1 If a carton containing a dozen mirrors is dropped. Which of the following cannot be the ratio of broken mirrors to unbroken mirrors. A) 2:1 B) 7:5 C) 1:3 D) 3:2 E) 7:2
2 Rs.558 was divided among A, B, C such that if Rs.4, 6 and 8 were decreased respectively from their shares, then the ratio of their shares was 2:3:7. What was the share of A ? A) 138 B) 94 C) 132 D) 130 E) 135
3 In class X of a school there are three sections namely A, B and C. The ratio of students in section A and B is 3 : 5 and that in section B and C is 4 : 7. If the total number of students in the class is 134, then the number of students in section A is A) 24 B) 36 C) 48 D) 30 E) 35
4 Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. These two numbers are in the ratio A) 3:4 B) 4:5 C) 5:6 D) 6:7 E) 5:7
5 What number should be subtracted from 3, 5, 6, 7 so that the resulting numbers in this order form a proportion? A) 8 B) 7 C) 9 D) 5 E) 6
6 A bag contains 25 paise, 10 paise and 5 paise coins in the ratio 1:2:3. If their total value is Rs.30, the number of 5 paise coins is: A) 50 B) 100 C) 150 D) 200 E) 250
7 Divide Rs. 1162 among A, B, C in the ratio 35 : 28 :20 A) 700 : 523 : 473 B) 750 : 523 : 474 C) 252 : 112 : 175 D) 490 : 392: 280 E) 300 :121 : 156
9 If $A:B=8:15$, $B:C=5:8$ and $C:D=4:5$, then $A:D$ is equal to : A) $\frac{4}{15}$ B) $\frac{3}{15}$ C) $\frac{1}{17}$ D) $\frac{2}{17}$ E) $\frac{3}{17}$
10 If $\left(\frac{1}{5}\right):\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)$ $=\left(\frac{1}{x}\right):\left(\frac{100}{125}\right)$, then the value of $x$ is : A) 1.5 B) 2 C) 2.5 D) 3 E) 3.5
11 The cost of diamond varies as the square of its weight. A diamond weighing 10 decigrams costs Rs.32000. Find the loss incurred when it breaks into two pieces whose weights are in the ratio 2 : 3 A) 32000 B) 15300 C) 15360 D) 15600 E) 15850
12 The sum of two numbers is 40.Thier difference is 4 .The ratio of the number is A) 1 : 10 B) 5 : 6 C) 11 : 9 D) 7 : 2 E) 5 : 9
13 Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 6 and if 4 is subtracted from each ,they are reduced to the ratio 4 : 5,find the smaller number A) 20 B) 16 C) 12 D) 14 E) 17
14 A vessel contains 56 litres of mixture of milk and water in the ratio 5 : 2.How much water should be mixed with it so that the ratio of milk to water may be 4 : 5? A) 16 litres B) 30 litres C) 28 litres D) 34 litres E) 45 litres
15 The compound ratio of $(1 : 2)$, $(3 : 2 )$, $(5 : 1)$ is A) 7 : 1 B) 2 : 5 C) 15 : 4 D) 4 : 15 E) 7 : 5