MADE EASY DHEERAJ SIR (REASONING & APTITUDE)

MADE EASY

DHEERAJ SIR
REASONING & APTITUDE

CLASSROOM HANDOUT

GATE & ESE - 2020

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RATIO AND PROPORTION

1).If a:b = 2:5, b:c = 3:4, what is a:b:c?

2). If a:b = 1:2, b:c = 2:3,c:d = 6:5, what is a:b:c:d?

3).An amount of Rs.5000 is shared between A and B in the ratio of 2:3 What are the shares of A & B
respectively in rupees?

4).The ratio of two numbers is 3:4.If each number is increased by 6, their ratio became 4:5. What are
the old and new sums of the numbers respectively?

5).The ratio of incomes of A and B is 5:4 and the ratio of their expenditures is 3:2. If each of them
saves Rs.1600, what are the incomes of A and B respectively in rupees?

6) 35 litres of mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 4:1. If 7 litres of water is added to this
mixture, what is the ratio of milk and water in the resultant mixture?

7). 30 litres of mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 7:3.How many litres of water should be
added to this mixture so that the ratio of milk and water get reversed (3:7)?

8).20 litres of mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 5:3. If 4 litres of this mixture is replaced
by 4 litres of pure milk, what is the ratio of milk and water in the resultant mixture?

9) A certain amount of mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 4:1, If 10 litres of this mixture
is replaced by 10 litres of water, the resultant ratio became 2:3. How much pure milk in litres was
originally present in the mixture at first?

10).Two containers of equal capacities contain mixtures of milk and water prepared in the ratios of
7:11 and 7:2 respectively. If equal quantities of these two mixtures are added, what is the ratio of milk
and water in the resultant mixture?

11).Two alloys A and B contain gold and copper in the ratios of 2:3 and 3:7 by mass
respectively. Equal masses of alloys A and B are melted to make an alloy C. What is the ratio of
gold and copper in alloy C? [GATE]

12).Three containers of equal capacity contain 3/5th,7/10th and 11/15th of milk. If the remaining parts
of these containers are completely filled up with water, contents in the 3 containers are mixed up and
filled up in another large container, What is the ratio of milk and water in the resultant mixture?
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13).Two containers of equal capacity contains mixtures of milk and water in the ratios of 1:2 and 2:5
respectively. If these two mixtures are mixed in the ratio of 1:4 respectively,what is the ratio of milk
and water in the resultant mixture?

14) A box contains a certain no.of 50 paise,20 paise and 10 paise coins in the ratio of 3:4:5
respectively.If the total amount is equal to Rs.42,
a).How many 10 paise coins are present?
b).what is the amount formed by 50 paise coins in rupees?

15).Rs 5130 is divided among A,B and C so that A gets 6/13th of what B & C together gets where as
B gets 5/14th of what A&C together gets.What is Share of C in rupees?

16).Rs 1760 is divided among A,B and C so that A gets 3/8th of what B & C together gets where as B
gets 5/11th of what A&C together gets.
a).What is the difference between the shares of A and B in rupees?
b).What is Share of C in rupees?

17). 5 pens cost as much as 7 pencils. 21 pencils cost as much as 10 books.16 books cost as much as 9
boxes. The cost of 2 boxes is Rs.64.What is the cost of 2 pens in rupees?

PROBLEMS ON AGES
1).The sum of ages of Mother and daughter is 50 years. 5 years ago (from now), the mother’s age was
7 times the age of daughter. What are the present ages of mother and daughter respectively?

2). The sum of ages of Father and son is 56 years. After 4 years (from now), father’s age will be
3 times the age of son. What are the present ages of father and son respectively?

3).In 10 years (from now), A will be twice as old as B was 10 years ago. If A is 9 years older than B
now, What are the present ages of A and B respectively?

4).5 Years ago (from now), the age of A was 1/3 rd the age of B. If A is 17 years old now, how old
will be B after 5 years from now?

5). Anushka got married 6 years ago (from now). Today her age is 1 ¼ times her age at the time of
marriage. Her son’s age is 1/10 times her age. How old will be her son after 3 years from now?

6).Hema’s age is 5 years more than twice the age of Hari. The age of Suresh is 13 years less than
10 times Hari’s age .If suresh is 3 times as old as Hema. How old is Hema?[GATE]

7).The ratio of ages of father and son is 4:1. If the product of their ages is 196, what will be the ratio
of their ages after 5 years from now?
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8).The ratio of ages of A and B 1 year ago from now was 3:4.and the ratio of their ages 1 year hence
from now will be 4:5.What is the sum of their present ages?

9).A is as much younger to B as he is older to C. If the sum of present ages of B and C is 48 years,
how old will be A after 5 years from now?

10).A father said to his son “I was exactly as old as you are when you were born”. If the present age
of father is 38 years, how old will be his son after 5 years from now?

11). A said to B “I am twice as old as you were when I was as old as you are”. If the sum of present
ages of A and B is 63 years, What is the difference between their ages?

