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This section includes 1103 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Aptitude knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
In a mixture 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water 2 : 1. If this ratio is to be 1 : 2, then the quantity of water to be further added is: |
| A. | 20 litres |
| B. | 30 litres |
| C. | 40 litres |
| D. | 60 litres |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
If Rs. 782 be divided into three parts, proportional to : : , then the first part is: |
| A. | Rs. 182 |
| B. | Rs. 190 |
| C. | Rs. 196 |
| D. | Rs. 204 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
A sum of Rs. 2880 is divided into two parts in a ratio of 7 : 11. The larger part will be: |
| A. | Rs. 1920 |
| B. | Rs. 1760 |
| C. | Rs. 1120 |
| D. | Rs. 960 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 1120 | |
| 4. |
Divide 170 into three parts such that the first part is 10 more than the second and its ratio with the third part is 2 : 5 |
| A. | 22 : 35 : 113 |
| B. | 35 : 55 : 80 |
| C. | 40 : 30 : 100 |
| D. | 35 : 65 : 70 |
| Answer» D. 35 : 65 : 70 | |
| 5. |
If two- third of A is four-fifth B, then A: B =? |
| A. | 7 : 10 |
| B. | 6 : 5 |
| C. | 5 : 7 |
| D. | 10 : 9 |
| Answer» C. 5 : 7 | |
| 6. |
A bag contains coins of 1 rupees, 50 paise and 25 paise in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 4. If the total money in the bag is Rs. 225, then how many 50 paise coins are there? |
| A. | 200 |
| B. | 175 |
| C. | 150 |
| D. | 125 |
| Answer» D. 125 | |
| 7. |
Find the fourth proportional to 3.6, 6.9, and 11.4.A. 20.3B. 18.9C. 19.6D. 21.85 |
| A. | B |
| B. | A |
| C. | D |
| D. | C |
| Answer» D. C | |
| 8. |
A certain sum is divided between A, B. C and D such that the ratio of shares of A and B is 4 : 3, that of B and C is 5 : 8 and that of C and D is 2 : 5. If the difference between the shares of B and D is Rs. 2,250, then the original sum is: |
| A. | Rs. 5,800 |
| B. | Rs. 5,900 |
| C. | Rs. 5,950 |
| D. | Rs. 5,850 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 5,850 | |
| 9. |
A sum of Rs. 4,360 was to be divided among A, B, C and D in the ratio 3 ∶ 4 ∶ 5 ∶ 8, but it was divided in the ratio \(\dfrac{1}{3} : \dfrac{1}{4} : \dfrac{1}{5} : \dfrac{1}{8}\) by mistake. Which of the following statements will hold true as a result? |
| A. | B received Rs. 318 less |
| B. | D received Rs. 1,144 more |
| C. | A received Rs. 956 |
| D. | C received Rs. 130 less |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
If 30% of A = 0.25 of B = 1/5h part of C, then A : B : C = |
| A. | 10 : 12 : 15 |
| B. | 10 : 13 : 17 |
| C. | 10 : 12 : 13 |
| D. | 10 : 12 : 17 |
| Answer» B. 10 : 13 : 17 | |
| 11. |
At present a father's age is three times that of his son. 15 years hence, the father's age would be twice the age of his son. How old is the father at present? |
| A. | 40 |
| B. | 55 |
| C. | 45 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» D. 60 | |
| 12. |
A and B have money in the ratio of 9 : 5 If A gives Rs. 10 to B, then the ratio of money will be 1 : 1. Initially how much respective amount (in Rs) they had? |
| A. | 45, 25 |
| B. | 35, 25 |
| C. | 60, 50 |
| D. | 70, 45 |
| Answer» B. 35, 25 | |
| 13. |
If x : y = 2 : 3, then which of the following is equal to (5x - 2y) : (x + 3y) ? |
| A. | 4 : 9 |
| B. | 4 : 11 |
| C. | 11 : 4 |
| D. | 9 : 4 |
| Answer» C. 11 : 4 | |
| 14. |
P, Q and R together have 180 candies among them. P gives Q and R each as many candies as they already have. After this, R gives Q half as many candies as Q already has, and R also gives P twice as many candies as P already has. Now each of them has the same number of candies with them. What is the ratio of the respective number of candies P and R had initially? |
| A. | 2 ∶ 1 |
| B. | 3 ∶ 2 |
| C. | 1 ∶ 2 |
| D. | 5 ∶ 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
In a bag, white marbles and red marbles are in the ratio of 3 ∶ 5, If the number of red marbles is 150, then how many white marbles are there? |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 90 |
