SSC CGL MAINS 2011 {04 Sept. 2011} ‘Amixture contains 80% acid and rest water. Part of the mixture that should be removed and replaced by the same amount of water to make the ratio of acid and water 4:3 is “as fam 80% omer & ait a arg oh sa 1 I 4:3 aS fee fear ar Peat art PraveT are ait wet &i seit i aon fren et oe? 1 3 fra Sin @s ) 5 2 2 5 (@) Sth Aand Bare two alloys of gold and ‘copper prepared by mixing metals in the ratio 7: 2 and 7: 11 respectively. Itequal quantities of the alloys are melted to form a third alloy C, the ratio of gold and copper in C will be Ast Bat wa a & fearg @ st agai et wre: 7:2 a7: 11S ayaa 9 fataa as say re 21 ate we dea femag CaS fm froeagall wt eae Hom feeend sme, CH aa en aia 1 aqua (5:7 (b) 5:9 7:5 @ 9:5 In a laboratory, two bottles contain mixture of acid and water in the ratio 2:5 in the first bottle and 7 :3 in the second. The ratio in which the contents of these two bottles be mixed such that the new mixture has acid and water in the ratio 2 : 3 is ‘we webreren ot aise eA: 2:5 em 7:3: # agua A ae ae St fase 81 ee acct at aon et fire ora fore are fis =e fT arg om wa HI aqua 2:3 (4:15 () 9:8 (2:8 ay 1:2 Gagan Pratap 4. A jar contains 10 red marbles and 30 green ones. How many red marbles must be added to the jar so that 60% of the marbles will be red? wm wfart 3 10 emer rift ¢ sit 30 ea aden a ott frat are aie ‘sre ard free war a 60% aie area th ang? (@)25 (0) 30 (35 (a) 40 5. Nitin bought some oranges at %40 ‘dozen and an equal number at $30 a dozen. He sold them at 845 a dozen and made a profit of 480, The number of oranges, he bought, was ‘fer 4 240 aft oH Fa 8 ae Tt ‘ate cer oat A Ht 730 ft wh wea @ alti set se £45 wh Ge swe a deere 2480 a eH ra Fea ‘Sa BMI HS ae ea aT we oh (4s (b) 60 (72 (a) 84 SSC CGL MAINS 2012 {16 Sept. 2012} 6, The average salary per head of all workers of an institution is 60. The average salary per head of 12 officers is 2400. The average salary per head of the rest is 256. ‘Then the total number of workers in the institution is:- ae ter ah aaa ar a he athe tor 760 1 12 ont ar wf afer stra Fat 8400 81 ate er a arte often de %56 Bt at eters hate at gat deer Powt #1 (21062 (b) 1060 (}1030 (qd) 1032 URE & ALLIGAT! QUESTIONS % Mixture & Alligation From a vessel containing 1001 of wine, 10 Lare drawn out and an equal amount of water is added. From the mixture, 10 Lis again drawn out and same quantity of water is added. What is the final ratio of wine and water ? ww att ¥ 100 ster orev #, 10 cftee Freer OA re ware aT A fren fen orm ti faa & ear 10 ‘tet Pree srt ger wa Hy set free oat ti at ate H reste oar art wr sq Fa eT (91:9 (b)81: 19 (80:20 (d) 90:10 Sourav purchased 30 kg of rice at the rate of 710 per kg and 35, eg at the rate of 811 per kg. He mixed the two, At what price per kg (in 2) should he sell the mixture to make a 30% profit in the transaction? ‘ther 9 30 fem, wae 710 fem. at ee we wit sik 35 fam T11 fem, a a ace 38 Sei a fer fen cas oe Fram 3 30% aH wa Fee fee fret &. oft fom, at ae ern fee? (a 12.5 (013 ()13.7 (a) 14.25 SSC CGL MAINS 2013 {21 Sept. 2014) 20 litres of a mixture contains 20% alcohol and the rest water. If 4 litres of water be mixed in it, the precentage of alcohol in the new mixture will be 20 afiet fis % 20% Yeates ait He well 8 1 af se 4 efter wrth she fies fea we at Tt fen A westee a ‘fret en emt 2 sl siaie? fa) ae (i ) 165% ca2% uate CHAG PION rvsticationMixture & Alligation 10. There are two containers of equal ds frwil st aa @ fem dae avy 17. In.an examination average marks capacity. The ratio of milk to water ; obtained by the girls of class is ipacity, er ayaa 4:5:8 #1 af ect fem et inthe first containeris3:1,inthe yy § fm, qa form wt wa 10 80,,a4 the average marke second container 5:2. If they are a obtained by the boys of the same Inxedup, theratioofmilktowater «FH AK the’ fret wi we st ee class is 87. Ifthe girls and boys in the mixture will be- arm Fam fiend ome, at at Pret are in the ratio 4 : § average : ; marks of the whole class ort eon Sa ae Feed Hye FINS SM S:9 STE fapprox) is