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1.One of the following is my secret word:AIM DUE MOD OAT TIE. ith the list in front of you! if I were to tell you "ny one of my secret word! then you would #e "#le to tell me the num#er of $owels in my secret word. hich is my secret word% Ans.TIE

&.In the following figure:A ' ( D E ) * + I E"ch of the digits 1! &! ,! -! .! /! 0! 1! "nd 2 is: "34epresented #y " different letter in the figure "#o$e. #35ositioned in the figure "#o$e so th"t e"ch of A 6 ' 6 (!( 6 D 6E!E 6 ) 6 *! "nd * 6 + 6 I is e7u"l to 1,. hich digit does E represent% Ans.E is ,.One of Mr. +orton!his wife!their son!"nd Mr. +orton8s mother is " doctor "nd "nother is " l"wyer. "3If the doctor is younger th"n the l"wyer! then the doctor "nd the l"wyer "re not #lood rel"ti$es. #3If the doctor is " wom"n! then the doctor "nd the l"wyer "re #lood rel"ti$es. c3If the l"wyer is " m"n! then the doctor is " m"n. hose occup"tion you 9now% Ans.Mr. +orton:he is the doctor. -.+ere is " picture of two cu#es: "3 The two cu#es "re e:"ctly "li9e. #3 The hidden f"ces indic"ted #y the dots h"$e the s"me "lph"#et on them. hich "lph"#et;7! r! w! or 9 is on the f"ces indic"ted #y the dots% Ans.7 ..In the following figure: A ' ( * D E )

E"ch of the se$en digits from <! 1! &! ,! -! .! /! 0! 1! "nd 2 is: "3 4epresented #y " different letter in the figure "#o$e. #3 5ositioned in the figure "#o$e so th"t A='=(!'=*=E! "nd D=E=) "re e7u"l. Ans.* represents the digit &.

hich digit does * represent%

/.Mr. "nd Mrs. Aye "nd Mr. "nd Mrs. 'ee competed in " chess tourn"ment.Of the three g"mes pl"yed: "3 In only the first g"me werethe two pl"yers m"rried to e"ch other. #3 The men won two g"mes "nd the women won one g"me. c3 The Ayes won more g"mes th"n the 'ees. d3 Anyone who lost g"me did not pl"y the su#se7uent g"me. ho did not lose " g"me% Ans.Mrs.'ee did not lose " g"me. 0. Three piles of chips;;pile I consists one chip! pile II consists of chips! "nd pile III consists of three chips;;"re to #e used in g"me pl"yed #y Anit" "nd 'rind". The g"me re7uires: "3 Th"t e"ch pl"yer in turn t"9e only one chip or "ll chips from >ust one pile. #3 Th"t the pl"yer who h"s to t"9e the l"st chip loses. c3 Th"t Anit" now h"$e her turn. )rom which pile should Anit" dr"w in order to win% Ans.5ile II Click Here For Puzzles,Aptitude&Reasoning Papers In Pdf.

1. Of A#dul! 'inoy! "nd (h"ndini: "3 E"ch mem#er #elongs to the Tee f"mily whose mem#ers "lw"ys tell the truth or to the El f"mily whose mem#ers "lw"ys lie. #3 A#dul s"ys 88Either I #elong or 'inoy #elongs to " different f"mily from the other two.? hose f"mily do you n"me of% Ans. 'inoy8s f"mily;;El.

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9.In a class composed of x girls and y boys what part of the class is composed of girls A. y/(x + y) B. x/xy C. x/(x + y) . y/xy

Ans.C

!".#hat is the maxim$m n$mber of half%pint bottles of cream that can be filled with a &%gallon can of cream(' pt.(! )t. and & )t.(! gal) A. !* B. '& C. +" . *& Ans. !!.If the operation,- is defined by the e)$ation x - y ( 'x + y,what is the .al$e of a in ' - a ( a - + A. " B. ! C. %! .& Ans.B !'.A coffee shop blends ' /inds of coffee,p$tting in ' parts of a ++p. a gm. grade to ! part of a '&p. a gm.If the mixt$re is changed to ! part of the ++p. a gm. to ' parts of the less expensi.e grade,how m$ch will the shop sa.e in blending !"" gms. A. 0s.9" B. 0s.!."" C. 0s.+."" . 0s.1."" Ans.C !+.2here are '"" )$estions on a + hr examination. Among these )$estions are 3" mathematics problems. It is s$ggested that twice as m$ch time be spent on each maths problem as for each other )$estion. 4ow many min$tes sho$ld be spent on mathematics problems A. +* B. 5' C. *" . !"" Ans.B !&.In a gro$p of !3,5 ha.e st$died 6atin, 1 ha.e st$died 7ree/, and + ha.e not st$died either.4ow many of these st$died both 6atin and 7ree/ A. " B. + C. & .3 Ans.B !3. If !+ ( !+w/(!%w) ,then ('w)' ( A. 8 B. 9 C. ! .' Ans.C ( ) b ;( a Ans. A

!*. If a and b are positi.e integers and (a%b)/+.3 ( &/5, then (A) b : a B) b ; a (C) b ( a

!5. In <$ne a baseball team that played *" games had won +"= of its game played. After a phenomenal winning strea/ this team raised its a.erage to 3"= .4ow many games m$st the team ha.e won in a row to attain this a.erage> A. !' B. '" C. '& . +" Ans. C !1. ? men agree to p$rchase a gift for 0s. . If three men drop o$t how m$ch more will each ha.e to contrib$te towards the p$rchase of the gift. A. /(?%+) B. ? /+ C. ?/( %+) . + /(?'%+?) Ans. !9. A company contracts to paint + ho$ses. ?r.Brown can paint a ho$se in * days while ?r.Blac/ wo$ld ta/e 1 days and ?r.Bl$e !' days. After 1 days ?r.Brown goes on .acation and ?r. Blac/ begins to wor/ for a period of * days. 4ow many days will it ta/e ?r.Bl$e to complete the contract> A. 5 B. 1 C. !! . !' Ans.C '". ' ho$rs after a freight train lea.es elhi a passenger train lea.es the same station tra.eling in the same direction at an a.erage speed of !* /m/hr. After tra.eling & hrs the passenger train o.erta/es the freight train. 2he a.erage speed of the freight train was>
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&&. There "re . red shoes! - green shoes. If one dr"w r"ndomly " shoe wh"t is the pro#"#ility of getting " red shoe. Ans .c1A 2c1 &,. h"t is the selling price of " c"r% If the cost of the c"r is 4s./< "nd " profit of 1<B o$er selling price is e"rned. Ans: 4s //A; &-. 1A, of girls ! 1A& of #oys go to c"nteen . h"t f"ctor "nd tot"l num#er of cl"ssm"tes go to c"nteen. Ans: ("nnot #e determined. &.. The price of " product is reduced #y ,<B . 'y wh"t percent"ge should it #e incre"sed to m"9e it 1<<B Ans: -&.1.0B &/. There is " s7u"re of side /cm . A circle is inscri#ed inside the s7u"re. )ind the r"tio of the "re" of circle to s7u"re. Ans. 11A1&0. There "re two c"ndles of e7u"l lengths "nd of different thic9ness. The thic9er one l"sts of si: hours. The thinner & hours less th"n the thic9er one. 4"mesh lights the two c"ndles "t the s"me time. hen he went to #ed he s"w the thic9er one is twice the length of the thinner one. +ow long "go did 4"mesh light the two c"ndles Ans: , hours. &1. If MAC @ /A.!then ,M6&C @ % &2. If pA7 @ .A- ! then &p67@ % ,<. If 5Q4DT is " p"r"llelogr"m wh"t it the r"tio of tri"ngle 5QD E p"r"llelogr"m 5Q4DT . ,1. The cost of "n item is 4s 1&./<. If the profit is 1<B o$er selling price wh"t is the selling price% Ans: 4s 1,.1/A; ,&. There "re / red shoes E - green shoes . If two of red shoes "re dr"wn wh"t is the pro#"#ility of getting red shoes Ans: /c&A1<c& ,,. To 1. lts of w"ter cont"ining &<B "lcohol! we "dd . lts of pure w"ter. h"t is B "lcohol. Ans : 1.B h"t is the tot"l Ans: 1:&

,-. A wor9er is p"id 4s.&<A; for " full d"ys wor9. +e wor9s 1!1A,!&A,!1A1.,A- d"ys in " wee9. "mount p"id for th"t wor9er% Ans : .0..< ,.. If the $"lue of : lies #etween < E 1 which of the following is the l"rgest% F"3 : F#3 :& Fc3 G: Fd3 1A:

Ans : Fd3

,/. If the tot"l dist"nce of " >ourney is 1&< 9m .If one goes #y /< 9mph "nd comes #"c9 "t -<9mph wh"t is the "$er"ge speed during the >ourney% Ans: -19mph ,0. A school h"s ,<B students from M"h"r"shtr" .Out of these &<B "re 'om#ey students. )ind the tot"l percent"ge of 'om#"y% Ans: /B ,1. An e7uil"ter"l tri"ngle of sides , inch e"ch is gi$en. +ow m"ny e7uil"ter"l tri"ngles of side 1 inch c"n #e formed from it% Ans: 2 ,2. If AA' @ ,A.!then 1.A @ % Ans : 2'

-<. E"ch side of " rect"ngle is incre"sed #y 1<<B .'y wh"t percent"ge does the "re" incre"se% Ans : ,<<B -1. 5erimeter of the #"c9 wheel @ 2 feet! front wheel @ 0 feet on " cert"in dist"nce! the front wheel gets 1< re$olutions more th"n the #"c9 wheel . h"t is the dist"nce% Ans : ,1. feet. -&. 5erimeter of front wheel @,<! #"c9 wheel @ &<. If front wheel re$ol$es &-< times. +ow m"ny re$olutions will the #"c9 wheel t"9e% Ans: ,/< times -,. &<B of " / litre solution "nd /<B of - litre solution "re mi:ed. Ans: ,/B h"t percent"ge of the mi:ture of solution

--(ity A8s popul"tion is /1<<<! decre"sing "t " r"te of 1< people per ye"r. (ity ' h"$ing popul"tion -&<<< is incre"sing "t " r"te of 1&< people per ye"r. In how m"ny ye"rs #oth the cities will h"$e s"me popul"tion% Click Here For Puzzles,Aptitude&Reasoning Papers In Pdf.

