Top 50 Question Problems from problems on Ages Aptitude

 

1. One year ago a father was four times as old as his son. In 6 years time his age exceeds twice his son's age by 9 years. Ratio of their ages is 

1. A. 13:4     

2. B. 12 : 5      

3. C. 11 : 3        Correct Answer

4. D. 9 : 2      

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   The sum of ages of a father and son is 45 years. Five years ago, the product of their ages was four times the father's age at that time. The present age of the father is

1. A. 39 years     

2. B. 36 years        Correct Answer

3. C. 25 years      

4. D. None of these      

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   Three times the present age of a father is equal to eight times the present age of his son. Eight years hence the father will be twice as old as his son at that time. What are their present ages?

1. A. 35, 15      

2. B. 32, 12        Correct Answer

3. C. 40, 15      

4. D. 27, 8       

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   Five years ago Mr Sohanlal was thrice as old as his son and ten years hence he will be twice as old as his son. Mr Sohanlal's present age (in years) is

1. A. 35     

2. B. 45      

3. C. 50        Correct Answer

4. D. 55      

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   If 6 years are subtracted from the present age of Randheer and the remainder is divided by 18, then the present age of his grandson Anup is obtained. If Anup is 2 years younger to Mahesh whose age is 5 years. What is the age of Randheer?

1. A. 84 years     

2. B. 48 years      

3. C. 60 years        Correct Answer

4. D. 96 years      

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   If 1 is added to the age of the elder sister, then the ratio of the ages of two sisters becomes 0.5:1, but if 2 is subtracted from the age of the younger one, the ratio becomes 1:3. Find the age of the two sisters.

1. A. 8 and 5 years     

2. B. 11 and 6 years      

3. C. 9 and 5 years         Correct Answer

4. D. 8 and 6 years      

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   Jayesh is as much younger to Anil as he is older to Prashant. If the sum of the ages of Anil and Prashant is 48 years. What is the age of Jayesh?

1. A. 20 years     

2. B. 24 years        Correct Answer

3. C. 30 years      

4. D. Cannot be determined      

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   The ratio of the ages of the father and the son at present is 7:1. After 4 years, the ratio will become 4:1. What is the sum of the present ages of the father and the son?

1. A. 29 years     

2. B. 35 years      

3. C. 32 years        Correct Answer

4. D. None of these      

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   A boy was asked of his age by his friend. The boy said, "The number you get when you subtract 25 times my age from twice the square of my age will be thrice your age." If the friend's age is 14, then the age of the boy is

1. A. 28 years     

2. B. 21 years      

3. C. 14 years        Correct Answer

4. D. 25 years      

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    The product of the present ages of Sarita and Gauri is 320. Eight years from now, Sarita's age will be three times the age of Gauri. What was the age of Sarita when Gauri was born?

1. A. 40 years     

2. B. 32 years        Correct Answer

3. C. 48 years      

4. D. 36 years      

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    Anil is at present one-fourth the age of his father. After 16 years, he will be one-half age of his father. Find the present age of Anil's father.

1. A. 40 years     

2. B. 36 years      

3. C. 32 years        Correct Answer

4. D. 28 years      

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    Honey was twice as old as Vani 10 years ago. How old is Vani today, if Honey will be 40 years old 10 years hence?

1. A. 25 years     

2. B. 20 years        Correct Answer

3. C. 15 years      

4. D. 35 years      

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    The age of the father 5 years ago was 5 times the age of his son. At present the father's age is 3 times that of his son. What is the present age of the father?

1. A. 33 years     

2. B. 30 years        Correct Answer

3. C. 45 years      

4. D. None of these      

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    Sonu is 4 years younger than Manu while dolly is 4 years younger than Sumit but one-filth times as old as Sonu. If Sumit is eight years old, how many times as old is Manu as Dolly? 

1. A. 6       Correct Answer

2. B. 1/2      

3. C. 3      

4. D. None of these      

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    If the ages of P and R are added to twice the age of Q, the total becomes 59. If the ages of Q and R are added to thrice the age of P, the total becomes 68 and if the age of P is added to thrice the age of Q and thrice the age of R, the total becomes 108. What is the age of P? 

1. A. 17 years     

2. B. 19 years      

3. C. 15 years      

4. D. 12 years        Correct Answer

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    A father's age is three times the sum of the ages of his two children, but 20 years hence his age will be equal to the sum of their ages. Then, the father's age is

1. A. 30 years       Correct Answer

2. B. 40 years      

3. C. 35 years      

4. D. 45 years      

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    1 year ago, a mother was 4 times older to her son. After 6 years, her age becomes more than double her son's age by 5 years. The present ratio of their age will be

1. A. 13:12     

2. B. 3:1      

3. C. 11:3      

4. D. 25:7        Correct Answer

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    The average age of a husband, his wife and son 3 years ago was 27 years and that of his wife and son 5 years ago was 20 years. What is the husband's present age?

