Saturday, January 17, 2015

Percentage of people in villages

The following table gives number of people in different villages and percentage of Men, Women and Children in these villages.










What is the total number of women and children together in Village Q?

(1) 995               (2) 1184                  (3) 1086            (4) 988  
(5) None of these


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Officers with diff shifts

Seven officers L, M, N, P, Q, R and S work in three different shifts I, II and III with at least two persons working in each shift. Each one of them has a different weekly off from Monday to Sunday not necessarily in the same order.

  • M works in second shift only with R whose weekly off is on Friday.
  • Q's weekly off is on the next day of L's weekly off and both of them work in different shifts. 
  • P works in third shift and his weekly off is on Saturday. 
  • S has a weekly of on Monday and he works in first shift. 
  • The one who has weekly off on Sunday works in first shift.
  • L and P do not work in the same shift, L's weekly off is on Tuesday.

Whose weekly off falls on Thursday?

(1) L               (2) N                          (3) Q    
(4) Cannot be determined 
(5) None of these


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Population of 6 cities Quant Puzzle

Population of six cities A, B, C, D, E and F during 1990 to 2000 and 2000-2010.














Population of City A and City B in 1990 is in ratio of 4 : 3 and population of City A in 1990 is 32 lakhs so what is the population of City B in 2010?

(1) 36 lakhs                        (2) 34.5 lakhs  
(3) 32 lakhs                        (4) 30 lakhs                    (5) None of these 


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Mobile ringing tme

Two persons A and B were talking to each other. A said to B, “My mobile set rings every 15 minutes”. B retorted, “My mobile set rings every 18 minutes.” The mobile sets of both A and B rang simultaneously at 8 am. Four of the following five timings of a certain day are alike with respect to the above situation and hence form a group. 

Which of the following timings is different from the group?

(1) 6.30 am              (2) 5.30 pm              (3) 3.30 pm               (4) 9.30 am            (5) 6.30 pm


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Distance from starting point

Vijay moves towards South-East a distance of 14m. then he moves towards West and travels a distance of 28m. From here, he moves towards North-West a distance of 14m. and finally he moves a distance of 8m towards East and comes to a halt.

How far is the starting point where he stood?

(1) 20 m       (2) 22 m         (3) 6 m         (4) 8 m         (5) None of these

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Party with friends- who is 2nd host??

In a party there are 8 friends in which four are boys and remaining are girls, in which girls are Anitha, Ishita, Chitra and Diya and boys are Babu, Hitesh, Fayaz and Ganesh. In between these eight friends one girl and one boy are the host. They are sitting around a rectangular table. Three are on the longer side of the rectangular table and hosts are on the remaining side. 

(a) All four girls are sitting adjacent to each other and Diya is 3rd right of Ganesh.
(b) Ganesh is the host sitting 2nd left of Chitra. Hitesh and Chitra are sitting opposite to each other.
(c) Ishita is 3rd left of Ganesh. Fayaz is third left of Anitha.

Who is the 2nd host in this arrangement?

(1) Hitesh          (2) Babu            (3) Anitha             (4) Chitra             (5) None 


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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

5 married couples in a family

There are five married couples in a family and there is a child to every couple. Ages of children are - 3, 5, 6, 4 and 9 years. Names of male are - M, N, O, P and Q. Name of children are A, B, C, D and E. Name of females are G, H, I, J and K. 

  • Name of M's child is not C and E and he is not the eldest and the youngest.
  • Age of I's child is 6 years and her husband is one among N, O and Q. 
  • Age of D is 3 years but she is not a child of O. 
  • A's age is multiple of 3 but she is not a child of M and G. 
  • H's husband is O or Q. 
  • Age of K's child is 5 years but the name of child is not B and E. 
  • G is wife of O.

What is the name of M's wife?
(1) I        (2) J           (3) G          (4) H          (5) K



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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

seven floors of a building

A building has seven floors numbered one to seven, in such a way that the ground floor is numbered one, the floor above it, numbered two and so on such that the topmost floor is numbered seven. One out of seven people viz. A, B, C, D, E, F and G lives on each floor. 

  • A lives on fourth floor.
  • E lives on the floor immediately below F’s floor.
  • F does not live on the second or the seventh floor.
  • C does not live on an odd numbered floor. 
  • B does not live on a floor immediately above or below C’s floor.
  • D does not live on the topmost floor.
  • G does not live on any floor below E’s floor.

 Who lives on the topmost floor?
(1) B                     (2) C               (3) E                     (4) G               (5) Cannot be determined



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Two rows of seating arrangement

12 people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row – 1, P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated and all of them are facing south. In row – 2, A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing north. 

