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SSC CGL level Question Set 4, Arithmetic Ratio & Proportion

Ratio proportion questions for SSC CGL Set 4

Ratio proportion questions for SSC CGL Set 4 with answers

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10 ratio proportion questions for SSC CGL Set 4 - time to solve 15 mins

Q1. Ratio of incomes of A and B as well as B and C are 3 : 2. If one-third of A's income exceeds one-fourth of C's income by Rs.1000, then B's income in Rs. is,

  1. 2500
  2. 3000
  3. 4000
  4. 3500

Q2. If the cost of pins reduces by Rs. 4 per dozen, 12 more pins can be purchased for Rs. 48. After reduction, the cost of pins per dozen is,

  1. Rs. 12
  2. Rs. 8
  3. Rs. 20
  4. Rs. 16

Q3. A dishonest grocer sells rice at a profit of 10%, but he uses weights 20% less than the marked. His total gain will be,

  1. 30.5%
  2. 37.5%
  3. 40%
  4. 35%

Q4. The smallest integer which when subtracted from both the terms of 6 : 7 results in a ratio less than 16 : 21 is,

  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 2

Q5. In a vessel A, milk and water are mixed in ratio 8 : 5 and in a second vessel B, in a ratio 5 : 2. In what ratio these two mixtures are to be mixed to get a mixture containing $69\frac{3}{13}$ pc milk?

  1. 5 : 3
  2. 2 : 7
  3. 3 : 5
  4. 5 : 7

Q6. Rs. 180 are to be divided among 66 men and women. Men and women receive total amount in the ratio 5 : 4, but individually men and women receive money in the ratio 3 : 2. The number of women is,

  1. 42
  2. 36
  3. 30
  4. 46

Q7. Water is $1\frac{2}{5}$ times as heavy as a liquid L1 and another liquid L2 is $1\frac{3}{7}$ times as heavy as water. The amount of liquid L2 that must be added to 7 litres of liquid L1 so that the mixture may weigh as much as an equal volume of water will be,

  1. 5 litres
  2. 7 litres
  3. $4\frac{2}{3}$ litres
  4. $5\frac{1}{6}$ litres

Q8. A cricketer with bowling average of 24.85 runs per wicket takes 5 wickets for 52 runs and consequently decreases his average by 0.85. Number of wickets taken by him till last match was,

  1. 64
  2. 96
  3. 72
  4. 80

Q9. Sum of the two terms of a fraction is 11. If 2 is added to both of its terms, the new fraction exceeds the old by $\frac{1}{24}$. Then one term is larger than the other by,

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 9
  4. 5

Q10. The incomes of A, B and C are in the ratio of 7 : 9 : 12 and their spendings are in the ratio of 8 : 9 : 15. If A saves $\displaystyle\frac{1}{4}$th of his income, then the savings of A, B and C are in the ratio of,

  1. 69 : 56 : 99
  2. 99 : 56 : 69
  3. 56 : 99 : 69
  4. 99 : 69 : 56

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Answers to the ratio proportion questions SSC CGL Set 4

Q1. Answer: Option b: 3000.

Q2. Answer: Option a : 12 .

Q3. Answer: Option b: 37.5%.

Q4. Answer: Option c: 3.

Q5. Answer: Option b: 2 : 7.

Q6. Answer: Option b : 36.

Q7. Answer: Option c: $4\frac{2}{3}$ litres.

Q8. Answer: Option d: 80.

Q9. Answer: Option a: 1.

Q10. Answer: Option c : 56 : 99 : 69.


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