Aptitude Questions

Solve the following and check with the answers given at the end.

1. It was calculated that 75 men could complete a piece of work in 20 days. When work
was scheduled to commence, it was found necessary to send 25 men to another
project. How much loner will it take to complete the work!

2. " student di#ided a num$er $y 2%& when he re'uired to multiply $y &%2. (alculate the
percentae of error in his result.

&. " dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell pulses at the cost price, $ut he uses a false
weiht of )50m. for a k. His ain is *+.

,. " software enineer has the capa$ility of thinkin 100 lines of code in fi#e minutes and
can type 100 lines of code in 10 minutes. He takes a $reak for fi#e minutes after e#ery
ten minutes. How many lines of codes will he complete typin after an hour!

5. " man was enaed on a jo$ for &0 days on the condition that he would et a wae of -s.
10 for the day he works, $ut he ha#e to pay a fine of -s. 2 for each day of his a$sence. If
he ets -s. 21. at the end, he was a$sent for work for ... days.

.. " contractor areein to finish a work in 150 days, employed 75 men each workin /
hours daily. "fter )0 days, only 2%7 of the work was completed. Increasin the num$er of
men $y 00000000 each workin now for 10 hours daily, the work can $e completed in
time.

7. what is a percent of $ di#ided $y $ percent of a!
1a2 a 1$2 $ 1c2 1 1d2 10 1d2 100

/. " man $ouht a horse and a cart. If he sold the horse at 10 + loss and the cart at 20 +
ain, he would not lose anythin3 $ut if he sold the horse at 5+ loss and the cart at 5+
ain, he would lose -s. 10 in the $arain. 4he amount paid $y him was -s. 0000000 for
the horse and -s.00000000 for the cart.

). " tennis marker is tryin to put toether a team of four players for a tennis tournament out
of se#en a#aila$le. males 5 a, $ and c3 females 6 m, n, o and p. "ll players are of e'ual
a$ility and there must $e at least two males in the team. 7or a team of four, all players
must $e a$le to play with each other under the followin restrictions8
$ should not play with m,
c should not play with p, and
a should not play with o.
Which of the followin statements must $e false!
1. $ and p cannot $e selected toether
2. c and o cannot $e selected toether
&. c and n cannot $e selected toether.

10512. 4he followin fiure depicts three #iews of a cu$e. 9ased on this, answer 'uestions
10512.
10. 4he num$er on the face opposite to the face carryin 1 is 0000000 .

11. 4he num$er on the faces adjacent to the face marked 5 are 0000000 .

12. Which of the followin pairs does not correctly i#e the num$ers on the opposite faces.
112 .,5 122 ,,1 1&2 1,& 1,2 ,,2

1&. 7i#e farmers ha#e 7, ), 11, 1& : 1, apple trees, respecti#ely in their orchards. ;ast year,
each of them disco#ered that e#ery tree in their own orchard $ore e<actly the same
num$er of apples. 7urther, if the third farmer i#es one apple to the first, and the fifth
i#es three to each of the second and the fourth, they would all ha#e e<actly the same
num$er of apples. What were the yields per tree in the orchards of the third and fourth
farmers!

1,. 7i#e $oys were clim$in a hill. = was followin H. - was just ahead of >. ? was $etween
> : H. 4hey were clim$in up in a column. Who was the second!

1551/ =ohn is undecided which of the four no#els to $uy. He is considerin a spy
thriller, a @urder mystery, a >othic romance and a science fiction no#el. 4he $ooks are
written $y -othko, >orky, 9urchfield and Hopper, not necessary in that order, and
pu$lished $y Heron, Aieon, 9lueja and sparrow, not necessary in that order.
112 4he $ook $y -othko is pu$lished $y Bparrow.
122 4he Bpy thriller is pu$lished $y Heron.
1&2 4he science fiction no#el is $y 9urchfield and is not pu$lished $y 9lueja.
1,24he >othic romance is $y Hopper.

15. Aieon pu$lishes 000000000000.

1.. 4he no#el $y >orky 0000000000000000.

17. =ohn purchases $ooks $y the authors whose names come first and third in alpha$etical
order. He does not $uy the $ooks 000000.

1/. Cn the $asis of the first pararaph and statement 122, 1&2 and 1,2 only, it is possi$le to
deduce that
1. -othko wrote the murder mystery or the spy thriller
2. Bparrow pu$lished the murder mystery or the spy thriller
&. 4he $ook $y 9urchfield is pu$lished $y Bparrow.

1). If a liht flashes e#ery . seconds, how many times will it flash in D of an hour!