  1. A sits third to right of D. Neither A nor D sits at extreme ends. 
  2. T faces D.
  3. V does not face A and V does not sit at any of the extreme ends. 
  4. V is not an immediate neighbor of T. 
  5. B sits at one of the extreme ends. Only two people sit between B and E. 
  6. E does not face V. 
  7. Two persons sit between Rand Q.
  8. R is not an immediate neighbor of T. 
  9. C does not face V. 
  10. P is not an immediate neighbor of R.

Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of the rows?
(1) B, E                (2) S, T               (3) P, R                (4) B, F          (5) None of these


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6 exams on 6 diif days

Six exams Maths, science, History, Economics, English and Hindi are to be scheduled starting from 2nd March and ending on 8th march with Sunday being an off day, not necessarily in the same order. Each of the exam has different time duration: 40 mins, 50 mins, 60 mins, 75 mins, 90 mins and 100 mins, again not necessarily in the same order.

  • 8th march is not Sunday and an exam of 40 mins is scheduled on that day.
  • Maths exam is for less than 60 mins and is scheduled immediately before English exam. 
  • There are two exams scheduled between Hindi exam which is for 100 mins and History exam which is for 60 mins. 
  • English exam is before Sunday and there are two days between Sunday and maths exam.
  • Economics exam which is for 75 mins is not scheduled on 2nd march. 
  • The exam scheduled on Saturday is of 100 mins.

Which of the following combinations of Exam - Day - Time Duration is correct ?
(1) English - Wednesday - 75 mins         
(2) Maths - Thursday - 50 mins
(3) History - Thursday – 60 mins             
(4) Hindi - Tuesday - 100 mins
(5) None is correct


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Equal no.of boys&girls in a group

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table not necessarily in the same order. Three of three of them are facing outside (opposite to the centre) while five are facing the centre. There are equal number of males and females in the group.
C is facing the centre, E is sitting third to the right of C. F is sitting third to the left of E. Three persons are sitting between F and B. The immediate neigbours of B are females. G is sitting third to the right of F. D is sitting third to the right of A. A is not an immediate neighbor of E. The immediate neighbours of E are males and facing the centre.
The immediate neighbours of D are females and face outside. The one sitting third to the left of B is male. No female is an immediate neigbour of G.

Who is sitting second to the right of E?
(1) C               (2) B                (3) G                 (4) H             (5) None of these




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8 friends in 3 diff colleges

P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z are eight friends studying in three different engineering colleges - M, N and O in three disciplines - Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics with not less than two and not more than three in any college. Not more than three of them study in any of the three disciplines. 

  • W studies Electrical in college N with only T, who studies Mechanical.
  • P and Z do not study in college O and study in the same discipline but not Electrical. 
  • R studies Mechanical in college O with V, who studies Electrical.
  • S studies Mechanical and does not study in the same college where R studies. 
  • Q does not study Electronics.
Which of the following combinations of college-student specialization is correct?
1) O-R-Electronics 
2) M-Z-Electrical
3) N-W-Electronics 
4) N-W-Electrical
5) N-Z-Electronics



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Boys&girls in a group

A, B , C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table not necessarily in the same order. Three of three of them are facing outside (opposite to the center) while five are facing the center. There are equal number of boys and girls in the group.

  1. C is facing the center, E is sitting third to the right of C. 
  2. F is sitting third to the left of E. Three persons are sitting between F and B. 
  3. The immediate neighbors of B are girls. 
  4. G is sitting third to the right of F. D is sitting third to the right of A. 
  5. A is not an immediate neighbour of E.
  6.  The immediate neighbours of E are boys and facing the centre
  7. The immediate neighbours of D are girls and face outside.
  8. The one sitting third to the left of B is boy.
  9.  No girl is an immediate neigbour of G.

 Who is sitting second to the right of E?
(1) C               (2) B                (3) G                    (4) H              (5) None of these


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who is second left

P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside.

  • P who faces the centre sits third to the right of V. 
  • T, who faces the centre, is not an immediate neighbor of V. 
  • Only one person sits between V and W. 
  • S sits second to the right of Q. Q faces the centre. 
  • R is not an immediate neighbor of P.

Who sits second to the left of Q?
(a) V             (b) P              (c) T                (d) Y           (e) Cannot be determined


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Monday, January 12, 2015

Friends around a Square table at diff sides

Eight friends, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are sitting around a square table in such a way that 'four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides.' 

  1. The ones who sit at the four corners face the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside. 
  2. P, who faces the centre, sits third to the right of V.
  3. T, who faces the centre, is not an immediate neighbour of V. 
  4. Only one person sits between V and W.
  5. S sits second to right of Q. Q faces the centre. 
  6. R is not an immediate neighbour of P.