PERCENTAGES
1).What is the % value of 24 out of 120?

2). 32% of a number exceeds 16% of the same number by 64.What is the number?

3). If a% of b + b% of a = 10% (a+b), then what is sum of reciprocals of a and b?

4).The income of A is 25% more than that of B. By what % the income of B is less than that of A ?

5).The price of petrol increases by 25%. To what % a consumer should reduce his consumption so
that there is no Extra expenditure?

6).The total no.of students in a school increases by 20% annually. If the no.of students in 2016 were
600, what would be the number in 2018?

7). The population of a village increases by 20% at first and later it decreases by 10% (to the
resultant population) .What is the overall % change in the population?

8). The population of a city is 5 million and it increases by 20% annually. How many years
would it take to double at this growth rate ? [GATE]
a). 3-4 years b) 4-5 years c).5-6 years d).6-7 years

9). A container originally contains 40 litres of pure spirit. 4 litres of this spirit is replaced by 4
litres of water. 4 litres of the consequent mixture is again replaced by 4 litres of water
successively for two times. How much spirit in litres is now actually left in the
container?[GATE]

10). A student has to get 36% of maximum marks to pass the examination. He got 110 marks and
failed by a margin of 88 marks to the pass mark. What is the maximum mark?
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11). A got 45% of maximum marks which is 25 marks more than the pass mark. B got 30% of
maximum marks and failed by 50 marks.
a).What is the maximum mark?
b).What is the pass mark?

12).In an election, A and B contested. A got 37% of the total votes polled and lost the election by a
margin of 5200 votes to his opponent. What is the total no.of votes polled in the election?

13). In an election , A and B contested. 20% of the total votes polled are invaild. A got 60% of the
vaild votes polled and won the election by a majority of 5400 votes to his opponent. What is the sum
of total no.of both valid and invalid votes polled in the election?

14). In an election, two candidates P and Q contested. During the campaign, 40% of the total
voters promised to vote for P and rest for Q. However on the day of election,15% of the total
voters of P went back on their promise and instead they voted for Q. Similarly 25% of voters of
Q also went back on their promise and instead they voted for P. If P lost this election by a
margin of 2 votes, what is the total no. of votes polled in the election?[GATE]

15).A person spends 20% of his income on house rent, 10% of the remaining on clothes, 25% of the
remaining on food and finally saves Rs.2700.what was his Actual income in Rupees?

PROFIT, LOSS & DISCOUNTS

1). A person sold an article at Rs.390 and obtained a profit of 30%. Find the C.P in Rupees.

2). A sold an article to B at 20% profit. B sold the same article to C at 25% profit (on his investment).
If C pays Rs.225 for that article at last, how much did A pay for it at first?

3). A sold an article worth Rs 9000 to B at 10% loss. B sells back the same article to A at 10% profit
(on his invsetment).
a). who finally lost?
b) who finally gained?
c). Find the values of loss and gain respectively in rupees?

4). The profit obtained by selling an article @ Rs.425 is same as the loss obtained by selling the same
article @ Rs.355. Find the C.P in rupees?

5). The loss obtained by selling an article @ Rs 270 is same as the profit obtained by selling that
article @ 10% profit. Find the C.P in Rupees?

6).A fruit seller sold a basket of fruits at 12.5% loss. Had he been sold it for Rs.108 more, he
would have made 10% gain. What is the loss in rupees incurred by the fruit seller?[GATE]
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7). A person sold an article @ 10% profit. If he had bought it @ 10% less price and sold it at Rs 3.
more (than the present S.P), he would have got 25% profit (on his new investment).What was the
(Actual ) C.P of that article ?

8). A person sold 120 articles and obtained a profit which is equal to cost price of 20 articles. what is
his profit percentage?

9). The C.P of 10 articles is equal to S.P of 9 articles. What is his profit or loss percentage?

10). A person calculates his profit percentage w.r.t S.P instead of C.P by mistake and announces the
wrong result as 20%. What is correct profit percentage?

11). A dishonest dealer promises to sell his goods at C.P itself and uses a false weight of 960 gms
instead of 1 Kg. Find his profit percentage?

12). A dishonest dealer promises to sell his goods at 6% loss on C.P and uses a false weight of 900
gms instead of 1 Kg. Find his profit percentage?

13). A shopkeeper marks up the price of his articles in such a way so that even after giving a discount
of 10%, he actually gains 8%. How much % above the C.P is the marked price?

TIME, MEN AND WORK

1).36 men can do a work in 25 days.
a). How many men can do the same work in 15 days?
b). How many more men are required to do the same work in 15 days?

2). 300 men can do a work in 16 days. How many men can do 1/5th of the same work in 15 days?

3).7 machines take 7 minutes to make 7 identical toys .At the same time how many minutes
would it take for 100 machines to make 100 toys?[GATE]

4). In a hostel, there is enough food for 25 days sufficient for 40 students each day. But after 5
days, 10 students completely left the hostel
a). For how many days the remaining food will be sufficient for remaining students?
b).How many more days the food can be supplied because of exit of those 10 students?