closest to ahe wr ar orga 3:1 ie at am a at crenata wen A res} 5:2 8 1 aft oa fren feet ore ch frm | Fem. #) Feet 4? car shar 85 ¢ sik sah wan 4 eat Aga oh ort a ora fea ren?) 48 (b) 40 swrarat a stars 87 ta arf ate (a)28:41 — (b) 41:28 () 42 (45 uae tag ss c) 18:41 (a) 41:15 14. The ratio of two liquids in a asd +g hei Bes SSC CGL MAINS 2014 mixture is 3:5 and that in another 4 mixture is 6:1. The ratio in which (86.4. (a)86.1 {12 Apr. 2015} PAPER -I these two mixtures should be 4g, ‘Three glasses of equal volume 11. Two types of tea costing %180/kg Ed S0.as to make the ratio of" contains acid mixed with water. and 2280 /kg should be mixed in the two liquids 7:3 is:- ‘The ratio of acid and water are the ratio so that the mixture we fat ae sal a aqua 3:5 & 2:3,3: 4 and 4: 5 respectively. obtained, sold at 7320/kg to earn ate Gat fast A 6:1 & gt a fea Penta Or aes ae a Pei oO ve fee qa Frere fr ra Tatio of acid and water in the 180 €0a oft fom sie 280-6 oh) wT agua 7:3 oh aw? large vessel is- fom af ava ach yer ata at fa) 44:91 (8) 44:61 aa ona ae a Prema we fre sega a freer mm anf wet (co) 44:71 (4) 44:81 we fafa seat 2) ret ait orf ar fram #1 320 er aft firm 8 abet we 15. A vessel contains 20 litres of acid, ay BHM: 2:3, 3:4 sed: 5A 20% 1 aH BI 4 litres of acid is taken out of the Fi frenat & vad at ag ade 7 sre Pe yd Nessel and replaced by the same WAU HG oth Foret oft rh wT a quantity of water. Next 4 litres agua eu si? (o)3: ee a Saou of the mixture are withdrawn, (2)407 : 560 (b) 411: 540 12 Apr. 2015} PAPER -II tee Me Shoei of water the tS) eiptisee Mal SOL eee {12 Apr. } s ratio of the quantity of acid left 19. 60 kg of an alloy A is mixed with 12. In two blends of mixed tea, the _in the vessel with the quantity of 100 kg of alloy'B. If alloy A has ratios of Darjecling and Assam acid initially in the vessel is: lead and tin in the ratio3:2 and tea are 4:7 and 2:5. The ratio in joy Bhas tin and copper in the ee ete tes Lisle choad We eH a 20 et ee tea a ratio 1:4 the amount of tin in be mixed to get the ratio of cet wae Feme at sas eH Set the new alloy is:~ Darjeeling and Assam tea in the 2B reat A orf fee ae tf se 60 fem frseag A 1 100 fem farang A new mixture as 6:13 is- 4 chee fram Fraret fern omer ti ite Fo cea o% meee a fara ae Ba fait often ait cade feet & star a ort we fet SRT ‘rere B 4 fev oft ain 1: 4 ory are a oe 4:7 sik 2:5 20 ba at fee a fe we a ah Png a fe oe fet et? ‘chi feat a fare orga A fren oe at ofes at a a arg sar eh? {a)80 kg (b) 53 kg fe offen stk stam arr HT TTT Ae (a) 16:25 (by 1:5 (c) 24 kg (4) 44 kg from 4 6:13 HT? (0) 4:5 (a) 4:25 SSC CGL MAINS 2016 (a) 35:78 (b) 13:22 SSC CGL MAINS 2015 {30 Nov. 2016} (c) 22:35, (d) 26:35 20. Two bottles contain acid and 13. Ina mixture of three verieties of 25 Ang, 2018) water in the ratio 2: 3 and 1:2 tea, the ratio of their weights 1g 26 900 grams of sugar solution has __—respectively. These are mixed in 4:58s» (162% pehaaeren Felaue a ae ate 27 ofa Fem, ae at é . {3:4 (a)5:2 fatiea at fa fam a1 ara %8 wha fe. (83% (a) 535% 22. An hours-long test has 60m. 41 a1? 29. A man bought 500 metres of problems, Ifa student completes 30 problems in 25 minutes, then (7512 (BIN # soe Hie sud oobi cfitata the required seconds he has (2:3 aia: at cietne ae taken on average for computing SSC CGL MAINS 2016 scll the remainder so as to gain each othe remaining problems is {12 Jan. 2017} 10% on the whole transaction? fort we we cd ten GOTT eae cam Ga 4 50 48 ofa ae at fae wf frame 25 freon wx 26. Thereare three bottles ofmixture ae eee caw rea ietd tate cared —_ ofsyrup and water of ratios 2:3, tet wae ater arte 0S 9 3:4 and 7:5. 10 Litres of frst and FES 50% amg 5% a TAT | Hohe wa fa are a ae TT? 21 Litres of second bottles are vig a2 10% crear wh fers ig ek algae eacandd taken, How much quantity from ate a (70 seconds SO seconds ery Hee much ug fom ae a eget tft (c] 40 seconds (d) 30 seconds final mixture from three bottles bane SSC CGL MAINS 2016 will be of ratios 1:1. (a) 13% ——{b) 12.5% 2:9, 2:4 aft 7:5 9 aq A farm sik (@) 15% (a) 2056 {01 Dec. 2016} waa Ret sas art Srarnt SSC CGL MAINS 2017 23. 