462 + Mcqs in Ratio Page 8 McqOptions

351.	If a : b = b : c, then a4 : b4 would be equal to
A.	c : b2
B.	2 : c2
C.	2 : a2
D.	2 : ac
Answer» C. 2 : a2

Discussion

352.	A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of5 : 2 : 4 : 3. If C gets Rs. 1000 more than D, what is B's share?
A.	s. 500
B.	s. 1500
C.	s. 2000
D.	one of these
Answer» D. one of these

Discussion

353.	A and B together have Rs. 1210. If $$\frac{4}{{15}}$$ of A's amount is equal to $$\frac{2}{{5}}$$ of B's amount, how much amount does B have?
A.	s. 460
B.	s. 484
C.	s. 550
D.	s. 664
Answer» C. s. 550

Discussion

354.	The ratio of ducks and frogs in a pond is 37 : 39 respectively. The average number of ducks and frogs in the pond is 152. What is the number of frogs in the pond ?
A.	48
B.	52
C.	56
D.	44
Answer» D. 44

Discussion

355.	Tom is chasing Jerry. In the same interval of time Tom jumps 8 times while Jerry jumps 6 times. But the distance covered by Tom in 7 Jumps is equal to the distance covered by Jerry in 5 Jumps. The ratio of speed of Tom and Jerry is:
A.	8 : 35
B.	8 : 15
C.	4 : 20
D.	0 : 21
Answer» E.

Discussion

356.	If x : y = 5 : 2, then (8x + 9y) : (8x + 2y) is :
A.	2 : 29
B.	6 : 61
C.	9 : 22
D.	1 : 26
Answer» D. 1 : 26

Discussion

357.	The milk and water in a mixture are in the ratio 7 : 5. When 15 liters of water are added to it, the ratio of milk and water in the new mixture becomes 7 : 8. The total quantity of water in the new mixture is:
A.	5 litres
B.	0 litres
C.	0 litres
D.	6 litres
Answer» C. 0 litres

Discussion

358.	8 litres are drawn from a cask filled with wine and is then filled with water. This operation is performed three more times. The ratio of the quantity of wine now left in cask to that of the total solution is 16 : 81. How much wine did the cask hold originally?
A.	4 litres
B.	5 litres
C.	9 litres
D.	4 litres
Answer» B. 5 litres

Discussion

359.	A bucket contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the proportion 7 : 5. If 9 litres of mixture is replaced by 9 liters of liquid B, then the ratio of the two liquids becomes 7 : 9. How much of the liquid A was there in the bucket ?
A.	1 liters
B.	3 liters
C.	5 liters
D.	7 liters
Answer» B. 3 liters

Discussion

360.	A and B are two alloys in which ratios of gold and copper are 5 : 3 and 5 : 11 respectively. If these equally amount of two alloys are melted and made alloy C. What will be the ratio of gold and copper in alloy C?
A.	5 : 23
B.	3 : 25
C.	5 : 17
D.	7 : 15
Answer» D. 7 : 15

Discussion

361.	Total number of men, women and children working in a factory is 18. They earn Rs. 4000 in a day. If the sum of the wages of all men, all women and all children is in ratio of 18 : 10 : 12 and if the wages of an individual man, woman and child is in ratio 6 : 5 : 3, then how much a woman earn in a day?
A.	s. 120
B.	s. 150
C.	s. 250
D.	s. 400
E.	one of these
Answer» D. s. 400

Discussion

362.	Brindavan Express leave Chennai Central Station every day at 07.50 am and goes to Bangalore City Railway station. This train is very popular among the travelers. On 25th July 2012 number of passengers traveling by I class and II class was in the ratio 1 : 4. The fare for this travel is in the ratio 3 : 1. The total fare collected was Rs. 224000. (Rs. Two lakhs twenty four thousand only). What was the fare collected from I class passengers on that day?
A.	s. 32,000
B.	s. 96,000
C.	s. 1,28,000
D.	s. 5,00,000
E.	one of these
Answer» C. s. 1,28,000

Discussion

363.	If x varies as y thenx2 + y2 varies as
A.	+ y
B.	- y
C.	2 - y2
D.	3 - y3
E.	one of these
Answer» F.

Discussion

364.	If the ratio of the ages of Maya and Chhaya is 6 : 5 at present, and fifteen years from now, the ratio will get changed to 9 : 8, then find Maya's present age.
A.	4 years
B.	0 years
C.	8 years
D.	3 years
Answer» C. 8 years

Discussion

365.	The present ratio of ages of A and B is 4 : 5. 18 years ago, this ratio was 11 : 16. Find the sum total of their present ages.
A.	0 years
B.	05 years
C.	10 years
D.	0 years
E.	5 years
Answer» B. 05 years

