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This section includes 367 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Arithmetic Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
Rs 18200 is divided among X, Y and Z in the ratio of 1/3 : 1/4 : 1/2. What is the share (in Rs) of X ? |
| A. | 7000 |
| B. | 4400 |
| C. | 4200 |
| D. | 5600 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 152. |
Rs. 2600 is divided into three parts A, B and C. How much A is more than C if their ratio is 1/2:1/3:1/4 ? |
| A. | 600 |
| B. | 300 |
| C. | 150 |
| D. | 75 |
| Answer» B. 300 | |
| 153. |
Rizwan has a box in which he kept red and blue marbles. The red marbles and blue marbles were in the ratio 5 : 4. After he lost 5 red marbles the ratio became 10 : 9. How many marbles does he have now? |
| A. | 81 |
| B. | 86 |
| C. | 76 |
| D. | 91 |
| Answer» D. 91 | |
| 154. |
Rohan sells two articles. The cost price of the first article is equal to the selling price of the second article. The first article is sold at a profit of 40% and the second article is sold at a loss of 40%. What is the ratio of the selling price of the first article to the cost price of the second article?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 21 : 25_x005F_x000D_ |
| B. | 25 : 21_x005F_x000D_ |
| C. | 30 : 29_x005F_x000D_ |
| D. | 1.2291666666667 |
| Answer» B. 25 : 21_x005F_x000D_ | |
| 155. |
Rajitha invested 25% more than Santhosh. Santhosh invested 30% less than Raju, who invested Rs. 6,000. What is the ratio of the amount that Rajitha invested to the total amount invested by all of them together ? |
| A. | 25 : 114 |
| B. | 35 : 103 |
| C. | 0.7 |
| D. | 41 : 94 |
| Answer» C. 0.7 | |
| 156. |
Rahul spends some part of his income and saves the remaining part. The ratio of his expenditure and saving is 6 : 1. If Rahul’s income is Rs 42000,then what will be his expenditure (in Rs)?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 34000_x005F_x000D_ |
| B. | 30000_x005F_x000D_ |
| C. | 32000_x005F_x000D_ |
| D. | 36000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 157. |
Profit of Rs 187200 has to be divided among three partners Amit, Brijmohan and Chiranjeev in the ratio 1:2:5. How much does Chiranjeev get? |
| A. | Rs. 46800 |
| B. | Rs. 23400 |
| C. | Rs. 117000 |
| D. | Rs. 58500 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 58500 | |
| 158. |
Profit of Rs 12,400 has to be divided between three partners A, B and C in the ratio 5:7:8. How much does B get (in Rs)? |
| A. | 4340 |
| B. | 3440 |
| C. | 3340 |
| D. | 4430 |
| Answer» B. 3440 | |
| 159. |
Priya's marks in History and Geography are in the ratio 5 : 7. If she got 14 marks more in Geography than in History, what are her History marks? |
| A. | 49 |
| B. | 42 |
| C. | 56 |
| D. | 35 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 160. |
Pooja, Shipra and Mounika are three sisters .Pooja and Shipra are twins. The ratio of sum of the ages of Pooja and Shipra is same as that of Mounika alone. Three years earlier the ratio of age of  Pooja and Mounika was 2:7 . what will be the age of Shipra 3 years hence? |
| A. | 21 years |
| B. | 16 years |
| C. | 8 years |
| D. | 12 years |
| Answer» D. 12 years | |
| 161. |
Points P and Q lie on side AB and AC of triangle ABC respectively such that segment PQ is parallel to side BC. If the ratio of areas of triangle APQ:Â triangle ABC is 16:25. Then the ratio of AP:PB is? |
| A. | 0.17013888888889 |
| B. | 0.044444444444444 |
| C. | 0.20902777777778 |
| D. | 0.16736111111111 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 162. |
Pencils, Pens and Exercise books in a shop are in the ratio of 10: 2 : 3. If there are 120 pencils, the number of exercise books in the shop is: |