49kg of blended tea contain ect ait 4&1 ver she get ahr 17 Feb. 2018) ‘Assam and Darjeeling tea in the He 21 cher fam fom or Bo AC \ i oe me id and ratio §:2.Then the guansty of ah don 4 8 fe a4 mm) 9 Seton Acontang acd Darjeeling tea is to be added to fer aa fra fst aired & format iat ratio should solution A be the mixture to make the ratio of stir fram 1:1 H sry 4 a? mixed with solution B to obtain a pAseam te: Darjeeling tee 27 4 36 {a) 25 Litres /eiter mixture with 25% acid? mB was Fa re se ; etn ai ee pe 2 (b) 20 Litres/efiex ‘fio AY 10% uf 8 an fae BY oy a . ee 2 = {c) 35 Litres /atet 30% wfrs t fram A at fram Be orieae Roce ae (4) 30 Litres /afex ‘are oat argara A frerat ag Fe Fare eae en SH" “a7, In acoloured picture ofblue and 25% vfs wa Wt re? aa ai fam 4 fern ate: yellow colour, blue and yellow (a1 :2 (b)3s ()45kg O35 kg Colour is used in the ratio of 4:3 ee ae eee feepectvely tin upper hal the (© ‘8 ratio of blue : yellow is 2:3, then 91. In what ratio should coffee 24. Three containers have their what will be the ratio of blue and powder costing €2500/kg be volumes inthe ratio3:4:5.They yellow colour in the lower half —_mixed with coffee powder costing are full of mixtures of milk and blue : yellow is %1500/kg so that the cost of the water. The mixtures contain mille frat pel a die) tm @ faa Wat ote «= nture is €2250/kg? and water in the ratio of (4 : 1), fe era yatr 4:3. orqum A aren, ©—|-Hiet zet frat sina 25008/Pem (3: 1) and (5 : 2) respectively. The feo Wren @) ae wed fees a act atte ¢, #i fea aqua W 15008 fem. ear fee cine sige, feeia ha ta ar aqua 2:3 #1 8 Pra feed ard aiet wes 3 ara frre am fe foruth container. The ratio of We she ste fom seas FO? ReasUe Sra: 2250 Peet aC milk and water in the fourth fa) st {b) 2:1 fajli4 (b) 4:1 container is (26:9 (a) 9:26 (3:1 (ata Gagan Pratap Sir CHAGPION rvstication| Mxtuce & altigation 92, InaclessofS0studentsthereare wif Sud) ary mn a Ree wer cy mw fn wg 3H 2000 wfc ITT 22girlawho scored an average of wees 10% #, wi a gH AY at ASH 400 Rifai, arma atc 35 marks in the test. What is the neh # fre! 20% am ¢ at we] YB RIA: B=3: 1 aM fom average marks of the boys ifthe fm a met (120/7)% tar #i meq er we Be fa og 8 Fm. class average is 42 marks? are fen aqua a dee ges my wT Ce a) ser eh? 50 wat at er at 22 cefeat & fea eH? (@)1600 _(&) 9800 frei tara shea 95 997 aiafeth ays TS (6400 (a) 12800 avast 42s taal 2:3 (ay2i1 SSC CGL MAINS 2017 shan sis feo? 96. In what ratio should tea costing {21 Feb 2018} '300/kebe mixed with tea costin (2) 50 52.5 2200 ao that the oct the 40: A jar contains a blend of a fruit 475 (a) 55 mixture is 225/ke julce and water in thereto 5: x When 1 litre of water is added to SSC CGL MAINS 2017 300 even at xiva are ara a 4 litres of the blend the ratio of {18 Feb. 2018; fea segura ¥ 200 eee aTeft aT fruit juice to water becomes 1:1. 83. Abeakercontainsacidandwater a Rreran mae Roam wh ated What is the value of x? in the ratio 1 : x When 300 ml of 225 wri/fom @? ww ort wa a ote wet ar faa the mixture and 50 ml of water @j3:1 (W183. en @ Freer ga Six a 4 atet are mixed, the ratio of acid and (ej. (dy 41 2 fewer he ur rer ae & at water becomes 2:,Whatisthe 47, 11 4 class of 60 students there wa oho a arg 1:1 Ft value of x? are 20 girls who scored an | sat ti xi au WH #7 ew shat a fas ote anit a qT 1 average of 40 marks in the test @3 (1 ‘eb aa 300 ml fam se 50 mi «Whats the average marks ofthe (9) bc ies Gere ast ge oh a ee rE 4. Ag ally contains copper and tin F from ar aga 2: 5 am tx ‘ in the ratio 3:2. If 250 gm of copper see Tiara herve © Saar ae en ee (2 by sitet 226 fat AR san wT ste quantity of tin in it. What is the {3 (a4 60 ate 8? amount (in gm] of tin in the alloy? 34, Amixtureis composed of 11 parts (a) 60 (e) 70 ew fig eng aft ote fer a seg ature als 2 parts — (c)50 (@) 80 3:2 1 af ea fen eg @ 250 m5 aia inethenthenew mixture: SSC. CGL MAINS 2017 es fee wnt tot net eter the mixture then the new mixture will contain twice as much pure {20 Feb 2018) milk as water, then how many et sefem fr tan a om dt ‘orm ga fea ony fen fet ot f 38).A drum contains 80 litres of yo litres of pure milk does the orginal ethanol. 