Discussion

366.	If 30 oxen can plough $$\frac{1}{7}$$ th of a field in 2 days, how many days 18 oxen will take to do the remaining work?
A.	0 days
B.	0 days
C.	5 days
D.	8 days
E.	1 days
Answer» C. 5 days

Discussion

367.	The difference between two positive numbers is 10 and the ratio between them is 5 : 3. Find the product of the two numbers.
A.	75
B.	75
C.	75
D.	25
E.	50
Answer» B. 75

Discussion

368.	The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 2 and their expenditure are in ratio 5 : 3. If each saves Rs. 1000, then, A's income can be:
A.	s. 3000
B.	s. 4000
C.	s. 6000
D.	s. 9000
E.	s. 4500
Answer» D. s. 9000

Discussion

369.	The ratio of water and milk in a 30 liter mixture is 7 : 3. Find the quantity of water to be added to the mixture in order to make this ratio 6 : 1.
A.	0
B.	2
C.	3
D.	5
Answer» D. 5

Discussion

370.	Two numbers are in ratio 7 : 11. If 7 is added to each of the numbers, the ratio becomes 2 : 3. The smaller number is
A.	9
B.	9
C.	6
D.	7
Answer» C. 6

Discussion

371.	If A : B = 2 : 3, B : C = 4 : 5 and C : D = 5 : 9 then A : D is equal to:
A.	1 : 17
B.	: 27
C.	: 9
D.	: 9
Answer» C. : 9

Discussion

372.	In a school having roll strength 286, the ratio of boys and girls is 8 : 5. If 22 more girls get admitted into the school, the ratio of boys and girls becomes
A.	2 : 7
B.	0 : 7
C.	: 7
D.	: 3
Answer» E.

Discussion

373.	If two times A is equal to three times of B and also equal to four times of C, then A : B : C is
A.	: 3 : 4
B.	: 4 : 2
C.	: 6 : 3
D.	: 4 : 3
Answer» E.

Discussion

374.	If A : B = 2 : 3 and B : C = 4 : 5 then A : B : C is
A.	: 3 : 5
B.	: 4 : 6
C.	: 12 : 15
D.	: 4 : 5
Answer» D. : 4 : 5

Discussion

375.	The salaries of A, B and C are in the ratio 1 : 3 : 4. If the salaries are increased by 5%, 10% and 15% respectively, then the increased salaries will be in the ratio
A.	0 : 66 : 95
B.	1 : 66 : 96
C.	1 : 66 : 92
D.	9 : 66 : 92
Answer» D. 9 : 66 : 92

Discussion

376.	Two numbers are in the ratio $$1\frac{1}{2}$$ : $$2\frac{2}{3}$$ When each of these is increased by 15, they become in the ratio $$1\frac{2}{3}$$ : $$2\frac{1}{2}$$ . The greater of the numbers is=?
A.	7
B.	6
C.	8
D.	4
Answer» D. 4

Discussion

377.	Harsha is 40 years old and Ritu is 60 years old. How many years ago was the ratio of their ages is 3 : 5 ?
A.	0 years
B.	0 years
C.	7 years
D.	years
Answer» B. 0 years

Discussion

378.	$$\frac{3}{4}$$ : $$\frac{1}{2}$$ :: 27y : ? Solve this -
A.	2y
B.	8y
C.	1y
D.	4y
E.	one of these
Answer» C. 1y

Discussion

379.	Which of the following is the lowest ratio ?
A.	: 15
B.	5 : 23
C.	7 : 25
D.	1 : 39
Answer» B. 5 : 23

Discussion

380.	The sum of two numbers is 40 and their difference is 4. The ratio of the numbers is=?
A.	1 : 19
B.	2 : 9
C.	1 : 9
D.	1 : 18
Answer» D. 1 : 18

Discussion

381.	If m : n = 3 : 2, then (4m + 5n) : (4m - 5n) is equal to = ?
A.	: 9
B.	: 4
C.	1 : 1
D.	: 1
Answer» D. : 1

Discussion

382.	The ratio of boys and girls in a club is 3 : 2. Which of the following could be the actual number of members ?
A.	6
B.	8
C.	4
D.	5
Answer» E.

