Ratio and Proportions 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
21). A bag contains 50 paise, 1 rupee and 2 rupee coins in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. If the total amount is Rs.240, what is the total number of coins?
A). 90
B). 150
C). 180
D). 200
22). The ratio of the radii of the taps T1 and T2 is 2 : 1. Water flowing through them with the same velocity. What is the ratio of the time required to completely fill two identical drums kept under T1 and T2.
A). 2 : 1
B). 1 : 2
C). 4 : 1
D). 1 : 4
23). In a town, 80 % of the population are adults of which the men and women are in the ratio of 9 : 7, respectively. If the number of adult women is 4.2 lakh, what is the total population of the town?
A). 12 lakh
B). 9.6 lakh
C). 9.8 lakh
D). 11.6 lakh
24). Salaries of Akash, Bahu and Chintu are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5. If their salaries are increased by 15 % ,10% and 20% respectively, then what will be the new ratio of their salaries?
A). 3 : 3 : 10
B). 23 : 33 : 60
C). 20 : 22 : 40
D). None of these
25). A cat takes 5 leaps for every 4 leaps of a dog but 3 leaps of the dog are equal to 4 leaps of the cat. What is the ratio of the speeds of the cat to that of the dog?
A). 11 : 15
B). 15 : 11
C). 16 : 15
D). 15 : 16


26). A sum of money is to be divided equally among P, Q and R in the respective ratio of 5 : 6 : 7 and another sum of money is to be divided between S and T equally. If S got Rs. 2100 less than P, then how much amount did Q receive?
A). Rs. 2500
B). Rs. 2000
C). Rs. 1500
D). Could not be determined
27). Out of 120 applications for a post, 70 are males and 80 have a driver license. What is the ratio of between the minimum to maximum number of males having driver's license.
A). 1 : 2
B). 2 : 3
C). 3 : 7
D). 5 : 7
28). If A:B=2:3, B:C=5:7 and C:D = 3:10, then what is A:D equal to?
A). 1:7
B). 2:7
C). 1:5
D). 5:1
29). What is the mean proportional between (15+\( \Large \sqrt{200} \))and (27-\( \Large \sqrt{648} \))?
A). 4
B). 14\( \Large \sqrt{7} \)
C). 3\( \Large \sqrt{5} \)
D). 3\( \Large \sqrt{8} \)
30). If A:B = 3:4 and B:C = 8:9, then find the value of A:B:C.
A). 3:4:5
B). 1:2:3
C). 7:12:17
D). 6:8:9
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