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
51). A person distributes his pens among four friends A, B, C and D in the ratio 1/3 : 1/4 : 1/5 : 1/6. What is the minimum number of pens that the person should have ?
A). 75
B). 45
C). 57
D). 65
52). Divide RS. 990 into 3 parts in such a way that half of the first part, one-third of the second part and one-fifth of the third part are equal
A). 198, 494, 298
B). 198, 297, 495
C). 200, 300, 490
D). 196, 298, 496
53). Weekly incomes of two persons are in the ratio of 7: 3 and their weekly expenses are in the ratio of 5 : 2. If each of them saves RS.300 per week, then the weekly income of the first person is
A). RS.7500
B). RS.4500
C). RS.6300
D). RS.5400
54). Amit and Sudesh have invested in the ratio of 4 : 7. If both invested a total amount of RS. 49500, then find the investment of Sudesh.
A). RS.31500
B). RS.1800
C). RS.31000
D). RS.18500
55). The marks of 3 students A, B and C are in the ratio 10: 12: 15. If the maximum marks of the paper are 100, then the marks of B cannot be in the range of
A). 20-30
B). 40-50
C). 70-80
D). 80-90


56). A sum of RS.7000 is divided among A, B and C in such a way that the shares of A and B are in the ratio 2 : 3 and those of B and C are in the ratio 4: 5. The share of B is
A). RS.1600
B). RS.2000
C). RS.2400
D). RS.3000
57). A sum of RS. 300 is divided among P,Q and R in such a way that Q gets RS. 30 more than P and R gets RS. 60 more than Q. Then, ratio of their shares is
A). 2:3:5
B). 3:2:5
C). 2:5:3
D). 5:3:2
58). A sum of money is divided amongst A, B, C and D in the ratio of 3: 7: 9 : 13. If the share of B is RS. 4872, then what will be the total amount of money of A and C together?
A). RS.8352
B). RS.6998
C). RS.9784
D). RS.7456
59). What sum of money is to be divided among 3 persons in the ratio 3 : 4 : 7, so that the second person receives RS. 12 only?
A). RS.21
B). RS.32
C). RS.9
D). RS.42
60). The ratio between the ages of A and B is 3: 5 and the sum of their ages is 56 yr. The ratio between their ages 7 yr ago was
A). 3 : 4
B). 3 : 5
C). 1 : 2
D). 2 : 3
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