Discussion

383.	Which of the following represents ab = 64?
A.	: a = 8 : b
B.	: 16 = 6 : 4
C.	: 8 = b : 8
D.	2 : a = b : 2
E.	one of these
Answer» E. one of these

Discussion

384.	If 60% A = $$\frac{3}{4}$$ of B, then A : B is
A.	: 5
B.	: 4
C.	: 20
D.	0 : 9
Answer» C. : 20

Discussion

385.	If x : y = 3 : 1, then x3 - y3 : x3 + y3 = ?
A.	3 : 14
B.	4 : 13
C.	0 : 11
D.	1 : 10
Answer» B. 4 : 13

Discussion

386.	If $$x = \frac{1}{3}y$$and $$y = \frac{1}{2}z{\text{,}}$$then x : y : z is equal to = ?
A.	: 2 : 1
B.	: 2 : 6
C.	: 3 : 6
D.	: 4 : 6
Answer» D. : 4 : 6

Discussion

387.	A person spends Rs. 8100 in buying some tables at Rs. 1200 each and some chairs at Rs. 300 each. The ratio of the number of chairs to that of tables when the maximum possible number of tables is purchased,
A.	: 2
B.	: 4
C.	: 1
D.	: 7
Answer» B. : 4

Discussion

388.	What is the ratio in Rs. 2.80 and 40 paise?
A.	: 7
B.	: 7
C.	: 1
D.	: 14
Answer» D. : 14

Discussion

389.	If 40% of a number is equalto two-third of another number, what is the ratio of first number to the second number?
A.	: 5
B.	: 7
C.	: 3
D.	: 3
Answer» D. : 3

Discussion

390.	If Rs. 782 be divided into three parts, proportional to $$\frac{1}{2}$$ : $$\frac{2}{3}$$ : $$\frac{3}{4}$$ then the first part is:
A.	s. 182
B.	s. 190
C.	s. 196
D.	s. 204
Answer» E.

Discussion

391.	Salaries of Ravi and Sumit are in the ratio 2 : 3. If the salary of each is increased by Rs. 4000, the new ratio becomes 40 : 57. What is Sumit's salary?
A.	s. 17,000
B.	s. 20,000
C.	s. 25,500
D.	s. 38,000
Answer» E.

Discussion

392.	If A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4, and B and C in the ratio 12 : 13, then A and C will be in the ratio
A.	: 13
B.	: 13
C.	6 : 13
D.	3 : 9
Answer» C. 6 : 13

Discussion

393.	If $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of A=75% of B = 0.6 of C, then A : B : C is
A.	: 3 : 3
B.	: 4 : 5
C.	: 5 : 6
D.	: 8 : 10
Answer» E.

Discussion

394.	A box has 210 coins of denominations one-rupee and fifty paise only. The ratio of their respective values is 13 : 11. The number of one-rupee coin is
A.	5
B.	6
C.	7
D.	8
Answer» E.

Discussion

395.	The number of students in 3 classes is in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. If 12 students are increased in each class this ratio changes to 8 : 11 : 14. The total number of students in the three classes in the beginning was
A.	62
B.	08
C.	6
D.	4
Answer» B. 08

Discussion

396.	If a : b : c = 3 : 4 : 7, then the ratio (a + b + c) : c is equal to
A.	: 1
B.	4 : 3
C.	: 2
D.	: 2
Answer» B. 4 : 3

Discussion

397.	In a bag, there are coins of 25 p, 10 p and 5 p in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. If there is Rs. 30 in all, how many 5 p coins are there?~!
A.	50
B.	100
C.	150
D.	200
Answer» D. 200

Discussion

398.	If A and B are in the ratio 3:4, and B and C in the ratio 12:13, then A and C will be in the ratio%!
A.	3:13
B.	9:13
C.	36:13
D.	13:9
Answer» C. 36:13

Discussion

399.	The ratio of ducks and frogs in a pond is 37 : 39 respectively. The average number of ducks and frogs in the pond is 152. What is the number of frogs in the pond ?%!
A.	148
B.	152
C.	156
D.	144
Answer» D. 144

Discussion

400.	Two numbers are in ratio 4:5 and their LCM is 180. The smaller number is%!
A.	9
B.	15
C.	36
D.	45
Answer» D. 45

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Arithmetic Ability.

If a : b = b : c, then a4 : b4 would be equal to

A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of5 : 2 : 4 : 3. If C gets Rs. 1000 more than D, what is B's share?

A and B together have Rs. 1210. If $$\frac{4}{{15}}$$ of A's amount is equal to $$\frac{2}{{5}}$$ of B's amount, how much amount does B have?

The ratio of ducks and frogs in a pond is 37 : 39 respectively. The average number of ducks and frogs in the pond is 152. What is the number of frogs in the pond ?

Tom is chasing Jerry. In the same interval of time Tom jumps 8 times while Jerry jumps 6 times. But the distance covered by Tom in 7 Jumps is equal to the distance covered by Jerry in 5 Jumps. The ratio of speed of Tom and Jerry is:

If x : y = 5 : 2, then (8x + 9y) : (8x + 2y) is :

The milk and water in a mixture are in the ratio 7 : 5. When 15 liters of water are added to it, the ratio of milk and water in the new mixture becomes 7 : 8. The total quantity of water in the new mixture is:

8 litres are drawn from a cask filled with wine and is then filled with water. This operation is performed three more times. The ratio of the quantity of wine now left in cask to that of the total solution is 16 : 81. How much wine did the cask hold originally?

