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SSC CGL Tier II level Question Set 22, Ratio proportion 1

Ratio and Proportion SSC CGL Questions Tier 2 Set 22

Ratio and Proportion questions for SSC CGL Tier 2 Set 22 with answers

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10 Ratio and Proportion SSC CGL Questions Tier 2 Set 22 — Answering time 15 mins

Problem 1.

When the son was born, the ratio of ages of his father and mother was 11 : 10. When the son will be twice his present age the ratio of the ages of father and mother will be 19 : 18. What is the ratio of ages of father and mother at present?

  1. 16 : 5
  2. 17 : 16
  3. 15 : 14
  4. 14 : 13

Problem 2.

A man divides his property so that his son's share to his wife's and wife's share to his daughter's both are as in the ratio 3 : 1. If the daughter gets Rs.10000 less than the son, value of the whole property is,

  1. Rs.16250
  2. Rs.16000
  3. Rs.17000
  4. Rs.18250

Problem 3.

In a partnership business, B's capital was half of A's. If after 8 months, B withdrew half his capital and after 2 months more A withdrew one-fourth of his capital, then the profit ratio of A and B at the end of the year will be,

  1. 2 : 5
  2. 23 : 10
  3. 10 : 23
  4. 5 : 2

Problem 4.

A's income is Rs.140 more than B's income and C's income is Rs.80 more than D's income. If the ratio of A's and C's incomes is 2 : 3 and the ratio of B's and D's incomes is 1 : 2, then the incomes of A, B, C and D (in Rs.) are respectively,

  1. 320, 180, 480, and 360
  2. 400, 260, 600, and 520
  3. 300, 160, 600, and 520
  4. 260, 120, 320, and 240

Problem 5.

The ratio of amount of work done by $(x+1)$ workers in $(x+2)$ days and that done by $(x-1)$ workers in $(x+1)$ days is 6 : 5. Then the value of $x$ is,

  1. 16
  2. 17
  3. 15
  4. 14

Problem 6.

If $x$ runs are scored by A, $y$ runs are scored by B and $z$ runs are scored by C, then $x:y=y:z=3:2$. If total number of runs scored by A, B and C is 342, the runs scored by each would respectively be,

  1. 189, 126, 84
  2. 162, 108, 72
  3. 144, 96, 64
  4. 180, 120, 80

Problem 7.

If 25 less are selected while 50 less had applied, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 9 : 4. So, how many candidates had applied if the ratio of selected to unselected were 2 : 1?

  1. 500
  2. 125
  3. 250
  4. 375

Problem 8.

Before a war the ratio of planes to tanks in an army was 3 : 5. During the war 800 planes and 1000 tanks were destroyed. The ratio of planes to tanks became 1 : 2. What is the number of tanks after the war?

  1. 2000
  2. 4000
  3. 1000
  4. 3000

Problem 9.

If $A: B=\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}:\displaystyle\frac{1}{3}$, $B:C=\displaystyle\frac{1}{5}:\displaystyle\frac{1}{3}$, then $(A+B):(B+C)$ is,

  1. 5 : 8
  2. 6 : 15
  3. 9 : 10
  4. 15 : 16

Problem 10.

The average of 11 numbers is 36, whereas average of 9 of them is 34. If the remaining two numbers are in the ratio of 2 : 3, find the value of the smaller number between the remaining two.

  1. 45
  2. 54
  3. 36
  4. 48

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SSC CGL Tier II level Solution set 22 Ratio and proportion 1.


Answers to the Ratio and proportion SSC CGL questions Tier 2 Set 22

Problem 1. Answer: Option c: 15 : 14.

Problem 2. Answer: Option a: Rs.16250.

Problem 3. Answer: Option b: 23 : 10.

Problem 4. Answer: Option b: 400, 260, 600 and 520.

Problem 5. Answer: Option a: 16.

Problem 6. Answer: Option b: 162, 108, 72.

Problem 7. Answer: Option d: 375.

Problem 8. Answer: Option a: 2000.

Problem 9. Answer: Option d: 15:16.

Problem 10. Answer: Option c: 36.


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