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-.. Two c"rs "re 1. 9ms "p"rt. One is turning "t " speed of .<9mph "nd the other "t -<9mph . +ow much time will it t"9e for the two c"rs to meet% Ans: ,A& hours -/. A person w"nts to #uy , p"ise "nd . p"ise st"mps costing e:"ctly one rupee. If he #uys which of the following num#er of st"mps he won8t "#le to #uy , p"ise st"mps. Ans: 2 -0. There "re 1& #oys "nd 1. girls! +ow m"ny different d"ncing groups c"n #e formed with & #oys "nd , girls. -1 hich of the following fr"ctions is less th"n 1A, F"3 &&A/& F#3 1.A-/ Fc3 &A, Fd3 1 Ans: F#3 h"t is the

-2There "re two circles! one circle is inscri#ed "nd "nother circle is circumscri#ed o$er " s7u"re. r"tio of "re" of inner to outer circle% Ans: 1 : &

.< Three types of te" the "!#!c costs 4s. 2.A9g!1<<A9g "nd0<A9g respecti$ely. +ow m"ny 9gs of e"ch should #e #lended to produce 1<< 9g of mi:ture worth 4s.2<A9g! gi$en th"t the 7untities of #"nd c "re e7u"l "30<!1.!1. #3.<!&.!&. c3/<!&<!&< d3-<!,<!,< Ans. F#3 .1. in " cl"ss! e:cept 11 "ll "re "#o$e .< ye"rs. 1. "re #elow .< ye"rs of "ge. +ow m"ny people "re there F"3 ,< F#3 ,, Fc3 ,/ Fd3 none of these. Ans. Fd3 .&. If " #o"t is mo$ing in upstre"m with $elocity of 1- 9mAhr "nd goes downstre"m with " $elocity of -< 9mAhr! then wh"t is the speed of the stre"m % F"3 1, 9mAhr F#3 &/ 9mAhr Fc3 ,- 9mAhr Fd3 none of these Ans. A .,. )ind the $"lue of F <.0. = <.0. = <.0. ; <.<<1 3 A F <.0. = <.0. ; <.<0. 6 <.<13 F"3 <.1-. F#3 1.2<1 Fc3 &.,1& Fd3 <.<<1 Ans. A

.-. A c"n h"$e " piece of wor9 done in 1 d"ys! ' c"n wor9 three times f"ster th"n the A! ( c"n wor9 fi$e times f"ster th"n A. +ow m"ny d"ys will they t"9e to do the wor9 together % F"3 , d"ys F#3 1A2 d"ys Fc3 - d"ys Fd3 c"n8t s"y Ans. ' ... A c"r tr"$els " cert"in dist"nce t"9ing 0 hrs in forw"rd >ourney! during the return >ourney incre"sed speed 1&9mAhr t"9es the times . hrs. h"t is the dist"nce tr"$elled F"3 &1< 9ms F#3 ,< 9ms Fc3 &< 9ms Fc3 none of these Ans. ' ./. Inste"d of multiplying " num#er #y 0! the num#er is di$ided #y 0. h"t is the percent"ge of error o#t"ined%

35. @ind (5x + &y ) / (x%'y) if x/'y ( +/' > (a) * (b) 1 (c) 5

(d) data ins$fficient

Ans. C

.1. A m"n #uys 1& lts of li7uid which cont"ins &<B of the li7uid "nd the rest is w"ter. +e then mi:es it with 1< lts of "nother mi:ture with ,<B of li7uid. h"t is the B of w"ter in the new mi:ture% .2. If " m"n #uys 1 lt of mil9 for 4s.1& "nd mi:es it with &<B w"ter "nd sells it for 4s.1.! then wh"t is the percent"ge of g"in% /<. 5ipe A c"n fill " t"n9 in ,< mins "nd 5ipe ' c"n fill it in &1 mins.If ,A-th of the t"n9 is filled #y 5ipe ' "lone "nd #oth "re opened! how much time is re7uired #y #oth the pipes to fill the t"n9 completely %

*!. If on an item a company gi.es '3= disco$nt, they earn '3= profit. If they now gi.e !"= disco$nt then what is the profit percentage. (a) &"= (b) 33= (c) +3= (d) +"= Ans. *'. A certain n$mber of men can finish a piece of wor/ in !" days. If howe.er there were !" men less it will ta/e !" days more for the wor/ to be finished. 4ow many men were there originally> (a) !!" men (b) !+" men (c) !"" men (d) none of these Ans. A *+. In simple interest what s$m amo$nts of 0s.!!'"/% in & years and 0s.!'""/% in 3 years > (a) 0s. 3"" (b) 0s. *"" (c) 0s. 1"" (d) 0s. 9"" Ans. C
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*&. If a s$m of money compo$nd ann$ally amo$nts of thrice itself in + years. In how many years will it become 9 times itself. (a) * (b) 1 (c) !" (d) !' Ans A *3. 2wo trains mo.e in the same direction at 3" /mph and +' /mph respecti.ely. A man in the slower train obser.es the !3 seconds elapse before the faster train completely passes by him. #hat is the length of faster train > (a) !""m (b) 53m (c) !'"m (d) 3"m Ans B **. 4ow many mashes are there in ! s)$rare meter of wire ga$ge if each mesh is 1mm long and 3mm wide > (a) '3"" (b) '3""" (c) '3" (d) '3"""" Ans B *5. x= of y is y= of > (a) x/y (b) 'y (c) x (d) canAt be determined Ans. C

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*1. 2he price of s$gar increases by '"=, by what = sho$ld a ho$sewife red$ce the cons$mption of s$gar so that expendit$re on s$gar can be same as before > (a) !3= (b) !*.**= (c) !'= (d) 9= Ans B *9. A man spends half of his salary on ho$sehold expenses, !/&th for rent, !/3th for tra.el expenses, the man deposits the rest in a ban/. If his monthly deposits in the ban/ amo$nt 3", what is his monthly salary > (a) 0s.3"" (b) 0s.!3"" (c) 0s.!""" (d) 0s. 9"" Ans C 5". 2he pop$lation of a city increases B &= p.a. 2here is an additional ann$al increase of &= of the pop$lation d$e to the infl$x of <ob see/ers, find the = increase in pop$lation after ' years > 5!. 2he ratio of the n$mber of boys and girls in a school is +C' D$t of these !"= the boys and '3= of girls are scholarship holders. = of st$dents who are not scholarship holders.> 5'. !3 men ta/e '! days of 1 hrs. each to do a piece of wor/. 4ow many days of * hrs. each wo$ld it ta/e for '! women if + women do as m$ch wor/ as ' men> (a) +" (b) '" (c) !9 (d) '9 Ans. A 5+. A cylinder is * cms in diameter and * cms in height. If spheres of the same siEe are made from the material obtained, what is the diameter of each sphere> (a) 3 cms (b) ' cms (c) + cms (d) & cms Ans C 5&. A rectang$lar plan/ (')!/' meters wide can be placed so that it is on either side of the diagonal of a s)$are shown below.(@ig$re is not a.ailable)#hat is the area of the plan/> Ans C5F(')!/' 53. 2he difference b/w the compo$nd interest payble half yearly and the simple interest on a certain s$m lent o$t at !"= p.a for ! year is 0s '3. #hat is the s$m> (a) 0s. !3""" (b) 0s. !'""" (c) 0s. !"""" (d) none of these Ans C 5*. #hat is the smallest n$mber by which '11" m$st be di.ided in order to ma/e it into a perfect s)$are > (a) + (b) & (c) 3 (d) * Ans. C 55. A father is +" years older than his son howe.er he will be only thrice as old as the son after 3 years what is fatherAs present age > (a) &" yrs (b) +" yrs (c) 3" yrs (d) none of these Ans. A

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51. An article sold at a profit of '"= if both the cost price and selling price wo$ld be 0s.'"/% the profit wo$ld be !"= more. #hat is the cost price of that article> 59. If an item costs 0s.+ in A99 and 0s.'"+ in A"".#hat is the = increase in price> (a) '""/+ = (b) '""/* = (c) !""= (d) none of these Ans. A

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1". 3 men or 1 women do e)$al amo$nt of wor/ in a day. a <ob re)$ires + men and 3 women to finish the <ob in !" days how many woman are re)$ired to finish the <ob in !& days. a) !" b) 5 c) * d) !' Ans 5 1!. A simple interest amo$nt of rs 3""" for six month is rs '"". what is the an$al rate of interest> a) !"= b) *= C) 1= d) 9= Ans 1= 1'. In ob<ecti.e test a correct ans score & mar/s and on a wrong ans ' mar/s are %%%. a st$dent score &1" mar/s from !3" )$estion. how many ans were correct> a) !'" b) !+" c) !!" d) !3" Ans!+". 1+. An artical sold at amo$nt of 3"= the net sale price is rs &'3 .what is the list price of the artical> a) 3"" b) &11 c) &1" d) 3!" Ans 3"" 1&. A man lea.es office daily at 5pm A dri.er with car comes from his home to pic/ him from office and bring bac/ home. Dne day he gets free at 3C+" and instead of waiting for dri.er he starts wal/ing towards home. In the way he meets the car and ret$rns home on car 4e reaches home '" min$tes earlier than $s$al. In how m$ch time does the man reach home $s$ally>> Ans. !hr '"min 13. A wor/s thrice as m$ch as B. If A ta/es *" days less than B to do a wor/ then find the n$mber of days it wo$ld ta/e to complete the wor/ if both wor/ together> Ans. ''9days 1*. 4ow many !As are there in the binary form of 8*1024 + 3*64 + 3 Ans. &

