Ratio and Proportion Class Exercises English

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Ratio and Proportion

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1. If (a + b): √ab =4:1, where a>b>0, then a : b is:
A. (2+√3) : (2-√3)
B. (2-√3) : (2+√3)
C. (3+√2) : (3-√2)
D. (3-√2) : (3+√2)
2. If 2r = h + √𝑟 2 + ℎ2 then the ratio r : h (r ≠ 0) is:
A. 1: 2
B. 2: 3
C. 4: 3
D. 3: 5
3. If the three numbers in the ratio 3: 2: 5 be such that the sum of the squares is equal to 1862 then which number
is the middle one?
A. 16
B. 14
C. 13
D. 15
4. To get the ratio p:q (for p≠q), one has to add a number to each term of the ratio x:y the number is:
𝑝𝑥+𝑞𝑦
A.
𝑝−𝑞
𝑞𝑥−𝑝𝑦
B.
𝑝−𝑞
𝑝𝑥−𝑞𝑦
C.
𝑝−𝑞
𝑝𝑦−𝑞𝑥
D.
𝑝−𝑞
5. The ratio of present age of two brothers is 1: 2 and 5 years back. The ratio was 1: 3. What will be the ratio of
their age after 5 years?
A. 1: 4
B. 2: 3
C. 3: 5
D. 5: 6
6. 94 is divided into two parts in such a way that the fifth part of the first and the eighth part of the second are in
the ratio 3:4. The first part is:
A. 30
B. 36
C. 40
D. 28
7. Four numbers are in proportion. The sum of the squares of the four numbers is 50 and the sum of the mean is 5.
The ratio of first two terms is 1:3. What is the average of the four numbers?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
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D. 6
8. There are three numbers A, B, C such that twice A is equal to thrice B and four times B is equal to five times C.
Then the ratio between A and C is:
A. 3:4
B. 8:15
C. 15:8
D. 4:3
9. A fruit seller sold big, medium and small sized apples for Rs.15, Rs.10 and Rs.5 respectively. The total number of
apples sold were in the ratio 3:2:5. Find the average cost of an apple.
A. Rs.8
B. Rs.10
C. Rs.9
D. Rs.7
10. The ratio of boys and girls in a college is 5: 3. If 50 boys leave the college and 50 girls join the college, the ratio
becomes 9: 7. The number of boys in the college is:
A. 300
B. 400
C. 500
D. 600
11. The number of students in three classes are in the ratio 2: 3: 4. If 12 students are increased in each class, this
ratio changes to 8: 11: 14. The total number of students in the three classes at the beginning was:
A. 162
B. 108
C. 96
D. 54
12. If there is a reduction in the number of workers in a factory in the ratio 15: 11 and an increment in their wage in
the ratio 22: 25, then the ratio by which the total wage of the workers should be decreased is:
A. 6: 5
B. 5: 6
C. 3: 7
D. 3: 5
13. In an examination, the number of those who passed and the number of those who failed were in the ratio 25: 4.
If five more had appeared and the number of failures was 2 less than earlier, the ratio of passers to failures
would have been 22: 3. The total number who appeared at the examination is:
A. 145
B. 150
C. 155
D. 180
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14. The ratio of the numbers of boys and girls in a school was 5: 3. Some new boys and girls were admitted to the
school, in the ratio 5: 7. At this, the total number of students in the school became 1200, and the ratio of boys to
girls changed to 7: 5. The number of students in the school before new admissions was:
A. 700
B. 720
C. 900
D. 960
15. The numbers x, y and z are respectively proportional to 2, 3 and 5 and the sum of x, y and z is 80. If the number z
is given by the equation z=ax-8, then a is:
A. 6
3
B.
2
C. 3
5
D.
