1.

Two cones have their heights in the ratio 1 : 4 and the radii of their bases are in the ratio 3 : 1. The ratio of
their volume is
A). 1 : 3
B). 3 : 1
C). 1 : 2
D). 2 : 1

2. If a cone is divided in two parts by drawing a plane through mid - point of its axis, then ratio of the volumes of the
2 parts of the cone is
A). 1 : 2
B). 1 : 4
C). 1 : 7
D). 1 : 8

3. The diameter of two cones are one metre each. Their curved surface are 198m2 and 220m2. The ratio of their
slant height is

A). 7: 9
B). 8 : 9
C). 9 : 10
D). 10 : 11

4. The ratio of the radii of the taps T1 and T2 is 2 : 1. Water flowing through them with the same
velocity. What is the ratio of the time required to completely fill two identical drums kept under T1 and
T2.

A). 2 : 1
B). 1 : 2
C). 4 : 1
D). 1 : 4

5. In a town, 80 % of the population are adults of which the men and women are in the
ratio of 9 : 7, respectively. If the number of adult women is 4.2 lakh, what is the total
population of the town?

A). 12 lakh
B). 9.6 lakh
C). 9.8 lakh
D). 11.6 lakh

6. A cat takes 5 leaps for every 4 leaps of a dog but 3 leaps of the dog are equal to 4 leaps
of the cat. What is the ratio of the speeds of the cat to that of the dog?

A). 11 : 15
B). 15 : 11
C). 16 : 15
D). 15 : 16

7. The number of employees is reduced in the ratio 3: 2 and the salary of each
employee are increased in the ratio 4: 5. By doing so, the company saves Rs.
12000. What was the initial expenditure on the salary?

1. 62000
2. 60000
3. 50000
4. 72000

8. The ratio of the salary of A and B, one year ago is 3: 2. The ratio of original
salary to the increased salary of A is 2: 3 and that of B is 3: 4. The total present
salary of A and B together is Rs. 21500. Find the salary of B.

1. 6000
2. 7000
3. 8000
4. 9000

9. The ratio of income of Pervez, Sunny, and Ashu is 3: 7: 4 and the ratio of
their expenditure is 4: 3: 5 respectively. If Pervez saves Rs 300 out of 2400, find
the savings of Ashu.

1. 570
2. 560
3. 565
4. 575

10. Pervez, Sunny, and Ashu Bhati alone can complete a piece of work in 30,
50, and 40 days. The ratio of their salaries of each day is 4: 3: 2 respectively.
The total income of Parvez is Rs 144. Find the total income of Sunny.

1. 180
2. 185
3. 190
4. 195

11. Vessels A and B contain mixtures of milk and water in the ratios 4: 5and 5:
1respectively. In what ratio should quantities of the mixture be taken from A
and B to form a mixture in which milk to water is in the ratio 5: 4?

1. 2: 5
2. 4: 3
3. 5: 2
4. 2: 3
12. Two tanks of similar volume are full of a mixture of oil and water. In the
first, the ratio of oil and water is 5:8 and in the second, it is 7:19. If both these
tanks are poured in a larger tank, what would be the resultant ratio of oil and
water?

1. 1:3
2. 17:52
3. 151:304
4. 17:35

13. What is the ratio in which water should be mixed with a coke concentrate
costing Rs 15/litre to make a profit of 30% by selling the resultant drink at Rs
18/litre?

1. 12:1
2. 11:1
3. 1:10
4. 1:12

14. A man buys juice at Rs 10/litre and dilutes it with water. He sells the
mixtures at the cost price and thus gains 11.11%. Find the quantity of water
mixed by him in every litre of juice.

1. 0.1 l
2. 0.909 l
3. 0.125 l
4. 0.111 l

15. In Kaziranga national park, the residents are either Hippopotamus or

Peacocks. When the heads are counted, it comes out to be 96 and when the legs
are counted it is 336 in number. Find the number of peacocks in the park.

1. 72
2. 24
3. 48
4. 80

16. What would be the ratio of milk and water in a final mixture formed by
mixing milk and water that are present in three vessels of capacity 1l, 2l, and 3l
respectively and in the ratios 5:1, 3:2 and 4:3 respectively?

1. 747:443
2. 787:1260
3. 787:473
 4. 747:473

17. The ratio between the ages of A and B is 3: 5 and the sum of their ages is 56
yr. The ratio between their ages 7 yr ago was

A). 3 : 4
B). 3 : 5
C). 1 : 2
D). 2 : 3
18. Brothers A and B had some savings in the ratio 4 : 5. They decided to buy a
gift for their sister, sharing the cost in the ratio 3 : 4. After they bought. A spent
two-third of his amount, while B is left with RS. 145. Then, the value of the gift
is

A). RS.70
B). RS.105
C). RS.140
D). RS.175
19. The daily wages of two workers are in the ratio of 7. 8. 'If each of them gets
a rise of Rs.40, then the ratio of their wages will be 8: 9. What are their
respective wages before the increase?

A). Rs.210 and Rs.240

B). Rs.350 and Rs.400
C). Rs.280 and Rs.320
D). Rs.315 and Rs.360

20. The army of two countries A and B number 125,000 and 160,000 men
respectively. Each of them get an additional 10,000 recruits into their
armies. Which country has had a higher proportionate increase in its
military strength?

A). Country 'B'

B). Country 'A'
C). None
D). Not distinguishable

21. Total expenses on travel, lodging and boarding spent by a family

during a summer vacation was Rs.2500. If Rs.30. Rs.55 and Rs.15
were deducted from the amounts spent on travel, lodging and
boarding respectively, then the ratio of the expenses on these heads
would be 12 : 17 : 11 respectively. How much was spent on travel,
lodging and boarding during the summer vacation?
 A). Rs.750, Rs.1075 and Rs.675
B). Rs.630, Rs.905 and Rs.565
C). Rs.510, Rs.735 and Rs.455
D). Rs.390, Rs.565 and Rs.345
22. Rs.432 is divided amongst three workers A, B and C such that 8 times
A's share is equal to 12 times B's share which is equal to 6 times C's
share. How much did each of them get?

A). Rs.90, Rs.60 and Rs.120

B). Rs.144, Rs.96 and Rs.192
C). Rs.150, Rs.100 and Rs.200
D). Rs.120, Rs.80 and Rs.160

23. A, B and C share Rs.315 in such a way that for every Rs.2 that A
gets, B gets :55 and for every 54 that B gets, C gets 57. How much
does C get?

A). Rs.378
B). Rs.441
C). Rs.252
D). Rs.175

24. The perimeter of the rectangular field is 480 meters and

the ratio between the length and breadth is 5:3. Find the area
of the field.

1. 7200 m2
2. 15000 m2
3. 13500 m2
4. 54000 m2
25.
From each of two given numbers, half the smaller number is
subtracted. After such subtraction, the larger number is 4 times as
large as the smaller number. What is the ratio of the numbers ?

A). 5 : 2
B). 1 : 4
C). 4 : 1
D). 4 : 5