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NATIONALISED BANKS (1) 75 (2) 65
& IBPS PO/MT/SO (3) 70 (4) 60
1. Seats for Maths, Physics and Biology are (5) None of these
in the ratio of 5 : 7 : 8 respectively. There is (Bank Of Baroda Specialist
a proposal to increase these seats by 40% , Officer Exam. 05.10.2008)
50% and 75% respectively. What will be 6. A sum of money is divided among A, B, C
the respective ratio of increased seats ? an d D in the ratio o f 3 : 4 : 9 : 10
(1) 2 : 3 : 4 respectively. If the share of C is Rs. 2,580
(2) 6 : 7 : 8 more than the share of B, then what is the
(3) 6 : 8 : 9 total amount of money of A and D together ?
(4) Cannot be determined (1) Rs. 5,676 (2) Rs. 6,192
(5) None of these (3) Rs. 6,708 (4) Rs. 7,224
Canara Bank PO Exam. 09.02.2003) (5) None of these
2. Samira, Mahira and Kiara rented a set of (Canara Bank PO Exam. 15.03.2009)
DVDs at a rent of Rs. 578. If they used it 7. Production of company A is 120% of the
for 8 hours, 12 hours and 14 hours production of company B and 80% of the
respectively, what is Kiara’s share of rent production of company C. What is the ratio
to be paid ? between the productions of companies A,
(1) Rs. 238 (2) Rs. 204 B and C respectively ?
(3) Rs. 192 (4) Rs. 215 (1) 6 : 5 : 9 (2) 6 : 5 : 4
(5) None of these (3) 12 : 10 : 15 (4) 10 : 12 : 15
(Bank Of Maharashtra (5) None of these
PO Exam. 25.05.2008) (PNB Specialist Officer’s
3. A sum of money is to be divided among four Exam. 16.08.2009)
persons in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4 : 5. Out of 8. Number of students in Arts and Science
the four, one person gets Rs. 200 more than faculties in an institute are in the ratio of 5
the other and Rs. 100 less than another. : 8 respectively. If 150 more students join
What is the sum ? Art faculty while 80 more students join
(1) Rs. 2800 Sci ence facul ty, th e respecti ve ratio
(2) Rs. 1400 becomes 3 : 4. Originally what was the total
(3) Rs. 4200 number of students in both faculties
(4) Cannot be determined together ?
(5) None of these (1) 1200
(Indian Overseas Bank (2) 1400
PO Exam. 15.06.2008) (3) 1150
4. In a college the number of students (4) Cannot be determined
studying Arts, Commerce and Science are (5) None of these
in the ratio of 3 : 5 : 8 respectively. If the (PNB Specialist Officer’s
number of students studying Arts, Exam. 16.08.2009)
Commerce and Science is increased by 5
20% , 40% and 25% respectively, what will 9. 75% of a number is equal to th of another
8
be the new ratio of students in Arts,
number. What is the ratio between the first
Commerce and Science respectively ?
nu mber and the secon d nu mber
(1) 18 : 35 : 50 (2) 3 : 10 : 10
respectively ?
(3) 4 : 8 : 5 (4) 32 : 35 : 25
(1) 5 : 4 (2) 6 : 5
(5) None of these
(3) 4 : 5 (4) 5 : 6
(Indian Overseas Bank
(5) None of these
PO Exam. 15.06.2008)
(PNB Specialist Officer’s
5. 20 boys and 25 girls form a group of social
Exam. 16.08.2009)
workers. During their membership drive,
10. In a test, a candidate secured 336 marks
the same number of boys and girls joined
out of maximum marks ‘x’. If the maximum
the group (e.g. if 7 boys joined, 7 girls
marks ‘x’ were converted into 400 marks,
joined). How many members does the group
he would have secured 192 marks. What
have now, if the ratio of boys to girls is 7 : 8 ?
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maximum marks of the test ?
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(1) 700 (2) 750 quadrilateral is equal to the smallest angle
(3) 500 (4) 650 of a triangle. One of the angles of the
(5) 800 triangle is twice the smallest angle of the
(Corporation Bank PO triangle. What is the second largest angle
Exam. 22.11.2009) of the triangle ?
11. Which of the following represents ah = 64 ? (1) 80°
(1) 8 : a = 8 : b (2) a : 16 = b : 4 (2) 60°
(3) a : 8 = b : 8 (4) 32 : a = b : 2 (3) 120°
(5) None of these (4) Cannot be determined
(Indian Bank Rural Marketing (5) None of these
Officer Exam. 03.01.2010) (Central Bank Of India
12. The rati o of the n umbe r of stude nts PO Exam. 25.07.2010)
studying in schools A, B and C is 5 : 8 : 4 17.
Th e rati o be tw een the ang le s of a
respectively. If the number of students quadrilateral is 3 : 4 : 6 : 7. Half the second
studying in each of the schools is increased largest angle of the quadrilateral is equal
by 20% , 25% and 30% respectively, what to the smaller angle of a parallelogram.
will be the new respective ratio of the What is the value of adjacent angle of the
students in schools A, B and C ? parallelogram ?
(1) 13 : 25 : 15 (1) 136° (2) 126°
(2) 20 : 25 : 13 (3) 94° (4) 96°
(3) 15 : 25 : 13 (5) None of these
(4) Cannot be determined (Syndicate Bank PO Exam. 29.08.2010)
(5) None of these 18.
The ratio between the three angles of a
(Indian Bank Rural Marketing quadrilateral is 1 : 4 : 5 respectively. The
Officer Exam. 03.01.2010) valu e of the fou rth an gl e of the
13. When 30% of one number is subtracted quadrilateral is 60°. What is the difference
from another number, the second number between the value of the largest and the
reduces to its own four-fifth. What is the smallest angles of the quadrilateral ?
ratio between the first and the second (1) 120° (2) 90°
numbers respectively ? (3) 110° (4) 100°
(1) 4 : 7 (5) None of these
(2) 3 : 2 (Bank Of India PO Exam. 31.10.2010)
(3) 2 : 5 19.
Mr. Pandit owned 950 gold coins all of
(4) Cannot be determined which he distributed amongst his three
(5) None of these daughters Lalita, Amita and Neeta. Lalita
(Allahabad Bank PO Exam. 21.02.2010) gave 25 gold coins to her husband, Amita
14. The largest and the second largest angles donated 15 gold coins and Neeta made
of a triangle are in the ratio of 3 : 2 jewellery out of 30 gold coins. The new
respectively. The smallest angle is 20% of respective ratio of the coins left with them
the sum of the largest and the second was 20 : 73 : 83. How many gold coins did
largest angles. What is the sum of the Amita receive from Mr. Pandit ?
smallest and the second largest angles ? (1) 380 (2) 415
(1) 80° (2) 60° (3) 400 (4) 350
(3) 100% (4) 90° (5) None of these
(5) None of these (PNB Management Trainee
(Bank Of Baroda PO Exam. 30.05.2010) Exam. 28.11.2010)
15. Th e rati o be tw een the ang le s of a 20. The largest and the second largest angles
quadrilateral is 7 : 2 : 5 : 6 respectively. What
of a triangle are in the ratio of 13 : 12
is the sum of double the smallest angle and respectively. The smallest angle is 20% of
half the largest angle of the quadrilateral ? the sum of the largest and the second
(1) 162° (2) 198° largest angles. What is the sum of the
(3) 99° (4) 135° smallest and the second largest angles ?
(5) None of these (1) 120° (2) 108°
(Bank Of Baroda PO Exam. 30.05.2010) (3) 100° (4) 102°
16. The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio(5) None of these
of 2 : 4 : 7 : 5. The smallest angle of the
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(Bank Of Maharashtra to the smallest angle of a quadrilateral.
Exam. 19.12.2010) Largest angle of quadrilateral is four times
21. Twenty five percent of Pranab’s annual its smallest angle. What is the sum of
salary is equal to eighty percent of Surya’s largest angle of quadrilateral and the
annual salary. Surya’s monthly salary is smaller angle of parallelogram
forty percent of Dheeru’s monthly salary. If (1) 252° (2) 226°
Dhreeu’s annual salary is Rs 6 lacs, what (3) 144° (4) 180°
is Pranab’s monthly salary ? (At some places (5) None of these
annual income and in some place monthly (Union Bank Of India PO
income are given) Exam. 09.01.2001)
(1) Rs 7.68 lacs (2) Rs 56,000 26. One of the angles of a triangle is two-third
(3) Rs 8.4 lacs (4) Rs 64,000 of sum of adjacent angles of parallelogram.
(5) None of these Remaining angles of the triangle are in ratio
(Bank Of Maharashtras 5 : 7 respectively. What is the value of
Exam. 19.12.2010) second largest angle of the triangle ?
22. The ratio between the three angles of a (1) 25°
quadrilateral is 1 : 6 : 2 respectively. The (2) 40°
value of the fourth angle of the quadrilateral (3) 35°
is 45°. What is the difference between the (4) Cannot be determined
value of the largest and the smallest angles (5) None of these
of the quadrilateral ? (Corporation Bank PO
(1) 165° (2) 140° Exam. 16.O1.2011)
(3) 175° (4) 150° 27. The largest and the smallest angles of a
(5) None of these triangle are in the ratio of 3 : 1 respectively.
(Bank Of Maharashtra The second largest angle of the triangle is
Exam. 19.12.2010) equal to 44°. What is the value of 150 per
23. Th e rati o betwe en the an gl es of a cent of the largest angle of the triangle ?
quadrilateral is 3 : 4 : 6 : 5. Two-third of the (1) 149 (2) 129
largest angle of the quadrilateral is equal (3) 153 (4) 173
to the smaller angle of a parallelogram. (5) None of these
What is the value of adjacent angle of the (UCO Bank PO Exam. 30.01.2011)
parallelogram ? 28. One of the angles of a quadrilateral is thrice
(1) 120° (2) 110° the smaller angle of a parallelogram. The
(3) 100° (4) 130° respective ratio between the adjacent
(5) None of these angles of the parallelogram is 4 : 5.
