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301.

In a school, the ratio of boys and girls is 4 : 7 and the ratio of girls and teachers is 13 : 2. What is the respective ratio of students and teachers?

A. 21 : 4
B. 143 : 14
C. 133 : 15
D. 31 : 5
Answer» C. 133 : 15
302.

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. 640
C. 720
D. 840
Answer» B. 640
303.

If A : B = 1 : 6 and B : C = 2 : 5, then what is A : B : C?

A. 1 : 6 : 15
B. 2 : 3 : 5
C. 1 : 6 : 5
D. 1 : 5 : 6
Answer» B. 2 : 3 : 5
304.

If the ratio of the angles of a triangle is 2 : 3 : 5, find the ratio of the sum of the largest angle and the smallest angle to the smallest angle.A. 7 : 2B. 2 : 3C. 7 : 1D. 3 : 5

A. D
B. C
C. A
D. B
Answer» D. B
305.

Eight years ago, the ratio of the ages of A and B was 9 ∶ 10. The ratio of their ages 4 years from now will be 12 ∶ 13. If the age of C is 4 years less than the present age of A, then what is the present age (in years) of C?

A. 48
B. 44
C. 52
D. 40
Answer» E.
306.

Find 'X' if the below three numbers are in proportion.2.6, 1.3, X

A. 1.95
B. 1.83
C. 3.9
D. 0.65
Answer» E.
307.

If a sum of Rs. 1,000 are divided among A, B, C and D such that the ration of amounts they get are∶ A ∶ B = 2 ∶ 3, B ∶ C = 5 ∶ 4 and C ∶ D = 3 ∶ 4. Who among A, B, C and D will get the maximum amount?

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» E.
308.

If an apple is used to represent 50 students in a class, then how many apples are required to represent 225 students?

A. 4.75
B. 4.25
C. 4
D. 4.5
Answer» E.
309.

If two supplementary angles are in the ratio of 4 : 5, find the ratio of the square of the first angle to the square of the second angle.A. 16 : 25B. 64 : 125C. 100 : 125D. 25 : 16

A. D
B. B
C. C
D. A
Answer» E.
310.

Aman, Anil and Atul agree to buy Rs.10 worth of lottery ticket with Aman contributing Rs. 5, Anil Rs. 3 and Atul Rs. 2. They agree that if they win anything with this ticket, it should be shared out in the Same ratio as their contributions. If they win Rs. 25,000, how much does Anil get?

A. Rs. 4,000
B. Rs. 5,000
C. Rs. 6,500
D. Rs. 7,500
Answer» E.
311.

In a regiment, the ratio between the number of officers to soldiers was 3 : 31 before the battle. In the battle, 6 officers and 22 soldiers were martyred, and the ratio became 1 : 13, the number of officers in the regiment before the battle was:

A. 31
B. 38
C. 21
D. 28
Answer» D. 28
312.

If a : b : c = \(\frac{1}{4} : \frac{1}{3} : \frac{1}{2}, \) then \( \ \frac{a}{b} : \frac{b}{c} : \frac{c}{a} = ?\)

A. 12 : 9 : 8
B. 9 : 8 : 24
C. 8 : 9 : 24
D. 9 : 12 : 8
Answer» C. 8 : 9 : 24
313.

If the shares of children of a sheikh are in the ratio 2/3 : 1/2 : 3/5 given that the difference between the shares of the sons with the maximum and the minimum share is 15 million Arabian Dinars, how much is the share of the son who gets neither the maximum nor the minimum share?

A. 48 million Arabian Dinars
B. 54 million Arabian Dinars
C. 60 million Arabian Dinars
D. 45 million Arabian Dinars
Answer» C. 60 million Arabian Dinars
314.

In a mixture, water and milk are in the ratio of 3 : 5. In the second mixture, the ratio of water and milk is 9 : 11. If these two mixtures be mixed to form a new mixture in which water and milk are in ratio 5 : 7, then what is the ratio of these two mixtures in the new mixture?

A. 1 : 2
B. 3 : 2
C. 4 : 5
D. 4 : 7
Answer» D. 4 : 7
315.

A housewife spends 60% of her monthly income on grocery, clothes and education in the ratio of 5 ∶ 7 ∶ 10, respectively. If the amount spent on grocery is Rs. 15,000 then what is her monthly income (in Rs.)?

A. 1,25,000
B. 1,20,000
C. 1,00,000
D. 1,10,000
Answer» E.
316.

5% of income of A is equal to 15% of income of B and 10% income of B is equal to 20% of income of C. If the income of C is Rs. 2,000, then what is the total income of A, B and C ?

A. Rs. 20,000
B. Rs. 18,000
C. Rs. 14,000
D. Rs. 6,000
Answer» C. Rs. 14,000
317.

If P : Q : R = 5 : 3 : 6, then what will be the ratio of P/Q : Q/R : R/P?