15. In a digital circ$it which was to implement (A B) + (A)GD0(B), the designer implements (A B) (A) GD0 (B) #hat is the probability of error in it > 11. A boy has 0s '. 4e wins or loses 0e ! at a time If he wins he gets 0e ! and if he loses the game he loses 0e !. 4e can loose only 3 times. 4e is o$t of the game if he earns 0s 3. @ind the n$mber of ways in which this is possible> Ans. !* 19. If there are !"'&F!'1" pixels on a screen and each pixel can ha.e aro$nd !* million colors @ind the memory re)$ired for this> Ans. &?B 9". Dn a partic$lar day A and B decide that they wo$ld either spea/ the tr$th or will lie. C as/s A whether he is spea/ing tr$th or lying> 4e answers and B listens to what he said. C then as/s B what A has said B says HA says that he is a liarH #hat is B spea/ing > (a) 2r$th (b) 6ie (c) 2r$th when A lies (d) Cannot be determined Ans. (b) 9!. #hat is the angle between the two hands of a cloc/ when time is 1C+" Ans. 53(approx)

9'. A st$dent is ran/ed !+th from right and 1th from left. 4ow many st$dents are there in totality > 9+. A man wal/s east and t$rns right and then from there to his left and then &3degrees to his right. In which direction did he go> Ans. Iorth west

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9&. A st$dent gets 5"= in one s$b<ect, 1"= in the other. 2o get an o.erall of 53= how m$ch sho$ld get in third s$b<ect. 93. A man shows his friend a woman sitting in a par/ and says that she the da$ghter of my grandmotherAs only son. #hat is the relation between the two > Ans. a$ghter 9*. 4ow many s)$ares with sides !/' inch long are needed to co.er a rectangle that is & ft long and * ft wide (a) '& (b) 9* (c) +&3* (d) !+1'& (e) !&'** 95. If a('/+b , b('/+c, and c('/+d what part of d is b/ (a) 1/'5 (b) &/9 (c) '/+ (d) 53= (e) &/+ '391J$ccessi.e disco$nts of '"= and !3= are e)$al to a single disco$nt of (a) +"= (b) +'= (c) +&= (d) +3= (e) +* Ans. (b) Ans. (b)

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99. 2he petrol tan/ of an a$tomobile can hold g liters.If a liters was remo.ed when the tan/ was f$ll, what part of the f$ll tan/ was remo.ed> (a)g%a (b)g/a (c) a/g (d) (g%a)/a (e) (g%a)/g Ans. (c) !"". If x/y(& and y is not A"A what = of x is 'x%y (a)!3"= (b)!53= (c)'""= (d)'3"= Ans. (b)

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Ans. (b) Ans. (b) Ans. (a)

'.If x(y('E and xyE('3* then what is the .al$e of x> (a)!' (b)1 (c)!* +. (!/!")!1 % (!/!")'" ( > (a) 99/!"'" (b) 99/!" (c) ".9

&.Kipe A can fill in '" min$tes and Kipe B in +" mins and Kipe C can empty the same in &" mins.If all of them wor/ together, find the time ta/en to fill the tan/ (a) !5 !/5 mins (b) '" mins (c) 1 mins (d) none of these Ans. (a) 3. 2hirty men ta/e '" days to complete a <ob wor/ing 9 ho$rs a day.4ow many ho$r a day sho$ld &" men wor/ to complete the <ob> (a) 1 hrs (b) 5 !/' hrs (c) 5 hrs (d) 9 hrs Ans. (b) *. @ind the smallest n$mber in a 7K whose s$m is +1 and prod$ct !5'1 (a) !' (b) '" (c) 1 (d) none of these Ans. (c)

5. A boat tra.els '" /ms $pstream in * hrs and !1 /ms downstream in & hrs.@ind the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the water c$rrent> (a) !/' /mph (b) 5/!' /mph (c) 3 /mph (d) none of these Ans. (b) 1. A goat is tied to one corner of a s)$are plot of side !'m by a rope 5m long.@ind the area it can graEe> (a) +1.3 s).m (b) !33 s).m (c) !&& s).m (d) !9.'3 s).m Ans. (a) 9. ?r. Jhah decided to wal/ down the escalator of a t$be station. 4e fo$nd that if he wal/s down '* steps, he re)$ires +" seconds to reach the bottom. 4owe.er, if he steps down +& stairs he wo$ld only re)$ire !1 seconds to get to the bottom. If the time is meas$red from the moment the top step begins to descend to the time he steps off the last step at the bottom, find o$t the height of the stair way in steps> Ans.&* steps. !". 2he a.erage age of !" members of a committee is the same as it was & years ago, beca$se an old member has been replaced by a yo$ng member. @ind how m$ch yo$nger is the new member > Ans.&" years. !!. 2hree containers A, B and C ha.e .ol$mes a, b, and c respecti.elyL and container A is f$ll of water while the other two are empty. If from container A water is po$red into container B which becomes !/+ f$ll, and into container C which becomes !/' f$ll, how m$ch water is left in container A> !'. ABCM is an isosceles trapeEoid and AC M is a rectangle. AB ( !" and MC ( '". #hat is the length of AM> Ans. AM ( !". !+. In the gi.en fig$re, KA and KB are tangents to the circle at A and B respecti.ely and the chord BC is parallel to tangent KA. If AC ( * cm, and length of the tangent AK is 9 cm, then what is the length of the chord BC> Ans. BC ( & cm. !3 2hree cards are drawn at random from an ordinary pac/ of cards. @ind the probability that they will consist of a /ing, a )$een and an ace. Ans. *&/''!".

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!*. A n$mber of cats got together and decided to /ill between them 9999!9 mice. M.ery cat /illed an e)$al n$mber of mice. Mach cat /illed more mice than there were cats. 4ow many cats do yo$ thin/ there were > Ans. 99!. !5. If 6og' x % 3 6og x + * ( ", then what wo$ld the .al$e / .al$es of x be> Ans. x ( e' or e+.

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!1. 2he s)$are of a two digit n$mber is di.ided by half the n$mber. After +* is added to the )$otient, this s$m is then di.ided by '. 2he digits of the res$lting n$mber are the same as those in the original n$mber, b$t they are in re.erse order. 2he tenAs place of the original n$mber is e)$al to twice the difference between its digits. #hat is the n$mber> Ans. &* !9.Can yo$ tender a one r$pee note in s$ch a manner that there shall be total 3" coins b$t none of them wo$ld be ' paise coins.> Ans. &3 one paisa coins, ' fi.e paise coins, ' ten paise coins, and ! twenty%fi.e paise coins. '".A mon/ey starts climbing $p a tree '"ft. tall. Mach ho$r, it hops +ft. and slips bac/ 'ft. 4ow m$ch time wo$ld it ta/e the mon/ey to reach the top> Ans.!1 ho$rs. '!. #hat is the missing n$mber in this series> 1 ' !& * !! > !& * !1 !' Ans. 9

''. A certain type of mixt$re is prepared by mixing brand A at 0s.9 a /g. with brand B at 0s.& a /g. If the mixt$re is worth 0s.5 a /g., how many /gs. of brand A are needed to ma/e &"/gs. of the mixt$re> Ans. Brand A needed is '&/gs. '+. A wiEard named Iepo says HI am only three times my sonAs age. ?y father is &" years more than twice my age. 2ogether the three of $s are a mere !'&" years old.H 4ow old is Iepo> Ans. +*" years old. '&. Dne dog tells the other that there are two dogs in front of me. 2he other one also sho$ts that he too had two behind him. 4ow many are they> Ans. 2hree. '3. A man ate !"" bananas in fi.e days, each day eating * more than the pre.io$s day. 4ow many bananas did he eat on the first day> Ans. Might. '*. If it ta/es fi.e min$tes to boil one egg, how long will it ta/e to boil fo$r eggs> Ans. @i.e min$tes. '5. 2he min$te hand of a cloc/ o.erta/es the ho$r hand at inter.als of *& min$tes of correct time. 4ow m$ch a day does the cloc/ gain or lose> Ans. +' 1/!! min$tes. '1. Jol.e for x and yC !/x % !/y ( !/+, !/x' + !/y' ( 3/9. Ans. x ( +/' or %+ and y ( + or %+/'.

'9. aal is now being sold at 0s. '" a /g. $ring last month its rate was 0s. !* per /g. By how m$ch percent sho$ld a family red$ce its cons$mption so as to /eep the expendit$re fixed> Ans. '" =. +". @ind the least .al$e of +x + &y if x'y+ ( *. +!. Can yo$ find o$t what day of the wee/ was Nan$ary !', !959> Ans. !". Ans. @riday.

+'. A garrison of ++"" men has pro.isions for +' days, when gi.en at a rate of 13" grams per head. At the end of 5 days a reinforcement arri.es and it was fo$nd that now the pro.isions will last 1 days less, when gi.en at the rate of 1'3 grams per head. 4ow, many more men can it feed> Ans. !5"" men. ++. @rom 3 different green balls, fo$r different bl$e balls and three different red balls, how many combinations of balls can be chosen ta/ing at least one green and one bl$e ball> Ans. +5'".
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+&. 2hree pipes, A, B, O C are attached to a tan/. A O B can fill it in '" O +" min$tes respecti.ely while C can empty it in !3 min$tes. If A, B O C are /ept open s$ccessi.ely for ! min$te each, how soon will the tan/ be filled> Ans. !*5 min$tes. +3. A person wal/ing 3/* of his $s$al rate is &" min$tes late. #hat is his $s$al time> Ans. + ho$rs '" min$tes. +*. @or a motorist there are three ways going from City A to City C. By way of bridge the distance is '" miles and toll is P".53. A t$nnel between the two cities is a distance of !" miles and toll is P!."" for the .ehicle and dri.er and P".!" for each passenger. A two%lane highway witho$t toll goes east for +" miles to city B and then '" miles in a northwest direction to City C. !. #hich is the shortest ro$te from B to C (a) irectly on toll free highway to City C (b) 2he bridge (c) 2he 2$nnel (d) 2he bridge or the t$nnel (e) 2he bridge only if traffic is hea.y on the toll free highway

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Ans. (a)

'. 2he most economical way of going from City A to City B, in terms of toll and distance is to $se the (a) t$nnel (b) bridge (c) bridge or t$nnel (d) toll free highway (e) bridge and highway Ans. (a) +. Nim $s$ally dri.es alone from City C to City A e.ery wor/ing day. 4is firm ded$cts a percentage of employee pay for lateness. #hich factor wo$ld most infl$ence his choice of the bridge or the t$nnel > (a) #hether his wife goes with him (b) scenic bea$ty on the ro$te (c) 2raffic conditions on the road, bridge and t$nnel (d) sa.ing P".'3 in tolls (e) price of gasoline cons$med in co.ering additional !" miles on the bridge Ans. (a) &. In choosing between the $se of the bridge and the t$nnel the chief factor(s) wo$ld beC I. 2raffic and road conditions II. I$mber of passengers in the car III. 6ocation of oneAs homes in the center or o$ts/irts of one of the cities IQ. esire to sa.e P".'3 (a) I only (b) II only (c) II and III only (d) III and IQ only (e) I and II only Ans. (a)

