The age of father 10 years ago was thrice the age of his son. Ten years hence, father’s age will be twice that of his son. The ratio of their present ages is:
Correct answer B. 7 : 3
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Age Questions MCQs
Age Questions MCQs are aptitude problems that ask you to find present, past or future ages using ratios, averages and simple equations. They help candidates preparing for NTS, GAT, ISSB, SSC CGL, IBPS and bank job tests. Each question displays its correct answer instantly, so you can confirm your working and improve speed with every attempt.
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Q is as much younger than R as he is older than T. If the sum of the ages of R and T is 50 years, what is definitely the difference between R and Q’s age?
Correct answer D. Data inadequate
A person’s present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will be one-half of the age of his mother. How old is the mother at present?
Correct answer C. 40 years
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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?
Correct answer C. 6 years
The present ages of three persons in proportions 4: 7: 9. Eight years ago, the sum of their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years).
Correct answer B. 16, 28, 36
Mukhtar is younger than Ali by 7 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7: 9, how old is Mukhtar?
Correct answer D. 24.5 years
At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4: 3. After 6 years, Arun’s age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at present?
Correct answer B. 15 years
The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, father’s age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years, son’s age will be:
Correct answer D. 20 years
Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Kunal and Sagar was 6: 5. Four years hence, the ratio of their ages will be 11: 10. What is Sagar’s age at present?
Correct answer A. 16 years
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A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The present age of his son is:
Correct answer D. 22 years
Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5: 4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11: 9 respectively. What is Anand’s present age in years?
Correct answer A. 24
A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of the ages of A, B and C be 27, then how old is B?
Correct answer D. 10
A father said to his son, “I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth”. If the father’s age is 38 years now, the son’s age five years back was:
Correct answer A. 14 years
The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child?
Correct answer A. 4 years
Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years, he would be two and a half times of Ronit’s age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of Ronit’s age?
Correct answer A. 2 times
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Ahmad bought color pencils with price 3.45 16.75 9.84 and 8.16. Find the average amount spent on a pencil?
Correct answer C. 9.55
The sum of the ages of Sadia and her mother is 63 years. Four years earlier her age was 1/4 of her mothers age. What is the present age of her mother?
Correct answer A. 48
Xs age is twice the average age of A B and X. As age is one half the average age of A B and X. If B is 5 years old what is the average age of A B and X?
Correct answer A. 10
The difference of the ages of two brothers is 2 and the difference of thesquares of their ages is 16. The age of smaller one is?
Correct answer D. 3
In 1975 A was thrice as old as B but in 1979 A was only twice as old as B was. How old was A in 1985?
Correct answer D. 22
About Age Questions MCQs
Typical questions in this category give a relationship between ages at two different times, such as a mother being four times her child's age ten years ago, and ask for a present age. Others use ratios like 7:4 or 6:11 together with a total, or combine average ages of two families. Some items extend to fractions and percentages, linking several people's ages in a chain.
The set also includes closely related average problems, such as finding a missing number from an average or correcting a survey average after some values change. These rely on the same skills of forming and solving linear equations. Age problems appear in nearly every quantitative aptitude section because they test logical setup more than heavy calculation, so careful practice brings quick gains.
Key facts to remember
- The difference between two people's ages stays the same at every point in time.
- If ages are in the ratio a:b, they can be written as ax and bx.
- A person's age n years ago equals the present age minus n.
- The average of a group equals the total of the values divided by the number of values.
- The combined average of two groups equals their total sum divided by the total number of people.
Exams that include Age Questions MCQs
Pakistan
- NTS
- GAT
- ISSB
- Army/Navy/PAF initial tests
- Banking job tests
- PPSC
India
- SSC CGL
- SSC CHSL
- IBPS PO
- IBPS Clerk
- SBI PO
- RRB NTPC
Bangladesh
- Bank job exams
- Bangladesh Bank recruitment
- BCS
- Government job tests
How to prepare for Age Questions MCQs
- Let the present age be x and write every past or future age in terms of x before forming the equation.
- Use ratio multipliers such as 7x and 4x, then apply the given sum or difference to find x quickly.
- Test the answer options in the question's conditions when time is short, which often finds the right age within seconds.
- For combined averages, always multiply each group's average by its size before adding, rather than averaging the averages.
Frequently asked questions
How do you solve age problems quickly?
Assign a variable to one person's present age, express every other age in terms of it, and convert past or future conditions by subtracting or adding years. Then form one equation and solve. For ratio questions, write ages as multiples of a common factor, such as 7x and 4x, and use the given total.
Which exams include Age Questions?
Age problems are common in NTS, GAT, ISSB and armed forces initial tests and in banking job tests in Pakistan. In India they appear in SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI PO and RRB NTPC. In Bangladesh they appear in bank job exams and BCS mathematical reasoning.
What is a common mistake in age questions?
A common mistake is applying the time shift to only one person. If a question says 'ten years ago', subtract ten from everyone's age, not just one person's. Another frequent error is averaging two group averages directly instead of weighting them by the number of people in each group.
Last reviewed October 2026