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What is the least among the

following :a. 0.2 b.1/0.2 c. 0.2/2 d. 0.22
Let us have same denominator for all
A = .2 or 2/10
b = 1/.2 or 5 or 50/10
c = .2/2 or 2/20 or 1/10
d = .22 or 2.2 /10
here we can see that numerators are : 2, 50, 1, and 2.2 the
least is 1, so C is the answer
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What is the sum of first 20 terms

of series :: 1/(5*6) +1/(6*7)
+1/(7*8)-We can write this series as consisting of two series :
(1/5 - 1/6) + (1/6 - 1/7) + (1/7 - 1/8) . ..
when we open the brackets, we find that most sums gets
cancelled out :
1/5 - 1/6 + 1/6 - 1/7 + 1/7 - 1/8 . . . .
we get : 1/5 1/25
we get = 4/25 answer
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((0.96)^3 (0.1)^3)/ ((0.96)^2

+0.096 +(0.1)^2 )= ?
It is based on formula = (a^3 - b^3) / (a^2
+ab+b^2) = a-b
=.96 - .1
= .86 answer

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MATHEMATICS

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Tea worth Rs 120 & 130 per Kg

are mixed with a third variety in
the ratio 1:1:2. If the mixture is
worth Rs 150 per Kg ,
the price of the third variety per
Kg will be?

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SOLUTION
Let us assume that we use 1kg of first two
rd
varieties and 2 kg of 3 variety. Total is 4 kg.
So the total price is : 150*4 = 600
st
price paide for 1 two varieties : (120+130) =
250
rd
price paid for 3 variety : 600-250 = 350
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A bill for Rs.6000 is drawn on July 14 at 5 months . It is

discounted on 5th October at 10%.Find the bankers discount
true discount, bankers gain and the money that the holder of
the bill receives.

Due date of bill : 17 december

interest for period (17 dec 5 oct) = 73 days
interst : 6000*73/365 * 10/100 = 120
this is banker's discount, the bank will give 5880
(money the holder will get )
formula for present value : 6000 * 100/ (100+rt) =
6000 *100/102 =5882.35
true discount is 117.65 answer
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In one hour a boat goes 11 km

with the stream and 5 km against
the stream. The speed
of the boat in still water is?
The speed in still water is simple average of
the two speeds. So it is ( 11+5) = 8 Km.
So the speed of boat in still water is 8 km per
hour.

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A boat can travel with a speed of 13 kmph in

still water. if the speed of stream is
4 kmph,find the time taken by the boat to go
68 km downstream?
In downstream the speed of boat and stream
will add up. 13+4 = 17 km per hour.
Thus 68/17 = 4 hours.
The boat will take 4 ours to cover a distance of
68 km downstream. Answer

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A boat takes 19 hrs for travelling downstream from

point A to point B. And coming back to a point C
midway between A and B. if the velocity of the sream
is 4 kmph . and the speed of the boat in still water is
14 kmph. what is the distence between
A and B?
The boat initially travelled at (14+4) = 18 km per hour.
Then it travelled at (14-4) = 10 km per hour. Let us
assume distance from A to B to be 2X. So it has
travelled :
2x/18 + x/10 = 19
38X = 3420
x= 3420/38 = 90 so distance = 180 ans.
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A boat takes 90 min less to travel 36 miles

downstream then to travel the same
distence upstream. if the speed of the boat in
still water is 10 mph .
the speed of the stream is :
90 minute = 1.5 hours
Let us assume the speed of stream = x
36/ (10-x) 36/ (10+x) = 1.5
so X = 2.

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A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in

the ratio 7:5 when 9 liters of mixture are drawn off
and the can is filled with B,the ratio of A and B
becomes 7:9. How many liters of liquid A was
contained by the can initially?
Total quantity is same before and after = X. The only change is
in the ratio. 9 liters are taken out in ratio : 7:5, thus 9*7/12 =
5.25 is A and 3.75 is B. We can write it as :
5/12 X + (9-3.75) = 9/16 X
5/12X -9/16X = -5.25
-7/48X = -5.25 or X = 360
the original quantity of A = 360 * 7/12 = 210 answer

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.One quantity of wheat at Rs 9.30 per Kg are mixed

with another quality at a certain rate in the ratio 8:7.
If the mixture so formed be worth Rs 10 per Kg
,what is the rate per Kg of the second quality of
wheat?

Let us assume that the two types of wheat is

mixed 8Kg and 7Kg respectively total is 15
st
kg. Total cost : 15*10 = 150. Price paid for 1
type : 9.3*8 = 74.4
nd
price paid for 2 : 150 74.4 = 75.6
divide it by 7 to get price of 2nd : 75.6 / 7 =
10.8 answer
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Tea worth Rs 120 and 130 per Kg are mixed with a

third variety in the ratio 1:1:2. If the mixture is
worth Rs 150 per Kg ,the price of the third variety
per Kg will be?

We have taken 1 kg of 1st, 1kg of 2nd and 2kg

of 3rd. Total = 4 kg. Thus total price = 150*4 =
600.
price paid on 1st and 2nd = 250.
rd
price paid on 3 : 600-250 = 350
price per kg = 350/2 = 175 per kg. Answer
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A vessel is filled with liquid,3 parts of which are water

and 5 parts syrup. How much of the mixture must be
drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture
may be half water and half syrup?
The ratio of water and syrup is 3:5. total is 8.
we want them to be equal : 4:4.
thus we want syrup to be 4. now syrup is 5. thus we
have to take 1 out of 5. Thus the ratio in which mixture
has to be drawn out is 1/5. thus 8 * 1/5 = 1.6 must be
drawn out, which in 3:5 is : .6 and 1
thus after drawing, the water and syrup is 2.4 and 4.
add 1.6 water again, and it is 4:4. so 1/5th of the mixture
should be drawn off. Answer.
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The price of an article including the sales tax is Rs

616.The rate of sales tax is 10%,if the shopkeeper
has made a profit of 12%,then the cost price of the
article is?

Let us assume cost = 100

add profit(+12) = 112
add sales tax (11.2) = 123.2
thus 100/123.2 * 616 = cost
= 500 answer
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By selling 33m of cloth ,one gains

the selling price of 11m.Find the
gain percent?
Suppose sale price is 1 per meter.
Total sale price = 33
profit = 11
cost = 33-11 = 22
thus profit is : 11/22 * 100 = 50% of cost.
Answer
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Find 3 numbers in the ratio :

2:3:5, the sum of whose squares is
608?
2x^2 +3x^2 +5x^2 = 608
38x^2 = 608
X^2 = 608/38 = 16
x= 4
numbers are 8, 12, 20 ans.
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Find the meaning of the following

words ?
1.Sage : highly learned person 2.Salubrious : healthful
3.Sap : diminish , Undermine 4.Satiate : Satisfy fully
5.Savor : enjoy 6.Sear : char or burn ,
7. Scad : great quantity 8.Spate: sudden flood
9.Sodden : Soaked , dull 10.Snivel : whine, to complain
11. Smirk : concited smile. 2.Slacken : slowup, loosen
13.Sineway: tough, setstrong and firm
14Shyster : lawyer using Questionable methods
15.Shard : fragment , generally of pottery
16.Stanch:Check flow of blood.
17.Stint : be thrifly, set limits 18.Stolid : dull , impassive
19. subside : settleddown, reduce 20.Sylvan: pertaining to the woods
21.Sybarite : lover of luxury. 22.Swindles : cheat
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Difficult words and their

meanings ...
1.Rankle=irritate,fester

2.Rancid=having bad odor

3.Raspy=harsh 4.Revage=plunder,despoil
5.Ravenous=extremely hungry
6.Realm=area of work 7.Renege=deny
8.Repast=meal,feast 9.Regal=royal
10.Rig=fix,manipulate

11.Roster=list

12.Reek=emit(odor) 13.Reiterate=repeat
14.Remorse=guilt,self-reproach
15.Regicide=murder of a king or queen
16.Refectory=dining hall

17.Redoient=fragrant,odorous,

18.Retinue=following,attendants
19.Ruse=trick 20.Ruffian=bully,scoundrel
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How many times does the hands

of a clock make right angle?
Let us take from 6 am to 6 pm. At 6.15 it is
almost right angle (not exact), similarly at
about 6.45 also there is a right angle. Thus we
have 2 occasions between 6 and 7. We should
have 12 hours so 24 occasions when it can be
in right angle. But between 9 to 10 we have
only 1 such occasion (9.30), again from 3 to 4,
we have only one such case. Thus in 12 hours
we have only 22 right angles. Answer
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Why is it so?
We can understand that by the time the minute
hand covers 55 minutes, there is one hour (60
minutes). Thus there is a gap of 5 minutes. We
can see that at times like 9 and 3 there is a
problem. 9 am is counted in 8 to 9 (8.25 and
8.59) to count right angle. And so is the case
with 3 pm). If it is asked what is the exact time
of right angle, use 60/11 as a formula to find
exact time.
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How many times do we have a

straight angle between two hands
of a clock from 6 am to 6 pm in a
day?
Ideally it should be 12 (but it will not be 12) .
start at 6, 7.05, 8.10, 9.15, 10.20, 11.25, 12.30,
1.35, 2.40, 3.45, 4.50, 5.55, 6.
thus we have 13 such occasions when we have
straight angle.