A. 50 : 15 : 36
B. 50 : 45 : 36
C. 75 : 15 : 36
D. 40 : 12 : 27
Answer» B. 50 : 45 : 36
318.

If a sum is divided among A and B in the ratio 4 : 12, what part of the sum will B get?

A. \(2 \over 3 \)
B. \(3 \over 4 \)
C. \(3 \over 5 \)
D. \(4 \over 7 \)
Answer» C. \(3 \over 5 \)
319.

In what ratio should 30% potassium nitrate solution be mixed with 60% potassium nitrate solution to get result as 40% potassium nitrate in the solution?A. 2 : 1B. 3 : 1C. 1 : 3D. 4 : 5

A. A
B. C
C. D
D. B
Answer» B. C
320.

If Rs. 624 is divided into three parts proportional to \(\frac{1}{2} :\frac{1}{3}:\frac{1}{4}\), then the second part is

A. Rs. 288
B. Rs. 302
C. Rs. 144
D. Rs. 192
Answer» E.
321.

If A : B = 1 : 4 and B: C = 2 : 3, then what is A : B : C?

A. 1 : 4 : 6
B. 2 : 8 : 7
C. 2 : 8 : 5
D. 1 : 4 : 5
Answer» B. 2 : 8 : 7
322.

Divide 1,380 among A, B and C, so that A gets 5 times of C and 3 times of B.

A. A = 980 ; B = 300; C = 100
B. A = 880 ; B = 200 ; C = 300
C. A = 900 ; B = 300 ; C = 180
D. A = 800 ; B = 300 ; C = 280
Answer» D. A = 800 ; B = 300 ; C = 280
323.

If 2145 : x :: 3003 : 42, then the value of y so that x : 2508 :: y : 11704, is:

A. 96
B. 212
C. 140
D. 156
Answer» D. 156
324.

Aamir distributed 775 gifts among 4 children. First part of the child, twice the share of the other child, three times the third child's share and four times the fourth child's share, all are equal. Please tell the number of total gifts received by the first and the second child.

A. 558
B. 554
C. 556
D. 552
Answer» B. 554
325.

A sum of Rs. x is divided between A, B and C such that the ratio of the shares of A and B is 3 ∶ 5, and that of B and C is 4 ∶ 7. If the difference between the shares of A and C is Rs. 2001, then the value of x is∶

A. 5,481
B. 5,742
C. 5,655
D. 5,829
Answer» E.
326.

A tank holds 300 litres of water when it is two-fifths full. How much water will the tank hold when it is half-full?

A. 450
B. 375
C. 600
D. 150
Answer» C. 600
327.

If a ∶ b = 5 ∶ 7, b ∶ c = 2 ∶ 3, what is the value of c ∶ a?

A. 21 ∶ 10
B. 10 ∶ 21
C. 7 ∶ 5
D. 3 ∶ 5
Answer» B. 10 ∶ 21
328.

A sum of 3392 is divided among A, B, C and D such that the ratio for shares of A and B is 2: 5, that of B and C is 3 : 7 and that of C and D is 5 : 8. What is the share of C?

A. ₹1060
B. ₹1696
C. ₹848
D. ₹840
Answer» B. ₹1696
329.

If (2/3)P = (4/5)Q = (3/2)R, then what is P : Q : R?

A. 18 : 15 : 8
B. 15 : 8 : 18
C. 2 : 4 : 3
D. 3 : 5 : 2
E. 8 : 11 : 7
Answer» B. 15 : 8 : 18
330.

If 12, x, 8 and 14 are in proportion, then what is the mean proportional between (x - 12) and (x + 4)?

A. 12
B. 11
C. 16
D. 15
Answer» E.
331.

Incomes of X and Y are in the ratio of 5 : 3. Their expenditures are in the ratio 9 : 5. If both save Rs. 1600 at the end of the month, then what is the income of X?

A. Rs. 18000
B. Rs. 16000
C. Rs. 9600
D. Rs. 14000
Answer» C. Rs. 9600
332.

In a bag, there are coins of 25 paise, 50 paise and Rs 1 in the ratio of 8 : 4 : 1. In there is Rs 30 in total, how many 50 paise coins are there?

A. 48
B. 6
C. 12
D. 24
Answer» E.
333.

If A : B = 2 : 3, B : C = 4 : 5 and C : D = 6 : 7, then the value of \(\frac{{A + B + C}}{D}\) is:

A. 3
B. 7
C. 5
D. 2
Answer» E.
334.

In which of the following inverse variation is represented?I. If one person can make a wall in 36 days, then 3 person will make the same wall in (36/3) i.e 12 days.II. If a car moving at the speed of y km/hr covers a distance of ‘z’ km in time ‘t’, then itwill cover ‘2z’ km distance in time ‘t’ by moving at the speed of 2y km/hr

A. OnlyII
B. Only I
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II
Answer» C. Both I and II
335.

If 4.5 of a = 6.5 of b, then what is a ∶ b?

