RATIO, PROPORTION & PARTNERSHIP (QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE) EPFO UPSC

Total Questions: 30

1. 729 ml of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 7 : 2. How much more water is to be added to get a new mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 7 : 3 ?

Correct Answer: (d) 81 ml
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2. If A and B are in the ratio 4 : 5 and the difference of their squares is 81, what is the value of A?

Correct Answer: (d) 12
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3. A and B started a business by investing ₹ 36,000 and ₹ 63,000. Find the share of each, out of the annual profit of ₹ 5500.

Correct Answer: (a) ₹ 2000, ₹ 3500
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4. A starts some business with ₹ 50,000. After 3 months B joins him with ₹ 70,000. At the end of the year, in what ratio should they share the profit?

Correct Answer: (d) None of these
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5. A started a business by investing ₹ 36,000. After 4 month B joined him with some investment. At the end of the year, the total profit was divided between them in the ratio of 9 : 7. How much capital was invested by B in the business?

Correct Answer: (b) ₹ 42,000
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6. Present age of Amit and his father are in the ratio of 2 : 5 respectively. Four years hence the ratio of their age becomes 5 : 11 respectively. What was father's age five years ago?

Correct Answer: (d) 35 years
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7. A sum of ₹ 221 is divided among X, Y and Z such that X gets ₹ 52 more than Y. Y gets ₹ 26 more than Z. The ratio of the shares of X, Y and Z respectively is :

Correct Answer: (a) 9 : 5 : 3  
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8. When a number is added to a second number, the sum is 333 1/3 percent of the second number. What is the ratio between the first number to the second number?

Correct Answer: (c) 7 : 3
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9. A sum of money is to be distributed among P, Q and R in the ratio 6 : 19 : 7. If R gives ₹ 200 from his share to Q, the ratio of P, Q and R becomes 3 : 10 : 3, what is the total sum?

Correct Answer: (a) ₹ 6400  
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10. Income of two companies A and B are in the ratio of 5 : 8. Had the income of company ‘A’ been more by ₹ 25 lakhs, the ratio of their income would have been 5 : 4 respectively. What is the income of company ‘B’?

Correct Answer: (c) ₹ 40 lakhs
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