20 litres of this liquid is Gai) 4 @ mixture contain? Temoved and replaced with (@)250_—_(&) 750 ee fan 7 11 ae ae a athe 2 He water, 20 litres of this mixture is {9.1000 (a) S00 apf € a ww fam #35 ote oe again removed and replaced with §SC CGL MAINS 2017 water. How much water (in litres) ‘Brat ray ay Pea oh Sige is present in this drum now? {09 Mar 2018} Paper -I te wi ee, Fae fa ww 3a 80 chet gia fi a wa werd 42+ ‘Ix breakers of 100 ml containing fat wet we A? SD aihecaeca thse on 1:4 acid-water solution are | (a) 110 (b) 55 A eaten farar ara 1 aa Fer St 20 containing’ 3:17 acid-water (c) 220 (a) 70 tex war ai fer a Frerer ge sie solution than the ratio of acid to SSC CGL MAINS 2017 a seats few wat ti saga gH water in the resulting mixture fa TH (eet 2) thE 8 becomes 19:91. Find x: . {19 Feb. 2018} af 1:4 ore-artt sta % 100 Fae 25. Iradairy mixes cowsmitewhicn (0145 wo Bild wey Beton Ae containa 10% ft with bus yO igmadety mixing metal 200RSR A yO Re at then the resulting mixture has Acosting®2000/kgand metal 9 or fray 3 ara ot ot fat (120/7)% of fat. What ratio costing 7400/kg in the ratio A:B ee 19:91 8 sm 21 acy wa FE was the cow's milk mixed with = 3.1. What is the cost (in %) of 8 (5:3 (b) 3:5 buffalo's milk? kilograms of this alloy? (97:13, (13:7 [EEEEIAA\\ Gagan Pratap Sir CHAGPION pusticationMixture & Alligation 48: nnhatratioshould20%chanol SSC CGL MAINS 2018 SSC CGL MAINS 2018 solution be mixed with 40% tdhanol solution to obtain a 28% {11 Sept. 2019) {12 Sept. 2019) eo solution? 47. The number of students in a 50. 40 litres of 60% concentration of : acid solution is added to 35 lit oe vinie er mea wet # RR 20% class in 75, out of which 932% of 80% concentration of eld gota Stet #1 40% Brite se Fa 3 ution. Wt are boys and the rest are girls. ‘solution. Whatis the concentration fire arya 4 fifaa fier re afew? The average score in of acid in the new solution? fey2:3 (yas mathematics of the boys is 60% wim ard 40 cet are shat wh 22 ass 662% more than that of the S02 Rew wa a5 et ae SSC CGL MAINS 2017 3 ree bh me tt ste BH te girls. If the average score of all ‘feet eh? {09 Mar 2018} Paper - II the students is 66, then the a average score of the gitls is 2 44, How many litres of water should ° ie {a)66% — (b) 662% be added to a 7.5 litre mixture of We ser faa at qe den 75 1 acid and water containing acid ; ane (692% — (a) 60% and water in the ratio of 1:2 such tea 335) peas tote sel eS by that the resultant mixture has Wefraf i nfo faa @ mged wr shaq 54+ Alloy A contains copper and zine Bes, acid int? ee in the ratio of 4 : 3 and alloy B Bere tee contains copper and zine in the 75 pam Farrar ca 662% of Bf wit Pract ratio of 5: 2. Aand Bare taken in age 1:2 ¢ a Peat ter wet fran the raio of 5 : Gand melted to form ar ey, fs efter few 20% ae {AF 66 #, uefa wr ste anew ally. The percentage ofzine tom in the new alloy is closest to: i (52 fer eng a ala tc er 3H a 4 (a)10 (e) 2.5 : a ire (955 (a) 58 3¢ agua at, an fis oq BA ae co 48. The ratio of copper to zine in HR TaN HENS 2S aT ti peal aler ateeer inlet alloys A and Bare 3:4 and 5:9, we af fa ng aA & fee A sit Ba Poti andiest at 20% profit fl respectively A and B are taken 516% agua 9 az fran ai é1 ‘overall profit on selling these 100 in the ratio 2: 3 and melted to wae faa og Waren a fers bags was 14%. How many bags ‘fm anewallloy C. What is the Frevfafary a farm Frenne? did he sell at 20% profit? ratio of copper to zinc in C? (asa (0) 34.2 Ww as aim B wa 100 waa & fart faa mg a sit Ba ata she re (c) 36.8 (a) 35 artis o~ a wai | maqMm.3.4ch5:9%, SSC CGL MAINS 2018 atc mat 41 20% aT HHT 100 she Bal 2-3-4 aqua a ae EAE {13 Sept. 2019) au eh sre EA 14% Af ong Cm ni CH wl she wed 52. A vessel contains a 32 litre ‘sett 20% aK feat rH a? aqua aa 8 solution of acid and water inwhich the ratio of acid and (a)40 (b) 50 (27:43 (8:13 water is 5 : 3. If 12 litres