The CLAT exam requires strong analytical skills, critical thinking, and careful reading, along with a clear understanding of the Ratio and Proportion. This article provides a set of MCQs on Ratio and Proportion to help you practice and strengthen your knowledge with the help of detailed solutions, which will support your CLAT 2026 exam preparation.
Whether you're revising the basics or testing your knowledge, these MCQs will serve as a valuable practice resource.
The CLAT 2026 exam is expected to follow a similar trend to the CLAT 2025, with a total of 120 questions for one mark, and 0.25 marks are deducted for each incorrect answer.
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CLAT MCQs on Ratio and Proportion
1. In a 100 meters race, A beats B by 20 meters B beats C by 5 meters. In the same race, A beats C by:
A 26 meters
B 25 meters
C 24 meters
D 22 meters
2. A mess contractor can either serve 450 students with the meal that he prepares or can cater to 270 cops with the same meal. If 300 students have already eaten in the mess, how many cops can be fed with the remaining meal?
A 20
B 45
C 90
D 180
3. A car driver increases the average speed of his car by 3 km/hr every hour. The total distance travelled in 7 hours if the distance covered in first hour was 30 km, is
A 266 km
B 273 km
C 280 km
D 287 km
4. A grocer mixes coffee powder of 2 types, one of which is priced at Rs. 60 and the other at Rs. 90. What should be the ratio of combining the two, to sell the blended mix coffee powder of the two types at Rs. 80?
A 2:1
B 2:3
C 1:2
D 3:2\r
5. The smallest number that should be subtracted from 2085, so that the new number is completely divisible by 23 is
A 9
B 15
C 20
D 19
6. A tank is connected to three pipes - Pipe A, B and C. Pipe A can fill the tank in 6 hours, B can fill the tank in 8 hours and Pipe C can empty the full tank in 12 hours. How much time will it take to fill the tank completely if all three pipes are working together?
A 4 hours
B 4 hours 48 minutes
C 5 hours
D 5 hours 20 minutes
7. Employer reduces employees in ratio 8:5 and increases wages in ratio 7:9. Find change in total wage bill.
A Increased in the ratio 45:56
B Decreased in the ratio 56:45
C Increased in the ratio 13:17
D Decreased in the ratio 72:35
8. The ratio of two numbers is 4:5. But, if each number is increased by 20, the ratio becomes 6:7. The sum of such numbers is:
A 90
B 95
C 100
D 60
9. During the academic session 2009-10, in Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, the number of students studying Arts, Law and Commerce was in the ratio of 5:6:7. If during the academic session 2010-11 the number of students studying Arts, Law and Commerce increased by 20%, 30% and 40% respectively, what will be new ratio?
A 26:42:63
B 36:44:73
C 26:39:49
D 30:39:49
10. Raju earns twice as much in March as in each of the other months of the year. What part of his annual earnings does he earn in that month?
A $\dfrac{1}{5}$
B $\dfrac{5}{7}$
C $\dfrac{2}{13}$
D $\dfrac{1}{10}$
11. A mixture of 40 litres of milk and water contains $10%$ water. How much water is to be added so that the water may be $20%$ in the new mixture?
A 5 Litres
B 4 Litres
C 6.5 Litres
D 7.5 Litres
12. The ratio of milk and water in 60 Litres of adulterated milk is $2:1$. If the ratio of milk and water is to be $1:2$, then the amount of water to be added further is
A 20 Litres
B 30 Litres
C 40 Litres
D 60 Litres
13. A dishonest shopkeeper uses a weight of 800 gm for a kg and professes to sell his good at cost price. His profit is
A 20%
B 21%
C 24%
D 25%
14. By selling 11 oranges for a rupee, a man loses 10%. How many oranges for a rupee should he sell to gain 10%?
A 9
B 10
C 8
D 5
15. The smallest of the fractions given below is:
A 9/10
B 11/12
C 23/28
D 32/33
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