Age (Railway Maths) (Part – I)

Total Questions: 50

1. Srinivas has just got married to a girl who is 4 years younger than him. After 5 years their average age will be 33 years. Find the present age of the girl. [Group D 17/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 26 years
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2. One year ago, the ratio of the ages of Saketh and Tilak was 5:6, respectively. Four years hence, this ratio would become 6:7. The present age of Saketh is: [Group D 17/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 26 years
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3. My father is presently 25 years older than me. The sum of our ages 5 years ago was 39 years. Find my present age. [Group D 18/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 12 years
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4. The sum of ages of P and Q is 15 years more than the sum of ages of Q and R. How many years younger is R as compared to P? [Group D 18/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 15
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5. The present ages of a man and his wife are in the ratio 7 : 6. After 6 years this ratio will be 8 : 7. If at the time of their marriage, the ratio of their ages was 4 : 3, then how many years ago were they married? [Group D 24/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 18 years
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6. Mohan's age is 150% of Rohan's age. Sohan's age is 250% of Rohan's age. If the sum of the ages of these three persons is 60 years, then find the age of Rohan. [Group D 26/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 12 years
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7. Twice the present age of X is 9 years less than thrice the present age of Y. At present, X's father P is twice as old as X, and Y is 9 years younger than her sister Q. If P is 20 years older than Q, then the present age (in years) of Y is: [Group D 12/09/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 19
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8. Farah got married 8 years ago. Today her age is 9/7 times her age at the time of her marriage. At present her daughter's age is 1/6 of her age. Her daughter's age 3 years ago was: [Group D 14/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 3 years
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9. The average age of a husband and his wife was 23 years at the beginning of their marriage. After 5 years of marriage, they had a one-year-old child. The average age of the family of three when the child was born was: [Group D 14/09/2022 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (b) 18 years
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10. A's age is seven times B's age. If the sum of their ages is 48 years, then their ages are: [Group D 16/09/2022 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (d) 42 and 6
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