Ages

Ages Related Problem Set 4

Age Related Problems are important questions for all competitive exams. These questions are asked in sets of 2-3 questions.

Q1. Rajan got married 8 years ago. His present age is 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
(e) None of these

Q2. Tina’s grandfather was 8 times older to her 16 years ago. He would be 3 times of her age 8 years from now. Eight years ago, what was the ratio of Tina’s age to that of her grandfather?
(a) 1:2
(b) 2:3
(c) 3:8
(d) 11:53
(e) None of these

Q3. Ayesha’s father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years old when her brother, four years younger to her was born. What is the difference between the ages of her parents?
(a) 2 years
(b) 4 years
(c) 6 years
(d) 8 years
(e) None of these

Q4. 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, 33yrs
(e) None of these

Q5. Present age of Rahul’s father is four times of his age. After 8 years, his father would be two and a half times of Rahul’s age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of Rahul’s age?
(a) 2 times
(b) 2(1/2) times
(c) 2(3/4)times
(d) 3 times
(e) None of these

Answers:
1-c
2-b
3-a
4-b
5-c