5).Twenty workers can finish a work in 30 days. After how many days should 5 workers leave the job
so that the total work is completed in 35 days?

6). A contract has to be completed in 46 days. 117 men were appointed to do this work each man
working for 8 hours a day. But after 33 days, only 4/7th of work is completed. How many additional
men must be appointed so that the work gets completed in the same given time, each man now
working for 9 hours a day?
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7). A contractor agreed to a contract and appointed 100 men assuming that he could submit the work
in 40 days. But after 35 days, his calculations went wrong. He recalculated and immediately
appointed 100 more men and completed the work in given time. If he had not appointed that 100
more men , how many days behind the schedule the work would have been completed?

8). 5 men or 10 women can complete a work in 100days. In how many days 3 men and 14 women
together can complete the whole work?

9). 10 men can complete a work in 8 days. 10 women can complete the same work in 12 days. In how
many days 3 men and 6 women together can complete the whole work?

10).5 skilled persons can do a work in 20 days. 8 semi-skilled persons can do the same work in
25 days. 10 unskilled persons can do the same work in 30 days. In how many days a team of 2
skilled, 6 semi-skilled and 5 unskilled persons can do the whole work? [GATE][ESE]

11).2 men and 7 women together can do a work in 4 days. 4 men and 4 women together can do the
same work in 3 days. In how many days 2 men can complete the whole work?

12).1200 men and 500 women can build a bridge in 2 weeks.900 men and 250 women will take 3
weeks to build the same bridge. How many men will be needed to build the bridge in one
week?[GATE]

13). A alone can do a work in 20 days. B alone can do same work in 25 days. A started to work alone
and after 5 days he completely left the work.
a). In how many days B alone can complete the remaining work?
b).What is the total no of days required to complete the whole work?

14). A alone can do a work in 8 days. B alone can do the same work in 6 days. In how many days A
and B together can start and finish the whole work simultaneously?.

15). A alone can do a work in 80 days. A and B together can start and finish the same work
simultaneously in 60 days. In how many days B alone can complete the whole work?

16). A alone can do a work in 12 days. B alone can do same work in 15 days. C alone can do the
same work in 20 days. In how many days A,B,C together can start and finish the whole work
simultaneously?

17). A alone can do a work in 40 days. B alone can do the same work in 60 days. They both started
working together and after 12 days A completely left the work.
a). In how many days B alone can complete the remaining work?
b). What is the total no of days required to complete the whole work?

18). A alone can do a work in 20 days. B alone can do the same work in 30 days. A started to a work
alone and after 5 days, B joined him.
a). In how many days A and B together can complete the remaining work?
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b). What is the total no of days required to complete the whole work?

19). A alone can do a work in 16 days. B alone can do same work in 32 days. C alone can do the
same work in 48 days. They all started working together and after 4 days, C left the work. B also
completely left the work but just two days before the completion of work.
a).What is the total no of days required to complete the whole work?
b). For how many days did B work?

20).A can read a book in 6 hours. B can read the same book in 4 hours. They both started
reading copies of the same book at the same time. After how many hours the total no.of pages
still to be read by A is twice to that of B? [GATE]

21). A and B together can do a work in 12 days. B and C together can do the same work in 15 days.
A and C together can do the same work in 20 days.
a). In how many days A,B,C together can do the whole work simultaneously?
b). In how many days A alone can do the whole work?

22). A and B together can do a work in 12 days. B and C together can do the same work in 16 days.
A worked at it alone for 5 days and left. B worked at it alone after for 7 days and left .Then C
completed the remaining work alone in 13 days. In how many days C alone can complete the whole
work?

23). A alone can do a work in 10 days. B alone can do same work in 15 days. They together started
and finished a work simultaneously. What is the share of A in rupees if the total work is worth of a
wage Rs.3000 ?

24). A is twice as good as B. They together can start and finish a work simultaneously in 16 days. In
how many days A alone can do that work ?

25). A is thrice better than B and therefore he can finish a work in 60 days less than B. In how many
days A and B together can start and finish the whole work simultaneously.

26). A alone can do a work in 12 days. B alone can do same work in 9 days. If they start working on
alternate days and if A begins to work.
a). who finishes the work?
b). On which day the work is completed?
c). What is the total no of days required to complete this whole work?

Pipes and Cisterns:

1).Pipe A alone can fill up a cistern in 8 hours .pipe B alone can empty the same cistern in 16 hours.
If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, In how much time the (empty) cistern can be filled?

2). Pipe A alone can fill up a cistern in 12min .pipe B alone can empty half the same cistern in 4min.
If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, In how much time the full cistern can be emptied?
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3). Pipe A alone can fill up a cistern in 10 min. pipe B alone can empty the same cistern in 6 min. If
both the pipes are opened simultaneously, In how much time the cistern can be filled or emptied if the
tank is 40% filled up with water initially?