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A watch which gains uniformly,is 5 min,slow

at 8 o'clock in the morning on sunday and it is
5 min.48 sec.fast at 8 p.m on the following
sunday. when was it correct?
The watch has actually covered 10 min. 48 sec.
In a span of 180 hours. We want to know
about the exact time when it had crossed only 5
minutes. So solve it using following formula :
5/ 10.8 (180) = 82.8
thus exact time is : 82/24 = 3 day + 10 hours
Wednesday : 6 pm + 48 minutes. Answer
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Explanation
Actually 180 is hours (from 8am to 8pm on
next Sunday).
Actually 82.8 is in hours, to convert it into
days, we have devided 82/24, we get 3 rd day +
10 hours.
Why did we use : 10. 8 : note: we converted
10.48 in decimal : 48/60 = .8 so it was 10.8
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Questions on analogy ...

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Errata : Books : : flaws:?

(A)Manuscripts (B)Metals
(C)Speech (D)Charter
Metals
(these are errors in flaws just like errata
(errors ) in books)

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Tractor : Trailer : : Horse : ?

(A)Stable (B)Cart (C)Saddle
(D)Engine

Cart

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Eye :Myopia : : Teeth : ?

(A)Pyorrhea (B)Cataract
(C)Trachoma (D)Eczema

Pyorrhea (name of disease)

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Fossils : Creatures : :
Mummies : ?
(A)Egypt (B)Human beings
(C)Animals (D)Martyrs
Human beings

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Reluctant : Keen : :
Remarkable : ?
(A)Usual (B)Restrained
(C)Striking (D)Evolution
Reluctant = not interested
keen = interested (so they are opposite)
the opposite of remarkable is usual

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Sculptor : Statue : : Poet : ?

(A)Canvas (B)Pen (C)Verse
(D)Chisel

Sculptor makes statue

Poet makes Verse

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Pesticide : Crop : :Antiseptic : ?

(A)Wound (B)Clothing
(C)Bandage (D)Bleeding
Wound
pesticide is used to destroy antibodies in crop,
the same role is played by antiseptic on wound

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Engineer : Map : : Bricklayer : ?

(A)Design (B)Template (C)Mould
(D)Cement

Template

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Fire : Ashes : : Explosion : ?

(A)Flame (B)Death (C)Sound
(D)Debris

Debris

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Quail : Partridges : : Yak : ?

(A)Cows (B)Deer (C)Oxen
(D)Antelope

Similar to them is the relation between Yak

and Oxen

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Bank : River : : Coast : ?

(A)Flood (B)Waves (C)Sea
(D)Beach

Sea (Coast is the border of Sea, just like a bank

is the border of river)

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What is the opposite of the

following words
Jaded (to mock / discourage) : Motivate /
stimulate
.Jaundiced (biased) = Unbiased
.Jaunty (unbalanced, excited) = sedate (calm)
Jeopardy (to put in danger) = Safety
Jettison (to throw out of ship) x Salvage (to
save)
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Antonyms :
LACHRYMOSE (which produces tears) = CHEERING (removes tears)
LACKADAISICAL (lazy)= AMBITIOUS
LACONIC (in a few words) = VERBOSE (in lot of words)
LAMPOON (to ridicule) =PRAISE
LANGUOR (in depression) = VITALITY (in youth and zeal)
LAVISH (who spends a lot) = FRUGAL (spending less)
.LAUDATORY (remarkable) = DEFAMATORY (infamous)
LECHERY (without character)= PURITY
LETHARGIC (lazy)= INVIGORATING (full of zeal )
LEVITY (lightly)=

SOLEMNITY (serious)

LIMPID (clear) X TURBID (dirty)

LOATH (to hate)= EAGER (keen)
.LOQUACIOUS (talkative) = TACITURN (laconic)
LUGUBRIOUS (mournful, sad) =CHEERFUL
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ANTONYMS

MALIGAN(to criticise) Eulogize / praise

MALLEABLE (ductile) = Brittle
.MANIACLE (handcuff, chained) = Sane
MANIFEST (visible)= Obscure
MANUMIT (to free) = Enslave
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Cobbler : Leather : : Carpenter : ?

(A)Furniture (B)Wood
(C)Hammer (D)Chair

Wood

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Rupee : Indian : : Yen : ?

Japan

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Ocean : Deserts : : Waves : ?

(A)Sea (B)Dust (C)Sand dunes
(D)Ripples

Sand Dunes

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Illiteracy : Education : : Flood : ?

(A)Rain (B)Bridge (C)Dam
(D)River

Dam

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Appraiser : Building : : Critic : ?

(A)Book (B)Masterpiece
(C)Judge (D)Gold

Book

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Dog : Bark : : Goat : ?

(A)Bleat (B)Howl (C)Grunt
(D)Bray

Bleat

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Oxygen : Burn : : Carbon dioxide

:?
(A)Isolate (B)Foam (C)Extinguish
(D)Explode
Extinguish

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Water : Convection : : Space : ?

(A)Conduction (B)Transference
(C)Vacuum (D)Radiation

Radiation

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Venerate : Worship : : Extol : ?

(A)Glorify (B)Homage
(C)Compliment (D)Recommend
Venerate = worship = to pray
similarly, extol = to praise =
Glorify

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Data sufficiency question...

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How is M related to N ?
1. P who has only 2 kids: M& N. P is the
mother in law of Q, who is sister in law of N
2. R, the sister in law of M, is the daughter in
law of S, who has only 2 kids M and N.
From the first statement it is clear that M is
Man. (M is husband of Q)
from second statement it is clear than N is
also Man (N is husband of R).
thus M is brother of N
But for getting the answer, first statement is
sufficient, so take care in exam, write only 1 st
statement is sufficient to answer.
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How is T related to the man in photograph?

a. The man in photograph is the only son of T's
grandfather
b. The man in the photo has no brother / sister and
his father is T's Grandfather.

The answer can be drawn from either statement

(alone). Thus we can use any of these
statements to answer the question.

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two whole numbers whose sum is

64 cant be in the ratio ?
Options :
3:5, 1:7
3:4
9:7
answer : as you can see that the sum of 3 and 4
is 7, which cant divide 64, so this is the
answer.
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If a carton containing dozen mirrors is

dropped, which of the following cant be the
ratio of broken mirrors to unbroken mirrors?
Options :
2:1
3:1
3:2
7:5
again 3+2 is 5, which cant divide 12 so this
cant be the ratio of broken to unbroken mirrors.
So answer is 3:2

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A father's age was 5 times son's

age Five years ago. It will be 3
times after 2 years. What is the
ratio of their present age?
Father = X, Son = Y Now
(X-5) = 5 (Y-5) (from first statement)
(X+2)=3(Y+2)
solving these two equations, we get :
X-5Y=-20 and X-3Y=4 , so Y = 12 X=40
thus their ratio is : 10:3 answer

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Vinay got thrice as many marks in maths as in

English. The proportion of marks in Maths and
History is 4:3. If total marks in Maths, english, and
History are 250, what are his marks in English?

M: E = 3:1, M:H = 4:3,

taking M as common and using cross
multiplication, M : E : H : 12: 4:9 total = 25
M = 12/25 * 250 = 120
E = 4/25 * 250 = 40
H = 9/25*250 = 90 answer
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Data sufficiency question : out of

which of the two option, can you
get the answer ?
Question : 1. What is the rank of Mayank in
the class ?
Options : a. Swati is 5th from the bottom, and
she is 30 places behind Mayank
b. There are 40 students after Mayank.

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Solution
From the first statement, or from second
statement, we can get the rank from bottom,
but not from top. We dont know how many
students are there in the class. So we are NOT
able to get answer from any of these two
statements. Answer
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Data sufficiency question : from

which of the following can we
draw the answer ?
Question : What is the volume of the cubical pot?
Options :
1. the depth of the pot is equal to its width and the diagonal of the
cubical pot is more than double the width.
2. The size of maximum size of ball that can be put in this pot is
almost 80% of volume of this pot.

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Solution

Answer cannot be drawn. None of the

statement gives some help in finding volume of
the cubical pot.

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Data sufficiency question ?

Question : How many Sons does X has ?
Options :
1. In the garden A was shouting X as father
2. X says that he has 1 offspring

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Solution

None of the statement is of any help

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Data sufficiency question

Question : How many persons are sitting in a
roundtable?.
Options : 1. There are 3 persons to the right of
X
2. Y has 2 persons to his left and 2 to his right.

