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Q1. 8) The pacelength P is the distance between the rear of two consecutive footprints.

For men, the


formula, n/P = 144 gives an approximate relationship between n and P where, n = number of steps per
minute and P = pacelength in meters. Bernard knows his pacelength is 164cm. The formula applies to
Bernard's walking. Calculate Bernard's walking speed in kmph.

a) 23.62 b) 8.78 c) 11.39 d) 236.16

Q2. The citizens of planet nigiet are 8 fingered and have thus developed their decimal system in base 8. A
certain street in nigiet contains 1000 buildings numbered 1 to 1000 in base 8. How many 3s are used in
numbering these buildings?Express your answer in base 10
a) 54 b) 64 c) 265 d) 192

ans is d)192
bcz there are 300 no of 3s in between 1 and 1000 (eg. 20 3s between 1 and 99 and 20 3sben 199 and so on. bt
there are 120 3s between 300 and 399. so total no of 3s are 20+20+120+20+20+20+20+20+20+20=300).
300=3*8^2=3*64=192 in base 10 system.

There are 1000 in base 8 buildings ie,512 buildings accg to dec no system.Now the houses are no:red in base
8.ie,for 512 housesnumbering will be 1-7,10-17,17-27,.........,70-77(from 1-100)similarly name 512 houses using
base 8 ie, from 100-177,200-277,..........700-777,1000.
total no of 3 from (0-77.....200-277) is 16,300-377 is 16+64,rest also is 16.
so total no of 3 will be 16*8+64=192.

Q3. If a person moves 15km straight and turns 45 km right and moves 15Km staright then how much
distance he

needs to walk to reach starting point??

straight=15km,and right turn =45+15=60,


distance to the starting point = square root (15^2 + 60^2)=square root (3825)=61.85

another soln:

assuming last 15km straight to be in similar direction with respect to the the initial straight direction.
thus he is totally 15+15=30 km away in the same direction from his initial point.
this makes the view of a triangle of base=45,edge1=30 then edge2=?
now edge2^2=edge1^2+base^2=30^2+45^2=sqrt(2925)

Q4. 10 men and 10 women are there, they dance with each other, is there possibility that 2 men are
dancing with same women and vice versa?
a) 22 b) 20 c) 10 d) none

Q5. 1!+2!+3!+...........+50! = ?

multiply numerator and denominator by n(n+1)/2=50*51/2=25*51


thus u'll get (1*1!+2*2!+3*3!+4*4!+....+49*49!+50*50!)/(25*51)
=((2-1)*1!+(3-1)*2!+(4-1)*3!+.....+(51-1)*50!)/(25*51)
=(2!-1!+3!-2!+4!-3!+...+51!-50!)/(25*51)
=(51!-1!)/25*51
=2*49!-1/(25*51) [ans]

50P50=3.04140932*10^62

Q6. Spores of a fungus, called late blight, grow and spread infection rapidly. These pathogens were
responsible for the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th century. These seem to have attacked the tomato
crops in England this year. The tomato crops have reduced and the price of the crop has risen up. The price
has already gone up to $45 a box from $27 a box a month ago. How much more would a vegetable vendor
need to pay to buy 27 boxes this month over what he would have paid last month?

27 boxes cost on last month=27*27=729,


27 boxes cost after price increased = 45*27 = 1215,
vegetable vendor need to pay to buy 27 boxes this month = 1215-729=486

Q7. A number when divided by D leaves a remainder of 8 and when divided by 3D leaves a remainder of
21. What is the remainder left, when twice the number is divided by 3D?
a) 13
b) cannot be determined
c) 3
d) 42

let's number is n
so n=Dx+8------->1
n=3Dy+21--------->2
from 1 & 2 D(x-3y)=13
here 13 is prime number so it has factors 1 and 13 only
x-3y must be 1
let x=4 and y=1
then n=60
so 2n is divided that is 120 by 3D that is by 39 we get
the remainder as 3

Q8. A boy wants to make cuboids of dimension 5m, 6m and 7m from small cubes of .03 m3. Later he
realized he can make same cuboids by making it hollow. Then it takes some cubes less. What is the number
of the cubes to be removed?
a) 2000 b) 5000 c) 3000 d) 7000

volume of the cuboid = 5m * 6 m * 7m = 210 m3


small cube volume = 0.03 m3
no. of cubes = 210/.03 = 7000
and to make hollow we have to remove 3m*4m*5m=60m3 volume
then no. of cube= (60/.03)=2000

Q9. a hare & a tortoise have a race along a circle of 100 yards diameter.the tortoise goes in 1 direction &
hare in another.after the tortoise has covered 1/5th of its distance & that is too leisurely.the hare & tortoise
meet when the hare has covered only 1/8 th of the distance.by what factor should the hare increase its speed
so as it to tie the race?
5
8
37.80
40

assume tortoise as T
hare as H
T upon covering 1/5th,H starts running!
after H covered 1/8 that is T covered 7/8 they meet.
let the time when H starts to when he reaches at 1/8th of the total as 't',that is equal to T's covering of (7/8-
1/5)=27/40
T covers 27/40 at 't' time.
then T covers remaining 1/8th in (40/27)t/8 t=5/27t

now in this time H has to reach the finishing point.


initially H goes 1/8th in t
then 7/8 th in 7t.

thus speed should be increased=7t/(5/27)t =37.8 :)


Q10. anup managed to draw 7 circle of equal raddi with their centres on the diagonal of a square such
that the two extreme circle touch two sides of the square and each middle circle touches two circle on other
side.find the ratio of the radious of the circle to the side of the square.

(2+7root 2):1
1:(2+7root 2)
1:(2+6root 2)
1:(4+7root 3)

First refer to the diagram in the following link:


http://writer.zoho.com/public/suchandra/ques
1)In the diagram let the radius of each circle be "x"
2)Now the arrangement forms two small squares at the end of the diagonal on both sides as shown. Since radius of
circle is x, we can calculate the diagonal length at these ends which is x√2. Both sides, so total of 2√2x.
3)Now the remaining length of the diagonal is easy. It is 12x.
4)Total length of the diagonal is now 2√2x + 12x
5)we can now get the length of the side of a square =(2√2x + 12x)/√2 = 2x+6√2x -->(side = diagonal/�

Q11. planet fourfi resides in 4 dimensional space & thus the currency
used by its residents are 3 dimensional objects.the rupee are cubical in shape while their coins are
spherical.however the coin minting machinery lays out some stipulations on the size of the coins.

the diameter of the coins should be atleast 64mm & not exceed 512 mm.
given a coin,the diameter of the next larger coin is atleast 50% greater.
the diameter of the coin must always be an integer.
you are asked to design a set of coins of different diameters with these requirements & your goal is to design
as many as coin as possible.how many coins can you design?

a)9 b)5 c)6 d)8

First we design 64mm coin. Then 50% of 64 is 32. 50% greater than 64 means 64+32=96. Similarly 50% greater
than 96 is 144 and so on we get the sequence 64,96,144,216,324,486.(Should be less than 512mm)so Total of 6
coins. So c is the ans.

Q12. There was a grandmother in a village who had a grandchild. Upon asking her grandchild's age she
told dat she is as older as many days old as her daughter's age in weeks and as many days as her own age in
years. The sum of the three is 130. then how old is the child?
a)7
b)8
c)6.5
d)7.5

Q13. After the typist writes 12 letters and addresses 12 envelopes, she inserts the letters randomly into
the envelopes (1 letter per envelope). What is the probability that exactly 1 letter is inserted in an improper
envelope?
a)1/12 b)0 c)12/212 d)11/12

If one letter is in wrong envelope, the letter corresponding to that letter will also be in wrong envelope.

Q14. . Given a collection of points P in the plane, a 1-set is a point in P that can be separated from the rest
by a line, .i.e the point lies on one side of the line while the others lie on the other side.
The number of 1-sets of P is denoted by n1(P). The minimum value of n1(P) over all configurations P of 5
points in the plane in general position(.i.e no three points in P lie on a line) is

a)3 b)5 c) 2 d)1

ans :b
First refer the 2nd diagram in the link:
http://writer.zoho.com/public/suchandra/ques
1)The points form a pentagon since no 3 points should lie on a line. And we can separate each point by drawing 1
line at a time as shown in the figure.We get five lines in the same way. So the answer is 5

Q15. A sheet of paper has statements numbered from 1 to 40. For each value of n from 1 to 40,
statement n says "At least and of the statements on this sheet are true." Which statements are true and
which are false?

a)The even numbered statements are true and the odd numbered are false.
b)The first 26 statements are false and the rest are true.
c)The first 13 statements are true and the rest are false.
d)The odd numbered statements are true and the even numbered are false.

Ans: C

Q16. . A boy wants to make cuboids of dimension 5m, 6m and 7m from small cubes of .03 m3. Later he
realized he can make same cuboids by making it hollow. Then it takes some cubes less. What is the number
of the cubes to be removed?
a) 2000 b) 5000 c) 3000 d) 7000

Q17. 36 people {a1, a2, ..., a36} meet and shake hands in a circular fashion. In other words, there are
totally 36 handshakes involving the pairs, {a1, a2}, {a2, a3}, ..., {a35, a36}, {a36, a1}. Then size of the
smallest set of people such that the rest have shaken hands with at least one person in the set is
a) 13 b) 18 c) 11 d) 12

ans :B

Q18. . Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8 10 and 12 seconds
respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do they toll together ?

after two min they toll together and at 0th moment dey toll together so after 30 min total no toll will be 15+1=16

Q19. . In a market 4 men are standing .The average age of the four before 2 years is 55, after some days
one man is added and his age is 45. What is the average age of all?
a) 55 b)54.5 c)54.6 d)54.7

The average age of the four men before 2years = 55,


The sum of the ages of the four men before 2 years = 55*4=220,
Now, the sum of the ages of the four men at present = 220+(2+2+2+2)=228,
Then, the sum of the ages of 5 men = 228+45=273,
Therefore the average of all = 273/5 = 54.6

Q20. The ticket for a journey is in the range of 1 to 63 paise.


You have 63 paise in your pocket and so on. And the question is you have to change the money into coins and
all denominations are available. At final you have to buy the ticket and you should have at least one coin?(
We Know Binary code 8 4 2 1.. in same way juz add
32+16+8+4+2+1=63
tats it

Q21. 49 members attended the party. In that 22 are males, 17 are females. The shake hands between
males, females, male and female. Total 12 people given shake hands. How many such kinds of such shake
hands are possible?

66 handshakes...becoz 12 peoples are involved only.