4). A cistern is normally filled by a pipe in 8 hours. But now it takes 2 hours more to get filled
because of a leak working simultaneously at the bottom. In how much time the leak alone can empty
the full cistern completely?

5). A cistern has two pipes A and B who can fill it up completely in 12 and 15 min respectively.
There is a leak pipe C at the bottom of the cistern. If all the pipes are opened simultaneously, the
empty cistern got filled in 20 min. In how much time the leak pipe C alone can empty the full cistern
completely?

6). Pipe A is 5 times faster than pipe B and therefore it can fill up a cistern in 48 min less than B. In
how much time A and B together can fill up the empty cistern simultaneously?

7). A cistern has a leak which can empty it alone in 8 hours. A tap is turned on which admits 6 litres
of water per min into the cistern. If both pipes are opened simultaneously, the full cistern got
completely emptied in 12 hours. How many litres of water can the cistern hold? (Maximum storage
capacity of the cistern in litres)

8). It takes 30 min to empty a half filled tank by draining it at a constant rate. It is decided to
simultaneously pump the water into the cistern while draining it. What is the rate at which the
water has to be pumped into the half-filled tank so that it gets fully filled in 10 min? [GATE]
a). 2 times the draining rate b). 2.5 times the draining rate
c). 3 times the draining rate d). 4 times the draining rate

9). A cistern has two pipes A and B who can fill it up completely in 12 and 15 min respectively. Both
the pipes were opened together at first when the cistern was initially empty and after 3 minutes the
first pipe A was turned off. What is the total time required to fill up the empty cistern completely?

10). A cistern has two pipes A and B who can fill it up completely in 20 and 15 min respectively.
Both the pipes were opened together at first when the cistern was initially empty and after 5 minutes,
a leak pipe C is opened at the bottom of the cistern, which can empty the cistern alone in 30 min. In
how much time after the first 5 min the cistern gets completely filled or emptied? (2nd phase time)

11).A cistern has two pipes A and B who can fill it up completely in 12 and 15 min respectively. Both
the pipes were opened together at first when the cistern was initially empty and after 5 minutes, a leak
pipe C is opened at the bottom of the cistern which can empty the cistern alone in 6 min. In how
much time after the first 5 min the cistern gets completely filled or emptied? (2nd phase time).
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TIME SPEED AND DISTANCE

1). A car covers 90 km in 4 hours. Find its speed in metres per second?

2). In how many hours a person can cover a distance of 450km @ 25mps?

3). A person covers a distance of 450km @ 90 kmph and remaining distance of 750km @
50kmph.What is the Average speed for the entire journey in kmph?

4).A person covers 1/3rd of the total distance @ 20 kmph and the rest @ 40 kmph. If it takes 16 hours
in all, what is the distance in km and also find the average speed for the entire journey in kmph?

5). An Automobile travels from City A to city B and returns to city A by the same route.The
speed of the vehicle during the onward and return journeys were constant at 60 kmph and 90
kmph respectively.What is the average speed in kmph for the entire journey?[GATE]

6).A person covers half of the distance @ 24 kmph and the rest @ 36 kmph. If it takes 5 hours in all,
what is the distance in km?

7). A person covers 8 km in the first quarter of an hour, 6 km in the second quarter and 16 km
in the 3rd quarter. What is the avg speed for the entire journey in kmph?[GATE]

8).A person covers half of his journey by bus @ 60kmph, half of the remainder by scooter @ 30
kmph and rest by cycle @ 10kmph.what is his average speed for the entire journey in
kmph?[GATE]

9). Two persons A and B start at the same point, at the same time away from each other (opposite
direction) with the speeds of 8 kmph and 5 kmph respectively.
a). In what time they will be at a distance of 39 km from each other?
b). In the above time, What is the distance travelled by A in km?
c). In the above time, What is the distance travelled by B in km?

10). The distance between A and B is 310 km. Two cars start from A and B towards each other
(opposite direction) at the same time with the speeds of 34 kmph and 28 kmph respectively?
a). In what time they will meet each other?
b). At what distance from A they will meet each other?
c). At what distance from B they will meet each other?

11). Two persons A and B start at the same point, at the same time in the same direction with the
speeds of 8 kmph and 5 kmph respectively.
a). In what time they will be at a distance of 39 km from each other?
b). In the above time, What is the distance travelled by A in km?
c). In the above time, What is the distance travelled by B in km?
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12). A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 200 mts.When the policeman started the
chasing, the theif also started running away in the same direction exactly at the same time. The speed
of theif is 10 kmph and that of policeman is 12kmph.
a). In what time policeman will catch the theif?
b).What is the distance run by theif in km ?
c).What is the total distance run by policeman in km ?

