BASIC CONCEPTS 4

Ratio and Proportion, SI and CI, Clocks, Calendars and Problems on Ages
1) Find the 4th proportional to 4,5 and 12
(1) 5
(2) 10

(3) 15

(4) 20

2) Find the 3rd, proportional to 9 and 12

(1) 12
(2) 14

(3) 15

(4) 16

3) Two equal glasses are respectively 1/3 and full of milk. They are then filled up with water and the
contents mixed in tumbler. The ratio of milk and water in the tumbler is
(1) 7:5
(2) 7:17
(3) 3:7
(4) 11:23
4) Vinay got thrice as many marks in Mathematics as in English. The proportion of his marks in
Mathematics and History is 4:3. If his total marks in Mathematics, English and History are 250, what
are his marks in English?
(1) 120
(2) 90
(3) 40
(4) 80
5) A bag contains 25 paise, 10 paise and 5 paise coins in the ratio 1:2:3. If their total value is Rs.30,
the number of 5 paise coins is:
(1) 50
(2) 100
(3) 150
(4) 200
6) The ratio of ages of mother and son is 2:1. Mother was 30 years old when she gave birth to her only
daughter who is 5 years younger to her only son. Find the present age of mother.
(1) 40
(2) 50
(3) 60
(4) 65
7) Gold is 19 times as heavy as water and copper 9 times as heavy as water. The ratio in which these
two metals be mixed so that the mixture is 15 times as heavy as water, is:
(1) 1:2
(2) 2:3
(3) 3:2
(4) 19:135
8) A diamond falls and breaks into three pieces whose weights are in the ratio 3:4:5. The value of
diamond is proportionate to the square of its weight. If the value of the original diamond is
Rs.72000, what is the loss in value due to the breakage?
(1) Rs.25000
(2) Rs.35000
(3) Rs.45000
(4) Rs.47000
9) King of Saudi Arabia distributed his property among his six sons as follows. To his eldest son he gave
1 lakh gold coins and 1/7th of the remaining coins. To the second son, gave 2 lakh gold coins and
1/7th of the remaining gold coins and so on and to his youngest son he gave six lakh gold coins. The
entire number of gold coins was distributed without any remainder. What was the total number of
gold coins with the king?
(1) 22 lakh
(2) 50 lakh
(2) 71 lakh
(4) 36 lakh
10) Arun and Varun started a business jointly. Aruns investment was thrice the investment of Varun
and the period of his investment was two times the period of investment of Varun. If Varun
received Rs: 4000 as profit, then their total profit is?
(1) Rs.16000
(2) Rs.20000
(3) Rs.24000
(4) Rs: 28000
11) A contributes Rs: 15000 and B Rs: 9000 in a business. A is a sleeping partner and B gets 10% of
the profit for management and rest of the profit is divided in the proportion of their capitals. If the
profit is Rs: 8000, what is the share of B?
(1) Rs.4500
(2) Rs.3750
(3) Rs.3600
(4) Rs: 3500
12) Equal sums of money are lent at 5% p.a. and 6% p.a. for 2 years & 3 years respectively. If one of
them earns Rs.240 more interest than the other find the sum lent?
(1) Rs.3000
(2) Rs.2500
(3) Rs.2000
(4) Rs.4000
13) A machine costing Rs.5000/- depreciates @ 20% p.a. Its value after 3 years will be.
(1) RS. 2800
(2) Rs.2560
(3) Rs.2900
(4) Rs.2520
14) A sum of money is borrowed at 5% p.a. C.I. If it is paid back in two equal annual installments of
Rs.8820 each find the sum borrowed.
(1) Rs.16400
(2) Rs.17000
(3) Rs.15600
(4) Rs.16000

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15) A man borrows Rs.1000 @ 10% p.a. S.I for 3 years and lends it immediately at C.I for the same
period at the same rate of interest. How much does he gain?
(1) Rs.20
(2) Rs.21
(3) Rs.31
(4) Rs.25
16) The C.I. on a certain sum of money for 2 years is Rs.408 and S.I. on the same sum, for the same
period is Rs.400.Find the sum and the rate of interest.
(1) 1,000, 5%
(2) 5,000, 4%
(3) 8,000, 4%
(4) 5,000, 5%
17) A certain sum of money triples in 16 years at a certain rate of interest. In how many years will the
sum becomes six times itself.
(1) 32 yrs
(2) 38 yrs
(3) 40 yrs
(4) 24 yrs
18) At what time between 2 o clock and 3 o clock the hands of the clock coincide?
(1) 2:10
(2) 2:10 10/11
(3) 2:11 10/11
(4) 2:12 11/12
19) At what time between 5o clock and 6o clock, the hands of the clock are opposite to each other.
9
6
2
(1) 5.59
(2) 5.56
(3) 5.58
(4) Never
11
11
11
20) At what time between 4o clock and 4:30o clock, the hands of the clock are right angle to each
other.
(1) 4:05

5
11

(2) 4:05

6
11

(3) 4:05

2
11

(4) Never

21) On Monday at 2pm a watch is slow by 4 minute and on the Thursday at 2pm the watch is fast by 6
mints. On which time and day the watch shows correct time?
(1) Thursday at 4.50pm
(2) Wednesday at 6.40am
(3) Tuesday at 6.48pm
(4) Wednesday at 1.24 am
22) What was the day of the week on 26 Aug 1950?
(1) Wednesday
(2) Thursday
(3) Friday

(4) None

23) If 12th June 1977 falls on Sunday, then 12 th June 1980 falls on which day?
(1) Wednesday
(2) Thursday
(3) Friday
(4) None
24) The year next to 1989 having the same calendar as that of 1989 is?
(1) 1996
(2) 1995
(3) 1993

(4) 1999

25) If holidays are declared only on Sundays and in a particular year 12 th March is a Sunday is 23rd
September in that year holiday?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) cant be determined (4) None
26) The sum of ages of mother & Daughter is 56 years. After 4 years, age of mother is thrice her
daughter. What is the age of her daughter?
(1) 16 years
(2) 10 years
(3) 12 years
(4) 9 years
27) Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Kamala and Suresh was 6:5. Four years hence the ratio of
their ages will be 11:10. What is Sureshs age at present?
(1) 18 years
(2) 20 years
(3) 16 years
(4) none
28) A father said to his son, I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth. If the fathers
age is 46 years now, the sons age five years back was?
(1) 16 years
(2) 17 years
(3) 18 years
(4) 19 years
29) P is as much younger to Q as he is older to R. If the sum of the ages of Q and R is 72 years, what is
the age of P?
(1) 34years
(2) 32years
(3) 36 years
(4) None
30) Anil and Sunil are two friends. The sum of their ages is 35 years. Anil is twice as old as Sunil was
when Anil was as old as Sunil is now. What is the present age of Anil?
(1) 18 years
(2) 19 years
(3) 20 years
(4) None

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