Q22. you hav coins of all dimensions. You need to provide exact change at the counter. You have 155p
coin. In how many parts will u divide this so that u will provide the exact change required and carry as less
coins as possible?

i think quest is wrong... the quest must be 255


if 255, then juz use binary code 8 4 2 1
add 128+64+32+16+8+4+2+1=255

Q23. There are 6561 balls out of them 1 is heavy. Find the min. no. of times the balls have to be
weighedfor finding out the heavy ball.

ans is 8.(because 3^8=6561)


coz divide all the balls in group of 3...
out of 3 ball min no of times to find the heavy is 1.
hence the solution...
Q24. There are certain number of hats and gloves in a box.They are of 41 red,23 green,11 orange.Power
gone but a woman can differentiate between hats and gloves.How many draws are required to obtain a pair
of each color?

In these type of questions you have to consider worst case situation since the women does not know the color. So to
be sure that each pair has obtained, the women should assume that she picked all the higher quantity colored pairs
first.In this case its 41+23. Then she will be sure that in the next two picks she got the third color pair as well(She
has to be sure even though she might get all the colors in the first pick).So the ans is 41+23+2 = 66
Q25. A hunter leaves his cabin early in the morning and walks one mile due south. Here he sees a bear
and starts chasing it for one mile due east before he is able to shoot the bear. After shooting the bear, he
drags it one mile due north back to his cabin where he started that morning. What color is the bear?
a)black
b)grey
c)white
d)brown

ans: c

Q26. Smita was making a cube with dimensions 5*5*5 using 1*1*1 cubes. What is the number of cubes
needed to make a hollow cube looking of the same shape?
a) 98 b) 104 c) 100 d) 61

first are so (5*5*5)=125


then to make hollow cube v muz take out the outr most cubes so 5-2 and 5-2 and 5-2
so 125-[(5-2)*(5-2)*(5-2)] =98 thats the answer...

Q27. Susan made a block with small cubes of 8 cubic cm volume to make a block ,3 small cubes long, 9
small cubes wide and 5 small cubes deep. She realizes that she has used more small cubes than she really
needed. She realized that she could have glued a fewer number of cubes together to lock like a block with
same dimensions, if it were made hollow. What is the minimum number of cubes that she needs to make the
block?

Answer is 114
Dimensions of big cube = 6 x 18 x 10
dimensions of small cube = 2 x 2 x 2
Dimensions of cube leaving the outer layer of large cube (which forms the outer layer of hollow cube) = 2 x 14 x 6
No. of small cubes for hollow cube = 6*18*10/8 - 2*14*6/8 = 114

ANOTHER WAY: [(3*9*5)-{(3-2)*(9-2)*(5-2)}]


=114.

Q28. How many 9 digit numbers are possible by using the digits 1,2,3,4,5 which are divisible by 4 if the
repetition is allowed?
a)57 b)56 c)59 d)58

Q29. how many 13 digit numbers are possible by using the digits 1,2,3,4,5 which are divisible by 4 if
repetition of digits is allowed?

Q30. 3 persons a,b,c were there A always says truth,B lies on Monday,tusday,& Wednesday.but C lies on
thrusday,Friday & saturday .one day A said " that B & C said to A that"  B said "yesterday way one of the
days when I lies" ,C said that" yesterday way one of the days when I lies too".then which day was that?
a) Sunday
b) Thursday
c) Saturday
d) Tuesday

ANS :b)THURSDAY

ans is:-b)thursday
On thursday B says truth but he lies on wednseday,so when he says on thursday that yesterday he lies then it
matches with wednesday.since C lies on thursday so his statement on thursday that he also lies the day before can
ne taken as false.Since A always says the truth so his statement regarding B and C's statement is true.

Q1. Which is the smallest no which divides 2880 and gives a perfect square?
a)4 b)9 c)3 d)5

ANS:D

Q2. A sheet of paper has statements numbered from 1 to 70. For all values of n from 1 to 70. Statement n
says At least n of the statements on this sheet are false.Which statements are true and which are false?

a) The even numbered statements are true and the odd numbered are false.
b) The odd numbered statements are true and the even numbered are false.
c) The first 35 statements are true and the last 35 are false.
d) The first 35 statements are false and the last 35 are false.

Explaining the solution to these questions is difficult. It needs oral explanation. But I will tell the logic here not the
whole process.
If given:
1)"At least n of the statements on this sheet are false"
A)First half are true and last half are false.In this case option c is right.
2)"Exactly n statements on the sheet are false"
A)Last but one is true and rest are false
3)"At least n of the statements on this sheet are true"
A)In this case first x statements are true and remaining false. x can be any integer. you can get it in options.
Q3. One grand father has 3 grand children two of the age difference is 3.Eldest child age is 3 times the
youngest childs age and the eldest child age is two year more than the sum of other two children. Find what
is the age of the elders child?
a)18 b)22 c)30 d)10

A=3C
A-B=3 OR B-C=3 OR A-C=3
A=2(B+C)
IF A=18 THEN C=6
18=2(B+6)
B=3
THUS C-B IS SATISFIED
SO ANS IS 18

Q4. One man want to build a wall .The length and breadth of the wall are 20 and 30 respectively. He need
35 bricks for one square centimeter then how many bricks he need?
a)21,500 b)30,000 c)21,000 d)20,000

length of wall = 20,


breadth of wall = 30,
Then Area of wall = length * breadth=20*30=600 square centimeters,
by hypothesis, 35 bricks for one square centimeter.
so, For 600 square centimeters = 600*35=21,000
Hence, correct option is 'c'

Q5. If a and b are mixed in 3:5 ration and b and c are mixed in 8:5 ration if the final mixture is 35 liters,
find the amount of b?
A) 13.34 b) 15.73 c) 16.73 d) 9.45

a:b = 3:5,
b:c = 8:5,
Then a:b:c = 8*3 : 8*5 : 5*5 = 24:40:25,
so, amount of b = 35 * 40/(24+40+25) = 35*40/89=15.73

Q6. Ferrari S.P.A is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in
1928 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into
production of street-legal vehicles in 1947 as Ferrari S.P.A. Throughout its history, the company has been
noted for its continued participation in racing, especially in Formula One where it has employed great success
.Rohit once bought a Ferrari. It could go 4 times as fast as Mohan’s old Mercedes. If the speed of
Mohan’s Mercedes is 35 km/hr and the distance traveled by the Ferrari is 490 km, find the total time
taken for Rohit to drive that distance.
a)20.72 b) 5.18 c) 238.25 d) 6.18

speed of Ferrari = 4 * speed of Mercedes


speed of Ferrari = 4 * 35 = 140 km/hr
distance traveled by the Ferrari is 490 km
time=(distance/speed)
=490/140
=3.5 hr

Q7. On planet korba, a solar blast has melted the ice caps on its equator. 9 years after the ice melts, tiny
planetoids called echina start growing on the rocks. Echina grows in the form of circle, and the relationship
between the diameter of this circle and the age of echina is given by the formula d = 4*W (t-9) for t X 9
where d represents the diameter in mm and t the number of years since the solar blast.Jagan recorded the
radius of some echina at a particular spot as 7mm. How many years back did the solar blast occur?
a) 17 b)21.25 c)12.25 d)14.05

i think there requires some rectification of the equation.


the equation will be : d=4*sqrt(t-9).
considering my given equation i am solving:
Answer: (b) 21.25.
Explanation:
radius=7mm.
So dia= 14mm.
putting D=14 in equation we can easily calculate
t=21.25

Q8. In T.Nagar the building were numbered from 1 to 100.Then how many 4's will be present in the
numbers?
a)18 b)19 c)20 d)21

just count the number of 4's from 1 to 100


(4,14,24,34,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,54,64,74,84,94)
totally there are 20 (two 4's in 44)

Q9. A lady has fine gloves and hats in her closet- 18 blue, 32 red, and 25 yellow. The lights are out and it is
totally dark. In spite of the darkness, she can make out the difference between a hat and a glove. She takes
out an item out of the closet only if she is sure that if it is a glove. How many gloves must she take out to
make sure she has a pair of each color?
a)50 b)8 c)60 d)42

they have to pick the maximum first so (32+25+2)59 so 60 is answer

Q10. x/2y = 2a,then 2x/x-2ay=?


a)4 b)8 c)16 d)2

x/2y=2a,
Then x = 4ay,
Now, 2x/x-2ay = (2*4ay)/(4ay-2ay) = 8ay/2ay = 4
Hence, option is ' a'

Q11. A man jogs at 6 mph over a certain journey and walks over the same route at 4 mph. What is his
average speed for the journey?
a) 2.4 mph b) 4.8 mph c) 4 mph d) 5 mph

simple formula
2xy/(x+y)= (2*6*4*)/(6+4)= 4.8 mph

Q12. A boy wants to make cuboids of dimension 5m, 6m and 7m from small cubes of .03 m3. Later he
realized he can make same cuboids by making it hollow. Then it takes some cubes less. What is the number
of the cubes to be removed?
a) 2000 b) 5000 c) 3000 d) 7000

ANS ..A

Q13. 6 persons standing in queue with different age group, after two years their average age will be 43
and seventh person joined with them. Hence the current average age has become 45. Find the age of seventh
person?
a) 43 b)69 c)52 d)31
ans is:- b)69
After 2 yrs,
avg age of 6=43
so, total age=43*6=258
so,current age at present=258-(6*2)=258-12=246
let current age of 7th person is x.
then,(246+x)/7=45
solving we get,x=69.