2
16. In a college union, there are 48 students. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls to be added in
the union, so that the ratio of boys to girls in 6: 5 is:
A. 6
B. 7
C. 12
D. 17
17. In a coloured picture of blue and yellow color, blue and yellow colour is used in the ratio of 4: 3 respectively. If in
upper half, blue: yellow is 2: 3, then in the lower half blue: yellow is
A. 1: 1
B. 2: 1
C. 26: 9
D. 9: 26
18. A milkman makes 20% profit by selling milk mixed with water at Rs.9 per liter. If the cost price of 1 liter pure milk
is Rs.10, then the ratio of milk and water in the mixture is:
A. 3: 1
B. 4: 1
C. 3: 2
D. 4: 3
19. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 8: 12. If 50% of boys and 25% of girls are getting
scholerships for their studies, what is the percentage of school students who are not getting any scholarships?
A. 65
B. 66
C. 67
D. 68
20. The average age of boys in the class is twice the number of girls in the class. The ratio of boys and girls in the
class of 50 is 4: 1. The total of the age (in years) of the boys in the class is:
A. 2000
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B. 2500
C. 800
D. 400
21. The present age of two persons are 36 and 50 years respectively. If after n years the ratio of their age will be 3:
4, then the value of n is:
A. 4
B. 7
C. 6
D. 3
22. My grandfather was 9 times older than me 16 years ago. He will be 3 times of my age 8 years from now. Eight
years ago, the ratio of my new age to that of my grandfather was:
A. 3: 8
B. 2: 5
C. 1: 2
D. 1: 5
23. In a 45 liters mixture of milk and water, the ratio of the milk to water is 2: 1. When some quantity of water is
added to the mixture, this ratio becomes 1: 2. The quantity of water added is:
A. 10 liters
B. 21 liters
C. 35 liters
D. 45 liters
24. The ratio between a two-digit number and the sum of the digits of that number is 4: 1. If the digit at the unit’s
place is 3 more than the digit at the ten’s place. Then the number is:
A. 47
B. 69
C. 36
D. 25
25. The ratio of number of balls in bags x, y is 2: 3. Five balls are taken from bag y and are dropped in bag x. Number
of balls are equal in each bag now. Number of balls in each bag now is:
A. 45
B. 20
C. 30
D. 25
26. 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 in the group was:
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
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27. The total number of students in a school was 660. The ratio between boys and girls was 13: 9. After some days,
30 girls joined the school and some boys left the school and new ratio between boys and girls became 6: 5. The
number of boys who left the school is :
A. 50
B. 40
C. 30
D. 60
28. The average of 11 numbers is 36, whereas average of 9 of them is 34. If the remaining two numbers are in the
ratio of 2: 3, find the value of the smaller number (between remaining two numbers).
A. 45
B. 48
C. 54
D. 36
29. The ratio of number of boys to the number of girls in a school of 432 pupils is 5: 4. When some new boys and
girls are admitted, the number of boys increase by 12 and the ratio of the boys to girls changes to 7: 6. The
number of new girls admitted is:
A. 12
B. 14
C. 24
D. 20
30. Zinc and copper are in the ratio of 5: 3 in 200 gm of an alloy. How much grams of copper be added to make the
ratio as 3: 5?
1
A. 133
3
1
B.
200
C. 72
D. 66
31. There are three containers of equal capacity. The ratio of Sulphuric acid to water in the first container is 3: 2,
that in the second container is 7: 3 and in the third container it is 11: 4. If all the liquids are mixed together, then
the ratio of Sulphuric acid to water in the mixture will be:
A. 61: 29
B. 61: 28
C. 60: 29
D. 59: 29
32. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7: 5. When 9 liters of mixture are drawn off and the
can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7: 9. Liters of liquid A contained by the can initially was:
A. 10
B. 20
C. 21
D. 25
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33. A container contains 60 kg of milk. From this container 6 kg of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This
process was replaced further two times. The amount of milk left in the container is:
A. 34.24 kg
B. 39.64 kg
C. 43.74 kg
D. 47.6 kg
34. Two alloys are both made up of copper and tin. The ratio of copper and tin in the first alloy is 1: 3 and in the
second alloy is 2: 5. In what ratio should be two alloys be mixed to obtain a new alloy in which the ratio of tin
and copper be 8: 3?