(Oriental Bank Of Commerce Remaining three angles of the quadrilateral
P0 Exam. 26.12.2010 (1st Sitting) are in ratio 4 : 11 : 9 respectively. What is
24. Rohit has some 50 paisa coins, some 2 the sum of the largest and the smallest
rupee coins, some 1 rupee coins and some angles of the quadrilateral ?
5 rupee coins. The value of all the coins is (1) 255° (2) 260°
Rs 50. Number of 2 rupee coins is 5 more (3) 265° (4) 270°
than that of the 5 rupee coins. 50 paisa (5) None of these
coins are double in number than 1 rupee (UCO Bank PO Exam. 30.01.2011)
coins Value of 50 paisa coins and 1 rupee 29. Smallest angle of a triangle is equal to two-
coins is Rs 26. How many 2 rupee coins third of the smallest angle of a quadrilateral.
does he have ? Th e ratio betw een the ang les of the
(1) 4 quadrilateral is 3 : 4 : 5 : 6. Largest angle of
(2) 2 the triangle is twice its smallest angle. What
(3) 7 is the sum of second largest angle of the
(4) Cannot be determined triang le and l arg est an gl e of the
(5) None of these quadrilateral ?
(Union Bank Of India PO (1) 160° (2) 180°
Exam. 09.01.2001) (3) 190° (4) 170°
25. The ratio between the adjacent angles of a (5) None of these
parallelogram is 2 : 3 respectively. Half the (Bank Of Baroda PO Exam. 13.03.2011)
smaller angle of the parallelogram is equal
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30. The largest and the second largest angles (4) Cannot be detremined
of a triangle are in the ratio of 4 : 3 (5) None of these
respectively. The smallest angle is half the (UCO Bank PO Exam. 22.03.2009)
largest angle. What is the difference between 36. Ratio of Rani’s and Komal’s age is 3 : 5
the smallest and the largest angles of the respectively. Ratio of Komal’s and Pooja’s
triangle ? age is 2 : 3 respectively. If Rani is two-fifth
(1) 30° (2) 60° of Pooja’s age, what is Rani’s age ?
(3) 40° (4) 20° (1) 10 years
(5) None of these (2) 15 years
(Allahabad Bank PO Exam. 17.04.2011) (3) 24 years
31. The ratio between the three angles of a (4) Cannot be determined
quadrilateral is 13 : 9 : 5 respectively. The (5) None of these
value of the fourth angle of the quadrilateral (Indian Overseas Bank
is 36°. What is the difference between the PO Exam. 05.04.2009)
largest and the second smallest angles of 37. Present ages of Amit and his father are in
the quadrilateral ? the ratio of 2 : 5 respectively. Four years
(1) 104° (2) 108° hence the ratio of their ages becomes 5 :
(3) 72° (4) 96° 11 respectively. What was father’s age five
(5) None of these years ago ?
(Allahabad Bank PO Exam. 17.04.2011) (1) 40 years (2) 45 years
32. The ratio between the adjacent angles of a (3) 30 years (4) 35 years
parallelogram is 7 : 8 respectively. Also the (5) None of these
ratio between the angles of quadrilateral is (Andhra Bank PO Exam. 05.07.2009)
5 : 6 : 7 : 12. What is the sum of the smaller
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angle of parallelogram and second largest 38. Four years ago Shyam’s age was times
angle of the quadrilateral ? 4
(1) 168° (2) 228° that of Ram. Four years hence, Shyam’s
(3) 156° (4) 224° 5
(5) None of these age will be times that of Ram. What is
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(Indian Overseas Bank
the present age of Shyam ?
PO Exam. 22.05.2011)
(1) 15 years (2) 20 years
33. The ages of Sulekha and Arunima are in the
ratio of 9 : 8 respectively. After 5 years the
(5) 8 years
ratio of their ages will be 10 : 9. What is the
(Corporation Bank PO
difference in years between their ages.
Exam. 22.11.2009)
39. The ratio of the ages of Tina and Rakesh is
9 : 10 respectively. Ten years ago the ratio
(5) None of these
of their ages was 4 : 5 respectively. What is
(Andhra Bank PO Exam. 14.09.2008)
the present age of Rakesh ?
34. The ages of Sonal and Nitya are in the ratio
of 9 : 5 respectively. After 8 years the ratio
of their ages will be 13 : 9. What is the
(5) None of these
difference in years between their ages ?
(Indian Bank PO Exam. 17.10.2010)
40. The present ages of Vishal and Shekhar are
in the ratio of 14 : 17 respectively. Six years
(5) None of these
from now, thier ages will be in the ratio of
(Oriental Bank of Commerce
17 : 20 respectively. What is Shekhar’s
PO Exam. 21.12.2008)
present age ?
35. The ratio of the ages of a father and son is
17 : 7 respectively. 6 years ago the ratio of
their ages was 3 : 1 respectively. What is
(5) None of these
the father’s present age ?
(Bank Of India Banking
(1) 64
Officer Exam. 24.01.2010)
(2) 51
41. The ratio between the ages of a father and
(3) 48
a son at present is 5 : 2 respectively. Four
5
years hence the ratio between the ages of 46. The respective ratio between the present
the son and his mother will be 1 : 2 ages of son, mother, father and grandfather
respectively. What is the ratio between the is 2 : 7 : 8 : 12. The average age of son and
present ages of the father and the mother mother is 27 years. What will be mother’s
respectively ? age after 7 years ?
(1) 3 : 4 (1) 40 years (2) 41 years
(2) 5 : 4 (3) 48 years (4) 49 years
(3) 4 : 3 (5) None of these
(4) Cannot be determined (UCO Bank PO Exam. 30.01.2011)
(5) None of these 47. The respective ratio between the present
(Allahabad Bank PO Exam. 21.02.2010) ages of Ram, Rohan and Raj is 3 : 4 : 5. If
42. Radha’s present age is three years less than the average of their present ages is 28 years
twice her age 12 years ago. Also the then what would be the sum of the ages of
respective ratio between Raj’s present age Ram and Rohan together after 5 years ?
and Radha’s present age is 4 : 9. What will (1) 45 years (2) 55 years
be Raj’s age after 5 years ? (3) 52 years (4) 59 years
(1) 12 years (5) None of these
(2) 7 years (Bank Of Baroda PO Exam. 13.03.2011)
(3) 21 years 48. The respective ratio between present age
(4) Cannot be determined of Manoj and Wasim is 3 : 11. Wasim is 12
(5) None of these years younger than Rehana. Rehana’s age
(Punjab & Sind Bank after 7 years will be 85 years. What is the
PO Exam. 16.05.2010) present age of Manoj’s father who is 25
43. The ratio of the present ages of Meena and years older than Manoj ?
Fiona is 16 : 13 respectively. Four years (1) 43 years (2) 67 years
ago the respective ratio of their ages was (3) 45 years (4) 69 years
14 : 11. What will be Fiona’s age four years (5) None of these
from now ? (Indian Overseas Bank
(1) 28 years (2) 32 years PO Exam. 22.05.2011)
(3) 26 years (4) 36 years 49. The respective ratio between the present
(5) None of these age of Aarti and Savita is 5 : x. Aarti is 9
(United Bank Of India years younger than Jahnavi. Jahnavi’s age
PO Exam. 14.11.2010) after 9 years will be 33 years. The difference
44. The respective ratio of the present ages of between Savita’s and Aarti’s age is same as
Swati and Trupti is 4 : 5. Six years hence the presen age of Jahnavi. What will come
the respective ratio of their ages will be 6 : 7. in place of x ?
What is the difference between their ages ? (1) 21
(1) 2 years (2) 37
(2) 3 years (3) 17
(3) 4 years (4) Cannot be determined
(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these
(5) None of these (IBPS Bank PO/MT CWI
(PNB Management Trainee Exam.18.09.2011)
Exam. 28.11.2010) 50. An amount of money is to be divided among
45. The respective ratio between the present P, Q and R in in the ratio of 3 : 5 : 7
ages of Ram and Rakesh is 6 : 11. Four respectively. If the amount received by R is
years ago the ratio of their ages was 1 : 2 Rs 4,000 more than the amount received
respectively. What will be Rakesh’s age after by Q, what will be the be total amount
five years ? received by P and Q together ?
(1) 45 years (1) Rs. 8,000
(2) 29 years (2) Rs. 12,000
(3) 49 years (3) As. 16,000
(4) Cannot be determined (4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these (5) None of these
(Corporation Bank PO (Allahabad Bank PO Exam. 21.02.2010)
Exam. 16.01.2011)
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51. Rita invested 25% more than Sunil. Sunil Online Exam. 01.09.2013)
invested 30% less than Abhinav who 57. In two vessels A and B, there is mixture of
invested Rs 6,000. What is the respective milk and water. The ratio of milk and water
ratio between the amount that Rita invested in these vesse ls is 5 : 2 an d 8 : 5
and the total amount invested by all of them respectively. In what ratio these mixtures
together ? be mixed together so that the ratio of milk
(1) 35 : 104 (2) 13 : 29 and water in the new mixture becomes 9 :
(3) 101 : 36 (4) 35 : 103 4?
(5) None of these (1) 7 : 2 (2) 2 : 7
(Punjab & Sind Bank PO (3) 3 : 5 (4) 5 : 3
Exam. 16.05.2013 (5) 7 : 9
52. When X is subtracted from the numbers 9, (Indian Overseas Bank
15 and 27, the remainders are in continued PO Online Exam. 01.09.2013)
proportion. What is the value of X ?
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(1) 8 (2) 6 58. If 50% of a certain number is equal to
(3) 4 (4) 5 4
(5) None of these th of another number, what is the ratio
(IBPS Bank PO/MT CWE 17.06.2012) between the numbers ?
53. A certain amount was to be distributed (1) 3 : 2 (2) 2 : 5
among A, B and C in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4 (3) 5 : 2 (4) 3 : 4
re specti ve ly , but w as e rron eo usly (5) 4 : 3
distributed the ratio 7 : 2 : 5 respectively. (Corporation Bank Specialist Officer
As a result of this, B got Rs 40 less. What is (Marketing) Exam. 22.12.2014)
the amount ? 59. The ratio of the present ages of Mahesh and
(1) Rs 210 (2) Rs 270 Ajay is respectively 3 : 2. After 8 years, ratio
(3) Rs 230 (4) Rs 280 of their ages will be 11 : 8. What will be the
(5) None of these present age of Mahesh’s son if his age is
(IBPS Bank PO/MT CWE 17.06.2012) half of the present age of Ajay ?