Q14. In the reading room of a library, there are 10 tables, 4 chairs per table. In each table there are
different numbers of people seated. How many ways they will sit in the library so that no chair would be
blank?
a) 8 b)6 c)2 d)7

Q15. There are two pipes A and B. If A filled 10 liters in an hour, B can fill 20 liters in same time. Likewise
B can fill 10, 20, 40, 80, 160…… If B filled in 1/16 of a tank in 3 hours, how much time will it take to fill the
tank completely?
a) 9 B)8 c)7 d)6

Q16. (1/2) of a number is 3 more than the (1/6) of the same number?
a) 6 b)7 c)8 d)9

Q17. The difference between two no is 9 and the product of the two is 14.What is the square of their
sum?

a)120 b)130 c)137 d)145

Q18. There are 1000 pillars for a temple. 3 friends Linda, Chelsey, Juli visited that temple. (Some
unrelated stuff) Linda is taller than

Chelsea and taller than 2 of 1000 pillars. Julia is shorter than Linda. Find the correct sentence?

a) Linda is shorter among them

b) Chelsea is taller than Julia

c) Chelsea is shorter than Julia

d) Cannot determine who is taller among Chelsea and Julia

Linda is taller than Chelsea and Julia.


but, we can't determine who is taller among Chelsea and Julia.
so, option is 'd'

Q19. . Simple question but big one on average age.sth like a, b, c weighted separately 1st a, b, c ,then a&
b, then b & c ,then c & a at last abc, the last weight was 167,then what will be the average weight of the 7
reading?
a) 95 b) 95.428 c) 95.45 d) 94

The sum of 7 weights = weights of[a+b+c+(a+b)+(b+c)+(c+a)+(a+b+c)]= weights of[4*(a+b+c)=4*167=668


Therefore The average weight of 7 readings is 668/7=95.428
so, option is 'b'
Q20. Tom, Dick and harry, weigh themselves in a particular order.
First Tom, Dick, and Harry weigh themselves individually and then tom and Dick, Dick and Harry, Tom and
Harry and then Tom, Dick and harry together respectively. The recorded weight for the last measure is 158
kgs.
The average of all the 7 measures is
(a)112.86 (b)52.67 (c)90.29 (d)67.71

Add all weights like tom+dick+harry+(tom+dick)+(dick+harry)+(harry+tom)+


(tom+dick+harry)=4((tom+dick+harry)weights
so 4*158=632
then avg of all is 632/7=90.29 hence option (c)is correct

Q21. A toy train produces at least 10 different tunes when it moves around a circular toy track of radius 5
meters, at
10 meters per minute. However, the toy train is defective and it now produces only two different tunes at
random. What are the odds that the toy train produces 3 music tunes of the same type (1 in _____ ) ?
(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 4

the answer seems like 1/8... but it actually is 1/4...

the probability for the first time is 1 as any song can come
probability for second time is 1/2, as first song must repeat...
so, net probability = (1 * (1/2) * (1/2)) = 1/4

the qn can also be considered as how many 3 digit binary numbers are there with the same digits... the answer is
ofcourse 1/4 again (000 and 111, 2 cases out of 8 possible chances)

Q22. Given a collection of points P in the plane , a 1-set is a point in P that can be separated from the rest
by a line, .i.e
the point lies on one side of the line while the others lie on the other side. The number of 1-sets of P is
denoted
by n1(P). The minimum value of n1(P) over all configurations P of 5 points in the plane in general position (.i.e
no three points in P lie on a line) is
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d)7

Q23. Fill dirt or fill soil is usually the sub-soil removed from an excavation side and is used to level a place
or create
artificial mounds. If the average density of sub—soil removed from a site is 3gm/cu cm and it weight 400 kg.
How many hemispherical pits each of volume 240 cubic cm, can this sub-soil fill?
(a)555 (b)277 (c)556 (d)554

3gm per cm cube and there are hemispheric pits of capacity 240 cm cube
so..each hemisphere can contain 3*240=720cm cube soil..
so total 0f 400kg i.e. 400*1000=4,00,000gms will be held in
4,00,000/720=555.55 so approx 555 hemispheric pits are required...556 cannot be as 555.55 is less than
556....cheers..:)

Q24. The thankgiving banquet at No.2, Ritcher Street, had 49 guests which consisted of 6 statesmen, 26
relatives and
their families. At the end of a banquet 19 people shake hands with other , some of which were between the
statesmen alone, some between relatives alone and some between the statesmen and relatives. How many
handshakes will there be in total?
(a)342 (b) 171 (c) 180 (d) 162
n(n-1)/2=19(19-1)/2=171

Q25. Middle-earth is a fictional land inhabited by hobbits, Elves, dwarves and men. The Hobbits and the
Elves are
peaceful creatures who prefer slow, silent lives and appreciate nature and art. The dwarves and the men
engage
in physical games. The game is as follows. A tournoi is one, where out of two teams that play a match, the
one
that loses get eliminated. The matches are played in different rounds where in every round; half of the teams
get
eliminated from the tournament. If there are 10 rounds played in a knock-out tournoi how many matches
were
played?
(a)1024 (b) 1023 (c)1026 (d)1011

1023

Just consider if there are 2 rounds means 4 teams (2^2).

in first round 2 matches and 2 teams are eliminated.


Then in second round , one match and one team is eliminated. so total matches are 2^2-1=4-1=3.

Similarly here 2^10-1=1023

Q26. 5 men and 5 women meet and men dance with women. Which of the following are always true? A.
there are 2
men who have danced with same number of women. B. There are 2 women who have danced with same
number
of men.
(a) Both A and B (b) A only
(c) B only (d) Neither A nor B

d)neither A or B bcoz no 2 person wil make a dance with the same person

Q27. A lady had fine gloves and hats. 25 blue, 7 red and 9 gey. She had to select a pair among them. But
there was no light so she had to select in darkness the correct pair with a glove and a hat. Therefore how
many combinations of same color she can select?

36,bcoz the big no of gloves&hats are (25+9)=34 if we want two of each pair then from the last we have to chosse
2 then the no will be (34+2)=36

Q28. Lady has 2 select gloves & hat from a basket. In the dark, she can distinguish hat & gloves. 14 red,
20 blue, 18 green are there. Find probability that any selected glove pair has same color.

i think by the form" addition of 2 maximum number + 2(if remaining number is even) or +3(if remaining number is
odd)"
so 20+18+2=40

Q29. A lady took out jacket and gloves, which are avialable in blue
16, yellow 40 and red 36. Power goes off, she can distinguish between
gloves and jacket but not in colors. What is the possibilty their she
will pick up pair of gloves of each color. A lady has fine gloves and
hats in her closet- 18 blue- 32 red and 25 yellow. The lights are out
and it is totally dark inspite of the darkness. She can make out the
difference between a hat and a glove. She takes out an item out of
the closet only if she is sure that if it is a glove. How many gloves
must she take out to make sure she has a pair of each colour?
a) 50 b) 8 c) 60 d) 42

ANS: C

Q30. A sheet of paper has statements numbered from 1 to 70. For all values of n from 1 to 70. Statement
n says 'At least n of the statements on this sheet are false.' Which statements are true and which are false?

a) The even numbered statements are true and the odd numbered are false.
b) The odd numbered statements are true and the even numbered are false.
c) The first 35 statements are true and the last 35 are false.
d) The first 35 statements are false and the last 35 are false.

ANS: C

Q1. It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week Jan 1, 2010

(a) Sunday (b) Saturday (c) Friday (d) Wednesday

as the day is shifted by one as the year is incremented and it shifts by two days for a leap year.
so jan1 2007 is monday
jan1 2008 is tuesday
jan1 2009 is thursday(due to 29th feb)
jan1 2010 is friday

Q2. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADING' be arranged in such a way that the
vowels always come together?

(a) 360 (b) 480 (c) 720 (d) 5040

if vowels are always together then EAI will always come together and we can treat them as one unit now remaining
letters are LDNG these are 4 letters and one is EAI
hence we have to arrange 5 letters that means we can arrange them in factorial(5)
ways that is in 120 ways ,again the three vowels can be arranged in factorial(3) that is 6.hence total ways are
120*6=720
hence answer is (c)720.

Q3. Two trains move in the same direction at 50 kmph and 32 kmph respectively. A man in the slower train
observes the 15 seconds elapse before the faster train completely passes by him. What is the length of faster
train?

(a) 100m (b) 75m (c) 120m (d) 50m

ans is b)75m
both train moving in the same direction so relative speed is 50-32=18kmph
18kmph or 5m/sec
d=s*t
15seconds to take to cross the man completely in a slower train.
d=5m/sec*15sec=75m

Q4. A man spends half of his salary on household expenses, 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses, the
man deposits the rest in a bank. If his monthly deposits in the bank amount 50, what is his monthly salary?
(a) Rs.500 (b) Rs.1500 (c) Rs.1000 (d) Rs. 900

ans is c)1000
his salary is x
household expenses is x/2
rent is x/4
travel expenses is x/5
remaining amount deposit in bank is 50
x-x/2-x/4-x/5=50
(20x-10x-5x-4x)/20=50
x=1000

Q5. 2 oranges, 3 bananas and 4 apples cost Rs.15. 3 oranges, 2 bananas, and 1 apple costs Rs 10. What is
the cost of 3 oranges, 3 bananas and 3 apples?

(a) Rs10 (b) Rs15 (c) Rs20 (d) Rs25

ans is b)15
2 o + 3 b+4 a=15
3 o + 2 b+1 a=10
---------------
5 0 + 5 b+5 a=25
therefore o+b+a=5
3o+3b+3a=15

Q6. A man, a woman, and a child can do a piece of work in 6 days. Man only can do it in 24 days. Woman
can do it in 16 days and in how many days child can do the same work?
(a) 8 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 18

total work can be done in 6 days. consider inverse proportion


1/m + 1/w + 1/c = 1/6
Man only can do it in 24 days. Woman can do it in 16 days
so 1/24 + 1/16 + 1/c = 1/6
solving the equation we get c as 16
ans is (c)16

Q1. If an airplane starts at point R and travels 14 miles directly north to S, then 48 miles directly east to T,
what is the straight-line distance (in miles) from T to R?

(a) 25 (b) 34 (c) 50 (d) 2500

ans c)50
R
|
14miles |
|
s- - - - T
48 miles
so using pythagoras theorm
rs^2+st^2=rt^2
14^2+48^2=2500
that is rt=50

Q2. A Roman was born the first day of the 35th year before Christ and died the first day of the 35th year
after Christ. How many years did he live?

(a) 70 (b) 69 (c) 71 (d) 72


ans b)69
before Christ 35th to after Christ ,there is 35 years
from the beginning of after Christ to first day of 35 years is totally 34 years.
so totally 69 years.

Q3. A man goes north 37km.turns left goes 2km.turns right goes 17km.turns right goes 2km. find distance
b/w starting ending point.
a) 54 b) 27 c) 81 d) 67

a man goes north is 37km


and goes left is 2km
and goes right that is same as in north that is 17km
and right 2km as in left
so two right sides=37+17=54
so two left sides=2
2+2=4
so ans is sqrt(34square+17square)=54

Q4. 10men and 10 women are there, they dance with each other, is there possibility that 2 men are
dancing with same women and vice versa?
a)22 b)20 c)10 d)none

ans d)none
in question they gave "they dance with each other" , so there is no possibility that 2 men are dancing with same
women...

