Banking Quantitative Aptitude Mixture And Alligation Question Bank

done Mixture and Alligation Total Questions - 27

• question_answer1)
  What quantity of tea costing Rs. 8 per kg be mixed with 15 kg of tea costing Rs. 20 per kg so that mixture be worth Rs. 12 per kg.?                                                                                     
  A)
   15 kg done clear
  B)
   20 kg done clear
  C)
   25 kg done clear
  D)
   30 kg done clear
  E)
   40 kg done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Two alloys are both made up of copper and tin. The ratio of copper and tin in the first alloy is 1:3 and in the second all is 2:5. In what ratio should the two alloys be mixed to obtain a new alloy in which ratio of tin and copper be 8:3 ?
  A)
  7:5 done clear
  B)
   5:7 done clear
  C)
   4:7 done clear
  D)
   7:4 done clear
  E)
   3:4 done clear
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• question_answer3)
  A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 3:2 and another mixture contains that of in the ratio 4:5. How many litres of the latter must be mixed with 3 Itrs of the former so that the resulting mixture may contain equal quantities of milk and water?
  A)
   \[5\frac{3}{5}\,\text{ltr}\text{.}\] done clear
  B)
  \[5\frac{2}{5}\,\text{ltr}\text{.}\] done clear
  C)
   \[1\frac{4}{5}\,\text{ltr}\text{.}\] done clear
  D)
  \[2\frac{2}{5}\,\text{ltr}\text{.}\] done clear
  E)
    done clear
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• question_answer4)
  A mixture contains two liquids 'A' and 'B' are in the ratio 4:1. If 10 litres of mixture is withdrawn and replaced with 10 litres of 'B', then the ratio becomes 2:3. What was the initial quantity of A?
  A)
   16 ltr. done clear
  B)
   20 ltr. done clear
  C)
   25 ltr. done clear
  D)
   15 ltr. done clear
  E)
   18 ltr. done clear
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• question_answer5)
  A Jar contains a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 5:1, 18 litre of mixture is taken out from jar and 6 litre pure water is added in the jar. If the resultant ratio between milk and water in the jar is 3:1, what was the initial quantity of mixture in jar before the replacement?              
  A)
   54 Itr. done clear
  B)
   36 Itr. done clear
  C)
   60 Itr. done clear
  D)
   72 Itr. done clear
  E)
   76 Itr. done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Ajay purchased two different kinds of vinegar. In the first mixture, vinegar is 75% and in the second mixture, vinegar is 83.33%. If he mixes, the two given mixtures and makes a third mixture in which the percentage of vinegar is 80%, what is the quantity of the first mixture that is required to make 20 litres of the third kind of mixture?
  A)
   8 litres done clear
  B)
   9 litres done clear
  C)
   6 litres done clear
  D)
   7 litres done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Two vessel contain petrol and kerosene in the ratio 7:3 and 1:4. In what ratio should both vessel is mixed so that the mixture contain petrol and kerosene in the ratio 3:2?
  A)
  4:1 done clear
  B)
  1:4 done clear
  C)
   2:3 done clear
  D)
  3:2 done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer8)
  If a mixture contains 60% of milk and the remaining is water. Another mixture contains 75% milk, 20% water. The new mixture is formed by mixing these two mixtures such that the water contains 25%. In the new mixture the remaining is honey. What is the % of honey in the new mixture?
  A)
   11.25% done clear
  B)
   15% done clear
  C)
   3.75% done clear
  D)
   12% done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Two tank contain petrol and diesel. In the first tank the ratio of petrol to diesel is 7:4 and in the second tank the ratio is 4:5. A third tank of capacity 38 L is filled with these two tanks so that the mixture contains the ratio of petrol to diesel is 5:4. How many litres are taken from the second tank?
  A)
   11 L done clear
  B)
   12 L done clear
  C)
   13 L done clear
  D)
   16 L done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer10)
  1050 rupees are distributed among 1400 males and females such that each male got Rs.1 and each female got 50 paise. Find the number of females among the group.
  A)
   600 done clear
  B)
   700 done clear
  C)
   800 done clear
  D)
   550 done clear
  E)
   640 done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Weight of two friends Ram and Shyam are in the ratio of 4:5. Rams weight increases by 10% and the total weight of Ram and Shyam together becomes 82.8 kg, with an increase of 15%. By what % did the weight of Shyam increase?
  A)
   17% done clear
  B)
   18% done clear
  C)
   19% done clear
  D)
   20% done clear
  E)
    21% done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Mukesh earned Rs.4000 per month. From the last month, his income is increased by 8%. Due to rise in prices, his expenditure also increased by 12% and his saving decreased by 4%. Find his increased expenditure.
  A)
   Rs. 3000 done clear
  B)
   Rs. 3200 done clear
  C)
   Rs. 3360 done clear
  D)
   Rs. 3060        done clear
  E)
   Rs. 3150 done clear
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• question_answer13)
  A man travelled a distance of 90 km in 9 hours, partly on foot at 8 km/hr and partly on bicycle at 17 km/hr. Find the distance travelled on foot.
