Mixture and Alligation Quants MCQs with Answer - Exercise II


Ques 1 Mixture Alligation


How many kilograms of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar costing Rs. 7 per kg so that there may be a gain of 10% by selling the mixture at Rs. 9.24 per kg?
  a) 49 kg
  b) 31 kg
  c) 63 kg
  d) 53 kg


c is the correct option




Ques 2 Mixture Alligation


Two vessels A and B contain spirit and water mixed in the ratio 5 : 2 and 7 : 6 respectively. Find the ratio in which these mixture be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel C containing spirit and water in the ratio 8 : 5?
  a) 4 : 9
  b) 7 : 9
  c) 6 : 3
  d) 5 : 3


b is the correct option




Ques 3 Mixture Alligation


A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5?
  a) 9 litres, 8 litres
  b) 6 litres, 6 litres
  c) 6 litres, 7 litres
  d) 7 litres, 5 litres


b is the correct option




Ques 4 Mixture Alligation


One quality of wheat at Rs. 9.30 per kg is mixed with another quality at a certain rate in the ratio 8 : 7. If the mixture so formed be worth Rs. 10 per kg, what is the rate per kg of the second quality of wheat?
  a) Rs. 12
  b) Rs. 10.60
  c) Rs. 10.80
  d) Rs. 15


c is the correct option