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1.

If A : B = 1 : 2, B : C = 3 : 4
C : D = 6 : 9 and D : E = 12 : 16
then A : B : C : D : E is equal to

A. 1 : 3 : 6 : 12 : 16
B. 2 : 4 : 6 : 9 : 16
C. 3 : 4 : 8 : 12 : 16
D. 3 : 6 : 8 : 12 : 16
Answer» E.
Discussion
2.

555 was to be divided among A, B and C in the ratio of
1
 :
1
 :
1
 .
456
But by mistake it was divided in the ratio of 4 : 5 : 6. The amount in excess received by C was

A. 72
B. 75
C. 22
D. 52
Answer» B. 75
Discussion
3.

If (a + b ) : (a - b) = 5 : 3, then find ( a2 + b2 ) : ( a2 - b2 ) .

A. 17 : 15
B. 25 : 9
C. 4 : 1
D. 16 : 1
Answer» B. 25 : 9
Discussion
4.

1290 is divided between A, B and C, so that A's share is 11/2 times B's share and B's share is 13/4 C's share. What is C's share ?

A. 200
B. 400
C. 240
D. 420
Answer» D. 420
Discussion
5.

A person distributes his pens among four friends A, B, C, D in the ratio
=
1
 :
1
 :
1
 :
1
 What is the minimum number of pens
3456
that the person should have?

A. 57
B. 65
C. 75
D. 45
Answer» B. 65
Discussion
6.

If
a
2
 and
b
4
b3c5
then (a + b) : (b + c) = ?

A. 3 : 4
B. 4 : 5
C. 5 : 9
D. 20 : 27
Answer» E.
Discussion
7.

In an alloy, the ratio of copper and zinc is 5 : 2. If 1.250 kg of zinc is mixed in 17 kg 500 g of
alloy, then the ratio of copper and zinc will be

A. 2 : 1
B. 2 : 3
C. 3 : 2
D. 1 : 2
Answer» B. 2 : 3
Discussion
8.

If A =
4
 of B and B =
5
of C,
52
then the ratio of A : C is

A. 1 : 2
B. 2 : 1
C. 2 : 3
D. 1 : 3
Answer» C. 2 : 3
Discussion
9.

A circle and a square have same area. Therefore, the ratio of the side of the square and the radius of the circle is ?

A.
B. : 1
C. 1 :
D. 1 :
E. : 1
Answer» B. : 1
Discussion
10.

5 men , 6 women and 7 boys finished a work in 3 days and got the remuneration of Rs . 2137.50 for it. If the work of 1 man , 1 woman , and 1 boy in one day be in the proportion of
1
 :
1
 :
1
 , what sum did each man get on a day ?
234
A. Rs . 196
B. Rs . 197
C. Rs . 198
D. Rs . 199
Answer» C. Rs . 198
Discussion
11.

If (2x + 3) : (5x 38) be the duplicate ratio of 5 : 6 . Find the value of x .

A. 8
B. 32
C. 16
D. 18
Answer» D. 18
Discussion
12.

If b is the mean proportional between a and c , then
a2 b2 + c2
 = ?
a 2 b 2 + c 2
A. b
B. 2b
C. 2b
D. 2b
Answer» B. 2b
Discussion
13.

In what proportion may three kinds of rice bought at 6 , 10 and 14 be mixed to produce a mixture
which would earn 40% on selling it at 11.20 per kg ?

A. 4 : 1 : 1
B. 3 : 1 : 1
C. 2 : 1 : 1
D. 2 : 2 : 1
Answer» B. 3 : 1 : 1
Discussion
14.

An office opens at 10 AM and closes at 5 PM. The lunch interval is for 30 minutes. The ratio of lunch
interval to the total period of office hours is

A. 1 : 7
B. 1 : 14
C. 7 : 1
D. 14 : 1
Answer» C. 7 : 1
Discussion
15.

In a cricket match there are three types of tickets say A, B and C each costing Rs. 1000, Rs. 500
and Rs. 200 respectively. The ratio of the tickets sold of categories A, B and C is 3 : 2 : 5. If the total collection from selling the tickets is Rs 2.5 crore, find the total number of tickets sold?

A. 5000
B. 4800
C. 50000
D. 52000
Answer» D. 52000
Discussion
16.

A , B a nd C go into a business as partners with the agreement that their shares of pro fit will be in the
proportion of their capitals . If A s capital : B s capital = 2:3, and B s capital : C s capital = 2 : 5 , find their shares in a profit of Rs . 3250.