of the (c) 60 (a) 70 (9:11 @a:s 1 46. In what ratio should cement 49, tn what ratio, sugar cos solution are taken out and 73 costing 250 per bag be mixed er ke be tad en ne 2 cit omnentondbeegh tee, «er kx be mized with sugar tres of water are added to it, thar te coe ee edict arte er, canrimne essiaetacand Se ner toe tate ing the mixture at®56 per kg _—_—Water in the resulting solution? eo egy Ae A PAB MT cement there isa gain of 12%? hs ar sk sem 92 te foe og 4250 hs me Oa fod a ez SE ZL aed die 325 ed ult dn er are wel aft fem ae wet a fee agua sae te fer arate nH fin Per a i Fos ret fer orm fate win 72 xine 300 eet we dr Hm 6 wa Fem BTA et ae fen fer nn bah wed nee (aie a1 we 7 50 frm a Bet #1 12% 7 am wre al wa? amet oft sre a sera a ei? fajl:2 {bp2:1 fa)8:9 (b) 5:6 (a)4:7 (b)5:6 (3:2 (ay2:3 5:7 wars (4:9 (ssn Gagan Pratap Sir Gs) CHASPION rvsiicationJ 53. How many kg of salt costing ¥28 per kg must be mixed with 39.6 kg of salt costing @16per kg. so that selling the mixture at 29.90, there is a gain of 15%? 216 sft fem yea & 39.6 fom ae 428 aft fem at ar fh fem cre foray ary fre fr fewer a} 329.90 TR Aah 15% wT amt (a) 230 (b) 198 (¢) 150 (a) 200 54. Sudha bought 80 articles at the same price. She sold some of them at 8% profit and the remaining at 12% loss resulting in an overall profit of 6%. The number of items sold at 8% profit is: an 80 aqy UREA yea Te ete ai sal sd a ap agai a1 8% ar cohen gf ast ah 12% @ ra ec a Rea ee Sat HTT 62% aa am tian #1 8% aT Pea aa aii We? (64 (b)60 (co) 72 (a) 70 ‘SSC CGL MAINS 2019 {15 Nov. 2020} 55. Aand Bare solutions of acid and water. The ratios of water and acid in A and B are 4:5 and 1:2, respectively. If x litres of A is mixed with y litres of B, then the ratio of water and acid in the mixture becomes 8:13. What is xy? Ashe B, oft ote wrt Pres BA Ste B Trt ote ors 1 saga HT: 4:5 oft 1:2 tha At xfer BB @ yt # we frown ont, fica a art ft fs a oa 8:13 ai ara &t x: ya aim (a) 5:6 (25 (34 (23 56. How many kg of rice costing ¥42 1 per kg should be mixed with 7 kg rice costing 250 per kg so that by selling the mixture at 253.10 kg, there is a gain of 18% ? MERA Gagan Pratap Sir 87. 58. 59. 40. oft kg NO a Fr kg eT #50 af kg Fe AA Thkg we 8 avn Fran af, cfs ort eer #1 853.10 wf kg Hot a ree 18% "mr amt sofia Fem aT ee, 1 ie (a)125 @)105 8 ao SSC CGL MAINS 2019 {16 Nov. 2020} In what ratio should sugar costing %40 per kg be mixed with sugar costing %48 per kg, so as to earn a profit of 20% by selling the mixture at €54 per kg? 240 Wh kg wR are Sw G48 Whe kg wer arch st Fa Fre aya 4 fran arfee, af frat zi 354 vf kg Wt a daw 20% “as fa Frat on a? (a)2:3 (b)4:7 (3:5 5:8 A drink of chocolate and mille contains 8% pure chocolate by volume. If 10 litres of pure milk are added to 50 litres of this drink, the percentage of chocolate in the new drink is ‘state oft gS teed a one fema a 3% Yq atede tae eH fa-verd af 50 vier aH 10 ater ea Hear er &, aha aver ‘ates aera art fie 1 1 (55 tb) 65 2 2 6; @ 55 The number of students in section A and section Bofa class are 40 and 52, respectively. The average score in mathematics of all the students is 75. If the average score of the students in A is 20% more than that of student in B, then what is the average score of students in B ? GD Mixture & Alligation fest war omen A oft oT BY vail at stem ama: 40 sft 52 #1 ‘oral ar fing saa eae 75 81 ale sae Aé oat a ahaa eae, separ Be und & sha ee a 20% ars 4, a sqm BS uel ar ota ete aia ifr (a) 65 (b) 63 (971 (a) 69 60. Alloy A contains metals x and y only in the ratio 5 : 2 and alloy B contains these metals in the ratio 3: 4. Alloy C is prepared by mixing A and B in the ratio 4: 5 ‘The percentage of xin alloy Cis: fen ag A@ daa x oh y ag a same 5: 2% ott fea ag Bo angel wr ara 3: 4 #1 frarmg C, A sie Bw 4: 5 sue Frere dare at ont 81 frag CH can afer are sits 4 assy (b) 56 (45 (a) 553 SSC CGL MAINS 2019 {18 Nov. 2020} 61. The price of a variety of a commodity is 87 /eg and that of another is ¢12/kg. Find the ratio in which two varieties should be mixed so that the price of