13). The distance between A and B is 440 km. A car starts from A to B at 6 a.m with the speed of 20
kmph and another car starts from B to A at 10 am with the speed of 52 kmph.
a). When will they will meet each other?
b). At what distance from A they will meet each other?
c). At what distance from B they will meet each other?

14). Two cars start from A to meet at B , one @ 5am with a speed of 18 kmph and the other @ 7 am
with a speed of 27 kmph.
a). When will they will meet each other? b).What is the distance in km?

15).Two cars start from A and B towards each other at the same time with the speeds of 30 kmph and
50 kmph respectively on a straight main road. By the time the two cars meet each other, one car had
already covered 160 km more than the other.The total distance travelled by both the cars in km is ___

16). The driver of car A driving at speed of 72 kmph locates another car B 40m ahead of him going
away straight in the same direction with a certain speed. In 20 sec from this moment, car A surpasses
car B and left it 80m behind. What is the speed of car B in mps?

17). A tiger is 50 leaps of its own behind a deer. The tiger takes 5 leaps per min to the deer’s 4.If
the tiger and deer cover 8 mts and 5 mts per leap respectively, what distance in metres will the
tiger have to run before it catches the deer? [GATE 2016-2M]

18). Two persons A and B start at the same point, at the same time, in the same direction to travel a
certain distance with the speeds of 15 kmph and 12 kmph respectively. As a result A arrives the target
30 min before B .Find the distance in km

19). A car reaches its destination 10 min late when it travels at 40kmph and 16min late when it travels
at 30kmph from a particular point w.r.t a right time. Find the distance in Km?

20). A car reaches its destination 10 min early when it travels at 20 kmph and 15 min early when it
travels at 25 kmph from a particular point w.r.t a right time. Find the distance in Km?

21). A boy reaches his school from home 7 min early when he walks at 4 kmph. Next day he reduces
his speed to 3 kmph and reaches the school 8 min late w.r.t a right time. How far is the school?
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Problems on train crossings:

1). The Length of a train is 150m and it is running at a speed of 72kmph. In how many seconds will it
cross a Telegraphic pole?

2). The Length of a train is 150m and it is running at a speed of 36kmph. In how many seconds will it
cross a bridge of length 120m?

3).A Train is running at a speed of 68 kmph. In how many seconds will it cross a man running
towards on the parallel track with a speed of 4 kmph if the length of the train is 400 m.

4).Two trains which are 140m and 160m long respectively are running on parallel tracks with the
speeds of 21 kmph and 24 kmph respectively. In how many minutes will they cross each other
completely if they are travelling in same direction?

5). Two trains are running on parallel tracks towards each other (opposite direction) with the speeds
of 42 kmph and 30 kmph respectively. They take 15 Sec to cross each other completely. If the length
of one train is 50% more than the other, what is the length of the longer train in metres?

6). A train which is running at uniform speed crosses a bridge of length 180m in 27 sec and crosses a
telegraphic pole in 15 sec. What is the length of the train in metres?

7). A train which is running at uniform speed crosses a bridge of length 140m in 12 sec and crosses
another platform length 240m in 16 sec. What is the length of the train in metres?

8). A train which is 280m long running at uniform speed crosses a platform in 60 sec and
crosses a man standing on a platform in 20 sec.What is the length of platform in metres?
[GATE]

Boats and streams

1).The speed of the boat in still water is 10 kmph. If the speed downstream is 13 kmph. What is the
speed of current in kmph?

2). A boat goes 12 km upstream in 48 min. If the speed of the stream is 2 kmph, What is the speed of
boat in still water in kmph?

3). A man swims 60 km downstream and 36 km upstream taking 6 hours each time.
a). What is the speed of the man in still water in kmph?
b). what is the speed of the current in kmph?

4). A boat goes a certain distance upstream in 5 hours and returns the same distance downstream in 4
hours. If the speed of the stream is 2 kmph,
a). what is the speed of boat in still water in kmph?
b). How far is the place? (End to End distance in Km)
c). what is the total distance travelled by the boat? (Up and down distance in Km)
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5). A man can row 8 kmph in still water. If it takes him thrice as long to row upstream than to
row downstream, find the stream velocity in kmph? [GATE]

6).A boatman goes 2 km against the current in 1 hour and 1 km along the current in 10 min. How
long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water?
a).70 min b).75 min c).80 min d).85 min

7).A boat can move at 10 kmph in still water. If stream is flowing at 2 kmph and if it takes for the
boat 5 hours in all to row a place and back,
a). How far is the place? (End to End distance in km)
b). what is the total distance travelled by the boat? (Up and down distance in km)

PERMUTATIONS & COMBINATIONS

1).How many different words (with or without meaning) can be formed by using all the alphabet of
the word
1).CAT 2).GATE 3).GENCO
a).by using each alphabet exactly once (Repetition is not allowed)
b).when repetition is allowed
.
2).How many different 4-alphabet words can be formed by using the alphabet of the word
LOGARITHMS when the repetition of alphabet is
a).Not allowed b).Allowed

3).A painter has to paint a 4-digit number on a number plate by using the digits {1,2,3,4….8,9}.
How many such numbers can be formed when the repetition of digits is
a).Not allowed b).Allowed

4).In how many different ways the following words can be arranged?
1). APPLE 2). TATA 3). GOOGLE 4). ENGINEERING

5) In how many different ways the word SIGNATURE can be arranged so that
a).All the vowels should come together b).All the vowels should not come together.