A. 3: 5
B. 4: 7
C. 3: 8
D. 5: 11
35. In two alloys A and B, the ratio of Zinc to tin is 5: 2 and 3: 4 respectively. Seven kg of the alloy A and 21 kg of the
alloy B are mixed together to form a new alloy. What will be the ratio of zinc and tin in the new alloy?
A. 2: 1
B. 1: 2
C. 2: 3
D. 1: 1
36. There is 81 liters pure milk in a container. One-third of milk is replaced by water in the container. Again one-
third of mixture is extracted and equal amount of water is added. What is the ratio of milk to water in the new
mixture?
A. 1: 2
B. 1: 1
C. 2: 1
D. 4: 5
37. A jar contained a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 4: 1. When 10 liters of the mixture was taken out
and 10 liters of liquid B was poured into the jar, this ratio became 2: 3. The quantity of liquid A contained in the
jar initially was:
A. 4 liters
B. 8 liters
C. 16 liters
D. 40 liters
38. Two types of alloy possess gold and silver in the ratio of 7: 22 and 21: 37. In what ratio should these alloys be
mixed so as to have a new alloy in which gold and silver would exist in the ratio 25: 62?
A. 13: 8
B. 8: 13
C. 13: 12
D. 6: 9
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39. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7: 5. When 9 liters of mixture are drained off and the
Can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7: 9. How many liters of liquid A was contained by the Can
initially?
A. 10 liters
B. 20 liters
C. 21 liters
D. 25 liters
40. In an alloy, zinc and copper are in the ratio 1: 2. In the second alloy, the same elements are in the ratio 2: 3. If
these two alloys be mixed to form a new alloy in which two elements are in the ratio 5: 8, the ratio of these two
alloys in the new alloy is:
A. 3: 10
B. 3: 7
C. 10: 3
D. 7: 3
41. A vessel full of pure acid contains 10 liters of it, of which 2 liters are withdrawn. The vessel is then filled with
water. Next 2 liters of the mixture are withdrawn, and again the vessel is filled 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
42. Gold is 19 times as heavy as water and copper is 9 times as heavy as water. In what ratio should these be mixed
to get an alloy 15 times as heavy as water?
A. 1: 1
B. 1: 2
C. 2: 3
D. 3: 2
43. In a mixture of three varieties of tea, the ratio of their weights is 4: 5: 8. If 5 kg tea of the first variety, 10 kg tea
of the second variety and some quantity of tea of the third variety are added to the mixture, the ratio of the
weights of three varieties of tea becomes as 5: 7: 9. In the final mixture, the quantity (in kg) of the third variety
of tea was:
A. 42
B. 45
C. 48
D. 40
44. Three vessels whose capacities are 3: 2: 1 are completely filled with milk mixed with water. The ratio of milk and
1 1 1
water in the mixture of vessels are 5: 2, 4: 1 and 4: 1 respectively. Taking of first, of second and of third
3 2 7
mixtures, a new mixture kept in a new vessel is prepared. The percentage of water in the new mixture is:
A. 28
B. 32
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C. 30
D. 24
45. Three glasses of equal volume contains acid mixed with water. The ratio of acid and water are 2: 3, 3: 4 and 4: 5
respectively. Contents of these glasses are poured in a large vessel. The ratio of acid and water in the large
vessel is:
A. 411: 540
B. 401: 544
C. 417: 564
D. 407: 560
46. 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 the rate of Rs. 55 per kg. The profit percent
is:
A. 50
B. 30
C. 40
D. 20
47. A vessel contains 60 liters of milk. 12 liters of milk is taken out from it and replaced by water. Then again from
mixture, 12 liters is again taken out and replaced by water. The ratio of milk and water in the resultant mixture
is:
A. 15: 10
B. 16: 9
C. 9: 5
D. 16: 10
48. Three containers whose volumes are in the ratio of 2: 3: 4 are full of mixture of spirit and water. In the 1 st
container, the ratio of spirit and water is 4: 1, in the 2 nd container the ratio is 11: 4 and in the 3 rd container ratio
is 7: 3. All the three mixtures are mixed in a big container. The ratio of spirit and water in the resultant mixture
is :
A. 4: 9
B. 11: 4
C. 5: 10
D. 9: 5
49. In two types of brass, the ratios of copper to zinc are 8: 3 and 15: 7 respectively. If the two types of brass be
melted and mixed in the ratio 5: 2 a new type of brass is obtained. The ratio of copper to zinc in this new type of
brass is:
A. 3: 2
B. 2: 3
C. 3: 4
D. 5: 2
50. There are three bottles of mixture of syrup and water of ratios 2: 3, 3: 4 and 7: 5. 10 liters of the first and 21
liters of the second bottles are taken. How much quantity from third bottle is to be taken so that final mixture
from three bottles will be of ratios 1: 1.
