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Mixture and Alligation Questions for SSC and Bank Exams

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Q :  

A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7:5. When 9 litres of mixture are drained off and the Can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7:9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the Can initially?

(A) 10

(B) 21

(C) 20

(D) 25

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Rahul purchased two different kinds of alcohol. In the first mixture the ratio of alcohol to water is 3:4 and in the second mixture it  is 5:6. If he mixes the two given mixture and makes a third mixture of 18 litres in which the ratio of alcohol to water is 4:5, the quantity of first mixture (whose ratio is 3:4) is required to make the 18 litres of the third kind of mixture is:

(A) 5

(B) 9

(C) 6

(D) 7

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Three vessels whose capacities are in the ratio of 3: 2: 1 are completely filled with milk mixed with water. The ratio of milk and water in the mixture of vessels are 5: 2, 4: 1 and 4: 1 respectively. Taking 1/3 of first, 1/2 of second and 1/7 of third mixtures, a new mixture kept in new vessel is prepared. The percentage of water in the new mixture is 

(A) 30

(B) 24

(C) 32

(D) 28

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

In what ratio must a mixture of 30 % alcohol strength be mixed with that of 50 % alcohol strength so as to get a mixture of 45 % alcohol strength? 

(A) 2 : 1

(B) 3 : 1

(C) 1 : 2

(D) 1 : 3

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

In an alloy, the ratio of copper and zinc is 5 : 2. If 1.250 kg of zinc is mixed in 17 kg 500 g of alloy, then the ratio of copper and zinc will be 

(A) 3 : 2

(B) 1 : 2

(C) 2 : 1

(D) 2 : 3

Correct Answer : C

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