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- Question
- If every seconds Saturday and all Sundays are holidays in a 30 days month beginning on Saturday, then how many working days are there in that month? (Month starts from Saturday)
Options- A. 20
- B. 21
- C. 22
- D. 23
- Correct Answer
- 23
ExplanationAs month begins on Saturday, so 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th days will be Sundays. While 8th and 22nd days are second Saturdays. Thus, there are 7 holidays in all. Hence, no. of working days = 30 - 7 = 23
- 1. Mohan and Suresh study in the same class. Mohan has secured more marks than Suresh in the terminal examination. Suresh's rank is seventh from top among all the students in the class. Which of the following is definitely true?
Options- A. Mohan stood first in the terminal examination.
- B. There is at least one student between Mohan and Suresh in the rank list.
- C. There are at the most five students between Mohan and Suresh in the rank list.
- D. Suresh is five ranks lower than Mohan in the rank list. Discuss
- 2. A, B, C, D and E, when arranged in descending order of their weight from top, A becomes third, E is between D and A, C and D are not at the top. Who among them is the second?
Options- A. C
- B. B
- C. E
- D. Data inadequate Discuss
- 3. Count 9 in the numbers sequence which is followed by 7 and preceded by either 4 or 5. How many 9 are there in the sequence? 1 2 3 7 8 9 1 4 9 7 3 6 9 8 1 5 3 5 9 7
Options- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 4 Discuss
- 4. In a row of 21 girls, when Monika was shifted by four place towards the right, she became 12th from the left end. What was her earlier positions from the right end of the row?
Options- A. 9th
- B. 10th
- C. 11th
- D. 14th Discuss
- 5. How many 3 are there in the following list in which followed by 9 and preceded 2,3 or 4?
1 1 2 3 9 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 3 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 4 3 9 6 6 6 6
Options- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 4 Discuss
- 6. The train for Lucknow leaves every two and half hours from New Delhi railway station. An announcement was made at the station that the train for Lucknow had left 40 minutes ago and the next train will leave at 18.00 hrs. At what time was the announcement made?
Options- A. 15.30 hrs
- B. 17.10 hrs
- C. 16.00 hrs
- D. 15.50 hrs Discuss
- 7. Nitin was counting down from 32. Sumit was counting upwards the numbers starting from 1 and he was calling out only the odd numbers. What common number will they call out at the same time if they were calling out at the same speed?
Options- A. 19
- B. 21
- C. 22
- D. They will not call out the same number Discuss
- 8. Some boys are sitting in a line. Mahendra is on 17th place from left and Surendra is on 18th place from right. There are 8 boys in between them. How many boys are there in the line?
Options- A. 43
- B. 42
- C. 41
- D. 44 Discuss
- 9. In a row of students, Ramesh is 9th from the left and Suman is 6th from the right. When they both interchange their positions then Ramesh will be 15th from the left. What will be the position of Suman from the right?
Options- A. 12th
- B. 13th
- C. 15th
- D. 6th Discuss
- 10. Abha correctly remembers that her mother's birthday is before Friday but after Monday. Her brother Abhay correctly remembers that their mother's birthday is after Wednesday while before Saturday. On which of the following days does their mother's birthday definitely fall?
Options- A. Tuesday
- B. Wednesday
- C. Thursday
- D. Friday Discuss
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Correct Answer: There are at the most five students between Mohan and Suresh in the rank list.
Explanation:
Mohan has secured more marks than Suresh in the terminal examination. Suresh's rank is seventh from top among.
According to question,
Mohan rank will definitely better than Suresh which can be either 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
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DEA - -
[It is not possible as D is not at the top.]
--- AED
BCAED Hence, C is second among them.
Correct Answer: 2
Explanation:
Two 9 are present which is followed by 7 and preceded by either 4 or 5.
2 3 7 8 9 1 [4 9 7] 3 6 9 8 1 5 3 [5 9 7]
Correct Answer: 14th
Explanation:
The change of place by Monika can be shown as under.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 M 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Clearly, Monika's earlier position was 8th from the left and 14th from the right end.
Correct Answer: 3
Explanation:
Three numbers in which followed by 9 and preceded 2, 3 or 4
11 [2 3 9] 4 4 5 5 5 5 [3 3 9] 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 [4 3 9] 6 6 6 6
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Clearly, the last train left two and half hours before 18.00 hrs i.e., at 15.30 hrs. But this happened 40 minutes before the announcement made. So, the announcement made at 16.10 hrs.
Correct Answer: They will not call out the same number
Explanation:
Nitin : 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20.....................
Sumit : 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25..............................
Clearly, both will never call out the same number.
Correct Answer: 43
Explanation:
Total boys = [ Mahendra 's place from left + Surendra 's place from right ] + [ Boys between them ]
= [ 17 + 18 ] + 8 = 43
Correct Answer: 12th
Explanation:
Position of Suman from right
= [ Difference of Ramesh 's position + First position of Suman }
= [(15 ? 9) + 6] = 12th
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
According to the given statement it is clear that Abha's mother's birthday was after Wednesday but before Friday. Hence, we conclude that birthday was on Thursday.
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