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Solution

Answer cannot be drawn from either statement.

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Data sufficiency question ?

Q : which direction is Ankit facing ?
Options :
1. The rays of Sun are falling to the Right of
Ankit.
2. It is morning time now.
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Answer

Combining both the options, we can draw the

answer. Ankit is North facing as his shadow is
toward left and rays of Sun are towards right. .

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Two equal glasses are respectively 1/3 and full of

milk. They are then filled up with water and the
contents mixed in a tumbler. The ratio of milk and
water in the tumbler is ?

Let us assume that both the glasses have (3*4)

= 12 liters of capacity. The first has 4 liters of
milk and 2nd glass has 3 liters of milk.
Combined together they have 7 liters of milk
and 17 liters of water.
Thus the ratio of milk and water is : 7:17
answer
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The incomes of A and B are in the

ratio of 3:2, and their expenditures
are in the ratio 5:3. if each saves
Rs. 1000, what is the income of
A?
Incomes are in ratio of X and expenditures are in the ratio of Y.
3X-5Y = 1000
2X-3Y=1000
-Y=-1000, X = 2000
thus incomes of A and B : 6000 and 4000 and expenditures are :
5000 and 3000 answer.

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A sum of Rs. 1300 is divided between A,B,C,D

such that A's share divided by B's share = B's
share / C's share = C's share / D's share = 2/3
In such questions, start from Last and take cube of the last number
to start with assuming that value for the last variable. (cube , if
there are 3 iteration, if there are 4 iterations, take quadruple)
Let us start from D, assume it to be 27, now C is 18 now accordingly
: B is 12. now A is 8
the numbers are : 8, 12,18,27
thus A should get : 8/ 65 *1300 = 160

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Find the third proportion to 9 :

12?
9:12 :: 12:X
multiply 9 by X and 12 to 12.
9X = 144
X = 16 answer

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Ankit looks at a photograph and says : It is the

photo of the only daughter of the maternal
Grandfather of the only son of brother in law of
only son of my maternal grand father. whose
photograph was it ?
For this question, solve from last. Convert each clause
into a single word and move forward. Only son of my
maternal granfather = Mama (maternal uncle)
Brother in law of Mama = Papa (father).
So on....
you will find the photo is that of Ankit's Mother.
Answer
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In a class out of 24 students 14 passed in Enlgish, 14

passed in Hindi, 12 passed in Both the papers. How
many failed in both the papers?

For such questions, prepare a venn diagram to

solve it . Answer is 8.
See it in next slide :

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Total = 24, out of box = 24-16 =8

= failed in both.

2 Englis
h
2

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A:B = 2:3, B:C=5:7, find A:B:C

Here B is common. So cross multiply to solve

it. Thus 5 must be multiplied to 2:3 and 3 must
be multiplied to 5:7
answer : A:B:C= 10:15:21 answer

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Mayank has 20 shares of RIL and

market price of one share is 1060.
How much money will he get by
selling them. Brokerage rate is
1%?
Sale price = 1060*20 = 21200
less 1% brokerage = 212
net amount = 20988 answer

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Atal does a work in 6 hours and

Sonia does the same work in 9
hours. They work together. How
much time will they take?
1/6 + 1/9 = (9+6) / 54
now multiply it by ( as there are two persons
here) : 15/54 * = 15/108
now reverse it : 108/15 = 36/5

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A,B,C together complete a work

in 6 days. A and B together do the
same work in 10 days. How much
time will C alone take to do the
work?
1/6 1/10 = (10-6) / (10*6) = 4/60 = 1/15
reverse it : 15. so C alone will take 15 days to
complete the work.

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Divide 27x^3 8 y^3 by 3x-2y

(3x-2y)^3 = 27x^3 8 y^3

so remove its one power
we get : (3x-2y )^2
we get : 9x^2-6xy+4y^2 answer

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Mayank shows a photograph and says that the mother

of this person is the wife of the person who is father
of the person, to whom a girl calls mother, the the
brother of that girl calls Mayank his father. Whose
photograph is that (relation with Mayank)?

Mayank's brother in Law

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Ram gives to Shyam all the money that he has in his

pocket. Shyam adds that much more from his pocket
and gives to Ravi, who further adds that much amount
and gives that to Kavi, who triples this money and
gives to Raju. Raju gives 10 times this amount to
Mohan. Mohan gives 90% amount of this to Niru and
retains Rs. 120. what is the ratio of this amount to
Ram's original amount ?

Answer : 10:1 answer

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The Emperor Augustus, it appears, commissioned

an idealized sculpture portrait, the features of
which are so unrealistic that they have constituted
what one
scholar calls an "artificial face." - correct it

The Emperor Augustus, it appears,

commissioned
an idealized sculpture portrait, the features of
which are so unrealistic as to constitute what
one scholar calls an "artificial face."

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A recent national study of the public schools shows

that there are now one microcomputer for every
thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there
were four years ago. - correct it

A recent national study of the public schools

shows that there is now one microcomputer for
every
thirty-two pupils, four times as many as than
there were four years ago.

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Never before had taxpayers

confronted so many
changes at once as they had in the
Tax Reform Act
of 1986.
Never before had taxpayers confronted so
many changes at once as they in the Tax
Reform Act
of 1986. (as per past perfect tense, we are using
had with the first part so there is no need
with the 2nd part)
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Correct it : As have many selftaught artists, Perle Hessing did

not
begin to paint until she was well
into middle age.
Like many self-taught artists, Perle Hessing did
not begin to paint until she was well into
middle age.

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Statements:
I. All pilots are experts.
II. All authors are pilots.
Conclusions:
I. All authors are experts.
II. No expert in an author.
st

Only 1 conclusion is valid conclusion.

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Statements:
I. Some doctors are institutes.
II. Some crooks are institutes.
Conclusions:
I. All institutes are doctors.
II. Some institutes are crooks.
nd

Only 2 conclusion is valid conclusion

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If the positions of the fifth and the twelfth letters of the

word GLORIFICATIONS are interchanged and
likewise the positions of the fourth and fourteenth
letters, the third and tenth letters, the second
and eleventh letters, the first and thirteenth letters, are
interchanged,
then which of the following will be the twelfth letter
from the right end?

Answer : T

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Ostrich is related to Antelope in

the same way as Egret is related to
(a) Cow
(b) Buffalo
(c) Camel
(d) Zebra
Buffalo (both depend on each other)

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Hong Kong is related to China in

the same way as Vatican is related
to..?...
(a) Canada
(b) Mexico
(c) North America
(d) Rome

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Solution

Hongkong is part of China, similarly Vetican is

a part of Rome.

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Forfeit is related to Surrender in

the same way as Remit is related
to
(a) Perceive
(b) Confiscate
(c) Exempt
(d) Refrain

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Solution ...

Refrain

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Who is paternal uncle of Pavan?

I. Pavan is brother of Poornima, who is daughter
of Meena, who is
sister of Kumar, who is brother Smrithi.
II. Prithvi is brother of Indrajith, who is husband
of Poornima, who is
mother of Ganga, who is sister of Pavan.
nd

From 2 statement it is clear that uncle of

Pavan is Prithvi, but 1st statement doesnt give
us this answer.

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What is Milans rank in the class of 44 students?

I. Ramesh, whose rank is 17th in the class, is ahead
of Shyam by 6 ranks, Shyam being 7 ranks ahead of
Milan.
II. Suketu is 26 ranks ahead of Milan and Shyamala
is 6 ranks behind Milan while Savita stands exactly
in the middle of Shyamala and
Suketu
in
ranks,
her
rank being
17th

Answer can be drawn from any statement.

