Mixture and Allegation Questions and answers

  1. Aptitude
    1. Compound interest
    2. Boat and Stream
    3. Trains
    4. Percentage
    5. Discount
    6. Mixture and Allegation
    7. Unitary Method
    8. Work and Wages
    9. Pipes and Cisterns
    10. Linear Equations
    11. Approximation
    12. Word problems
    13. Number System
    14. Time and Distance
    15. Average
    16. Ratio and Proportions
    17. Profit and Loss
    18. Partnership
    19. Permutation and combination
    20. Probability
    21. Problem on ages
    22. Time and work
    23. Simple and compound interest
    24. Mensuration
    25. Number series
11). 300 g of salt solution has 40% salt in it. How much salt should be added to make it 50% in the solution?
A). 40 g
B). 60 g
C). 70 g
D). 80 g
12). 600g of sugar solution has 40% sugar in it. How much sugar should be added to make it 50% in the solution?
A). 160 g
B). 120 g
C). 130 g
D). 140 g
13). A milk seller has a milk of Rs.100 per litre. In what ratio should water be mixed in that milk, so that after selling the mixture at Rs.80 per litre, he may get a profit of 50%?
A). 7:8
B). 7:9
C). 9:7
D). 7:5
14). How many kilograms of tea worth Rs.25 per kg must be blended with 30 kg of tea worth Rs.30 per kg, so that by selling the blended variety at Rs.30 per kg, there should be a gain of 10%?
A). 36 kg
B). 40 kg
C). 32 kg
D). 42 kg
15). In two types of stainless steel, the ratio of chromium and steel are 2 : 11 and 5 : 21, respectively. In what proportion should the two types be mixed, so that the ratio of chromium to steel in the mixed type become 7 : 32?
A). 1:2
B). 1:3
C). 2:3
D). 3:4


16). A vessel is filled with milk and water. 70% of milk and 30% of water is taken out of the vessel. It is found that the vessel is vacated by 55% and has 16 L mixture. Find the quantity of milk and water in this mixture.
A). Milk = 100 L; Water = 60 L
B). Milk = 50 L; Water = 110 L
C). Milk = 70 L; Water = 90 L
D). Milk = 60 L; Water: 100 L
17). A butler stole wine from a butt of sherry which contained 80% of spirit and he replaced it by wine containing only 32% spirit. Then, the butt was of 48% strength only. How much of the butt did he steal?
A). \( \Large \frac{1}{4} \)
B). \( \Large \frac{3}{5} \)
C). \( \Large \frac{2}{5} \)
D). \( \Large \frac{2}{3} \)
18). in a mixture of 60 L the ratio of acid and water is 2 : 1. If the ratio of acid and water is to be 1:2, then the amount of water (in litres) to be added to the mixture is
A). 55
B). 60
C). 50
D). 45
19). Tea worth Rs.126 per kg and Rs.135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs.153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be
A). Rs.169.5
B). Rs.170.0
C). Rs.175.5
D). Rs.180.0
20). A butler stole wine from a butt of sherry which contains 15% of spirit and he replaced what he had stolen by wine containing 6% of spirit. The butt was then 9% strong only. How much of the butt did he steal?
A). \( \Large \frac{2}{3} \)
B). \( \Large \frac{1}{3} \)
C). \( \Large \frac{2}{5} \)
D). \( \Large \frac{3}{5} \)
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