the mixture is 210/g Ue ag OF frre /ket ae gaa fiver a1 BST £12/keg ta Shi sonal at Fre xgat fear se, fr €10/kg a Heater For wa a we? (3:4 2:5 (2:3 @acs 62. A container contains 20 L mixture in which there is 10% sulphuric acid, Find the quantity of sulphuric acid to be added in itto make the solution to contain 25% sulphuric acid ww en H 201 farm ma fet 10% weer ore eh freet wear me wT 25% wae fire fa faa) mr A eear re fran rar afew? (a3 ()5L (2b (@au CHA PION pusticationMixture & Alligation SSC CGL MAINS 2020 SSC CGL MAINS 2020 65. Meinl iheteae chocolate and milic in the ratio 43 and mixture {29 Jan. 2022} {03 Feb. 2022} B contains chocolate and mil in 63. Alloy Acontains metals x and y 64. Avessel contained a solution of the ratio: 2. Aand Bare taken only in the ratio 5:2, while alloy acid and water, in which water in the ratio S 6 and mined to B contains them in the ratio 3:4 was 64%. Four litres of the form a new mixture. The Alloy C is prepared by mixing solution was taken out of the percentage of chocolate in the alloys A and B in the ratio 4:5, vessel and the same quantity of ew mixture is closes water was added. Ifthe resulting percentage of xin allo pee ie solution contains 30% acid, the fam At ates ae gu oT 4 faa ay Aa, ag coke y tera 5:2 quantity (in litres) of the water 3é ait fram Ba atecte sik qu a @ agua 4 8, vafe fen ag Ba, in the solution, at the beginning aR 5: 22 AsK BAS: 6% 7m sme 3:4 #1 faa a A ait B in the vessel, was: aga 8 fer ce Far fT aT vai 4:5 organ Frere fer ay C vee wet fee oe wr mr ster ot, Reena aise aT re TT tor a ont i frag CH er fad 64% mata aa |e: ‘set am Hi ie Pret fern wr he set BA fa) 35% ——_—(6) 69% A : of re Fear mt a ttn et (31% (a) 65% 555 555 30% ome 8, a aka aon A ete vit ah arm (tee #) os 4 5 (a)11.36 (b) 15.36 (1555 flssy () 8.64 (a) 12.64 ANSWER KEY - MIXTURE & ALLIGATION 1 @ 2 © 3 @ 4 © 5. (@ 6 () 7 () 8 () 9 (bh) 10. (a) 11, (b) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (@) 15. (a) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (a) 21, (d) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24 (©) 25. (b) 26. (d) 27. (c) 28. (a) 29. (c} 30. (c) 31. (c) 32. (c) 33. (a) 34. (@) 35. (a) 36. (b) 37. (b) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (a) 41. (@) 42. (a) 43. (c) 44. (d) 45. (a) 46. (a) 47. (a) 48. (a) 49. (d@) 50. (c) 51. (@) 52. (b) 53. (0) 54. (c) 55. (ce) 56. (a) 57. (c) 58. (c) 59. (d) 60. (d) 61. (c) 62. (d) 63. (d) 64. (b) 65. (d) Hn Gage Pratap sir GS CHASPION vsuicariesSSC CGL MAINS 2011 {04 Sept. 2011} (a) Ratio of acid and water in the mixture = 80:20 = 4:1 Let, litre of mixture is removed and replaced by water fa Bees Ivx 3 lix=3 x22 Required part 2_).2 : 2 part (Ga) r pe 2. (e) gold : copper AT :2> 9, B7_: 11918 4:4 zen dr. 1s 738 3. (c) By the alligation First Second Bottle Bottle 2/7 7/10 Required ratio = 21: 8 4 (e)Red : Green 10: 30 60__: 40 9 6 Let, the x red marbles be added in the jar (40+ 22 a 104. (orp sop clot 120+3x =50+5x 70 = 2x > x= 38 HEA Gagan Pratap Sir 5B. (al: Qty 40: 1 Dozen 30__: 1 Dozen Profit = 90-70 = 20 480-9 1 unit = 24 2.24 = 48 (Total qty] 20 unit Let, the Nitin bought each type of oranges be x dozen (40x +30 xx) 45 x x- a 480 20x _ i 7 7480 x= 48 SSC CGL MAINS 2012 {16 Sept. 2012} Workers Oficere 400 “s, ai 6. (a) oN of YY RatioBS | 1 hob ‘Total workers = 1020412 = 1082 Alternatively:- Let, remaining no. of workers = x 12%400+ 56x 24%) 4800 + S6x= 60 («+ 12) 4800 + 56x = 60 +720 4800 - 720 ~ 60x- 56x x= 1020 ‘Total number of workers = 1020 +12= 1032 7. (b)Initial quantity = 100 1 Final quantity = F No. of times drawn out Qty drown out = 10 = M = 60 2 ae wet =a quaniy (1-24) 90 Yoo * igo “81! Wine : Water = 81: 19 8. (¢) Total CP = (3010+35% 11) = 100 = Mixture & Alligation ints & Solutions {MIXTURE & ALLIGATION} 300+385 = 7685 Selling price at 30% profit = 685x130 24, 65x100 ~ °19-7 Per ke SSC CGL MAINS 2013 {21 Sept. 2014} 2. (b) Water Water z 3 La 100-80 = 20 x oe 1S. 29h 50/3 10/3 aver ce 3s Sa 50 10 Sita! x=60+ alcohel = (100 - 835 Alternatively:- Alcohal = 