20. If point A is on line sement "9, then which of the followin is always true!
112 "A E A9 122 "A F A9 1&2 A9 F "A 1,2 "9 F "A 152 "9 F "A G A9

21. "ll men are #erte$rates. Bome mammals are #erte$rates. Which of the followin
conclusions drawn from the a$o#e statement is correct.
"ll men are mammals
"ll mammals are men
Bome #erte$rates are mammals.
Hone

22. Which of the followin statements drawn from the i#en statements are correct!
>i#en8
"ll watches sold in that shop are of hih standard. Bome of the H@4 watches are sold in
that shop.
a2 "ll watches of hih standard were manufactured $y H@4.
$2 Bome of the H@4 watches are of hih standard.
c2 Hone of the H@4 watches is of hih standard.
d2 Bome of the H@4 watches of hih standard are sold in that shop.

2&527.
1. "shland is north of Iast ;i#erpool and west of (oshocton.
2. 9owlin reen is north of "shland and west of 7redericktown.
&. Jo#er is south and east of "shland.
,. Iast ;i#erpool is north of 7redericktown and east of Jo#er.
5. 7redericktown is north of Jo#er and west of "shland.
.. (oshocton is south of 7redericktown and west of Jo#er.

2&. Which of the towns mentioned is furthest of the north 6 west
1a2 "shland 1$2 9owlin reen 1c2 (oshocton
1d2 Iast ;i#erpool 1e2 7redericktown

2,. Which of the followin must $e $oth north and east of 7redericktown!
1a2 "shland 1$2 (oshocton 1c2 Iast ;i#erpool
I a only II $ only III c only IK a : $ K a : c

25. Which of the followin towns must $e situated $oth south and west of at least one other
town!
". "shland only
9. "shland and 7redericktown
(. Jo#er and 7redericktown
J. Jo#er, (oshocton and 7redericktown
I. (oshocton, Jo#er and Iast ;i#erpool.

2.. Which of the followin statements, if true, would make the information in the num$ered
statements more specific!
1a2 (oshocton is north of Jo#er.
1$2 Iast ;i#erpool is north of Jo#er
1c2 "shland is east of 9owlin reen.
1d2 (oshocton is east of 7redericktown
1e2 9owlin reen is north of 7redericktown

27. Which of the num$ered statements i#es information that can $e deduced from one or
more of the other statements!
1"2 1 192 2 1(2 & 1J2 , 1I2 .

2/. Iiht friends Harsha, 7akis, 9alaji, Iswar, Jhinesh, (handra, >eetha, and "hmed are
sittin in a circle facin the center. 9alaji is sittin $etween >eetha and Jhinesh. Harsha
is third to the left of 9alaji and second to the riht of "hmed. (handra is sittin $etween
"hmed and >eetha and 9alaji and Ishwar are not sittin opposite to each other. Who is
third to the left of Jhinesh!

2). If e#ery alternati#e letter startin from 9 of the Inlish alpha$et is written in small letter,
rest all are written in capital letters, how the month L Beptem$erM $e written.
112 BeptI@$Ir 122 BIp4e@9Ir 1&2 Beptem$e-
1,2 Bepte@$er 152 Hone of the a$o#e.

&0. 4he lenth of the side of a s'uare is represented $y <G2. 4he lenth of the side of an
e'uilateral trianle is 2<. If the s'uare and the e'uilateral trianle ha#e e'ual perimeter,
then the #alue of < is 0000000.

&1. It takes @r. ?arthik y hours to complete typin a manuscript. "fter 2 hours, he was called
away. What fractional part of the assinment was left incomplete!

&2. Which of the followin is larer than &%5!
112 N 122 &)%50 1&2 7%25 1,2 &%10 152 5)%100

&&. 4he num$er that does not ha#e a reciprocal is 000000000000.

&,. 4here are & persons Budhir, "r#ind, and >auri. Budhir lent cars to "r#ind and >auri as many
as they had already. "fter some time "r#ind a#e as many cars to Budhir and >auri as many as
they ha#e. "fter sometime >auri did the same thin. "t the end of this transaction each one of
them had 2,. 7ind the cars each oriinally had.

&5. " man $ouht a horse and a cart. If he sold the horse at 10 + loss and the cart at 20 +
ain, he would not lose anythin3 $ut if he sold the horse at 5+ loss and the cart at 5+
ain, he would lose -s. 10 in the $arain. 4he amount paid $y him was -s. 0000000 for
the horse and -s.00000000 for the cart.