Q5. A person has to make 141 pieces of a long bar. He takes 2 seconds to cut a piece. What is the total
time taken by him in seconds to make 141 pieces?
a)560 b)280 c)112 d)324

280
since we have to make 141 cuts
after 140 cuts the remaining will be the last cut
so 140 * 2 = 280 seconds required

Q6. 9) There are two boxes, one containing 10 red balls and the other containing 10 green balls. You are
allowed to move the balls between the boxes so that when you choose a box at random and a ball at random
from the chosen box, the probability of getting a red ball is maximized. This maximum probability is

a) 3/4 b) 37/38 c) 1/2 d) 14/19

14/19

probability of choosing one box 1/2


prob of choosing red ball from green ball 1/2
rest 9/19
so,1/2+1/2*(9/19)=14/19

Q2. It is dark in my bedroom and I want to get two socks of the same color from my drawer, which contains
24 red and 24 blue socks. How many socks do I have to take from the drawer to get at least two socks of the
same color?
Ans :3

Q4. 8) The pacelength P is the distance between the rear of two consecutive footprints. For men, the
formula, n/P = 144 gives an approximate relationship between n and P where, n = number of steps per
minute and P = pacelength in meters. Bernard knows his pacelength is 164cm. The formula applies to
Bernard's walking. Calculate Bernard's walking speed in kmph.

a) 23.62 b) 8.78 c) 11.39 d) 236.16

Since P=164cm or that is equal to 1.64m.


So
n/p=144
or n=144*P
or n=144*1.64 steps/min
Distance moved by Bernard is 144*1.64*1.64 meter/min
So that is equal to 144*1.64*1.64*5/18 kmph=23.62kmph

Q4. Paul the octopus who has been forecasting the outcome of FIFA world cup matches with tremendous
accuracy
has now been invited to predict ICC world cup matches in 2011. We will assume that the world cup
contenders
have been divided into 2 groups of 9 teams each. Each team in a group plays the other teams in the group.
The
top two teams from each group enter the semi finals ( after which the winner is decided by knockout).
However, Paul has a soft spot for India and when India plays any team, Paul always backs India. Alas,
his predictions on matches involving India are right only 2 out of 3 times. In order to qualify for the semi
finals, it
is sufficient for India to win 7 of its group matches. What is the probability that India will win the ICC world
cup?
(a) (2/3)^10 (b) (2/3)^9 + 8/3 * (2/3)^9
(c) 8/3 * (2/3)^9 (d) (2/3)^10 + 8/3*(2/3)^9

ans: D (VERIFY URSELF .no xplanation was


given..)

Q5. The difference of two numbers is 1365. On dividing the larger number by the smaller, we get 6 as
quotient and the 15 as remainder. What is the smaller number?

(a) 240 (b) 270 (c) 295 (d) 360

ANS: 270
given x-y=1365...(1)
and x=6y+15...(2)
solving (1) and (2)
we get smaller num y=270

Q6. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip
was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the flight is:

(a) 1 hour (b) 2 hours (c) 3 hours (d) 4 hours

let time=t
let speed =s
eq1: s*t=600
eq2: (s-200)(t+0.5)=600
solve to get ans=1hr

Q7. The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the wicket keeper is 3 years older. If
the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the
average age of the whole team. What is the average age of the team?

(a) 23 years (b) 24 years (c) 25 years (d) None of these

ans is a)23 years


captain age is 26years
wk age is 29years
the avg years of 11 players is x.-->its sum is 11x
then avg years of 9 players is x-1.-->its sum is 9(x-1)
if including captain and wicket keeper we get 11x
thats is 9(x-1)+26+29=11x
9x-9+55=11x
2x=46
x=23
that is the avg age of them is 23years.

Q8. Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8 10 and 12 seconds respectively. In
30 minutes, how many times do they toll together ?

(a) 4 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 16

(30/2)+1=16 because at 0 sec they start tolling

Q13. 2 oranges, 3 bananas and 4 apples cost Rs.15. 3 oranges, 2 bananas, and 1 apple costs Rs 10. What
is the cost of 3 oranges, 3 bananas and 3 apples?

(a) Rs10 (b) Rs15 (c) Rs20 (d) Rs25

ans is b)15
2 o + 3 b+4 a=15
3 o + 2 b+1 a=10
---------------
5 0 + 5 b+5 a=25
therefore o+b+a=5
3o+3b+3a=15

Q14. If on an item a company gives 25% discount, they earn 25% profit. If they now give 10% discount
then what is the profit percentage.

(a) 40% (b) 55% (c) 35% (d) 30%

Q15. A man, a woman, and a child can do a piece of work in 6 days. Man only can do it in 24 days. Woman
can do it in 16 days and in how many days child can do the same work?
(a) 8 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 18

total work can be done in 6 days. consider inverse proportion


1/m + 1/w + 1/c = 1/6
Man only can do it in 24 days. Woman can do it in 16 days
so 1/24 + 1/16 + 1/c = 1/6
solving the equation we get c as 16
ans is (c)16

Q16. A bus started from bus stand at 8.00a m and after 30 min staying at destination, it returned back to
the bus stand. The destination is 27 miles from the bus stand. The speed of the bus 50 percent fast speed. At
what time it returns to the bus stand.

(a) 11a.m (b) 12a.m (c) 10a.m (d) 10.30p.m

ans is a)11am
bus cover 27miles with 18mph in=27/18 =1hr30min and it wait at stand=30min.
after this speed of return increases by 50 . so 50 of 18mph=9mph
total speed of returning=18+9=27
then in return it take 27/27=1hr.
then total time in journey=1+1.30+0.30=3hr
so it will come at 8+3hr=11am.
so ans=11am

Q17. A pizza shop, there were 2 kinds of pizzas available. But now they have introduces 8 new types, a
person buy two different type pizzas of new type in how many ways he can select?

(a) 24 (b) 43 (c) 56 (d) 58

they said that two diff pizza so 8c1*7c1=56

Q18. A box of 150 packets consists of 1kg packets and 2kg packets. Total weight of box is 264kg. How
many 2kg packets are there?

(a) 100 (b) 114 (c) 200 (d) 208

let x=1kg packet


y=2kg packet
total no. of packets x + y = 150
total weight of packets 1x + 2y = 264
on solving we get y = 114

Q19. A man jogs at 6 mph over a certain journey and walks over the same route at 4 mph. What is his
average speed for the journey?

a) 2.4 mph (b) 4 mph (c) 4.8 mph (d) 5 mph

Q20. There are two water tanks A and B, A is much smaller than B. While water fills at the rate of one litre
every hour in A, it gets filled up like 10, 20, 40, 80, 160... in tank B.( At the end of first hour, B has 10 litres ,
second hour it has 20, and so on). If tank B is 1/32 filled after 21 hours, what is the total duration required to
fill it completely?

a) 26 hrs (b) 25 hrs (c) 5 hrs (d) 27 hrs

Q21. There are 10 reading spots in a room. Each reading spot has a round table. Each round table has 4
chair. If different no of persons are sitting at each reading spot. And if there are 10 persons inside the room
then how many reading spots donot have atleast a single reader.
(1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 7 (4) None

There are 10 reading spots in a room. different no of persons are sitting at each reading spot. so assume like they
are seated in 1,2,3,4 manner. so only 4 reading spots are required to occupy 10 people. remaining 6 spots are not
filled.

Q22. Middle – earth is a fictional land inhabited by Hobbits, Elves, dwarves and men. The Hobbits and
the Elves are peaceful creatures who prefer slow, silent lives and appreciate nature and art. The dwarves and
the men engage in physical games. The game is as follows . A tournol is one where out of the two teams that
play a match, the one that loses get eliminated. The matches are played in different rounds where in every
round , half of the teams get eliminated from the tournament. If there are 8 rounds played in a knock-out
tournol how many matches were played?

a) 257 (b) 256 (c) 72 (d) 255

Q23. It is dark in my bedroom and I want to get two socks of the same color from my drawer, which
contains 24 red and 24 blue socks. How many socks do I have to take from the drawer to get at least two
socks of the same color?

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 48 (d) 25

ans :B

Q24. 23 people are there, they are shaking hands together, how many hand shakes possible, if they are in
pair of cyclic sequence.

(a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 44 (d) 46

23 handshakes r possible because they r in cyclic sequence

Q25. Which is the smallest no divides 2880 and gives a perfect square?
a.1 b.2 c.5 d.6

ans: C

Q26. One grandfather has three grandchildren, two of their age difference is 3, eldest child age is 3 times
youngest child’s age and eldest child’s age is two times of sum of other two children. What is the age
of eldest child?
(a) 5 (8) 10 (c) 8 (d) 15

i think it is two more than the sum of other two


a-b=3 and b-c=3 then a-c=6
a=3c
if a=2+b+c
a=2+((2a/3)+3)
then go by options it is 15

Q27. 6 persons standing in queue with different age group, after two years their average age will be 43
and seventh person joined with them. hence the current average age has become 45. find the age of seventh
person?

(a) 69 (b) 70 (c) 40 (d) 45


after 2 years avg age= 43
thus present avg age=41
when seventh person joins then avg age =45
i.e. his age increment the avg age by 4
thus his age = 45+4*6= 69
ans: a

Q28. 3, 22 , 7, 45, 15, ? , 31

(a) 45 (b) 90 (c) 91 (d) 35

3*2+1=7
7*2+1=15
15*2+1=31
similarly
22*2+1=45
45*2+1=91
ans: c

Q29. A man divides Rs.8600 among 5 sons, 4 daughters and 2 nephews. If each daughter receives four
times as much as each nephew, and each son receives five times as much as each nephew, how much does
each daughter receive?

(a) Rs.800 (b) Rs.600 (c) Rs.200 (d) Rs.700

ans is a)800
s-->son,d-->daughter,n-->nephew
5s+4d+2n=8600
s=5n
d=4n
substitute this in above eqn
25n+16n+2n=8600
43n=8600
n=200
d=4n=4*200=800
so each daughter receives 800

Q30. A train starts full of passengers. At the first station, it drops one-third of the passengers and takes
280 more. At the second station, it drops one-half of the new total and takes 12 more. On arriving at the third
station, it is found to have 248 passengers. Find the number of passengers in the beginning.

(a) 240 (b) 248 (c) 280 (d) 288

let x be the initial no. of passengers


form an equation using the question
first station x-x/3+280
second station y-y/2+12
third station total is 248
equate and solve
x-x/3+280 = y-y/2+12 = 248
now
y-y/2+12 = 248 so y = 472
x-x/3+280 = 472 so x = 288
the answer is 288

Q1. A manufacturer undertakes to supply 2000 pieces of a particular component at Rs.25 per piece.
According to his estimates, even if 5% fail to pass the quality tests, then he will make a profit of 25%.
However, as it turned out, 50% of the components were rejected. What is the loss to the manufacturer?

(a) Rs.12000 (b) Rs.13000 (c) Rs.14000 (d) Rs.15000

2000*25=50000
5%of 2000 piece is 1900*25=47500,in that also the make 25% profit so orginal prize is 47500*100/125=38000.
if 50% loss then 25000only.
so loss is 38000-25000=13000

Q2. In Tnagar many buildings were under residential category.for buildings they number as 1 to 100. For
shops, corporation numbered between 150 and 200 only prime numbers. how many time 6 will appear in
building numbering?

