RRB - Ratio and Proportion - Aptitude Questions with Answer

1. If A:B=2:3, B:C = 4:5 and c:D = 6:7, then A:D is equal to:

1. 2:7
2. 7:8
3. 16:35*
4. 4:13

2. If 2A = 3B 4B = 5C, then A:C is:

1. 3:4
2. 8:15
3. 15:8*
4. 4:3

3. If A:B = 7:9 and B:C= 3.5, then A:B:C is:

1. 7:9:5
2. 21:35:45
3. 7:9:15*
4. 7:3:15

4. 0.6 of a number equals 0.09 of another number. The ratio of the number is:

1. 2:3
2. 1:15
3. 20:3
4. 3:20*

5. The ratio of two numbers is 3:4 and their sum is 420. The greater of the two numbers is:

1. 175
2. 200
3. 240*
4. 315

6. If a carton containing a dozen mirrors is dropped, which of the following cannot be the ratio of broke mirrors to unbroken mirrors?

1. 2:1
2. 3:1
3. 3:2*
4. 7:5

7. The third proportional to 0.8 and 0.2 is:

1. 0.4
2. 0.8
3. 0.05*
4. 0.032

8. What must be added to each term of the ration 7 : 13 so then the ratio becomes 2 : 3 ?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 5

9. Out of the ratios 7 : 15, 15 : 23, 17 : 25 and 21 : 29, the smallest one is :

1. 17 : 25
2. 7 : 15*
3. 15 : 23
4. 21 : 29

10.If 2A=3B=4C then A:B:C is:

1. 2:3:4
2. 4:3:2*
3. 6:4:3
4. 3:4:6

11. If : then the value of x is :

1. 1.25
2. 1.5
3. 2.5
4. 2.25*

12. The weight of a 13 m long iron rod is 23.4 kg. The weight of 6 m long of such rod will be:

1. 7.2 kg
2. 12.4kg
3. 10.8 kg*
4. 18 kg

13. Two number are in the ratio 3:15 If each number is increased by 10, the ratio becomes 5:7. The numbers are:

1. 3.5
2. 7,9
3. 13.22
4. 15.25*

14. If 10% of x is the same as 20% y, then x:y is equal to:

1. 1:2*
2. 2:1
3. 5:1
4. 10:1

15. What must be added to each term of the ration 7 : 13 so then the ratio becomes 2 : 3 ?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 5

16. What number should be subtracted from each of the numbers 54, 71, 75 and 99 so that the remainders may be proportional :

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 6

17. Three friends divide Rs. 624 among themselves in the ratio :: the share of the third friend is:

1. Rs.288
2. Rs. 192
3. Rs. 148
4. Rs. 144*

18. In a ration which is equal to 5 : 8, if the antecedent is 40, then consequent is :

1. 25
2. 64
3. 48
4. non of these*

19. The mean proportional between 0.32 and 0.02 is:

1. 0.34
2. 0.3
3. 0.16
4. 0.08*

20. What number should be added to each one of, 6, 14, 18, 38 to make it equally proportionate :

1. 1
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

Answers:

* - marked value is answer.

IBPS Common Written Examination Numerical Ability - 2011

Previous year questions with answers - IBPS Common Written Examination Numerical Ability - 2011.

1. The sum of three consecutive natural numbers each divisible by 3 is 72. What is the largest among them?
1. 25
2. 26
3. 27
4. 30 5. 26

Ans:(3)

2. A towel, when bleached, was found to have lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. The percentage of decrease in area is:
1. 11%
2. 12%
3. 20%
4. 28%
5. 33%

Ans:(4)

3. In a ratio, which is equal to 3 : 4, if the antecedent is 12, then the consequent is:
1. 10
2. 16
3. 20
4. 22
5. 18

Ans:(2)

4. Jayesh is as much younger than Anil as he is older than Prashant. If the sum of the ages of Anil and Prashant is 48 years, what is Jayesh’s age in years?
1. 29
2. 30
3. 24
4. 25
5. 28

Ans:(3)

5. If the exports of company B in the year 2003 were Rs. 77 crore, then, what were the imports of the company in that year?
1. 86 crore
2. 107.5 crore
3. 103.95 crore
4. 101 crore
5. None of these

Ans:(3)

6. Find the greatest number that will divide 640, 710 and 1526 so as to leave 11, 7, 9 as remainders respectively.
1. 36
2. 37
3. 42
4. 29
5. 47

Ans:(2)

7. A tempo is insured to the extent of 4 5 of its original value. If the premium on it at the rate of 1.3 percent amounts to Rs. 910, the original value of the tempo is:
1. Rs. 78,000
2. Rs. 78,500
3. Rs. 80,000
4. Rs. 85,000
5. Rs. 87,500