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Four of the following five have similar

relationship and hence form
a group. Which one does not belong to the group?
(a) BROTHER : DORVEHT
(b) ENGLISH : GGNNSIJ
(c) ANOTHER : CONVEHT
(d) BETWEEN : DTEZEEP
(e) HUSBAND:JSUDNAF

D is not proper. In Brother two step to B, OR

instead of RO, two step to T, EH instead of
HE, two steps to R, we get DORVEHT.
Similarly we have to solve all the options.
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Which of the following relates to FLOWER

in the same way as
RTERBN relates to SECTOR?
(a) RWLGPF
(b) EOFKUQ
(c) EOFMXS
(d) RWLEND
R then W, then L, now from behing, E instead
of F, N instead of O, D instead of E. We get :
RWLEND

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Who among the following British GovernorGenerals shifted Indias capital from
Calcutta to Delhi in 1911?
a) Lord Louis Mountbatten
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Hardinge
d) Warren Hastings
ANSWER : LORD HARDINGE

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Golden Handshake is the term associated

with
a) Share market
b) Retirement benefits
c) Voluntary retirement benefits
d) Smuggling
VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT BENEFITSI

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Which of the following is the first surfaceto- surface missile in India?

a) Prithvi
b) Trishul
c) Agni
d) Naag
PRITHVI

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Mist is caused by
a) Dry ice
b) Ice at low temperature
c) Water vapours at low temperature
d) Carbon- monoxide in solid form

WATER VAPOURS AT LOW

TEMPERATURE

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Who among the following was the author of

Rajtarangini, commonly regarded as
the first genuine history of India written by an
Indian?
a) Banbhatta
b) Ravikirti
c) Pushpadanta
d) Kalhana
KALHANA

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Which of the following Articles of the Indian

Constitution deal with the Directive
Principles of State Policy?
a) 26 to 41
b) 31 to 56
c) 36 to 51
d) 41 to 66

36 TO 51

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The Chinese pilgrim Fa Hien visited India

during the reign of
a) Kanishka
b) Chandragupta I
c) Chandragupta II
d) Harshavardhana
Chandragupta II

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The Indian Navys only sailing ship, which

returned to Kochi after a 10- month
voyage around the globe is,
a) INS Vibhuti
b) INS Tarangini
c) INS Prabhat
d) INS Viraat

INS Tarangini

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Correct it : It being an important (a)/ letter,

the draft had to be (b)/ seen by the Governor
(c)/ itself for
approval.
It being an important (a)/ letter, the draft had to
be (b)/ seen by the Governor (c)/ himself for
approval.

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Correct it : Irrespective of either

(a)/ Vijay or Sanjay goes (b)/ the
overdue payment (c)/ cannot be
collected. (d)/ No error.
Irrespective of whether (a)/ Vijay or Sanjay
goes (b)/ the overdue payment (c)/ cannot be
collected. (d)/ No error.

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In a certain code language, 3a, 2b, 7c

means Truth is Eternal; 7c,
9a, 8b, 3a means Enmity is not Eternal and
6a, 4d, 2b, 8b means
Truth does not perish. Which of the
following means enmity in that
language?
Is and eternal are common in first two lines,
so are 7c and 3a. From the first two lines, we
find that enmity + not means = 8b+9a
from this and third sentence, we find Not is
common,
which
is
8b.
Thus
9a
is
left
out,
thus
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ENMITY = 9A (answer)

In a certain code language, po ki top ma means

Usha is playing cards; Kop ja ki ma means Asha
is playing tennis; ki top sop ho means they are
playing football; and po sur kop means cards and
tennis. Which word in that language means Asha?

In the first 2 sentences IS PLAYING are

common, ki ma are also common. Asha +
tennis = kop + ja. Let us compare this with po
sur kop, where kop is for tennis (cards and
tennis). Thus Asha = ja (answer)

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A long rope has to be cut to make 23 small

pieces. If it is double
folded to start with how many times does it
need to be cut? Options : 9,12,11,10
11
as after cutting 11, we are able to get its double
22 pieces and one last piece which is at
fold (one piece).

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There are 19 hockey players in a club. On a

particular day 14 were wearing the hockey shirts
prescribed, while 11 were wearing the prescribed
hockey pants. None of them was without either
hockey pants or hockey shirts. How many were in
complete hockey uniform?

14 + 11 19 = 6 answer

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In a class room three fourth of the boys are above

160 cm in height and they are 18 in number. Also out
of the total strength, the boys form only two third and
the rest are girls. The total number of girls in the class
is

th

18 are 3/4 of boys, so total number of boys

is : 18 * 4/3 = 24 (total number of boys)
of the total strength the ratio of boys and girls
is 2:1, so number of girls is 12. answer

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A is east of B and west of

C. H is South-West of C, B
is South-East of X. which is
farthest West?
When you put them on a map :
B A C (from west to East)
south to them is H and X is further North West
of B.
with the information given, it seems that X is
the farthest West.
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A girl earns twice as much in December as

in each of the other months. What part of her
entire years earning does she earn in
December?
Let us assume that she earns 1 in each month,
but in December she earns 2. Total income =
11*1 + 2 = 13
thus she earns : 2/13 of her total income in
December month alone.

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One watch is 1 minute slow at 1

pm on Tuesday and 2 minutes fast
at 1 pm on Thursday. When did it
show the correct time?
48 hours have passed and in this duration the
watch has gained 3 minutes. We want to know
when the watch gained 1 minute. So it should
be : 1/3 * 48 = 16 hours.
Thus the watch gave correct time on : 1+16
hours = 5 AM on Wednesday answer
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Which number when placed at

the sign of interrogation shall
complete the matrix?
6
6
8
5
7
5
4
3
?
120 126 320

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solution

Here you can see that when you multiply

6*5*4 , you get 120 and so on, thus you have
to put 8 in place of interrogation sign (?) so
make this matrix perfect. Answer.

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In the sequence given below the sum of the two digits

which immediately precede the digit 4 exceeds the sum of
the two digits which immediately follow the digit 4 and sum
of the two digits which immediately follow the digit 6
exceeds the sum of the two digits which immediately
precede the digit 6. How many such 4s and 6s together are
there?
54462635642843766483

1). Let us start with 4 after 54, sum of 54 is 9, and sum of

62 is 8, thus our condition is fulfilled. 2). 4 (56 =11,
28=10) 3). 4 (66 * 83)
so 3 is answer (only 3 conditions by 4, no condition is
fulfilled by any 6)

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Below are given six three-digit numbers. The digits comprise

ofnumeric and letters. The letter indicates its serial order in
the English alphabet. What will be the middle digit of the 4th
number when the numbers are arranged in the descending
order after interchanging numeric in each number without
altering the place of letter in the number?
19F, 2H9, 98B, D76, 7A6, 61E
We have to interchange numeric first :
91F,9H2,89B,D67,6A7,16E
now convert letters into numerics :
916,982,892,567,617,165
Now we have to put them in descending order :
982,916,892,617,567,165
the middle one of 4th number is A (617 , 1=A) answer
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In a code language any letter which is immediately after or before a

vowel in the English alphabet is substituted by that vowel and any
vowel i.e. A, E, I, O and U is substituted by the letter immediately
following that vowel in the English alphabet. How can the word
FEVERISH be written in that code language?

FEVERISH : instead of F, write E, instead of E

write F, U for V, F for E, no change in R, J
instead of I, no change in S, I for H.
So answer :
EFUFRJSI answer

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How many pairs of letters are there in the word

SPONTANEOUS which have number of letters
between them in the word one less than the number
of letters between them in English alphabet?

1). P and T have gap of 2, in alphabet they

have gap of : 3.
2). U and S have no gap, in alphabet they have
gap of 1.
so answer is 2.

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In the following question one term in the number series is

wrong. Find out the
wrong term.
11, 5, 20, 12, 40, 26, 74, 54

Here we have two series :

11*2 2 = 20
20*2 2 = 38
38*2 2 = 74
second series is :
5*2 + 2 = 12
12*2+2 = 26
26*2+2 = 54
so instead of 40, we should have 38. answer.
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More material on reasoning :

Click here :
http://www.scribd.com/doc/23610014/Reasoning-e-

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Mayank has three children Sangeeta, Vimal and Ashish.

Ashish married Monika, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy. The Roys married their youngest daughter to the eldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sharma,, and they had.two children
named Amit and Shashi. The Roys have two more children,
Roshan.and Vandana, both elder to Veena. Sameer and Ajay
are sons of Ashish and Monika. Rashmi is the daughter of
Amit. What is the surname of Rashmi ?

Sharma (answer)

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Six lectures A, B, C, D, E and F are to be organised in a

span of seven days -from Sunday to Sunday ,-only
one,lecture on each day in accordance with
the following rules (i) A should not be organised on
Thursday. (ii) C should be organised immediately
after F. (iii) There should be a gap of two days between
E and D. (iv) One day there will be no lecture (Friday is
not that day), just before that day D will be organised.
(v) B should be organised on Tuesday and should not
be followed by D. On which day there is no lecture ?

Tentative schedule : S=d M=no T=b W=e

T=fF=c S=a
On Monday there is no lecture.
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There are five persons P, Q, R,S and T.

One is football player, one is chess
player and one is hockey player. P and S
are unmarried and they dont participate
in any game. None of the ladies plays
chess or football. There is a married
couple in which T is the husband. Q is
the brother of R and is not a a chess
player nor a hockey player.
Who is the football player ?

