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Ratio

Asked 4 times in EPFO over 5 years (2020–2025), peaking in 2025.
4
PYQs
1
Exams
2
Years active
2020–2025
Span
2025
Peak
1/4
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in EPFO — 4 of 4 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2025
  • Recurs across 2 years (2020–2025)

Across exams

EPFO · 4

How the concept evolved

120
325
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 4) are since 2016.

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Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
EPFO2025
Five prime numbers are arranged in ascending order. The ratio of the product of the first three of them to that of the last three of them is 35 : 323. What is the difference between the smallest and the largest numbers ?
  1. A 8
  2. B 10
  3. C 12
  4. D 14
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Quantitative Aptitude › Number System
EPFO2025
In a movie hall, there are three categories of seats : Diamond, Gold and Silver. On a week day, the prices per ticket in these categories are Rs. 500, Rs. 300 and Rs. 200, respectively. But on weekends, the prices are raised to Rs. 800, Rs. 500 and Rs. 300, respectively. There are exactly 10 Diamond seats and the number of Silver seats is double the number of Gold seats. If the hall goes house full in all the shows, which of the following is the excess earning made per show on a weekend ?
  1. A Rs. 20,000
  2. B Rs. 23,000
  3. C Rs. 26,000
  4. D Rs. 30,000
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Quantitative Aptitude › Arithmetic
EPFO2025
A train starts from station A at 9 AM and reaches station B at 2 PM. Another train starts from station B at 11 AM and reaches station A at 3 PM. On their way, they meet at a point P. The distances from station A to P and from station B to P bear the ratio :
  1. A 1 : 2
  2. B 2 : 1
  3. C 2 : 3
  4. D 3 : 2
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Quantitative Aptitude › Arithmetic

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