Answers:

1. Answer:
&0 days.
Explanation:
Before:
Cne day work E 1 % 20
Cne manOs one day work E 1 % 1 20 P 752
Now:
Ho. Cf workers E 50
Cne day work E 50 P 1 % 1 20 P 752

4he total no. of days re'uired to complete the work E 175 P 202 % 50 E &0

2. Answer:
0 +
Explanation:
Bince &< % 2 E < % 12 % &2

&. Answer:
5.& +
Explanation:
He sells )50 rams of pulses and ains 50 rams.
If he sells 100 rams of pulses then he will ain 150 % )502 P100 E 5.2.

,. Answer:
250 lines of codes

5. Answer:
7 days
Explanation:
4he e'uation portrayin the i#en pro$lem is8
10 P < 6 2 P 1&0 6 <2 E 21. where < is the num$er of workin days.
Bol#in this we et < E 2&
Hum$er of days he was a$sent was 7 1&052&2 days.

.. Answer:
150 men.
Explanation:
Cne dayOs work E 2 % 17 P )02
Cne hourOs work E 2 % 17 P )0 P /2
Cne manOs work E 2 % 17 P )0 P / P 752

4he remainin work 15%72 has to $e completed within .0 days, $ecause the total
num$er of days allotted for the project is 150 days.

Bo we et the e'uation

12 P 10 P < P .02 % 17 P )0 P / P 752 E 5%7 where < is the num$er of men
workin after the )0
th
day.

We et < E 225
Bince we ha#e 75 men already, it is enouh to add only 150 men.

7. Answer:
1c2 1
Explanation:
a percent of $ 8 1a%1002 P $
$ percent of a 8 1$%1002 P a
a percent of $ di#ided $y $ percent of a 8 11a % 100 2P$2 % 1$%1002 P a 22 E 1

/. Answer:
(ost price of horse E -s. ,00 : the cost price of cart E 200.
Explanation:-
;et < $e the cost price of the horse and y $e the cost price of the cart.
In the first sale there is no loss or profit. 1i.e.2 4he loss o$tained is e'ual to the ain.

4herefore 110%1002 P < E 120%1002 P y

Q E 2 P y 55555555555555555112
In the second sale, he lost -s. 10. 1i.e.2 4he loss is reater than the profit $y -s. 10.

4herefore 15 % 1002 P < E 15 % 1002 P y G 10 5555555122
Bu$stitutin 112 in 122 we et
110 % 1002 P y E 15 % 1002 P y G 10
15 % 1002 P y E 10
y = 200
7rom 112 2 P 200 E x = 400

). Answer:
&.
Explanation:
Bince inclusion of any male player will reject a female from the team. Bince there
should $e four mem$er in the team and only three males are a#aila$le, the irl, n should
included in the team always irrespecti#e of others selection.

10. Answer:
5

11. Answer:
1,2,& : ,

12. Answer:
9

1&. Answer:
11 : ) apples per tree.
Explanation:
;et a, $, c, d : e $e the total num$er of apples $ored per year in ", 9, (, J : I Rs
orchard. >i#en that a G 1 E $ G & E c 6 1 E d G & E e 6 .
9ut the 'uestion is to find the num$er of apples $ored per tree in ( and J Rs orchard. If is
enouh to consider c 6 1 E d G &.
Bince the num$er of trees in (Os orchard is 11 and that of JOs orchard is 1&. ;et <
and y $e the num$er of apples $ored per tree in ( : d Rs orchard respecti#ely.
4herefore 11 < 6 1 E 1& y G &
9y trial and error method, we et the #alue for < and y as 11 and )

1,. Answer:
>.
Explanation:
4he order in which they are clim$in is - 6 > 6 ? 6 H 6 =

15 6 1/
Answer:
Ho#el Hame "uthor Au$lisher
Bpy thriller -athko Heron
@urder mystery >orky Aieon
>othic romance 9urchfield 9lueja
Bcience fiction Hopper Bparrow

Explanation:
>i#en
Ho#el Hame "uthor Au$lisher
Bpy thriller -athko Heron
@urder mystery >orky Aieon
>othic romance 9urchfield 9lueja
Bcience fiction Hopper Bparrow

Bince 9lueja doesnOt pu$lish the no#el $y 9urchfield and Heron pu$lishes the
no#el spy thriller, Aieon pu$lishes the no#el $y 9urchfield.
Bince Hopper writes >othic romance and Heron pu$lishes the no#el spy thriller,
9lueja pu$lishes the no#el $y Hopper.
Bince Heron pu$lishes the no#el spy thriller and Heron pu$lishes the no#el $y
>orky, >orky writes Bpy thriller and -athko writes @urder mystery.