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A. 25 liters
B. 20 liters
C. 35 liters
D. 30 liters
51. The annual income of A and B are in the ratio 4: 3 and ratio of their expenditures is 3: 2. If each of them saves
Rs.600 in the year, the annual income of A is:
A. Rs.4800
B. Rs.1800
C. Rs.1200
D. Rs.2400
52. Between two consecutive years my income are in the ratio of 2: 3 and expenses in the ratio 5: 9. If my income in
the second year is Rs.45000 and my expenses in the first year is Rs.25000 my total saving for the two years is :
A. Nil
B. Rs.15000
C. Rs.10000
D. Rs.5000
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53. The income of A, B and C are in the ratio 7: 9: 12 and their spending are in the ratio 8: 9: 15. If A saves th of his
4
income, then the savings of A, B and C are in the ratio of :
A. 56: 99: 69
B. 69: 56: 99
C. 99: 56: 69
D. 99: 69: 56
54. A person bought some rice and wheat for Rs.380. The ratio of weight of rice and wheat is 4: 3 and the price of
equal amount of rice and wheat is in the ratio 5: 6. The rice was bought of worth:
A. Rs.380
B. Rs.300
C. Rs.200
D. Rs.180
55. A’s income is Rs. 140 more than B’s income and C’s income is Rs. 80 more than D’s. If the ratio of A’s and C’s
incomes is 2: 3 and the ratio of B’s and D’s incomes is 1: 2, then the incomes of A, B, C and D are respectively.
A. Rs. 260, Rs. 120, Rs. 320 and Rs. 240
B. Rs. 300, Rs. 160, Rs. 600 and Rs. 520
C. Rs. 400, Rs. 260, Rs. 600 and Rs. 520
D. Rs. 320, Rs. 180, Rs. 480 and Rs. 360
56. If 378 coins consist of rupees, 50 paise and 25 paise coins, whose values are in the ratio of 13: 11: 7, the number
of 50 paise coins will be :
A. 132
B. 128
C. 136
D. 133
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57. In a bag, there are three types of coins- 1-rupee, 50 paise and 25-paise in the ratio of 3: 8: 20. Their total value is
Rs.372. The total number of coins is:
A. 1200
B. 961
C. 744
D. 612
58. The salaries of A, B and C are in the ratio 1: 3: 4. If the salaries are increased by 5%, 10% and 15% respectively,
then the increased salaries will be in the ratio:
A. 20: 66: 95
B. 21: 66: 96
C. 21: 66: 92
D. 19: 66: 92
59. Three persons A, B and C whose salaries together amount to Rs.72000 spend 80, 85 and 75 percent of their
salaries respectively. If their savings are in the ratio 8: 9: 20, then A’s salary is :
A. Rs.20,000
B. Rs.16,000
C. Rs.22,000
D. Rs.18,000
1 1 1
60. By mistake, instead of dividing Rs.117 among A, B and C in the ratio : : it was divided in the ratio of 2: 3: 4.
2 3 4
Who gains the most and by how much?