+5.2he letters A, B, C, , M, @ and 7, not necessarily in that order, stand for se.en consec$ti.e integers from ! to !" is + less than A B is the middle term @ is as m$ch less than B as C is greater than 7 is greater than @ !. 2he fifth integer is (a) A (b) C (c) (d) M (e) @ Ans. (a) Ans. (a) Ans. (a) Ans. (a)

'. A is as m$ch greater than @ as which integer is less than 7 (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) (e) M +. If A ( 5, the s$m of M and 7 is (a) 1 (b) !" (c) !' &. A % @ ( > (a) ! (b) ' (c) + (d) !& (d) & (e) !*

(e) Cannot be determined

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3. An integer 2 is as m$ch greater than C as C is greater than M. 2 can be written as A + M. #hat is > (a) ' (b) + (c) & (d) 3 (e) Cannot be determined Ans. (a) *. 2he greatest possible .al$e of C is how m$ch greater than the smallest possible .al$e of > (a) ' (b) + (c) & (d) 3 (e) * Ans. (a) +1. !. All 7As are 4As &. All 6As are RAs '. All 7As are NAs or RAs 3. All IAs are ?As +. All NAs and RAs are 7As *. Io ?As are 7As (d) If any K is an 4 it is a 7 Ans. (a)

!. If no KAs are RAs, which of the following m$st be tr$e> (a) All KAs are NAs (b) Io K is a 7(c) Io K is an 4 (e) If any K is a 7 it is a N

'. #hich of the following can be logically ded$ced from the conditions stated> (a) Io ?As are 4As (b) Io ?As that are not IAs are 4As (c) Io 4As are ?As (d) Jome ?As are 4As (e) All ?As are 4As

Ans. (a)

+. #hich of the following is inconsistent with one or more of the conditions> (a) All 4As are 7As (b) All 4As that are not 7As are ?As (c) Jome 4As are both ?As and 7As (d) Io ?As are 4As (e) All ?As are 4As Ans. (a) &. 2he statement HIo 6As are NAsH is I. 6ogically ded$cible from the conditions stated II. Consistent with b$t not ded$cible from the conditions stated III. ed$cible from the stated conditions together with the additional statement HIo NAs are RAsH (a) I only (b) II only (c) III only (d) II and III only (e) Ieither I, II nor III Ans. (a)

+9. In co$ntry G, democratic, conser.ati.e and <$stice parties ha.e fo$ght three ci.il wars in twenty years. 2D restore stability an agreement is reached to rotate the top offices Kresident, Krime ?inister and Army Chief among the parties so that each party controls one and only one office at all times. 2he three top office holders m$st each ha.e two dep$ties, one from each of the other parties. Mach dep$ty m$st choose a staff composed of e)$ally members of his or her chiefs party and member of the third party. !. #hen N$stice party holds one of the top offices, which of the following cannot be tr$e (a) Jome of the staff members within that office are <$stice party members (b) Jome of the staff members within that office are democratic party members (c) 2wo of the dep$ties within the other offices are <$stice party members (d) 2wo of the dep$ties within the other offices are conser.ati.e party members (e) Jome of the staff members within the other offices are <$stice party members. Ans. (a) '. #hen the democratic party holds presidency, the staff of the prime ministerAs dep$ties are composed I. Dne%fo$rth of democratic party members II. Dne%half of <$stice party members and one%fo$rth of conser.ati.e party members III. Dne%half of conser.ati.e party members and one%fo$rth of <$stice party members. (a) I only (b) I and II only (e) Ione of these (c) II or III b$t not both (d) I and II or I and III Ans. (a)

+. #hich of the following is allowable $nder the r$les as statedC (a) ?ore than half of the staff within a gi.en office belonging to a single party
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(b) 4alf of the staff within a gi.en office belonging to a single party (c) Any person ha.ing a member of the same party as his or her immediate s$perior (d) 4alf the total n$mber of staff members in all three offices belonging to a single party (e) 4alf the staff members in a gi.en office belonging to parties different from the party of the top office holder in that office. Ans. (a) &. 2he office of the Army Chief passes from Conser.ati.e to N$stice party. #hich of the following m$st be fired. (a) 2he democratic dep$ty and all staff members belonging to N$stice party (b) N$stice party dep$ty and all his or hers staff members (c) N$stice party dep$ty and half of his Conser.ati.e staff members in the chief of staff office (d) 2he Conser.ati.e dep$ty and all of his or her staff members belonging to Conser.ati.e party (e) Io dep$ties and all staff members belonging to conser.ati.e parties. Ans. (a) &".In recommendations to the board of tr$stees a t$ition increase of P3"" per year, the president of the $ni.ersity said H2here were no st$dent demonstrations o.er the pre.io$s increases of P+"" last year and P'"" the year beforeH. If the presidentAs statement is acc$rate then which of the following can be .alidly inferred from the information gi.enC I. ?ost st$dents in pre.io$s years felt that the increases were <$stified beca$se of increased operating costs. II. Jt$dent apathy was responsible for the fail$re of st$dents to protest the pre.io$s t$ition increases. III. Jt$dents are not li/ely to demonstrate o.er new t$ition increases. (a) I only (b) II only (c) I or II b$t not both (d) I, II and III (e) Ione Ans. (a)
41. The office staff of XYZ corporation presently consists of three bookeepers--A, B, C and 5 secretaries , !, ", #, $. The %ana&e%ent is plannin& to open a ne' office in another city (sin& ) bookeepers and * secretaries of the present staff . To do so they plan to seperate certain indi+id(als 'ho don,t f(nction 'ell to&ether. The follo'in& &(idelines 'ere established to set (p the ne' office

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I. Boo/eepers A and C are constantly finding fa$lt with one another and sho$ld not be sent together to the new office as a team II. C and M f$nction well alone b$t not as a team , they sho$ld be seperated III. and 7 ha.e not been on spea/ing terms and sho$ldnAt go together IQ Jince and @ ha.e been competing for promotion they sho$ldnAt be a team !.If A is to be mo.ed as one of the boo/eepers,which of the following cannot be a possible wor/ing $nit. A. AB M4 B. AB 74 C. ABM@4 . ABM74 Ans.B Ans.A Ans.B Ans.A

'.If C and @ are mo.ed to the new office, how many combinations are possible A.! B.' C.+ .& +.If C is sent to the new office, which member of the staff cannot go with C A.B B. C.@ .7 &.Snder the g$idelines de.eloped, which of the following m$st go to the new office A.B B. C.M .7 3.If goes to the new office, which of the following is/are tr$e I.C cannot go II.A cannot go III.4 m$st also go A.I only B.II only C.I and II only .I and III only

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&).After %onths of talent searchin& for an ad%inistrati+e assistant to the president of the colle&e the field of
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after a series of all-day &ro(p personal inter+ie's 'ere held.The e.a%inin& co%%ittee a&reed (pon the follo'in& proced(re

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I.2he inter.iews will be held once a wee/ II.+ candidates will appear at any all%day inter.iew session III.Mach candidate will appear at least once IQ.If it becomes necessary to call applicants for additonal inter.iews, no more ! s$ch applicant sho$ld be as/ed to appear the next wee/ Q.Beca$se of a detail in the written applications,it was agreed that whene.er candidate B appears, A sho$ld also be present. QI.Beca$se of tra.el diffic$lties it was agreed that C will appear for only ! inter.iew. !.At the first inter.iew the following candidates appear A,B, .#hich of the follwing combinations can be called for the inter.iew to be held next wee/. A. BC B. C M C. ABM . ABC Ans.B

'.#hich of the following is a possible se)$ence of combinations for inter.iews in ' s$ccessi.e wee/s A. ABCLB M B. AB LABM C. A MLABC . B MLAC Ans.C +. If A ,B and appear for the inter.iew and is called for additional inter.iew the following wee/, which ' candidates may be as/ed to appear with > I. A II B III.C IQ.M A. I and II B. I and III only C. II and III only . III and IQ only Ans. &.#hich of the following correctly state(s) the proced$re followed by the search committee I.After the second inter.iew all applicants ha.e appeared at least once II.2he committee sees each applicant a second time III.If a third session,it is possible for all applicants to appear at least twice A.I only B.II only C.III only .Both I and II Ans.A &+. A certain city is ser+ed by s(b'ay lines A,B and C and n(%bers 1 ) and *
/hen it sno's , %ornin& ser+ice on B is delayed /hen it rains or sno's , ser+ice on A, ) and * are delayed both in the %ornin& and afternoon /hen te%p. falls belo' *0 de&rees farenheit afternoon ser+ice is cancelled in either the A line or the * line, b(t not both. /hen the te%perat(re rises o+er 10 de&rees farenheit, the afternoon ser+ice is cancelled in either the line C or the * line b(t not both. /hen the ser+ice on the A line is delayed or cancelled, ser+ice on the C line 'hich connects the A line, is delayed. /hen ser+ice on the * line is cancelled, ser+ice on the B line 'hich connects the * line is delayed.