54. A particular sum was divided among A, B (1) 12 years (2) 24 years
and C in the ratio 2 : 6 : 7 respectively. If (3) 18 years (4) 9 years
the amount received by A was Rs. 4,908, (5) None of these
what was the difference between the (Corporation Bank Specialist
amounts received by B and C ? Officer (Marketing) Exam. 22.12.2014)
(1) Rs. 2,454 (2) Rs. 3,494
(3) Rs. 2,135 (4) Rs. 2,481 SBI PO EXAM
(5) None of these 1. When a number is added to a second
(IBPS RRBs Office Assistant
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CWE Exam. 09.09.2012) number, the sum is 333 percent of the
55. The average age of a man and his son is 30 3
years. The ratio of their ages four years ago second number. What is the ratio between
was 10 : 3 respectivel y. What i s the the first number to the second number ?
difference between the present ages of the (1) 3 : 7 (2) 7 : 4
man and his son ? (3) 7 : 3 (4) Data inadequate
(1) 28 years (2) 16 years (5) None of these
(3) 26 years (4) 44 years (SBI Banks PO Exam. 20.08.2000)
(5) None of these 2. A sum of money is to be distributed among
(IBPS RRBs Office Assistant CWE P, Q and R in the ratio 6 : 19 : 7. If R gives
Exam. 09.09.2012) Rs. 200 from his share to Q, the ratio of P,
56. A sum of Rs. 221 is divided among X, Y and Q and R becomes 3 : 10 : 3, what is the
Z such that X gets Rs. 52 more than Y. Y total sum ?
gets Rs. 26 more than Z. The ratio of the (1) Rs. 6400 (2) Rs. 12800
shares of X, Y and Z respectively is : (3) Rs. 3200 (4) Data inadequate
(1) 9 : 5 : 3 (2) 9 : 3 : 5 (5) None of these
(3) 5 : 9 : 3 (4) 10 : 6 : 5 (SBI Banks PO Exam. 20.08.2000)
(5) None of these
(Indian Overseas Bank PO
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3. In a school the number of boys and that of (5) None of these
the girls are in the respective ratio of 2 : 3. (SBI PO Exam. 09.01.2008)
If the number of boys is increased by 20% 8. Seats for Maths, Physics and Biology are
and that of girls is increased by 10% , what in the ratio of 5 : 7 : 8 respectively. There is
will be the new ratio of number of boys to a proposal to increase these seats by 40% ,
that of the girls ? 50% and 75% respectively. What will be
(1) 14 : 5 (2) 5 : 8 the respective ratio of increased seats ?
(3) 13 : 4 (4) Data inadequate (1) 2 : 3 : 4
(5) None of these (2) 6 : 7 : 8
(SBI Banks PO Exam. 11.02.2001) (3) 6 : 8 : 9
4. Income of two companies A and B are in (4) Cannot be determined
the ratio of 5 : 8. Had the income of (5) None of these
company ‘A’ been more by Rs. 25 lakhs, the (SBI Associate Banks
ratio of their incomes would have been 5 : PO Exam. 07.01.2007)
4 respectively. What is the income of 9. A sum of money is divided among A, B, C
company ‘B’ ? and D in the ratio of 3 : 5 : 9 : 13 respectively.
(1) Rs. 80 lakhs If the share of C is Rs. 2412 more than the
(2) Rs. 50 lakhs share of A, then what is the total amount of
(3) Rs. 40 lakhs money of B and D together ?
(4) Rs. 60 lakhs (1) Rs. 4422 (2) Rs. 7236
(5) None of these (3) Rs. 6030 (4) Rs. 4824
(SBI Banks PO Exam. 11.02.2001) (5) None of these
5. Ratio of the earnings of A and B is 4 : 7 (SBI PO Preliminary (Tire-I)
respectively. If the earnings of A increase Exam. 27.07.2008)
by 50% and the earnings of B decrease by 10. The ages of Khushi and Jagriti are in the
25% the new ratio of their earnings ratio of 5 : 8 respectively. After 8 years the
becomes 8 : 7 respectively. What are A’s ratio of their ages will be 3 : 4. What is the
earnings ? difference in their ages ?
(1) Rs 26,000 (1) 16 years (2) 8 years
(2) Rs 28, 000 (3) 10 years (4) 12 years
(3) Rs 21,000 (5) None of these
(4) Data inadequate (SBI PO Preliminary (Tire-I)
(5) None of these Exam. 27.07.2008)
(SBI Associate Banks 11. The respective ratio of the present ages of
PO Exam. 21.07.2002) a mother and daughter is 7 : 1. Four years
6. Salaries of A, B and C are in the ratio of 2 : ago the respective ratio of their ages was
3 : 5 respectively. If their salaries were 19 : l. What will be the mother’s age four
in crease d by 15% , 10% and 20% years from now ?
re specti ve ly. What wi ll be the n ew (1) 42 years (2) 38 years
respective ratio of their salaries ? (3) 46 years (4) 36 years
(1) 3 : 3 : 10 (5) None of these
(2) 23 : 33 : 60 (SBI & Rural Business
(3) 10 : 11 : 20 PO Exam. 18.04.2010)
(4) Can’t be determined 12. Mr. X invested a certain amount in Debit
(5) None of these and Equity funds in the ratio of 4 : 5
(SBI Associate Banks PO respectively. At the end of one year, he
Exam. 21.07.2002) earned a tolal dividend of 30% on his
7. Present ages of Seema and Naresh are in investment. After one year he reinvested the
the respective ratio of 5 : 7. Five years hence amount including dividend in the ratio of 6
the ratio of their ages becomes 3 : 4 : 7 in Debit and Equity Funds. If the amount
respectively. What is Naresh’s present age in reinvested in Equity Funds was f 94, 500,
years ? what was the original amount invested in
(1) 25 Equity Funds ?
(2) 40 (1) Rs 75,000 (2) Rs 81,0007
(3) 30 (3) Rs 60,000 (4) Rs 65,0007
(4) Can not be determined
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(5) None of these (1) 40 : 11 (2) 10 : 11
(SBI Associate Banks PO (3) 11 : 10 (4) 11 : 40
Exam. 07.08.2011) (United India Insurance Co. AAO Exam.
21.04.2002
RBI GRADE-B OFFICER EXAMS 2. Ratio of the earnings of A and B is 4 : 7
1. The ages of Samir and Tanuj are in the ratio respectively. If the earnings of A increase
of 8 : 15 years respectively. After 9 years by 50% and the earnings of B decrease by
the ratio of their ages will be 11 : 18. 25% the new ratio of their earnings
What is the difference in years between their becomes 8 : 7 respectively. What are A’s
ages ? earnings ?
(1) 24 years (2) 20 years (1) Rs 26,000
(3) 33 years (4) 21 years (2) Rs 28, 000
(5) None of these (3) Rs 21,000
(RBI Grade-B Officer Exam. 2007) (4) Data inadequate
2. Ratio of earnings of A and B is 8 : 9 (5) None of these
respectively. If the earnings of A increase (LIC Assistant Administrative Officer
by 50% and the earnings of B decrease by (AAO) Exam. 2006
25% , the new ratio of their earnings 3. Salaries of A, B and C are in the ratio of 2 :
becomes 16 : 9 respectively. What are A’s 3 : 5 respectively.If their salaries were
earnings ? in crease d by 15% , 10% and 20%
(1) Rs. 37,000 re specti ve ly. What wi ll be the n ew
(2) Rs. 28,500 respective ratio of their salaries ?
(3) Rs. 22,000 (1) 3 : 3 : 10
(4) Cannot be determined (2) 23 : 33 : 60
(5) None of these (3) 10 : 11 : 20
(RBI Grade-B Officer Exam. 2008) (4) Can’t be determined
3. In a college, the ratio of boys to girls is 31 : (5) None of these
23 respectively. When 75 more girls join the (LIC Assistant Administrative Officer
college, this ratio becomes 124 : 107. How (AAO) Exam. 2006
many more girls should join the college to 4. The present ages of A, B and C are in the
make the number of boys and girls equal ? ratio of 8 : 14 : 22 respectively. The present
(1) 75 (2) 90 ages of B, C and D are in the ratio of 21 :
(3) 60 (4) 85 33 : 44 respectively. Which of the following
(5) None of these represents the ratio of the present ages of
(RBI Grade-B Officer Exam.06.02.2011) A, B, C and D respectively ?
4. The ratio of the salaries of A and B is 8 : 9. (1) 12 : 21 : 33 : 44
If A’s salary is increased by 50% and B’s (2) 12 : 22 : 31 : 44
salary is reduced by 25% , their ratio (3) 12 : 21 : 36 : 44
becomes 16 : 9. What is the salary of A ? (4) Cannot be determined
(1) Rs. 22000 (5) None of these
(2) Rs. 28500 (LIC Assistant Administrative
(3) Rs. 37000 Officer Exam. 2008.
(4) Cannot be determined 5. Three-fourth of a number is equal to 60%
(5) None of these of another number. What is the difference
(RBI Officer Grade ‘B’ between the numbers ?
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INURANCE EXAMS (3) 24
l. The number of employees shed through (4) Cannot be determined
voluntary retirement in company A was (5) None of these
23,000 and that in company B was 6325. (LIC Assistant Administrative
What is the ratio of employees retired vol- Officer Exam. 2008)
untarily from company A to that retired from 6. The sum of three numbers is 136. If the
company B ? ratio between first and second be 2 : 3 and
that between second and third be 5 : 3,
then the second number is:
9
(1) 40 (2) 48
5
(3) 52 (4) 60 pieces is of the price of original diamond.