A. A, Rs.28
B. B, Rs.3
C. C, Rs.20
D. C, Rs.25
2 2
61. Rs.600 are divided among A, B and C so that Rs.40 more than of A’s share, Rs.20 more than of B’s share and
5 7
9
Rs.10 more than of C’s share are all equal. A’s share is:
17
A. Rs.180
B. Rs.160
C. Rs.150
D. Rs.140
62. A sum of Rs.86,700 is to be divided among A, B and C in such a manner that for every rupee that A gets, B gets
90 paise and for every rupee that B gets, C gets 100 paise. B’s share will be:
A. Rs.26,010
B. Rs.27,000
C. Rs.28,000
D. Rs.28,090
63. Rs.180 are to be divided among 66 persons (men and women). The ratio of the total amount of money received
by men and women is 5: 4. But the ratio of the money received by each man and women is 3: 2. The number of
men is:
A. 20
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B. 24
C. 30
D. 36
64. Same quantity of rice is required for each member of a family of 15 members. On a particular day, due to the
absence of some member of the family, the consumption of rice was reduced in the ratio 5: 3. The number of
members absent on that day was:
A. 3
B. 6
C. 8
D. 9
65. The ratio of the first and second class train fares between two stations is 3: 1 and that of the numbers of
passengers travelling between the two stations by first and second classes is 1: 50. If on a particular day, Rs.
1,325 are collected from passengers travelling between the two stations, then the amount collected from the
second class passengers is:
A. Rs.1,250
B. Rs.1,000
C. Rs.850
D. Rs.750
66. A person ordered 4 shirt of brand A and some shirts of brand B. The price of one shirt of brand A was twice that
of brand B. When the order was executed, it was found that the numbers of the two brands has been
interchanged. This increased the bill by 40%. The ratio of the number of brand A shirt to that of brand B shirt in
the original order was
A. 1: 2
B. 1: 3
C. 1: 4
D. 1: 5
67. A policeman starts to chase a thief. When the thief goes 10 steps the policeman moves 8 steps. 5 steps of the
policeman is equal to 7 steps of the thief. The ratio of the speeds of the policeman and the thief is
A. 25: 28
B. 25: 26
C. 28: 25
D. 56: 25
68. In a cricket match there are three types of tickets say A, B and C each costing Rs.1000, Rs. 500 and 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 2.5 Crore. Find the total number of tickets sold?
A. 56000
B. 48000
C. 50000
D. 52000
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69. Two cogged wheels of which one has 32 cogs and other has 54 cogs, work into each other. If the latter
turns 80 times in three quarters of a minute, how often does the former turn in 8 seconds?
A. 48
B. 135
C. 24
D. None of these
70. In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates was 3:1. If 80 less had
applied and 40 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates would have been 4:1. How
many candidates had applied for the process?
A. 480
B. 960
C. 240
D. 1440
71. Half the girls and one-third of the boys of a college reside in the hostel. What fractional part of the
student body is hostel dwellers If the total number of girls in the college is 100 and is one-fourth of the
total strength?
A. Two-fifths
B. Five-twelfths
C. One-fifth
D. Three-eighths
72. When a bus started from the first stop, the number of male passengers to the number of female
passengers was 3:1. At the first stop, 16 passengers got down and 6 more female passengers got in.
The ratio of male to female passengers now became 2:1. What was the total number of passengers in
the bus when it started from the first stop?
A. 64
B. 48
C. 54
D. 72
73. To win an election, a candidate needs three-fourths of the votes cast. If, after two-thirds of the votes
have been counted, a candidates has five-sixths of what he needs, then what part of the remaining
ratio does he still need?