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T!. Dn Nan !"th, with the temperat$re at !3 degree farenheit, it snows all day. Dn how many lines will ser.ice be affected, incl$ding both morning and afternoon. (A) ' (B) + (C) & ( )3 Ans. T'. Dn A$g !3th with the temperat$re at 95 degrees farenheit it begins to rain at ! K?. #hat is the minim$m n$mber of lines on which ser.ice will be affected> (A) ' (B) + (C) & ( )3 Ans. C T+. Dn which of the following occasions wo$ld ser.ice be on the greatest n$mber of lines disr$pted. (A) A snowy afternoon with the temperat$re at &3 degree farenheit (B) A snowy morning with the temperat$re at &3 degree farenheit (C) A rainy afternoon with the temperat$re at &3 degree farenheit ( ) A rainy afternoon with the temperat$re at 93 degree farenheit Ans. B &-. In " cert"in society! there "re two m"rri"ge groups! red "nd #rown. Co m"rri"ge is permitted within " group.
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T!. A brown female co$ld ha.e had I. A grandfather born 0ed II. A grandmother born 0ed III 2wo grandfathers born Brown (A) I only (B) III only (C) I, II and III ( ) I and II only Ans. T'. A male born into the brown gro$p may ha.e (A) An $ncle in either gro$p (B) A brown da$ghter (C) A brown son ( ) A son%in%law born into red gro$p Ans. A T+. #hich of the following is not permitted $nder the r$les as stated. (A) A brown male marrying his fatherAs sister (B) A red female marrying her motherAs brother (C) A widower marrying his wifeAs sister ( ) A widow marrying her di.orced da$ghterAs ex%h$sband Ans. B T&. If widowers and di.orced males retained their gro$p they had $pon marrying which of the following wo$ld be permissible ( Ass$me that no pre.io$s marriage occ$rred)
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(A) A woman marrying her dead sisterAs h$sband (B) A woman marrying her di.orced da$ghterAs ex%h$sband (C) A widower marrying his brotherAs da$ghter ( ) A woman marrying her motherAs brother who is a widower. Ans.
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&3. 2here are six steps that lead from the first to the second floor. Io two people can be on the same step ?r. A is two steps below ?r. C ?r. B is a step next to ?r. Dnly one step is .acant ( Io one standing on that step ) enote the first step by step ! and second step by step ' etc. !. If ?r. A is on the first step, #hich of the following is tr$e> (a) ?r. B is on the second step (b) ?r. C is on the fo$rth step. (c) A person ?r. M, co$ld be on the third step (d) ?r. is on higher step than ?r. C. AnsC (d) '. If ?r. M was on the third step O ?r. B was on a higher step than ?r. M which step m$st be .acant (a) step ! (b) step ' (c) step & (d) step 3 (e) step * AnsC (a) +. If ?r. B was on step !, which step co$ld A be on> (a) 'Oe only (b) +O3 only (c) +O& only (d) &O3 only (e) 'O& only AnsC (c) &. If there were two steps between the step that A was standing and the step that B was standing on, and A was on a higher step than , A m$st be on step (a) ' (b) + (c) & (d) 3 (e) * AnsC (c) 3. #hich of the following is false i. BO can be both on odd%n$mbered steps in one config$ration ii. In a partic$lar config$ration A and C m$st either both an odd n$mbered steps or both an e.en% n$mbered steps iii. A person M can be on a step next to the .acant step. (a) i only (b) ii only
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(c) iii only (d) both i and iii AnsC (c)

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&*. Jix swimmers A, B, C, , M, @ compete in a race. 2he o$tcome is as follows. i. B does not win. ii. Dnly two swimmers separate M O iii. A is behind O M i.. B is ahead of M , with one swimmer inter.ening .. @ is a head of !. #ho stood fifth in the race > (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) (e) M AnsC (e) '. 4ow many swimmers seperate A and @ > (a) ! (b) ' (c) + (d) & (e) cannot be determined AnsC (d) +. 2he swimmer between C O M is (a) none (b) @ (c) (d) B (e) A AnsC (a) &. If the end of the race, swimmer is dis)$alified by the N$dges then swimmer B finishes in which place (a) ! (b) ' (c) + (d) & (e) 3 AnsC (b) &5. @i.e ho$ses lettered A,B,C, , O M are b$ilt in a row next to each other. 2he ho$ses are lined $p in the order A,B,C, , O M. Mach of the fi.e ho$ses has a colored chimney. 2he roof and chimney of each ho$sem$st be painted as follows. i. 2he roof m$st be painted either green,red ,or yellow. ii. 2he chimney m$st be painted either white, blac/, or red. iii. Io ho$se may ha.e the same color chimney as the color of roof. i.. Io ho$se may $se any of the same colors that the e.ery next ho$se $ses. .. 4o$se M has a green roof. .i. 4o$se B has a red roof and a blac/ chimney !. #hich of the following is tr$e > (a) At least two ho$ses ha.e blac/ chimney. (b) At least two ho$ses ha.e red roofs. (c) At least two ho$ses ha.e white chimneys
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(d) At least two ho$ses ha.e green roofs (e) At least two ho$ses ha.e yellow roofs AnsC (c) '. #hich m$st be false > (a) 4o$se A has a yellow roof (b) 4o$se A O C ha.e different color chimney (c) 4o$se has a blac/ chimney (d) 4o$se M has a white chimney (e) 4o$se BO ha.e the same color roof. AnsC (b) +. If ho$se C has a yellow roof. #hich m$st be tr$e. (a) 4o$se M has a white chimney (b) 4o$se M has a blac/ chimney (c) 4o$se M has a red chimney (d) 4o$se has a red chimney (e) 4o$se C has a blac/ chimney AnsC (a) &. #hich possible combinations of roof O chimney can ho$se I. A red roof 5 a blac/ chimney II. A yellow roof O a red chimney III. A yellow roof O a blac/ chimney (a) I only (b) II only (c) III only (d) I O II only (e) IOIIOIII AnsC (e) &1. @ind x+'y (i). x+y(!" (ii). 'x+&y('" AnsC (b) &9. Is angle BAC is a right angle (i) AB('BC (') BC(!.3AC AnsC (e) 3". Is x greater than y (i) x('/ (ii) /('y AnsC (e)
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It w"s c"lcul"ted th"t 0. men could complete " piece of wor9 in &< d"ys. hen wor9 w"s scheduled to commence! it w"s found necess"ry to send &. men to "nother pro>ect. +ow much longer will it t"9e to complete the wor9%

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,. A dishonest shop9eeper professes to sell pulses "t the cost price! #ut he uses " f"lse weight of 2.<gm. for " 9g. +is g"in is MB.

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A softw"re engineer h"s the c"p"#ility of thin9ing 1<< lines of code in fi$e minutes "nd c"n type 1<< lines of code in 1< minutes. +e t"9es " #re"9 for fi$e minutes "fter e$ery ten minutes. +ow m"ny lines of codes will he complete typing "fter "n hour%

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A m"n w"s eng"ged on " >o# for ,< d"ys on the condition th"t he would get " w"ge of 4s. 1< for the d"y he wor9s! #ut he h"$e to p"y " fine of 4s. & for e"ch d"y of his "#sence. If he gets 4s. &1/ "t the end! he w"s "#sent for wor9 for ... d"ys.

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A contr"ctor "greeing to finish " wor9 in 1.< d"ys! employed 0. men e"ch wor9ing 1 hours d"ily. After 2< d"ys! only &A0 of the wor9 w"s completed. Incre"sing the num#er of men #y NNNNNNNN e"ch wor9ing now for 1< hours d"ily! the wor9 c"n #e completed in time.

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wh"t is " percent of # di$ided #y # percent of "% F"3 " F#3 # Fc3 1 Fd3 1< Fd3 1<<

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A m"n #ought " horse "nd " c"rt. If he sold the horse "t 1< B loss "nd the c"rt "t &< B g"in! he would not lose "nythingH #ut if he sold the horse "t .B loss "nd the c"rt "t .B g"in! he would lose 4s. 1< in the #"rg"in. The "mount p"id #y him w"s 4s.NNNNNNN for the horse "nd 4s.NNNNNNNN for the c"rt.

2.

A tennis m"r9er is trying to put together " te"m of four pl"yers for " tennis tourn"ment out of se$en "$"il"#le. m"les ; "! # "nd cH fem"les G m! n! o "nd p. All pl"yers "re of e7u"l "#ility "nd there must #e "t le"st two m"les in the te"m. )or " te"m of four! "ll pl"yers must #e "#le to pl"y with e"ch other under the following restrictions: # should not pl"y with m! c should not pl"y with p! "nd " should not pl"y with o. hich of the following st"tements must #e f"lse% 1. &. ,. # "nd p c"nnot #e selected together c "nd o c"nnot #e selected together c "nd n c"nnot #e selected together.

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The following figure depicts three $iews of " cu#e. '"sed on this! "nswer 7uestions 1<;1&. The num#er on the f"ce opposite to the f"ce c"rrying 1 is NNNNNNN .

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11. The num#er on the f"ces "d>"cent to the f"ce m"r9ed . "re NNNNNNN .

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hich of the following p"irs does not correctly gi$e the num#ers on the opposite f"ces. /!. F&3 -!1 F,3 1!, F-3 -!&

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)i$e f"rmers h"$e 0! 2! 11! 1, E 1- "pple trees! respecti$ely in their orch"rds. L"st ye"r! e"ch of them disco$ered th"t e$ery tree in their own orch"rd #ore e:"ctly the s"me num#er of "pples. )urther! if the third f"rmer gi$es one "pple to the first! "nd the fifth gi$es three to e"ch of the second "nd the fourth! they would "ll h"$e e:"ctly the s"me num#er of "pples. h"t were the yields per tree in the orch"rds of the third "nd fourth f"rmers%

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)i$e #oys were clim#ing " hill. I w"s following +. 4 w"s >ust "he"d of *. J w"s #etween * E +. They were clim#ing up in " column. ho w"s the second%

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Iohn is undecided which of the four no$els to #uy. +e is considering " spy thriller! " Murder mystery! " *othic rom"nce "nd " science fiction no$el. The #oo9s "re written #y 4oth9o! *or9y! 'urchfield "nd +opper! not necess"ry in th"t order! "nd pu#lished #y +eron! 5iegon! 'lue>" "nd sp"rrow! not necess"ry in th"t order.

F13 The #oo9 #y 4oth9o is pu#lished #y Dp"rrow. F&3 The Dpy thriller is pu#lished #y +eron. F,3 The science fiction no$el is #y 'urchfield "nd is not pu#lished #y 'lue>". F-3The *othic rom"nce is #y +opper.

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5igeon pu#lishes NNNNNNNNNNNN.

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The no$el #y *or9y NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN.

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Iohn purch"ses #oo9s #y the "uthors whose n"mes come first "nd third in "lph"#etic"l order. +e does not #uy the #oo9s NNNNNN.