| A. | 26 |
| B. | 36 |
| C. | 46 |
| D. | 56 |
| Answer» C. 46 | |
| 163. |
Paint needs to be thinned to a ratio of 2 parts paint to 1.5 parts water. The painter has by mistake added water so that he has 6 litres of paint which is half water and half paint. What must he add to make the proportions of the mixture correct? |
| A. | 1 litre paint |
| B. | 1 litre water |
| C. | ½ litre water and one litre paint |
| D. | ½ litre paint and one litre water |
| Answer» B. 1 litre water | |
| 164. |
P and Q are two alloys which are prepared by mixing tin and lead in the ratio of 12 : 5 and 4 : 3 respectively. If equal quantities of alloys are melted to form athird alloy R, then what is the ratio of tin and lead in alloy R? |
| A. | 84 : 65 |
| B. | 2.3993055555556 |
| C. | 3.1965277777778 |
| D. | 3.2826388888889 |
| Answer» D. 3.2826388888889 | |
| 165. |
Out of 135 applicants for a post, 60 are graduates and 80 have experience. What is the ratio of minimum to maximum numberof graduates having experience? |
| A. | 0.50069444444444 |
| B. | 0.20902777777778 |
| C. | 0.045138888888889 |
| D. | 0.05 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 166. |
One year ago the ratio between Maneela’s and Shanthi’s salary was 3 : 4. The ratios of their individual salaries between last year’s and this year’s salaries are 4 : 5 and 2 : 3 respectively. At present the total of their salary is Rs. 4160. The salary of Maneela, now is? |
| A. | Rs. 1600 |
| B. | Rs. 1700 |
| C. | Rs. 1800 |
| D. | Rs. 1900 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 1700 | |
| 167. |
One of the diagonal of a rhombus is 70% of the other diagonal. What is the ratio of area of rhombus to the square of the length of the larger diagonal? |
| A. | 0.13194444444444 |
| B. | 0.13888888888889 |
| C. | 0.30555555555556 |
| D. | 0.29861111111111 |
| Answer» D. 0.29861111111111 | |
| 168. |
On Selling a toy at 20/31 of the marked price there is a loss of 20%. What will be the ratio of marked price and cost price of the toy? |
| A. | 1.3041666666667 |
| B. | 1.0541666666667 |
| C. | 1.3090277777778 |
| D. | 0.97083333333333 |
| Answer» D. 0.97083333333333 | |
| 169. |
On her deathbed, a grand mother called upon his three grand sons and told them to distribute all her assets worth Rs. 52,500 in the ratio of 1/35 : 1/21 : 1/15 amongst themselves. Find the smallest share amongst the three portions ? |
| A. | Rs. 5422 |
| B. | Rs. 10,500 |
| C. | Rs. 12,800 |
| D. | Rs. 15,000 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 12,800 | |
| 170. |
Of three positive numbers, the ratio of the first and second numbers is 3:4 & that of the second and third numbers is 5:6. The product of the second and third numbers is 4320. What is the sum of three numbers? |
| A. | 167 |
| B. | 177 |
| C. | 187 |
| D. | 197 |
| Answer» C. 187 | |
| 171. |
Of three positive numbers, the ratio of first and second is 5 : 2, ratio of second and third is 5 : 4. The product of first and third is 1800. What is the sum of the three numbers? |
| A. | 43 |
| B. | 133 |
| C. | 119 |
| D. | 129 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 172. |
n an alloy, lead and tin are in the ratio of 2 : 3. In the second alloy, the ratio of same elements is 3 : 4. If equal quantities of these two alloy are mixed to forma new alloy, then what will be the ratio of these two elements in the new alloy? _x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 0.04375 |
| B. | 1.2368055555556 |
| C. | 1.0673611111111 |
| D. | 1.3215277777778 |
| Answer» C. 1.0673611111111 | |
| 173. |
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?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 210_x005F_x000D_ |
| B. | 180_x005F_x000D_ |
| C. | 245_x005F_x000D_ |