Ans:(5)

8. An automobile financier claims to be lending money at simple interest, but he includes the interest every six months for calculating the principal. If he is charging an interest of 10%, the effective rate of interest becomes:
1. 13%
2. 10.25%
3. 15%
4. 11%
5. None of these

Ans:(2)

9. A, B and C are employed to do a piece of work for Rs. 529. A and B together are supposed to do 19/23 of the work and B and C together 8/23 of the work. What amount should A be paid?
1. Rs. 320
2. Rs. 345
3. Rs. 355
4. Rs. 380
5. None of these

Ans:(2)

10. A bag contains one rupee, 50-paise and 25-paise coins in the ratio 2 : 3 5. Their total value is Rs. 114. The value of 50 paise coins is:
1. Rs. 28
2. Rs. 36
3. Rs. 49
4. Rs. 72
5. Rs. 50

Ans:(1)

11. A boy rides his bicycle 10 km at an average speed of 12 km/hr and again travels 12 km at an average speed of 10 km/hr. His average speed for the entire trip is approximately :
1. 10.4 km/hr
2. 10.8 km/hr
3. 12 km/hr
4. 14 km/hr
5. 13 km/hr

Ans:(2)

12. From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random. What is the probability of both the cards being kings?
1. 1/19
2. 27/29
3. 35/256
4. 1/121
5. 35/121

Ans:(4)

13. By selling 45 lemons for Rs. 40, a man loses 20%. How many should he sell for Rs. 24 to gain 20% in the transaction?
1. 19
2. 18
3. 24
4. 22
5. 23

Ans:(2)

14. What is the difference in exports between the periods March to May and June to August (in $ million)?
1. 418
2. 592
3. 5790
4. 585
5. None of these

Ans:(4)

15. The numerator of a non-zero rational number is five less than the denominator. If the denominator is increased by eight and the numerator is doubled, then again we get the same rational number. The required rational number is:
1. 1/8
2. 4/9
3. 2/8
4. 3/8
5. 3/8

Ans:(5)

Banking Awareness Questions and Answers Part 1

1. What is ‘Special Crossing’?
a) Not Negotiable words in two parallel lines
b) Account Payee words in two parallel lines
c) & Co. words in two parallel lines
d) Any bank’s name with or without two parallel lines and payable to collecting banker only.
e) None of these



2. What is the rate of penalty applicable for payment of term deposit Pre maturely to legal heirs of a decreased customer on the request of the legal heirs?
a) 1% less than applicable rate for the period of deposit
b) 1% less than the rate mentioned in the receipt
c) No penalty is to be applied
d) As per discretion of Branch Manager
e) None of these



3. A person introducing an account to a bank is liable for_________
a) Establishing proper identity of the account holder only and no financial accountability in case of any fraud etc.
b) Making good the loss that the account holder may cause
c) Ensuring that the customer maintains the account properly
d) Tracing the account holder as an when bank desires
e) None of these



4. Which of the following does not find mention in the Negotiable Instrument Act?
a) General Crossing
b) Special Crossing
c) Not Negotiable Crossing
d) Double crossing
e) Account Payee Crossing



5. The Financial Results of the banks and other organisations normally are expressed in quarters. What does Q-I mean?
a) Results of January-March
b) Performance during April- June
c) The period when the profits are highest
d) Period where the turnover is more
e) The period when the profits are highest



6. Who is the regulator of payment and settlement system in India?
a) SEBI
b) IRDA
c) RBI
d) Central Government
e) None of these



7. The Gilt-Edged security market is the market for which of the following?
a) Market for trading in gold
b) Market for trading in sliver
c) Market for government securities
d) Market for industrial securities
e) All the above



8. The IT firm which has launched, BaNCS Digital, specifically for American retail banks:
a) Infosys
b) Reliance
c) TCS
d) Mahendra
e) None of these



9. The international bank which has announced to cut up to 50,000 jobs globally
a) IDBI
b) HDFC
c) HSBC
d) AXIS
e) ICICI



10. The stake the RBI has allowed banks to acquire in companies defaulting after restructuring of their loans upto:
a) 81 percent
b) 61 percent
c) 51 percent
d) 41 percent
e) None of these



11. The reserve Bank of India will be assisting banks as a temporary measure, by providing additional liquidity support under LAF. What is the full form of LAF?
a) Loan Adjustment Fund
b) Liquidity Adjustment Facility
c) Long Awaited Funds
d) Loan against Funds
e) None of these