Who sits second to the left of Q?
(1) V             (2) P             (3) T              (4) Y             (5) Cannot be determined

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Circular table arragement

In Office, there were eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. Who have taken lunch at a round table. The arrangement of these eight friends is in the following manner -

(i)   A is second left of F and not immediate of C and H.
(ii)  D is in front of G who is third right of B
(iii) F and B opposite each other. 

Who is 3rd right of A?
(1) C                (2) H                  (3) E              (4) G               (5) None of these


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Survey in Music school

A survey is conducted in a music school." It is found that 45% people can play Guitar, 25% can play Flute and 35% can play Violin. 75% can play Guitar and Violin. 6% can play Flute and Violin and 12.5% can play Guitar and Flute. 5% can play all since \m g the people who can play only Guitar, 35% can sing, 40% can dance and 15% can dance and sing both. The survey s conducted on total 200 people."

How many people can play Guitar only and can dance also but can’t sing?
(1) 15                 (2) 21              (3) 24               (4) 36                (5) 40


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8 frnds with 8 diff movies

Eight friends J, K, L, M, N, P, R and S like  different movies  – A , B, C, D, E, F, G and H. All of them are seated around a square table (two on each side) facing the center.

  • L sits third to the right of K. K likes C.
  • R is sitting second to the left of P.
  • P is not an immediate neighbor of L or K .
  • The one who likes A in an immediate neighbor of P.
  • Three people sit between K and the person who likes F.
  • K, L and also their immediate neighbor do not like D. 
  • Only one person sits between the person who likes D and M. 
  • The persons who like E and H are immediate neighbor of each other.
  • L likes neither H nor E.
  • Only one person sits between J and the person who likes B. 
  • J does not like D or E. N does not like D.

Which of the following is true regarding R?
(1) R like the B     
(2) S and M are immediate neighbors of R         
(3) One person sits between R and J      
(4) R sits second to the right of J                         
(5) None of these



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who is right of P in game

By playing a game Nine persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X are sitting around a circular table facing the center ."V is fourth to the left of U who is second to the right of T. W is fourth to the right of T and is second to the left of S. R is fourth to the right of S. P is not an immediate neighbor of either S or V. Q is third to the right of X."

Who is fourth to the right of P?

(1) V                 (2) S                (3) Q               (4) X                      (5) None 



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who is in middle of the row

Eleven students A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are sitting in a row of the class facing the teacher.

(i) D, who is to the immediate left of F, is second to the right of C.
(ii) A, is second to the right of E, who is at one of the ends.
(iii) J is the immediate neighbour of A and B and third to the left of G.
(iv) H is to the immediate left of D and third to the right of I.

Who is sitting in the middle of the row ? 
(1) C        (2) I           (3) B           (4) G         (5) None of these


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Physics taught on which day

Seven subjects,viz., Maths, Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Physics, English and Statistics is taught on one day in a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday. 

  1. Chemistry is taught on Thursday.
  2.  English is neither taught on Tuesday nor on Saturday. 
  3. Only one lecture is held between Chemistry and Botany. 
  4. Zoology is taught after two days of maths lecture. 
  5. Statistics is neither taught on Monday nor Sunday.
  6.  Botany is not taught on the immediate next day on which Zoology is taught. 
  7. Physics is taught on Monday. 

Which of the following days is Physics taught?

(1) Monday                 (2) Tuesday         (3) Wednesday                 (4) Thursday           (5) Friday



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Circular table puzzle

8 players A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, out of whom one is a Archer, swimmer, boxer, wrestler, hockey player, football player, chess player and a tennis player( but not necessarily in the same order) are sitting around a circular table facing the center.

  • D who is a football player sits third to right of H.
  • The swimmer and the tennis player are sitting next to each other.
  •  Neither the swimmer nor the tennis player is sitting next to either H or D. 
  • The Archer is neither H nor G.
  •  Chess player and the Archer are immediate neighbors of each other. 
  • The hockey player E sits second to the left of swimmer. 
  • The chess player is neither F nor sitting next to F.
  •  Only C sits between the swimmer and the wrestler. 
  • Archer sits third to the left of A.

Who sits third to the right of the swimmer?

(1) The football player             (2) G         (3) The Chess player              (4) The Hockey player     
(5) Both 2 and 3



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Sunday, January 11, 2015

Graph related math pblm

The following line graph gives distance (in km) travelled by five different trucks in a day.











If the time taken by Truck B to cover the given distance was 8 hours, what was the average speed of the truck ?
(1) 51.75 km/hr                                       (2) 45.25 km/hr 
(3) 52.25 km/hr                                       (4) 43.75 km/hr 
(5) None of these


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