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Question: What is the monthly salary of Prashant?
Statements:
- Prashant gets 15% more than Sumit while Sumit gets 10% less than Lokesh.
- Lokesh's monthly salary is Rs 2500.
Options- A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
- B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
- C. Either I or II is sufficient
- D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
- E. Both I and II are sufficient
- Correct Answer
- Both I and II are sufficient
ExplanationFrom both I and II, we find that:Prashant's salary = 115% of (90% of Rs 2500) = Rs 2587.50.
More questions
- 1. Statement:
The Government has transferred the entire staff of police station 'X' and a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the mysterious death of a man in the police station.
Assumptions:
I. Magisterial inquiry may be able to reveal the cause of death of the man in the police custody.
II. Transferring the entire staff may pave the way to hold free and fair enquiry.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither I nor II is implicit. Discuss
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
The initiative taken by the government is aimed at delving into the reasons of the mysterious death and also at punishing the guilty. Order of magisterial inquiry implies that the government must be assuming I. Why has the entire staff of police station X been transferred? The government must be assuming II also.
- 2. A man drives his car 6 km towards West, then turns left and drives 3 km and again turns left and drives 3 km. Find out the final direction of the man from his original position.
Options- A. South-West
- B. North-West
- C. North-East
- D. South-East Discuss
Correct Answer: South-West
Explanation:
Draw a figure as per given instruction in the question. We can see that according to graph the man is to the South West from his original position.
- 3. Bleat : Howl : Gibber
Options- A. Grunt
- B. Leap
- C. Stuck
- D. Duck Discuss
Correct Answer: Grunt
Explanation:
All are the sounds produced by animals.
- 4. NA
Options- A. 144
- B. 169
- C. 288
- D. 324 Discuss
Correct Answer: 288
Explanation:
All others are perfect square of natural number.
- 5. 3 : 27 : : 4 :?
Options- A. 16
- B. 64
- C. 32
- D. 28 Discuss
Correct Answer: 64
Explanation:
As, 33 is 27.
Similarly, 43 is 64.- 6. NA
Options- A. Yen
- B. Lira
- C. Dollar
- D. Ounce Discuss
Correct Answer: Ounce
Explanation:
All others terms represent the different currencies.
- 7. Candle : Wick
Options- A. Hammer : Nail
- B. Light : Bulb
- C. Oven : Fire
- D. Bicycle : Wheel Discuss
Correct Answer: Bicycle : Wheel
Explanation:
As Wick is a part of Candle similarly Wheel is a part of Bicycle.- 8. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
g f e _ i g _ e i i _ f e i _ g f _ i i
Options- A. i f g i e
- B. f i g i e
- C. e i f g i
- D. i f i g e Discuss
Correct Answer: i f g i e
Explanation:
As per the given pattern of letter series in above question ,
g f e i i
Using the same pattern, we will get complete letter series.
g f e i i/ g f e i i/ g f e i i/ g f e i i- 9. 56, 58, 62, 70, 84, 118, 182
Options- A. 58
- B. 62
- C. 84
- D. 118 Discuss
Correct Answer: 84
Explanation:
The correct pattern is + 2, + 4, + 8, + 16, + 32, + 64 i.e. + 2, + 22, + 23, + 24, + 25, + 26.So, 84 is wrong and must be replaced by (70 + 16) i.e. 86.
- 10. (4268, 8426, 8624)
Options- A. (3567, 7553, 4642)
- B. (6824, 2468, 4862)
- C. (5678, 7691, 2525)
- D. (4523,5223, 4361) Discuss
Correct Answer: (6824, 2468, 4862)
Explanation:
Each set is made of the digits 2, 4, 6, 8
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