UNIT-I

1. RATIO AND PROPORTION

1) Income of A and B are in a ratio of 4:3 and expenditures are in a ratio of 2:1 and each saves
Rs 1000 , find sum of their income?
a) 2100 b) 2800 c) 3500 d) 4200
2) A amount of Rs.78000 is distributed among A, B and C in a ratio of 1/2:1/3:1/4 , then what is
the share of B ?
a) 18000 b) 24000 c) 36000 d) 36000
3) The length , breadth and height of the room are in a ratio of 3:2:1 and volume of the room is
1296 , what is the length of the room?
a) 36 b)18 c)12 d)6
4) In a bag 25paise , 50 paise and 1rupee coins are in a ratio of 2:3:1 , if total worth of the coins
is 900 , find total number of coins in the bag ?
a) 900 b)600 c)1200 d)1800
5) The ratio of milk and water in a 30 litre mixture is 3:2, how much water should be added to
make the ratio 1:1?
a) 3 b) 6 c)9 d)12
6) If income of A, B, C in ratio of 2 : 9 : 11 and income of B is Rs.280 more than that of
A, what is the income of C?
(a) Rs.480 (b) Rs.440 (c) Rs.540 (d) Rs.450
7) The ratio between two numbers is 15 : 11. If each number is decreased by 6, the ratio become
3 : 2. Find the numbers.
(a) 30, 22 (b) 15, 11 (c) 45, 33 (d) 60, 44
8) A diamond falls down and breaks into pieces whose weight are in the ratio 1 : 3 : 6. If
the value of the diamond is proportional to the square of its weight, and its original
value is Rs.30000, what is the loss in value due to breakage?
(a) Rs.14800 (b) Rs.12600 (c) Rs.16200 (d) Rs.21000
9) Harini distributed 250 chocolates among 4 kids. The share of the first kid, twice the
share of second kid, thrice the share of third kid and four times the share of fourth kid are
all equal. Find the number of chocolates received by 3rd kid.
(a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 12
10) Three men A, B and C subscribe Rs.4700 for a business. A subscribes Rs.700 more than B
and B Rs.500 more than C. How much will C receive out of a profit of Rs.423?
(a) Rs.135 (b) Rs.198 (c) Rs.90 (d) Rs.190
11) A and B enter into a partnership for a year. A contributes Rs.3000 and B Rs.4000. After 4
months they admit C, who contributes Rs.4500. If B withdraws his contribution after 6
months, how would they share a profit of Rs.1000 at the end of the year?
(a) Rs.250, Rs.200, Rs.550 (b) Rs.375, Rs.250, Rs.375 (c) Rs.150, Rs.200,Rs.650
(d) None of these
12) Three partners A, B and C together invested Rs.4400 in a business. At the end of the year, A
got Rs.1250, B got Rs.2500 and C got Rs.3750 as profit. How much amount did C invest?
(a) Rs.2400 (b) Rs.2200 (c) Rs.3200 (d) Rs.1600
13) The students in three batches at XYZ coaching center are in a ratio of 2:3:5. if 20
more students are joined in each batch, the ratio changes to 4:5:7. The total number of
students before joining of students were?
a) 10 b) 90 c)100 d)150
14) Ratio of two numbers is 7:9, if 15 is subtracted from each ratio will become 2:3.
what is the sum of these two numbers?
a) 80 b) 160 c) 240 d) 300
15) In a school there are 15 more girls than boys. If the number of girls is increased by

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 10% and the number of boys is also increased by 16%, there would be 9 more girls
than boys. What is the number of students in the school ?
a) 140 b) 125 c) 265 d) 255
16) The ratio of squares of first n natural numbers to square of sum of first n natural
numbers is 17:325. The value of n is:
a) 15 b) 25 c) 35 d) 40
17) In a house, there are dogs, cats and parrot in the ratio 3:7:5. If the number of cats
was more than the number of dogs by a multiple of both 9 and 7, what is the
minimum of pets in the house?
a) 945 b) 630 c) 252 d) 238
18) Two cogged wheels of which one has 32 cogs and other 54 cogs, work into each
other. If the latter turns 80 times in three quarters of a minute, how often does the
other turn in 8 seconds?
a) 48 b) 24 c) 38 d) none
19) On a certain day, the ratio of the passenger in the 1st class and the second class
travelling by train is 1:3. The ratio of the fares collected from each first class and
second class passengers is 30:1. If the total amount collected from all the
passengers is Rs 1,320. Find the amount in rupees collected from the second class
passengers.
a) 120 b) 240 c) 360 d) 480
20) A,B ,C together earn Rs. 1450 and spend 60% , 65% and 70% of their salaries
respectively . If their savings are 14:21:15 . The salary of B is ?
a) 750 b) 500 c) 350 d) 600

