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1. If a : b = 2 : 3 and c : d = 5a : 3b, then 2c : 5d is 6. If (2P + Q) : (Q + R) = (Q – P) : (Q – R) = 4 :

equal to 3, then what is the value of P : Q : R?
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 10 : 9 (a) 8 : 12 : 9 (b) 4 : 3 : 5
(c) 4 : 9 (d) 9 : 10 (c) 5 : 7 : 8 (d) 4 : 6 : 9
A B 7 B C 7 C D 3 a c 2 e3
2. , , 7. If : : 16, then find the value of
A B 3 B C 1 C D 1 b d2 f 3
Then A : C : D = ?
a 2 c 4 e6 b2 d4 f 6
(a) 10 : 8 : 3
(b) 20 : 8 : 3 b2 d 4 f 6 a2 c 4 e6
(c) 20 : 6 : 3 (a) 257/15 (b) 256/16
(d) 10 : 6 : 3 (c) 257/16 (d) 256/15

3. If 30% of the water from the bucket A is added to 8. If x is the mean proportional between 39 and 156
bucket B find out the ratio between bucket A, B and y is the third proportional to 24 and 36. then
and C, if the water in bucket B increases by 40% 6x : 13y = ?
and A : C = 8 : 7? (a) 3 : 2 (b) 4 : 9
(a) 2 : 3 : 7 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 4
(b) 5 : 8 : 7
(c) 6 : 7 : 8 9. A number is divided into three parts in the ratio of
(d) 8 : 6 : 7 8 : 12 : 5. 12 is added to the first part, 18 is
subtracted from the second part and the third part
4. a : (b + c) = 1 : 3, c : (a + b) = 5 : 7. Find is increased by 20% thus making the ratio 10 : 9 :
6 what is the new number?
3b a (a) 150 (b) 168
:
c a b c (c) 156 (d) 180
(a) 3 3 : 2 (b) 4 2 : 9
10. One bacterium split into eight bacteria to the next
(c) 6 5 :1 (d) 3 2 : 5 generation. But due to environmental condition,
only 50% remains and the remaining 50% dies
5. If x and y are two numbers having opposite after producing the next generation if the 7th
signs and x² : y² = 16 : 81, then what is the generation number is 4096 million, then find the
value of 3x + 4y/2x – 3y ? number for the first generation.
(a) 12/25 (b) –27/40 (a) 2 million (b) 4 million
(c) –24/35 (d) 48/35 (c) 1 million (d) 8 million

Answer Key
1. (c) 3. (d) 5. (c) 7. (c) 9. (a)
2. (c) 4. (a) 6. (a) 8. (c) 10. (c)
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1. Out of 120 application for a post, 70 are male and parts are increased by 10, then what will be the
80 have a driving licence. What is the ratio respective ratio between the sum of old numbers
between the minimum to maximum number of and new numbers?
males having driving licence. (a) 75 : 87 (b) 73 : 87
(a) 3 : 7 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 77 : 87 (d) 71 : 87
(c) 5 : 7 (d) 2 : 3 7. Ram, Shyam and Raman, get their salary in the
2. In a proportion, the product of the first and fourth ratio 3 : 5 : 7. If Ram and Shyam get Rs.2000 after
terms is 70 and that of the second and third terms 25%canteen expenses been cut from their salary.
is 3.5y. The value of y is: How much money Raman will get if he doesn’t
(a) 17 (b) 20 eat canteen food.
(c) 15 (d) 22 (a) 2666.6 (b) 3000
3. The ratio of the price of a mobile and a speaker is (c) 2333.1 (d) 2000
5 : 2. The average price of two mobiles and a 8. The ratio of the number of employees (male and
speaker is Rs 2000. The total sum of the price of 3 female) in offices A and B is 2 : 3. The ratio of the
mobile and 2 speakers is- female employees in A and B is 1 : 2, and the
(a) 8500 (b) 9500 ratio of the female employees in A to the total
(c) 7500 (d) 9400 employees in A is 1 : 3. What is the ratio of the
4. If the ratios of a number ‘t’ and a number three male employees in A and B?
less than the number ‘t’ is compounded with a (a) 4 : 5 (b) 6 : 7
number 5 more than the number ‘t’ to the number (c) 3 : 2 (d) 5 : 6
‘t’ the resulting ratio is 4 : 3 then what is the value 9. The ratio of two numbers is 4 : 5. If one is
of t? subtracted from the first number, and two is added
(a) 25 (b) 27 to the second number, then the ratio becomes
(c) 26 (d) 28 3 : 4. What will be the ratio when eight and four
5. There are six parameters a, b, c, d, e, f that are are respectively, added to the first and the second
related as follows: a varies as the square root of b; number?
b varies as the cube of c; c varies as the fourth (a) 2 : 3 (b) 8 : 9
root of d; d varies as the square of e and e varies (c) 6 : 7 (d) 1 : 5
as the cube root of ‘f’. If ‘a’ varies as the nth 10. In a school ratio of number of teachers, boys and
power of ‘f’, then find the value of n. girls was 1 : 7 : 5. When 8 new teachers join the
(a) 2 (b) 1/2 school and 9 girls left the school, the ratio of
(c) 1/3 (d) 1/4 teacher to student becomes 1 : 7. Find the number
6. A number is divided into two parts in the ratio of of remaining girls in school.
5:6 respectively. The sum of 60 percent of first (a) 49 (b) 91
part and 50 percent of second part is 84. If both (c) 56 (d) 41

