TNPSC Quantitative Aptitude - Problems on Ages
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Sachin is younger than Rahul by 4 years.If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7 : 9,how old is Sachin?
- (a)
16 years
- (b)
18 years
- (c)
28 years
- (d)
cannot be determined
- (e)
None of these
Present ages of X and Y are in the ratio 5 : 6 respectively.Seven years hence this ratio will become 6 : 7 respectively.What is X's present age in years ?
- (a)
35
- (b)
42
- (c)
49
- (d)
Cannot be determined
- (e)
None of these
Six years ago,the ratio of the ages of Kunal and Sagar was 6 : 5.Four years hence,the ratio of their ages will be 11 : 10.What is Sagar's age at present?
- (a)
16 years
- (b)
18 years
- (c)
20 years
- (d)
Cannot be determined
- (e)
None of these
The total of the ages of Jayant,Prem and Saransh is 93 years.Ten years ago,the ratio of their ages was 2 : 3 : 4.What is present age of Saransh?
- (a)
24 years
- (b)
32 years
- (c)
34 years
- (d)
38 years
The ratio of the present ages of two brothers is 1 : 2 and 5 years back,the ratio was 1 : 3.What will be the ratio of their ages after 5 years?
- (a)
1 : 4
- (b)
2 : 3
- (c)
3 : 5
- (d)
5 : 6
Hitesh is 40 years old and Ronnie is 60 years old.How many years ago was the ratio of their ages 3 : 5 ?
- (a)
5 years
- (b)
10 years
- (c)
20 years
- (d)
37 years
The present ages of three persons are 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
The ratio of the ages of a man and his wife is 4 : 3.After 4 years,this ratio will be 9 : 7.If at the time of marriage,the ratio was 5 : 3,then how many years ago were they married?
- (a)
8 years
- (b)
10 years
- (c)
12 years
- (d)
15 years
A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C.If the total of the ages of A,B and C be 27,then how old is B?
- (a)
7
- (b)
8
- (c)
9
- (d)
10
- (e)
11
A man is 24 years older than his son.In two years,his age will be twice the age of his son.The present age of the son is :
- (a)
14 years
- (b)
18 years
- (c)
20 years
- (d)
22 years
Eighteen years ago, a father was three times as old as his son.Now the father is only twice as old as his son.Then the sum of the present ages of the son and the father is :
- (a)
54
- (b)
72
- (c)
105
- (d)
108
The age of father 10 years ago was thrice the age of his son.Ten years hence,father's age will be twice that of his son:The ratio of their present age is :
- (a)
5 : 2
- (b)
7 : 3
- (c)
9 : 2
- (d)
13 : 4
Four years ago,the father's age was three times the age of his son.The total of the ages of the father and the son after four years,will be 64 years.What is the father's age at present ?
- (a)
32 years
- (b)
36 years
- (c)
44 years
- (d)
Data inadequate
- (e)
None of these
One year ago,Promila was four times as old as her daughter Sakshi.Six years hence,Promila's age will exceed her daughter''s age by 9 years.The ratio of the present ages of Promila and her daughter is :
- (a)
9 : 2
- (b)
11 : 3
- (c)
12 : 5
- (d)
13 : 4
The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years.Six years ago,father's age was five times the age of the son.After 6 years,son's age will be:
- (a)
12 years
- (b)
14 years
- (c)
18 years
- (d)
20 years
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
Rajan got married 8 years ago.His present age is \(\frac{6}{5}\)times his age at the time of his marriage.Rajan's sister was 10 years younger to him at the time of his marriage.The age of Rajan's sister is :
- (a)
32 years
- (b)
36 years
- (c)
38 years
- (d)
40 years
Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit.After 8 years,he would be two and a half times of Ronit's age.After further 8 years,how many times would he be of Ronit's age?
- (a)
2 times
- (b)
\(2\frac {1}{2}\) times
- (c)
\(2\frac {3}{4}\)times
- (d)
3 times
A father said to his son,"I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth."If the father's age is 38 years now ,the son's age five years back was :
- (a)
14 years
- (b)
19 years
- (c)
33 years
- (d)
38 years
In 10 years,A will be twice as old as B was 10 years ago.If A is now 9 years older than B,the present age of B is :
- (a)
19 years
- (b)
29 years
- (c)
39 years
- (d)
49 years
Sneh's age is \(\frac{1}{6}\)th of her father's age.Sneh's father's age will be twice of Vimal's age after 10 years.If Vimal's eighth birthday was celebrated two years before,then what is Sneh's present age?
- (a)
\(6\frac{2}{3}\)years
- (b)
24 years
- (c)
30 years
- (d)
None of these
My brother is 3 years elder to me.My father was 28 years of age when my sister was born while my mother 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 of my father and mother respectively when my brother was born ?
- (a)
32 yrs,23 yrs
- (b)
32 yrs,29 yrs
- (c)
35 yrs,29 yrs
- (d)
35 yrs,33 yrs
A person was asked to state his age in years.His reply was,"Take my age three years hence,multiply it by 3 and then subtract three times my age three years ago and you will know how old I am."What was the age of the person?
- (a)
18 years
- (b)
20 years
- (c)
24 years
- (d)
32 years
How old is C now?
I.Three years ago,the average of A and B was 18 years.
II.With C joining them now,the average becomes 22 years.
- (a)
if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question,while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- (b)
if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question,while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- (c)
if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
- (d)
if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
- (e)
if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
What is Reena's present age ?
I.Reena's present age is five times her son's present age.
II.Reena's age two years hence will be three times her daughter's age at the time.
- (a)
if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question,while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- (b)
if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question,while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- (c)
if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
- (d)
if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
- (e)
if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
What is the ratio between the ages of the father and the son ?
I.The sum of their ages is 50 years.
II.3 times the sum of their ages is equal to 5 times the father's age.
- (a)
if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question,while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- (b)
if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question,while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- (c)
if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
- (d)
if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
- (e)
if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
What is the present age of A?
I.The sum of the ages of A and B is 21 years.
II.The difference of the ages of A and B is 5 years.
III.The product of the ages of A and B is 104 years.
- (a)
I and II only
- (b)
II and III only
- (c)
I and III only
- (d)
Any two of the three
- (e)
None of these
What is the difference between the ages of Y and X ?
I.The ratio between the ages of X and Y is 2 : 3.
II.Y's age is 50% more than X's age.
III.One-fourth of X's age is equal to one-sixth of Y's age.
- (a)
All I,II and III
- (b)
Any two of the three
- (c)
III, and either I or II
- (d)
Only I and II
- (e)
Question cannot be answered even with information in all three statements.
What is the ratio of the present ages of Anna and her mother ?
I.The sum of the ages of Anna ,her mother and her father is 62.
II.Five years ago,Anna's age was one-fifth of her father's age.
III.Two years ago,the sum of the ages of Anna and her father was 36.
- (a)
I or II only
- (b)
II or III only
- (c)
III only
- (d)
I or III only
- (e)
All I,II and III are required.
What will be the ratio between ages of Sam and Albert after 5 years ?
I.Sam's present age is more than Albert's present age by 4 years.
II.Albert's present age is 20 years.
III.The ratio of Albert's present age to Sam's present age is 5 : 6.
- (a)
I or II or III only
- (b)
II only
- (c)
III only
- (d)
I or III only
- (e)
II or III only