A. One-eighth
B. One-tenth
C. One-fourth
D. Three-eights
74. A contractor employed 25 labourers on a job. He was paid Rs.275 for the work. After retaining 20 per
cent of this sum, he distributed the remaining amount amongst the labourers. If the number of men to
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women labourers was in the ratio 2:3 and their wages in the ratio 5:4, what wages did a woman
labourer get?
A. Rs.10
B. Rs.8
C. Rs.12
D. Rs.15
75. Railway fares of 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes between two stations were in the ratio of 8:6:3. The fares of
1st and 2nd class were subsequently reduced by 1/6 and 1/12, respectively. If during a year, the ratio
between the passengers of 1st 2nd and 3rd classes was 9:12:26 and total amount collected by the sale
of tickets was Rs.1088, then find the collection from the passengers of 1st class.
A. Rs.260
B. Rs.280
C. Rs.300
D. Rs.320
76. At the start of a seminar, the ratio of the number of male participants to the number of female
participants was 3:1. During the tea break, 16 male participants left and 6 more female participants
registered. The ratio of the male to the female participants became 2:1. The total number of
participants at the start of the seminar was:
A. 112
B. 48
C. 54
D. 72
77. There are a total of 43800 students in 4 schools of a city. Half the number of students of the first
school, two-third of the second, three-Fourth of the third and four-fifth of the fourth are all equal.
What is the ratio of the number of students of A to D, if A, B, C and D be the first, second, third and
fourth schools, respectively?
A. 8:5
B. 1:3
C. 2:3
D. 7:9
78. Two Companies A and B quote for a tender. On the tender opening day, A realizes that the two quotes
are in the ratio 7:4 and hence decreases its price during negotiations to make it Rs.1lakh lower than B’s
quoted price. B then realises that the final quotes of the two were in the ratio 3:4. By how much did A
decrease its price in order to win the bid?
A. Rs.7Lakhs
B. Rs.4Lakhs
C. Rs.9Lakhs
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D. None of these
79. A Factory employs skilled workers, unskilled workers and Clerks in the proportion 8:5:1 and the wage
of a skilled worker, an unskilled worker and a clerk are in ratio 5:2:3. When 20 unskilled workers are
employed, the total daily wages of all amount to Rs.3180. Find the daily wages paid to each category of
employees.
A. 2100, 800, 280
B. 2400, 480, 300
C. 2400, 600, 180
D. 2200, 560, 420
80. From a number of mangoes, a man sells half the number of existing Mangoes Plus 1 to the first
customer, then sells one-third of the remaining number of mangoes Plus 1 to second customer, then
one-fourth of the remaining number of mangoes Plus 1 to the third customer and one fifth of the
remaining number of mangoes Plus 1 to the fourth customer. He then finds that he does not have any
mango left. How many mangoes did he have originally?
A. 12
B. 14
C. 15
D. 13
81. In a cricket match. Team A scored 232 runs without losing a wicket. The score consisted of byes, wides
and runs scored by two opening batsman: Ram and Shyam. The runs scored by the two batsmen are 26
time wides. There are 8 more byes than wides. If the ratio of the runs scored by Ram and Shyam is 6:7,
then the runs scored by Ram is:
A. 88
B. 96
C. 102
D. 112
82. A, B, C, D and E starts a partnership firm. Capital Contributed by A is three times that contributed by D.
E contributes half of A’s contribution, B contributes one-third of E’s contribution and C contributes
two-third of A’s contribution. If the difference between the combined shares of A, D and E and the
combined shares of B and C in the total profit of the firm is Rs.13500, what is the combined share of B,
C and E? (The shares are supposed to be proportional to the contributions)
A. Rs.13500
B. Rs.18000
C. Rs.19750
D. Rs.20250
83. An alloy A contains two elements, Copper and Tin in the ratio of 2:3, whereas an alloy B Contains the
same elements in the ratio of 3:4. If 20kg of alloy A, 28 kg of alloy B and some more pure Copper are
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mixed to form a third alloy C which now contains Copper and Tin in the ratio 6:7, then what is the
quantity of pure Copper mixed in the alloy C?