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On the #"sis of the first p"r"gr"ph "nd st"tement F&3! F,3 "nd F-3 only! it is possi#le to deduce th"t 1. &. ,. 4oth9o wrote the murder mystery or the spy thriller Dp"rrow pu#lished the murder mystery or the spy thriller The #oo9 #y 'urchfield is pu#lished #y Dp"rrow.

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12. If " light fl"shes e$ery / seconds! how m"ny times will it fl"sh in O of "n hour%

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If point 5 is on line segment A'! then which of the following is "lw"ys true% F13 A5 @ 5' F&3 A5 P 5' F,3 5' P A5 F-3 A' P A5 F.3 A' P A5 6 5'

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All men "re $erte#r"tes. Dome m"mm"ls "re $erte#r"tes. from the "#o$e st"tement is correct. All men "re m"mm"ls All m"mm"ls "re men Dome $erte#r"tes "re m"mm"ls. Cone

hich of the following conclusions dr"wn

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hich of the following st"tements dr"wn from the gi$en st"tements "re correct% *i$en: All w"tches sold in th"t shop "re of high st"nd"rd. Dome of the +MT w"tches "re sold in th"t shop. "3 #3 c3 d3 All w"tches of high st"nd"rd were m"nuf"ctured #y +MT. Dome of the +MT w"tches "re of high st"nd"rd. Cone of the +MT w"tches is of high st"nd"rd. Dome of the +MT w"tches of high st"nd"rd "re sold in th"t shop.

&,;&0. 1. &. ,. -. .. /. Ashl"nd is north of E"st Li$erpool "nd west of (oshocton. 'owling green is north of Ashl"nd "nd west of )rederic9town. Do$er is south "nd e"st of Ashl"nd. E"st Li$erpool is north of )rederic9town "nd e"st of Do$er. )rederic9town is north of Do$er "nd west of Ashl"nd. (oshocton is south of )rederic9town "nd west of Do$er.

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hich of the towns mentioned is furthest of the north G west F"3 Ashl"nd F#3 'owling green Fc3 (oshocton

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&-. hich of the following must #e #oth north "nd e"st of )rederic9town% F"3 Ashl"nd I " only F#3 (oshocton II # only III c only Fc3 E"st Li$erpool IK " E # K"Ec

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hich of the following towns must #e situ"ted #oth south "nd west of "t le"st one other town% A. '. (. D. E. Ashl"nd only Ashl"nd "nd )rederic9town Do$er "nd )rederic9town Do$er! (oshocton "nd )rederic9town (oshocton! Do$er "nd E"st Li$erpool.

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hich of the following st"tements! if true! would m"9e the inform"tion in the num#ered st"tements more specific% F"3 (oshocton is north of Do$er. F#3 E"st Li$erpool is north of Do$er Fc3 Ashl"nd is e"st of 'owling green. Fd3 (oshocton is e"st of )rederic9town Fe3 'owling green is north of )rederic9town

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hich of the num#ered st"tements gi$es inform"tion th"t c"n #e deduced from one or more of the other st"tements% FA3 1 F'3 & F(3 , FD3 FE3 /

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Eight friends +"rsh"! )"9is! '"l">i! Esw"r! Dhinesh! (h"ndr"! *eeth"! "nd Ahmed "re sitting in " circle f"cing the center. '"l">i is sitting #etween *eeth" "nd Dhinesh. +"rsh" is third to the left of '"l">i "nd second to the right of Ahmed. (h"ndr" is sitting #etween Ahmed "nd *eeth" "nd '"l">i "nd Eshw"r "re not sitting opposite to e"ch other. ho is third to the left of Dhinesh%

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If e$ery "ltern"ti$e letter st"rting from ' of the English "lph"#et is written in sm"ll letter! rest "ll "re written in c"pit"l letters! how the month Q Deptem#erR #e written. F13 DeptEM#Er F&3 DEpTeM'Er F,3 Deptem#e4

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,<. The length of the side of " s7u"re is represented #y :6&. The length of the side of "n e7uil"ter"l tri"ngle is &:. If the s7u"re "nd the e7uil"ter"l tri"ngle h"$e e7u"l perimeter! then the $"lue of : is NNNNNNN.

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It t"9es Mr. J"rthi9 y hours to complete typing " m"nuscript. After & hours! he w"s c"lled "w"y. fr"ction"l p"rt of the "ssignment w"s left incomplete%

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hich of the following is l"rger th"n ,A.% S F&3 ,2A.< F,3 0A&. F-3 ,A1< F.3 .2A1<<

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The num#er th"t does not h"$e " reciproc"l is NNNNNNNNNNNN.

,-. There "re , persons Dudhir! Ar$ind! "nd *"uri. Dudhir lent c"rs to Ar$ind "nd *"uri "s m"ny "s they h"d "lre"dy. After some time Ar$ind g"$e "s m"ny c"rs to Dudhir "nd *"uri "s m"ny "s they h"$e. After sometime *"uri did the s"me thing. At the end of this tr"ns"ction e"ch one of them h"d &-. )ind the c"rs e"ch origin"lly h"d.

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A m"n #ought " horse "nd " c"rt. If he sold the horse "t 1< B loss "nd the c"rt "t &< B g"in! he would not lose "nythingH #ut if he sold the horse "t .B loss "nd the c"rt "t .B g"in! he would lose 4s. 1< in the #"rg"in. The "mount p"id #y him w"s 4s.NNNNNNN for the horse "nd 4s.NNNNNNNN for the c"rt.

Answers:

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Answer: ,< d"ys. Explanation: Before2 One d"y wor9 One m"nTs one d"y wor9 3o'2 Co. Of wor9ers One d"y wor9 @ .< @ .< = 1 A F &< = 0.3 @ @ 1 A &< 1 A F &< = 0.3

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&. Answer: <B Explanation: Dince ,: A & @ : A F& A ,3

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Answer: .., B Explanation: +e sells 2.< gr"ms of pulses "nd g"ins .< gr"ms. If he sells 1<< gr"ms of pulses then he will g"in F.< A 2.<3 =1<< @ ..&/

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Answer: &.< lines of codes

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Answer: 0 d"ys Explanation: The e7u"tion portr"ying the gi$en pro#lem is: 1< = : G & = F,< G :3 @ &1/ Dol$ing this we get : @ &, Cum#er of d"ys he w"s "#sent w"s 0 F,<;&,3 d"ys. where : is the num#er of wor9ing d"ys.

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Answer: 1.< men. Explanation: One d"yTs wor9 One hourTs wor9 One m"nTs wor9 @ @ @ & A F0 = 2<3 & A F0 = 2< = 13 & A F0 = 2< = 1 = 0.3

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Visit www.downloadmela.com for more papers The rem"ining wor9 F.A03 h"s to #e completed within /< d"ys! #ec"use the tot"l num#er of
d"ys "llotted for the pro>ect is 1.< d"ys.

Do we get the e7u"tion

F& = 1< = : = /<3 A F0 = 2< = 1 = 0.3 2<th d"y.

@ .A0 where : is the num#er of men wor9ing "fter the

e get : @ &&. Dince we h"$e 0. men "lre"dy! it is enough to "dd only 1.< men.

0.

Answer: Fc3 1 Explanation: " percent of # : F"A1<<3 = # # percent of " : F#A1<<3 = " " percent of # di$ided #y # percent of " : FF" A 1<< 3=#3 A F#A1<<3 = " 33 @ 1

1.

Answer: (ost price of horse @ 4s. -<< E the cost price of c"rt @ &<<. Explanation:Let : #e the cost price of the horse "nd y #e the cost price of the c"rt. In the first s"le there is no loss or profit. Fi.e.3 The loss o#t"ined is e7u"l to the g"in.

Therefore

F1<A1<<3 = :

@ F&<A1<<3 = y

@ &=y

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;F13

In the second s"le! he lost 4s. 1<. Fi.e.3 The loss is gre"ter th"n the profit #y 4s. 1<.

Therefore

F. A 1<<3 = :

@ F. A 1<<3 = y 6 1< ;;;;;;;F&3

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F. A 1<<3 = y y = 200 )rom F13 & = &<< @ x = 400 @ 1<

2.

Answer: ,. Explanation: Dince inclusion of "ny m"le pl"yer will re>ect " fem"le from the te"m. Dince there should #e four mem#er in the te"m "nd only three m"les "re "$"il"#le! the girl! n should included in the te"m "lw"ys irrespecti$e of others selection.

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Answer: .

11.

Answer: 1!&!, E -

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Answer: '

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Answer: 11 E 2 "pples per tree. Explanation: Let "! #! c! d E e #e the tot"l num#er of "pples #ored per ye"r in A! '! (! D E E Vs orch"rd. *i$en th"t "61@#6,@cG1@d6,@eG/ 'ut the 7uestion is to find the num#er of "pples #ored per tree in ( "nd D Vs orch"rd. If is enough to consider c G 1 @ d 6 ,. Dince the num#er of trees in (Ts orch"rd is 11 "nd th"t of DTs orch"rd is 1,. Let : "nd y #e the num#er of "pples #ored per tree in ( E d Vs orch"rd respecti$ely. Therefore 11 : G 1 @ 1, y 6 , 'y tri"l "nd error method! we get the $"lue for : "nd y "s 11 "nd 2

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*. Explanation: The order in which they "re clim#ing is 4 G * G J G + G I

1. G 11 Answer: Co$el C"me Dpy thriller Murder mystery *or9y *othic rom"nce 'urchfield Dcience fiction +opper Author 4"th9o 5iegon 'lue>" Dp"rrow 5u#lisher +eron

Explanation: *i$en Co$el C"me Dpy thriller Murder mystery *or9y *othic rom"nce 'urchfield Dcience fiction +opper Author 4"th9o 5iegon 'lue>" Dp"rrow 5u#lisher +eron

Dince 'lue>" doesnTt pu#lish the no$el #y 'urchfield "nd +eron pu#lishes the no$el spy thriller! 5iegon pu#lishes the no$el #y 'urchfield. Dince +opper writes *othic rom"nce "nd +eron pu#lishes the no$el spy thriller! 'lue>" pu#lishes the no$el #y +opper. Dince +eron pu#lishes the no$el spy thriller "nd +eron pu#lishes the no$el #y *or9y! *or9y writes Dpy thriller "nd 4"th9o writes Murder mystery.