Answer Key
1. (a) 3. (b) 5. (d) 7. (c) 9. (b)
2. (b) 4. (b) 6. (c) 8. (a) 10. (c)
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1. A : B – C = 2 : 3, C : A + B =1 : 2, A + B + C = 7. Abhishek bought three times as many ball point

3000, C = ? pens as fountain pens and spent a total amount of
(a) 1000 (b) 1500 Rs.1440. He spent Rs.840 more on fountain pens
(c) 2000 (d) 1300 than on ball point pens. If a fountain pen costs
Rs.52 more than a ball point pen then find number
2. (a + b) : (b + c) : (c + a) = 5 : 7 : 6 2a – 3b + 4c = of a ball point pen?
66, 4a + 2b – 3c = ? (a) 45 (b) 60
(a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 75 (d) 90
(c) 20 (d) None
8. An engine can move at the speed of 20/3 m/s
3. A : B = 2 : 5, B : C = 4 : 3, 2A : 3B : 4C = ? without any wagon attached. Reduction in the
(a) 8 : 15 : 15 (b) 4 : 15 : 15 speed of the train is directly proportional to the
(c) 7 : 13 : 13 (d) 4 : 15 : 17 square root of the number of wagons attached to
the engine. When there are only 4 wagons
4. If (a + b) : (b + c) : (c + a) = 7 : 4 : 5 and a + b attached its speed is (50/9) m/s. The greatest
+ c = 16, then (a²+ b² + c²) : (ab + bc + ca) is number of wagons with which the engine can
equal to: move is?
(a) 24 : 17 (b) 26 : 19 (a) 144 (b) 143
(c) 27 : 20 (d) 23 : 15 (c) 12 (d) 63

5. If a number of pens and pencils are bought in the 9. If b is the mean proportion to a and c with a
ratio of 5 : 3, then Ashok has to pay Rs.44. If the 2
ratio is changed as 3 : 5, then he has to pay Rs.36. common ratio 3 then (a-b)3 : (b-c)3 is
3
Find the ratio of the price of one pen to one
pencil. (a) 3 : 2 (b) 1 : 1
(a) 5 : 3 (b) 7 : 3 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 1 : 2
(c) 8 : 5 (d) 7 : 4
1 5
10. A : B = 50% : 37.5%, B : C = 33 % : 55 %,
6. The ratio of boys to girls in class A is 2 : 5. Ratio 3 9
of boys to girls in class B is 7 : 4. Which of the A:B:C=?
following can’t be the ratio of girls to boys in (a) 6 : 4 : 8
class A and B together? (b) 6 : 8 : 9
(a) 5 : 8 (b) 1 : 1 (c) 8 : 6 : 10
(c) 7 : 15 (d) 4 : 5 (d) 4 : 6 : 8