A. 3 kg
B. 4 kg
C. 5 kg
D. 7 kg
84. A gentleman left a sum of Rs.39000 to be distributed after his death among his widow, five sons and
four daughters. If each son receives 3 times as much as a daughter receives, and each daughter
receives twice as much as their mother receives, then what is the widow’s share?
A. Rs.1000
B. Rs.1200
C. Rs.1500
D. None of the above
85. The age of a woman is a two-digit integer. On reversing this integer, the new integer is the age of her
husband who is elder to her. The difference between their age is one-eleventh of their sum. What is
the difference between their ages?
A. 8 years
B. 9 years
C. 10 years
D. 11 years
86. The cost of a diamond varies directly as the square of its weight. A Diamond broke into four pieces with
their weights in the ratio of 1:2:3:4. If the loss in total value of the Diamond was Rs.70000. What was
the price of the original diamond?
A. Rs.1,00,000
B. Rs.1,40,000
C. Rs.1,50,000
D. Rs.1,75,000
87. Mixture of milk and water has been kept in two separate containers. Ratio of milk to water in one of
the container is 5:1 and that in the other container is 7:2. In what ratio should the mixtures of these
two containers be added together so that quantity of milk in the new mixture may become 80%?
A. 3:2
B. 2:3
C. 4:5
D. None of these
88. Two vessels contain mixtures of milk and water in the ratio of 8:1 and 1:5 respectively. The contents of
both of these are mixed in a specific ratio into a third vessel. How much mixture must be drawn from
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second vessel to fill the third vessel (Capacity 26 gallons) completely in order that the resulting mixture
may be half milk and half water?
A. 12 gallons
B. 14 gallons
C. 10 gallons
D. 13 gallons
89. The speed of a railway engine is 42 kmph when no compartment is attached, and the reduction in
speed is directly proportional to the square root of the number of compartments attached. If the
speed of the train carried by this engine is 24 kmph when 9 compartments are attached, the maximum
number of compartments that can be carried by the engine is
A. 49
B. 48
C. 46
D. 47
90. A servant is paid a total of rupees 100 and a turban for a full year’s service. If the servant works for only
9 months and received in return Rs. 65 and the turban, what is the value of the turban?
A. Rs. 9
B. Rs. 10
C. Rs. 40
D. Rs. 50
91. Two candles of the same height are lighted at the same time. The first is consumed in 3 hrs and second
in 1 hrs. Assuming that each candle burns at a constant rate. In how many hour after being lighted, the
ratio between the first and second candles become 1:2.
A. 12 min
B. 24 min
C. 30 min
D. 36 min
92. Akash and Anup have 5 chocolates and 3 chocolates with them respectively. Meanwhile Puneet joined
them and all 8 chocolates were distributed equally among all these three people. In turn Puneet gave
Rs. 16 to Akash and Anup, since Puneet did not has any chocolate. What is the difference of amounts
received by Akash and Anup? Given that the amount was shared in proportion of chocolates received
by Puneet.
A. Rs. 8
B. Rs. 12
C. Rs. 14
D. Rs. 15
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93. Sometimes ago in INOX Cinema a blockbuster movie was released. Due to excessive demand of the
movie, manager of the INOX Cinema increased the prices of tickets in all the three categories. 25% in
first class, 12.5% in special class and 40% in balcony. If the collection of one show was rupees 218925,
then find the collection from the balcony only given that the ratio of price of ticket (increased price) for
first class, special class and balcony is 5:9:14?
A. 109462.5
B. 58800
C. 14400
D. Data insufficient
94. Popatlal purchased a 40 seater bus. He started his services on route no. 8 (from Ajabpur to Gajabpur
with route length of 50 km). His profit (P) from the bus depends upon the number of passengers over a
certain minimum number of passengers ‘n’ and upon the distance travelled by bus. His profit is Rs.