1. A. 35 years     

2. B. 32 years      

3. C. 37 years      

4. D. 40 years        Correct Answer

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    In a class, there are 20 boys whose average age is decreased by 2 months, when one boy age 18 years is replaced by a new boy. The age of the new boy is

1. A. 14 years 8 months       Correct Answer

2. B. 16 yews 4 months      

3. C. 15 years      

4. D. 17 years 10 months      

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    The age of the father of two children is twice that of the elder one added to four times that of the younger one. If the geometric mean of the ages of the two children is 4 sqrt 3 and their harmonic mean is 6, then what is the father's age? 

1. A. 48 years     

2. B. 32 years      

3. C. 40 years        Correct Answer

4. D. 56 years      

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    The age of a man is 3 times that of his son. 15 years ago, the man was 9 times as old as his son. What will be the age of the man after 15 years?

1. A. 45 years     

2. B. 60 years      

3. C. 75 years        Correct Answer

4. D. 65 years      

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    Ashu's mother was three times as old as Ashu 5 years ago. After 5 years, she will be twice as old as Ashu. How old is Ashu today?

1. A. 35 years     

2. B. 10 years      

3. C. 20 years      

4. D. 15 years        Correct Answer

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    A father told his son, "I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth". If the father is 38 years old now, then what was the son's age five years back?

1. A. 14 years       Correct Answer

2. B. 19 years      

3. C. 38 years      

4. D. 33 years      

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    Fifteen years hence, a man will be four times as old as he was fifteen years ago. His present age is

1. A. 25 years       Correct Answer

2. B. 20 years      

3. C. 30 years      

4. D. 45 years      

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    Father's age is 4 times that of his son. 5 years back, it was 7 times. His age now is 

1. A. 30 Years     

2. B. 35 Years      

3. C. 40 Years        Correct Answer

4. D. 45 Years      

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    Sushil was thrice as old as Snehal 6 years back. Sushil will be five-thirds times as old as Snehal 6 years hence. How old is Snehal today?

1. A. 18 years      

2. B. 24 years       

3. C. 12 years         Correct Answer

4. D. 15 years       

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    The average age of an adult class is 40 years. 12 new students with an average age of 32 years join the class, thereby decreasing the average by 4 years. The original strength of the class was

1. A. 10     

2. B. 11      

3. C. 12        Correct Answer

4. D. 15      

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    The father is five times older than his son. After 4 years, the sum of their ages would be 44 years. Then the son's age at present is

1. A. 5 years      

2. B. 6 years         Correct Answer

3. C. 7 years       

4. D. 8 years       

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    In a cricket 11, the average age of 11 players is 28 years. Out of these, the average ages of three groups of three players each are 25 years, 28 years and 30 years, respectively. If in these groups, the captain and the youngest player are not included and the captain is eleven years older than the youngest player, what is the age of the captain?

1. A. 33 years      

2. B. 34 years       

3. C. 35 years         Correct Answer

4. D. 36 years  

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Top 50 Honors and Award Question and Quiz

 

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   B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of

1. A. Music     

2. B. Journalism      

3. C. Medicine        Correct Answer

4. D. Environment      

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   The ‘Dronacharya Award’ is associated with

1. A. Eminent Surgeons     

2. B. Famous Artists      

3. C. Sport Coaches        Correct Answer

4. D. Expert Engineers      

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   Nobel Prizes are not given for which of the following fields ?

1. A. Physics     

2. B. Chemistry      

3. C. Peace      

4. D. Music        Correct Answer

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   The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which one of the following ?

1. A. Environmental protection     

2. B. Olympic Games      

3. C. Journalism        Correct Answer

4. D. Civil Aviation      

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   To encourage increase in the quality, quantity and availibility of food in the world, the World Food Prize was founded by

1. A. Prof. M.S. Swaminathan     

2. B. UNDP      

3. C. Prof. Norman Borlaug        Correct Answer

4. D. WHO      

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   Which of the following organisations gives the Kalinga Prize for popularising science?

1. A. UNESCO       Correct Answer

2. B. CSIR      

3. C. UGC      

4. D. Ministry of Science and Technology      




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   Kiran Bedi received Magsaysay Award for government service in :

1. A. 1992     

2. B. 1993      

3. C. 1994        Correct Answer

4. D. 1995      

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   Who was the first nobel prize winner from India ?

1. A. Sir C. V. Raman     

2. B. Mother Teresa      

3. C. S. Chandrashekar      

4. D. Rabindranath Tagore        Correct Answer

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   Which state gives the Nandi Award?

1. A. Kerala     

2. B. Tamil Nadu      

3. C. Andhra Pradesh        Correct Answer

4. D. Karnataka      

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    The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organisations?

1. A. Council for Scientific and industrial research       Correct Answer

2. B. Indian Council for Agricultural Research      

3. C. Indian National Science Academy      

4. D. ISRO      

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    On whose name is the highest award for services to the development of cinema given?

