Ratio and Proportion · General Aptitude

298 questions in this chapter.

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ABC26GN3102 · The sum of four numbers A, B, C and D is 110. C is twice A, sum of A and D is equal to that of B and C and A: B is 3: 5. The numbers are
ABC26GN3103 · The expenses of A and B are in the ratio 2 : 3. A sum of ₹ 2800 is equally divided between them. If A saves ₹ 600 , then B saves
ABC26GN3104 · Three numbers A, B and C are in the ratio of 12 : 15 : 25. If the sum of these numbers is 312, the ratio between the difference of B and A… · 2010
ABC26GN3105 · Incomes of A, B and C are in the ratio 7: 9: 12 and their respective expenditures are in the ratio 8: 9: 15. If A saves 1/4 of his income… · 2009
ABC26GN3106 · The total emoluments of A and B are equal. However, A gets 65\% of his basic salary as allowances and B gets 80\% of his basic salary as… · 2009
ABC26GN3107 · The incomes of Mr. Gupta and Mr. Verma are in the ratio 9 : 4 and their expenditures are in the ratio 7: 3. If each saves ₹ 2000, then Mr… · 2009
ABC26GN3108 · A and B have incomes in the ratio 5 : 3. The expenses of A, B and C are in the ratio of 8: 5: 2. If C spends ₹ 2000 and B saves ₹ 700, then…
ABC26GN3109 · In a bank, monthly salary of clerks and officers are in the ratio of 3 : 5. Each clerk contributes 2\% and each officer contributes 3 \% of…
ABC26GN3110 · Salaries of A and B are in the ratio of 9: 4 respectively. When A 's salary is increased by 15\%, it becomes ₹ 5175. What is B's salary?
ABC26GN3111 · Between two consecutive years my incomes are in the ratio of 2 : 3 and expenses in the ratio 5 : 9. If my income in the second year is ₹…
ABC26GN3112 · The sum of the salaries of A and B is ₹ 2100. A spends 80\% of his salary and B spends 70\% of his salary. If their savings are in the…
ABC26GN3113 · The ratio of incomes of two persons is 5 : 3 and that of their expenditures is 9 : 5. If they save ₹ 2600 and ₹ 1800 respectively, their…
ABC26GN3114 · The monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio of 5 : 4, their monthly expenses are in the ratio of 19 : 21, and their monthly savings are…
ABC26GN3115 · The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school of 720 students is 7 : 5. How many more girls should be admitted to make the ratio 1… · 2009
ABC26GN3116 · In a college the students in Arts and Commerce faculties were in the ratio of 4 : 5 respectively. When 65 more students joined Commerce… · 2009
ABC26GN3117 · Two numbers are in the ratio 7 : 11. If 7 is added to each of the numbers, the ratio becomes 2 : 3. The smaller number is · 2010
ABC26GN3118 · The ratio of boys and girls in sections A, B, C and D of class VI is respectively 7: 5,5: 3,3: 2 and 2: 1. If the number of students in…
ABC26GN3119 · When a particular number is subtracted from each of 7, 9, 11 and 15, the resulting numbers are in proportion. The number to be subtracted is · 2007
ABC26GN3120 · The ratio of milk to water in 80 litres of a mixture is 7 : 3. The water (in litres) to be added to it to make the ratio 2 : 1 is · 2006
ABC26GN3121 · In two types of powdered detergent the ratio of soda and soap-dust is 2 : 19 and 1 : 11 respectively. If 7 kg of the first type is mixed…
ABC26GN3122 · What number must be added to each of the numbers 7, 11 and 19 so that the resulting numbers may be in continued proportion?
