Ratio and Proportion (Objective Type Question for Competitive Exam) (Part B)

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Ratio and Proportion

Q.31 x and y are in the same proportion as (10 – x) and (15 – y), if x = 12, then y is equal to……

(A) 18

(B) 12.2

(C) 8

(D) 2.5


Ans .  A

Q.32 At a certain party, first the ratio of boys to girls was 5 : 3. If after 10 boys left, the ratio becomes 1 : 1. How may people were originally at the party?

(A) 48

(B) 32

(C) 64

(D) 40


Ans .  D

Q.33 A cylinder, a hemisphere and a cone are on the same base and have the same height, the area of the curved surface are in the ratio of …….

(A) 1 : 1 : 2

(B) Root 2 : Root 2 : 2

(C) Root 2 : Root 2 : 1

(D) 1 : 1 : Root 2


Ans .  C

Q.34 Square A is formed with the diagonal of square B as its sides and square. B has the diagonal of square C as its side? Find the ratio of the area of square C to square A?

(A) 1 : 4

(B) 1 : 2

(C) 1 : Ö2

(D) 1 : 2Ö2


Ans .  A

Q.35 Two regular polygons have the number of their sides in the ratio 2 : 1 and their interior angle in the ratio 5 : 4. The number of sides of the two polygons are……

(A) 10, 5

(B) 8, 4

(C) 12, 6

(D) 6, 3


Ans .  C

Q.36 The ratio of the prices of the two prices of two houses A and B was 4 : 5 last year. This year, the price of A increased by 25% and that of B by Rs. 50,000. If their prices now are in the ratio 9 : 10, the price of A last year was…..

(A) Rs. 3,60,000

(B) Rs. 4,50,000

(C) Rs. 4,80,000

(D) Rs. 5,00,000


Ans .  A

Q.37 The wages of labourers in a factory increased in the ratio 22 : 25 and there was a reduction in the number of laboures in the ratio 15 : 11. Find the original wage bill if the present bill is Rs. 5000?

(A) Rs. 6000

(B) Rs. 3000

(C) Rs. 4800

(D) Rs. 4500


Ans .  B

Q. 38 Two casks of liquid contain liquid of mixture of liquids A and B. In the first flask A:B::7:3 and in the second cask A:B::3:1. In what ratio must the mixtures from the two casks be taken to give a mixture in which A:B::11:4?

(A) 1 : 2

(B) 1 : 3

(C) 2 : 3

(D) 2 : 1


Ans .  A

Q. 39 If a : b : c :: 2 : 4 : 3, find the ratio of the square of the average to the average of their square.

(A) 23 : 25

(B) 8 : 3

(C) 25 : 27

(D) 27 : 29


Ans .  A

Q.40 Five years back two friends age was in the ratio 5 : 1 and 30 years hence the ratio would be 10 : 9. Find the age of the younger friend five years hence.

(A) 11 years

(B) 12 years

(C) 14 years

(D) 15 years


Ans .  D

Q.21 If A : B = 5 : 7 and B : C = 9 : 11, then A : C?

(A) 9 : 11

(B) 45 : 77

(C) 45 : 66

(D) 39 : 77


Ans .  B

Q.22 The mean proportion between 9 and 25 is……

(A) 10

(B) 12

(C) 15

(D) 17


Ans .  C

Q.23 The third proportion to 12 and 30 is…..

(A) 40

(B) 45

(C) 50

(D) 75


Ans .  D

Q.24 The ratio of milk and water in 66 kg of adulterated milk is 5 : 1. Water is added to it to make the ratio 5 : 3. The quantitiy of water added is……

(A) 12

(B) 32

(C) 32

(D) 52


Ans .  D

Q.25 Ratio of speed of three cars is 2 : 3 : 4. The ratio of time taken by these cars to travel the same distance is……

(A) 2 : 3 : 4

(B) 3 : 6 : 4

(C) 6 : 4 : 3

(D) 4 : 3 : 6


Ans .  C

Q.26 A cup contains milk and water in the ratio of 3 : 1. How much mixture should be taken out and water added to make the ratio 1 : 1?

