We have already covered Age Concepts and Age Formulas and solved different types of Age Problems. Now, it is time to strengthen our learning by practicing more questions.
In this chapter, we will cover Age Practice Questions in the form of MCQs, True/False, Fill in the Blanks, and Word Problems.
We will cover questions from easy to difficult levels so that students can build confidence and improve their ability to solve Age Problems in competitive examinations.
If you know the concepts covered in our earlier Age chapters, you will be able to approach these questions more confidently.
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Age Problems: MCQs
1.
Sankirtan is 4 times as old as Apsara. Six years ago, Sankirtan was 5 times as old as Apsara. What is Apsara’s present age?
A) 18 years B) 20 years C) 22 years D) 24 years
2.
The present ages of two RRB candidates are in the ratio 3 : 5. After 8 years, the sum of their ages will be 72 years. What is the present age of the younger candidate?
A) 18 years B) 21 years C) 24 years D) 27 years
3.
The average age of 5 railway employees is 24 years. When another employee joins them, the average age becomes 27 years. What is the age of the new employee?
A) 36 years B) 39 years C) 42 years D) 45 years
4.
Sankirtan’s present age is twice his age 10 years ago. What is his present age?
A) 18 years B) 20 years C) 22 years D) 24 years
5.
Apsara is 9 years older than her brother. After 3 years, Apsara will be twice as old as her brother. What is Apsara’s present age?
A) 12 years B) 15 years C) 18 years D) 21 years
6.
The present ages of Apsara and her brother are in the ratio 5 : 7. Four years ago, their ages were in the ratio 3 : 5. What is Apsara’s present age?
A) 8 years B) 10 years C) 12 years D) 14 years
7.
The present ages of three railway employees A, B and C add up to 96 years. B is 8 years older than A, while C is twice as old as A. What is B’s present age?
A) 26 years B) 28 years C) 30 years D) 32 years
8.
A Senior Section Controller is 24 years older than a Section Controller. After 4 years, the Senior Section Controller will be twice as old as the Section Controller. What is the present age of the Section Controller?
A) 16 years B) 18 years C) 20 years D) 22 years
9.
The present ages of Sankirtan and his brother differ by 12 years. Five years ago, Sankirtan was three times as old as his brother. What is Sankirtan’s present age?
A) 21 years B) 23 years C) 25 years D) 27 years
10.
The average age of 8 RRB employees is 32 years. Two employees aged 28 years and 36 years leave the group, and two new employees join. The average age of the group becomes 35 years. If one of the new employees is 40 years old, what is the age of the other new employee?
A) 44 years B) 46 years C) 48 years D) 50 years
11.
The present age of A is 4 years less than three times B’s age. C is 7 years older than B. If the sum of their present ages is 78 years, what is A’s present age?
A) 37 years B) 39 years C) 41 years D) 43 years
12.
Four railway employees A, B, C and D have a total age of 96 years. A is 5 years older than B, B is 3 years older than D, and C is twice D’s age. What is C’s present age?
A) 30 years B) 32 years C) 34 years D) 36 years
13.
Sankirtan is 15 years younger than his brother. Nine years ago, Sankirtan’s age was half his brother’s age at that time. What is Sankirtan’s present age?
A) 18 years B) 22 years C) 24 years D) 26 years
14.
The present ages of three RRB NTPC aspirants A, B and C are such that A : B = 3 : 5 and B : C = 4 : 7. After 5 years, the ratio of B’s age to C’s age will be 3 : 5. What is A’s present age?
A) 20 years B) 22 years C) 24 years D) 26 years
15.
The average age of four railway employees A, B, C and D is 32 years. The present ages of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4. C is 6 years older than A, while D is 4 years younger than B. What is D’s present age?
A) 28 years B) 30 years C) 32 years D) 34 years
Age Problems: True/False
1.
The present ages of a NABARD employee and his colleague are in the ratio 4 : 7. Their ages will remain in the same ratio after 5 years.
True / False
2.
The average age of 8 railway pharmacists is 26 years. Their total combined age is 208 years.
True / False
3.
The sum of the present ages of two Maths teachers is 46 years. Their combined age 7 years from now will be 59 years.
True / False
4.
An SSC CHSL candidate is 24 years younger than his father. If his father’s present age is three times the candidate’s age, then the candidate’s present age is 12 years.
True / False
5.
A Senior Loco Pilot and an ALP have a combined present age of 58 years. After 6 years, their combined age will be 70 years.
6.
A Railway Technician is 6 years older than an Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP). If their present ages are in the ratio 4 : 3, the ALP is 18 years old.
True / False
7.
The average age of 5 SSC CGL candidates is 24 years. If a sixth candidate aged 30 years joins them, the new average age becomes 25 years.
True / False
8.