| D. | 225 |
| Answer» D. 225 | |
| 174. |
Maneela, Raghu and Aravind have some jems with each of them. Five times the number of jems with Raghu equals seven times the number of jems with Maneela while five times the number of jems with Maneela equals seven times the number of jems with Aravind. What is the minimum number of jems that can be there with all three of them put together ? |
| A. | 108 |
| B. | 107 |
| C. | 109 |
| D. | 110 |
| Answer» D. 110 | |
| 175. |
Maneela lent Rs. 8000 partly at the rate of 5% and partly at the rate of 6% per annum simple interest. The total interest she get after 2 years is Rs. 820, then in which ratio will Rs. 8000 is to be divided? |
| A. | 0.29236111111111 |
| B. | 0.54513888888889 |
| C. | 0.62986111111111 |
| D. | 0.088194444444444 |
| Answer» B. 0.54513888888889 | |
| 176. |
Lokesh starts a business with Rs 240000. After 3 months Vishal joins him with Rs 210000. At the end of the year what will be the ratio of their profit? |
| A. | 1.3479166666667 |
| B. | 0.67569444444444 |
| C. | 0.33680555555556 |
| D. | 1.9020833333333 |
| Answer» B. 0.67569444444444 | |
| 177. |
Jo's collection contains US, Indian and British stamps. If the ratio of US to Indian stamps is 5 to 2 and the ratio of Indian to British stamps is 5 to 1, what is the ratio of US to British stamps? |
| A. | 0.42013888888889 |
| B. | 0.62638888888889 |
| C. | 0.83472222222222 |
| D. | 1.0430555555556 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 178. |
In what ratio should Darjeeling Tea costing Rs. 400 per kg be mixed with Assam Tea costing Rs. 300 per kg. So that by selling the mixture at Rs. 408 per kg, there is a gain of 20%? |
| A. | 0.043055555555556 |
| B. | 0.085416666666667 |
| C. | 0.086805555555556 |
| D. | 0.045833333333333 |
| Answer» C. 0.086805555555556 | |
| 179. |
In what ratio is the segment joining the points (2,5) and (Â6,Â10) divided by the yÂaxis? |
| A. | 0.12569444444444 |
| B. | 0.04375 |
| C. | 0.086805555555556 |
| D. | 0.20972222222222 |
| Answer» C. 0.086805555555556 | |
| 180. |
In what ratio is the segment joining points (2, 3) and (-2, 1) divided by the Y-axis? |
| A. | 0.043055555555556 |
| B. | 0.042361111111111 |
| C. | 0.12569444444444 |
| D. | 0.085416666666667 |
| Answer» C. 0.12569444444444 | |
| 181. |
In what ratio is the segment joining (12,Â1) and (-Â3,4) divided by the YÂ-axis? |
| A. | 0.16736111111111 |
| B. | 0.044444444444444 |
| C. | 0.16875 |
| D. | 0.12777777777778 |
| Answer» B. 0.044444444444444 | |
| 182. |
In what ratio is the segment joining (-1, 3)and (2,-4) divided by the Y axis? |
| A. | 0.084027777777778 |
| B. | 0.044444444444444 |
| C. | 0.043055555555556 |
| D. | 0.16736111111111 |
| Answer» D. 0.16736111111111 | |
| 183. |
In what ratio does the point T(x,0) divide the segment joining the points S(-4,-1) and U(1,4)? |
| A. | 0.044444444444444 |
| B. | 0.16736111111111 |
| C. | 0.043055555555556 |
| D. | 0.084027777777778 |
| Answer» B. 0.16736111111111 | |
| 184. |
In what ratio does the point T(x, 0) divide the segment joining the points S(5, 1) and U(-1, -2)? |
| A. | 0.084027777777778 |
| B. | 0.043055555555556 |
| C. | 0.12569444444444 |
| D. | 0.085416666666667 |
| Answer» C. 0.12569444444444 | |
| 185. |
In Maa Yatri Temple every devotee offers fruits to the orphans. Thus every orphan receives bananas, oranges and grapes in the ratio of 3:2:7 in terms of dozens. But the weight of a grape is 24 gm and  weight of a banana and an orange are in the ratio of 4:5, while the weight of an orangeis 150gm. Find the ratio of all the three fruits in terms of weight, that an orphan gets |
| A. | 90:75:42 |
| B. | 180:150:82 |
| C. | 75:42:90 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 186. |
