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- Question
A bird shooter was askgd how many birds he had in the bag. He replied that there were all sparrows but six, all pigeons but six, and all ducks but six. How many birds he had in the bag in all?
Options- A. 9
- B. 18
- C. 27
- D. 36
- Correct Answer
- 9
ExplanationThere were all sparrows but six' means that six birds were not sparrows but only pigeons and ducks.Similarly, number of sparrows + number of ducks = 6 and number of sparrows + number of pigeons = 6.
This is possible when there are 3 sparrows, 3 pigeons and 3 ducks i.e. 9 birds in all.
More questions
- 1. Find the odd one out:
Options- A. Mars
- B. Sun
- C. Saturn
- D. Mercury Discuss
Correct Answer: Sun
Explanation:
All are planets, except sun.
- 2. Which one is true?
I. All players are not tall.
II. All basketball players are tall.
III. All tall people are players.
IV. Some players are tall.
Options- A. IV
- B. III.
- C. II.
- D. I. Discuss
Correct Answer: II.
Explanation:
Statements 1 and 4 are more or less similar.
All tall people cannot be players.
So, Statement 2 seems to be true.- 3. 'Crawl' is related to which of the following in the same way as 'Fly' is related to 'Parrot'?
Options- A. Rabbit
- B. Fish
- C. Frog
- D. Crocodile Discuss
Correct Answer: Crocodile
Explanation:
'Parrot' flies and 'Crocodile' Crawls.
- 4. NA
Options- A. Mattress
- B. Pillow
- C. Bed sheet
- D. Curtain Discuss
Correct Answer: Curtain
Explanation:
All except `curtian' are parts of bed-spread.
- 5. Smoke : Pollution :: War :?
Options- A. Peace
- B. Victory
- C. Treaty
- D. Destruction Discuss
Correct Answer: Destruction
Explanation:
Second is result of the first.
- 6. Statements: All the locks are keys. All the keys are bats. Some watches are bats.
Conclusions:
- Some bats are locks.
- Some watches are keys.
- All the keys are locks.
Options- A. Only (1) and (2)
- B. Only (1)
- C. Only (2)
- D. Only (1) and (3) Discuss
Correct Answer: Only (1)
Explanation:
- 7. NA
Options- A. Tomato
- B. Potato
- C. Carrot
- D. Onion Discuss
Correct Answer: Tomato
Explanation:
All others grow under soil.
- 8. 120, 99, 80, 63, 48,?
Options- A. 35
- B. 38
- C. 39
- D. 40 Discuss
Correct Answer: 35
Explanation:
The pattern is - 21, - 19, - 17, - 15,.....So, missing term = 48 - 13 = 35.
- 9. 1, 1, 2, 6, 24,?, 720
Options- A. 100
- B. 104
- C. 108
- D. 120 Discuss
Correct Answer: 120
Explanation:
The given series is the pattern x1, x2, x3, x4, .............
so, the missing term = 24 x 5 = 120- 10. Lion : Cow : Land
Options- A. Water : Land : Air
- B. Whale : Hippopotamus : Water
- C. Chair : Table : Stool
- D. England : Germany : USA Discuss
Correct Answer: Whale : Hippopotamus : Water
Explanation:
'Lion' and 'Cow' are 'land' animals and similarly 'Whale' and 'Hippopotamus' are 'Water' animals.
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