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 2. MIXTURE AND SOLUTION
1. A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts syrup. How much of the
mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and
half syrup?
A) 1/3 B) C) 1/5 D)1/7

2. Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2.
If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be:
A) Rs.169.50 B) Rs.170 C) 175.50 D) Rs.180
3. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 liters of mixture are
drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many liters of
liquid A were contained by the can initially?
A) 10 B) 20 C) 21 D) 25
4. A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second
contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12
liters of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5?
A) 4 liters, 8 liters B) 6 liters, 6 liters C) 5 liters, 7 liters D) 7 liters, 5 liters

5. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing Rs. 15 and Rs. 20 per kg
respectively so as to get a mixture worth Rs. 16.50 kg?
A) 3 : 7 B) 5 : 7 C) 7 : 3 D) 7 : 5
6. A dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at cost price but he mixes it with water and
thereby gains 25%. The percentage of water in the mixture is:
A) 4% B) 64% C) 20% D) 25%

7. How many kilogram of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar costing
Rs. 7 per kg so that there may be a gain of 10% by selling the mixture at Rs. 9.24 per kg?
A) 36kg B) 42kg C) 54kg D) 63kg

8. A container contains 40 liters of milk. From this container 4 liters of milk was taken out and
replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now
contained by the container?
A) 26.34 B) 27.36 C) 28 D) 29.16

9. A jar full of whisky contains 40% alcohol. A part of this whisky is replaced by another
containing 19% alcohol and now the percentage of alcohol was found to be 26%. The quantity
of whisky replaced is:
A) 1/3 B) 2/3 C) 2/5 D) 3/5

10. In what ratio must water be mixed with milk to gain 16 % on selling the mixture at cost
price?
A) 1: 6 B) 6 : 1 C) 2 : 3 D) 4 : 3

11. Find the ratio in which rice at Rs. 7.20 a kg be mixed with rice at Rs. 5.70 a kg to produce a
mixture worth Rs. 6.30 a kg.
A) 1: 3 B) 2 : 3 C) 3 : 4 D) 4 : 5
12. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth Rs. 60 a kg and Rs. 65 a kg so that
by selling the mixture at Rs. 68.20 a kg he may gain 10%?
A) 3 : 2 B) 3 : 4 C) 3 : 5 D) 4 : 5
13. The cost of Type 1 rice is Rs. 15 per kg and Type 2 rice is Rs. 20 per kg. If both Type 1 and

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 Type 2 are mixed in the ratio of 2 : 3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety of rice is:
A) Rs.18 B) Rs.18.50 C) Rs.19 D) Rs.19.50
14. 8 liters are drawn from a cask full of 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 water
is 16: 65. How much wine did the cask hold originally?
A) 18 liters B) 24 liters C) 32 liters D) 42 liters
15. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18%
profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is:
A) 400kg B) 560kg C) 600kg D) 640 kg

16. The ratio, in which tea costing Rs. 192 per kg is to be mixed with tea costing Rs. 150 per kg
so that the mixed tea when sold for Rs. 194.40 per kg, gives a profit of 20%
A) 1: 2 B) 2 : 5 C) 3 : 5 D) 3 : 7
17. In a zoo, there are Rabbits and Pigeons. If heads are counted, there are 200 and if legs are
counted, there are 580. How many pigeons are there?
A) 90 B) 100 C) 110 D) 120
18. In a 729 liters mixture of milk and water, the ratio of milk to water is 7:2. To get a new
mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 7:3, the amount of water to be added is:
A) 51 liters B) 61 liters C) 71 liters D) 81 liters
19. Three types of wheat of Rs. 1.27, Rs. 1.29 and Rs. 1.32 per kg are mixed together to be sold at
Rs. 1.30 per kg. In what ratio should this wheat be mixed?
B) 1: 2:3 B) 1: 1 : 2 C) 2 : 1: 3 D) 2 : 2 : 3
20. How many liters of water should be added to a 30 liter mixture of milk and water containing
milk and water in the ratio of 7 : 3 such that the resultant mixture has 40% water in it?
A) 7 liters B) 10 liters C) 5 liters D) None of these

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 3. AVERAGE

1) The average wages of a worker during a fortnight comprising 15 consecutive working days
was Rs.90 per day. During the first 7 days, his average wages was Rs.87/day and the average
wages during the last 7 days was Rs.92 /day. What was his wage on the 8th8th day
A.83 B.92 C.90 D.97
2) The average temperature on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was 25. The average
temperature on Thursday, Friday and Saturday was 24.. If the temperature on Saturday
was 27., what was the temperature on Wednesday?
A. 24. B. 21. C. 27. D. 30.