6)In how many different ways 4 men and 4 women can be seated in a row so that all the women
should not sit together?

7). In how many different ways the word CORPORATION can be arranged so that
a).All the vowels should come together b).All the vowels should not come together

8).How many different (Valid) 5-digit numbers can be formed with the digits {0,2,4,6,8} when the
repetition of digits is NOT allowed?

9).How many four digit numbers can be formed with 10 digits {0,1,2…8,9} if no number can
start with 0 and if repetitions are not allowed? [GATE]
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10). How many different (Valid) 3-digit EVEN numbers can be formed with the digits {0,1,2,3,4,5,6}
when the repetition of digits is NOT allowed?

11). How many different (Valid) 5-digit numbers can be formed with the digits {0,1,2,3,4,5} so that
the resultant number is exactly divisible by 3 when the repetition of digits is NOT allowed?

12). How many different (Valid) numbers greater than 800 and less than 4000 can be formed with the
digits {0,1,2,4,5,7,8,9} when the repetition of digits is NOT allowed?

13) How many 3-digit natural numbers can be formed so that digit ‘1’ should never come to the
immediate right of digit ‘2’. [GATE]

14).Given the digits 2,2,3,3,3,4,4,4,4, how many distinct 4-digit numbers greater than 3000 can
be formed? [GATE]

15a).A 3-digit number is formed by using the digits {1,2,3} without repeating any of them.
What is the sum of all such possible 3-digit numbers?.

15b). A 5-digit number is formed by using the digits {1,3,5,7,9} without repeating any of them.
What is the sum of all such possible 5-digit numbers? [GATE]

16a). How many different 3-alphabet words can be formed from the word DELHI so that two
alphabet D & E always exist when the repetition of alphabet is NOT allowed?

16b). How many different 4-alphabet words can be formed from the word SIGNATURE so that two
alphabet S & G always exist when the repetition of alphabet is NOT allowed?

17). How many different 4-alphabet words can be formed from the word BUFFER so that 2 Fs
always exist in any two postions, and different alphabet from B,U,Eand R should exist in the
remaining two positions.?

18a). How many different 3-alphabet words can be formed from the word MADAM?
18b). How many different 4-alphabet words can be formed from the word MADEEASY?

19).In how many ways 9 different letters can be posted in 3 post boxes so that each box may get any
number of letters (varying from 0 to 9) ?
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20).In how many ways 3 scholarships can be awarded to 4 applicants ,when each applicant can
receive any number of scholarships? [GATE]

21). In how many ways 9 identical balls can be distributed to 3 kids so that each kid may get any
number of balls (varying from 0 to 9)?

22).In the below figure, how many different shortest routes are possible from A (top left corner) to
B(bottom right corner) if travelling along only straight lines (Eastwards and downwards) is allowed?

23).Out of 7 points on a plane, 5 points are collinear. How many straight lines can be formed?

24).There are “x” points on a plane out of which “y” points are collinear. How many triangles can be
formed by using all these points when,
1).X = 4; Y = 3 2). X = 5; Y = 4 3).X = 11 ; Y = 5

25).Line ‘m’ has 6 points on it and ‘n’ has 5 points lying on it. If ‘m’ is parallel to ‘n’ then how many
triangles can we get from these 11 points?

26).A point is randomly placed inside the volume of the tetrahedron and it is connected to all
the four vertices with straight lines. How many new planes are formed inside the volume of
tetrahedron? [GATE]

27).The no. of diagonals of an ‘n’-sided polygon is 50% higher than that of its no.of sides. The
polygon is a ________________
a).Quadrilateral b).Pentagon c).Hexagon d).octagon

CLOCKS
1).The Second’s hand of a clock is _____ times faster than the hour’s hand.

2).Find the Mirror image times of the following times?

2a) 4:30 2b).7:37 2c)12:30
3). Two and quarter hours back, the mirror image of a clock was 1:30. What is the original time
now? [GATE]
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4).What is the Angle between Minute’s hand and Hour’s hand @ 4: 20?

5). What is the angle between Minute’s hand and Hour’s hand @ 8:30?

a). 70 degrees b).285 degrees c). 200 degrees d).100 degrees

6).How many times between 3 a.m to 3 p.m do the Minute’s hand and Hour’s hand of a clock will be
in a straight line (180 degrees) to each other?

