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101.

If a ∶ b = 2 ∶ 3, then (5a + 3b) ∶ (6a - 2b) is equal to∶

A. 17 ∶ 5
B. 3 ∶ 2
C. 10 ∶ 7
D. 19 ∶ 6
Answer» E.
102.

Consider the following graphs. The curves in the graphs indicate different age groups in the populations of two countries A and B over a period of few decades:With reference to the above graphs, which of the following are the most logical and rotational inferences that can be made?1. Over the last two and a half decades, the dependency ratio for country B has decreased.2. By the end of the next two and a half decades, the dependency ratio of country A and be much less than that of country B.3. In the next two decades, the work-force relative to its total population will increase in country B as compared to country A.Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer» D. 1, 2 and 3
103.

In a family of 4 persons, A and B are husband and wife. C and D are daughter and son of A and B respectively. D's age 8 years ago was 2 years. The ratio of the present ages of mother and daughter is 7 : 1. The sum of the present ages of A, B, and C is 80 years. At the time of the birth of C, the age of A was equal to the present age of B. Find the present age of A.

A. 30 years
B. 35 years
C. 40 years
D. 45 years
E. 50 years
Answer» D. 45 years
104.

A vessel contains a 540 litres mixture of honey, milk and water in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5 respectively. 15 litres of honey and 20 litres of milk is added to this mixture. Find the new ratio of honey, milk and water in the vessel.

A. 5 : 6 : 7
B. 3 : 5 : 6
C. 6 : 8 : 9
D. 4 : 5 : 6
Answer» D. 4 : 5 : 6
105.

If A’s money to B’s money is 4 : 5 and B’s money to C’s money is 2 : 3 and A has Rs. 800. Then total money among A, B and C is

A. Rs. 2,790
B. Rs. 3,100
C. Rs. 3,300
D. Rs. 3,620
Answer» D. Rs. 3,620
106.

A sum of ₹ x is divided among A, B and C such that the ratio of shares of A and B is 3 : 4 and that of B and C is 5 : 6. If C receives ₹1440 more than what A receives, then the value of x is?

A. 9280
B. 9000
C. 9440
D. 9600
Answer» D. 9600
107.

Marks of two candidates X and Y are in the ratio of 4 : 7. If the marks of X is 140, then what will be the marks of Y?

A. 210
B. 180
C. 245
D. 225
Answer» D. 225
108.

20 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5 : 3 if 4 litres of this mixture is replaced 4 litres of milk, the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture would be

A. 2 : 1
B. 7 : 3
C. 8 : 3
D. 4 : 3
Answer» C. 8 : 3
109.

Evaluate x in the following expression.X : 121 ∷ 10 : 11

A. 10
B. 1
C. 110
D. 11
Answer» D. 11
110.

30 out of 60 students from Class 8 agreed to go on a trip. 50 out of 60 students from Class 9 also agreed to go on the trip. Calculate the ratio of students who agreed to go on the trip to total students.

A. 1 ∶ 3
B. 2 ∶ 3
C. 2 ∶ 5
D. 3 ∶ 5
Answer» C. 2 ∶ 5
111.

One of the 27 nurses in a nursing home has resigned. If the ratio of staff nurse to the patients is 1 : 6, how many maximum patients can be admitted?A. 156B. 162C. 150D. 168

A. B
B. C
C. D
D. A
Answer» E.
112.

If (a + b + c): d = 5: 1, (b + c + d): a = 7: 1 and, (c + d + a): b = 3: 1 then find a: b: c: d?

A. 1 : 2 : 4 : 1
B. 4 : 2 : 4 : 5
C. 3 : 6 : 11 : 4
D. 7 : 4 : 4 : 3
Answer» D. 7 : 4 : 4 : 3
113.

A sum of Rs. 4,360 was to be divided among A, B, C and D in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5 : 8, but it was divided in the ratio of 13 : 14 : 5 : 8 by mistake, As a result:

A. B received Rs. 318 more
B. A received Rs. 956 more
C. D received Rs. 872 less
D. C received Rs. 132 less
Answer» D. C received Rs. 132 less
114.

If A : B = 5 : 3, then what is the value of (A + B) : (A - B)?

A. 4 : 1
B. 2 : 1
C. 4 : 3
D. 8 : 3
Answer» B. 2 : 1
115.

An amount of Rs. 735 was divided between A, B, and C. If each of them had received Rs. 25 less, their shares would have been in the ratio of 1 ∶ 3 ∶ 2 The money received by C was

A. Rs. 195
B. Rs. 200
C. Rs. 225
D. Rs. 245
Answer» E.
116.

If A : B = 3 : 1 and A : C = 7 : 4, then what is (A + B) : (B + C)?