3) When a student weighing 45 kgs left a class, the average weight of the remaining 59 students
increased by 200 g. What is the average weight of the remaining 59 students?
A. 57 B. 56.8 C.58.2 D.52.2

4) The difference between two angles of a triangle is 24. . The average of the same two angles
is 54.Which one of the following is the value of the greatest angle of the triangle?
A. 45 B. 60 C. 66 D. 72
5) The average age of a family of 5 members is 20 years. If the age of the youngest member be
10 years then what was the average age of the family at the time of the birth of the youngest
member?
A. 13.5 B. 14 C. 15 D. 12.5
6) Which one of the following numbers can be removed from the set S = {0, 2, 4, 5, 9} without
changing the average of set S?
A.0 B.2 C.4 D.5
7) Average cost of 5 apples and 4 mangoes is Rs. 36. The average cost of 7 apples and 8
mangoes is Rs. 48. Find the total cost of 24 apples and 24 mangoes.
A.1044 B.2088 C.720 D.324
8) The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs.8000. The average salary of 7
technicians is Rs.12000 and the average salary of the rest is Rs.6000. The total number of
workers in the workshop is:
A.20 B.21 C.22 D.23
9) In a set of three numbers, the average of first two numbers is 2, the average of the last two
numbers is 3, and the average of the first and the last numbers is 4. What is the average of
three numbers
A.2 B.2.5 C.3 D.3.5
10) The average monthly salary of 12 workers and 3 managers in a factory was Rs. 600. When
one of the manager whose salary was Rs. 720, was replaced with a new manager, then the
average salary of the team went down to 580. What is the salary of the new manager?
A.570 B.420 C.690 D.640

11) A student finds the average of 10 positive integers. Each integer contains two digits. By
mistake, the boy interchanges the digits of one number say ba for ab. Due to this, the average
becomes 1.8 less than the previous one. What was the difference of the two digits a and b?
A.8 B.6 C.2 D.4

12) In 2011, the arithmetic mean of the annual incomes of Ramesh and Suresh was Rs. 3800. The
arithmetic mean of the annual incomes of Suresh and Pratap was Rs. 4800, and the arithmetic
mean of the annual incomes of Pratap and Ramesh was Rs. 5800. What is the arithmetic mean of
the incomes of the three?

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A.4000 B.4200 C.4400 D.4800

13) There are two sections A and B of a class, consisting of 36 and 44 students respectively.
If the average weight of section A is 40kg and that of section B is 35kg, find the average weight
of the whole class.
A.30 B.35 C.37.25 D.42.50

14) The distance between two stations A and B is 778 km. A train covers the journey from A to B
at 84 km per hour and returns back to A with a uniform speed of 56 km per hour. Find the average
speed of train during the whole journey.
A.60.3 km/h B.35.0 km/h C.57.5 km/h D.67.2 km/h

15) The average of 50 numbers is 30. If two numbers, 35 and 40 are discarded, then the average
of the remaining numbers is nearly
A.28.32 B.29.68 C.28.78 D.29.27

16) The average score of a cricketer for ten matches is 38.9 runs. If the average for the first six
matches is 42, then find the average for the last four matches.
A.33.25 B.33.5 C.34.25 D.35

17) A Batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17th inning and thus increases his average by 3.
Find his average after 17th inning.
A.40 B.39 C.52 D.55

18) There were 35 students in a hostel. Due to the admission of 7 new students the expenses
of the mess were increased by Rs.42 per day while the average expenditure per head
diminished by Re 1. What was the original expenditure of the mess?
A.450 B.320 C.550 D.420

19) Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals. Eight of them spent Rs.12 each on their
meals and the ninth spent Rs.8 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. What was the
total money spent by them.
A.115 B.116 C.117 D.118

20) David obtained 76, 65, 82, 67 and 85 marks (out of 100) in English, mathematics,
physics, chemistry and biology. What are his average marks?
A.65 B.69 C.75 D.NONE

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