7).How many times do the Minute’s hand and Hour’s hand of a clock will be at right angles to each
other in one full day?
a).20 times b).24 times c).44 times d).48 times

8).At what exact time(s) between 4’0 clock and 5’0 clock do the minutes hand and hours hand of a
clock will be at following positions?
1).Coincidence (0 degrees)
2).Straight line (180 degrees)
3).perpendicular (90 degrees)

9).At what exact time between 6 am and 7 am do the Minute’s hand and Hour’s hand of a clock
will make an angle closest to 60 degrees? [GATE]
a).6:22 am b).6:28am c)6:35am d)6:45am

10).A (faulty) clock is set right at 7 a.m .If the clock loses 15min in every 24 hours(of correct time
spent). what is the correct time when it shows 4 pm after 2 days?

11).A faulty wall clock is known to gain 15 minutes in every 24 hours. It is synchronized to the
correct time at 9 am on 11th July. What will be the correct time to the nearest minute when the
clock shows 2pm on 15th July of the same year?[GATE]

CALENDERS
1).How many years are present from 300 B.C to 2000 A.D approximately?
a).1700 years b).1800 years c).2300 years d).2400 years

2).Which day of the week was 15th August 1947?

3).Which day of the week was 26th January 2016?

4).Which dates of August 1988 fall on Friday?

5).If January 26th of 2004 was Friday, what would be the day of june5th in the same year?

6). If June 5th of 2003 was Sunday, what would be the day of January26th in the same year?
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7). If January 26th of 2003 was Friday, what would be the day of January 26th of 2004?

8). If june5th of 2004 was Friday, what would be the day of june 5th of 2003?

9).If 15th August 2005 is Monday, what would be the day of 15th August 2010?

10).If 11th August 2010 was Wednesday, what would be the day on 11th August 2001?

DIRECTIONS
1).A person initially faces south. He turns 135 degrees in anticlockwise direction and from there he
turns 180 degrees in clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?

2).A person travels 10km towards north. He then turns towards his left and travels 10km.Then he
again turns towards his left and travels 10km.Then he finally turns towards his right and travels
10km.what distance and which direction he has to travel to reach back his starting point straight?

3). A person travels 10km towards north. He then turns towards his left and travels 10km.Then he
again turns towards his left and travels 20km.Then he finally turns towards his right making an angle
of 45 degrees and goes further which direction he has to travel to reach back his starting point
straight?

4).A person travels 10km towards south. He then turns towards his left and travels 10km.Then he
turns towards his right and travels 10km.Then he finally turns towards his left and travels 20km.what
is the shortest possible distance between the starting point and the ending point in km?

5).Two cars A and B which are at a distance of 100km from each other started travelling in opposite
direction on a straight main road. Car A travels 10km along the main road. Then it turns towards its
right and travels 10km.Then it turns towards its left and travels 10km.Then it finally turns towards its
left and reaches back the main road straight. In this meanwhile, car B travels 10km along the main
road. what is the distance between the two cars at this particular point in km?
a).110km b).120km c).130km d).None

6). A clock originally shows 10:30. If the Hours hand shows North-East at this time, what direction
does the Minutes hand show at 7:15?

7). A clock originally shows 4:30. If the minutes hand shows North-East at this time, what direction
does the Hours hand show at 3’0 clock?

8).One morning, A and B are standing under the sun in back to back positions (outwards). If the
shadow of A fell exactly towards his left hand side, what direction does B face?

9).One evening, A and B are standing under the sun talking face to face (towards). If the shadow of A
fell exactly towards his left hand side, what direction does B face?
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10). A is standing 40m South-East of B. B is standing 40m South-west of C. A is in which direction

of C.?

11). X is 1km North east of Y.Y is 1km southeast of Z. W is 1 km west of Z.P is 1km south of W.
Q is 1km east of P. What is the displacement between X and Q in km? [GATE]

CUBES AND DICE

Painting and cutting of cubes:

Q).A cube is painted blue on its four walls and painted green on its top and bottom. Then the cube is
cut along its three axes equally to form 27 smallest cubes which are equal in size.

a).How many (smallest) cubes have only one face painted only in blue colour?
b).How many cubes have only one face painted only in green colour?
c).How many cubes have three faces painted?
d).How many cubes have (exactly) two faces painted?
e).How many cubes have atleast two faces painted?
f).How many cubes are not painted at all?
g).How many cubes have atleast one face painted?(All coloured cubes)

Q).The length of each side of a cube is 5cm.The outer border of width 1cm is painted blue on its on
all the faces and remaining space which is enclosed by it is painted green. Then the cube is cut along
its three axes equally to form 125 smallest cubes which are equal in size.

a).How many (smallest) cubes have three faces painted?

b).How many cubes have (exactly) two faces painted?
c).How many cubes have atleast two faces painted?
d).How many cubes are not painted at all?
e).How many cubes have atleast one face painted? (All coloured cubes)

Q). A cubic block is formed by 64 smallest cubes each of side length 1cm. If a cube is removed
from every corner of the cube, what is the total surface area of the resultant shape formed in sq
cm? [GATE]
a)24 sq.cm b).48sq.cm c).72 sq.cm. d)96sq.cm
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SEATING ARRANGEMENT
1).There are 5 different houses A to E in a row (not necessarily in that order).
A is to the (immediate) right of B.
E is to the (immediate) left of C and to the (immediate) right of A .
B is to the (immediate) right of D.
Which house is in the middle of all these?