A. Rs . 520, Rs . 7 80, Rs . 1 950
B. Rs . 5 40, Rs . 7 60, Rs . 1 950
C. Rs . 540, R s . 7 80, Rs . 1930
D. None of these
Answer» B. Rs . 5 40, Rs . 7 60, Rs . 1 950
Discussion
17.

If P2 + 4Q2 = 4PQ, then determine P : Q.

A. 1 : 3
B. 3 : 1
C. 2 : 1
D. 1 : 2
E. None of the above
Answer» D. 1 : 2
Discussion
18.

6 litres of milk and water mixture has 75% milk in it. How much milk should be added to the mixture to
make it 90% pure ?

A. 10 litres
B. 8 litres
C. 9 litres
D. 12 litres
Answer» D. 12 litres
Discussion
19.

Two vessels A and B contain milk and water in the ratios 7 : 5 and 17 :7 respectively . In what ratio
mixture from two vessels should be mixed to get a new mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 5 : 3 ?

A. 1 : 3
B. 2 : 3
C. 2 : 1
D. 3 : 2
Answer» D. 3 : 2
Discussion
20.

Find the proportion in which three types of sugar at 12, 14 and 20 may be mixed so as to obtain a
mixture worth 15 per kg ?

A. 15 : 5 : 6
B. 5 : 15 : 6
C. 3 :12 : 16
D. 4 :12 : 15
Answer» C. 3 :12 : 16
Discussion
21.

If P =
4xy
 , find the value of
x + y

P + 2x
 +
P + 2y
 .
P 2xP 2y
A. 4
B. 1
C. 2
D. 6
Answer» D. 6
Discussion
22.

If the annual income of A, B and C are in the ratio 1 : 3 : 7 and the total annual income of A and C is
8,00,000, then the monthly salary of B (in ) is

A. 20,000
B. 25,000
C. 30,000
D. 15,000
Answer» C. 30,000
Discussion
23.

A bag contains three types of coins-rupee-coins. 50p-coins and 25 p-coins totalling 175 coins. If
the total value of the coins of each kind be the same, the total amount in the bag is

A. 75
B. 175
C. 300
D. 126
Answer» B. 175
Discussion
24.

A box contains 56 in the form of coins of one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise. The number of 50
paise coins is double the number of 25 paise coins and four times the number of one rupee coins. How many 50 paise coins are there in the box?

A. 52
B. 64
C. 32
D. 16
Answer» C. 32
Discussion
25.

By mistake, instead of dividing 117 among A, B and C in the ratio
1
 :
1
 :
1
it was divided in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4.
234
Who gains the most and by how much?

A. A, 28
B. B, 3
C. C, 20
D. C, 25
Answer» E.
Discussion
26.

6,400 are divided among three workers in the ratio
3
 : 2 :
5
.
53
The share (in rupees) of the second worker is

A. 3,200
B. 3,840
C. 2,560
D. 3,000
Answer» E.
Discussion
27.

68000 is divided among A, B and C in the ratio of
1
 :
1
 :
5
 .
2416
The difference of the greatest and the smallest part is :

A. 6000
B. 14440
C. 9200
D. 16000
Answer» E.
Discussion
28.

A man divides his property so that his son s share to his wife s and wife s share to his daughter s are
both as in the ratio 3 : 1. If the daughter gets 10,000 less than son, the value (in rupees) of the whole property is

A. 16,250
B. 16,000
C. 18,250
D. 17,000
Answer» B. 16,000
Discussion
29.

A sum of 370 is to be divided among A, B and C such that
A s Share
 =
B s Share
 =
3
, A s share (in rupees) is
B s ShareC s Share4
A. 240
B. 120
C. 100
D. 90
Answer» E.
Discussion
30.

900 is divided among A, B, C; the division is such that 1/2 of A's money = 1/3 of B's money = 1/4 of
C's money. Find the amount (in ) received by A, B, C.

A. 300, 400, 200
B. 350, 450, 100
C. 200, 300, 400
D. 400, 150, 350
Answer» D. 400, 150, 350
Discussion
31.

A sum of 9000 is to be distributed among A, B and C in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6. What will be the difference
between A s and C s shares?

A. 600
B. 1000
C. 900
D. 1200
Answer» E.
Discussion
32.

Divide 2,600 among A, B,C in the ratio
1
 :
1
 :
1
 .
234
Find the share of each.

