Ratio & Proportion (SSC) (Part-2)

Total Questions: 50

21. In a company, the ratio of men and women is 5 : 3, respectively. When 150 additional women are employed in the company, the ratio becomes 5 : 4. How many men are employed in the company? [SSC CGL 17/09/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 750
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22. There are y yellow marbles and b blue marbles in a box. 18% of the yellow marbles were added to 24% of the blue marbles, and the total was 30. Three times the number of yellow marbles exceeds two times the number of blue marbles by 200. What is the ratio of y² to b² ? [SSC CGL 17/09/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 4 : 1
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23. Find the value of 𝓍 is _________ . [SSC CGL 18/09/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a)
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24. The cost of a diamond varies directly as the square of its weight. Once, this diamond broke into four pieces with weights in the ratio of 4 : 3 : 2 : 1 .When the pieces were sold, the merchant got ₹63,000 less than that of one piece. Find the original price of the diamond. [SSC CGL 19/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹90,000
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25. The ratio of boys to girls initial in a college is 5 : 6. If 40 boys leave the college and 50 girls join the college, the ratio will become 8 : 11. Find the number of girls (initial) in the college. [SSC CGL 19/09/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 720
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26. 30 is the mean proportional of 18 and A. Find the value of A. [SSC CGL 23/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 50
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27. The salaries of P and Q together amount to ₹9,60,000. P and Q save 64% and 44%, respectively of their individual salaries. If P’s expenditure is 1.5 times Q’s expenditure, then what is the ratio of P’s salary to Q’s salary? [SSC CGL 25/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 7 : 3
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28. The ratio of circumference and diameter of a circle is 3 : 5. If the circumference is 6 cm, then the radius of the circle is: [SSC CGL 25/09/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 5 cm
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29. If a : b = c : d = e : f = 5 : 7, then what is the ratio (3a + 5c + 11e) : (3b + 5d + 11f) ? [SSC CGL 26/09/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 5 : 7
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30. The monthly incomes of A, B and C are in the ratio 2 : 9 : 3 and their expenses are in the ratio 3 : 9 : 5. If A's saving is half of his total income, then savings of A, B and C are, respectively, in the ratio of: [SSC CGL 26/09/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 3 : 18 : 4
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