In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives. _x005F_x000D_ 8 : 27 : : 64 : ? |
| A. | 190 |
| B. | 144 |
| C. | 125 |
| D. | 72 |
| Answer» D. 72 | |
| 187. |
In what ratio does the point T (3,0) divide the segment joining the points S (4,Â2) and U (1,4)? |
| A. | 0.084027777777778 |
| B. | 0.043055555555556 |
| C. | 0.085416666666667 |
| D. | 0.12638888888889 |
| Answer» C. 0.085416666666667 | |
| 188. |
In ΔPQR, S and T are points on side PQ and PR respectively. ST is parallel to QR. If S divides PQ in the ratio 1:5 and length of QR is 15 cm, find ST? |
| A. | 2.4 cm |
| B. | 3.6 cm |
| C. | 2.5 cm |
| D. | 5.6 cm |
| Answer» D. 5.6 cm | |
| 189. |
In ∆ ABC,if the ratio of angles is in the proportion 3 : 5 : 4, then the difference between the biggest and the smallest angles (in degrees)is:_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 20∘ |
| B. | 25∘ |
| C. | 30∘ |
| D. | 35∘ |
| Answer» D. 35∘ | |
| 190. |
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 | |
| 191. |
In an exam, a candidate secured 504 marks out of the maximum mark of 'M'. If the maximum mark 'M' is converted into 800 marks, he would have secured 384 marks. What is the value of 'M' ? |
| A. | 910 |
| B. | 1000 |
| C. | 970 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 192. |
In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected was 5:1. If 100 less had applied and 20 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 6:1. How many candidates had applied for the process? |
| A. | 5520 |
| B. | 2760 |
| C. | 1380 |
| D. | 8280 |
| Answer» C. 1380 | |
| 193. |
In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected was 6:1. If 90 less had applied and 30 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 8:1. How many candidates had applied for the process? |
| A. | 3150 |
| B. | 6300 |
| C. | 4725 |
| D. | 1575 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 194. |
In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected was 3:1. If 80 less had applied and 40 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 4:1. How many candidates had applied for the process? |
| A. | 480 |
| B. | 960 |
| C. | 240 |
| D. | 1440 |
| Answer» B. 960 | |
| 195. |
In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected was 3:1. If 60 less had applied and 30 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 5:1. How many candidates had applied for the process? |
| A. | 240 |
| B. | 480 |
| C. | 120 |
| D. | 720 |
| Answer» B. 480 | |
| 196. |
In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates was 9:2. If 80 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. | 6160 |
| B. | 1540 |
| C. | 3080 |
| D. | 9240 |
| Answer» D. 9240 | |
| 197. |
In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates was 4:1. If 90 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. | 1650 |
| B. | 3300 |
| C. | 825 |
| D. | 4950 |
| Answer» B. 3300 | |
| 198. |
In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates was 6:1. If 30 less had applied and 10 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 7:1. How many candidates had applied for the process? |
| A. | 910 |
| B. | 1820 |
| C. | 455 |
| D. | 2730 |
| Answer» B. 1820 | |
| 199. |
In an alloy of German silver the ratio of copper to zinc was 17:7 while that of nickel to zinc was 4 :3. The ratio of copper to zinc to nickel in the alloy was |
| A. | 0.72296296296296 |
| B. | 2.1399074074074 |
| C. | 2.8530208333333 |
| D. | 0.7278125 |
| Answer» C. 2.8530208333333 | |
| 200. |
In a zoo, there are rabbits and pigeons. If heads are counted, there are 340 heads and if legs are counted there are 1060 legs.How many pigeons are there? |
| A. | 120 |
| B. | 150 |
| C. | 170 |
| D. | 180 |
| Answer» C. 170 | |