Answer Key
1. (a) 3. (b) 5. (b) 7. (b) 9. (a)
2. (a) 4. (b) 6. (c) 8. (b) 10. (c)
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x y z 6. The ratio of A and B is 2 : 3, and B is 8 more than

1. x : y : z = 0.5 : 0.666…….: 0.75, : : ? A. If a certain number k is added to each of A and
y z x
B, then the ratio becomes 7 : 9. The value of k is:
(a) 27 : 32 : 54 (a) 10 (b) 8
3 8 2 (c) 12 (d) 16
(b) : :
4 9 3
3 9 2 7. If (a + b) : (b + c) : (c + a) = 15 : 14 : 11, and a + b
(c) : :
4 8 3 + c = 40, then what is the value of (3a + b – 4c)?
(d) 27 : 54 : 32 (a) 18 (b) 17
(c) 15 (d) 14
2. A : B = x : 8, B : C = 12 : z, A : C = 2 : 1, x : z = ?
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 2 a b c
8. If then a/d in terms of b and c is
(c) 4 : 3 (d) 3 : 4 b c d
equal to:
3. If A : B = 1.2 : 2.5 and B : C = 1 : 1.4. What is A : b
3
b
2

B : C? (a) (b)
c c
(a) 1.2 : 2.5 : 4 15 0.5
(b) 3 : 5 : 4 b b
(c) (d)
(c) 6 : 15 : 35 c c
(d) 12 : 25 : 35
9. It is decided by A, B & C that they will pay hotel
4. A, B and C are three boxes containing marbles in bill in 4:5:6 resp. But A, B & C paid Rs.116,
the ratio 3 : 5 : 7 and the total number of marbles Rs.175 & Rs.159 resp. then how much money A
is 150. If 12 marbles are transferred from A to B & C should return to B?
and 8 marbles are transferred from B to C, then (a) 10 (b) 40
the new ratio of the marbles A : B : C is : (c) 25 (d) 15
(a) 9 : 13 : 3 (b) 3 : 9 : 13
(c) 3 : 13 : 9 (d) 13 : 3 : 9 10. The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 5. If eight is added
to the first, and seven to the second, then the ratio
5. If (11a³ – 15b³):(10a³ + 4b³) = 5:7, then (9a + 5b): becomes 2 : 3. What will be the ratio become if
(5a – 3b) is equal to: six is added to each?
(a) 10 : 7 (b) 13 : 5 (a) 7 : 9 (b) 5 : 9
(c) 15 : 4 (d) 14 : 9 (c) 5 : 7 (d) 9 : 14

Answer Key
1. (a) 3. (d) 5. (c) 7. (d) 9. (c)
2. (c) 4. (b) 6. (c) 8. (a) 10. (d)
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1. If (a + b – c) : (b + c – a) : (a + c – b) = 5 : 6 : 7, 6. If (a + b) : (b + c) : (c + a) = 5 : 7 : 6 and 2a – 3b +
then find a : b : c. 4c = 66, then value of c will be?
(a) 12 : 13 : 11 (b) 12 : 11 : 13 (a) 12 (b) 18
(c) 13 : 12 : 11 (d) 13 : 11 : 12 (c) 24 (d) 132/7
7. On the whole surface of earth the ratio of land and
2. The ratio of man’s age to his father’s age is 4 : 5, water is 1 : 2. The ratio of land and water in
and the ratio of his age to his son’s age is 6 : 1. northern hemisphere is 2 : 7. In half of the regions
Four years ago these ratios were 11 : 14 and 11 : of southern hemisphere the ratio of land and water
1, respectively. The ratio of the age of the is 3 : 2. Then find the ratio of water: land on the
grandfather to that of the grandson 12 years from other half of the southern hemisphere :
now will be: (a) 32 : 13 (b) 22 : 13
(a) 12 : 5 (b) 14 : 3 (c) 13 : 32 (d) 28 : 13
(c) 18 : 5 (d) 18 : 7
8. Mrs. Giri purchased one dozen bangles. One day
3. If 2x + 1, x + 2, 2 and 5 are in proportion, then she slipped on the floor and fell down. What
what is the mean proportional between 3.5(1 – x) cannot be the ratio of broken to unbroken
and 8(1 + x)? bangles?
(a) 5.5 (b) 5.25 (a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 3
(c) 4.25 (d) 4.5 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 1 : 5