A. 10 ∶ 13
B. 13 ∶ 9
C. 13 ∶ 5
D. 5 ∶ 9
Answer» C. 13 ∶ 5
336.

If U : V = 6 : 7 and V : W = 21 : 6, then find U : V : W.

A. 6 : 7 : 6
B. 5 : 4 : 3
C. 6 : 14 : 12
D. 6 : 7 : 2
Answer» E.
337.

If a sum of Rs. 275 is to be divided between Ram and Shyam so that Ram gets 3/4th more of what Shyam gets, then the share of Ram will be.

A. Rs. 100
B. Rs. 160
C. Rs. 175
D. Rs. 200
Answer» D. Rs. 200
338.

If a : b = 4 : 5 and b : c = 3 : 7, then what is value of a : c?

A. 4 : 7
B. 7 : 4
C. 35 : 12
D. 12 : 35
Answer» E.
339.

If A ∶ B = 2 ∶ 3 and B ∶ C = 4 ∶ 5, then what is A ∶ B ∶ C?

A. 8 ∶ 12 ∶ 15
B. 2 ∶ 3 ∶ 5
C. 2 ∶ 4 ∶ 5
D. 3 ∶ 5 ∶ 2
Answer» B. 2 ∶ 3 ∶ 5
340.

If A ∶ B = 3 ∶ 4, C ∶ B = 6 ∶ 5, then A2 ∶ C2 is equal to:

A. 16 ∶ 25
B. 9 ∶ 1
C. 9 ∶ 16
D. 25 ∶ 64
Answer» E.
341.

Divide Rs. 80 in the proportion of 3 : 6 : 7.

A. Rs. 10, Rs. 35, Rs. 40
B. Rs. 15, Rs. 30, Rs. 35
C. Rs.15, Rs. 35, Rs. 30
D. Rs.10, Rs. 40, Rs. 35
Answer» C. Rs.15, Rs. 35, Rs. 30
342.

Navin and Santanu have a total of ₹ 147 between them. Santanu and Advani have ₹ 173 between them, and Advani and Navin have ₹ 150 between them. How much money does Navin have?

A. ₹ 67
B. ₹ 60
C. ₹ 62
D. ₹ 70
Answer» D. ₹ 70
343.

Find the mean proportional between 2 and 98.

A. 13
B. 14.5
C. 16
D. 14
Answer» E.
344.

If 4A = 2B = 3C; then what is A : B : C?

A. 3 : 2 : 4
B. 3 : 6 : 4
C. 1 / 4 : 1 / 6 : 1 / 3
D. 1 / 3 : 1 / 6 : 1 / 4
Answer» C. 1 / 4 : 1 / 6 : 1 / 3
345.

If x is subtracted from each of 23, 39, 32 and 56, the numbers so obtained, in this order, are in proportion. What is the mean proportional between (x + 4) and (3x + 1)?

A. 15
B. 14
C. 12
D. 10
Answer» D. 10
346.

If 2a = 3b = 7c, then \(\dfrac{1}{a}:\dfrac{1}{b}:\dfrac{1}{c}\) is equal to:

A. 7 ∶ 3 ∶ 2
B. 2 ∶ 7 ∶ 3
C. 2 ∶ 3 ∶ 7
D. 3 ∶ 2 ∶ 7
Answer» D. 3 ∶ 2 ∶ 7
347.

If x is added to each of 11, 17, 23, 33, then the numbers so obtained in this order are in proportion. What is the value of (5x - 3)?

A. 37
B. 42
C. 27
D. 32
Answer» E.
348.

A total of 324 notes comprising of Rs. 20 and Rs. 50 denominations make a sum of Rs. 12,450. The number of Rs. 20 notes is

A. 200
B. 144
C. 125
D. 110
Answer» D. 110
349.

If x ∶ y = 3 ∶ 5, then what is the value of (2x + 5y) ∶ (2y - 3x)?

A. 31 ∶ 1
B. 19 ∶ 1
C. 19 ∶ 6
D. 31 ∶ 5
Answer» B. 19 ∶ 1
350.

If two times of A is equal to three times of B and also equal to four times of C, then A ∶ B ∶ C is:

A. 6 ∶ 4 ∶ 3
B. 2 ∶ 3 ∶ 4
C. 3 ∶ 4 ∶ 2
D. 4 ∶ 6 ∶ 3
Answer» B. 2 ∶ 3 ∶ 4