Ratio & Proportion (SSC) (Part-2)

Total Questions: 50

11. If 𝓍 varies inversely as y and 𝓍 = 2 when y = 2, then the value of y when 𝓍 = 3 is : [SSC CGL 09/09/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 4
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12. The ages of two friends, Ram and Ravi, differ by 7 years. Ram’s mother Mayadevi is three times as old as Ram, and Ravi is four times as old as his brother Soham. The ages of Mayadevi and Soham differ by 65 years. Find the age of Mayadevi (in years). [SSC CGL 10/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 69
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13. What is the value of D, if A : C = B : D in the given table? [SSC CGL 10/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 48
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14. A money bag contains one rupee, 5 rupee and 10 rupee coins in the ratio of 3 : 5 : 7 respectively. If the total amount in the bag is ₹980, then find the number of coins of ₹10. [SSC CGL 10/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 70
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15. A sum of money is divided among P, Q, R and S in the proportion of 4 : 9 : 2 : 3. If Q gets ₹560 more than R, then the share of S is: [SSC CGL 11/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹240
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16. The incomes of P, Q and R are in the ratio 10 : 12 : 9 and their expenditures are in the ratio 12 : 15 : 8. If Q saves 25% of his income, then what is the ratio of the savings of P, Q and R ? [SSC CGL 12/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 14 : 15 : 21
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17. Raj divides ₹1,200 in the ratio 2 : 1 : 3 among three of his friends. The amount equal to the sum of three times the largest share and two times the smallest share is: [SSC CGL 12/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹2,200
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18. The ratio between male and female members in a club is 2 : 3. If the number of male members is increased by 200, the ratio becomes 5 : 6. How many female members are there in the club? [SSC CGL 12/09/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 1200
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19. Find the mean proportional of 12.96 and 0.16. [SSC CGL 13/09/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 1.44
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20. In a collection of rare coins, there is one gold coin for every four non-gold coins. If 20 more gold coins are added to the collection, the ratio of the number of gold coins to that of non-gold coins will be 2:3. The total number of coins in the collection will now become ________. [SSC CGL 17/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 80
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