4. The ratio of incomes of A and B is 5 : 4 and the 9. If 10 : 13 is the ratio of present age of A and B
ratio of their expenditures is 6 : 5. If the ratio of respectively and 8:15 is the ratio between A’s age
their savings is 7 : 5, then what percentage of his 10 years ago and B’s age 10 years hence. Then
income does B save? what will be the ratio of A’s age 10 years hence
(a) 16.66 (b) 20 and B’s age 10 years ago?
(c) 25 (d) 33.33 (a) 12 : 11 (b) 12 : 15
(c) 8 : 11 (d) 6 : 8
5. Tom and Harry had some chocolates with them. If
Harry gives 70% of his chocolates to Tom, the 10. A sum of Rs.476 has been distributed among 30
ratio of number of chocolates with them got people consisting of men, women and children.
reversed. If Harry had x more chocolates than tom The total amount given to men, woman and child
initially, then what percent of x does Harry had at are in the ratio 24 : 35 : 60. The ratio of amount of
the end? 1 man, 1 woman, 1 child is 6 : 7 : 10. Find, what
(a) 35% (b) 42.8% each man, woman and child receives (in Rs.)?
(c) 57.14% (d) 71.4% (a) 12, 14, 20 (b) 10, 12, 14
(c) 16, 20, 24 (d) 10, 15, 20

Answer Key
1. (b) 3. (b) 5. (b) 7. (c) 9. (a)
2. (c) 4. (c) 6. (c) 8. (c) 10. (a)
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1. There are 90 students in a hostel. Due to new 6 The ratio of two numbers a and b is 7:15,
admissions, 30 new students join the mess and the respectively their least common multiple is 840.
daily expenses of the mess increases by Rs.560. What is (b+a): (b-a) ?
While the average expenditure per head (a) 7 : 11 (b) 15 : 4
diminishes by Rs.10. What was the original daily (c) 11 : 4 (d) 15 : 11
expenditure (in Rs.) of the mess? 2
(a) 4,280 (b) 5,280 7. The price of sugar is increased by 16 %. If the
3
(c) 3,680 (d) 4,980 expenditure is not allowed to increase, the ratio
2. x, y and z are three positive numbers such that y is between the reduction in consumption and the
4/5 times of x and z is 5/8 times of y. If the original consumption is:
average of reciprocals of the numbers x, y and z is (a) 1 : 7 (b) 1 : 3
17/240 , then the average of 3 times of x and 5 (c) 1 : 5 (d) 1 : 4
times of y will be : 8. The amount of money Shyam spends on food is
(a) 70 (b) 60 directly proportional to the square of date during
(c) 40 (d) 45 march, he spend Rs 339 on food on 7 and 8th
3. A sum of Rs.x is divided among A, B and C such march. How much will he spend on food in last 3
that the ratio of the shares of A and C is 8 : 7 and days of march?
that of B and C is 3 : 2. If the difference between (a) 8106 (b) 7204
the shares of A and B is Rs.240, then what is the (c) 3032 (d) 5214
value of x ? 9. The ratio of Rocky’s and Raga’s income last year
(a) 254 (b) 2580 was 10 : 3. The sum of Rocky’s and Raga’s
(c) 2490 (d) 2448 present income is Rs 5124. Raga’s income last
4. Two numbers A and B are in the ratio 13 : 17. If year was_____. The ratio of Rocky’s this year
A is increased by 15% and B is increased by 30%, income and last year income is 6 : 5 and the ratio
then the new ratio of A to B will be: of Raga’s this year income and last year income is
(a) 21 : 29 (b) 21 : 31 2 : 3?
(c) 23 : 34 (d) 23 : 33 (a) 1020 (b) 1098
5. A, B, C and D are four positive numbers such that (c) 1198 (d) 1018
A is ¾ times of B, B is 4/5 times of C, and C is 10. Apple costs L rupees per kg for first 30kg and Q
3/8 times of D. If the average of 4 times of A and rupees per Kg for each additional kilogram. If the
7 times of D is 316, then the average of all the price of 33kg is 11.67 and for 36 kgs of apple is
four numbers A, B, C and D is: 12.48 then the cost of first 10kg of apples is?
(a) 36 (b) 38 (a) 3.62 (b) 10.53
(c) 28 (d) 34 (c) 11.7 (d) 28.1