LIC Assistant Administrative 8
Officer (AAO) Exam. 07.06.2009) The masses (in carat) of two pieces are
(1) 3.5 and 2.5
1 (2) 5 and 1
7. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio :
2 (3) 4.5 and 1.5
1 1
(4) 3.2 and 2.8
: and its perimeter is 104 cm. The (Oriental Insurance Company
3 4 AAO Exam. 08.04.2012)
length of the longest side (in cm.) is : 12. A shopeeper placed on display some shirts
(1) 26 (2) 32 each with a marked price. He then posted
(3) 48 (4) 52
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a board “ off on shirts”. If the cost of a
Officer (AAO) Exam. 07.06.2009) 4
8. Cost of a diamond varies directly as the
2
square of its weight. A diamond broke into shirt was of the price at which it was
four pieces with their weights in the ratio 1 3
: 2 : 3 : 4. If the loss in the total value of the actually sold, the ratio of cost and marked
diamond was Rs. 70,000, the price of the price of shirt was
original diamond was (1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 3
(1) Rs. 1,00,000 (3) 2 : 3 (4) 3 : 4
(2) Rs. 1,40,000 (United India Insurance AAO
(3) Rs. 1,50,000 Exam. 03.06.2012)
(4) Rs. 1,75,000 13. A camel pursues an elephant and takes 5
(New India Assurance leaps for every 7 leaps of the elephant, but
AO Exam. 25.10.2009) 5 leaps of elephant are equal to 3 leaps of
9. The angles of a quadrilateral are in ratio of camel. What is the ratio of speeds of camel
3 : 5 : 9 : 7. The second largest angle of the and elephant ?
quadrilateral is equal to the largest angle (1) 21 : 25 (2) 25 : 21
of a triangle. One of the angles of the (3) 23 : 21 (4) 21 : 23
triangle is 25°. What is the value of second (United India Insurance
largest angle of the triangle ? AAO Exam. 03.06.2012)
(1) 60° (2) 50° 14. The sum of the three consecutive odd
(3) 40° (4) 20° numbers is 285. What is the ratio of the
(5) None of these smallest and largest numbers respectively ?
(United India Insurance AO (1) 97 : 95 (2) 93 : 95
Exam. 27.03.2011) (3) 95 : 93 (4) 93 : 97
10. Abhijit invested in three schemes A, B and (5) None of these
C the amounts in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4 (LIC Assistant Administrative
respectively. If the schemes offered interest Officer (AAO) Exam. 12.05.2013)
@ 20 p.c.p.a., 16 p.c.p.a. and 15 p.c.p.a. 15. The ages of Sonal and Nitya are in the ratio
respectively, what will be the respective of 9 : 5 respectively. After 8 years the ratio
ratio of the amounts after one year ? of their ages will be 13 : 9. What is the
(1) 10 : 8 : 5 difference in years between their ages ?
(2) 12 : 14 : 15 (1) 4 years (2) 12 years
(3) 12 : 15 : 22 (3) 6 years (4) 14 years
(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these
(5) None of these (United India Insurance
(LIC Assistant Administrative AO Exam. 26.05.2013
Officer Exam. 2008) 16. If x : y = 4 : 5, then
11. The price of a diamond is proportional to (3x + y) : (5x + 3y) =
the square of its mass, which is measured (1) 3 : 5 (2) 5 : 3
in carats. A 6 carat diamond was broken (3) 17 : 35 (4) 35 : 17
into two parts and total price of the two (NICL (GIC) AO Exam.
08.09.2013 (Paper-I)
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17. The ratio between two numbers is 2 : 3. If 23. The average score of a class of boys and
each number is increased by 4, the ratio girls in an examination is A. The ratio of
between them becomes 5 : 7, the difference boys and girls in the class is 3 : 1. If the
between the numbers is average score of the boys is (A + 1), the
(1) 8 (2) 6 average score of the girls is :
(3) 4 (4) 2 (1) (A - 1) (2) (A - 3)
(NICL (GIC) AO Exam. (3) (A + 1) (4) (A + 3)
08.09.2013 (Paper-I) (NICL (GIC) AO (Finance)
18. The ratio between the rates of travelling of Exam. 15.12.2013)
A and B is 2 : 3 and therefore A takes 10 24. Two trains running in opposite directions
minutes more than the time taken by B to cross a man standing on the platform in
reach a destination. If A had walked at 27 seconds and 17 seconds respectively
double the speed, he would have covered and they cross each other in 23 seconds.
the distance in The ratio of their speeds is:
(1) 30 min (2) 25 min (1) 1 : 3 (2) 3 : 2
(3) 20 min (4) 15 min (3) 3 : 4 (4) None of these
(NICL (GIC) Administrative Officer (NICL (GIC) AO (Finance)
Exam. 15.12.2013) Exam. 15.12.2013)
19. The price of sugar is increased by 20% . If 25. If A : B = 1 : 3, B : C = 5 : 7, C : D = 9 : 7,
the expenditure is not allowed to increase, then A : B : C : D = ?
the ratio between the reduction in (1) 15 : 45 : 63 : 49
consumption and the original consumption is (2) 15 : 49 : 45 : 63
(1) 1 : 3 (2) 1 : 4 (3) 45 : 15 : 63 : 49
(3) I : 6 (4) 1 : 5 (4) 49 : 15 : 45 : 63
(NICL (GIC) Administrative (NICL (GIC) AO (Finance)
Officer Exam. 15.12.2013) Exam. 15.12.2013)
20. The difference between the present ages of 26. The cost of making an article is divided
Anil and Sudhir is 6 years. The ratio between materials, labour and overheads
between their ages after 4 years will be 3 : in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 1. If the materials cost
4. What can be the present age of Sudhir ? Rs. 234, then the labour cost is:
(1) 15 years (2) 18 years (1) Rs. 176 (2) Rs. 312
(3) 20 years (4) 24 years (3) Rs. 78 (4) Rs. 390
(NICL (GIC) Administrative (NICL (GIC) AO (Finance)
Officer Exam. 15.12.2013) Exam. 15.12.2013)
21. In a ratio which is equal to 5 : 8, if the
antecedent is 40, then the consequent is:
(1) 25 (2) 64
(3) 48 (4) None of these
(NICL (GIC) Administrative
Officer Exam. 15.12.2013)
22. The rati o of the n umbe r of stude nts
studying in schools A, B and C is 5 : 6 : 8. If
the number of students in each of the
schools is increased by 30% , 25% and 25%
respectively. What will be the new ratio of
the students in schools A, B and C ?
(1) 14 : 15 : 20 (2) 13 : 15 : 20
(3) 13 : 14 : 15 (4) 15 : 17 : 19
(NICL (GIC) AO (Finance)
Exam. 15.12.2013)

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SHORT ANSWERS 15. (5) 16. (3)
NATIONALISED BANKS 17. (1) 18. (4)
19. (3) 20. (3)
& IBPS PO/MT/SO
21. (2) 22. (2)
1. (1) 2. (1)
23. (2) 24. (4)
3. (2) 4. (1)
25. (1) 26. (2)
5. (1) 6. (3)
7. (3) 8. (5)
9. (4) 10. (1) EXPLANATIONS
11. (4) 12. (3) NATIONALISED BANKS
13. (5) 14. (4) & IBPS PO/MT/SO
15. (4) 16. (2) 1. (1) Let the inital seats for Maths Physics
17. (2) 18. (1) and Biology be 5x, 7x and 8x respectively.
19. (1) 20. (4)
5 x  140
21. (4) 22. (3) Now, new seats for Maths =
23. (3) 24. (3) 100
25. (5) 26. (3) 7 x  150
27. (3) 28. (2) For physics =
100
29. (2) 30. (3)
31. (4) 32. (1) 8 x  175
33. (2) 34. (5) and for Biology =
100
35. (2) 36. (4)
 Required ratio
37. (4) 38. (3)
39. (2) 40. (3) 5 x  140 7 x  150 8 x  175
= : :
41. (4) 42. (5) 100 100 100
43. (5) 44. (2) = 5 × 140 : 7 × 150 : 8 × 175
45. (3) 46. (4) = 2 :3 :4
47. (4) 48. (1) 2. (1) Ratio of rent’s sharing
49. (5) 50. (3) = 8 : 12 : 14 = 4 : 6 : 7
51. (4) 52. (5) Total rent = Rs. 578
53. (1) 54. (1)
55. (1) 56. (1) 7
Share of Kiara = × 578 = Rs 238
57. (1) 58. (1) 17
59. (1) 60. (1) 3. (2) From the options,
2x + 3x + 4x + 5x = 1400
SBI PO EXAMS  14x = 1400  x = 100
1. (3) 2. (1)  shares are : Rs. 200, Rs. 300.
3. (5) 4. (3) Rs. 400 and Rs. 500.
5. (4) 6. (2) Hence, total sum = 200 + 300 + 400 + 500
7. (5) 8. (1) = Rs. 1400
9. (2) 10. (5) 4. (1) Let the number of students in Arts,
11. (3) 12. (1) Commerce and Science be 3x, 5x and 8x
respectively.
RBI GRADE-B OFFICER EXAMS On increasing their respective numbers,
1. (4) 2. (4) 120 140 125
3. (4) 4. (4) Required ratio = 3x × : 5x × : 8x ×
100 100 100
= 360 : 700 : 1000
INSURANCE EXAMS = 18 : 35 : 50
1. (1) 2. (4) 5. (1) Let x boys and x girls joined the group.
3. (2) 4. (1) According to the question,
5. (4) 6. (4)
20  x 7
7. (3) 8. (1) = =
9. (2) 10. (5) 25  x 8
11. (3) 12. (1)  160 + 8x = 175 + 7x
13. (2) 14. (4)  8x - 7x = 175 - 160
12
 x = 15 5  120 8  125 4  130
 New number of members 12. (3) Required ratio = : :
100 100 100
= 20 + x + 25 + x = 45 + 2x
= 45 + 2 × 15 = 75 = 5 × 120 : 8 × 125 : 4 × 130
6. (3) Let the amounts received by A, B, C and = 15 : 25 : 13
D be Rs. 3x, 4x, 9x, and Rs. 10x respectively. 13. (5) let the numbers be x and y respectively.