A Bank PO is 12 years older than a clerk. Eight years from now, the difference between their ages will be 20 years.
True / False
9.
The present age of a Defence aspirant is 5 years more than twice his younger brother’s age. If the brother is 12 years old, the aspirant is 29 years old.
True / False
10.
A Police Constable was 24 years old 6 years ago. His age 8 years from now will be 38 years.
True / False
Age Problems: Fill in the Blanks
1.
The present age difference between an ASO and a Senior ASO is 28 years. This difference will remain ______ years after 10 years.
2.
The present age of Apsara is 6 years more than twice her brother’s age. If her brother is 14 years old, Apsara’s present age is ______ years.
3.
The average age of 7 paramedical staff of Indian Railways is 32 years. Their total combined age is ______ years.
4.
A Bank PO is 8 years older than a clerk. If their present ages are in the ratio 5 : 4, the clerk’s present age is ______ years.
5.
A Senior Section Engineer is 12 years older than his junior. Four years ago, the Senior Section Engineer was twice as old as his junior. The present age of the junior is ______ years.
6.
The present ages of two RRB NTPC candidates are in the ratio 3 : 5. If their total present age is 64 years, the age of the younger candidate is ______ years.
7.
A Railway Station Master is 10 years older than his immediate junior. If the junior is 28 years old, the present age of the Station Master is ______ years.
8.
The average age of 6 SSC CGL candidates is 25 years. If one candidate aged 30 years is replaced by another candidate, the average becomes 27 years. The age of the new candidate is ______ years.
9.
A father is twice as old as his son. Eight years from now, the sum of their ages will be 76 years. The present age of the son is ______ years.
10.
The present ages of Apsara and Sankirtan are in the ratio 4 : 5. After 6 years, their ages will be in the ratio 5 : 6. Apsara’s present age is ______ years.
Age Problems: Word
Question 1
The present age of a Railway Technician is 6 years more than twice the age of an Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP). If the sum of their present ages is 24 years, find their present ages.
Question 2
Two Railway Samosa Vendors have a combined present age of 70 years. Five years ago, the elder vendor was twice as old as the younger vendor. Find their present ages.
Question 3
The average age of four SSC employees is 29 years. One employee aged 41 years retires and a new employee joins. The average age of the group becomes 27 years. Find the age of the new employee.
Question 4
A Railway Superintendent at Kanpur Central is 8 years older than his junior employee. Six years ago, the Superintendent was twice as old as his junior employee. Find their present ages.
Question 5
The present ages of Apsara and Sankirtan are in the ratio 4 : 5. Eight years from now, their ages will be in the ratio 5 : 6. Find their present ages.
Question 6
The present ages of the Station Master at Manak Nagar, LJN, and the Station Master at LKO station in Lucknow, along with a third railway employee, add up to 100 years. The first Station Master is 4 years older than the second, and the second is 24 years older than the third employee. Find the present age of the third employee.
Question 7
A Track Maintenance Technician at Kacheguda is 12 years older than an Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP). Eight years ago, the Track Maintenance Technician was twice as old as the ALP. Find their present ages.
Question 8
Three Station Masters on the Unnao–Lucknow railway line have a combined present age of 108 years. The second Station Master is 6 years older than the first, and the third is 12 years older than the second. Find the present age of the oldest Station Master.
Question 9
A Bank Manager is 18 years older than his clerk. Four years ago, the manager was twice as old as the clerk. After how many years from now will the Manager be 1.5 times the clerk’s age?
Question 10
The present ages of Apsara, Sankirtan and their mother add up to 144 years. Sankirtan is 4 years older than Apsara, and their mother is 28 years older than Sankirtan. What is Apsara’s present age if Apsara’s age 4 years from now will be half her mother’s age 12 years from now?
Answer Key
MCQs:
1-D 2-B 3-C 4-B 5-B 6-B 7-C 8-C 9-B 10-C 11-C 12-C 13-C 14-C 15-C
True / False
1 — False 2 — True 3 — False 4 — True 5 — True
6 — True 7 — True 8 — False 9 — True 10 — True
Fill in the Blanks
1. 28 years 2. 34 years 3. 224 years 4. 32 years 5. 16 years
6. 24 years 7. 38 years 8. 42 years 9. 20 years 10. 24 years
Word Problems
Q1: Answer: Railway Technician = 18 years, ALP = 6 years
Q2: Answer: Elder vendor = 45 years, Younger vendor = 25 years
Q3: Answer: 33 years
Q4: Answer: Superintendent = 22 years, Junior employee = 14 years
Q5: Answer: Apsara = 32 years, Sankirtan = 40 years
Q6: 16 years
Q7: Track Maintenance Technician = 32 years, ALP = 20 years
Q8:. 46 years
Q9: 14 years
Q10: 36 years