Answer Key
1. (b) 3. (d) 5. (b) 7. (a) 9. (b)
2. (a) 4. (c) 6. (c) 8. (a) 10. (a)
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1. A, B, C and D invest in a business in the ratio of

3:6:2:5 respectively. But the capital was utilised in 7. The age of a woman is a two-digit integer. On
the proportion 5: 3 : 2 : 6 respectively. What is the reversing this integer, the new integer is the age of
difference between the shares (in Rs.) of A and C her husband who is elder to her. The difference
out of a profit of Rs. 50,250? between their ages is one-eleventh of their sum.
(a) 5,280 (b) 8,520 What is the difference between their ages?
(c) 8,250 (d) 5,820 (a) 8 years (b) 9 years
(c) 10 years (d) 11 years
2. If one is subtracted from each of the numerator
and denominator of a fraction, it becomes 1/4. If 5 8. There are 2 classes A and B. If 10 students leave
is added to each of the numerator and class A and join class B, then the ratio of the
denominator, the fraction becomes 1/2. The number of students in class A and class B would
difference between 11 times the numerator and 3 reverse. Find the difference in the numbers of
times the denominator of the original fraction is : students in class A and class B.
(a) 4 (b) 5 (a) 5 (b) 10
(c) 7 (d) 6 (c) 15 (d) 20
4 2 4
3. 44 %A 66 %B 28 %C, A : B : C ? 9. The value of a bar of gold weighing 400 gm,
9 3 7 varies inversely with the square root of the
(a) 9 :14 : 6 (b) 9 : 6 : 14 fraction of impurities in it. If the value of a bar
(c) 6 : 8 : 13 (d) 14 : 6 : 9 containing 25 gms of impurities is Rs. 45000, how
A B many gms of pure gold is there in a bar costing
4. A : B : C = 0.3 : 0.04 : 0.005, ? Rs. 90000?
B C
(a) 12.5 (b) 387.5
(a) 58 : 9 (b) 68 : 9
(c) 375 (d) 393.75
(c) 78 : 9 (d) 61 : 9
10. The number of boys in a school was 30 more than
10%A 20%B
5. 0.45 A = 0.36 B = 0.63 C, ? the number of girls. Subsequently, a few more
5%C 10%A girls joined the same school. Consequently, the
(a) 47 : 17 (b) 49 : 17 ratio of boys and girls became 3 : 5. Find the
(c) 53 : 17 (d) None of these minimum number of girls who joined
subsequently.
6. (x + y – z) : (y + z – x) : (x + z – y) = 5 : 6 : 7, x : (a) 31 (b) 51
y:z=? (c) 52 (d) 55
(a) 12 : 13 : 11 (b) 12 : 11 : 13
(c) 13 : 12 : 11 (d) 13 : 11 : 12