12. Net Working Capital means:
a) Current Assets only
b) Current Assets minus Current Liabilities
c) Capital plus Reserves minus Intangible Assets
d) Current Assets minus Stocks
e) None of these



13. The Indian scheme ranked as the world’s largest public works programe by the world bank
a) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
b) MGNREGA
c) Janani Suraksha Yojana
d) National Pension System
e) Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana



14. The Indian insurance Company granted permission to start operations in Bangladesh recently:
a) LIC of India
b) Oriental Insurance company
c) United India Insurance company
d) All of the above
e) None of these



15. India’s economic growth forecast for 2015-16 as announced by the RBI on 2nd June
a) 6.6 percent
b) 8.6 percent
c) 4.6 percent
d) 7.6 percent
e) None of these

RRB Junior Engineer Numerical Aptitude - Model Question Papers : Part 3

RRB Junior Engineer Model Question Papers - Numerical Aptitude Part 3

21) 1646 − 13 × 18 + 249 = ? + 875
(a) 786
(b) 687
(c) 2486
(d) 2356

Ans:- A

22) 2, 6, 30, 60, 130, ?
(a) 210
(b) 216
(c) 200
(d) 160

Ans:- A

23) If 9 men & 15 women can do a piece of work in 25 days, then 39 men and 10 women will complete the same work in
(a) 7 days
(b) 6 days
(c) 5 days
(d) 4 days

Ans:- C

24) The largest angle of a quadrilateral is two times the smallest angle. If the angles form a series (a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d), the other two angles would be
(a) 600, 1200
(b) 800, 1000
(c) 900, 1000
(d) 700, 900

Ans:- B

25) If 10x+3y : 5n+2y = 9:5, then x : y is
(a) 3:5
(b) 5:3
(c) 2:5
(d) 1:2

Ans:- A

26) The present age of Ramesh is ¼ of his father's age. After 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 68. What is the present age of Ramesh?
(a) 10 yrs
(b) 15 yrs
(c) 16 yrs
(d) 12 yrs

Ans:- B

27) If the compound interest on a certain sum for 2 yrs at 10% annum is Rs. 2100, the simple interest on it at the same rate for 2 yrs will be.
(a) Rs. 1700
(b) Rs. 1800
(c) Rs. 1900
(d) Rs. 2000

Ans:- D

28) 12% 650 + ? % of 400 = 110
(a) 25
(b) 18
(c) 8
(d) 80%

Ans:- C

29) The angles ABC are 5x0, 7x0 and 6x0 respectively. What is the measure of the Õ BCA?
(a) 500
(b) 600
(c) 700
(d) cannot decide

Ans:- C

30) The area of a rectangular field is 10 times of its length. If the breadth of the field is 10m, what is its length?
(a) 40m
(b) 25m
(c) 20m
(d) data inadequate

Ans:- D

31) A person travels equal distance with speed of 3 km/hr; 4 km/hr and 5 km/hr. and takes a total time of 47 minutes. The total distance (in km) is
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

Ans:- A

32) If 4 workers can make 42 toys in 6 days, how many toys can 12 workers make in 3 days?
(a) 63
(b) 28
(c) 252
(d) 7

Ans:- A

33) The value of log 10000 is
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 5
(d) 6

Ans:- A

34) Sheet metal required to make a hollow cone of height 24 cm and radius 7 cm is
(a) 407 cm2
(b) 250 cm2
(c) 704 cm2
(d) 400 cm2

Ans:- C

35) The salary of an employee was reduced by 40% first and then was increased by 50%. How much percent did he lose?
(a) 15%
(b) 20%
(c) 10%
(d) 12%

Ans:- C

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RRB Junior Engineer Numerical Aptitude - Model Question Papers : Part 2

RRB Junior Engineer Model Question Papers - Numerical Aptitude Part 2

11) One person took a loan of Rs. 5000 for 3 yrs on simple interest. After three years he paid back Rs. 6200 including the principal and the interest accrued. Calculate the rate of interest.

(a) 6%

(b) 7%

(c) 8%

(d) 7.5%

Ans:- C

12) A mixture of 20 kg of spirit and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to this mixture to raise the percentage of water to 25%

(a) 4 kg

(b) 5 kg

(c) 8 kg

(d) 30 kg

Ans:- A

13) Free International CallsSMS & Call Friends for Free across the World. Call Now! Safe Feed Of My BabyFor Safe Feeding And Healthy Baby, visit.Your Ad HereA conical tent of radius 12m and height 16m is to be made. Find its cost if canvas is Rs. 10 per m2

(a) Rs 7543

(b) Rs 7445

(c) Rs 7342

(d) 7600

Ans:- A

14) A number when divided by 5 leaves the remainder 3. What is the remainder when the square of the same number is divided by 5?