ABC26GN3123 · Two numbers are in the ratio of 3 : 5. If 9 is subtracted from each, they are in the ratio of 12 : 23. What is the larger number? · 2010
ABC26GN3125 · In a certain company, the ratio of the number of managers to the number of production-line workers is 5 to 72. If 8 additional… · 2006
ABC26GN3126 · What number has to be added to the terms of 3 : 5 to make the ratio 5 : 6? (R.R.B., 2006)
ABC26GN3127 · The ratio of the number of ladies to that of gents at a party was 3 : 2. When 20 more gents joined the party, the ratio was reversed. The… · 2006
ABC26GN3128 · In a school the ratio of boys and girls is 4 : 5 respectively. When 100 girls leave the school the ratio becomes 6 : 7 respectively. How… · 2008
ABC26GN3129 · Two numbers are in the ratio 1 1/2: 2 2/3. When each of these is increased by 15, their ratio becomes 1 2/3: 2 1/2. The greater of the… · 2005
ABC26GN3130 · Three numbers A, B and C are in the ratio 1 : 2 : self-practice
ABC26GN3132 · Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3. If 2 is subtracted from the first and 2 is added to the second, the ratio becomes 1 : 2. The sum of the… · 2007
ABC26GN3133 · 20 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 5 : 3. If four litres of this mixture is replaced by four litres of milk…
ABC26GN3134 · When 1 is added to each of the two given numbers, their ratio becomes 3 : 4 and when 5 is subtracted from each, the ratio becomes 7 : 10…
ABC26GN3135 · The ratio of number of boys to that of girls in a group becomes 2 : 1 when 15 girls leave. But, afterwards, when 45 boys also leave, the…
ABC26GN3136 · Two vessels contain spirit of 0.5 and 0.75 concentrations. If 2 litres from the first vessel and 3 litres from the second vessel are mixed…
ABC26GN3137 · The least whole number which when subtracted from both the numerator and the denominator of the fractional number 6 : 7, gives a ratio less…
ABC26GN3138 · The population of a city is 9000 in a particular year. If there is an increase of 5\% in men's population and 8\% in women's population in…
ABC26GN3139 · A barrel contains a mixture of wine and water in the ratio 3 : 1. How much fraction of the mixture must be drawn off and substituted by…
ABC26GN3140 · One year ago the ratio of the ages of Sarika and Gouri was 3 : 4 respectively. One year hence the ratio of their ages will be 10 : 13… · 2008
ABC26GN3141 · The average age of three boys is 25 years and their ages are in the proportion 3 : 5 : 7. The age of the youngest boy is
ABC26GN3142 · A box contains 1 rupee, 50-paise and 25-paise coins in the ratio 8 : 5 : 3. If the total amount of money in the box is ₹ 112.50, the number…
ABC26GN3143 · There are 420 coins consisting of one-rupee coins, 50-paise coins and 25-paise coins. If the ratio of their values be 2 : 3 : 5, then the…
ABC26GN3144 · Monthly consumption of kerosene oil in a certain household along with price variations is given below. When the price goes up to ₹ 6 per…
ABC26GN3145 · If A varies directly proportional to C and B also varies directly proportional to C, which one of the following is not correct? · 2008
ABC26GN3146 · If x is inversely proportional to y and y is proportional to z, then x z · 2007
ABC26GN3147 · The falling height of an object is proportional to the square of the time. One object falls 64 cm in 2 sec then in 6 sec from how much… · 2009
ABC26GN3148 · y varies directly as (x+3) and y=8 when x=1. What is the value of y when x=2 ? · 2006
ABC26GN3149 · The ratio of the rate of flow of water in pipes varies inversely as the square of the radius of the pipes. What is the ratio of the rates… · 2005
ABC26GN3150 · Suppose y varies as the sum of two quantities of which one varies directly as x and the other inversely as x. If y=6 when x=4 and y=3 1/3… · 2006
ABC26GN3152 · S varies directly as R and T varies inversely as R. At some particular time, R=20, S=40 and T=10. If S is changed to 20, then the value of…
ABC26GN3153 · x and y vary inversely with each other. When x is 12, y is 9. The pair which is not a possible pair of corresponding values of x and y is
ABC26GN3154 · The intensity of illumination on a surface from a expenditure also increases by 12%. How much source of light varies inversely as the…