| C. | 120 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» C. 120 | |
| 16. |
If x, y, z are positive integers such that x : y = 1 : 2 and y : z = 3 : 5, then which one of the following will be possibly divisible by value of 5x – 3y + z? |
| A. | 180 |
| B. | 190 |
| C. | 196 |
| D. | 200 |
| Answer» D. 200 | |
| 17. |
If x : y : z = 2 : 3 : 4, what is the value of \(\left( \frac{{{x}^{2}}+2{{y}^{2}}+{{z}^{2}}}{3{{x}^{2}}-2{{y}^{2}}+4{{z}^{2}}} \right)?\) |
| A. | 3/4 |
| B. | 21/29 |
| C. | 5/6 |
| D. | 19/29 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
How much will be decreased to each terms of raio 16 : 19, so that it will be 7 : 6? |
| A. | 36 |
| B. | 35 |
| C. | 34 |
| D. | 37 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
If a : 2b = 2 : 3 and b : 2c = 5 : 4, then what is value of c : a? |
| A. | 3 : 10 |
| B. | 6 : 5 |
| C. | 10 : 3 |
| D. | 5 : 6 |
| Answer» B. 6 : 5 | |
| 20. |
18 boys can do a piece of work in 24 days. In how many days can 27 boys do the same work? |
| A. | 16 days |
| B. | 32 days |
| C. | 23 days |
| D. | 48 days |
| Answer» B. 32 days | |
| 21. |
If 0.75 x = 0.02y, then the value of \(\left( {\frac{{y - x}}{{y + x}}} \right)\) is: |
| A. | \(\frac{{73}}{{75}}\) |
| B. | \(\frac{{75}}{{77}}\) |
| C. | \(\frac{{73}}{{77}}\) |
| D. | \(\frac{{730}}{{75}}\) |
| Answer» D. \(\frac{{730}}{{75}}\) | |
| 22. |
A gets Rs. 33 when a sum of money was distributed among A, B, and C in the ratio of 3 ∶ 2 ∶ 5. What will be the sum of money? |
| A. | 99 |
| B. | 111 |
| C. | 110 |
| D. | 121 |
| Answer» D. 121 | |
| 23. |
In a college, the ratio of boys and girls is 5 : 3 and the ratio of girls and teachers is 7 : 1. What is the ratio of students and teachers? |
| A. | 57 : 3 |
| B. | 54 : 1 |
| C. | 26 : 1 |
| D. | 56 : 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
A certain sum was divided among A, B and C in the ratio 5 : 7 : 6. If B received Rs. 4,500 more than C, find C's share. |
| A. | 30,000 |
| B. | 25,000 |
| C. | 27,000 |
| D. | 23,000 |
| Answer» D. 23,000 | |
| 25. |
If 3 : 8 = 6 : x, then the value of x is? |
| A. | 7 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» D. 9 | |
| 26. |
A person divides a certain amount among his three sons in the ratio of 3 ∶ 4 ∶ 5. If he had divided this amount in the ratio of 1/3,1/4,1/5, his son, who had got the lowest share earlier, would get Rs.1,188 more. Find the amount (in Rs). |
| A. | 5,640 |
| B. | 6,840 |
| C. | 6,768 |
| D. | 7,008 |
| Answer» D. 7,008 | |
| 27. |
If X : Y : Z = 3 : 4 : 5, then what will be the ratio of (X/Y) : (Y/Z) : (Z/X)? |
| A. | 5 : 4 : 3 |
| B. | 30 : 40 : 27 |
| C. | 45 : 48 : 100 |
| D. | 20 : 15 : 12 |
| Answer» D. 20 : 15 : 12 | |
| 28. |
If \(\frac{3}{5}P = \frac{7}{2}Q = \frac{7}{5}R\), then what is the ratio of P, Q and R respectively? |
| A. | 3 : 2 : 5 |
| B. | 3 : 35 : 14 |
| C. | 5 : 7 : 5 |
| D. | 35 : 6 : 15 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Divide 500 into two parts such that the ratio of one to the other are in 5 : 3? |
| A. | 312.5, 187.5 |
| B. | 308.5, 191.5 |
| C. | 280, 220 |
| D. | 300, 200 |
| Answer» B. 308.5, 191.5 | |
| 30. |
If a : b = 4 : 5, then what will be the ratio of (a / b) : (b / a)? |
| A. | 4 : 5 |
| B. | 5 : 4 |
| C. | 16 : 25 |
| D. | 1 : 1 |
| Answer» D. 1 : 1 | |
| 31. |
If 3A = 4B = 5C, then A : B : C is: |
| A. | 10 : 15 : 12 |
| B. | 20 : 15 : 4 |
| C. | 20 : 5 : 12 |
| D. | 20 : 15 : 12 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
In an MBA selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected was 11 : 2. If 40 less had applied and 20 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 10 : 1. How many candidates had applied for the process? |
| A. | 220 |
| B. | 260 |
| C. | 300 |
| D. | 340 |
| Answer» C. 300 | |
| 33. |
In one box, 3 types of old coins are kept in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7. Coins are worth 1 rupee, 5 rupees and 10 rupees respectively. If the total value of coins placed in the box is Rs. 1372, find out the number of coins of worth 10 rupees. |
| A. | 92 |
| B. | 96 |
| C. | 94 |
| D. | 98 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