A. 28 : 19
B. 56 : 37
C. 19 : 28
D. 29 : 6
Answer» B. 56 : 37
117.

A bag contains 5 rupee, 2 rupee, 1 rupee and 50 paisa coins in the proportion 1 : 2 : 3 : 4. If the total amount in the bag is Rs. 168, then how many 50 paisa coins are there?

A. 52
B. 56
C. 48
D. 46
Answer» D. 46
118.

If a : b = 3 : 2, then (5a + 2b) : (3a + 4b) is equal to:

A. 8 : 7
B. 19 : 17
C. 16 : 15
D. 17 : 14
Answer» C. 16 : 15
119.

If Rs. 2232 is divided in the ratio of 8 : 13 : 15 among A, B and C respectively, what will be the share of B?

A. Rs. 496
B. Rs. 806
C. Rs. 706
D. Rs. 930
Answer» C. Rs. 706
120.

If an amount of Rs. 990 is divided among A, B and C in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 2, then B will get:

A. Rs. 350
B. Rs. 440
C. Rs. 247.5
D. Rs. 110
Answer» C. Rs. 247.5
121.

If 2A = 3B = 7C, then what is the ratio of A : B : C?

A. 21 : 14 : 6
B. 14 : 10 : 21
C. 21 : 10 : 6
D. 2 : 3 : 7
Answer» B. 14 : 10 : 21
122.

In an MBA selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected was 13 ∶ 3. If 40 less had applied and 20 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 5 ∶ 1. How many candidates had applied for the process?

A. 600
B. 560
C. 520
D. 640
Answer» E.
123.

A bag contains 10 paisa, 25 paisa and 50 paisa coins in the ratio of 4 ∶ 2 ∶ 5 amounting to Rs. 34. Find the number of 25 paisa coins in the bag.

A. 20 coins
B. 10 coins
C. 25 coins
D. 22 coins
Answer» B. 10 coins
124.

If A : B is 2 : 3 and B – A = 28, then what is the value of B + A?

A. 120
B. 150
C. 130
D. 140
Answer» E.
125.

Divide 3740 into three parts in such a way that half of the first part, one-third of the second part, and one-sixth of the third part are equal. The third part is:

A. 2080
B. 2000
C. 2060
D. 2040
Answer» E.
126.

Divide Rs. 162 in the ratio 2 : 3 : 6 : 7. The rupees in the respective ratios are given by:

A. 18, 27, 53 & 64
B. 18, 27, 54 & 63
C. 18, 28, 53 & 63
D. 18, 27, 55 & 62
Answer» C. 18, 28, 53 & 63
127.

If \(\frac{a}{b} = \frac{7}{9}, \frac{b}{c} = \frac{3}{5}\) , then the value of a : b : c is

A. 7 : 3 : 15
B. 21 : 27 : 42
C. 7 : 9 : 15
D. 7 : 9 : 5
Answer» D. 7 : 9 : 5
128.

If Rs 1120 is to be divided into 3 proportions of 4/5 ∶ 5/4 ∶ 3/4, then how much is second proportion worth?

A. Rs. 300
B. Rs. 400
C. Rs. 320
D. Rs. 500
Answer» E.
129.

If (5x + 2y) : (10x + 3y) = 5 : 9, then (2x2 + 3y2) : (4x2 + 9y2) = ?

A. 10 : 27
B. 31 : 87
C. 16 : 47
D. 1 : 3
Answer» C. 16 : 47
130.

A man is 30 years older than his son. Five years ago, his age was 6 times the age of his son. The age of the son is

A. 10 years
B. 11 years
C. 12 years
D. 15 years
Answer» C. 12 years
131.

If the product of three numbers is 30,870 and the numbers are in the ratio 2 : 5 : 9, then the largest of them is?

A. 7
B. 14
C. 63
D. 35
Answer» D. 35
132.

If A : B = 3 : 5 and B : C = 2:5, then what is A : B : C?

A. 6 : 7 : 21
B. 6 : 14 : 21
C. 6 : 10 : 25
D. 7 : 6 : 14
Answer» D. 7 : 6 : 14
133.

If p : q : r = 2 : 3 : 5, then what will be the ratio of (p + q + r) : (3p + q – r)?