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Solution
P & S dont play so remove them. We have
QRT left. One of them is lady, she must be R
(as T and Q are men). T and Q play two games
- chess and football (as these are not played by
ladies). Thus T plays chess and Q plays
football and R plays hockey. Answer
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Of the five boys A, B, C, D and E two are good, one is poor and two
are average in studies. Two of them study in post-graduate classes and
three in under-graduate classes. One comes from a rich family, two from
middle-class families and two from poor families. One of them is
interested in music, two in acting and one in sports. Of those studying in
under-graduate Classes, two are average.and one is poor in studies. Of
the two boys interested in acting, one is a post graduate student. The one
interested in music comes from a middle-class family. Both the boys
interested in acting are not industrious. The two boys coming from
middle-class families are average in studies and one of them is interested
in acting. The boy interested in sports comes from a poor family, while
the one interested in music is industrious. E is industrious, good in
studies, comes from a poor family and is not interested in acting, music
or sports. C is poor in studies inspite of being industrious. A comes from
a rich family and is not industrious but good in studies. B is industrious
and comes from a middle-class family. Name the boy interested in
sports.
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Solution
A=rich,non industrius , good in study,acting
B=UGmiddle class, industrious , avg. In
study ,music
C= UGindustrious, poor in study (sports)
D= UGmiddle, not-industrious,average in
study (acting)
E=poor,industrius,good in study, not -(M,S)
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solution...

Thus based on the table, we can say that C is

interested in sports.

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A girl leaves from her, home. She first walks

80 metres in North-west direction
and then 30 metres in South-West direction
Next, she walks,30 metres in South-east
direction. Finally, she turns back towards
her house. In which direction is she moving
now ?
Draw the map and solve it the direction will
be approximately EAST. ANSWER.

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A walks 10 metres in front and 10

metres to the right. Then every
time turning to his left, he walks
5, 15 and 15 metres respectively.
How far is he now from
his starting point ?
DRAW THE MAP AND SOLVE IT
ANSWER = 5 METERS.

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A child is looking for his father. He went 90 metres

in the East before turning to his right. He went 20
metres before turning to his right again to look for
his father at his uncle's place 30 metres from this
point. His father was not there. From here he went
100 metres to the North before meeting his father in
a street. How far did the son meet his father from
the starting point ?
DEDUCT 30 FROM 90 AND 20 FROM 100 FIND
SQUARES OF 60 AND 80 AND ADD THEM, YOU
GET 10000, SQ.ROOT OF WHICH IS 100. ANSWER IS
100 M.

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A father tells his son, "I was of your present age

when you were born." If the father is 44 now, how
old was the boy 5 years back ?

THE AGE OF SON IS 22 YEARS NOW. SO

HIS AGE 5 YEARS BACK WAS 17 YEARS.
ANSWER

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In a certain code '13' means 'stop smoking' and '59' means 'injurious habit'
What is the meaning of '9' and '5' respectively in that code ?
I.
'157' means 'stop Bad habit'.
II., '839'means 'smoking is injurious'. How do you get answer ?

Solution : solution can be obtained from any of

these two hints. If you take first hint, 59 and
157 have 5 as common number. The common
number denotes habit. Thus 5 means Habit.
If you take 2nd hint, 9 is common between 59
and 839 and the common word is injurious,
thus 9 means injurious. Thus you can use either
of these two statements to answer.
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WHAT IS THE PUNCHLINE OF

BANK OF INDIA

RELATIONSHIP BEYOND BANKING

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WHAT IS THE PUNCHLINE OF

CITIBANK

CITI NEVER SLEEPS

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WHAT IS THE PUNCHLINE OF

KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK

LETS MAKE MONEY SIMPLE

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WHAT IS THE PUNCHLINE OF

SBI

WITH YOU ALL THE WAY

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WHAT IS THE PUNCHLINE OF

DENA BANK

TRUSTED FAMILY BANK

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WHAT IS THE PUNCHLINE OF

INDIA INFOLINE

ITS ALL ABOUT MONEY HONEY

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MATCH THE CEO AND THE

COMPANY

Bank of baroda
Bank of india
Andhra bank
Citibank
Bank of maharashtra

5 DECEMBER 09

AK KHANDELWAL
ALOK KUMAR
MISRA/CH&MD
RAMAKRISHNAN/CH
AIRMAN&MD
VIKRAM PANDIT
ALLEN C A
PEREIRA/CHAIRMAN

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WHO IS CEO OF KOTAK

MAHINDRA BANK ?

UDAI KOTAK

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WHO IS CEO OF HSBC

NAINA LAL KIDWAI

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WHO IS CEO OF ICICI

CHANDA KOCHAR

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WHO IS CEO OF HDFC BANK

ADITYA PURI

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WHO IS CEO OF AXIS BANK

(FORMERLY UTI BANK)

SHIKHA SHARMA

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WHO IS CEO OF STANDARD

CHARTERED BANK

PETER SANDS

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WHO IS CEO OF MORGAN

STANLEY MUTUAL FUND

N. RAMCHANDRAN

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WHO IS CEO OF INDUSIND

BANK

RAMESH SOBTI

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WHO IS CEO OF MUTHOOT

GROUP

M. GEORGE MUTHOOT

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WHO IS CEO OF YES BANK

RANA KAPOOR

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WHO IS CEO OF SBI?

O.P. BHATT

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WHO IS CEO OF BARKLEYS

BANK

MARCUS AGIUS

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WHO IS CEO OF ABN AMRO

BANK

GERRIT ZALM

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WHO IS CEO OF ALLAHABAD

BANK

OMKAR NATH SINGH

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WHO IS CEO OF BANK OF

AMERICA

BRIAN MOYNIHAN

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WHO IS CEO OF BANK OF

RAJASTHAN

G. PADMANABHAN

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WHO IS CEO OF CANARA

BANK

A.C. MAHAJAN

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WHO IS CHAIRMAN OF BANK

OF MAHARASTRA

ALLEN PAREIRA

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WHO IS CHAIRMAN OF
ANDHRA BANK

K. RAMCHANDRAN

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A, B, C, D, E, and F are a group of friends. There are two

housewives, one professor, one engineer, one accountant and one
lawyer in the group. There are only two married couples in the
group. The lawyer is married to D, who is a housewife. No woman in
the group is either an engineer or an accountant. C, the accountant, is
married to F, who is a professor. A is married to a housewife. E is
not a housewife. What is E's profession?

Males :C (accountant), A, (E) Lawyer

females : D(housewife),F (professor), (B)
Housewife
Thus E is a lawyer, as all other professions are
occupied.

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Five women decided to go shopping to The Loot Bikaner. They arrived at

the the Loot showroom in the following order: 1. Archana, 2. Chellamma,
3. Dhenuka, 4. Helen, and 5. Shahnaz. Each woman spent at least Rs.1000.
Below are some additional facts about how much they spent during their
shopping spree.
i. The woman who spent Rs. 2234 arrived before the lady who spent
Rs. 1193.
ii. One woman spent Rs. 1340 and she was not Dhenuka.
iii. One woman spent Rs. 1378 more than Chellamma.
iv. One woman spent Rs. 2517 and she was not Archana.
v. Helen spent more than Dhenuka.
vi. Shahnaz spent the largest amount and Chellamma the smallest.
Questions : The woman who spent Rs. 1193 & when did she come?

A=1340, C = 1193, S=2573, H= 2517,D=2234

1193 is smallest, so it was spent by
Chellamma. She is 2nd to come. Answer
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Let A and B be two solid spheres

such that the surface area of B is
300% higher than the surface
area of A. The volume of A is
found to be k% lower than the
volume of B. The value of k must
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solution
Surface area of sphere : 4pi*r*r
if we assume smaller sphere of R=1 and larger
sphere of R=2, then our condition is fulfilled.
Now find volume of the two spheres :
4/3*pi*r*r*r so the ratio of the bigger and
smaller spheres are : 8:1 thus volume of A is
lower by : 7/8*100 = 85% anwer
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There are 8436 steel balls, each with a

radius of 1 centimeter, stacked in a pile,
with 1 ball on top,
3 balls in the second layer, 6 in the third
layer, 10 in the fourth, and so on. The
number of
horizontal layers in the pile is
Solution : first pile : 1, 2nd pilw ; 6 3rd pile :
let us add the series : 1+3+6+10+15+21+28+36......
there are two series : 1, 1+2, 3+3,6+4 ....
,

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The 288th term of the series a,

b, b, c, c, c, d, d, d, d, e, e, e, e, e,
f, f, f, f, f, f.... should be :

We can see the series is : 1,3,4, (a is 1, b is 2, c

is 3 ,,, so on
apply formula of Total of arithematic
progression:
Tn = n/2(2A+(n-1)d)
288=n/2 (2+nd-d) use options to solve
questions earliers.
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A shopkeeper increases price of

an item by 20% and then gives a
discount of 20% on new price.
What is the net impact ?
Let us assume that initial price is 100, new price is 120
now 20% discout is applied from 120
120 -24 = 96
thus we can see that there is a net impact of - 4%.
in short : 20% multiplied to 20% gives -4% ans.