2). There are 5 buildings V, W, X, Y, Z in a row. (not necessarily in that order).

V is to the west of W.
Z is to the east of X and west of V.
W is to the west of Y.
Which building is in the middle of all these? [GATE]

3). A,B,C,D,E,F are sitting in two rows, three in each row facing each other.
E is not at the end of any row.
D is second to the left of F.
C is sitting diagonally opposite to D.
B is neighbor of F.
Q1).Which of the following is in one of the two rows?
a).FBC b).CEB c).DBF d).AEF
Q2).Who is facing B ?
4).Six friends A,B,C,D,E,F are sitting around a circle facing the center.
E is to the (immediate) left of D.
C is between A and B.
F is between E and A.
Q1).who is to the left of B?
Q2).Who is to the right of C?

5).Eight persons P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W are sitting around a circular table facing the centre.
W sits between T & Q while Q sits opposite to U.
P sits to the (immediate) right of T and opposite to R .
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S does not sit next to R.

a).What is opposite to V ?
b).Who is two places to the left of S?
c).If S and Q interchange their positions,then who sits opp to Q?

6).S, T, U, V, W,X, Y and Z are seated around a circular table.

T’s neighbours are Y and V .
Z is seated third to the left of T and second to the right of S.
U’s neighbours are S and Y.
T and W are not seated opposite to each other.
Who is third to the left of V?
a). X b).W c).U d).T [GATE]

7).A,B,C,D are seated around a square table.

A is sitting to the left of B. C is sitting to the right of D.
Which of the following pairs are seated opposite to each other?
a). A and B b).C and D c). C and B d).C and A [GATE]

SYLLOGISMS
1).Statements: Some cats are dogs.
All managers are executives. Some dogs are cats.
All executives are clerks 5).Statements:
Conclusions: No manager is a leader.
All managers are clerks All leaders are executives.
All Executives are managers.
Some executives are clerks
Some executives are managers.
2).Statements:
All benches are tables. Conclusions:
All tables are chairs. No manager is an Executive.
Conclusions: No Executive is a manager.[GATE]
All tables are benches.
All benches are chairs. 6).Statements:
3).Statements: Most of the crows are Tigers.
All cups are tables. No dog is a crow.
Some children are tables. Conclusions:
Conclusions: Some Tigers are dogs
Some cups are children Some Tigers are not dogs.
Some children are cups. 7).Statements:
4).Statements: All cups are glasses.
All cats are hens All jugs are glasses.
All dogs are hens. Conclusions:
Conclusions: Some cups are Jugs.
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Some jugs are glasses. Some coins are pens

Some jugs are cups. 9).Statements:
Some cups are glasses. Only Engineers can become ES officers
8).Statements: Vidya is an engineer.
All coins are hens Conclusions:
Atleast some hens are pens. Vidya became an ES officer
Conclusions: Vidya did not become an ES officer.
No pen is a coin

BLOOD RELATIONS
1).In a family there are 3 Sons, 3 Fathers, 2 Grandfathers , 2 Grandsons ,1 Great Grand father and
1 Great grandson. How many minimum no.of persons should be physically present to establish the
above 12 relationships in the family?
a).1 b).2 c).3 d).4

2).A is brother of B, but B is not the brother of A.C is father of A.D is wife of C.M is brother of D.
a).How is C related to M?
b).How is B related to M?

3).A ,who is daughter of B said to C “Your mother D is the younger sister of my father B, who is the
second son of E”. How is E related to C?
a).Brother b).Nephew c).Grandfather d).Cousin

4). A said ‘Yesterday I met the only brother of daughter of my Grand father”. Whom did A meet
yesterday?
a).Brother b).Cousin c).Uncle d).Son

5).How is my wife’s sister’s brother’s mother’s husband related to me?

6).Showing a man in the photo Miss shwetha said “ His mother’s only daughter is my mother”.
How is Shwetha related to the man in the photo?
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7).Showing a woman , Mr.Vinod said “ She is the daughter of my Grandfather’s only son”. How is
vinod related to the woman?
a).Cousin b).Wife c)Husband d).Nephew

8).M has a son Q and a Daughter R .He has no other children. E is mother of P and daughter
–in-law of M. How is P related to M? [GATE]
a).P is son-in-law of M. b).P is Grandchild of M.
c).P is daughter-in-law of M. d).P is grandfather of M.

9).If A+B means A is daughter of B, A x B means A is son of B , A - B means A is wife of B.

If P x Q – S, which of the following statements is TRUE?
a).S is wife of Q b).S is father of P. c).P is daughter of Q. d).Q is father of P.