According to the question, According to the question,
9x - 4x = 2580 x  30 4
 5x = 2580 y- = y
100 5
2580 y 3x
x= = 516  =
5 5 10
Total amount of the money of A and D
= 3x + 10x x 10
 = = 2 :3
= 13x = 13 × 516 = Rs. 6708 y 3 5
7. (3) Let the production of company B = 100 14. (4) Tricky approach
units If the largest and the second largest angles
 Production of company A = 120 units be 3x° and 2x°. respectively then, third
Production of company C angle = x
120 100  x + 2x + 3x = 180°
= =150 units  x = 30°
80
 Required ratio = 120 : 100 : 150  Required sum = x + 2x = 3x = 90°
= 12 : 10 : 15 15. (4) Tricky approach
8. (5) Let the original number of students in 7x + 2x + 5x + 6x = 360°
Arts and Science faculties be 5x and 8x  20x = 360°
respectively. 360
According to the question, x= = 18
20
5 x  150 3
= 7x
8 x  80 4  Required answer = 2 × 2x +
2
 24x + 240 = 20x + 600
 4x = 360 15x 15 18
= = = 135o
2 2
360
x = = 90 16. (2) 2x + 4x + 7x + 5x = 360°
4  18x = 360°
 Original number of students
= 5x + 8x = 13x 360
=x= =20o
= 13 × 90 = 1170 18
9. (4) Let the number be x and y respectively.  Smallest angle of the triangle
75 x 5 y = 2 × 20° = 40°
 = Second angle = 2 × 40° = 80°
100 8
 Required angle = 180° - 80° - 40°
x 5 100 5 = 60°
 y= × = 17. (2) 3x + 4x + 6x + 7x = 360°
8 75 6
 20x = 360°  x = 18°
10. (1) x : 336 = 400 : 192
 x × 192 = 336 × 400 6x
 smaller angle of the parallelogram =
2
336  400
x = = 700 = 3x = 54°
192
 Adjacent angle of parallelogram
32 b = 180° - 54° = 126°
11. (4) =  ab = 64 18. (1) x + 4x + 5x + 60 = 360°
a 2
 10 x = 300°  x° = 30
 32 : a = b : 2
 Required difference = 5x - x = 4x

13
= 4 × 30 = 120°  The largest angle ofthe quadrilateral
19. (1) 20x + 73x + 83x = 950 - 25 - 15 - 30 = 6 × 20 = 120°
880  Smaller angle of parallelogram
 176x = 880  x = =5 2
176
= 120 × = 80°
 Number of coins got by Amita = 73x + 15 3
= 73 × 5 + 15 = 380  Its adjacent angle = 180 - 80 = 100°
20. (4) Sum of three angles of a triangle =180° 24. (3) If the number of 2-rupee coins be x, then
Largest angle = 13x° number of 5 rupee coins = x - 5
Second largest angle = 12x°  2x + 5 (x - 5) = 50 - 26
1  2x + 5x - 25 = 24
 Third angle = (13x + 12x) × = 5x°  7x = 24 + 25 = 49
5
 13x + 12x + 5x = 180° 49
x = = 7
 30x = 180° 7
180 25. (5) If the adjacent angles of parallelogram
x= = 6° be 2x° and 3x° respectively, then
30
2x° + 3x° = 180°
 Required sum = 5x + 12x = 17x  5x° = 180°
= 17 × 6 = 102°
 x° = 36°
25 80  Smaller angle of parallelogram
21. (4) Pranab × = Surya ×
100 100 = 2x = 72°
 Smallest angle of the quadrilateral = 36°
Pranab 80 16
 Surya = =  Its largest angle = 4 × 36 = 144°
25 5  Required sum = 144 + 72 = 216°
Pranab : Surya = 16 : 5 26. (3) Su m of adj ace nt ang le s of a
parallelogram = 180°
Surya 40 2
= =  One of the angles of triangle
Dheeru 100 5
2
 Surya : Dheeru = 2 : 5 = × 180° = 120°
3
Pranab : Surya : Dheeru
= 16 × 2 : 5 × 2 : 5 × 5 Sum of three angles of a triangle = 180°
= 32 : 10 : 25  5x + 7x = 180 - 120
Now,  12x = 60  x = 5
 25  600000 Second angle of triangle = 5 × 5 = 25°
Third angle of triangle = 7 × 5 = 35°
600000
 32  × 32  The second largest angle of triangle = 35°
25 27. (3) Sum of angles of a triangle = 180°
= Rs. 768000 = Pranab’ annual income  3x + x + 44 = 180°
 Pranab’s monthly salary  4x = 180 - 44 = 136°
768000 136
= = Rs. 64000 x= = 34°
12 4
22. (3) Sum ofthe angles of quadrilateral = 360°  Largest angle of triangle = 3 × 34 = 102°
 x + 6x + 2x + 45 = 360°
102  150
 9x = 360 - 45 = 315°  150% of 102 = = 153°
100
315 28. (2) For the Parallelogram,
x= = 35°
9 4x° + 5x° = 180°
 Required difference = 6x - x = 5x  9x = 180°
= 5 × 35 = 175°
23. (3) Sum of the angles of a quadrilateral 180
x=
= 20°
= 360° 9
 3x + 4x + 6x + 5x = 360°  Smaller angel of parallelogram
 8x = 360°  x = 20° = 4 × 20 = 80°
 One angle of the quadrilateral
14
= 3 × 80 = 240°
9 x  5 10
 4y + 11y + 9y = 360 - 240 = 120° = =
8x  5 9
120
 24y =120° y= = 5°  81x + 45 = 80x + 50
24  81x - 80x = 50 - 45
 Its smallest angle = 4 × 5 = 20° x=5
 Required sum = 240° + 20° = 260°
29. (2) Sum of the angles of quadrilateral = 360°  Required difference = 9x - 8x = x = 5 years
34. (5) Let the present ages of Sonal and Nitya
 3x + 4x + 5x + 6x = 360° be 9x and 5x year respectively
 18x = 360° According to the question,
360 9 x  8 13
x= = 20° = =
18 5x  8 9
 Smallest angle of quadrilateral = 3 × 20  81x + 72 = 65x + 104
= 60°
Largest angle of quadrilateral = 6 × 20 = 120°  81x - 65x = 104 - 72
 16x = 32
2
 Smallest angle of triangle = 60 × = 40° 32
3  x= =2
Largest angle of triangle = 2 × 40 = 80° 16
 Third angle of triangle = 180° - 40° - 80°  Required difference = 9x - 5x
= 60° = 4x = 4 × 2 = 8 years
 Required answer = 60 + 120 = 180° 35. (2) Let the present ages of father and son
30. (3) The smallest angle of triangle is half of be 17x years and 7x years respectively.
the largest angle. According to the question,
Ratio of three angles = 4 : 3 : 2 17 x  6 3
 4x + 3x + 2x = 180 = =
7x  6 1
 9x = 180
 21x - 18 = 17x - 6
 x = 20
 21x - 17x = 18 - 6
 Required difference = 4x - 2x = 2x
= 2 × 20 = 40°  4x = 12
31. (4) Let the three angles of quadrilateral be 12
13x°, 9x° and 5x° respectively. x= =3
4
 13x + 9x + 5x = 360 - 36
 Father’s present age = 17 × 3 = 51 years
324 36. (4) Rani : Komal = 3 : 5 = 6 :10
 27x = 324°  x = = 12° Komal : Pooja = 2 : 3 = 10 : 15
27
 Required difference = 13x - 5x = 8x  Rani : Komal : Pooja = 6 : 10 : 15
= 8 × 12 = 96° We have insufficient data to solve this
32. (1) Let the adjacent angles be 7x° and 8x°. question.
 7x + 8x = 180° 37. (4) Let the present ages of Amit and his
 15x = 180° fathe r be 2x y ears and 5 x ye ars
respectively.
 x = 12°
 Smaller angle = 7 × 12 = 84° 2x  4 5
Again, 5y + 6y + 7y + 12y = 360o  5x  4 =
11
 30y = 360°  25x + 20 = 22x + 44
360 24
 y= = 12°  3x = 24  x = =8
30 3
 Second largest angle of the quadrilaterals  Father’s age 5 years ago = 5x - 5
7 × 12 = 84° = 5 × 8 - 5 = 35 years
 Required sum = 84 + 84 = 168o 38. (3) Four years ago,
33. (2) Let the present ages of Sulekhaa and Shyam : Ram = 3 : 4
Arunima be 9x and 8x years respectively. After four years,
According to the question,
3x  8 5
After 5 years, =
4x  8 6
15
 20x + 40 = 18x + 48  176x - 44 = 182x - 56
 2x = 48 - 40 = 8  182x - 176x = 56 - 44
8  6x = 12
 x = = 4 x=2
2
 Fiona’s age after four years = 13x + 4
 Shyam’s present age = 3x + 4
= 3 × 4 + 4 = 16 years = 13 × 2 + 4 = 30 years
39. (2) Let the prestent ages of Tina and Rakesh 44. (2) Let Swati’s present age = 4x years
be 9x and 10x years respectively. Trupti’s present age = 5x years
10 years ago, 4x  6 6
 5x  6 = 7
9 x  10 4
=  30x + 36 = 28x + 42
10 x  10 5
 45x - 50 = 40x - 40  2x = 42 - 36 = 6
 x = 3 = difference of their ages
10 45. (3) Let Ram’s present age be 6x years and
 5x = 10  x = = 2
5 that of Rakesh be 11x years.
 Rakesh’s present age = 10x Four years ago,
= 10 × 2 = 20 years.