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There are certain words written

randomly, can you infer what will
come next :
A8R L24M X72H ....?
Try to find some pattern :
A = 1, L = 12, X = 24 next : K
numberic : 8 * 3 = 24, now 24*3 = 72, next :
216
R = 18, M = 13, H 8, next : C
we can say next code : K216C answer
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We use + for multiply, - for divide, / for

subtraction and * for addition. Following
BODMAS, what should be the answer :
for the following :
3* 5-1/4+2 =
answer : 0
2* 3* 4/ 2 1 +2+2 =
=1 answer
2-2+3-4/ 4 *2 =
=- 5.25 answer
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20 persons came to a party and

each person shook hand with each
other person. How many
handshakes were there?
Start with small number to validate and
understand. Suppose there are 4 persons, first
will shake hand with 3, second will shake hand
with 2, third will shake hand with 1. we have :
3+2+1 = 6. thus we can say : N * (N -1) / 2= 6
similarly here : (20 * (20-1)/ 2 = 190 answer
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How many zeroes are there when

you count from 1 to 100?

One each from 10 to 90 : + 2 in 100

= 11 zeros.

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You take up all those positive numbers

which are ending with 2 and are less than
100 and are divisible by 3. How many
such numbers are there?

12, 42, 72
thus we have 3 such numbers.

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We have 0,1,2,3,4 as digits. How

many 5 digit numbers can we
make out of these. Repeatition is
not allowed?

For the first number, you have 4 options (zero

not be used) :
nd
for 2 number you have 4 options again (the
first number will not be used) , for 3 rd number
we have 3 options, so on
= 4*4*3*2*1
= 96 answer
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Raju had to add two digits, but by mistake he

multiplied these two digits and got 56. He was again
asked to add these two digits, but this time he squared
up these numbers and found their difference, it was
15. what will you get if you find the correct answer ?
X* Y = 56
X^2 Y^2 = 15
(x+Y) (X-Y) = 15
now try with options at this stage. Take factors of 56,
which are : 2*2*2*7
the factors could be : 4*14 or 8*7
so X = 8 and Y = 7, their difference is 1 and X +Y = 15,
so the correct answer is 15. answer
.

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In order to go to his office from home, Vivek goes

first to his right then he turns towards left three times.
Then he again turns to his right. He has to again turn
left 2 times to enter his office, which is North facing.
What direction is his house facing?

Total left turns : 3 + 2 = 5

total right turns : 1 + 1 = 2
net : 3 left turns.
Now from office, he will take net 3 right turns
to enter his home. He will be west facing while
entering home, so home will be East facing.
Answer : east facing.
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Kapil says that his birthday is after 26

February, but his friend Mayank says that it is
before 1 March. His another friend Vivek says
that it is between 25 and 28. When is the birth
day of Kapil?
27 February. Answer

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Mayank swims across a river a distance of 200

meters 12 minutes, but he can also swim with
the current in water same distance in 5
minutes. What is his speed in still water?
Formula = (Distance ) / (Time ) = speed
while going accross the river, the speed is : X-Y= a
( 200/12)= 16.66 , where X is Mayank's speed and Y =
water's speed
while with the water, the speed is X + Y = b (200/5) = 40
the speed of Mayank is average of 40 and 16.66 = 28.33
and the speed of water is (40-16.66)/2 = 11.66 m. Per
minute. answer

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WHO HAS TAKEN HIGHEST

NUMBER OF WICKETS IN 1
DAY AND TEST CRICKET?

M . MURALIDHARAN OF SRILANKA

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WHERE WILL NEXT

OLYMPICS BE HELD?

LONDON 2012

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NAME OF CAPTAIN OF
HOCKEY TEAM IN INDIA ?

MALE : SANDEEP SINGH

COACH : MAHARAJ KISHAN KAUSHIK
FEMALE : SURAJ LATA

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WHICH COUNTRY
PRODUCES MAXIMUM GOLD
?

SOUTH AFRICA
(AND INDIA CONSUMES THE MOST)

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WHO IS THE PRIME

MINISTER OF UK?

TONY BLAIR

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HOW MANY COUNTRIES ARE

MEMBERS OF WTO NOW ?

153
WTO = World Trade Organisation , earlier
called GATT, set up in 1995.

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What is the nickname of Glen

McGrath?

Pigeon

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A,B,C speak one statement true and one false.

A says to B : I am a thief. 2. You are a
Doctor. B: Yes, I am a doctor C is a
thief. C adds : 1. I am a theif. B is a
Doctor. Who is theif ?
Let us suppose A's 1st statemet is right, 2nd statement is wrong. Thus
B's 1st statement is false and 2nd right. C's 2nd statement is false, thus
1st is correct. Here there are two theifs A and C.
If we assume A's 2nd statement to be correct, then A is not a theif, and
no one is a theif.
Thus either no one is theif or A+C both are theives. Logically , NO
ONE is theif here.

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A had to buy some nuts. He buys half the nuts

required. He takes them and his son steals half of
these. Out of remaining, his daughter steals half. Now
when A is fired by his boss that he had brought
exactly 70 less than what was required. What is the
ratio of nuts brought and to be brought?

Suppose he buys 24 nuts instead of 48. his son

takes away 12 and his daughter takes away 6
out of the remaining. He finally has 42 less
than required. Thus original requirements :
70/42* 48 = 80
thus ratio is : 1:8 answer (you may assume any
numbers but answer will be same).
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A,B,C each deposit Rs. 1000 in a partnership. Out of

this A takes away half of his capital after 6 months, B
takes away 25% of capital 4 months before the year
end. And C doubled his money after 3 months. Out of
profit of 82000 how much will A get?

A _ (6*1000) + (6*500) = 9000

B= (8*1000) + (750*4) = 11000
c = (3*1000) + (9*2000) = 21000
their profit sharing ratio : 9:11:21
A will get : 9/(9+11+21) * 82000 = 18000
answer.
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Who is Noble peace prize winner

for 2009?

Barak Obama

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Who won booker award in 2009?

Hilary Mantel

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Who is the president of United

Nations ?

Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki

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How many seats did congress win

in the last national election?

206 out of UPA 259 seats out of total 543

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Who won the filmfare award for

best film in 2008?

53rd filmfare award for best movie : tare

zemeen pe

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Who won the US open (female) in

Tennis?

Justine Henin

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Name the books written by

Chetan Bhagat ?
5 point someone
one night at call centre
3 mistakes of my life
2 states a story of my marriage

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Name the MD of IMF?

Dominique Strauss-Kahn

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WHO IS GOVERNOR OF RBI ?

Dr. D. Subbarao

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WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF 3

IDIOTS?

RAJKUMAR HIRANI

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WHO WON THE DATASAHEB

PHALKE AWARD 2008?

cinematographer V K Murthy

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NAME AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
OF INDIAN CRICKETER
GAVASKAR ?

Sunny Days : Sunil Gavaskar

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HOW MANY CENTURIES

HAVE BEEN HIT BY
TENDULKAR ?
45 IN ONE DAY
46 TEST MATCHES
(46TH AGAINST BANGLADESH ON 21
DECEMBER 2009)

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Which of these is correct ?

a. Having completed his lunch, a dog bit
Mohan, who went to market.
b. Having completed his lunch, Mohan went to
market, where he was bite by a dog.
c. Having completed his lunch, Mohan went to
market, where he was bitten by a dog.
Answer : C.
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Which of these is correct?

1. although he worked very hard, but he has
failed.
2. although he had worked hard, yet he had
been failed.
3. although he worked very hard, yet he failed.
Answer : 3
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Which of these is correct?

1. He reached station before the train had
reached
2. he had reached the station, where train had
reached after him.
3. he had reached the station before the train.
Answer : 3.
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Fill in the blank :

I prefer tea _____ coffee

options : from, then, than, to, on
ANSWER : TO

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Arrange the following in proper

order :
a) if she ate a monkey's heart
b)One day, she pretended to be very ill and told the crocodile that
c)If her husband wanted to save her life
d)the doctor said that she would only recover
e)he must bring her his friend's heart
answer : B D A C E

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Rearrange the following to make a

meaningful paragraph:
a)The blow was so heavy that his mind almost gave way, and
b) if you could only find them out, and that the fewer the world
contained the better.
c)So every evening he married a fresh wife and had her strangled
the following morning before the grand-vizir,
d) he declared that he was quite sure that at bottom all women were
as wicked as the sultana,
e) whose duty it was to provide these unhappy brides for the Sultan.
f) ANSWER :

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Ram and Shyam had equal money, which they

deposited in two different banks. One got 10% simple
interest, but the other got 5% half yearly
compounding interest. At the end of 2 years, their
amounts had difference of Rs. 10, what was the
original amount deposited by them?

Let us suppose they deposited 100 each. First

person will get : 100+10+10 = 120
2nd person will get : 100 + 5 + 5.25 + 5.5125 +
5.79 or 5.80 = 121.56
the difference is 1.56, if difference is 10, the
principal should be : 10/1.56* 100 = 600 by
each approx.

