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Ratio and Proportion Questions with Answers

Dividing quantities in a ratio, compound ratios, and proportion problems that hide a shared multiplier. This page pools every ratio and proportion question on the site (225 of them, from 51 exams, weighted towards Banking, Management, Railways) so you can drill the topic on its own instead of meeting four of them inside a full paper.

13% of the pool is graded hard on this site’s own scale and 24% easy, which is about average for this section.

Questions
225
Practice set
25 in 25 min
Difficulty
54/142/29
Negative marking
None
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Ratio and Proportion questions with solutions

6 from the 225-question pool, worked in full.

  1. 1. In a self-help group of 45 members, the ratio of members engaged in dairy farming to those engaged in handicrafts is 4:5. How many members are engaged in dairy farming?

    • A. 18
    • B. 20 ✓
    • C. 22
    • D. 25

    Solution. Total parts = 4+5 = 9. Dairy farming members = (4/9) × 45 = 20.

  2. 2. Three partners P, Q, and R invest in the ratio 3:5:7 for a business. If the total profit is ₹90,000, what is R's share?

    • A. ₹36,000
    • B. ₹40,000
    • C. ₹42,000 ✓
    • D. ₹30,000

    Solution. Total ratio parts = 3+5+7 = 15. R's share = (7/15) × 90000 = ₹42,000.

  3. 3. Two numbers are in the ratio 7:9. If their sum is 384, find the larger number.

    • A. 206
    • B. 212
    • C. 216 ✓
    • D. 222

    Solution. Total parts = 7 + 9 = 16. The larger number = (9/16) × 384 = 216.

  4. 4. In an asset management company with 84 employees, the ratio of analysts to support staff is 4:3. How many analysts work there?

    • A. 44
    • B. 46
    • C. 50
    • D. 48 ✓

    Solution. Total parts = 4+3 = 7. Analysts = (4/7) × 84 = 48.

  5. 5. If A:B = 3:4 and B:C = 5:6, what is A:B:C?

    • A. 15:20:24 ✓
    • B. 12:16:20
    • C. 15:16:20
    • D. 3:4:6

    Solution. A:B = 3:4 = 15:20 (multiplying by 5). B:C = 5:6 = 20:24 (multiplying by 4). So A:B:C = 15:20:24.

  6. 6. Simplify the ratio 72:108 to its lowest terms.

    • A. 3 : 4
    • B. 2 : 3 ✓
    • C. 4 : 5
    • D. 1 : 2

    Solution. Dividing both terms by their HCF, 36, gives 72:108 = 2:3.

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Ratio and Proportion: frequently asked questions

How many ratio and proportion questions are there?

225, from the 51 exams here whose syllabus sets the topic. 24% are graded easy and 13% hard, which makes ratio and proportion about average for this section, where the mean is 18%.

Which exams ask ratio and proportion questions?

51 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Banking (14), Management (10), Railways (8). Every question in this pool comes from one of their own mock tests, so the list below is the honest answer to whether the topic is worth your time.

Is ratio and proportion hard?

13% of these 225 questions are graded hard and 24% easy, making it about average for this section, where the mean is 18%.

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