Answer Key
1. (c) 3. (b) 5. (d) 7. (b) 9. (d)
2. (b) 4. (b) 6. (b) 8. (b) 10. (c)
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1. A stall sells popcorns and chips in packets three 5. The expenditure in a hostel is partly variable, and
sizes: large, super, and jumbo packets. The directly proportional to the number of students,
numbers of large, super and jumbo in its stocks rest being a fixed amount. If the expenditure were
are in the ratio 7 : 17 : 16 for popcorn and 6 : 15 : Rs.8400 for 120 students and Rs.10000 for Rs.150
14 for chips. If the total number of popcorn students, what would be the expenditure for 330
packets in its stock is the same as that of chips students?
packets, then the number of jumbo popcorn (a) Rs 22400 (b) Rs 19600
packets and jumbo chips packets are in the ratio? (c) Rs 18000 (d) Rs 21500
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 4 : 3
(c) 8 : 7 (d) 6 : 5 6. A, B and C are three positive numbers such that
the average of three-fifth of A and 30% of B is
2. An airline has a certain free luggage allowance 13.5, and the average of 3/8 times of B and 25%
and charges for excess luggage at a fixed rate per of C is 15. If A is equal to 5/12 times of C, then
kg. Two passengers, A and B have 70 kg of the sum of all three numbers A, B and C is :
luggage between them, and are charged Rs. 1500 (a) 125 (b) 135
and Rs. 4500 respectively for excess luggage. Had (c) 145 (d) 120
the entire luggage belonged to one of them, the
excess luggage charge would have been Rs. 7. P, Q and R together have 180 candies among them
13,500. What is the weight of B’s luggage? P give Q and R each as many candies as they
(a) 25 kg (b) 30 kg already have. After this R gives Q half as many
(c) 40 kg (d) 35 kg candies as Q already has, and R also gives P twice
as many candies as P already has. Now each of
3. The ratio of the income of A and B is 8:11 and them has the same number of candies with them.
that of their expenditure is 1 : 2. If 114.28%of B’s What is the ratio of the respective number of
expenditure is equal to the income of A, then what candies P and R had initially?
is the savings of A if B saves Rs.1004? (a) 2 : 1 (b) 3 : 2
(a) 1125 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 5 : 3
(b) 1084.5
(c) 1129.5 8. Two friends A and B went to fruit market to buy
(d) 1134 some fruits. At first shop B bought some mangoes
at Rs. a per mango and A bought 9 mangoes more
4. There are some black and white balls. If 1 black than B. At the next shop A bought some apples at
ball is removed, the number of black balls left will a unit price of Rs. b per apple and B bought 18
be 1/7 of the total number of balls left. If 2 white apples more than A. Later, it was found that the
balls were removed, the number of black balls left ratio of number of fruits bought by A and B is 4:7
will be 1/5 of the total number of balls left. How respectively, whereas the amounts of money spent
many balls are there altogether? by them to buy fruits are the same find a : b.
(a) 18 (b) 22 (a) 3 : 2 (b) 1 : 2
(c) 26 (d) 35 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 2 : 3
9. Four-fifth of Nimu’s monthly salary is equal to 10. The angle of a quadrilateral are 2 : 4 : 7 : 5.
Sikander’s monthly salary. Sikanader’s monthly Smallest angle of the quadrilateral is equal to the
salary is 23% more than Hary’s monthly salary. smallest angle of a triangle. One of the angle of
Hary’s monthly salary is Rs 36000. What is triangle is twice the smallest angle of triangle.
Nimu’s monthly salary? What is the second largest angle of triangle?
(a) 55350 (b) 57428 (a) 60° (b) 80°
(c) 57449 (d) 55340 (c) 90° (d) 120°