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A shopkeeper uses weight of 900 grams

instead of 1000 grams (1kg) while selling.
He sells at his cost + 10%, what is his
actual profit in %?
He sells 900 grams when he is charging for
1000 grams. Suppose he purchased 900 for Rs.
900. His cost is 900, but he is charging for
1000 + 10% = 1100
his profit is 200 on 900, or 200/900 *1000 =
22.2% answer
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A circle (of maximum size possible) is

inserted inside a squre. How much of the
area of square is still left out of total area
in %?
Let us suppose that the side of square is 14.
area of square is 14*14 = 196
area of circle : 22/7*7*7 = 154
area left : 196-154 = 42
in % = 42/196 *100 = 21% approx. Answer
you can assume any value instead of 14 and try
to work out the %, the answer will be the same.
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Out of the following chart, please,

tell how many female students got
between 50 - 60% in PGPSE ?

>60 50-60 <50 tot.

male 18
18 80
female
2 40
30
20 120

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Solution...
We can see that 12 girls got more than 60%
marks.
40 12 2 = 26 got between 50 to 60%.
answer

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Based on the data given below,

find out sale of Raju TV store.
1990 was the first year, when Raju TV sold
100 TV. Every person who buys TV buys
again after 4 years. Raju sells 400, 600, 800
TV in 94, 98, 99 respectively. There was no
new customer in 2000, but the sale was simple
average of sale of 1990 and 1994. How many
TV did Raju TV sold in 1996.
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solution....

Average of 1990 and 1994 = 250

no new customer in 2000, so 250 TV will be
sold as repeat customers.
Thus sale in 1996 = 250 TV.

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Ram, Ajay and Ravi (3 friends) are experts in three games cricket,
hockey and golf. One of these live in Delhi, and other two live in
Mumbai. The person who lives in Delhi doesnt like Golf. Hockey
player lives in Mumbai. The person whose name is smallest is also
the best player of Golf. Ajay daily goes to his friend's home. Ravi
has to visit Mumbai twice a year. Who plays cricket?

Ajay lives in Mumbai (he cant be Delhi, as he

daily visits his friend). The person who lives in
Delhi doesnt like Golf, he also cant play
Hockey (Hockey player is in Mumbai), so that
persn plays Cricket. So the person who lives in
Delhi plays criciket. Ravi visits Mumbai,so he
lives in Delhi. Ravi plays Cricket.
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Nanu's maternal grand father, and maternal grand mother both are
doctors. His father is Engineer, but his mother is Professor. A is elder
to C, but Younger to B. D is wife of A. E is husband of B. The eldest
person is a male but he is neither A nor Nanu. Out of two ladies, the
elder is Doctor and younger is professor. Who is Engineer. Which
statement is redudant?

A is engineer (as he is the second male in

hierarchy). The last statement : out of two
ladies, the elder is doctor and younger is
professor, is redudant as it is not required).

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118, 66, 252, 137 ....

Look at the series, you find that 66 has been
computed from 118 as under :
1^3+1^3+8^2 = 66, similarly
6^3 + 6^2 = 252
so : 137 = 1^3 + 3^3 +7^2
= 77 answer
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What will come next :;;;

1,8,27,64... so on???

1^3 = 1, 2^3 = 8, 3^3 = 27, 4^3 = 64, 5^3 =

125,
thus answer is 125.

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A went to buy 2 shirts and 1 trousers. He carried Rs. 1000 with

him (just sufficient) . The ratio of prices of shirt and trouser is :
7:6. however, he purchased 2 trousers and 1 shirt and returned
back with Rs. 50 also. What will he pay, if he buys 2 shirts and
3 trousers?

2 Shirt + 1 Trousers = 1000

1 shirt + 2 trousers = 950
1 shirt 1 trousers = 50, Now from 1st equation: 2 trousers + 1
trousers + Rs. 100 = 900
thus 1 trousers = 300 and 1 shirt = 350.
he will spend 700+900 = 1600 answer.

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X has to organise his lecture plan. He has to teach

entrepreneurship, Planning, Finance, and Law on 4 days
and one day is for IT. IT must be before Law, but
Planning should not be on the 1st day. Finance and IT
must be on any of the last 3 days. Prepare complete
schedule.

Solution: Last day : law, 2nd last IT, 3rd last :

Finance, 4th last : Plannning; the first day :
Entrepreneurship. It is better to solve the last
day first in this types of questions.
Answer.

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A,B,C,D are working on a project with

different names. W is not A, B is not Y or
Z. D and E have no relation to C and W
Who is A?

Answer cannot be determined / data inadequate

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There are two numbers whose

HCF and LCM are 8 and 25, what
are those numbers?
No such numbers are possible as LCM 25 is
not divisible by 8, LCM is always divisible by
HCF. Answer

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Mayank Bothra wants to bring tiles for his

room. His room's size is 28 feet by 20 feet.
What should the size of square tile, so that
minimum number of tiles are used?
Find HCF of 28 and 20. The HCF is 4, so the
size of tile should be 4 feet by 4 feet. The total
number of tiles required will be : (28*20)/(4*4)
= 35 tiles answer

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A monkey is trying to climb a Date tree. He climbs 4

feet in 2 minutes, but in the next 1 minute, he slips by
3 feet. When will he reach at the top of this Date tree
which is 36 feet high?

Actually he travels 1 feet in 3 minutes. He has

to travel (36-4) = 32 feet, which will take 32*3
= 96 minutes. Then in the next 2 minutes he
will be at the top of the tree. Thus he will take
98 minutes in all.

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Mayank Bothra buys apples @ 4

for Rs. 3 and sells them @ 3 for
Rs. 4. what is his profitability?
There are two important numbers 3 and 4, so
let us take LCM of 3 and 4, this is 12. let us
assume Mayank got 12 apples. He had to pay 9
to buy 12 apples. Now he goes to sell them, he
gets Rs. 16 when he sells them. His profit is
(16-9) 7, so his profitability is 7/9 *100 =
77.77% answer
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Naresh Jain makes payment to a shopkeeper.

By mistake the shopkeeper reveses the digits of
the amount to be paid and takes Rs. 54 more
than what was required. What was the actual
payment due?
Hit and try for this type of question. Try for 39
and 93. 93-39 = 54. The shopkeeper has taken
93 instead of 39. So the amount due was 39.
answer

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A and B run opposite to an elevator. The ratio of the speed

of elevator, A and B is : 1:6:3 Elevator is going up, but A
and B are coming down. A takes 1 minute and B takes 2.5
minutes to come down. How much time will they take if
elevator was not moving?

If elevator is not moving, they will take less

time. Look at the speed ratios. A will take 1/6
time less so he will take 60 seconds 10
seconds= 50 seconds and B will take 1/3 time
less, so he will take : 150 seconds (150*1/3)
= = 100 seconds. Answer. 2.5 minutes = 150
seconds
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Ajay has to pay to Mayank Rs. 1100 after

1 year. What should he pay now and settle
the accounts? Rate of interest is 10%
We have to find the present value of 1100
formula of present value is (Amount * 100)/
(100 + rate of interest * no. Of years)
= (1100 *100) / (100 +100) = 1000

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A, B,C, & D start a game. In the beginning all of them had

equal amount. The winner has to collect half the amount
of all other players. In the first round C wins. In the 2nd
round B wins and in the 3rd round B again wins. At this
time, their scores are : A : 50, B : 1250, C : 250 D : ?
What was the score of each of these in the beginning ?

The score of D should be equal to that of A =

50. Now add the score of all of these, we get
1600. Thus each of these should have score of
1600/4 = 400 answer

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A thief steels a necklace and runs @ 10

Km per hour at 3 pm. After 18 minutes,
a policeman starts chasing him @ 15 km
per hour. Whenwill the thief be caught?
At the speed of 10, the thief would have run 10
*18/60 = 3 Km. So policeman has to chase him
for this distance to start : 3 / (15-10) * 1/60
=

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Mayank Bothra wants to get his room

coloured. His room is 10 Ft by 20 Ft.
Assuming that colouring costs Rs. 100 per sq.
ft., how much will Mayank pay (for four
walls), height of walls is 10 feet?
The side towards length :
20*10 = 200
the side towards width :
10*10 = 100
total 4 walls (200*2+100*2 )=600 ft.
Total payment : 600*100=Rs. 60000 ans.
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Rishi has put his icecream in a rectangular

bowl of 10*20 inch with depth of 5 inch. Now
he wants to make a round ball out of this. What
will be the diameter of this ball?
Total quantity of icecream = 10*20*5 = 1000 cubic inch
volume of sphere : = 4/3*pi*radius^3
= 4/3 22/7*r*r*r = 1000
r= cubic root of (21000/88)
r= 6.5 approx. Or diameter= 13 inch approx. Answer

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In a typcial coding exercise, a person says

that RAM= 32, and SITA= 49, what will
be KRISHNA In that code?
RAM = R= 18, A=1, M = 13 so adding these
RAM = 32
SITA, S=19, I=9, T=20,A=1
Adding these we get 49, so KRISHNA should
be : K=11,R=18,I=9,S=19,H=8,N=14,A=1
TOTAL = 80 ANSWER
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If Earth:Moon, and Sun:mercury,

what should be X: Titan

The Moon rotates round the Earth, Mercury

rotates round the Sun, Titan rotates round the
Saturn. So X = Saturn.

