Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Problems on Ages
11.
The ratio of a man's age to his father's age is 4 : 5, and the ratio of his age to his son's age is 6 : 1. Four years ago these ratios were 11 : 14 and 11 : 1, respectively. The ratio of the age of the grandfather to that of the grandson 12 years from now will be:
- (A) 12 : 5
- (B) 14 : 3
- (C) 18 : 5
- (D) 18 : 7
12.
A couple has a son and a daughter. The age of the father is four times that of the son and the age of the daughter is one-third of that of her mother. The wife is 6 years younger to her husband and the sister is 3 years older then her brother. The mother's age is = ?
- (A) 42 years
- (B) 48 years
- (C) 54 years
- (D) 63 years
13.
A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the 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
14.
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) $$2\frac{1}{2}\,{\text{times}}$$
- (C) $$2\frac{3}{4}\,{\text{times}}$$
- (D) 3 times
15.
The age of a father 10 years ago was thrice the age of his son. 10 years hence , the father's age will be twice that of his son. The ratio of their present age is = ?
- (A) 8 : 5
- (B) 7 : 3
- (C) 9 : 5
- (D) 5 : 2
16.
X's age 3 years ago was three times the present age of Y. At present Z's age is twice the age of Y. Also Z is 12 years younger than X. What is the present age of Z ?
- (A) 15 years
- (B) 24 years
- (C) 12 years
- (D) 18 years
17.
Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Anand's present age in years?
- (A) 24
- (B) 27
- (C) 40
- (D) Cannot be determined
18.
The ages of Samina and Suhana are in the ratio of 7 : 3 respectively. After 6 years, the ratio of their ages will be 5 : 3. What is the difference in their ages?
- (A) 6 years
- (B) 8 years
- (C) 10 years
- (D) 12 years
19.
Ram's son's age is $$\frac{1}{3}$$ of Ram's wife's age. Ram's wife's age is $$\frac{4}{5}$$ of Ram's age and Ram's age is $$\frac{3}{5}$$ of Ram's father's age. Find the age of Ram's son, if Ram's father is 50 years old ?
- (A) 6 years
- (B) 8 years
- (C) 10 years
- (D) 12 years
20.
Ten years ago, a man was seven times as old as his son. Two years hence, twice his age will be equal to five times the age of his son. What is the present age of the son ?
- (A) 12 years
- (B) 13 years
- (C) 14 years
- (D) 15 years