Answer Key
1. (a) 3. (c) 5. (b) 7. (d) 9. (a)
2. (c) 4. (b) 6. (a) 8. (c) 10. (a)
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1. A certain amount was to be distributed among A, (a) 13:10 (b) 17:27 (c) 11:27 (d) 17:19
B and C in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4 respectively, but was
wrongly distributed in the ratio 7 : 2 : 5 6. The ratio of the incomes of A and B is 1:2 and
respectively. As a result of this, B got Rs 40 less, that of their expenditure is 2 : 3. If 80% B’s
what is the amount? expenditure is equal to the income of A, then what
(a) 210 (b) 270 (c) 230 (d) 280 is the ratio of the savings of B to the savings of A?
(a) 2 : 9 (b) 9 : 2 (c) 7 : 3 (d) 3 : 7
2. A & B started a business with their capitals in the
ratio 9 : 13, respectively. They agreed to share the 7. In an examination the ratio of the number of
profit in the ratio of their investments. C joins the candidates who pass, to those who failed was
business with the condition that A, B & C will 5 : 2. If the number of failed candidates had been
share the profit equally. C pays a sum of Rs. 14 more, then the ratio of the number of passed
3,08,000 as a premium for goodwill. What will be candidates to those who failed would have been
the share of B in this premium? 4 : 3. How many candidates passed the
(a) Rs 2,04,000 (b) Rs 1,87,000 examination?
(c) Rs 2,38,000 (d) Rs 1,70,000 (a) 126 (b) 70 (c) 100 (d) 98
3. In 2020, the ratio of the incomes of A and B is 5 : 8. 70 males and 100 females are working in a firm.
7. A and B save Rs.4,000 and Rs.5,000, During one mass recruitment drive, an equal
respectively, and the expenditure of A is equal to number of males and females are recruited and
2 their ratio becomes 3 : 4. The total number of
66 % of the expenditure of B. If in 2021, the
3 people working in the firm after recruitment is:
income of A increases by 27% and the income of (a) 240 (b) 200 (c) 210 (d) 220
B decreases by 11%, then the total income of A
and B (in Rs.) in 2021 is: 9. A sum of Rs. 2130 is to be divided into three
(a) 21,560 (b) 26,150 (c) 25,160 (d) 21,650 parts. The second part is 60% of the first and the
ratio of the first to third part is 5 : 7. What are the
4. The ratio of the ages of A and B, 8 years ago, was parts:
5 : 7. The ratio of their ages, 8 years from now, (a) 426, 710, 994 (b) 710, 426, 994
will be 9 : 11. If the present age of C is 13 years (c) 994, 710, 426 (d) 710, 994, 426
less than that of B, and the present age of D is 8
years less than of the age of A, then the sum of the 10. What is the ratio of the mean proportional
present ages of C and D, in years, is: between 24.2 and 7.2 and the third proportional of
(a) 55 (b) 47 (c) 53 (d) 43 2.8 and 4.2?
(a) 44 : 41 (b) 44 : 31 (c) 34 : 21 (d) 44 : 21
5. Ratio between average of first four prime number
and first four composite numbers is :

Answer Key
1. (a) 3. (c) 5. (b) 7. (b) 9. (b)
2. (c) 4. (d) 6. (b) 8. (c) 10. (d)
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The purpose of this sheet is to give good sets of questions which test the depth of your concepts on various
topics of quantitative aptitude.

1. A, B and C are boxes with marbles in the ratio 2 : 4. The present ages of a mother and her son are in
3 : 4. The total number of marbles in the boxes is the ratio of 6 : 1. When the son becomes as old as
360. The above ratio can be changed to 3 : 8 : 7 by his mother now, then the ratio of his father’s age
which of the following? to his mother’s age is 13 : 11. When the son
(i) By transferring 20 marbles from A to B and becomes as old as his father now. then the sum of
20 marbles from C to B. the ages of the father and son will be 115 years.
(ii) By transferring 20 marbles from A to B and The present age of the father is:
10 marbles from C to B. (a) 40 years (b) 45 years
(iii) By transferring 40 marbles from A to B and (c) 42 years (d) 44 years
20 marbles from C to B.
(iv) By transferring 30 marbles from A to B and 5. In a carton, there are 435 bulbs some of bulbs in
30 marbles from C to B. carton are broken, ratio of no. of broken to
(a) (ii) (b) (iv) unbroken 1 : x, x is perfect square. How many
(c) (i) (d) (iii) bulbs in carton are broken?
(a) 3 (b) 87
2. Rs.63,404 is divided between A and B in the ratio (c) (a) or (b) (d) Neither (a) or (b)
4 : 7. The difference between 5 times the share of
A and 2 times the share of B is: 6. Railway fares of 1st, 2nd and 3rd class between
(a) Rs 45,384 (b) Rs 34,584 two stations were in 8:6:3. The fares of 1st and
(c) Rs 34,580 (d) Rs 43,458 2nd class were subsequently reduced by 1/6 and
1/12 resp. If during a year, ratio between
3. The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4 and passenger of 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes were 9 : 12 :
their expenditures are in the ratio 9 : 5. If the 26 and total amount collected by scale of tickets
income of A is equal to three times the was Rs.1088 then find collection from passenger
expenditure of B, then what is the ratio of the of 1st class.
savings of A and B? (a) 260 (b) 280
(a) 2:5 (b) 5:3 (c) 300 (d) 320
(c) 5:2 (d) 3:5

Answer Key
1. (c) 3. (a) 5. (c)
2. (b) 4. (a) 6. (d)