Ratio and Proportion Questions for Bank Exams

Ratio and proportion are basic mathematical concepts that are often tested in bank exams. These questions often involve comparing quantities, finding missing values, or applying properties of ratio and proportion. It is important to understand the basic principles of ratio (comparison of two quantities) and proportion (equality of two ratios).

Ratio and Proportion Questions for Bank Exams

Ratio and Proportion questions for bank exams play an important role in the overall selection process of bank exams which is conducted for clerical and officer posts. Typically these question formats include problems involving direct and inverse ratios, mixed ratios, and partnerships, time and work, and pipes and tanks. Practice solving different types of ratio and proportion problems to enhance your problem-solving skills and improve your chances of success in bank exams.

1. If the income of Arun and Varun is in the ratio 5:7 and their expenditure is in the ratio 3:4, then find the ratio of their savings.

A. 3:5

B. 2:5

C.5:7

D. cannot be determined

E. none of these

Answer: D

2. The number of employees in a company is reduced in the ratio 3:2 and the salary of each employee is increased in the ratio 4:5. By doing this the company will earn Rs. is saved. 12,000.So, find the initial expenditure of the company on salaries.

A. Rupee. 72000

B. Rupee. 62000

C.Rs. 82000

D.Rs. 52000

E. none of these

Answer: A

3. The ratio of annual income of Amit and Veeru is 3 : 2, while the ratio of their expenditure is 5 : 3. If at the end of the year, each saves ₹ 1,000, then Amit’s annual income is

A. Rupee. 9000

B. 8000 rupees

C.Rs. 7000

D.Rs. 6000

E. none of these

Answer: D

4. The average age of four friends Reena, Sandhya, Yamini and Sujata is 21 years. The sum of the ages of Reena and Sandhya is 14 years more than the age of Sujata. The difference between the ages of Sujata and Sandhya is 4 years, the difference between the ages of Sujata and Reena is 6 years. Find the average age of Reena, Sandhya and
Yamini after 3 years.

A. 22 years

B. 25 years

C. 21 years

D. 23 years

E. 26 years

Answer: D

5. Rs 99,000 is to be divided among A, B and C. The ratio of shares of A and B is 3:7. B’s share is 5/7 of C’s share. What is the difference between shares? A and C?

A.Rs. 34000

B. Rupee. 15000

C.Rs. 35000

D.Rs. 49000

E. none of these

Answer: A

6. The ratio of marks obtained by Mohan in Hindi and English is 4:5 respectively, while the ratio of marks obtained by Mohan in Mathematics and Science is 5:6 respectively. He scored 36 marks more in Science than English and 32 marks more in Mathematics than Hindi. Find the ratio of marks obtained by Mohan in Hindi and Science.

A. 5:6

B. 6:7

C. 2 : 3

D. 1:2

AD 4:5

Answer: D

7. Suresh and Rakesh’s income is in the ratio 5:4 and their expenditure is in the ratio 3:2. If each saves Rs. 6000, then Suresh’s income can be:

A. Rupee. 12000

B. Rupee. 15000

C.Rs. 16000

D.Rs. 10000

E. none of these

Answer: B

8. The cost price of 2 shirts and 3 jeans is Rs. 2200 and the cost price of 2 jeans and 4 shirts is Rs. 2400. Find the ratio between the cost price of jeans and shirt.

A. 8:9

B. 10:7

C. 6:5

D. 11:10

E. none of these

Answer: B

9. A shopkeeper has the number of apples and oranges in the ratio 11:17. He has to pack both the fruits in a certain number of boxes in such a way that each box contains equal number of apples and equal number of oranges. If the difference between the number of fruits of two varieties in a box is 72, and the number of boxes is 16, then what is the total number of fruits?

A. 5440

B. 5376

c. 5200

D. 2240

E. none of these

Answer: B

10. A child colors a sphere with two colors yellow and blue so that the ratio of yellow and blue areas becomes 1:3. If the ratio of yellow and blue area in the upper hemisphere is 4:9, then the yellow area in the lower hemisphere is what percent of the blue area in the lower hemisphere?

A. 17.89%

B. 24.45%

C. 21.17%

D. 23.81%

E. none of these

Answer: D

11. The monthly income of two persons is in the ratio 4:5 and their monthly expenditure is in the ratio 7:9. If each person saves Rs 50 per month, what is their monthly income?

A. Rupee. 400, 500 rupees

B. Rs 200, Rs 250

C. Rs 100, Rs 125

D. Rs 300, Rs 375

E. none of these

Answer: A

12. Madhu has three friends; Sonam, Divya and Radha. The ratio of monthly income of Sonam and Divya is 5 : 6 respectively and the ratio of monthly income of Radha and Divya is 4 : 3 respectively. Madhu’s monthly income is twice the total monthly income of her three friends. If Madhu’s monthly income is Rs 26600, then what is the highest monthly income of any of her friends?

A. Rupee. 5500

B. Rupee. 5600

C.Rs. 4600

D.Rs. 5400

E.Rs. 5800

Answer: B

13. One year ago the salary ratio of Gajodhar and Manohar was 3:4. The ratio of their personal salaries between last year’s and this year’s salaries is 4:5 and 2:3 respectively. At present his total salary is Rs 4160. What is the current salary of Gajodhar?

A. 1200

B. 1400

c. 1600

D. 1800

E. none of these

Answer: C

14. A certain amount was divided among P, Q and R in a certain way. Q got one-third of what P and R did together and P got one-fourth of what Q and R did together. Find the ratio of shares of P, Q and R respectively.

Answer: 5 : 4 : 11

B. 4:5:11

C. 5:11:4

D. 11:4:5

E. none of these

Answer: B

15. Sweeta is 10 years younger than her sister Seema who was 14 when her mother was 34. After 6 years the ratio of the ages of mother and Sweeta will be 2:1. After how many years will their average age be 39.33 years?

A. 3 years

B. 2 years

C. 4 years

D. 1 year

E. 5 years

Answer: B

16. A man distributes Rs. 125000 from his 4 wives. It is equal to 2 times the share of the first wife, 3 times the share of the second wife, 4 times the share of the third wife and 6 times the share of the fourth wife. Find the amount received by the third wife.

A. Rupee. 20000

B. Rupee. 30000

C.Rs. 35000

D.Rs. 40000

E.Rs. 25000

Answer: E

17. 4 years ago, the ratio of ages of two friends Virat and Dinesh was 3:1. There is a difference of 4 years in their present ages. Find the average of their ages after 2 years.

A. 12 years

B. 14 years

C. 11 years

D. 13 years

E. 10 years

Answer: E

18. The ratio of the present ages of Arjun and Radhika is 3:2 respectively. 9 years ago, the ratio of the ages of Arjun and Shyam was 4:5 respectively and Radhika was 10 years younger than Shyam. What will be the ratio of the ages of Arjun and Shyam after 3 years?

A. 5:8

B. 4:5

C. 8:9

D. 3:4

AD 7:9

Answer: C

19. After 5 years, Deepika’s age will be 5 years more than Alia’s age. The ratio of Deepika’s present age to Alia’s present age is 7:6. What will be the age of Deepika and Alia after 6?
Year?

A. 44, 39

B. 42, 37

C. 41, 36

D. 38, 33

E. 40, 35

Answer: C

20. The ratio between the percentage value of If X% of Janaki’s daily wages is equal to Rs. is 60, then find the value of

Answer: 25

B. 30

c. 300

D. 250

AD 40

Answer: B