AGE RELATED QUESTIONS IN ARITHMETIC

Examination Questions in Arithmetic - Ages

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1. The present age of Ravi’s father is four times Ravi’s present age. Five years back he was seven times as old as Ravi was at that time. What is the present age of Ravi’s father?  

  1. 84 years
  2. 70 years
  3. 40 years
  4. 35 years

2. Robin’s brother is 3 years elder to him. His father was 28 years of age when his sister was born while his mother was 26 years of age when he was born. If his sister was 4 years of age when his brother was born, the ages of Robin’s father and mother respectively when his brother was born were?  

  1. 32 years and 23 years
  2. 32 years and 29 years
  3. 35 years and 29 years
  4. 35 years and 33 years

3. The product of the ages of Komal and Mitesh is 240 years. The sum of the ages of Komal 4 years hence and Mitesh 10 years before is 25 years. Find the present age of Mitesh.  

  1. 16 years
  2. 14 years
  3. 12 years
  4. None of these

4. Ten years ago, the average age of a family of 4 members was 25 years, 2 children having been born (with age difference 2 years), the present average age of the family is the same. The present age of the youngest child is –  

  1. 1 year
  2. 2 year
  3. 3 year
  4. 4 years.

5. The ratio of the present age of father to that of his son is 7 : 2. After 10 years their ages will be in the ratio of 9 : 4. The present age of father is –  

  1. 35 years
  2. 40 years
  3. 30 years
  4. 25 years.

6. Sumeet is twice as old as Amit. Amit is 2/3 of Akhil. After 5 years Akhil will be equal to present age of Sumeet. What is the present age of Amit?  

  1. 10
  2. 12
  3. 20
  4. 15.

7. Present age of Kanika is 8 years less than Ritu’s present age. If 3 years ago Ritu’s age was x, which of the following represents Kanika’s present age?  

  1. x + 3
  2. x – 5
  3. x – 3 + 8
  4. x + 3 + 8.

8. If the two digits of the age of Mr. Singh are reversed then the new age so obtained is the age of his wife. 1/11 of the sum of their ages is equal to the difference between their ages. If Mr. Singh is elder than his wife then find the difference between their ages?  

  1. 10 years
  2. 8 years
  3. 7 years
  4. 9 years

9. The age of Babu is four times the age of his son. After ten years the age of Babu will be only twice the age of his son. Find the present age of Babu’s son.  

  1. 10 years
  2. 5 years
  3. 6 years
  4. 7 years





10. Geeta is 4 years older than Seema. After 10 years the sum of their ages will be 48 years. Find the age of Seema.  

  1. 12 years
  2. 16 years
  3. 8 years
  4. 20 years.

11. ‘X’ is twice as old as ‘Y’ was 3 years ago, when ‘X’ was as old as ‘Y’ today. If the difference between their ages at present is 3 years, how old is ‘X’ at present?  

  1. 18 years
  2. 12 years
  3. 9 years
  4. 8 years

12. The ratio between the ages of A and B is 2 : 5. After 8 years, their ages will be in the ratio 1 : 2. What is the difference between their present ages?  

  1. 20 years
  2. 22 years
  3. 24 years
  4. 25 years

13. The sum of the age of a father and the age of son is 75 years. If the product of their ages before 5 years was 750, then what is the present age of the father?  

  1. 60 years
  2. 55 years
  3. 52 years
  4. 50 years

14. Age of X is six times that of Y. After 4 years, X is four times elder to Y. What is the present age of Y?  

  1. 4 years
  2. 5 years
  3. 6 years
  4. 7 years