A bucket contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the proportion 7 : 5. If 9 litres of mixture is replaced by 9 liters of liquid B, then the ratio of the two liquids becomes 7 : 9. How much of the liquid A was there in the bucket ?

A and B are two alloys in which ratios of gold and copper are 5 : 3 and 5 : 11 respectively. If these equally amount of two alloys are melted and made alloy C. What will be the ratio of gold and copper in alloy C?

If x varies as y thenx2 + y2 varies as

If the ratio of the ages of Maya and Chhaya is 6 : 5 at present, and fifteen years from now, the ratio will get changed to 9 : 8, then find Maya's present age.

The present ratio of ages of A and B is 4 : 5. 18 years ago, this ratio was 11 : 16. Find the sum total of their present ages.

If 30 oxen can plough $$\frac{1}{7}$$ th of a field in 2 days, how many days 18 oxen will take to do the remaining work?

The difference between two positive numbers is 10 and the ratio between them is 5 : 3. Find the product of the two numbers.

The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 2 and their expenditure are in ratio 5 : 3. If each saves Rs. 1000, then, A's income can be:

The ratio of water and milk in a 30 liter mixture is 7 : 3. Find the quantity of water to be added to the mixture in order to make this ratio 6 : 1.

Two numbers are in ratio 7 : 11. If 7 is added to each of the numbers, the ratio becomes 2 : 3. The smaller number is

If A : B = 2 : 3, B : C = 4 : 5 and C : D = 5 : 9 then A : D is equal to:

In a school having roll strength 286, the ratio of boys and girls is 8 : 5. If 22 more girls get admitted into the school, the ratio of boys and girls becomes

If two times A is equal to three times of B and also equal to four times of C, then A : B : C is

If A : B = 2 : 3 and B : C = 4 : 5 then A : B : C is

The salaries of A, B and C are in the ratio 1 : 3 : 4. If the salaries are increased by 5%, 10% and 15% respectively, then the increased salaries will be in the ratio

Two numbers are in the ratio $$1\frac{1}{2}$$ : $$2\frac{2}{3}$$ When each of these is increased by 15, they become in the ratio $$1\frac{2}{3}$$ : $$2\frac{1}{2}$$ . The greater of the numbers is=?

Harsha is 40 years old and Ritu is 60 years old. How many years ago was the ratio of their ages is 3 : 5 ?

$$\frac{3}{4}$$ : $$\frac{1}{2}$$ :: 27y : ? Solve this -

Which of the following is the lowest ratio ?

The sum of two numbers is 40 and their difference is 4. The ratio of the numbers is=?

If m : n = 3 : 2, then (4m + 5n) : (4m - 5n) is equal to = ?

The ratio of boys and girls in a club is 3 : 2. Which of the following could be the actual number of members ?

Which of the following represents ab = 64?

If 60% A = $$\frac{3}{4}$$ of B, then A : B is

If x : y = 3 : 1, then x3 - y3 : x3 + y3 = ?

If $$x = \frac{1}{3}y$$and $$y = \frac{1}{2}z{\text{,}}$$then x : y : z is equal to = ?

A person spends Rs. 8100 in buying some tables at Rs. 1200 each and some chairs at Rs. 300 each. The ratio of the number of chairs to that of tables when the maximum possible number of tables is purchased,

What is the ratio in Rs. 2.80 and 40 paise?

If 40% of a number is equalto two-third of another number, what is the ratio of first number to the second number?

If Rs. 782 be divided into three parts, proportional to $$\frac{1}{2}$$ : $$\frac{2}{3}$$ : $$\frac{3}{4}$$ then the first part is:

Salaries of Ravi and Sumit are in the ratio 2 : 3. If the salary of each is increased by Rs. 4000, the new ratio becomes 40 : 57. What is Sumit's salary?

If A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4, and B and C in the ratio 12 : 13, then A and C will be in the ratio

If $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of A=75% of B = 0.6 of C, then A : B : C is

A box has 210 coins of denominations one-rupee and fifty paise only. The ratio of their respective values is 13 : 11. The number of one-rupee coin is

The number of students in 3 classes is in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. If 12 students are increased in each class this ratio changes to 8 : 11 : 14. The total number of students in the three classes in the beginning was

If a : b : c = 3 : 4 : 7, then the ratio (a + b + c) : c is equal to

In a bag, there are coins of 25 p, 10 p and 5 p in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. If there is Rs. 30 in all, how many 5 p coins are there?~!

If A and B are in the ratio 3:4, and B and C in the ratio 12:13, then A and C will be in the ratio%!

The ratio of ducks and frogs in a pond is 37 : 39 respectively. The average number of ducks and frogs in the pond is 152. What is the number of frogs in the pond ?%!

Two numbers are in ratio 4:5 and their LCM is 180. The smaller number is%!