A. 1,200, 600, 800
B. 1,200, 800, 600
C. 600, 800, 1,200
D. 800, 600, 1,200
Answer» C. 600, 800, 1,200
Discussion
33.

A sum of 730 was divided among A, B and C in such a way that if A gets 3, then B gets 4 and if B
gets 3.50 then C gets 3. The share of B exceeds that of C by

A. 30
B. 40
C. 70
D. 210
Answer» C. 70
Discussion
34.

A profit of Rs. 960 is divided between A and B in the ratio
1
 :
1
.
32
The difference of their profits is :

A. Rs. 120
B. Rs. 160
C. Rs. 180
D. Rs. 240
Answer» E.
Discussion
35.

Instead of dividing 117 among P, Q, R in the ratio
1
 :
1
 :
1
,
234
by mistake it was divided in the ratio 2 : 3: 4. Who gained in the transaction ?

A. Only P
B. Only Q
C. Only R
D. Both Q and R
Answer» D. Both Q and R
Discussion
36.

In a mixture of 25 litres, the ratio of milk to water is 4 : 1. Another 3 litres of water is added
to the mixture. The ratio of milk to water in the new mixture is

A. 5 : 1
B. 5 : 2
C. 5 : 3
D. 5 : 4
Answer» C. 5 : 3
Discussion
37.

Two blends of a commodity costing Rs. 35 and Rs. 40 per kg. respectively are mixed in the ratio 2 : 3 by weight. If one fifth of the mixture is sold at Rs. 46 per kg and the remaining at the
rate of Rs. 55 per kg. the profit percent is

A. 50
B. 30
C. 40
D. 20
Answer» D. 20
Discussion
38.

A vessel full of pure acid contains 10 litres of it, of which 2 litres are withdrawn. The vessel is then filled with water. Next 2 litres of the mixture are withdrawn, and again the vessel is
filled up with water. The ratio of the acid left in the vessel with that of the original quantity is

A. 1 : 5
B. 4 : 5
C. 4 : 25
D. 16 : 25
Answer» E.
Discussion
39.

A liquid P is 1
3
times as heavy as water is
7
1
2
 times as heavy as another liquid Q .
5
The amount of liquid P that must be added to 7 litres of the liquid Q so that the mixture may weigh as much as an equal volume of water, will be

A. 7 litres
B. 5 litres
Answer» E.
Discussion
40.

Two vessels A and B contain milk and water mixed in the ratio 8 : 5 and 5 : 2 respectively. The ratio in which these two mixtures be mixed to get a new mixture containing
69
3
% milk is:
13
A. 3 : 5
B. 5 : 2
C. 5 : 7
D. 2 : 7
Answer» E.
Discussion
41.

Zinc and copper are in the ratio of 5 : 3 in 200 gm of an alloy. How much grams of copper be
added to make the ratio as 3 : 5?

A. 72
B. 66
Answer» B. 66
Discussion
42.

The ratio in which a man must mix rice at 10.20 per kg and 14.40 per kg so as to make a
mixture worth 12.60 per kg, is

A. 4 : 3
B. 2 : 5
C. 18 : 24
D. 3 : 4
Answer» E.
Discussion
43.

A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. Litres of liquid A
contained by the can initially was

A. 10
B. 20
C. 21
D. 25
Answer» D. 25
Discussion
44.

The ratio between two numbers is 2 : 3. If each number is increased by 4, the ratio between
them becomes 5 : 7. The difference between the numbers is

A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. 2
Answer» B. 6
Discussion
45.

Two numbers are in the ratio 7 : 11. If 7 is added to each of the numbers, the ratio becomes
2 : 3. The smaller number is

A. 39
B. 49
C. 66
D. 77
Answer» C. 66
Discussion
46.

Two numbers are in the ratio 1
1
 : 2
2
 .
23
Three numbers are in the ratio
1
 :
2
 :
3
 .
234
The greater of the numbers is :

A. 27
B. 36
C. 48
D. 64
Answer» D. 64
Discussion
47.

A and B have money in the ratio 2 : 1. If A gives 2 to B, the money will be in the ratio 1 : 1.
What were the initial amounts they had?

A. 12 and 6
B. 16 and 8
C. 8 and 4
D. 6 and 3
Answer» D. 6 and 3
Discussion
48.

The students in three classes are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If 20 students are increased in each
class, the ratio changes to 4 : 5 : 7. Originally the total number of students was :

A. 50
B. 90
C. 100
D. 150
Answer» D. 150
Discussion
49.

The ratio of number of boys to that of girls in a group becomes 2:1 when 15 girls leave. But, afterwards, when 45 boys also leave, the ratio becomes 1 : 5. Originally the number of girls in
the group was

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

If two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 and the ratio becomes 3 : 4 when 8 is added to both
the numbers, then the sum of the two numbers is

A. 10
B. 80
C. 40
D. 100
Answer» D. 100
Discussion