20x20 = titres Water = 20-4 = 16 litres now 4 Itr water is added total water = 16 + 4 = 20 total mixture = 20 + 4 = 24 Percentage of alcohol = 7g X100= "3 = 165% 10. (d)Milk : Water Bap FL aay Bry 2 Be, 41:15 ». Ratio= 41: 15 SSC CGL MAINS 2014 {12 Apr. 2015} PAPER - I 11. (b)SP = 120% = 320 800 cP = 100% ==> Ist lind 180.5 280.3 8008 > avg. 2: SSC CGL MAINS 2014 CHAGPION pvoticarion{12 Apr. 2015} PAPER - II 2. (¢) Darjeeling Asgam x azieeling Ass a aS Ss. i9 Ratio~ Alternatively: Darjeeling: AssamTotal BE Tay 9 cry 22 Soa Oem 6 13 yep B19 By alligation 4x7*19 2«11x19 = 53: = Als, ox ux7 = 462, 44 70 Required ratio = 22: 35 13. (d)Initial ratio = 4x: Sx: 8x Final ratio= Sy: 7y:9y Sy-4x-5 x5. @ Ty-Sx=10 x4 (ii) from eq, (i) and (i) yn5, x25 Oy=9%5 = 45 kg Alternativel; 5:8 Lerunit L+aunit L+1 unit Final ratio = 5: 7: 9 1 unit 5 kg Qunit >9x5=45ke The quantity of the third variety of tea 45 kg 14, (a) Initial rati First Gagan Pratap Sir 15. (a) Final acid in vessel Required ratio = 2 20=16:25 SSC CGL MAINS 2015 {25 Aug. 2015} Sugar Other 2:3 i, we Luni 23 (243) unit" 900 gm Tunit= 60 em Alternatively 300 em 0% Sugar Other 120 gm. 180 gm In new mixture other % = 50% 50% —> 180 100% -» 360 Required quantity of sugar = 180 ~ 120 = 60 gm 16. (c) 40% 17. (@) Girls Boys 8587 EID 0g ‘a (67-85), 8 ans 4a 9-088 97 0.88 = 86.12 Alternatively Average marks of students of the 85x4+87%5 class = 7 3404435 _ 775 One ote 18. (€) Acid Water 2? Sas = Seea Sas eas = Tas fas} Sas "9s 126: 189 135: 180 140_:_175 401: 544 Mixture & Alligation 19. (@) Mixture Lead Tin 60 3624 Mixture Tin Copper 100 20-80 Tin in new mixture = 24 +20= 44 kg SSC CGL MAINS 2016 {30 Nov. 2016} . fa) acid : water 1 2.4:8.4° Ty 12, 6:9 15: 30 21: 39 Ratio= 7:13 21, (d) Copper: Zink Bane 15, 80 30__: 14 110: 44 Required ratio = § : 2 {a) An hour long test = 60 Ques Ques done in 25 min Remaining questions = 60-30 = 30 Remaining time = 60-25 = 35 min Average time per question 35x60 ~~ 30 SSC CGL MAINS 2016 {01 Dec. 2016} 23. (b)Assam tea Darjeeling tea Sgt 2g a seties io: 4 10:5 (10+4) unit = 49 49 4 22. = 70 see (5-4) unit 5 leg Alternatively:- Initially Assam tea Darjeeling tea 5 492 S49 249 7 ee 7 = 35kg = 14 kg Let, xkg of Darjeeling tea should be added a5 12 14+x 1 2x=75 x 5 eg, CHAGPION rvsiication. Mixture & Alligation ‘24, (c) Ratio of milk and waterin the 28. (a) Officers Employees eis | {Ehran concainer pees ae 15000 8000 Ne 42 3840 an ve” mo 8s 840: 6160 be Ps me Cer 14 nn Ww Percentage of officers = ‘Average marks of boys = 42 + 5.5 100 = 12% maids | M (960+420+500)/140 sa EMNISTAR, SSC CGL MAINS 2017 Wo @1135+40)/35 ae {18 Feb. 2018} M _1256*35 _157:53 W "106x140 | Alternatively: Alternatively:- 300 1 1 yg (500)'5* 799 *60)5 300+ 5O(K +1) «= a4: 21 ( x) _500%10 100)" 100 108: 35 128: 50 bea 314: 106 Alternatively:- 157 g 53 By option (a) 25. (b) By Alligation method pain Hie id:water= 1:2 ae SSC CGL MAINS 2017 Perera neee eee maak tal {17 Feb. 2018} +50 SSC CGL MAINS 2016 380. (€) Solution A Solution B 100 125, {12 Jan. 2017} por, e0%6 20:5 34, (a)Milk : Water = 11:2 Soi 26. (a) 10 A Re pp -a57° {jas — 10) 1f35 lit. of water added x™ 5% “15% | then 2:33:47: 5 oe 4 69 12 see Fate Lx 4+9:6r12= 13:18 1s as J3+x 2} pe 1ix= 4x +70 is+5x 1 Coffee Powder 1 Coffee Powder II Wea 5 2500/kg, 1500/kg ty fal ‘ae mile = 10x11= 110 Mt. 3 8 3:4 bottle = 12x=12 = 30 ter A SSC CGL MAINS 2017 S748 7,200 750/Ke 250/kg {19 Feb. 2018} eM of 7&5 = 3 Rate ie cot 35. (a) Use alligation rule, Let, Total part = 70 a Z FayCow) —Fat(Bullalo) ‘Take 70 for easy caluculation 2.(c) By using alligation method ee iv fy 2,, :3,, =35 (half part) Total students = 50 a 40:30 Girls = 22 (given) 14:21 Boys = 50-22 = 28 ae oe 26: 9 (Remaining Half part) Ratio of Boys to Girls = 14:11 Rate e MERA Gagan Pratap Sir CHAGPION rus.icarion eeeil Gagan Pratap GD Mixture & Alligation 36. (b) 1 w SSC CGL MAINS 2017 43. (ec) Girls nae u 300. 