A box contain equal number of 1 rupee, 2 rupee and 5 rupee coins. If the total amount is Rs. 184, then how many coins of each type are there? |
| A. | 18 |
| B. | 26 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 23 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
If A : B : C = 3 : 6 : 9, then what is the ratio of A/B : B/C : C/A ? |
| A. | 1 : 4 : 9 |
| B. | 2 : 6 : 9 |
| C. | 3 : 4 : 18 |
| D. | 2 : 3 : 9 |
| Answer» D. 2 : 3 : 9 | |
| 36. |
If (10x + 5) : (42x + 8) is the triplicate ratio for 5 : 8, find x3 |
| A. | 1,000 |
| B. | 1,331 |
| C. | 1,728 |
| D. | 2,197 |
| Answer» D. 2,197 | |
| 37. |
Of three positive numbers, the ratio of first and second is 5 ∶ 6 and that of second and third is 9 ∶ 1. The product of first and third number is 480. What is the sum of the three numbers? |
| A. | 140 |
| B. | 160 |
| C. | 150 |
| D. | 170 |
| Answer» B. 160 | |
| 38. |
Monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio 3 ∶ 2 and their expenses are in the ratio 2 ∶ 1 If A saves Rs. 7,800 and B saves Rs. 6,000, per month then the ratio of A’s income to B’s expenditure is: |
| A. | 3 : 1 |
| B. | 7 : 2 |
| C. | 21 : 4 |
| D. | 11 : 3 |
| Answer» D. 11 : 3 | |
| 39. |
If there are 175 flowers and 100 fruits in a box, then what will be the proportion of flowers and fruits? |
| A. | 4 : 7 |
| B. | 7 : 4 |
| C. | 5 : 8 |
| D. | 8 : 5 |
| Answer» C. 5 : 8 | |
| 40. |
5 years ago the average age of a family which includes father, mother and a son was 35 years. 3 years ago the average age of father and mother was 46 years. What is the present age (in years) of the son? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 26 |
| D. | 22 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Five years ago, A’s age is 3.2 times that of B’s and after 7 years, the ratio of their ages will be 20 ∶ 9. Find the sum of their present age. |
| A. | 63 |
| B. | 73 |
| C. | 67 |
| D. | 53 |
| E. | 79 |
| Answer» C. 67 | |
| 42. |
If P/Q = R/S = T/U = 3/4, then what is (4P + 5R + 7T) : (3Q + 4S + 7U)? |
| A. | 12 : 19 |
| B. | 6 : 7 |
| C. | 3 : 4 |
| D. | 5 : 8 |
| Answer» C. 3 : 4 | |
| 43. |
Before a battle, the ratio of captains to soldiers was 2 : 7. During the war 25 captains and 100 soldiers were martyred. The new ratio of captains to soldiers became 3 : 10. What is the number of soldiers after the war? |
| A. | 250 |
| B. | 200 |
| C. | 150 |
| D. | 350 |
| Answer» B. 200 | |
| 44. |
If Rs 680 is divided between A, B and C in such a way that A gets 2/3 of B and B gets 1/4 of C. Then, how much amount did they get respectively? |
| A. | A - Rs. 75, B - Rs. 325, C - Rs. 280 |
| B. | A - Rs. 80, B - Rs. 120, C - Rs. 480 |
| C. | A - Rs. 90, B - Rs. 200, C - Rs. 400 |
| D. | A - Rs. 100, B - Rs. 200, C - Rs. 380 |
| Answer» C. A - Rs. 90, B - Rs. 200, C - Rs. 400 | |
| 45. |
A's wealth is 5/7 times of B's and C's is 10/7 times of B's. What is the ratio of C's wealth to A's? |
| A. | (49 : 100) |
| B. | (1 : 2) |
| C. | (2 : 1) |
| D. | (100 : 49) |
| Answer» D. (100 : 49) | |
| 46. |
If 5A = 12B = 13C; Find A : B : C |
| A. | 60 : 65 : 156 |
| B. | 65 : 156 : 60 |
| C. | 156 : 65 : 60 |
| D. | 13 : 12 : 5 |
| Answer» D. 13 : 12 : 5 | |
| 47. |
A company wants to share profit among managers, supervisors and clerks in the ratio 4 ∶ 3 ∶ 2. There are 8 managers, 12 supervisors and 20 clerks in the company. Each manager got a share of Rs. 25000. Find the sum of the amount received by a supervisor and a clerk. |
| A. | Rs. 21000 |
| B. | Rs. 16400 |
| C. | Rs. 19200 |
| D. | Rs. 17500 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
If the sum of two numbers is equal to seven times of their difference, then what is the ratio of the numbers? |
| A. | 4 ∶ 3 |
| B. | 3 ∶ 1 |
| C. | 4 ∶ 1 |
| D. | 1 ∶ 6 |
| Answer» B. 3 ∶ 1 | |
| 49. |
How many candy bars are there in a sack of 4 kg, if a candy bar weighs 40g? |
| A. | 40 |
| B. | 200 |
| C. | 400 |
| D. | 100 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Eighteen years ago, the ratio of A's age to B's age was 8 ∶ 13. Their present ratio is 5 ∶ 7; What is the present age of A. |
| A. | 60 |
| B. | 70 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» D. 40 | |