(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 8 (d) 19

Q3. A garrison of 3300 men has provisions for 32 days when supplied at the rate of 850 g per head. At the
end of 7 days, a reinforcement arrives, and it is found that the provisions can last for 17 days more when
supplied at the rate of 825 g per head. What is the strength of the reinforcement?

(a) 1700 (b) 1000 (c) 3000 (d) 2700

Q4. Two unemployed young men decided to start a business together. They pooled in their savings, which
came to Rs. 2,000. They were both lucky, their business prospered and they were able to increase their
capital by 50 per cent every three years. How much did they have in all at the end of eighteen years?

(a) Rs. 22,781.25 (b) Rs. 24,150.25 (c) Rs. 28,140.50 (d) Rs. 18,000

the initial amount is 2000 it will by increased by half of the amount during every 3 years
so, 3rd year 2000+(2000/2)=3000
6th year 3000+(3000/2)=4500 like wise,
18 th year rs 22,781.25

Q5. If an airplane starts at point R and travels 14 miles directly north to S, then 48 miles directly east to T,
what is the straight-line distance (in miles) from T to R?

(a) 25 (b) 34 (c) 50 (d) 2500

N
WE
S these are the directions
apply the conditions in this directions
where R is a point in north and S is in south T is in east
form a triangle then find the distance by
hypotenuse=sqrt(oppositeside^2+adjecentside^2)
answer is 50
Q6. A scientist was researching into animal behavior in his laboratory. He was very interested in studying
the behavior of bears. He travelled a mile to the north and reached the north pole. There he saw a bear. He
then followed the bear for an 1 hour to the east with a speed of 2km/hr. After that he travelled south and
reached his laboratory in 2 hours. What was the colour of the bear?

(a) Black (b) White (c) Red (d) Blue

Q7. A horse starts to chase a dog that has left the stable two hours earlier. The horse runs at an average
speed of 2km/hr. It crosses a 10-metre road, two small ponds 3 metres deep, and finally runs along two small
streets of 200 metres long. After traveling 6 hrs, 2hrs after sunset, it catches the dog. Compute the speed of
the dog in Km/hr?

(a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 16.5 (d) 18.5

c 16.5

Q8. Adam sat with his friends in the Chinnaswamy stadium at Madurai to watch the 100 metres running
race organized by the Asian Athletics Association. Five rounds were run. After every round half the teams
were eliminated. Finally, one team wins the game. How many teams participated in the race?

(a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 41 (d) 54

let x be the teams played totally,


at 1st round x/2
2nd round x/4
3rd round x/8
4th round x/16
5th round x/32
and finally one team is present so,x/32=1
x=32
answer:32

Q9. 36 people {a1, a2, …, a36} meet and shake hands in a circular fashion. In other words, there are
totally 36 handshakes involving the pairs, {a1, a2}, {a2, a3}, …, {a35, a36}, {a36, a1}. Then size of the
smallest set of people such that the rest have shaken hands with at least one person in the set is

the answer is 18
since 36 people are paired i.e 18 pairs are available
and each person shakes hand with one another in a pair
So size of the smallest set of people such that the rest have shaken hands with at least one person in the set is 18

Q10. The fundamental theorem of arithematic states that every natural number greater than 1 can be
written as a unique product of prime numbers.now what is the smallest number by which 3380 must be
divided in order to make it intoa perfect square
a)5,b)4,c)8,d)6

use back solving technique


just divide 3380 with the given options.
divide 3380 by 5 we will get 676 which is a perfect square of 26

Q11.
Q22. By using 1,2,3,4,5, how many 12 digit no. can be formed which is divisible by 4, repetation of no. is
allowed?
Q12. ) Smita was makin 1 design,size of larger cube
to be made is 5*5*5 using smaller cubes of 1*1*1. She created solid
larger cube Then she decided to make hollow cube. Then how many 1*1*1
cubes required to make hollow larger cube

for solid cube we require 5*5*5/1*1*1 cubes ie 125 cubes


the the cube is hollow so 3*3*3 are not there so 27 are not there from 125
so 125-27=98 1*1*1 are required.

Q13. ) There is a die with 10 faces. It is not known that fair or not. 2
captains want to toss die for batting selection. What is the possible
solution among the following?
a) If no. is odd it is head, if no. is even it is tail
b) If no. is odd it is tail, if no. is even it is head
c) Toss a die until all the 10 digits appear on top face.
And if first
no. in the sequence is odd then consider it as tail. If it is even
consider it as head.

since we don,t know that the die is fair or not we goe sfor the 'C'
if all 10 nums appear then only we can proceed

Q14. a man has age in years equal to his daughters age in months and
daughter age is equals to his grand daughter age in weeks and her age
in weeks total age of 3 members is given 91.find out the mans
age

Q15. A lady took out jacket and gloves, which are avialable in blue
16, yellow 40 and red 36. Power goes off, she can distinguish between
gloves and jacket but not in colors. What is the possibilty their she
will pick up pair of gloves of each color. A lady has fine gloves and
hats in her closet- 18 blue- 32 red and 25 yellow. The lights are out
and it is totally dark inspite of the darkness. She can make out the
difference between a hat and a glove. She takes out an item out of
the closet only if she is sure that if it is a glove. How many gloves
must she take out to make sure she has a pair of each colour?
a) 50 b) 8 c) 60 d) 42

Q16. Given 3 lines in the plane such that the points of intersection form a triangle with sides of length 20,
20 and 30, the number of points equidistant from all the 3 lines is
a)1 b)3 c)4 d)0

ans:A

Q17. Lady has 2 select gloves & hat from a basket. In the dark, she can distinguish hat & gloves. 14 red,
20 blue, 18 green are there. Find probability that any selected glove pair has same color.

(14c2+20c2+18c2)/52c2(VERIFY URSELF)

Q21. . a man has age in years equal to his daughters age in months and
daughter age is equals to his grand daughter age in weeks and her age
in weeks total age of 3 members is given 91.find out the mans
age
Q22. . a man has age in years equal to his daughters age in months and
daughter age is equals to his grand daughter age in weeks and her age
in weeks total age of 3 members is given 91.find out the mans
age

Q23. Alok and Bhanu play the following min-max game. Given the expression
N = X – Y – Z
where X, Y and Z are variables representing single digits (0 to 9), Alok would like to maximize N while Bhanu
would like to minimize it. Towards this end, Alok chooses a single digit number and Bhanu substitutes this for
a variable of her choice (X, Y or Z). Alok then chooses the next value and Bhanu, the variable to substitute
the value. Finally Alok proposes the value for the remaining variable. Assuming both play to their optimal
strategies, the value of N at the end of the game would be
9
-18
2
20

for these......
k+xy-z=18
k+x+y-z=11
k+x-y-z=2.......based on this format just adding k value with after (=) operator U will get the answer

Q24. The pacelength P is the distance between the rear of two consecutive footprints. For men, the
formula, n/P = 144 gives an approximate relationship between n and P where, n = number of steps per
minute and P = pacelength in meters. Bernard knows his pacelength is 164cm. The formula applies to
Bernard's walking. Calculate Bernard's walking speed in kmph.
a 8.78
b 236.16
c 23.62
d 11.39

given that n/p=144


and already given that 'p'is pace length which is in meters
in problem p given as 164 cm then it is 164/100=1.64
then speed=144*1.64=236.16

Q25. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip
was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the flight is:

(a) 1 hour (b) 2 hours (c) 3 hours (d) 4 hours

(v-200)(t+1/2)=vt=600
v=600/t
(600/t-200)(t+1/2)=600
t=1

Q26. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip
was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the flight is:
(a) 1 hour (b) 2 hours (c) 3 hours (d) 4 hours

1hr

Q27. Anoop managed to draw seven circles of equal radii with their centers on the diagonal of a square
such that two extreme circles touch two sides of the square & each middle circle touches two circles on the
either side.Find the ratio of the circles to the sides of the square.
a)1:(2+7*sqrt(2))
b)1:(2+6*sqrt(2))
c)(2+7*sqrt(2)):1
d)1:(4+7*sqrt(3))

according to question length of diagonal of square=5*2a+a+a+2asqrt(2)=2a(6+sqrt(2)).


where a is radius of circle.
diagonal=side*sqrt(2)
2a(6+sqrt(2)=side*sqrt(2)
that means side:a=1:(2+6*sqrt*(2)).
hence ans is b.

Q29. Alok and Bhanu play the following min-max game. Given the expression
N = 12 + X*(Y - Z)
where X, Y and Z are variables representing single digits (0 to 9), Alok would like to maximize N while Bhanu
would like to minimize it. Towards this end, Alok chooses a single digit number and Bhanu substitutes this for
a variable of her choice (X, Y or Z). Alok then chooses the next value and Bhanu, the variable to substitute
the value. Finally Alok proposes the value for the remaining variable. Assuming both play to their optimal
strategies, the value of N at the end of the game would be
1) 93
2 30
3) 12
4) -69

ANS:30

As both are playing at there best..we can think as..


Firstly Alok chose no. 6 and Bhanu placed it in place of Y.
Then Alok chose no. 3 and Bhanu placed it in place of X.
Then after Alok chose no. 0 as only Z was remaining and he wanted to maximize it.
So the no. is= 12+3(6-0) =30.
You can think over it and understand the answer.

Q30. In the reading room of a library,there are 10 tables,4 chairs per table.In each table there are different
numbers of people seated.How many ways they will sit in the library so that no chair will be blank?

If there are 4 chairs per table and in each table there are different numbers of people seated. Then only 4 tables can
be occupied with 4,3,2,1 persons and rest of 6 tables will be blank and rest of chairs will also be blank.
Pls excuse me if there is some mistake in my interpretation.
Q1. A garrison of 3300 men has provisions for 32 days when supplied at the rate of 850 g per head. At the
end of 7 days, a reinforcement arrives, and it is found that the provisions can last for 17 days more when
supplied at the rate of 825 g per head. What is the strength of the reinforcement?

(a) 1700 (b) 1000 (c) 3000 (d) 2700

3300 men -> 32 days -> 850 g/head


After 7 days,
3300 men -> 25 days -> 850 g/head
After reinforcement = 'x' arrives,
(3300+x) men -> 17 days -> 825 g/head

Now, men count is inversely proportional to the days for survival


So,
3300*850 -> 1/25
(3300+x)*825 -> 1/17
Solving the above two we get,
3300 + x = (3300*850*25)/(17*825)
So, x = 5000-3300 = 1700

Q2. Two unemployed young men decided to start a business together. They pooled in their savings, which
came to Rs. 2,000. They were both lucky, their business prospered and they were able to increase their
capital by 50 per cent every three years. How much did they have in all at the end of eighteen years?