12.

Answer: -.1 times. Explanation: There "re /< minutes in "n hour.

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In O of "n hour there "re F/< = -.3 seconds @ &0<< seconds. Light fl"shed for e$ery / seconds. In &0<< seconds &0<<A/ @ -.< times. The count st"rt "fter the first fl"sh! the light will fl"shes -.1 times in O of "n hour.

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Answer: Explanation: K A B Jince p is a point on the line segment AB, AB ; AK

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Answer: (c)

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Answer: F#3 E Fd3. Ahmed

&, ; &0.Answer: )"9is &1. Answer: )"9is Explanation: $arsha #eetha (h"ndr"

Esw"r

'"l">i

Dhinesh

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Answer: F.3. Explanation: Dince e$ery "ltern"ti$e letter st"rting from ' of the English "lph"#et is written in sm"ll letter! the letters written in sm"ll letter "re #! d! f... In the first two "nswers the letter E is written in #oth sm"ll E c"pit"l letters! so they "re not the correct "nswers. 'ut in third "nd fourth "nswers the letter is written in sm"ll letter inste"d c"pit"l letter! so they "re not the "nswers.

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Answer:

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Visit www.downloadmela.com for more papers :@Explanation: Dince the side of the s7u"re is : 6 &! its perimeter @ - F: 6 &3 @ -: 6 1 Dince the side of the e7uil"ter"l tri"ngle is &:! its perimeter @ , = &: @ /: Also! the perimeters of #oth "re e7u"l. Fi.e.3 Fi.e.3 -: 6 1 @ /: &: @ 1 : @ -.

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Answer: Fy G &3 A y. Explanation: To type " m"nuscript 9"rthi9 too9 y hours. Therefore his speed in typing @ 1Ay. +e w"s c"lled "w"y "fter & hours of typing. Therefore the wor9 completed @ 1Ay = &. Therefore the rem"ining wor9 to #e completed @ 1 G &Ay. Fi.e.3 wor9 to #e completed @ Fy;&3Ay

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Answer: F&3

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Answer: 1 Explanation: One is the only num#er e:ists without reciproc"l #ec"use the reciproc"l of one is one itself.

,-.

Answer: Dudhir h"d ,2 c"rs! Ar$ind h"d &1 c"rs "nd *"uri h"d 1& c"rs. Explanation: Dudhir Ar$ind *"uri

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)in"lly 'efore *"uriTs tr"ns"ction 'efore Ar$indTs tr"ns"ction 'efore DudhirT s tr"ns"ction &1& / ,2 1& -& &1 &-1 &1& &-

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Answer: (ost price of horse: (ost price of c"rt: Explanation: Let : #e the cost of horse E y #e the cost of the c"rt. 1< B of loss in selling horse @ &< B of g"in in selling the c"rt Therefore F1< A 1<<3 = : @ F&< = 1<<3 = y : @ &y ;;;;;;;;;;;F13 4s. -<< E 4s. &<<

. B of loss in selling the horse is 1< more th"n the . B g"in in selling the c"rt. Therefore Du#stituting F13 1<y ; 1<<< @ .y .y @ 1<<< y @ &<< : @ -<< from F13 F. A 1<<3 = : ; 1< @ F. A 1<<3 = y .: ; 1<<< @ .y

Exercise 2.1 For the fo owin!" find the next ter# in the series

1. /! &-! /<!1&<! &1<

"3 ,,/

#3 ,//

c3 ,,<

d3 //<

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F 8.8 me"ns product3

Explanation : The series is 1.&.,! &.,.-! ,.-..! -.../! ../.0! .....

&. 1! .! 1,! &.

Answer : -1 Explanation : The series is of the form <W&61W&! 1W&6&W&!...

,. <! .! 1! 10

Answer : &Explanation : 1W&;1! &W&61! ,W&;1! -W&61! .W&;1

-. 1! 1! 2! /-! &.

F+int : E$ery successi$e terms "re rel"ted3

Answer : &1/ Explanation : 1W&! &W,! ,W&! -W,! .W&! /W,

.. 1!&-!1&!,/!11!.-

Answer : &0

/. 01!0/!/2!0-!/0!0& Answer : /0

0. .!2!1/!&2!.Answer : 1<, Explanation : .=&;1@2H 2=&;&@1/H 1/=&;,@&2H &2=&;-@.-H .-=&;.@1<,

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Explanation : The series is powers of & F&W<!&W1!..3. All digits "re less th"n 1. E$ery second num#er is in oct"l num#er system. 1&1 should follow /-. 1&1 #"se 1< @ &<< #"se 1.

Exercise 2.2

Find the odd #$n out.

1. ,!.!0!1&!1,!10!12 Answer : 1& Explanation : All #ut 1& "re odd num#ers

&. &!.!1<!10!&/!,0!.<!/Answer : /Explanation : &6,@.H .6.@1<H 1<60@10H 1062@&/H &/611@,0H ,061,@.<H .<61.@/.H

,. 1<.!1.!/<!,<!<!;-.!;2< Answer : < Explanation : 1<.;&<@1.H 1.;&.@/<H /<;,<@,<H ,<;,.@;.H ;.;-<@;-.H ;-.;-.@;2<H

Exercise 3 %o &e the fo owin!.

1.

h"t is the num#er of Xeros "t the end of the product of the num#ers from 1 to 1<<% Answer : 1&0

&. A f"st typist c"n type some m"tter in & hours "nd " slow typist c"n type the s"me in , hours. If #oth type com#inely! in how much time will they finish% Answer : 1 hr 1& min Explanation : The f"st typist8s wor9 done in 1 hr @ 1A&

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If they wor9 com#inely! wor9 done in 1 hr @ 1A&61A, @ .A/ Do! the wor9 will #e completed in /A. hours. i.e.! 161A. hours @ 1hr 1& min

,. *"$"s9"r8s "$er"ge in his first .< innings w"s .<. After the .1st innings! his "$er"ge w"s .1. +ow m"ny runs did he score in his .1st innings. Fsupposing th"t he lost his wic9et in his .1st innings3 Answer : 1<1 Explanation : Tot"l score "fter .< innings @ .<=.< @ &.<<

Tot"l score "fter .1 innings @ .1=.1 @ &/<1 Do! runs m"de in the .1st innings @ &/<1;&.<< @ 1<1 If he h"d not lost his wic9et in his .1st innings! he would h"$e scored "n un#e"ten .< in his .1st innings.

-. Out of 1< coins! one is counterfeit. counterfeit coin% Answer : -

h"t is the minimum num#er of weighings needed to find out the

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h"t c"n you conclude from the st"tement : All green "re #lue! "ll #lue "re red. % Fi3 Fii3 Fiii3 Fi$3 F"3 F#3 Fc3 Fd3 some #lue "re green some red "re green some green "re not red "ll red "re #lue i or ii #ut not #oth i E ii only iii or i$ #ut not #oth iii E i$

Answer : F#3

/. A rect"ngul"r pl"te with length 1 inches! #re"dth 11 inches "nd thic9ness & inches is "$"il"#le. length of the circul"r rod with di"meter 1 inches "nd e7u"l to the $olume of the rect"ngul"r pl"te% Answer : ,.. inches

h"t is the

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F&&A03=-=-=h @ 1=11=& h @ 0A& @ ,..

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h"t is the sum of "ll num#ers #etween 1<< "nd 1<<< which "re di$isi#le #y 1- % Answer : ,.,2&

Explanation : The num#er closest to 1<< which is gre"ter th"n 1<< "nd di$isi#le #y 1- is 11&! which is the first term of the series which h"s to #e summed. The num#er closest to 1<<< which is less th"n 1<<< "nd di$isi#le #y 1- is 22-! which is the l"st term of the series. 11& 6 1&/ 6 .... 6 22- @ 1-F1626 ... 6 013 @ ,.,2&

1. If sF"3 denotes s7u"re root of "! find the $"lue of sF1&6sF1&6sF1&6 ...... upto infinity. Answer : Explanation : Let : @ sF1&6sF1&6sF1&6..... e c"n write : @ sF1&6:3. i.e.! :W& @ 1& 6 :. Dol$ing this 7u"dr"tic e7u"tion! we get : @ ;, or :@-. Dum c"nnot #e ;$e "nd hence sum @ -.

2. A cylindric"l cont"iner h"s " r"dius of eight inches with " height of three inches. (ompute how m"ny inches should #e "dded to either the r"dius or height to gi$e the s"me incre"se in $olume% Answer : 1/A, inches Explanation : Let : #e the "mount of incre"se. The $olume will incre"se #y the s"me "mount if the r"dius incre"sed or the height is incre"sed. Do! the effect on incre"sing height is e7u"l to the effect on incre"sing the r"dius. i.e.! F&&A03=1=1=F,6:3 @ F&&A03=F16:3=F16:3=, Dol$ing the 7u"dr"tic e7u"tion we get the : @ < or 1/A,. The possi#le incre"se would #e #y 1/A, inches.

1<. ith >ust si: weights "nd " #"l"nce sc"le! you c"n weigh "ny unit num#er of 9gs from 1 to ,/-. #e the si: weights% Answer : 1! ,! 2! &0! 11! &-, FAll powers of ,3

h"t could

11. Dioph"ntus p"ssed one si:th of his life in childhood! one twelfth in youth! "nd one se$enth more "s " #"chelorH fi$e ye"rs "fter his m"rri"ge " son w"s #orn who died four ye"rs #efore his f"ther "t h"lf his fin"l "ge. +ow old is Dioph"ntus% Answer : 1- ye"rs Click Here For Puzzles,Aptitude&Reasoning Papers In Pdf.

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1& . If time "t this moment is 2 5.M.! wh"t will #e the time &,22222222& hours l"ter% Answer : 1 5.M. Explanation : &- #illion hours l"ter! it would #e 2 5.M. "nd 1 hours #efore th"t it would #e 1 5.M.

1,. +ow #ig will "n "ngle of one "nd " h"lf degree loo9 through " gl"ss th"t m"gnifies things three times% Answer : 1 1A& degrees Explanation : The m"gnifying gl"ss c"nnot incre"se the m"gnitude of "n "ngle.