3600 with 29 passengers in the bus for a journey of 36 km and Rs. 6300 when there are 36 passengers
travelled for 42 km. What is the minimum number of passengers are required so that he will not suffer
any loss?
A. 12
B. 20
C. 18
D. 15
95. The Duration of a railway journey varies as the distance and inversely as the velocity. The velocity varies directly
as the square root of the quantity of coal used, and inversely as the number carriages in the train. In a journey of
50 km in half an hour with 18 carriages, 100 kg of coal is required. How much coal will be consumed in a journey
of 42 km in 28 minutes with 16 carriages?
A. 64 kg
B. 49 kg
C. 25 kg
D. 36 kg
96. A naughty student breaks the pencil in such a way that the ratio of two broken parts is same as that of the
original length of the pencil to one of the larger part of the pencil. The ratio of the other part to the original
length of pencil is:
A. 1 : 2√2
B. 2 : (3+√5)
C. 2 : √5
D. Cannot be determined
97. Railway fares of 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes between two stations were in the ratio of 8:6:3. The fares of 1 st and 2nd
class were subsequently reduced by 1/6 and 1/12 respectively. If during a year, the ratio between the
passengers of 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes was 9:12:26 and total amount collected by the sale of tickets was Rs 1088,
then find the collection from the passengers of 1st class.
A. Rs. 260
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B. Rs. 280
C. Rs. 300
D. Rs. 320
98. Suppose C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5 are five companies. The profits made by C1, C2 and C3 are in the ratio 9: 10: 8
while the profits made by C2, C4 and C5 are in the ratio 18:19:20. If C5 has made a profit of Rs 19 Crore more
than C1, then the total profit (in Rs) Made by all five companies is
A. ₹438 Crore
B. ₹435 Crore
C. ₹348 Crore
D. ₹345 Crore
99. Assume that the rate of consumption of coal by a locomotive engine varies as the square of its speed and is
1000 kg per hour when the speed is 60 kmph, when in motion. If coal costs the railway company Rs 15 per 100
kg and if the other expenses of running the train is Rs 12 per hour, Find a formula for the cost in paise per
kilometre when the speed is S km per hour.
A. (1200/S)+(25S^2/6)
B. (1200/S)+(5S^2/18)
C. (1200/S)+(25S/6)
D. None
100. A, B, C and D are four friends living in a room. A bought some sweet and went to the room. He found no
one is in the room. He then divided the sweets into four parts and ate one part. After that B came to the room
they then divided the remaining sweets into four parts at one part each. After that C came to the room, now
together they divided the remaining sweets into four parts and ate their parts. After that D came now together
they divided the sweets into four parts and finished the sweets. D ate 6 sweets only. Then how many sweets
does A eat?
A. 142
B. 144
C. 146
D. 150
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Answer key:-
1 A 2 C 3 B
4 B 5 C 6 A
7 B 8 C 9 C
10 C 11 A 12 A
13 B 14 D 15 C
16 B 17 C 18 A
19 A 20 C 21 C
22 D 23 D 24 C
25 B 26 C 27 C
28 D 29 C 30 A
31 A 32 C 33 C
34 B 35 D 36 D
37 D 38 A 39 C
40 A 41 D 42 D
43 B 44 D 45 B
46 C 47 B 48 B
49 D 50 D 51 D
52 D 53 A 54 C
55 C 56 A 57 B
58 C 59 B 60 D
61 C 62 B 63 C
64 D 65 A 66 B
67 C 68 C 69 C
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70 A 71 D 72 A
73 D 74 B 75 D
76 A 77 A 78 B
79 C 80 B 81 B
B
82 83 B 84 A
85 B 86 A 87 B
B
88 89 B 90 C
91 D 92 B 93 D
D
94 95 A 96 B
97 D 98 A 99 C
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