(a) Rs. 22,781.25 (b) Rs. 24,150.25 (c) Rs. 28,140.50 (d) Rs. 18,000

answer is (a).
here p=2000,r=50% and time duration is 18/3=6 because money is increasing every three year gence number of
attempt to increase money is 6.
now A=P{(1+r/100)pow(6)}
=2000{(1+50/100)pow(6)}
=22781.25

Q3. A man divides Rs.8600 among 5 sons, 4 daughters and 2 nephews. If each daughter receives four
times as much as each nephew, and each son receives five times as much as each nephew, how much does
each daughter receive?

(a) Rs.800 (b) Rs.600 (c) Rs.200 (d) Rs.700

let nephew share=x


so 16x+25x+2x=8600
=>x=200
so each daughter receives 4x i.e: 800rs

Q4. A manufacturer undertakes to supply 2000 pieces of a particular component at Rs.25 per piece.
According to his estimates, even if 5% fail to pass the quality tests, then he will make a profit of 25%.
However, as it turned out, 50% of the components were rejected. What is the loss to the manufacturer?

(a) Rs.12000 (b) Rs.13000 (c) Rs.14000 (d) Rs.15000


2000*25=50000,5% failure means 100*25=2500, so he will have 47,500 which included the 25% profit , then his
manufacturing cost is 47,500-9500=38,000.if 50% failures is there then he can make 25*1000=25000, then
manufacturing cost 38000-25000=13000.

ans – 13000(b)

Q5. A pizza shop, there were 2 kinds of pizzas available. But now they have introduces 8 new types, a
person buy two different type pizzas of new type in how many ways he can select?

(a) 24 (b) 43 (c) 56 (d) 58

Q6. 5,6,?,87,412,2185.
find the number that can be put in place of the question mark
(a)13
(b)14
(c)18
(d)20

correct ans is 20.


series in the form of 5*1+1^3=6,6*2+2^3=20,20*3+3^3=87,87*4+4^3=412,412*5+5^3=125.
so that ans is (d)

Q7. Alok and Bhanu play the following min-max game.Given the expression
N=X-Y-Z
where X,Y, and Z are variables representing single digits(0 to 9).Alok would like to maximize N while Bhanu
would like to minimize it.Towards this end,Alok chooses a single digit number and Bhanu substitutes this for a
variable of her choice(X,Y,Z).Alok then chooses the next value and Bhanu,the variable to substitute the
value.Finally alok proposes the value for the remaining variable.Assuming both play to their optimal
strategies,the value of N at the end of the game would be

a)9
b)4
c)2
d)-18

Q8. 2. A cistern is two-third full of water. Pipe A can fill the remaining part in 12 minutes and pipe B in 8
minutes. Once the cistern is emptied, how much time will they take to fill it together completely?
(A) 12 minutes (B) 12.5 min (C) 14.4 min (D) 10.2 min (E) 14.66 min

As pipe A takes 12min. to fill remaining one-third it takes 36min. to fill completely. similarly pipe B takes 24min. to
fill completely
so, total time taken by both together is reciprocal of:
(1/36)+(1/24)=5/72
ans:14.4 min.

Q9. 1. A square is drawn inside a right-angled triangle with the two perpendicular sides as 12 cm and 8 cm.
what is the side of the largest possible square that can be drawn?
(A) 4 cm (B) 4.8 cm (C) 4.5 cm (D) 4.4 cm (E) 5 cm

consider the origin as the point of right angle thus (8,0)and (0,12) are the 2 vertices. equation of hypotenuse :
8y+12x=96.
now solve this with y=x(the diagonal of the largest square)
x=4.8, y=4.8 .
hence the answer
Q10. 1. Three terrorists are employed to shoot a renowned person Mr. X. Only one bullet is sufficient to kill
him if it strikes in the head. The probabilities of the terrorists striking Mr. X’s head by their bullets are 0.2,
0.3, and 0.4. What is the probability that Mr. X is shot dead?
(A) 0.336 (B) 0.9 (C) 0.1 (D) 0.760 (E) 0.664

X will kill if at least one terrorist shot.let A,B,C are 3 terrorist


possible ways are.(A shot B and C not shot,B shot A and C not shot,c shot A and B not shot,A and B shot C not shot,B
and C shot A not shot,A and C shot B not shot,A and B and C shot).
now
probability of A,B,C for not kill is .8,.7,.6
(.2*.6*.7+.8*.3*.6*+.8*.7*.4+.2*.3*.6+.2*.4*.7+.8*.3*.4+.2*.3*.4)
=.664

Q11. 10. A tap can fill a tank in 16 minutes and another can empty it in 8 minutes. If the tank is already
1/2 full and both the taps are opened together, will the tank be filled or emptied? How long will it take before
the tank is either filled completely or emptied completely as the case may be? .
(A) Emptied; 16 mins (B) Filled; 8 mins (C) Emptied; 12 mins (D) Filled; 12 mins (E) None of These

if A and B open together


since B can empty faster than A so tank will empty not fill.
the whole tank will empty in 16*8/(16-8)
=16 min
since tank is half so it will take only 8 min to empty.
Ans:E

Q12. 9. A car is traveling at uniform speed. The driver sees a milestone showing a two digit number which
is a perfect square, after traveling for an hour the driver sees another milestone with the same digits in
reverse order and after another hour the driver sees another milestone containing the same two digits as part
of a three digit number. What is the speed of the car?
(A) 30 kmph (B) 40 kmph (C) 50 kmph (D) 60 kmph (E) 45 kmph

first milestone driver see is 16,second is 61,&third is 106.


so total distance traveled by him=106-16=90km
time taken=2h
so speed=distance/time=90/2=45kmph
hence (e) is the ans.

Q13. One grandfather has three grandchildren, two of their age difference is 3, eldest child age is 3 times
youngest child's age and eldest child's age is two times of sum of other two children. What is the age of
eldest child?

Q14. 5. The average age of all boys in the class is 16.66, while the average age of all girls in the same
class is 18.75. Thus the average marks of all 40 students in the class is 17.5 what is the number of girls in the
class?
(A) 12 (B) 16 (C) 18 (D) 20 (E) Data Insufficient

x=girls, 40-x=boys. (since 40 students are there).


16.66(40-x)+18.75x=17.5*40.
on solving we get x=16.
so (c)16 is the correct answer.
15. 6. A garrison of 3300 men has provisions for 32 days when supplied at the rate of 850 g per head. At
the end of 7 days, a reinforcement arrives, and it is found that the provisions can last for 17 days more when
supplied at the rate of 825 g per head. What is the strength of the reinforcement?

Ans a(1700)
sol:(3300*850*25)/(825*17)
=5000
increased=5000-3300
=1700

Q17. . A man divides Rs.8600 among 5 sons, 4 daughters and 2 nephews. If each daughter receives four
times as much as each nephew, and each son receives five times as much as each nephew, how much does
each daughter receive?

(a) Rs.800 (b) Rs.600 (c) Rs.200 (d) Rs.700

Let x be amount with nephew then with daughter 4x and with son 5x
as,there are 5 sons,4 daughters, 2 nephews the amount is share in ratio
5*5x:4*4x:2*2x i.e., 25:16:2
total amount is 8600, total parts is 43(it is sum of ratios 25,16,2)
so value of x is 8600/43=200
the share of daughter is (16*200)/4
ans:800

Q18. 9. A train starts full of passengers. At the first station, it drops one-third of the passengers and takes
280 more. At the second station, it drops one-half of the new total and takes 12 more. On arriving at the third
station, it is found to have 248 passengers. Find the number of passengers in the beginning.

(a) 240 (b) 248 (c) 280 (d) 288

Let x be no. of passengers at beginning


At, 1st station is drops 1/3rd so remaining 2/3rd are in train only plus 280 i.e., 2x/3+280
at 2nd stop 1/2 of new total and 12 more i.e., (2x/3+280)/2 + 12 = 248
on solving above equation we get x as 288
ans:d

Q19. 6. A garrison of 3300 men has provisions for 32 days when supplied at the rate of 850 g per head. At
the end of 7 days, a reinforcement arrives, and it is found that the provisions can last for 17 days more when
supplied at the rate of 825 g per head. What is the strength of the reinforcement?

(a) 1700 (b) 1000 (c) 3000 (d) 2700

Q21. A and B play a game between them. The dice consist of colors on their faces(instead of number).
When the dice are thrown, A wins if both show the same color, otherwise B wins. One die has 3 red faces and
3 blue faces. How many red and blue faces should the other die have if the both players have if the both
players have the same chances of winning?
a) 5 red and 1 blue faces.
b) 1 red and 5 blue faces.
c) 3 red and 3 blue faces.

Q5. Given 3 lines in the plane such that the points of intersection form a triangle with sides of length 20,
20 and 30, the number of points equidistant from all the 3 lines is
a)1 b)3 c)4 d)0

Q6. If there are 30 cans out of them one is poisoned if a person tastes very little he will die within 14 hours
so if there are mice to test and 24 hours to test, how many mices are required to find the poisoned can?
a) 3 b) 2 c) 6 d) 1

Q8. 28. Two trains move in the same direction at 50 kmph and 32 kmph respectively. A man in the slower
train observes the 15 seconds elapse before the faster train completely passes by him. What is the length of
faster train?

(a) 100m (b) 75m (c) 120m (d) 50m

Answer : (b) 75m

This is a problem concerned with relative speed.


Since both trains are traveling in the same direction their relative speed becomes (50-32)kmph. = 18kmph = 5m/s.
Now speed * time = length of faster train . So 15s * 5m/s = 75m

Q11. 10. A manufacturer undertakes to supply 2000 pieces of a particular component at Rs.25 per piece.
According to his estimates, even if 5% fail to pass the quality tests, then he will make a profit of 25%.
However, as it turned out, 50% of the components were rejected. What is the loss to the manufacturer?

(a) Rs.12000 (b) Rs.13000 (c) Rs.14000 (d) Rs.15000

answer : (b)13000

Now as per her assumption of 5% failing , he will sell 1900 at 25rs earning 47500 which is his Selling
Price(SP).Consider Cost Price(CP) as x and given profit as 25%, using formula (CP)[1+ profit]=SP we can substitute
and find CP as 38000 (this is CP for 2000 goods).
Now since only 50% passed test, 1000 goods were sold at 25rs i.e he got 25000. his loss is hence 38000-25000 =
13000

Q15. 23. A box of 150 packets consists of 1kg packets and 2kg packets. Total weight of box is 264kg. How
many 2kg packets are there?