200 20% 40% No {21 Feb 2018} Send 228 40. (a) 4 28% —> Av Past (a) serine 25 75 Y\w Ration 12: Mg Ratio- 1 3 ieee oi 3 87. (biLet, average marks of boys = x eas SSC CGL MAINS 2017 2% 40 + 20 x 40 = 60 x 60 {09 Mar 2018} Paper - 11 40x = 3600 - 800 44, (d)Mixturel Mixture2 2800 water I water2 x= 270 2 1 40 x15 >x15 Alternatively: 3 1 Girls Boys -20__ 5x48 Meno 20, GD xHS7 xi8 5 ao i 10 15 5x=15 Me 60 Fe, x3 ya 10, + 20, 41. (d) Copper Tin(constant) ce fe he B12 20° : 40 (stu) 1 unit-25003 ? 7, bes SSC CGL MAINS 2017 aauitetsog Sue 20 Feb 2018} COL MAINE t SSC CGL MAINS 2017 Acid : Water xy 1 2 init 38. (c}Final Qey=Intal Quy(1-2) {09 Mar 2018} Paper - I 1: agent 42. (a) 100xx —200,x x @ +278) gnit- 7-8 ; i; Tunit = 2.5 2 unit ltr 20x 80x 30y170y 48: )i9% 20% 20x+30y=19 x4 call) Ni Box+ 170y=91 wy 1% from eq. i) and (i) ei water = 80-45 = 35 Itr Gia cunba: Alternatively: Tunit = 20 After replacing 20 ltr of liquid for No. of flag sold at 20% first time, = 2unit = 40 ratio of Ethanol: Water 46 tel250 925 60 : 20 i Now, again removing 20 ltr of the mixture in the ratio of 3: 1, 1 Water 25: 50 Bthanol : Water 4 Rate iia Goce ate ea) i a SSC CGL MAINS 2018 45:15 make qty. equal 11 Sept. 2019) Now, an adding 20 itr water, Qty Acid: Water i P i Total water in the drum 200ml 2 8 a7.) 78 662% = =15+20= 35 Itr 200m1 3 17 Boys, Girls a a Going through option- 39, (a) Metal A = 2000/xi lates Hei Oi ee ee Let, Bits, averaie score= 3x Metal B = 400/Kg. Ratio of qty. = A: B 1 200ml 2 Bs Let, Boys average score = 5x qty. 7 200ml 3 17.5 25 « Sx + 50 x 3x= 66 * 75 Cost of 8 kg of alloy nok 20 SST hee can = By mixing 6 kg metal A and 9 51 re 2 kg metal B 7a) Or a Cost = 6 x 2000 + 2 x 400 option (a) satisfied A oareep alee = %12800 CHAGPION rusiicarionMixture & Alligation SSC CGL MAINS 2019 48. ()A3:4°7 2x2=4 s ned sah we i geg 8% (115% gain = 35 {16 Nov. 2020} z cp SP 1 87. (c)20% = > BS te 20,4 29 23 fe) feos 23 unit = 29.90 cP:sP=5:6 S29: 9x3 1 unit = 1.30 SP = 6 unit = 54 ssi ; 20 unit = 26 p/ke cP ~S unit - 45 49. (A)C.P of sugar which is sold CP = 26 p/ke eae 7 i 28 perfkg 16 per/ke Part-I Part-II at 12% profit = 12% = 3= Rees peek gee cp: sp 60 42 20 per/ke QV 2 iy NM “eM 45(CP}> Avg. 25: 28 i ws‘. Jase fh a oN 7 1 3 '5 Ratio-(qty) 8: 40) 1 unit = 39.6 kg 58. (c)Chocolate : milk a 5 unit = 39,6%5 kg = 198 kg. 4 46 ssc cL MAINS 2018 Alternatively: +10 {12 Sept. 2019} 28x xkg + 16% 39.6 = 29.9 (x + 7 36 40 a5 .. chocolate = 4 Itr Milk = 46 Itr Percentage of chocolate after adding 10 litres pure mille Acid Remaining Acid Remaining 24 16 28 7 54. (c) 8%P 12%L « 2 Fiez8 167 32 2 di = Hx 100-65 % 52 1 1100 = 694, 1 Sava9"100- 695% LN 59. caj20%= 4 Alternatively: ines 2 60% 80% x = x £ 9:1 40 1 52 % (9 +1) unit = 80 Student 10: 13 age eats 9 unit = 72 Marks 6 : 5 Use alligation method to find x. SSC CGL MAINS 2019 sum => 60 : 65 a {15 Nov. 2020} sum x=695% erage => ai eine 55. (e) Acid Water Average © Number 1. (a) Copper: Zine x 7 cas A4 13-755 yes x63 = 28 units 9 BE BS: 2=7%6 No 2 8 Compare the actual average 20: 18 S63 ar 125 30 12 28 21 23° units = 75 4 Nw 50: 27 2a units = 75223 _ 69 27 a 7 daa ins +100 = 35.06 a 50+27 es” an 4 Average of SSC CGL MAINS 2018 100 6 {13 Sept. 2019} 56. (a)C-Potmixedrice= FE x53.1 > Sunite = 2x5=69 52. (b) 8 unit = 20 =45 60. (4) % y Tunit = 5/2 Part-1 Part-I aa oS 3 2 Sty Acid wgter aac, son Bo 3: 4 37 : AS 20: 8 1 45(CP)> Avg. oe odio ae 25 3 e Ratio-(aty) 35:28 2 J te MS 5: 4 25 4B Percentage of x in 'C’ 25 5 5, 28 1 5 <100=s55% 2 a Rive of %42 per kg -12 > 9% eo CATION CHAGPION rus,‘SSC CGL MAINS 2019 {18 Nov. 2020} 1. (e) 1 0 10% : 90% wan 5, (449-10) unit = 20 8 fanie=2 1 Gin2} unit =2%2= 41 SSC CGL MAINS 2020 {29 Jan. 2022} s. (a) x ory Inaly A= 5 22-7, InalyB= 3 24-7 207 8 18 | 20 35: 28 sa Mixture & Alligation SSC CGL MAINS 2020 {03 Feb. 2022} 64, (b)Acid Water 36% 64% 9:16 (25 unit) as =f 9: 16 (ratio will be same) 3 $7 (make acid equal) 21-16 = 5 unit = 4 ltr aad Dunit = gtr 25 unit Seas = 20 Itr *. Initial solution = 20+4 = 241 16 Water = 5224 | = 15.36 Itr 65. (d) Choco Milk As4 2 3=7%5 Bos :2=7%6 Mix (20430): (15+12) 50 2% =77 50 % of chocolate = => «100 = 64.93% = ~65% CHAGPION rusiication