GCTCSITA-Quant-Aptitude Test-4 - Problems on Ages

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            APTITUDE TEST-4 – Problems on Ages                Date: 17-2-10

1.       One year ago the ratio of Ramu & Somu age was 6:7 respectively. Four years hence their ratio would become 7:8. How old is Somu?

        a) 36 years b) 24 years c) 30 years d) None of the above

2.       The total age of A &B is 12 years more than the total age of B&C. C is how many year younger than A?

a) 12 b) 24 c) C is elder than A d) data inadequate

3.       Sneha’s age is 1/6th of her father’s age. Sneha’s father’s age will be twice the age of Vimal’s age after 10 years. If Vimal’s eight birthday was celebrated two years before, then what is Sneh’s present age?

        a) 20/3 years b) 24 years c) 30 years d) None of the above

4.       The sum of the ages of the 5 children’s born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years what is the age of the youngest child?

        a) 4 years b) 8 years c) 10 years d)None of the above

5.       My brother is 3 years elder to me. My father was 28 years of age when my sister was born while my father was 26 years of age when I was born. If my sister was 4 years of age when my brother was born, then what was the age my father and mother respectively when my brother was born?

6.       If 6 years are subtracted from the present age of Gagan and the remainder is divided by 18, then the present age of his grandson Anup is obtained. If Anup is 2 years younger to Madan whose age is 5 years, then what is Gagan’s present age?

7.       Ayesha's father’s age was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years old when her brother four years younger to her was born. What is the difference between the ages of her parents?

8.       John’s father is 5 times older than John and John is twice as old as his sister Alice. In two years time, the sum of their ages will be 58. How old is John now?

9.       The present ages of three persons in proportions 4:7:9. Eight years ago, the sum of their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years).

        a) 8, 20, 28            b) 16, 28, 36         c) 20, 35, 45          d) None of these

10.    The age of a man is three times the sum of the ages of his two sons. Five years hence, his age will be double of the sum of the ages of his sons. The fathers present age is:

        a)40 years b) 45 years c) 50 years d) 55 years

11.    Father age is three times more than his son Rohit. After 8 years, he would be two and a half times of Rohit's age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of Rohit's  age?

        a)2 times b)2 1/2 times c)2 3/4 times d)3 times

12.    Average of ages of Eva and Meena is 12 years and average age of Meena, Teena and Zareena comes out to be 48.The total age of four girls would be?

        a)140 b)60 c)84 d)72 e)cannot be determined

13.    Treeza is as much as younger to Eveline as she is older to eyeline. If the sum of age of Eveline and Eyeline is 80 years, how old is treeza?

        a)64 b)46 c)32 d)48 e)40

14.    The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 45 years. Five years ago, the product of their ages was 34.The ages of the son and the father are respectively

        a)6 and 39 b)7 and 38 c)9 and 36 d)11 and 34

15.    A father said to his son," I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth”. If the fathers age is 38 years now, the sons age 5 years back was

        a)14 years b)19 years c)33 years d)38 years

16.    The average age of 10 members of a committee is the same as it was 4 years ago, because an old member has been replaced by a young member. Find how much younger is the new member?

a) 40 years b) 50 years c) 35 years d)None of the above

17.    A wizard named Nepo says "I am only three times my son's age. My father is 40 years more than twice my age. Together the three of us are a mere 1240 years old." How old is Nepo?

a)360  b)300  c)400   d)350

Each of the questions given below consists of a question followed by three statements. You have to study the question and the statements and decide which of the statement(s) is/are necessary to answer the question.

1. What is Arun's present age?

I. Five years ago, Arun's age was double that of his son's age at that time.

II. Present ages of Arun and his son are in the ratio of 11:6 respectively.

III. Five years hence, the respective ratio of Arun's age and his son's age will become 12:7.

A. Only I and II

B. Only II and III

C. Only I and III

D. Any two of the three             

E. None of these

2. What is the present age of Tanya?

I. The ratio between the present ages of Tanya and her brother Rahul is 3:4 respectively.

II. After 5 years the ratio between the ages of Tanya and Rahul will be 4:5.

III. Rahul is 5 years older than Tanya.

A. I and II only

B. II and III only

C. I and III only

D. All I, II and III

E. Any two of the three

3. What is Ravi's present age?

I. The present age of Ravi is half of that of his father.

II. After 5 years, the ratio of Ravi's age to that of his father's age will be 6:11.

III. Ravi is 5 years younger than his brother.

A. I and II only              

B. II and III only

C. I and III only

D. All I, II and III

E. Even with all the three statements answer cannot be determined.