(a) 100 (b) 114 (c) 200 (d) 208

Given x= 2 kg Packs
y= 1 kg packs
=> x + y = 150 .......... Eq... 1
=> 2x + y = 264 .......... Eq... 2
On solving these two equations
x = 114
By using equation 1
114 + y = 150
=> y = 36
=>Number of 2 kg Packs = 114.

Q17. 34. The difference of two numbers is 1365. On dividing the larger number by the smaller, we get 6
as quotient and the 15 as remainder. What is the smaller number?

(a) 240 (b) 270 (c) 295 (d) 360

ans b)270
x-y=1365
divide larger number by the smaller, we get 6 as quotient and the 15 as remainder
x/y=6 quotient and 15 reminder convert this as
x=6y+15
apply this x in above eqn
therefore,
6y+15-y=1365
5y+15=1365
y+3=273
y=270
so ans is b)270.

Q18. 29. A man spends half of his salary on household expenses, 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses,
the man deposits the rest in a bank. If his monthly deposits in the bank amount 50, what is his monthly
salary?
(a) Rs.500 (b) Rs.1500 (c) Rs.1000 (d) Rs. 900

Q20. If an airplane starts at point R and travels 14 miles directly north to S, then 48 miles directly east to T,
what is the straight-line distance (in miles) from T to R?

(a) 25 (b) 34 (c) 50 (d) 2500

ans c)50
R
|
14miles |
|
s- - - - T
48 miles
so using pythagoras theorm
rs^2+st^2=rt^2
14^2+48^2=2500
that is rt=50

Q21. Leena cut small cubes of 10 cm dimension each. She joined it to make a cuboid of length 100 cm,
width 50 cm and depth 50 cm. How many more cubes does she need to make a perfect cube?
a)500 b)250 c)750 d)650
Q25. There is a bacteria which has the probability of die 1/3 of its total number or it may tripled. Find out
the probability
A. P=1/3+(2/3*p^3) B. P=2/3+(2/3*p^3) C. P=2/3+(1/3*p^3) D P=2/3+(2/3*p^3)

Q26. Six friends decide to share a big cake. Since all of them like the cake, they begin quarreling who gets
to first cut and have a piece of the cake. One friend suggests that they have a blindfold friend choose from
well shuffled set of cards numbered one to six. You check and find that this method works as it should
simulating a fair throw of a die. You check by performing multiple simultaneous trials of picking the cards
blindfold and throwing a die. You note that the number shown by the method of picking up a card and
throwing a real world die, sums to a number between 2 and 12. Which total would be likely to appear more
often – 8,9 or 10?
a) 8 b)All are equally likely c)9 d)10

8 b'coz max number of possible vill occur for 8 i.e.,(6+2),(2+6),(5+3),(3+5),(4+4)


for 9 its 6+3,3+6 n for 10 its 5+5.
so ans is 8

Q27. A man goes north 37km.turns left goes 2km.turns right goes 17km.turns right goes 2km. find
distance b/w starting ending point.
a) 54 b) 27 c) 81 d) 67

a man goes north is 37km


and goes left is 2km
and goes right that is same as in north that is 17km
and right 2km as in left
so two right sides=37+17=54
so two left sides=2
2+2=4
so ans is sqrt(34square+17square)=54

Q28. The bacteria has the probability of split into 3 and probability to die is 1/3rd of the total bacteria.Let
the probability is P.Some of them survived with probability 1/5.Then which among the following relation is
true?
a)P=1/3+1/5*3 b)P=1/5*(1/8-3)

b)P=1/5*(1/8-3)
Q29. A volume of 10936 l water is in a container of sphere.How many semisphere of volume 4l each will
be required to tranfer all the water into the small semispheres?
a)2812 b)8231 c)2734 d)4222

2734.... 10936/4= 2734

Q4. Metal strip of width ‘x’ cm. 2 metal strips are placed one over the other, then the combine
length of 2 strips is ‘y’. If ‘z’ strips are placed in that manner. What is the final width of that
arrangement?

Q5. A hollow space on earth surface is to be filled. Total cost of filling is Rs20000. The cost of filling per mt3
is Rs 225 .how many times a size of 3 mt3 soil is required to fill the hollow space?
it costs 225 for 1mt3
given total cost is 20000
so the total volume is 20000/225=88.888
v need to calculate the no of times of 3mt3
so,88.888/3=29.62
therefore 29.62times a size of 3mt3 soil is required

Q6. A person has to make 141 pieces of a long bar. He takes 2 seconds to cut a piece. What is the total
time taken by him in seconds to make 141 pieces?
a)560 b)280 c)112 d)324

280
since we have to make 141 cuts
after 140 cuts the remaining will be the last cut
so 140 * 2 = 280 seconds required

Q7. There are 9 weights like 16,19.156.26, 106,15,24,36 (in kg). There are three persons like rohit, sameer
and imran. each lifts 3 types of weights. Rohit”s total lifted weight is 2 times than the weight lifted by rohit.
What is the weight lifted by imran?

56

Q8. There are two statements. There is also a question. Choose 1 if the question can be answered by using
either one. Choose 2 if the question can be answered using both the statements. Choose 3 if the question can
not be answered using these two statements

Statement1: Avinash spends 30% on house rent, 20% on children’s education,40% on foods
Statement 2: Pritam spends 20% on house rent, 45% on children’s education,20% on food
Question: If pritam spends more than avinash on foods who spends more on children’s education?

The question can be answered by

a) 1 b) 2 c)3

ans)b.

In the question it is given that pritam spends more than avinash on foods.
if we see % wise pritam spends 20% on foods but avinash spends 40% on foods.
This implies pritam's 20% is more than avinash's 40%--------------(1)
On Children's education:
pritam spends 45% on Children's education while avinash spends 20% on Children's education.
if pritam's 20% is more than avinash's 40% then
pritam's 45% is more than avinash's 20%
Therefore,pritam spends more than avinash on Children's education.

Hence Qn. can be answered by using both.


ans)b.

Q9. New town is straight to the north of New york. A high way M runs from newtown making an angle of 61
degree south east. from newyork there is also an high way N which runs northeast 61 degrees.if high ways M
and N are straight then findout the acute angle made at their intersection point.

As per given data the high ways M and N form triangle


the sum of 3 angle's of a triangle is 180 degrees
two angle's 61 degrees each are given so third angle is 58 degree.
Ans:58 degrees

Q10. There are 7 meetings A,B,C,D,E,F,G .one meeting should happen in one day. Meeting A is on Sunday
c and d meetings should happen after B. Then E ,F,G meetings should occur in three conjucutive days. And
meeting g is on Saturday. Then meeting the should occur on which day?

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat


A B C or D C or D E or F E or F G

sun->A
Mon->B
Tue->C or D
Wed->C or D
Thu->E or F
Fri->E or F
Sat->G

Q11. There are different things like p,q,r,s,t,u,v. We can take p and q together. If r and s are taken together
then t must has to be taken. u and v can be taken together.v can be taken with p or s. every thing can be
taken together except

Q12. Alok one such child finds only bicycles and wheeled wagons in this schoolyard. He counts the total
number of wheels to be 36. What could be the possible number of bicycles?
a)14
b)13
c)15
d)20

2x+4y=36
so from options we have to check the answer
as if x=14 the only we can get valid output 0f y = 2
so answer is 14

Q13. 11) A sheet of paper has statements numbered from 1 to 30. For all values of n from 1 to 30,
statement n says "At most n of the statements on this sheet are false". Which statements are true and which
are false?

a) All statements are false.


b) All statements are true.
c) The even numbered statements are true and the odd numbered are false.
d) The odd numbered statements are true and the even numbered are false.

ANS:a) because consider 1st and 2nd statements


In 1st statement it is said that atmost one statement is false(that means only one statement or less is false but not
more). But, immediately
in 2nd statement it is said that "at most" two statements are false(that means two statements or less are false but
not more). The 2nd statement itself is deviating from first one. so, first one is false,this continues till last statement.
So, answer is option a)

Q15. 3) A hollow cube of size 5 cm is taken, with a thickness of 1 cm. It is made of smaller cubes of size 1
cm. If 4 faces of the outer surface of the cube are painted, totally how many faces of the smaller cubes
remain unpainted?
a) 800 b) 488 c) 900 d) 500

Q16. On the planet Oz, there are 8 days in a week- Sunday to Saturday and another day called Oz day.
There are 36 hours in a day and each hour has 90 min while each minute has 60 sec. As on earth, the hour
hand covers the dial twice every day.

1) Find the approximate angle between the hands of a clock on Oz when the time is 12:40 am.
a) 71 b) 251 c) 111 d) 89

Ans)89 because
for hour hand:-
In one hour it rotates 360/18="20 degrees"(As, there are 36/2 divisions in planet Oz clock)
In one minute it rotates 20/90="2/9 degrees"(As, there are 90 minutes for one hour)
For minutes hand,
In one minute it rotates "360 degrees"(Because it completes one revolution)
In one hour it rotates 360/90="4 degrees"(As, there are 18*5 sub-divisions on Oz clock)
So, we can derive a formula:
(20*hours)-(34/9*minutes) /*[34/9 is 4-(2/9)]*
substitute the values and u get answer as 89 degrees approximately

Q17. Alok and Bhanu play the following min-max game.Given the expression

N=26+X(Y-Z)

Where X,Y and Z are variables representing single digits (0 to 9).Alok would like to maximize N,while Bhanu
would like to minimize it . Towards this end,alok chooses a single digit number and bhanu substitutes this for
a variable of her choice (X,Y and Z).Alok then chooses the next value and Bhanu, the variable to substitute
the value. Finally Alok proposes the value for the remaining variable.Assuming both play to their optimal
strategies, the value of N at the end of the game would be

a)-55
b)107
c)44
d)26

answer is 26.
first see the equation carefully there is z term that has -ve sign.
now for every optimal value of alok bhanu will replace it by z.now suppose alok choose 9 then bhanu will replace
z.now alok choose 9 then bhanu wil replace y and answer is 26.
now think alok choose 0 then bhanu will replace it by x answer is 26.
hence for every largest value 9 answer is 26 that is alok's optimal play.
and for every min value 0 answer is again 26 that is bhanu's optimal play.
now we can try all other numbers that will be less than 26.
hence answer is 26.

Q19. 30 teams enter a hockey tournament.A team is out of the tournament if it loses 2 games. What is the
maximum number of games to be played to decide one winner?
a) 61 b)59 c)30 d)60

Q20. Leena cut small cubes of 3 cubic cm each. She joined it to make a cuboid of length 10 cm, width 3
cm and depth 3 cm. How many more cubes does she need to make a perfect cube?
Q23. If we subtract a number with y, we get 4 increase of number, once it got divided by y itself... Find
that number??
A) 13 b) 12 c) 14 d) 11

12. subtract 2 from it, we get 10.