1. A. Raj Kapoor     

2. B. Dada Saheb        Correct Answer

3. C. Meena Kumari      

4. D. Amitabh Bachchan      

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    Highest award given to civilian in India is

1. A. Padma Bhushan     

2. B. Sharam Award      

3. C. Padma Vibhushan      

4. D. Bharat Ratna        Correct Answer

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    Which of the following awards was conferred upon Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali for her role in the welfare of adult and women?

1. A. Tagore Literacy Award     

2. B. UNSECO Literacy Award      

3. C. Moorti Devi Award        Correct Answer

4. D. Kalinga Prize      

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    The second highest Gallantry award is

1. A. Arjuna Award     

2. B. Vir Chakra      

3. C. Mahavir Chakra        Correct Answer

4. D. Ashok Chakra      

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    Who amidst the following won the Nobel Prize in Science in two different disciplines ?

1. A. David Lee     

2. B. Madam Curie        Correct Answer

3. C. Russel Hulse      

4. D. Enrico Fermi      

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    Who amongst the following was awarded Nobel Prize for developing the technology used in integrated circuits used in PCs ?

1. A. Robert F. Furchgott     

2. B. Horst L. Stormer      

3. C. Jack Kilby        Correct Answer

4. D. Lev Landau      

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    Who from the following is an awardee of both the Nobel Prize and Bharat Ratna ?

1. A. C V Raman     

2. B. Rabindranath Tagore      

3. C. Mother Teresa      

4. D. Mahatma Gandhi      

5. E. Option A, B and C        Correct Answer

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    The award is given in the field of agriculture

1. A. Bhatnagar Award     

2. B. Kaling Award      

3. C. Dhanwantari Award      

4. D. Bourlog Award        Correct Answer

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    Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shree Award are given on the event of

1. A. Republic Day       Correct Answer

2. B. Independence Day      

3. C. Pravasi Bhartiya Divas      

4. D. Gandhi Jayanti      

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    Which of the following is different from the others?

1. A. Ashok Chakra     

2. B. Vir Chakra        Correct Answer

3. C. Shaurya Chakra      

4. D. Kirti Chakra      

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    Dada Sahib Phalke Award constituted in 1969 for which field?

1. A. Literature     

2. B. Film        Correct Answer

3. C. Sports      

4. D. Science      

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    Which state Government of India has instituted the Samman Award?

1. A. Uttar Pradesh     

2. B. Himachal Pradesh      

3. E. Andhra Pradesh      

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    Sharad Joshi Samman is awarded for

1. A. Cartoon     

2. B. Satire and essay        Correct Answer

3. C. Trade Union Activity      

4. D. Social Service      

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    In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for

1. A. Chemistry     

2. B. Physics      

3. C. Economics        Correct Answer

4. D. Peace      

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    The highest civilian award of India 'Bharat Ratna' has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is

1. A. Abdul Ghaffar khan       Correct Answer

2. B. Mikhail Gorbachev      

3. C. Marshal Tito      

4. D. Abdul Wali Khan      

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    Who among the following has received highest civilian awards of two countries, Bharat Ratna from India and Nishan-e-Pakistan from Pakistan ?

1. A. Morarji Desai       Correct Answer

2. B. Mahatma Gandhi      

3. C. Ayub Khan      

4. D. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad      

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    Who has been awarded with Dada Saheb Phalke Awards for the year 2014 ?

1. A. Amitabh Bachchan     

2. B. Shashi Kapoor        Correct Answer

3. C. Gulzar      

4. D. Rekha      

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    Ramon Magsaysay Award is named after the former President of :

1. A. Indonesia     

2. B. Thailand      

3. C. Philippines        Correct Answer

4. D. South Korea      

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    Shanthi Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are given for

1. A. exploring new dimensions in creative writing in Indian languages     

2. B. outstanding contribution to science        Correct Answer

3. C. creating mass awareness on environmental issues      

4. D. excellence in film direction      

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    Who is the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna ?

1. A. Martin Luther King     

2. B. Mother Teresa      

3. C. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan        Correct Answer

4. D. Nelson Mandela      

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    The highest peace time gallantry award is

1. A. Param Vir Chakra     

2. B. Kirti Chakra      

3. C. Ashok Chakra        Correct Answer

4. D. Vir Chakra      

  

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    Which of the following famous financial journals of international repute confers 'Finance minister of the year' Award?

1. A. Dalal Street     

2. B. Business Standard      

3. C. Euromoney        Correct Answer

4. D. Money Matters      

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    In which field Arvind Kejriwal won Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2006 ?

1. A. Emergent Leadership       Correct Answer

2. B. Community Leadership      

3. C. Peace and International understanding      

4. D. Public Service      

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    The first recipient of Nehru Award was

1. A. Martin Luther King     

2. B. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan      

3. C. Mother Teresa      

4. D. U Thant        Correct Answer

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    Who among the following Nobel laureates facilitated the development of MRI as an important diagnostic tool ?

1. A. Sydney Brenner     

2. B. Paul C. Lauterbur        Correct Answer

3. C. John E. Sulton      

4. D. H. Robert Horvitz