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SSC CGL level Question Set 5, Arithmetic Ratio & Proportion

Ratio proportion questions for SSC CGL Set 5

Ratio proportion questions for SSC CGL Set 5 with answers

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10 ratio proportion questions for SSC CGL Set 5 - time to solve 12 mins

Q1. Ratio of ages of A and B is 2 : 3 and between B and C is 4 : 5, while the total age of C and A is 46 years. Age of B in years is,

  1. 16
  2. 48
  3. 24
  4. 54

Q2. Instead of dividing 117 among A, B, and C in the ratio of $\displaystyle\frac{1}{2} : \displaystyle\frac{1}{3} : \displaystyle\frac{1}{4}$, it was divided by mistake in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4. Who gains most and by how much because of the mistake?

  1. B, 3
  2. A, 28
  3. C, 20
  4. C, 25

Q3. After replacing an old member by a new member it was found that the average age of five members of a club remained same as it was three years back. The difference between the ages of two members involved in replacement is,

  1. 10 years
  2. 2 years
  3. 15 years
  4. 3 years

Q4. A container has in it a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture is replaced by 9 litres of liquid B, the ratio of A and B changes to 7 : 9. How many litres of liquid A was there to start with?

  1. 25
  2. 10
  3. 20
  4. 21

Q5. Five members in a team were weighed one by one and after each weighing the average weight increased by 1 kg. How much is the difference in weights in kg of the first and last player?

  1. 5
  2. 8
  3. 4
  4. 20

Q6. The students in three classes are in the ratio of 4 : 6 : 9. If 12 students are increased in each class, the ratio changes to 7 : 9 : 12. Then the total number of students in the three classes before the increase was,

  1. 100
  2. 76
  3. 95
  4. 114

Q7. Two vessels contain milk and water in the ratio 3 : 2 and 7 : 3. Find the ratio in which the contents of the two vessels have to be mixed to get a new mixture in which the ratio of milk and water is 2 : 1.

  1. 1 : 2
  2. 2 : 1
  3. 1 : 4
  4. 4 : 1

Q8. A person distributes his pens among four friends A, B, C and D in the ratio, $\frac{1}{3} : \frac{1}{4} : \frac{1}{5} : \frac{1}{6}$. What is the minimum number of pens that the person should have?

  1. 65
  2. 57
  3. 45
  4. 75

Q9. Sum of three numbers is 68. If the ratio of the first to the second is 2 : 3 and the second to the third is 5 : 3, then the second number is,

  1. 58
  2. 30
  3. 20
  4. 48

Q10. A milk seller wants to make a profit of $5{\%}$ by selling his milk diluted with water at the cost price of milk he purchased. What should be the ratio in which he need to mix water to his purchased milk?

  1. 1 : 2
  2. 2 : 5
  3. 1 : 20
  4. 1 : 4

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Answers to the ratio proportion questions SSC CGL Set 5

Q1. Answer: Option c: 24.

Q2. Answer: Option d : C, 25.

Q3. Answer: Option c: 15 years.

Q4. Answer: Option d: 21.

Q5. Answer: Option b: 8.

Q6. Answer: Option b : 76.

Q7. Answer: Option a: 1 : 2.

Q8. Answer: Option b: 57.

Q9. Answer: Option b: 30.

Q10. Answer: Option c : 1 : 20.


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