6x  4 1
40. (3) Let the present ages of Vishal and =
Shekhar be 14x and 17x years respectively. 11x  4 2
After 6 years,  12x - 8 = 11x - 4
14 x  6 17 x = 8 - 4 = 4
=  Rakesh’s age after five years = 11x + 5
17 x  6 20
= 11 × 4 + 5 = 49 years
 280x + 120 = 289x + 102 46. (4) According to the question,
 9x = 18
2x  7x
 x=2 = 27
2
 Shekhar’s present age = 17x
= 17 × 2 = 34 years  9x = 27 × 2 = 54
41. (4) Let the present ages of father and son 54
be 5x and 2x years respectively. =x= =6
9
After 4 years,
 Mother’s age after 7 years = 7x + 7
Son’s age = y years = 7 × 6 + 7 = 49 years
and mother’s age = 2y years 47. (4) Let the present ages of Ram, Rohan and
y4 Raj be 3x, 4x and 5x years respectively.
 y = 2x + 4  x =  3x + 4x + 5x = 3 × 28
2
 12x = 84
 y  4
 Father’s present age = 5 years 84
2 x= =7
Mother’s present age = (2y - 4) years 12
Clearly, data are inadequate. Sum of the ages of Ram and Rohan after 5
42. (5) Let Radha’s present age = x years. years = 3x + 4x + 10 = 7x + 10
 x = 2(x - 12) - 3 = 7 × 7 + 10 = 59 years
 x = 2x - 24 - 3 48. (1) Rehana’s present age = 85 - 7 = 78 years
Wasim’s present age = 78 - 12 = 66 years
 x = 27
3
4  Manoj’s present age = × 66 = 18 years
 Raj’s present age = 9 × 27 = 12 years 11
 Manoj’s father’s present age = 25 + 18
 Raj’s age after 5 years = 12 + 5 = 17 years = 43 years
43. (5) Let the present ages of Meena and Fiona 49. (5) Jahnavi’s present age = 33 - 9 = 24 years
be 16x and 13x years respectively.
 Aarti’s present age = 24 - 9 = 15 years
According to the question, Now, Aarti : Savita = 5 : x = 15 : 3x
16 x  4 14  Savita’s present age = 3x years
=
13 x  4 11
16
 3x - 15 = 24  13x = 60 - 8 = 52
 3x = 24 + 15 = 39 x = 4
39  Required difference = 7x = 7 × 4 = 28 years
x= = 13 56. (1) x = y + 52
3
z = y - 26
50. (3) Let the amount received by P, Q and R
 x + y + z = 221
be Rs. 3x, Rs. 5x and Rs. 7x respectively.
 y + 52 + y + y - 26 = 221
 7x - 5x = 4000
 3y = 221 - 26 = 195
4000
x = = 2000 195 = 65
2 y=
 Amount received by P and Q together 3
= 8x = 8 × 2000 = Rs. 16000  x = 65 + 52 = 117
51. (4) Abhinav’s investment = Rs. 6000  z = 65 - 26 = 39
 x : y : z = 117 : 65 : 39 = 9 : 5 : 3
70  6000 57. (1) Let. CP. of milk per litre be Rs 1
Sunil’s investment = = Rs. 4200
100
5
4200  125
Milk in 1 litre of A = litre
7
Rita’s investment = = Rs. 5250
100
8
 Required ratio Milk in 1 litre of B = litre
13
= 5250 : (6000 + 1200 + 5250)
= 5250 :15450 = 35 : 103 9
Milk in 1 litre of mixture = litre
9  x 15  x 13
52. (5) =
15  x 27  x
 243 - 9x - 27x + x2 = 225 - 30x + x2
 6x = 243 - 225 = 18
x = 3
53. (1) Let the amount be Rs. x.
3 2  1 2
  9  14  x = 40  Required ratio = :
13 91
=7:2
 
58. (1) First number = x
1 1 Second number = y
  3  7  x = 40
 
50 3
 7 3  x × 100 = y ×
4
  21  x = 40
  x 3
 =y×
40  21 2 4
x = = Rs. 210
4 x 3 3
54. (1) If the total amount be Rs. x, then  y = ×2 =
4 2
2x 59. (1) Mahesh = 3x years
= 4908
15 Ajay = 2x years
After 8 years,
4908  15
x= = Rs. 36810 3 x  8 11
2
=
2x  8 8
7 6
 Required difference = 15 × 36810  24x + 64 = 22x + 88
 2x = 88 - 64 = 24
= Rs. 2454
55. (1) Four years ago,  x = 12
Father’s age = 10x years  Ajay’s age = 2x = 2 × 12 = 24 years
Son’s age = 3x years 1
 10x + 3x + 8 = 60  Age of Mahesh’s son = × 24 = 12 years
2

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SBI PO EXAMS 6. (2) Let the salaries of A, B and C be Rs. 2x,
1. (3) Let the first number be x and the second Rs. 3x and Rs. 5x respectively.
number be y. After respective increase of 15% 10% and
20% their salaries will be
1
x + y = 333 % of y 115  2 x 110  3 x 120  5 x
3 Rs. , and
100 100 100
1000
 x+y= y  Required ratio
3  100
115  2 x 110  3 x 120  5 x
10 = : : = 23 : 33 : 60
100 100 100
 x+y= y
3 7. (5) Let the present ages of Seema and
 3x + 3y = 10y Naresh be 5x and 7x years respectively.
 3x = 7y According to the question,
x 7 5x  5 3
 y= =7 :3 =
3 7x  5 4
2. (1) Let P’s share be 6x  21x + 15 = 20x + 20
Q’s share be 19x and  x = 20 - 15 = 5
R’s share be 7x.  Naresh’s present age = 7x years
Total sum = 6x + 19x + 7x = 32x = 7 × 5 = 35 years
6x : 19x + 200 : 7x - 200 = 3 : 10 : 3 8. (1) Let the inital seats for Maths, Physics
We can write and Biology be 5x, 7x and 8x respectively.
6x = 7x - 200 or, x = 200 5 x  140
 Total sum = 32x = Rs. 6400 Now, new. seats for Maths =
100
3. (5) Ratio of no. boys : girls = 2 : 3
Let the no. of boys = 2x
Then the no. of girls = 3x 7 x  150
No. of boys after 20% increase For Physics =
100
= 1.20 × 2x = 2.4x.
No. of girls after 10% increase 8 x  175
and for Biology =
= 1.10 × 3x = 3.3x 100
2.4 x 8 5 x  140 7 x  150 8 x  175
Required ratio = = = 8 : 11  Required ratio = : :
3.3 x 11 100 100 100
4. (3) A : B = 5 : 8 = 5 × 140 : 7 × 150 : 8 × 175
Let A’s income be 5x and B’s income be 8x. = 2 :3 :4
5 x  25 5 9. (2) Let the original sum be Rs.x.
or, = Sum of the Ratios = 3 + 5 + 9 + 13 = 30
8x 4
9x 3x
5  x  5
5 x5  C’s share = Rs. 30 = Rs. 10
or, = or, =1
4  2x 4 2x
 x + 5 = 2x 3x x
A’s share = Rs. = Rs.
 x=5 30 10
B’s income = 8x = 8 × 5 = Rs. 40 lakhs. According to the question,
5. (4) Let the earnings of A and B be Rs. 4x 3x x
and 7x respectively.  = 2412
10 10
After 50% increase,
A’s earnings = 150% of 4x 2x
After 25% decrease,  = 2412
10
B’s earning = 75% of 7x
 x = 2412 × 5 = Rs. 12060
Ratio = 150% of 4x : 75% of 7x = 8 : 7
 Amount received by B and D together
But their total earnings are unknown.
Hence A’s earnings can’t be known.   5  13 
Rs  30 12060  = Rs. 7236
 
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10. (5) Let the present ages of Khushi and Tanuj’s present age = 15x = 45 years
Jagriti be 5x and 8x years respectively.  Required difference = 45 - 24 = 21 years
After 8 years, 2. (4) Let the earnings of A and B be Rs. 8x
and Rs. 9x respectively.
5x  8 3
= Now, after changes in their earnings,
8x  8 4
150
 24x + 24 = 20x + 32 A’s earning = 8x × =Rs. I2x
100
 4x = 32 - 24 = 8
8 75 27 x
x= =2 B’s earning = 9x × = Rs.
4 100 4
 Required difference = (8x - 5x) years Clearly, we need sum of their earnings etc.
= 3x = 3 × 2 = 6 years to get the desired result.
11. (3) Let the ages of the mother and daughter 3. (4) Original number of boys in the college
be 7x and x years respectively. = 31x
Original number of girls = 23x
7 x  4 19
 Four years ago, x  4 = 31x 124
1 = =
23 x  75 107
 19x - 76 = 7x - 4
 12x = 72  x = 6  2852x + 9300 = 3317x
 Mother’s age after four years  3317x - 2852x = 9300
= 7x + 4 = 7 × 6 + 4 = 46 years  465x = 9300
12. (1) Let the original amounts invested in 9300465
Debit and Equity funds be Rs. 4x and 5x x= = 20
465
respectively.  Number of boys = 31 × 20 = 620
Dividend at the end of the year
New number of girls = 23 × 20 + 75 = 535
9 x  30 27 x  Required answer = 620 - 535 = 85
= = Rs 4. (4) A’s salary = Rs. 8x and B’s salary
100 10
Total investment after one year = Rs. 9x
 27 x   117 x  8 x  150% 16
= Rs  9 x   = Rs   =
 10   10  9 x  75% 9
7 117 x 8 x  150 16
 =
 13 × 10 = 94500 9 x  75 9
94500 13 10 12 x 16

x= = 15000  27 x =
7  117 9
4
 The original amount invested in Equity
funds = 5x = 5 × 15000 = Rs. 75000 48 16
 x= =
27 9
RBI GRADE-B OFFICER EXAMS Hence, A’s salary cannot be determined.
1. (4) Let the present ages of Samir and Tanuja
be 8x and 15x years respectively.
INSURANCE EXAMS
1. (1) Required answer
8 x  9 11
After 9 years, = 23000 40
15 x  9 18 = =
6325 11
 165x + 99 = 144x + 162
2. (4) Let the earnings of A and B be Rs. 4x
 165x - 144x = 162 - 99 and 7x respectively.
 21x = 63 After 50% increase,
63 A’s earnings = 150% of 4x
x= = 3 After 25% decrease,
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B’s earning = 75% of 7x
 Samir’s present age = 8x = 24 years
19
Ratio = 150% of 4x : 75% of 7x = 8 : 7 = x + 2x + 3x + 4x = 10x units
But their total earnings are unknown. Price of the original diamond
Hence A’s earnings can’t be known. = k(100x2) where k is a constant.
