SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Ratio, Proportion, Mixture and Partnership - 3 - SSC CGL MCQ

A and B are partners in a business. A contributes 1/4 of the capital for 15 months and B received 2/3 of the profit. Find for how long B’s money was used?   (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)

A jar contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 4 : 1. When 10 litre of the mixture is replaced with liquid B, the ratio becomes 2 : 3. The volume of liquid A present in the jar earlier was:    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)

In a partnership business, A invests 1/6th of the capital for 1/6 of the total time, B invests 1/4 of the capital for 1/4 of the total time and C, the rest of the capital for the whole time. Out of a profit of  ₹ 19,400, B’s share is:     (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)

The cost of a piece of diamond varies with the square of its weight. A diamond of ₹ 5,184 value is cut into 3 pieces whose weights are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. Find the loss involved in the cutting.    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)

The ratio in which a man must mix rice at ₹ 10.20 per kg and ₹ 14.40 per kg so as to make a mixture worth ₹ 12.60 per kg, is    (SSC Multitasking 2013)

A, B and C are batsmen. The ratio of the runs scored by them in a certain match are given below: A : B = 5 : 3 and B : C = 4 : 5. In all they scored 564 runs. The number of runs scored by B is:    (SSC CHSL 2012)

In a school, the ratio of boys to girls is 4 : 3 and the ratio of girls to teachers is 8 : 1. The ratio of student to teachers is:    (SSC CHSL 2012)

A man leaves ₹ 12, 600 to be divided among 7 sons, 3 daughters and 5 nephews. If each daughter receives three times as much as each nephew and each son receives seven times as much as each nephew, then each daughter’s share is    (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)

A certain sum of money is distributed to A and B in the ratio 2 : 5. If A received ₹ 100, then the money received by B is    (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)

Equal amounts of water were poured into two empty jars of different capacities, which made one jar 1/4 full and the other jar 1/3  full. If the water in the jar with lesser capacity is then poured into the jar with greater capacity, then the part of the larger jar filled with water is    (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)

Monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio of 4 : 3 and their expenses bear the ratio 3 : 2. Each of them saves ₹ 6,000 at the end of the month, then the monthly income of A is    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)

The ratio between two numbers is 2 : 3. If each number is increased by 4, the ratio between them becomes 5 : 7. The difference between the numbers is    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)

The ratio of the quantities of an acid and water in a mixture is 1 : 3. If 5 litres of acid is further added to the mixture, the new ratio becomes 1 : 2. The quantity of new mixture in litres is    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)

If x : y = 4 : 5, then  (3x + y) : (5x + 3y) =    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)

Among three numbers, the first is twice the second and thrice the third. If the average of the three numbers is 49.5, then the difference between the first and the third number is     (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)

The ratio of weekly incomes of A and B is 9 : 7 and the ratio of their expenditures is 4 : 3.  If each saves ₹ 200 per week, then the sum of their weekly incomes is    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)

What number should be added to or subtracted from each term of the ratio 17 : 24 so that it becomes equal to 1 : 2?    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)

A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. Litres of liquid A contained by the can initially was    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)

In a business partnership among A, B, C and D, the profit is shared as follows:

If the total profit is ₹ 4,00,000, the share of C is    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)

If W₁ : W₂ = 2 : 3 and W₁ : W₃ = 1 : 2 then W₂ : W₃ is    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)

The ratio of income and expenditure of a person is 11 : 10. If he saves ₹ 9,000 per annum, his monthly income is    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)

Two numbers are in the ratio 1 : 3. If their sum is 240, then their difference is    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)

The ratio of milk and water in mixtures of four containers are 5 : 3, 2 : 1, 3 : 2 and 7 : 4 respectively, in which container is the quantity of milk, relative to water, minimum?    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)

If 1.5a = 0.04 b, then   is equal to   (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)

Two number are in the ratio 7 : 11. If 7 is added to each of the numbers, the ratio becomes 2 : 3. The smaller number is    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)

What must be added to each term of the ratio 7 : 11, so as to make it equal to 3 : 4?    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)

If  ₹ 1000 is divided between A and B in the ratio 3 : 2, then A will receive    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)