  A)
   50 km done clear
  B)
   55 km done clear
  C)
   60 km done clear
  D)
   56 km         done clear
  E)
   75 km done clear
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• question_answer14)
  A cricketer whose bowling average is 24.85 run per wicket takes 5 wickets for 52 runs and there by decrease his average by .85. The number of wickets taken by him before the last match was-
  A)
   64 done clear
  B)
   72 done clear
  C)
   80 done clear
  D)
   96 done clear
  E)
   92 done clear
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• question_answer15)
  A man lent Rs. 1500 partly at 6% and other at 5% simple interest. If the total interest earned at the end of 1 year is Rs.85, then find the amount lent out at 5% simple interest?
  A)
   Rs. 550 done clear
  B)
   Rs. 500 done clear
  C)
   Rs. 540 done clear
  D)
   Rs. 640 done clear
  E)
   Rs. 555 done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Jaya purchased 150 kg of wheat at the rate of Rs.7 per kg. She sells 50 kg at a profit of 10%. At what rate should she sell the remaining quantity so that she gains an overall profit of 20%?
  A)
   Rs.8 done clear
  B)
   Rs.8.25 done clear
  C)
   Rs.8.40 done clear
  D)
   Rs.8.75          done clear
  E)
   Rs.9.50 done clear
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• question_answer17)
  The ratio of land to water on the whole of the earth is 1:2 and it is 2:3 on the northern hemisphere. The ratio of land to water on the southern hemisphere-
  A)
   11:4 done clear
  B)
  4:11 done clear
  C)
  15:4 done clear
  D)
  4:15 done clear
  E)
  11:15 done clear
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• question_answer18)
  A mixture contains milk & water in the ratio 5 : 3. If 16 litres of mixture is- replaced by 16 litres of water the ratio of milk and water becomes 3:5. How much milk was there in the mixture initially?
  A)
   8 Itr. done clear
  B)
   16 Itr. done clear
  C)
   24 Itr. done clear
  D)
   25 Itr. done clear
  E)
   28 Itr. done clear
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• question_answer19)
  A vessel contains mixture of spirit and water. The percent of spirit in the mixture is 18%, 6 litres of mixture are replaced with pure water, if the vessel contains 15% spirit now, the capacity of vessel is-
  A)
   25 Itr. done clear
  B)
   30 Itr. done clear
  C)
   36 Itr. done clear
  D)
   40 Itr. done clear
  E)
   45 Itr. done clear
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• question_answer20)
  How many kg of salt at 42 paisa per kg must be a man mixed with 25 kg of salt at 24 paisa per kg., so that 25% gain on outlay on selling the mixture at 40 paisa per kg?
  A)
   15 kg done clear
  B)
   16 kg. done clear
  C)
   25 kg. done clear
  D)
   30 kg. done clear
  E)
   18 kg. done clear
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• question_answer21)
  A man has 90 pens. He sells some of these at a profit of 15% and the rest at 9% profit. On the whole transaction he gets a profit of 11%. How many pens did he sell at 9% profit?
  A)
   60 done clear
  B)
   50 done clear
  C)
   40 done clear
  D)
   70 done clear
  E)
   30 done clear
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• question_answer22)
  A mixture of a certain quantity of milk with 15 Itr of water is purchase at 100 paisa per Itr. If pure milk be worth Rs. 1.15 Itr, then how much milk is there in the mixture?
  A)
   80 Itr done clear
  B)
               90 Itr done clear
  C)
   100 Itr done clear
  D)
   110 Itr         done clear
  E)
   120 Itr done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Ram covered a distance of 200 km in 10 hrs. The first part of his journey is covered by auto, then he hired a car. The speed of me auto and car is 15 km/hr. and 30 km/hr. respectively. Find the ratio of distance covered by auto and that of car.
  A)
   3:4 done clear
  B)
   2:1 done clear
  C)
   1:1 done clear
  D)
   2:3 done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Two brands of detergents are to be combined detergent A contains 40% bleach and 60% soap. While detergent B contains 25% bleach and 75% soap. If the combined mixture is to be 35% bleach. What % of the final mixture should be detergent A?
  A)
   30% done clear
  B)
   45.64% done clear
  C)
   20% done clear
  D)
   32.5% done clear
  E)
   66.67% done clear
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• question_answer25)
  12 litres of water is drawn out from a container full of water and replaced by milk. Again 12 litres of mixture are drawn and the container is again filled with milk. The ratio of final quantity of water to milk in the container is 25:11. How much did the container hold?
  A)
   60 litres done clear
  B)
   65 litres done clear
  C)
   72 litres done clear
  D)
   39 litres         done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety of the ratio 1 :1 : 2 If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be :
  A)
   175.50 Rs./kg done clear
  B)
   195.50 Rs./kg done clear
  C)
   165.50 Rs./kg done clear
  D)
   135.50 Rs./kg   done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer27)
  In what ratio must a person mix three kind fo tea each of which has a price of 70,80 & 120 rupees per/kg in such a way that the mixture cost 100 Rs./kg
  A)
   2:3:4 done clear
  B)
  2:1:2 done clear
  C)
   5:2:2 done clear
  D)
   2:2:5 done clear
  E)
   3:2:1 done clear
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