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Rishi has a white cube of 5 inch dimensions. He cuts

it to make smaller cubes of 1 inch each. Before this he
dips the cube to colour one of its dimension as red.
Now how many cubes will have red as a colour on
one side?

The cube is cut into dimension of 1 inch each.

Thus (5*5*5)/(1*1*1) = 125
thus we have now total 125 small cubes. Out of
these 125, 25 cubes are such which have one
dimension as red.

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A group leader puts his group in rows and columns.

He finds that the number of rows and columns are
equal. He finds that 20 more persons have to come. If
he puts these 20 persons, there is one more complete
row or one more column. What is the number of
persons in his group?

It is clear that there are 20 rows and 20

columns, so total number of persons is 400.
add 20 more persons to it, you get :
20*20 = 400 + 20 = 420 answer

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Mayank has some money in his pocket. He gives me half of this.

Now he spends 75% of the remaining on purchasing a shoe. He then
realises that he has to buy a T shirt also. So he spends 80% of the
remaining on a T-shirt. He is now thirsty and so spends 20% on a
mineral water bottle. He is left with Rs. 40. How much did he have
in the beginning?

Start from last, multiply each value by 100/ (100-what %

is spent) :
40*100/80 = 50
50*100/20 = 250
250*100/25 = 1000
1000*100/50 = 2000
thus he had 2000 in the beginning
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Mayank Bothra has prepared a software, which puts the

letters in alphabetic order, but one at a time in 1 second.
How much time will the software take to put T I G E R in
ascending or descending order?

TIGER
first of all E will be put in the beginning
then G will be put after E. Then I will be put
after G and then R will be put before T.
Total time : 4 seconds.
In descending order : 1 second only (as only R
has to be put after T)
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What is BODMAS?
B= BRACKET
O = OF
D=DIVISION
M=MULTIPLY
A = ADDITION
S=SUBTRACT
apply these in this sequence only.
So 9+9/9-2*1of (2-3*1/3) = 9+1-2= 8
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Which is bigger :
12/13 14/16 16/19 23/29
let us compare 12/13 and 14/16, logically
12/13 should be bigger (gap between 13 and 12
is only 1). still : cross multiply : 12*16 and
13*14 , which is bigger? = 12*16 is bigger so
12/13 is bigger. Similarly we have to compare
all the values and find the biggest number.
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What will come next in the

series :
ANW, DKT, GFQ, ....?
The series is : A D G so next digit should
be : J (gap of + 2)
next series is : N-K-F so next : Y (increasing
gap -2,-4,-6)
next series : W-T-Q = N (gap of -2)
so answer : JYN answer
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A goes from X to Y at 10 am and will

reach at 12 and B goes from Y to X at 9
and will reach at 12. when will they cross
each other?
A travels for 2hours, B for 3 hours. Let us assume that the
distance is (2*3) = 6 KM. A travels @ 3 KM per hour and
B @ 2 km per hour. At 9 B starts, till 10 he covers 2 KM.
Now gap between A and B is 4 Km. Divide 4 by (2+3) =
4/5 = .8 , so they will meet at 10 + (.8 * 60) = 48 minutes.
So They wil meet at 10 + 48 min. Ans

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A puts an item at 10% discount, before

doing this he had actually increased the
marked price by 10%, what is the change
in his revenue?
Let us assume that the earlier marked price is
100. add 10% = 110, now A reduces it by 10%
(10% discount on marked price) so he gets
110-11 = 99
thus there is 1% reduction in his revenue
or (10% * 10% = 1%)
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A takes up 2 types of rice one at 10 per

kg and another at 50 per kg, how should
he mix these to get a profit of 20% when
he sells them @ 30 per KG?
Sale price is 30, so cost should be 30*100/120 = 25
in order to get the ratio of mixture, let us deduct 25 from
10 and 50, we get : 15 and 25, now reverse these ratio :
25:15 or 5:3,
thus rice of the rate 10 should be 5/(5+3) = 5/8 and rice of
rate 50 should be 3/8 or their ratio should be 5:3 answer.

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A and B are partners and share profit in the capital ratio

of 3:2, however, A withdraws his half of the money after
5 months, and B doubles his money after 8 months, what
is the final profit sharing ratio?

For first six months, the capitals are in the ratio

of 3:2, but now there is some change.
A withdraws 1.5 and after 2 more months, B
adds 2 more.
Thus (3*6months + 1.5*6months) : (2*8
months + 4*4months)
27: 32 answer
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A:B = 2:3, C:D = 3:4, B:D = 3:2,

what is A:C?
In A:B and B:D, we have B common, so
A:B:D = 2:3:2
We know that C:D is 3:4, so keep the value of
D as 4, thus new ratio is :
A:B:C:D = 4:6:3:4
thus A:C = 4:3 answer
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A can complete a work in 20 days and B can

do the same work in 30 days. Both work
together for 1 day and get 500 as total amount,
how should this money be divided between A
and B?
A: B should be 30:20 (reverse of 20:30 the
number of days taken by them in doing the
work).
Thus A should get : 300 and B 200 answer.

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A,B,C start a work together. A can do

it alone in 20, B in 30 and C in 40 days,
in how many days will they finish the
work?
A's one day work : 1/20, B's one day's work :
1/30 and C's one day's work : 1/40,
add them : 1/20 + 1/30 + 1/40
(6+4+3)/120 = 13/120 , now reverse it :
120/13 = 9.2 days or 10 days approx.
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There are 720 students in an examination, out of

them, 1/3rd fail in English, 1/4th fail in Mathematics,
1/8th fail in both the paper. How many dont fail in
any paper?

Out of 720, 240 fail in English, and 180 fail in

Mathematics and 90 fail in both the paper.
Thus the total number of students who have
failed in either paper : 240+180 90 = 330
thus the students who have not failed in any
paper is : 720 330 = 390 answer
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th

th

Kapil is 4 from top and 106

from bottom. How many students
are there in total ?
There are three students before Kapil, 105
below him and he himself so : 3+105+1 = 109
or
4+106 1 = 109 answer

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A and B have salary in the ratio of 10:11, but their savings are
in the ratio : 3:7, but now their salaries increase by 100% each.
If earlier their total savings was Rs. 2100, what is their new
savings, if they dont change their expenditure and they spend
equal amounts?
Their total savings : 2100, so A saves 3/10 *2100 = 630 and B
saves : 7/10 * 2100 = 1470
difference of their savings is : 840, so A should earn 840 *10 =
8400 and spend (8400-630) = 7770 and B should earn 9240
and save (9240-1470) = 7770. thus their new incomes are :
16800 and 18480 and new savings are : (16800 7770) = 9030
and (18480-7770) = 10710 answer

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A and B run a race and A gives B a start

of 100 meters in 1000 meter race, still A
wins by 1 second or 1 meters. What is the
ratio of their speeds?
B takes 1 second to cover 1 meters, so his speed is 3600 meters
per KM or 3.6 km per hour. He has actually run 900 meters
only. He should take 900/3600*60 = 15 minutes
A has run 1000 meters in 14 minutes and 59 seconds. So his
speed is 40 KM per hour approx.
Thus the ratio of their speed is 40:36 or 10:9 answer

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What is 10% of 30% of 1500?

30% of 1500 = 450

now 10% of 450 = 45 so answer is 45

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Which is more 3^1/3 or 4^1/4?

Let us take the two powers : 1/3 and 1/4, let us
now get same powers. LCM of 3,4 is 12, so let
us multiply them by 4/4 and 3/3, we get : 4/12
and 3/12. we can now solve the numerator
powers : so answer is : 81^1/12 and 64^1/12
now we can see that 81^1/12 is bigger, so the
answer is 3^1/3 is bigger than 4^1/4
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Ravi sees a photo and says that this is the

photo of younger son of the brother of the
grandson of the father of the brother of the
mother of my sister, whose photo was it?
Answer : This is the photo of nephew of Ravi
(son of Ravi's cousin) answer In order to solve
such questions, start from last, and try to solve
each relationship in simple terms or prepare a
tree diagram from these statements. For
example, : brother of the mother of my sister =
maternal uncle so similarly replace all these
sentences.
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