1. A cer t ai n t ype of mi xt ur e i s pr epar ed by mi xi ng br and A at Rs. 9 a kg.

wi t h br and B at Rs. 4 a kg. I f t he mi xt ur e i s wor t h Rs. 7 a kg. , how many

kgs. of br and A ar e needed t o make 40kgs. of t he mi xt ur e?
Ans. Br and A needed i s 24kgs.

2. A wi zar d named Nepo says I amonl y t hr ee t i mes my son s age. My
f at her i s 40 year s mor e t han t wi ce my age. Toget her t he t hr ee of us ar e
a mer e 1240 year s ol d. How ol d i s Nepo?
Ans. 360 year s ol d.

3. One dog t el l s t he ot her t hat t her e ar e t wo dogs i n f r ont of me. The
ot her one al so shout s t hat he t oo had t wo behi nd hi m. How many ar e t hey?
Ans. Thr ee.

4. A man at e 100 bananas i n f i ve days, each day eat i ng 6 mor e t han t he
pr evi ous day. How many bananas di d he eat on t he f i r st day?
Ans. Ei ght .

5. I f i t t akes f i ve mi nut es t o boi l one egg, how l ong wi l l i t t ake t o
boi l f our eggs?
Ans. Fi ve mi nut es.

6. Thr ee cont ai ner s A, B and C have vol umes a, b, and c r espect i vel y; and
cont ai ner A i s f ul l of wat er whi l e t he ot her t wo ar e empt y. I f f r om
cont ai ner A wat er i s pour ed i nt o cont ai ner B whi ch becomes 1/ 3 f ul l , and
i nt o cont ai ner C whi ch becomes 1/ 2 f ul l , how much wat er i s l ef t i n
cont ai ner A?

7. ABCE i s an i soscel es t r apezoi d and ACDE i s a r ect angl e. AB = 10 and EC
= 20. What i s t he l engt h of AE?
Ans. AE = 10.

8. I n t he gi ven f i gur e, PA and PB ar e t angent s t o t he ci r cl e at A and B
r espect i vel y and t he chor d BC i s par al l el t o t angent PA. I f AC = 6 cm,
and l engt h of t he t angent AP i s 9 cm, t hen what i s t he l engt h of t he
chor d BC?
Ans. BC = 4 cm.

9 Thr ee car ds ar e dr awn at r andomf r oman or di nar y pack of car ds. Fi nd
t he pr obabi l i t y t hat t hey wi l l consi st of a ki ng, a queen and an ace.
Ans. 64/ 2210.

10. A number of cat s got t oget her and deci ded t o ki l l bet ween t hem999919
mi ce. Ever y cat ki l l ed an equal number of mi ce. Each cat ki l l ed mor e mi ce
t han t her e wer e cat s. How many cat s do you t hi nk t her e wer e ?
Ans. 991.

11. I f Log2 x 5 Log x + 6 = 0, t hen what woul d t he val ue / val ues of x
be?
Ans. x = e2 or e3.

12. The squar e of a t wo di gi t number i s di vi ded by hal f t he number . Af t er
36 i s added t o t he quot i ent , t hi s sumi s t hen di vi ded by 2. The di gi t s of
t he r esul t i ng number ar e t he same as t hose i n t he or i gi nal number , but

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t hey ar e i n r ever se or der . The t en s pl ace of t he or i gi nal number i s
equal t o t wi ce t he di f f er ence bet ween i t s di gi t s. What i s t he number ?
Ans. 46

13. Can you t ender a one r upee not e i n such a manner t hat t her e shal l be
t ot al 50 coi ns but none of t hemwoul d be 2 pai se coi ns. ?
Ans. 45 one pai sa coi ns, 2 f i ve pai se coi ns, 2 t en pai se coi ns, and 1
t went y- f i ve pai se coi ns.

14. A monkey st ar t s cl i mbi ng up a t r ee 20f t . t al l . Each hour , i t hops 3f t .
and sl i ps back 2f t . How much t i me woul d i t t ake t he monkey t o r each t he
t op?
Ans. 18 hour s.

15. What i s t he mi ssi ng number i n t hi s ser i es? 8 2 14 6 11 ? 14 6 18 12
Ans. 9

16. The mi nut e hand of a cl ock over t akes t he hour hand at i nt er val s of 64
mi nut es of cor r ect t i me. How much a day does t he cl ock gai n or l ose?
Ans. 32 8/ 11 mi nut es.

17. Sol ve f or x and y: 1/ x 1/ y = 1/ 3, 1/ x2 + 1/ y2 = 5/ 9.
Ans. x = 3/ 2 or - 3 and y = 3 or - 3/ 2.

18. Daal i s now bei ng sol d at Rs. 20 a kg. Dur i ng l ast mont h i t s r at e was
Rs. 16 per kg. By how much per cent shoul d a f ami l y r educe i t s consumpt i on
so as t o keep t he expendi t ur e f i xed?
Ans. 20 %.

19. Fi nd t he l east val ue of 3x + 4y i f x2y3 = 6.
Ans. 10.

20. Can you f i nd out what day of t he week was J anuar y 12, 1979?
Ans. Fr i day.

21. A gar r i son of 3300 men has pr ovi si ons f or 32 days, when gi ven at a
r at e of 850 gr ams per head. At t he end of 7 days a r ei nf or cement ar r i ves
and i t was f ound t hat now t he pr ovi si ons wi l l l ast 8 days l ess, when
gi ven at t he r at e of 825 gr ams per head. How, many mor e men can i t f eed?
Ans. 1700 men.

22. Fr om5 di f f er ent gr een bal l s, f our di f f er ent bl ue bal l s and t hr ee
di f f er ent r ed bal l s, how many combi nat i ons of bal l s can be chosen t aki ng
at l east one gr een and one bl ue bal l ?
Ans. 3720.

23. Thr ee pi pes, A, B, & C ar e at t ached t o a t ank. A & B can f i l l i t i n
20 & 30 mi nut es r espect i vel y whi l e C can empt y i t i n 15 mi nut es. I f A,
B & C ar e kept open successi vel y f or 1 mi nut e each, how soon wi l l t he
t ank be f i l l ed?
Ans. 167 mi nut es.

24. A per son wal ki ng 5/ 6 of hi s usual r at e i s 40 mi nut es l at e. What i s
hi s usual t i me?

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Ans. 3 hour s 20 mi nut es.

25. Mr . Shah deci ded t o wal k down t he escal at or of a t ube st at i on. He
f ound t hat i f he wal ks down 26 st eps, he r equi r es 30 seconds t o r each
t he bot t om. However , i f he st eps down 34 st ai r s he woul d onl y r equi r e 18
seconds t o get t o t he bot t om. I f t he t i me i s measur ed f r omt he moment t he
t op st ep begi ns t o descend t o t he t i me he st eps of f t he l ast st ep at
t he bot t om, f i nd out t he hei ght of t he st ai r way i n st eps?
Ans. 46 st eps.

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