Question 1

If 1st October is Sunday, then 1st November will be

Accepted Answer

Clearly 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th October are Sundays. So, 31st October is Tuesday. ? 1st November will be Wednesday.

Question 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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 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

Accepted Answer

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]

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

------ ----A---- DEA - - [It is not possible as D is not at the top.] --- AED BCAED Hence, C is second among them.

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 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)

Accepted Answer

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

Question 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 announc…

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

Total boys = [ Mahendra 's place from left + Surendra 's place from right ] + [ Boys between them ] = [ 17 + 18 ] + 8 = 43

Question 11

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?

Accepted Answer

Position of Suman from right = [ Difference of Ramesh 's position + First position of Suman } = [(15 – 9) + 6] = 12th

Question 12

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 bi…

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 13

Outside of an assembly house Jatin was told by a person that each meeting takes place after 3hr 15 min last meeting has been over just before 45 minutes and next meeting will take place at 2 pm. At what time did jatin receive this information?

Accepted Answer

2pm = 14.00 so, = (14.00-3.15) + 0.45 = 11.30 am is answer.

Question 14

Ravi is 7 ranks ahead of Sumit in a class of 39. If Sumit's rank is seventeenth from the last, what is Ravi's rank from the start?

Accepted Answer

Sumit is 17 th from the last and Ravi is 7 ranks ahead of sumit. So, Ravi is 24th from the last. Number of students ahead of Ravi in rank = (39 – 24) = 15. So, Ravi is 16th from the start.

Question 15

In a line of students Madhukar is on 15th position from right and Dhirendra is on 18th position from left. When they both interchange their positions then Madhukar is on 20th position from right. What will be the position of Dhirendra from left?

Accepted Answer

Second place of Dhirendra from left = [ Difference of places of Madhukar + First place of Dhirendra ] = [ (20 – 15) + 18 ] = 23rd

Question 16

If 9th of the month falls on the day preceding Sunday, on what day will 1st of the month fall?

Accepted Answer

According to question, Given :- 9th of the Month = Saturday. (day preceding Sunday) ∴ Day name repeats after 7 days. Therefore, 9 – 7 = 2nd of the given month is also Saturday. ∴ 1st of the given month = Saturday - 1 day = Friday Hence , Day 1st of the month will be Friday .

Question 17

If the day before yesterday was Thursday, when will Sunday be?

Accepted Answer

Given :- Day before yesterday was Thursday. i.e. Today is Saturday. ∴ Tomorrow will be Sunday. Hence , required answer is tomorrow .

Question 18

Suresh was born on 4th October 1999. Shashikanth was born 6 days before Suresh. The Independence Day of that year fell on Sunday. Which day was Shashikanth born?

Accepted Answer

Here , Shashikant was born on 29th September 1999. ∴ 15th August, 1999 was Sunday. Days upto 29th September from 15 August ( i.e. 16 to 31 August month + 1 to 29 September month ) = 16 days + 29 days = 45 days = 6 weeks 3 old days ∴ Sunday + 3 days = Wednesday. Hence , Shashikanth born was Wednesday.

Question 19

If two days before yesterday was Friday, what day will be day after tomorrow?

Accepted Answer

Here , Three days before today was Friday. ∴ Today is Monday. Therefore, day after tomorrow will be Wednesday.

Question 20

If day before yesterday was Tuesday, the day after tomorrow will be

Accepted Answer

Here , The day before yesterday was Tuesday Today, it is Tuesday + 2 days = Thursday ∴ Tomorrow ⇒ Friday Hence , The day after tomorrow ⇒ Saturday

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