A. 2 years
B. 4 years
C. 6 years
D. 8 years
Answer» C. 6 years