(A) 1/3

(B) 1/4

(C) ½

(D) 1/5


Ans .  A

Q.27 A can contains a mixture of two liquid A and B in proportion 7 : 5 . When 9 liters of mixture was drawn off and the can was filled with B, the proportion of A and B becomes 1 : 2. How many liters of mixtures was contained by the can initially?

(A) 15

(B) 21

(C) 36

(D) 25


Ans .  B

Q.28 Five apples plus four pears costs as much as three apples plus seven pears. What is the ratio of the cost of 1 pear and cost of 1 apple?

(A) 2 : 3

(B) 3 : 4

(C) 3 : 1

(D) 4 : 3


Ans .  A

Q.29 The ratio of the perimeter of an equilateral triangle having and altitude equal to the radius of a circle, to the perimeter of an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle is…….

(A) 1 : 2

(B) 1 : 3

(C) 1 : Ö3

(D) Ö3 : 2


Ans .  B

Q.30 The areas of two triangles of equal height are in the ratio of 7 : 12. If the base of the smaller trangle is 40 cm, then the base of the other is……

(A) 23.33

(B) 21 cm

(C) 68.75 cm

(D) 32.33 cm


Ans .  C

Q.31 x and y are in the same proportion as (10 – x) and (15 – y), if x = 12, then y is equal to……

(A) 18

(B) 12.2

(C) 8

(D) 2.5


Ans .  A

Q.32 At a certain party, first the ratio of boys to girls was 5 : 3. If after 10 boys left, the ratio becomes 1 : 1. How may people were originally at the party?

(A) 48

(B) 32

(C) 64

(D) 40


Ans .  D

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Q.33 A cylinder, a hemisphere and a cone are on the same base and have the same height, the area of the curved surface are in the ratio of …….

(A) 1 : 1 : Ö2

(B) srqt2 : srqt2 : 2

(C) Ö2 : Ö2 : 1

(D) 1 : 1 : Ö2


Ans .  C

Q.34 Square A is formed with the diagonal of square B as its sides and square. B has the diagonal of square C as its side? Find the ratio of the area of square C to square A?

(A) 1 : 4

(B) 1 : 2

(C) 1 : Ö2

(D) 1 : 2Ö2


Ans .  A

Q.35 Two regular polygons have the number of their sides in the ratio 2 : 1 and their interior angle in the ratio 5 : 4. The number of sides of the two polygons are……

(A) 10, 5

(B) 8, 4

(C) 12, 6

(D) 6, 3


Ans .  C

Q.36 The ratio of the prices of the two prices of two houses A and B was 4 : 5 last year. This year, the price of A increased by 25% and that of B by Rs. 50,000. If their prices now are in the ratio 9 : 10, the price of A last year was…..

(A) Rs. 3,60,000

(B) Rs. 4,50,000

(C) Rs. 4,80,000

(D) Rs. 5,00,000


Ans .  A

Q.37 The wages of labourers in a factory increased in the ratio 22 : 25 and there was a reduction in the number of laboures in the ratio 15 : 11. Find the original wage bill if the present bill is Rs. 5000?

(A) Rs. 6000

(B) Rs. 3000

(C) Rs. 4800

(D) Rs. 4500


Ans .  B

Q. 38 Two casks of liquid contain liquid of mixture of liquids A and B. In the first flask A:B::7:3 and in the second cask A:B::3:1. In what ratio must the mixtures from the two casks be taken to give a mixture in which A:B::11:4?

(A) 1 : 2

(B) 1 : 3

(C) 2 : 3

(D) 2 : 1


Ans .  A

Q. 39 If a : b : c :: 2 : 4 : 3, find the ratio of the square of the average to the average of their square.

(A) 23 : 25

(B) 8 : 3

(C) 25 : 27

(D) 27 : 29


Ans .  A

Q.40 Five years back two friends age was in the ratio 5 : 1 and 30 years hence the ratio would be 10 : 9. Find the age of the younger friend five years hence.

(A) 11 years

(B) 12 years

(C) 14 years

(D) 15 years


Ans .  D

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