1. At present, the respective ratio between the ages of A and B is 2 : 9 and that between A and C is 1 : 5. 4 years ago, the sum of the ages of A, B and C was 72 years. What is the present age of C?
A) 30 years B) 35 years C) 40 years D) 50 years E) 45 years
Sol: A : B A : C
2 : 9 1 : 5
A : B : C
2 : 9 : 10
4 years ago sum of the ages of A, B and C = 72 years
present age of A, B and C = 72 + (4 × 3) = 84
present age of C = 40 years
Ans: C
2. Sum of present ages of Samantha and Mamatha is 60 years. At present, Swathi is 10 years younger to Samantha. The respective ratio of present ages of Swathi and Mamatha is 7 : 18. What was Samantha’s age 4 years earlier?
A) 10 years B) 23 years C) 20 years D) 15 years E) 25 years
Sol: Swathi : Samatha : Mamatha
7x : 7x + 10 : 18x
present ages of samatha and mamatha
= 60 years
7x + 10 + 18x = 60 ⇒ 25x = 50 ⇒ x = 2
Samatha’s present age = 7x + 10 = 24 years
Samatha age 4 years ago = 24 − 4
= 20 years
Ans: C
3. Six years hence, Alekhya’s age will be onefourth of Manjula’s age at that time. Twelve years hence, Alekhya’s age will be 39 years less than Manjula’s age at that time. What is Manjula’s present age? (In years)
A) 54 B) 42 C) 45 D) 46 E) 66
Ans: D
4. Present age of Harish is equal to Rithish age 8 years ago. Four years hence, the respective ratio between Rithish’s age and Harish’s age will be 27 : 19 at that time. What is Harish present age?
A) 22 years B) 27 years C) 17 years D) 18 years E) 15 years
Ans: E
5. At present, Divya’s age is twice the age of Navya and Sowmya is six years younger to Divya. Six years hence, the respective ratio between Navya’s age at that time and Sowmya’s age at that time, will be 7 : 10. What will be Divya’s age five years hence?
A) 42 years B) 24 years C) 30 years D) 35 years E) 48 years
Ans: D
6. At present Kiran is 33 years older to Ajay. The respective ratio between the present ages of Kiran and Vimal is 8 : 7. At present, Ajay is 27 years younger than Vimal. What is Ajay’s present age?
A) 25 years B) 5 years C) 10 years D) 12 years E) 15 years
Ans: E
7. The respective ratio between present ages of P and Q is 13 : 10. The respective ratio between P’s age 8 years hence and Q’s age 8 years ago is 15 : 8. What is the respective ratio between P’s age 12 years ago and Q’s age 8 years hence?
A) 5 : 6 B) 9 : 7 C) 5 : 4 D) 5 : 3 E) 8 : 7
Ans: A
8. Sum of present ages of Virat and Rohith is 65 years. At present, Surya is 15 years younger to Virat. The respective ratio of present ages of Surya and Rohith is 8 : 17. What was Virat’s age 5 years earlier?
A) 28 years B) 26 years C) 24 years D) 32 years E) 20 years
Ans: B
9. Sum of present ages of Naga and Ramya is 32 years. Sum of present ages of Vennela and Ramya is 29 years. The respective ratio of present ages of Naga and Vennela is 4 : 3. What will be Ramya’s age 14 years from now?
A) 32 years B) 38 years C) 34 years D) 24 years E) 22 years
Ans: C
10. At present Ravali is 6 years older to Sneha. The respective ratio between the present ages of Ravali and Soujanya is 3 : 4. At present Sneha is 14 years younger to Soujanya. What is Sneha’s present age?
A) 20 years B) 24 years C) 14 years D) 18 years E) 16 years
Ans: D
11. Present age of Prabha is equal to Lalitha’s age 8 years ago, 4 years hence, the respective ratio between Prabha’s age and Lalitha’s age will be 3 : 4 at that time. What is Prabha’s present age?
A) 22 years B) 25 years C) 20 years D) 14 years E) 21 years
Ans: C
12. At present Venu is eight times the age of Venkatesh. After a certain number of years, Venu will be 36 years old and Venkatesh will be 15 years old. What is Venu’s age at present? (In years)
A) 48 B) 24 C) 30 D) 32 E) 72
Ans: B
13. At present, the respective ratio between the ages of A and B is 5 : 9 and that between A and C is 1 : 3. 5 years hence, the sum of the ages of A, B and C will be 102 years. What is the present age of A?
A) 15 years B) 12 years C) 21 years D) 25 years E) 5 years
Ans: A
14. At present Chanti is twice the age of Banti and also seven times the age of Arohi. If after 4 years, Banti will be 25 years old and Arohi will be 10 years old, what is Arohi’s present age? (In years)
A) 6 B) 2 C) 4 D) 9 E) 8
Ans:A
15. Sum of present ages of Arun and Shekar is 40 years. Sum of present ages of Amar and Shekar is 35 years. The respective ratio of present ages of Arun and Amar is 3 : 2. What will be Shekar’s age 11 years from now?
A) 40 years B) 32 years C) 36 years D) 24 years E) 42 years
Ans: C
16. Five years hence, Kavitha’s age will be one-fourth of Swetha’s age at that time. Sixteen years hence, Kavitha’s age will be 45 years less than Swetha’s age at that time. What is Swetha’s present age? (In years)
A) 55 B) 42 C) 48 D) 50 E) 64
Ans: C