(A) 9

(b) 3

(c) 0

(d) 4

Ans:- D

15) Minimum number that should be added to 23087 to make it completely divisible by 8 is ......

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

Ans:- A

16) The difference between the squares of any two consecutive integers is equal to

(a) Product of two numbers

(b) Sum of two numbers

(c) Difference of two numbers

(d) An even number

Ans:- B

17) If 42 men can do a work in 15 days, how many men are required to complete it in 21 days?

(a) 24

(b) 36

(c) 30

(d) none of these

Ans:- A

18) The diagonal of a square A is x + y. The diagonal of a square 'B' with twice the area of A is

(a) 2(x + y)

(b) x + 2y

(c) √2 (x + y)

(d) 2x + 4y

Ans:- C

19) 74 is divided into two parts so that 5 times one part and 11 times the others part are together equal to 454. Then the parts are

(a) 14,60

(b) 60,14

(c) 30,44

(d) 20,34

Ans:- B

20) Ratio of costs of a table and a chair is 5:3 . If the tables cost Rs. 500 more than the cost of chair's, what is the chair's cost?

(a) Rs. 1250

(b) Rs. 1750

(c) Rs. 1450

(d) Rs. 750

Ans:- D

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RRB Junior Engineer Numerical Aptitude - Model Question Papers

RRB Junior Engineer Model Question Papers - Numerical Aptitude

1) A train 'A' crosses a 160 m standing train 'B' in 15 sec and a standing person in 9 sec. What is its speed?
(a) 96 km/hr
(b) 72 km/hr
(c) 84 km/hr
(d) 92 km/hr

1. Ans: A

2) The sum of all numbers between 800 and 1100 which are divisible by 79 is
(a) 2846
(b) 2844
(c) 3844
(d) 3584

2. Ans: B

3) The price of 349 coconuts are Rs 2094. What will be the price of 26 dozens of coconuts?
(a) Rs 1662
(b) Rs 1562
(c) Rs 2062
(d) Rs 1872

3. Ans: D

4) 390× 1000 × 201 × 34 = ?
(a) 895
(b) 1540
(c) 1620
(d) 1780

4. Ans: C

5) The smallest number which when added to the number 1154 makes it a perfect square is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

5. Ans: B

6) The perimeter of a circular and another square field are equal. Find the area in sq.m of the circular field if the area of the square field is 484 sq.m.
(a) 888
(b) 770
(c) 616
(d) None of these

6. Ans: C

7) 1, 5, 14, 30, ?, 91
(a) 45
(b) 55
(c) 46
(d) 60

7. Ans: B

8) Average marks in Maths in a class of 40 students is 45. Average of all the 30 boys is 50. Then the average marks obtained by the girls is
(a) 30
(b) 35
(c) 25
(d) none of these

8. Ans: A

9) The type of matrix
√2 0 0
0 √3 0
0 0 √2
is?
(a) Scalar
(b) Unit
(c) Diagonal
(d) Transpose

9. Ans: C

10) A shopkeeper bought locks at the rate of 8 locks for Rs. 34 and sold them at 12 locks for Rs. 57. The number of locks he should sell to have a profit of Rs. 900 is
(a) 1400
(b) 1600
(c) 1800
(d) 2000

10. Ans: C

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IBPS Reasoning Ability 2013 Question Paper - Clerk : Part 3

IBPS Clerk Reasoning Ability 2013 Question Paper - Part 3

From the following Digits and Letters Codes answer below questions Digits write in code from 13 to 17 questions for example 5 mean B, 2 means R

Digits:

5

9

@

©

3

8

1

$

%

4

2

6

*

7

&

#

Letter Code:

B

E

P

A

K

D

F

H

Q

I

R

J

U

M

V

T

13. @91$26
a) JEFHRP
b) PEFHRP
c) XEFHRX
d) PEFHRJ
e) None of these   

13. Ans: B

14. 387#©9
a) KMDTAE
b) KDMATE
c) EDMTAK
d) KDMTAK
e) None of these   

14. Ans: A

15. 4©312&
a) VPKFRV
b) VPKFRI
c) XPKFRX
d) IPKFRV
e) None of these   

15. Ans: A

16. %4187*
a) QIFDMU
b) UIFDMQ
c) XIFDMX
d) UIFDMU
e) None of these   

16. Ans: C

17. 9124&6
a) EPRIVJ
b) JFRIVE
c) EFRIVE
d) XFRIVX
e) None of these   

17. Ans: B

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