Ratio & Proportion (SSC) (Part-5)

Total Questions: 50

21. The ratio of the number of hens to the number of goats in farm A is 5 : 4 and that on farm B is 5 : 7. What could be the ratio of the total number of hens to the total number of goats in farms A and B taken together if total no. of animals in farm A and B are equal ? [SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 35 : 37
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22. A person has some coins of ₹10, ₹5, and ₹2 denominations. The ratio of the products of the numbers of ₹10 and ₹ 5 coins, the numbers of ₹5 and ₹2 coins, and the numbers of ₹2 and ₹10 coins is 3 : 4 : 2 respectively. What could be the minimum amount of money this person has ? [SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹68
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23. In a housing society, the ratio of two - wheelers and 4 - wheelers is 11 : 9, Among the four-wheelers, one-fourth are petrol vehicles and the remaining 81 are diesel vehicles. How many two -wheelers are there in this housing society? [SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 132
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24. In a municipal election three candidates, Santosh, Ravi, and Vipin, contested and the valid votes they got were in the ratio of 11 : 4 : 9. If the winner defeated his nearest rival by 8350 votes, then how many valid votes were polled in that election ? [SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 1,00,200
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25. A sum of money is distributed among A, B and C in the ratio 8 : 4 : 3. If A divides his part between D and E in the ratio 9 : 7, then what is the ratio of the share of C to that of D ? [SSC MTS 08/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) 2 : 3
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26. A number when subtracted from 3 times the second number, gives a result equal to 3/4 of the first number. What is the ratio of the first number to the second number ? [SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 12 : 7
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27. In a bag there are coins of ₹5, ₹10 and ₹20 denominations. The total number of coins in the bag is 240. If the number of coins of ₹5, ₹10, ₹20 denominations are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5, then what is the total amount of money in the bag ? [SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹3,360
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28. Three numbers a, b, and c are said to be in continued proportion if a : b :: b : c. What number must be added to each of the numbers 1, 7 and 25 so that the resulting sums, in that order, may be in continued proportion? [SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) 2
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29. A household of three humans has cats and dogs in the ratio 1:2. If the total number of legs in the household is 42, what is the total number of cats in the household ? [SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 3
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30. When 8 is added to the numerator of a fraction and 12 is added to its denominator, the fraction becomes 1/2. When 2 is subtracted from its numerator and denominator, the fraction becomes 1/8. Find the original fraction. [SSC MTS 15/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 3/10
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