Divide it by 2, we get 6.
Diff of 10 and 6 is 4.

Q24. . Entry ticket to an exhibition ranges from 1p to 31p. You need to provide exact change at the
counter. You have 31p coin. In how many parts will u divide 31p so that u will provide the exact change
required and carry as less coins as possible?

a)4 b)5 c)6 d)7

1,2,4,8,16..... 5 coins

Q25. the cost of manufacturing a popular model car is made up of three items:cost of raw material,labour
and overheads- in a year the cost of three items were in the ration of 4:3:2.next year the cost of the raw
material rose by 10% ,labour cost increased by 8% but overhead reduced by 5%.then %increase int the price
of the car ?
a)7.67%
b)6%
c)0.54%
d)9.54%

before increase total cost = 4+3+2=9,


after increasing the cost = 9.54

so increase of .54 over 9 , equal to 6%.

Q26. . If a pipe can fill the tank within 6hrs.But due to leak it takes 30 min more.Now the tank is full then
how much time will it take to empty the tank throught the leak.?
a)78 b)56 c)66 d)59

78 hour

Let capacity be 6litres

then pipe takes 1litre/hour

pipe/leak = 6/6.5 litre/hour(as they are inveresly proplational)

so leak = 1/13 litre per hour

for 6 litres it will take 13*6 = 78 hour

Q27. for the king's revelry 126 barrels of beer have been ordered. however , it was found that one of them
is poisoned.the poison takes effect even if consumed in the tiniest

Q28. 1. Susan made a block with small cubes of 8 cubic cm volume to make a block ,3 small cubes long, 9
small cubes wide and 5 small cubes deep. She realizes that she has used more small cubes than she really
needed. She realized that she could have glued a fewer number of cubes together to lock like a block with
same dimensions, if it were made hollow. What is the minimum number of cubes that she needs to make the
block?
a) 114 b) 135 c) 21 d) 71

Answer is 114
Dimensions of big cube = 6 x 18 x 10
dimensions of small cube = 2 x 2 x 2
Dimensions of cube leaving the outer layer of large cube (which forms the outer layer of hollow cube) = 2 x 14 x 6
No. of small cubes for hollow cube = 6*18*10/8 - 2*14*6/8 = 114

Q29. Out of 7 children the youngest is boy then find the probability that all the remaining children are
boys
a)1/64 b)1/32 c)1/128 d)1/256

a) 1/64 ....
the probability of the remainin children bein boys will be(1/2*1/2*1/2*1/2*1/2*1/2)=1/64
1/2 comes becos each of child could either be a boy or a gal ...so probaility vl be 1/2....

Q5. Sangakara and Ponting selects batting by using a dice, but dice is biased. So to resolve, Ponting takes
out a coin. What is the probability that coin shows correct option?
a)1/2 b)1/6 c)1/12 d)6/10

ans: a)1/2

Q6. Alice and Bob play the following coins-on-a-stack game. 20 coins are stacked one above the other. One
of them is a special (gold) coin and the rest are ordinary coins. The goal is to bring the gold coin to the top by
repeatedly moving the topmost coin to another position in the stack.

Alice starts and the players take turns. A turn consists of moving the coin on the top to a position i below the
top coin (0 = i = 20). We will call this an i-move (thus a 0-move implies doing nothing). The proviso is that an
i-move cannot be repeated; for example once a player makes a 2-move, on subsequent turns neither player
can make a 2-move.

If the gold coin happens to be on top when it's a player's turn then the player wins the game.

Initially, the gold coinis the third coin from the top. Then
Alice has no winning strategy.
In order to win, Alice's first move should be a 1-move.
In order to win, Alice's first move can be a 0-move or a 1-move.
In order to win, Alice's first move should be a 0-move.

in order to alice first move should be 1-move

Q7. . Anoop managed to draw 7 circles of equal radii with their centres on the diagonal of a square such
that the two extreme circles touch two sides of the square and each middle circle touches two circles on
either side. Find the ratio of the radius of the circles to the side of the square

Q8. The pacelength P is the distance between the rear of two consecutive footprints. For men, the formula,
n/P = 144 gives an approximate relationship between n and P where, n = number of steps per minute and P
= pacelength in meters. Bernard knows his pacelength is 164cm. The formula applies to Bernard's walking.
Calculate Bernard's walking speed in kmph.

n/1.64 = 144
n = (144 * 1.64) = 236.16

No. of steps per minute = 236.16


Distance per minute = (236.16 * 164) cm
Distance per minute = 0.3873024 km
Distance per hour = 23.238144

Speed = 23.238144 km/h

Q12. Peter and paul are 2 friends.Sum of their ages is 35 years.Peter is twice as old as paul was when
peter was as old as paul is now.What is the present age of peter?

upposing Peter’s age is e and Paul’s age is a

We have a + e = 35………………….. (1)

Now when Peter was Paul’s age which means (e - a) years ago

Peter would have been e - (e - a) = a which is Paul’s age now

Paul would have been a - (e - a) = 2a - e

We have been given that Peter’s age is twice what Pauls was,

so e = 2(2a - e) = 4a - 2e which gives 3e = 4a………………….. (2)

For ease of use if a + e = 35; then 3a + 3e = 105 = 3a + 4a from (2) above

Thus 7a = 105

a = 15; e = 20

So Peter is 20 years and Paul is 15 years. The sum is 35 years and when Peter was 15

Q16. Alok and Bhanu play the following min-max game. Given the expression
N=9+X+Y-Z
Where X, Y and Z are variables representing single digits (0 to 9), Alok would like to maximize N while Bhanu
would like to minimize it. Towards this end, Alok chooses a single digit number and Bhanu substitutes this for
a variable of her choice (X, Y or Z). Alok then chooses the next value and Bhanu, the variable to substitute
the value. Finally Alok proposes the value for the remaining variable.
Assuming both play to their optimal strategies, the value of N at the end of the game would be
27
0.0
20
18

First alok chooses 9 and bhanu plcaes it in Z.


Now the equatin becomes N=X+Y.
So the maximum value that alok can get is
N=9+9 i.e N=18.

Q18. Planet fourfi resides in 4-dimensional space and thus the currency used by its residents are 3-
dimensional objects. The rupee notes are cubical in shape while their coins are spherical. However the coin
minting machinery lays out some stipulations on the size of the coins.
• The diameter of the coins should be at least 64mm and not exceed 512mm.
• Given a coin, the diameter of the next larger coin is at least 50% greater.
• The diameter of the coin must always be an integer.
You are asked to design a set of coins of different diameters with these requirements and your goal is to
design as many coins as possible. How many coins can you design?
•
• 9
•
• 5
•
• 8
•
• 6

6 coins with dia 64,96,144,216,324,486 mm.

Q19. Alok and Bhanu play the following min-max game. Given the expression
N = 12 + X*(Y - Z)
where X, Y and Z are variables representing single digits (0 to 9), Alok would like to maximize N while Bhanu
would like to minimize it. Towards this end, Alok chooses a single digit number and Bhanu substitutes this for
a variable of her choice (X, Y or Z). Alok then chooses the next value and Bhanu, the variable to substitute
the value. Finally Alok proposes the value for the remaining variable. Assuming both play to their optimal
strategies, the value of N at the end of the game would be
•
• 12
•
• 93
•
• 30
•
• -69

Q22. 10 suspects are rounded by the police and questioned about a bank robbery. Only one of them is
guilty.
The suspects are made to stand in a line and each person declares that the person next to him on his right is
guilty. The right most person is not questioned. Which of the following possibilities are true?

A. All suspects are lying or the leftmost suspect is innocent.


B. All suspects are lying and the leftmost suspect is innocent .
Neither A nor B
Both A and B
B only
A only

Ans: A only

If all suspects are lying then left most is guilty. becuse every one said the the person right to them is guilty.Only the
left most person is not mentioned.so he might be guilty.

Or if any one's statement is true then definitely the leftmost is innocent.because he is not mentioned guilty by
anyone.

so only one is possible at a time. they are connected with or compound statement. So A only true. In B they used
and keyword. both condition cannot occur at a time . So b is not true

Q23. The IT giant Tirnop has recently crossed a head count of 150000 and earnings of $7 billion. As one of
the forerunners in the technology front, Tirnop continues to lead the way in products and services in India. At
Tirnop, all programmers are equal in every respect. They receive identical salaries ans also write code at the
same rate.

Suppose 12 such programmers take 12 minutes to write 12 lines of code in total.


How long will it take 72 programmers to write 72 lines of code in total?
18
72
6
12

ans 12

Q6. 5. Alok and Bhanu play the following coins in a circle game. 99 coins are arranged in a circle with each
coin touching two other coin. Two of the coins are special and the rest are ordinary. Alok starts and the
players take turns removing an ordinary coin of their choice from the circle and bringing the other coins
closer until they again form a (smaller) circle. The goal is to bring the special coins adjacent to each other and
the first player to do so wins the game. Initially the special coins are separated by two ordinary coins O1 and
O2. Which of the following is true?

a) In order to win, Alok should remove O1 on his first turn.


b) In order to win, Alok should remove one of the coins different from O1 and O2 on his first turn.
c) In order to win, Alok should remove O2 on his first turn.
d) Alok has no winning strategy.

b) In order to win, Alok should remove one of the coins different from O1 and O2 on his first turn.

Q8. A sheet of paper has statements numbered from 1 to 40. For each value of n from 1 to 40, statement n
says "At least n of the statements on this sheet are true." Which statements are true and which are false?
•
• The even numbered statements are true and the odd numbered are false.
•
• The first 26 statements are false and the rest are true.
•
• The first 13 statements are true and the rest are false.
• The odd numbered statements are true and the even numbered are false.

ans is c) The first 13 statements are true and the rest are false.

when atleast one of the statement is true, first one will be true.
first n no. of statements must be true.

when anyone statement becomes false,


all the follwing statements also becomes false.
Q9. A sheet of paper has statements numbered from 1 to 40. For all values of n from 1 to 40, statement n
says: 'Exactly n of the statements on this sheet are false.' Which statements are true and which are false?
•
• All the statements are false.
•
• The 39th statement is true and the rest are false.
•
• The odd numbered statements are true and the even numbered statements are false.
•
• The even numbered statements are true and the odd numbered statements are false.

The 39th statement is true and the rest are false.

Q16. Series Problem like 4 12 x 44 46 132 134. Find x?

Q17. Given a collection of 36 points P in the plane and a point equidistant from all points in P, which of the
following are necessarily true?
A. The points in P lie on a circle.
B. The distance between any pair of points in P is larger than the distance between X and a point in P
a) A and B b) Neither A nor B c) B only d) A only

d)A only
Soln: all points in a circle are equidistant from a given point.

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