A. 5 : 2
B. 10 : 17
C. 9 : 4
D. 5 : 4
Answer» B. 10 : 17
134.

In a religious gathering, the ratio of number of ladies to that of gents was 3 ∶ 2 When 20 more gents joined, the ratio was reversed. The number of ladies was

A. 36
B. 40
C. 16
D. 24
Answer» E.
135.

If A : B = 1 : 3, and B : C = 5 : 7 then A : B : C is _________.

A. 1 : 15 : 7
B. 5 : 12 : 21
C. 5 : 15 : 21
D. 5 : 2 : 21
Answer» D. 5 : 2 : 21
136.

An amount of money is to be divided between Paras, Ramesh and Aarav in the ratio of 5 : 8 : 15. If the difference between Ramesh and Aarav's share is Rs. 6000, then find the total amount of money?

A. Rs. 63995
B. Rs. 52003
C. Rs. 24000
D. Rs. 28361
Answer» D. Rs. 28361
137.

1 year ago, the respective ratio ages of A and B was 3 : 4. After 1 year, it will be 5 : 6. What is the present age of B?

A. 3 years
B. 4 years
C. 6 years
D. 5 years
Answer» E.
138.

A packet contains 14 containers. One container contains 8 capsules. If there are 23520 capsules, then how many packets are needed for packing capsules in the container?

A. 110
B. 210
C. 201
D. 2440
Answer» C. 201
139.

A box contains one red ball, one blue ball and one green ball. The ratio of the weight of the red and blue ball is 5 ∶ 6 and that of blue and green ball is 5 ∶ 4. If the blue ball weights 60 g, the weight of the green ball is

A. 48 g
B. 50 g
C. 40 g
D. 55 g
Answer» B. 50 g
140.

If 20% of another number is added to a number, then that number increases by 50%. Then what is the ratio of those two numbers?

A. 3 : 2
B. 2 : 3
C. 5 : 2
D. Cannot be found.
Answer» D. Cannot be found.
141.

A bag contains one rupee coins, fifty paise coins and ten paise coins. The rupee coins and fifty paise coins are in the ratio 2 ∶ 5 and the fifty paise coins and ten paise coins are in the ratio 4 ∶ 9. If the total amount is Rs. 1575. then the number of coins of ten paise exceeds the number of rupee coins by∶

A. 640
B. 840
C. 1750
D. 2590
Answer» E.
142.

A man has Rs. 320 in coins of 1-rupee, 2-rupees and 5-rupees. The number of coins of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of coins he has?

A. 30
B. 60
C. 90
D. 120
Answer» E.
143.

Let x be the mean proportional between 25.6 and 32.4 and y be the third proportional to 32 and 48. Then 3x : 2y = _______.

A. 4 : 5
B. 5 : 3
C. 3 : 5
D. 5 : 4
Answer» D. 5 : 4
144.

An amount of money is to be distributed among A, B and C in the respective ratio 7 : 6 : 12. If A and B together get 50 more than C, then what was the amount received by A?

A. Rs. 600
B. Rs. 300
C. Rs. 350
D. Rs. 1250
Answer» D. Rs. 1250
145.

If a : b is 2 : 3 and b : c is 5 : 3, find a : c.

A. 2 : 3
B. 1 : 1
C. 10 : 9
D. 2 : 5
Answer» D. 2 : 5
146.

Find the missing value denoted by ‘?’3 : 243 : : 5 : ?

A. 625
B. 465
C. 405
D. 425
Answer» D. 425
147.

If P : Q = 3 : 4, Q : R = 1 : 2, what is P : R = ?

A. 2 : 8
B. 2 : 6
C. 3 : 8
D. 4 : 8
Answer» D. 4 : 8
148.

In June-2020, the ratio of boys to girls in a college was 3 : 2. In September-2020, there were 80 fewer boys and 20 fewer girls in the college and the ratio of boys to girls was 7 : 5. What was the total number of students in the college in June-2020?

A. 1000
B. 1100
C. 1200
D. 1300
Answer» E.
149.

If a particular object is divided in a ratio of 8 : 2, how much more will A get than B?

A. \(2 \over 5 \)
B. \(1 \over 5 \)
C. \(3 \over 5 \)
D. \(4 \over 5 \)
Answer» D. \(4 \over 5 \)
150.

Marks of two candidates R and S are in the ratio of 12 : 13. If the marks of R are 240, then what will be the marks of S ?

A. 220
B. 280
C. 200
D. 260
Answer» E.