3. (2) Let the salaries of A, B and C be Rs. 2x, Cost of four pieces of diamond
Rs. 3x and Rs. 5x respectively. = k (x2 + 4x2 + 9x2 + 16x2)
After respective increase of 15% 10% and = k.30x2
20% their salaries will be Loss in the cost of diamond
= k(100x2 - 30x2) = k.70x2
115  2 x 110  3 x 120  x
Rs , and  k.70x2 = 70000
100 100 100
 kx 2 = Rs. 1000
115  2 x 110  3 x 120  x  Cost of the original diamond
 Required ratio = : : = k (100x2)
100 100 100
= 1000 × 100 = Rs. 100000
= 23 : 33 : 60 9. (2) Sum of ratios
4. (1) A : B : C = 8 : 14 : 22 = 3 + 5 + 9 + 7 = 24
= 12 : 21: 33 Second largest angle of quadrilateral
B : C : D = 12 : 21 : 33 7
= × 360 = 105°
 A : B : C : D = 12 : 21 : 33 : 44 24
5. (4) Let the numbers be x and y respectively. = Largest angle of triangle
Then,  Third angle of triangle = 180° - 105° - 25°
3 = 50°= second largest angle of triangle
x = 60% of y 10. (5) Let Abhijit invested Rs. 2x, Rs. 3x and
4
Rs. 4x in th re e schemes A, B and C
3 60 3 3 respectively.
 x= y  x= y
4 100 4 5  The required ratio
3 5 5 120 116 115
y= × x= x = 2x × : 3x × : 4x ×
4 3 4 100 100 100
= 2 × 120 : 3 × 116 : 4 × 115
5 x = 60 : 87 : 115
 y-x= x-x=
4 4 11. (3) Actual price of diamond = k × 62
Clearly, no unique answer is possible. = 36k where k is constant of proportionality.
6. (4) Let the three numbers be a, b and c New price of diamond
respectively. = kx12 + kx22
Now,
5
a: b = 2 : 3  36k × = k( x12 + x22 )
b :c = 5 :3 8
a : b : c = 2 × 5 : 3 × 5 : 3 × 3 45
= 10 : 15 : 9  = x12 + x22
2
a + b + c = 136  22.5 = x12 + x22
 10x + 15x + 9x = 136
 (4.5)2 + (1.5)2 = x12 + x22
136
 34x = 136  x = =4 12. (1) S.P. of shirt = Rs. x
34
2x
 b = 15x = 15 × 4 = 60 CP. = Rs.
3
1 1 1
7. (3) a : b : c = : : =6:4:3 4 4x
2 3 4
 Marked price = 3 × x = Rs. 3
6
 The longest side = 13 × 104 = 48 cm. 2x 4x
 Required ratio = 3 : 3 = 1 : 2
8. (1) Tricky approach
Let the weights of the four prices of diamond
be x, 2x, 3x and 4x units respectively.
Total weight of the original diamond
20
5 7  Time taken by A when he doubles his
13. (2) Required ratio = : 30
3 5
speed = =15 minutes
2
5 7
= × 15 : × 15 = 25 : 21 19. (3) In the beginning.
3 5 The rate of sugar = Rs. 100/kg
14. (4) x + x + 2 + x + 4 = 285 Expenditure = 1 kg.
 3x = 285 - 6 = 279 Now,
Rate = Rs. 120 per kg
279
= = 93 100 5
3
 In Rs. 100, sugar bought = = kg
 Required ratio = 93 : 97 120 6
15. (5) Let the present ages of Sonal and Nitya
be 9x and 5x years respectively.  5
 Required ratio =  1  6  : 1
According to the question,  
9 x  8 13 1
= = = :1=1:6
5x  8 9 6
 81x + 72 = 65x + 104 20. (3) After four years,
 81x - 65x = 104 - 72 Anil = 3x years
 16x = 32 Sudhir = 4x years
In the present,
32 4x - 4 - 3x + 4 = 6
 x= =2
16 x=6
 Required difference = 9x - 5x = 4x  Sudhir’s present age = 4x - 4
= 4 × 2 = 8 years = 4 × 6 - 4 = 20 years
21. (2) Ratio = 5 : 8 = 5 × 8 : 8 × 8 = 40 : 64
x 4
16. (3) y = 22. (2) Number of students :
5 A = 5x
B = 6x
x C = 8x
3 1
3x  y y
 5x  3 y = x 5 x  130 6 x  125 8 x  125
5 3  Required ratio = : :
y 100 100 100
= 650 : 750 : 1000 = 13 : 15 : 20
3 4 12  5 23. (2) Average marks of girls = x
1 17
5 5 3   A  1  x
= = =
4 7 35 A =
5  3 3 1
5
 4A = 3A + 3 + x
17. (1) Numbers = 2x and 3x
 x = 4A - 3A - 3 = A - 3
2x  4 5 24. (4) Length of first train = x metre
 3x  4 = 7 Length of second train = y metre
 15x + 20 = 14x + 28  x 
 x = 28 - 20 = 8 Speed of first train =   m/sec
 27 
= Difference between numbers.
18. (4) Time taken by B = x minutes.  y
Speed of second train =   m/sec
Time taken by A = (x + 10) minutes.  17 
2 x  x y
 = Relative Speed =    m/sec
3 x  10
 27 17 
 2x + 20 = 3x
 x = 20 minutes x y
 Time taken by A = 30 minutes.  23 = x y

27 17

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26. (2) Materials : labour : Overheads
x y x y
 + = + = 3 :4 :1
27 17 23 23 Sum of ratios = 3 + 4 +1 = 8
x x y y If the total cost be Rs. x, then
 - = -
23 27 17 23 3x
= 234
27 x  23 x 23 y  17 y 8
 =
23  27 23  17 234  8
x= = Rs. 624
4x 6 y 3
 =
27 17 4
 Labour cost = 8 × 624
x 6 27 81
 y= × = = Rs. 312
17 4 34
25. (1) A : B = 1 : 3 = 15 : 45
B :C =5 :7 = 5 × 7: 7 × 9
= 45 : 63
C : D = 9 : 7 =9 × 7 : 7 × 7 = 63 : 49
 A : B : C : D = 15 : 45 : 63 : 49

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MODEL EXERCISES
1. M The total emoluments of A and B are
x6 x6
equal. However, A gets 65% of his basic (1) (2)
salary as allowances and B gets 80% of his x7 x7
basic salary as allowances. What is the ratio x7 x6
ofthe basic salaries of A and B ? (3) (4)
x6 x7
(1) 16 : 13 (2) 5 : 7
(5) None of these
(3) 12 : 11 (4) 7 : 9
8. If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is B
(5) None of these
and the ratio of girls to boys is G, then 3(B
2. A contractor employed 25 labourers on a
+ G) is
job. He was paid 275 for the work. After
(1) equal to 3 (2) less than 3
retaining 20% of this sum, he distributed
th e re main in g amou nt amo ng st the 1
labourers. If the number of men to women (3) more than 3 (4) less than
3
labourers was in the ratio 2 : 3 and their (5) None of these
wages in the ratio 5 : 4, what wages did a 9. The monthly incomes of two persons are
woman labourer get ? in the ratio of 4 : 5 and their monthly
(1) 10 (2) 8 expenditures are in the ratio of 7 : 9. If each
(3) 12 (4) 15 saves Rs 50 a month, then what are their
(5) None of these monthly incomes ?
3. The dimensions of a rectangular room when (1) Rs 100, Rs 125
increased by 4 m are in the ratio of 4 : 3 (2) Rs 300, Rs 375
and when decreased by 4 m are in the ratio (3) Rs 300, Rs 375
of 2 : 1. The dimensions of the room are (4) Rs 400, Rs 500
(1) 6 m and 4 m (5) None of these
(2) 12 m and 8 m 10. A bag contains Rs 216 in the form of one
(3) 16 m and 12 m rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coins in the
(4) 24 m and 16 m ratio of 2 : 3 : 4. The number of 50 paise
(5) None of these coins is
4. If 1066 are divided among A, B, C and D (1) 96 (2) 144
such that A : B = 3 : 4, B : C = 5 : 6 and C : (3) 114 (4) 141
D = 7 : 5, who will get the maximum ? (5) None of these
(1) B (2) A 11. Half the girls and one-third of the boys of a
(3) C (4) D college reside in the hostel. What fractional
(5) None of these part of the student body is hostel dwellers
5. Two numbers are such as the square of one if the total number of girls in the college is
is 224 less than 8 times the square of the
other. If the numbers be in the ratio of 3 : 4 1
100 and is of the total strength ?
their values are 4
(1) 12, 16 (2) 6, 8
2 5
(3) 9, 12 (4) 6, 9 (1) (2)
(5) All of these 5 12
6. If a : b = 2 : 5, then the value of (2a + 2b) : 1
(7a + 5b) is (3) (4) None of these
5
19 19 (5) All of these
(1) (2)
39 13 12. Given that 24 carat gold is pure gold, 18
31 19 3 5
(3) (4) carat gold is gold and 20 carat gold is
19 31 4 6
(5) None of these gold, the ratio of the pure gold in 18 carat
gold to the pure gold in 20 carat gold is
x 2  36 x6 (1) 5 : 8 (2) 9 : 10
7. P= 2 and Q = then the value of
x  49 x7 (3) 15 : 24 (4) 8 : 5
(5) None of these
P
Q
is

23
(1) 16 (2) 36
y y x x (3) 75 (4) 90
13. If = = , then find x : y : z.
zx z y (5) None of these
(1) 1 : 2 : 3 (2) 3 : 2 : 1 20. A vessel contains liquid P and Q in the ratio
(3) 4 : 2 : 3 (4) 2 : 4 : 7 5 : 3. If 16 L of the mixture are removed
(5) None of these and the same quantity of liquid Q is added
14. The ratio of the rate of flow of water in pipes the ratio become 3 : 5. What quantity does
varies inversely as the square of the radius the vessel hold ?