1-. Di$ide -. into four p"rts such th"t when & is "dded to the first p"rt! & is su#tr"cted from the second p"rt! & is multiplied #y the third p"rt "nd the fourth p"rt is di$ided #y two! "ll result in the s"me num#er. Answer: 1! 1&! .! &< Explanation: " 6 # 6 c 6 d @-.H "6& @ #;& @ &c @ dA&H &3A& 6 &F#;&3 @ -.H "@#;-H c @ F#;&3A&H d @ &F#;&3H #;- 6 # 6 F#;

1.. I dro$e /< 9m "t ,< 9mph "nd then "n "ddition"l /< 9m "t .< 9mph. (ompute my "$er"ge speed o$er my 1&< 9m. Answer : ,0 1A& Explanation : Time re7d for the first /< 9m @ 1&< min.H Time re7d for the second /< 9m @ 0& min.H Tot"l time re7d @ 12& min A$g speed @ F/<=1&<3A12& @ ,0 1A&

4(estions 15 and 16 are based on the follo'in& 2 )i$e e:ecuti$es of Europe"n (orpor"tion hold " (onference in 4ome Mr. A con$erses in Dp"nish E It"li"n Mr. '! " sp"ni"rd! 9nows English "lso Mr. ( 9nows English "nd #elongs to It"ly Mr. D con$erses in )rench "nd Dp"nish Mr. E ! " n"ti$e of It"ly 9nows )rench

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"3 only Mr. A #3 Only Mr. ' c3 Mr. A E Mr. ' d3 Any of the other three

Answer : d3 Any of the other three. Explanation : )rom the d"t" gi$en! we c"n infer the following. A 9nows Dp"nish! It"li"n ' 9nows Dp"nish! English ( 9nows It"li"n! English D 9nows Dp"nish! )rench E 9nows It"li"n! )rench To "ct "s "n interpreter #etween ( "nd D! " person h"s to 9now one of the com#in"tions It"li"nEDp"nish! It"li"nE)rench! EnglishEDp"nish! EnglishE)rench A! '! "nd E 9now "tle"st one of the com#in"tions.

10. If " /th e:ecuti$e is #rought in! to #e understood #y m":imum num#er of origin"l fi$e he should #e fluent in "3 English E )rench #3 It"li"n E Dp"nish c3 English E )rench d3 )rench E It"li"n

Answer : #3 It"li"n E Dp"nish Explanation : Co of e:ecuti$es who 9now i3 English is & ii3 Dp"nish is , iii3 It"li"n is , i$3 )rench is & It"li"n E Dp"nish "re spo9en #y the m":imum no of e:ecuti$es. Do! if the /th e:ecuti$e is fluent in It"li"n E Dp"nish! he c"n communic"te with "ll the origin"l fi$e #ec"use e$ery#ody 9nows either Dp"nish or It"li"n.

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h"t is the sum of the first &. n"tur"l odd num#ers% Answer : /&. Explanation : The sum of the first n n"tur"l odd nos is s7u"reFn3. 16, @ - @ s7u"reF&3 16,6. @ 2 @ s7u"reF,3

!9. The sum of "ny se$en consecuti$e num#ers is di$isi#le #y

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Exercise 3 'ry the fo owin!.

!. There "re se$enty cler9s wor9ing in " comp"ny! of which ,< "re fem"les. Also! ,< cler9s "re m"rriedH
&- cler9s "re "#o$e &. ye"rs of "geH 12 m"rried cler9s "re "#o$e &. ye"rs! of which 0 "re m"lesH 1& m"les "re "#o$e &. ye"rs of "geH "nd 1. m"les "re m"rried. +ow m"ny #"chelor girls "re there "nd how m"ny of these "re "#o$e &.%

'. A m"n s"iled off from the Corth 5ole. After co$ering &!<<< miles in one direction he turned

est! s"iled &!<<< miles! turned Corth "nd s"iled "he"d "nother &!<<< miles till he met his friend. +ow f"r w"s he from the Corth 5ole "nd in wh"t direction%

+. +ere is " series of comments on the "ges of three persons I! 4! D #y themsel$es.

D : The difference #etween 48s "ge "nd mine is three ye"rs. I : 4 is the youngest. 4 : Either I "m &- ye"rs old or I &. or D &/. I : All "re "#o$e &- ye"rs of "ge. D : I "m the eldest if "nd only if 4 is not the youngest. 4 : D is elder to me. I : I "m the eldest. 4 : D is not &0 ye"rs old. D : The sum of my "ge "nd I8s is two more th"n twice 48s "ge. One of the three h"d #een telling " lie throughout where"s others h"d spo9en the truth. Determine the "ges of D!I!4.

&. In " group of fi$e people! wh"t is the pro#"#ility of finding two persons with the s"me month of #irth%

3. A f"ther "nd his son go out for " 8w"l9;"nd;run8 e$ery morning "round " tr"c9 formed #y "n e7uil"ter"l
tri"ngle. The f"ther8s w"l9ing speed is & mph "nd his running speed is . mph. The son8s w"l9ing "nd running speeds "re twice th"t of his f"ther. 'oth st"rt together from one "pe: of the tri"ngle! the son going cloc9wise "nd the f"ther "nti;cloc9wise. Initi"lly the f"ther runs "nd the son w"l9s for " cert"in period of time. There"fter! "s soon "s the f"ther st"rts w"l9ing! the son st"rts running. 'oth complete the course in -. minutes. )or how long does the f"ther run% here do the two cross e"ch other% Click Here For Puzzles,Aptitude&Reasoning Papers In Pdf.

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*. The Director of Medic"l Der$ices w"s on his "nnu"l $isit to the ECT +ospit"l.
hile going through the out p"tients8 records he c"me "cross the following d"t" for " p"rticul"r d"y : ? E"r consult"tions -.H Cose .<H Thro"t 0<H E"r "nd Cose ,<H Cose "nd Thro"t &<H E"r "nd Thro"t ,<H E"r! Cose "nd Thro"t 1<H Tot"l p"tients 1<<.? Then he c"me to the conclusion th"t the records were #ogus. "s he right%

5. Amongst 4"m! Dh"m "nd *o#ind "re " doctor! " l"wyer "nd " police officer. They "re m"rried to
4"dh"! *it" "nd Dit" Fnot in order3. E"ch of the wi$es h"$e " profession. *o#ind8s wife is "n "rtist. 4"m is not m"rried to *it". The l"wyer8s wife is " te"cher. 4"dh" is m"rried to the police officer. Dit" is "n e:pert coo9. ho8s who%

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h"t should come ne:t% 1! &! -! 1<! 1/! -<! /-!

4(estions 1-1) are based on the follo'in& 2 Three "dults G 4o#erto! D"r"h "nd Kic9y G will #e tr"$eling in " $"n with fi$e children G )reddy! +ill"ry! Ion"th"n! Lupe! "nd M"rt". The $"n h"s " dri$erTs se"t "nd one p"ssenger se"t in the front! "nd two #enches #ehind the front se"ts! one #e"ch #ehind the other. E"ch #ench h"s room for e:"ctly three people. E$eryone must sit in " se"t or on " #ench! "nd se"ting is su#>ect to the following restrictions: An "dult must sit on e"ch #ench. Either 4o#erto or D"r"h must sit in the dri$erTs se"t. Ion"th"n must sit immedi"tely #eside M"rt".

9. Of the following! who c"n sit in the front p"ssenger se"t %

F"3 Ion"th"n F#3 Lupe Fc3 4o#erto Fd3 D"r"h Fe3 Kic9y

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hich of the following groups of three c"n sit together on " #ench% F"3 )reddy! Ion"th"n "nd M"rt" F#3 )reddy! Ion"th"n "nd Kic9y Fc3 )reddy! D"r"h "nd Kic9y Fe3 Lupe! M"rt" "nd 4o#erto Fd3 +ill"ry! Lupe "nd D"r"h

!!. If )reddy sits immedi"tely #eside Kic9y! which of the following c"nnot #e true % a. Ion"th"n sits immedi"tely #eside D"r"h b. Lupe sits immedi"tely #eside Kic9y c. +ill"ry sits in the front p"ssenger se"t d. )reddy sits on the s"me #ench "s +ill"ry e. +ill"ry sits on the s"me #ench "s 4o#erto

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!'. If D"r"h sits on " #ench th"t is #ehind where Ion"th"n is sitting! which of the following must #e true % a. +ill"ry sits in " se"t or on " #ench th"t is in front of where M"rt" is sitting b. Lupe sits in " se"t or on " #ench th"t is in front of where )reddy is sitting c. )reddy sits on the s"me #ench "s +ill"ry d. Lupe sits on the s"me #ench "s D"r"h e. M"rt" sits on the s"me #ench "s Kic9y

!+. M"9e si: s7u"res of the s"me siXe using twel$e m"tch;stic9s. F+int : You will need "n "dhesi$e to
"rr"nge the re7uired figure3

!&. A f"rmer h"s two rect"ngul"r fields. The l"rger field h"s twice the length "nd - times the width of the
sm"ller field. If the sm"ller field h"s "re" J! then the "re of the l"rger field is gre"ter th"n the "re" of the sm"ller field #y wh"t "mount% F"3 /J F#3 1J Fc3 1&J Fd3 0J

!3. Cine e7u"l circles "re enclosed in " s7u"re whose "re" is ,/s7 units. )ind the "re" of e"ch circle.

!*. There "re 2 c"rds. Arr"nge them in " ,=, m"tri:. ("rds "re of - colors. They "re red! yellow! #lue!
green. (onditions for "rr"ngement: one red c"rd must #e in first row or second row. & green c"rds should #e in ,rd column. Yellow c"rds must #e in the , corners only. Two #lue c"rds must #e in the &nd row. At le"st one green c"rd in e"ch row.

!5. Is X less th"n w% X "nd w "re re"l num#ers.

FI3 X& @ &. FII3 w @ 2 To "nswer the 7uestion! "3 Either I or II is sufficient #3 'oth I "nd II "re sufficient #ut neither of them is "lone sufficient c3 I E II "re sufficient d3 'oth "re not sufficient

!1. A spe"9s truth 0<B of the timeH ' spe"9s truth 1<B of the time.
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