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This section includes 714 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Aptitude knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
If A : B = 1 : 2, B : C = 3 : 4C : D = 6 : 9 and D : E = 12 : 16then 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. | |
| 2. |
555 was to be divided among A, B and C in the ratio of1 : 1 : 1 .456But 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 6. |
Ifa 2 and b 4b3c5 then (a + b) : (b + c) = ? |
| A. | 3 : 4 |
| B. | 4 : 5 |
| C. | 5 : 9 |
| D. | 20 : 27 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 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 ofalloy, 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 | |
| 8. |
If A =4 of B and B = 5of 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 12. |
If b is the mean proportional between a and c , thena2 b2 + c2 = ? a 2 b 2 + c 2 |
| A. | b |
| B. | 2b |
| C. | 2b |
| D. | 2b |
| Answer» B. 2b | |
| 13. |
In what proportion may three kinds of rice bought at 6 , 10 and 14 be mixed to produce a mixturewhich 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 | |
| 14. |
An office opens at 10 AM and closes at 5 PM. The lunch interval is for 30 minutes. The ratio of lunchinterval to the total period of office hours is |
| A. | 1 : 7 |
| B. | 1 : 14 |
| C. | 7 : 1 |
| D. | 14 : 1 |
| Answer» C. 7 : 1 | |
| 15. |
In a cricket match there are three types of tickets say A, B and C each costing Rs. 1000, Rs. 500and 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 19. |
Two vessels A and B contain milk and water in the ratios 7 : 5 and 17 :7 respectively . In what ratiomixture 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 21. |
If P = 4xy , find the value of x + yP + 2x + P + 2y . P 2xP 2y |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» D. 6 | |
| 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 | |
| 23. |
A bag contains three types of coins-rupee-coins. 50p-coins and 25 p-coins totalling 175 coins. Ifthe 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 | |
| 24. |
A box contains 56 in the form of coins of one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise. The number of 50paise 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 | |
| 25. |
By mistake, instead of dividing 117 among A, B and C in the ratio 1 : 1 :1it was divided in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4. 234Who gains the most and by how much? |
| A. | A, 28 |
| B. | B, 3 |
| C. | C, 20 |
| D. | C, 25 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 28. |
A man divides his property so that his son s share to his wife s and wife s share to his daughter s areboth 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 | |
| 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. | |
| 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 ofC'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 | |
| 31. |
A sum of 9000 is to be distributed among A, B and C in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6. What will be the differencebetween A s and C s shares? |
| A. | 600 |
| B. | 1000 |
| C. | 900 |
| D. | 1200 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Divide 2,600 among A, B,C in the ratio 1 : 1 : 1 .234Find 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 | |
| 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 Bgets 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 | |
| 34. |
A profit of Rs. 960 is divided between A and B in the ratio1 : 1. 32 The difference of their profits is : |
| A. | Rs. 120 |
| B. | Rs. 160 |
| C. | Rs. 180 |
| D. | Rs. 240 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Instead of dividing 117 among P, Q, R in the ratio1 : 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 | |
| 36. |
In a mixture of 25 litres, the ratio of milk to water is 4 : 1. Another 3 litres of water is addedto 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 | |
| 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 therate of Rs. 55 per kg. the profit percent is |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 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 isfilled 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. | |
| 39. |
A liquid P is 13times as heavy as water is 712 times as heavy as another liquid Q . 5The 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. | |
| 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 containing693% milk is:13 |
| A. | 3 : 5 |
| B. | 5 : 2 |
| C. | 5 : 7 |
| D. | 2 : 7 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Zinc and copper are in the ratio of 5 : 3 in 200 gm of an alloy. How much grams of copper beadded to make the ratio as 3 : 5? |
| A. | 72 |
| B. | 66 |
| Answer» B. 66 | |
| 42. |
The ratio in which a man must mix rice at 10.20 per kg and 14.40 per kg so as to make amixture worth 12.60 per kg, is |
| A. | 4 : 3 |
| B. | 2 : 5 |
| C. | 18 : 24 |
| D. | 3 : 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 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 Acontained by the can initially was |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 21 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» D. 25 | |
| 44. |
The ratio between two numbers is 2 : 3. If each number is increased by 4, the ratio betweenthem becomes 5 : 7. The difference between the numbers is |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» B. 6 | |
| 45. |
Two numbers are in the ratio 7 : 11. If 7 is added to each of the numbers, the ratio becomes2 : 3. The smaller number is |
| A. | 39 |
| B. | 49 |
| C. | 66 |
| D. | 77 |
| Answer» C. 66 | |
| 46. |
Two numbers are in the ratio 11 : 22 . 23 Three numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 . 234The greater of the numbers is : |
| A. | 27 |
| B. | 36 |
| C. | 48 |
| D. | 64 |
| Answer» D. 64 | |
| 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 | |
| 48. |
The students in three classes are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If 20 students are increased in eachclass, 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 | |
| 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 inthe group was |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» D. 50 | |
| 50. |
If two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 and the ratio becomes 3 : 4 when 8 is added to boththe numbers, then the sum of the two numbers is |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 80 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 100 |
| Answer» D. 100 | |