Time Sequence problems
- 1. If 1st October is Sunday, then 1st November will be
Options- A. Monday
- B. Wednesday
- C. Thursday
- D. Tuesday Discuss
Correct Answer: Wednesday
Explanation:
Clearly 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th October are Sundays.
So, 31st October is Tuesday.
? 1st November will be Wednesday.
- 2. 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
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
- 3. 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
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.
- 4. 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
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]
- 5. 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
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
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----A----
DEA - -
[It is not possible as D is not at the top.]
--- AED
BCAED Hence, C is second among them.
- 6. 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
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.
- 7. 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 Discuss
Correct Answer: 23
Explanation:
As 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
- 8. 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
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.
- 9. 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
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.
- 10. 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
Correct Answer: 43
Explanation:
Total boys = [ Mahendra 's place from left + Surendra 's place from right ] + [ Boys between them ]
= [ 17 + 18 ] + 8 = 43
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