of the pipes. What is the ratio of the rates (1) 35 L (2) 45 L
of flow in 2 pipes of diameter 2 cm and 4 (3) 40 L (4) 50 L
cm ? (5) None of these
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 1 21. A bottle is full of dettol. One-third of it is
(3) 1 : 8 (4) 4 : 1 taken out and then an equal amount of
(5) None of these water is poured into the bottle to fill it. This
15. Salaries of A, B and C were in the ratio 3 : operationis done four times. Find the final
5 : 7, respectively. If their salaries were ratio of dettol and water in the bottle.
in crease d by 50% , 60% and 50% (1) 13 : 55 (2) 20 : 74
respectively, what will be the new ratio of (3) 16 : 65 (4) 10 : 48
the their respective salaries ? (5) None of these
(1) 4 : 5 : 7 (2) 3 : 6 : 7 22. Divide Rs 671 among A, B and C such that
(3) 4 : 15 : 18 (4) 9 : 16 : 21 if their shares be increased by Rs 3, Rs 7
(5) None of these and Rs 9 respectively, the remainder shall
16. A sink contains exactly 12 L of water. If be in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3.
water is drained from the sink untill it holds (1) Rs 110, Rs 220 and Rs 336
exactly 6 L of water less than the quantity (2) Rs 112. Rs 223 and Rs 336
drained away, how many litres of water were (3) Rs 105, Rs 223 and Rs 330
drained away ? (4) None of these
(1) 2 L (2) 6 L (5) All of these
(3) 3 L (4) 9 L 23. The ratio of the ages of the father and the
(5) None of these son at present is 7 : 1. After 4 years, the
17. Railway fares of 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes ratio will become 4 : 1. What is the sum of
between two stations we are in the ratio of the present ages of the father and the son ?
8 : 6 : 3. The fares of 1st and 2nd class (1) 29 years (2) 35 years
were subsequently reduced by 1/6 and 1/ (3) 32 years (4) 36 years
12 respectively. If during a year, the ratio (5) None of these
between the passengers of 1st, 2nd and 3rd 24. Th e rati o be tw een the n umbe r of
classes was 9 : 12 : 26 and total amount passengers travelling by I and II classes
collected by the sale of tickets was Rs 1088, between the two railway stations is 1 : 50,
then find the collection from the passengers whereas the ratio of I and II classes fares
of 1st class. between the same stations is 3 : 1. If on a
(1) Rs 260 (2) Rs 280 particular day, Rs 1325 were collected from
(3) Rs 300 (4) Rs 320 the passengers travelling between these
(5) None of these stations, then what was the amount
18. At Narmada S arovar Bach ao ( NS B; collected from the II class passengers ?
demonstration, supporters of Ms Patkar (1) Rs 750 (2) Rs 1000
outnumbered the police by 9 : 1. The police (3) RS 850 (4) Rs 1250
arrested 135 NSB supporters averaging 5 (5) None of these
for even 3 policemen. How many supporters 25. Mira’s expenditure and savings are in the
of NSB were there in the demonstration ? ratio 3 : 2. Her income increases by 10% .
(1) 1215 (2) 665 Her expenditure also increases by 12% . By
(3) 405 (4) None of these how much per cent do her savings increase ?
(5) All of these (1) 7% (2) 9%
19. In a proportion the multiplication of 1st and (3) 10% (4) 13%
4th terms is 10 and that of 2nd and 3rd (5) None of these
terms is 2.5x, then the value of x is
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SHORT ANSWERS B 20  7 140
1. (1) 2. (2) = = ;
C 24  7 168
3. (2) 4. (3)
5. (2) 6. (1) C 7  24 168
7. (1) 8. (3) = =
D 5  24 120
9. (4) 10. (2)
11. (4) 12. (2) A 15  7 105
 = =
13. (3) 14. (4) B 20  7 140
15. (4) 16. (4)
17. (4) 18. (4) A 105 B 140 C 168
Now, = , = , =
19. (1) 20. (3) B 140 C 168 D 120
21. (3) 22. (2)  A : B : C : D = 105 : 140 : 168 : 120
23. (3) 24. (4) Hence, C gets the maximum share.
25. (1) 5. (2) Let the numbers be 3x and 4x. Then,
16x2 = 8×(9x)2 - 224
EXPLANATIONS  16x2 = 72 × x2 - 224
1. (1) Let the basic salary of A be Rs x and  56x2 = 224
that of B be Rs y, then  x2 = 4
65 80 x= 2
A× =B× Hence, numbers are 6, 8.
100 100
6. (1) According to the question,
 A : B = 16 : 13
2. (2) According to the question, 2a
a 2 2 a  3b 3
2 = ; = b
Number of men = × 25 = 10 b 5 7 a  5b 7a
5 5
b
3
Number of women = × 25 = 15 2 19
5 2 3
5 5 19 5 19
Amount distributed among men and women = = =  =
= 275 × 80% = Rs 220 2 39 5 39 39
7  5
Let the wages paid to a man by 5x and to a 5 5
woman be 4x, then 7. (1) According to the question,
10 × 5x + 15 × 4x = 220
 50x + 60x = 220 x 2  36  x  6  x  6 
P= =
x=2 x 2  49  x  7  x  7 
 Wages received by a woman = 2 × 4 = Rs 8 x6
3. (2) According to the question, Q=
x7
L4 4
 =  3L + 12 = 4B + 16
B4 3  x  6  x  6 
 3L - 4B = 4 ...(i) P  x  7  x  7  x6
 Q =  x  6 =
L4 2 x7
and =
B4 1  x  7
 L - 4 = 2B - 8 8. (3) Let the number of boys be x and number
 L - 2B = - 4 ...(ii) of girls be y.
Solving Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
L = 12 m and B = 8 m x y
Then, y = B and = G
4. (3) According to question, x
A 3 5 15  x y
= = ;
B 45 20  3(B + G) = 3  y  x 
 
B 5  4 20
= = 3 x2  y2 
C 6  4 24 = >3
xy
25
9. (4) Let the income of two persons be 4x and 16. (4) Since, Water (W) + Drained (D) =12
5x and their expenses be 7y and 9y.  W + D = 12
Then, 4x - 7y = 50 ...(i) Now, W = D - 6
and 5x - 9y = 50 ...(ii)  D - 6 + D = 12
Solving Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get  D = 9L
x =100 and y = 50 17. (4) New ratio of fares (1st, 2nd and 3rd)
 The income of persons are Rs 400 and Rs
500. 5 11
=8× :6× :3×1
10. (2) By question amount of 50 paise coins 6 12
3 = 80 : 66 : 36 = 40 : 33 : 18
= × 216 = Rs 72 Ratio of passengers = 9 : 12 : 26
4
 Ratio of amount collected
 Number of 50 paise coins = 72 × 2 = 144
(As Rs 1 has 2 fifty paise coins) = 40 × 9 : 12 × 33 : 26 × 18
11. (4) By question total students = 400 = 90 : 99 : 117
No. of girls = 100 Amount collected from 1st class fares
 No. of boys = 300 99
 No. of hostel dwellers = × 1088 = Rs 320
306
1 1 18. (4) The number of police involved in the
= × 100 + × 300 = 150
2 3 3
security operation = × 135 = 3 × 27 = 81
150 15 5
Required fraction = = Thus, the required number of supporters
400 40
12. (2) According to the question = 81 × 9 = 729
19. (1) Acco rding to th e que stio n in a
3 3 proportion, multiplication of 1st and 4th
18 carat gold = pure gold = × 24 = 18
4 4 terms = Multiplication of 2nd and 3rd terms
40 = 2.5 x
5 5
20 carat gold = pure gold = × 24 = 20  x = 16
6 6
20. (3) Let the quantity of liquid P and Q be 5x
 Required ratio = 18 : 20 = 9 : 10 and 3x L respectively.
13. (3) According to the question,
5
y y x Quantity of P removed = × 16 = 10 L
= 53
xz z
 yz = xy - x 2 - yz - xz ...(i) 3
Quantity of Q removed = × 16 = 6L
53
x y
Also, y = 5 x  10 3
xz Now, =
3 x  6  16 5
 x2 - xz = y2 ...(ii)
Using Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get  25x - 50 = 9x + 30
yz = xy - y z + y2  16x = 80
 2yz = xy + y2 x= 5
 2z = x + y ...(iii)  Quantity that vessel hold = 8 × 5 = 40 L
Only option (3) satisfies the Eq. (iii). 21. (3) Amount of dettol water
14. (4) Radius of pipes are 1 cm and 2 cm. 2
First operation =
1 1 3
 Required ratio = 1
2 : 22 =4 :1
  2 2 4
Second operations = × =
15. (4) According to the question, 3 3 9
150 160 150 4 2 8
New ratio = 3 × :5× :7× Third operation = × =
100 100 100 9 3 27
9 21 8 2 16
= : 8 : = 9 : 16 : 21 Fourth operation = × =
2 2 27 3 81
26
Amount of water after fourth operation 24. (4) Let the number of passengers travelling
by Class I and Class II be x and 50x
16 65
= 1 = respectively.
81 81 Then amount collected from Class I and
16 65 Cl ass II wi ll be Rs 3x and Rs 50x
 Required ratio = : = 16 : 65 respectively.
81 81
Given, 3x + 50x = 1325
22. (2) Let the shares of A, B and C be (x - 3),
 53x = 1325
(2x - 7) and (3x - 9) respectively.
Then,  x = 25
(x - 3) + (2x - 7 ) + (3x - 9) = 671  Amount collected from Class II
= 50 × 25 = 1250
 6x = 690
25. (1) Let expenditure be Rs 60 and savings
 x = Rs 115
be Rs 40.
A = Rs 112
Total income = Rs 100
B = Rs 223
New income = Rs 110
and C = Rs 336
New expenditure = Rs 67.2
23. (3) Let the present age of father and son be
New saving = 110 - 67.2
7x and x years respectively.
= Rs 42.2
After 4 years,
age of father = (7x + 4) years  Percentage increase in saving
age of son = (x + 4) years 2.8
× 100 = 7%
7x  4 4 40
Given, =
x4 1
 7x + 4 = 4x + 16
 3x =12
 x = 4
 7x + x = 28 + 4 = 32 years

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