1). Answer:
,51 times.
Explanation:
4here are .0 minutes in an hour.
In D of an hour there are 1.0 P D2 minutes E ,5 minutes.
In D of an hour there are 1.0 P ,52 seconds E 2700 seconds.
;iht flashed for e#ery . seconds.
In 2700 seconds 2700%. E ,50 times.
4he count start after the first flash, the liht will flashes ,51 times in D of an hour.

20. Answer:
1,2
Explanation:
A
" 9
Bince p is a point on the line sement "9, "9 F "A

21. Answer: 1c2

22. Answer: 1$2 : 1d2.
"hmed
2& 5 27.Answer:
7akis (handra
2/. Answer: 7akis
Explanation: Harsha Geetha

Iswar 9alaji


Jhinesh

2). Answer:
152.
Explanation:
Bince e#ery alternati#e letter startin from 9 of the Inlish alpha$et is written in
small letter, the letters written in small letter are $, d, f...
In the first two answers the letter I is written in $oth small : capital letters, so
they are not the correct answers. 9ut in third and fourth answers the letter is written in
small letter instead capital letter, so they are not the answers.

&0. Answer:
< E ,
Explanation:
Bince the side of the s'uare is < G 2, its perimeter E , 1< G 22 E ,< G /
Bince the side of the e'uilateral trianle is 2<, its perimeter E & P 2< E .<
"lso, the perimeters of $oth are e'ual.
1i.e.2 ,< G / E .<
1i.e.2 2< E / < E ,.

&1. Answer:
1y 6 22 % y.
Explanation:
4o type a manuscript karthik took y hours.
4herefore his speed in typin E 1%y.
He was called away after 2 hours of typin.
4herefore the work completed E 1%y P 2.
4herefore the remainin work to $e completed E 1 6 2%y.
1i.e.2 work to $e completed E 1y522%y

&2. Answer:
122

&&. Answer:
1
Explanation:
Cne is the only num$er e<ists without reciprocal $ecause the reciprocal of one is
one itself.

&,. Answer:
Budhir had &) cars, "r#ind had 21 cars and >auri had 12 cars.
Explanation:
Budhir "r#ind >auri

7inally 2, 2, 2,
9efore >auriOs transaction 12 12 ,/
9efore "r#indOs transaction . ,2 2,
9efore BudhirO s transaction &) 21 12

&5. Answer:
(ost price of horse8 -s. ,00 :
(ost price of cart8 -s. 200
Explanation:
;et < $e the cost of horse : y $e the cost of the cart.
10 + of loss in sellin horse E 20 + of ain in sellin the cart
4herefore 110 % 1002 P < E 120 P 1002 P y
< E 2y 55555555555112
5 + of loss in sellin the horse is 10 more than the 5 + ain in sellin the cart.
4herefore 15 % 1002 P < 5 10 E 15 % 1002 P y
5< 5 1000 E 5y
Bu$stitutin 112
10y 5 1000 E 5y
5y E 1000
y E 200
< E ,00 from 112

Exercise 2.1
For the following, find the next term in the series

1. ., 2,, .0,120, 210

a2 &&. $2 &.. c2 &&0 d2 ..0

Answer 8 a2 &&.
Explanation 8 4he series is 1.2.&, 2.&.,, &.,.5, ,.5.., 5...7, ..... 1 S.S means product2

2. 1, 5, 1&, 25

Answer 8 ,1
Explanation 8 4he series is of the form 0T2G1T2, 1T2G2T2,...

&. 0, 5, /, 17

Answer 8 2,
Explanation 8 1T251, 2T2G1, &T251, ,T2G1, 5T251

,. 1, /, ), .,, 25 1Hint 8 I#ery successi#e terms are related2

Answer 8 21.
Explanation 8 1T2, 2T&, &T2, ,T&, 5T2, .T&

5. /,2,,12,&.,1/,5,

Answer 8 27

.. 71,7.,.),7,,.7,72
Answer 8 .7

7. 5,),1.,2),5,
Answer 8 10&
Explanation 8 5P251E)3 )P252E1.3 1.P25&E2)3 2)P25,E5,3 5,P255E10&

/. 1,2,,,10,1.,,0,., 1Buccessi#e terms are related2
Answer 8 200
Explanation 8 4he series is powers of 2 12T0,2T1,..2.
"ll diits are less than /. I#ery second num$er is in octal num$er system.
12/ should follow .,. 12/ $ase 10 E 200 $ase /.

Exercise 2.2

Find the odd man out.

1. &,5,7,12,1&,17,1)
Answer 8 12
Explanation 8 "ll $ut 12 are odd num$ers

2. 2,5,10,17,2.,&7,50,.,
Answer 8 .,
Explanation 8 2G&E53 5G5E103 10G7E173 17G)E2.3 2.G11E&73 &7G1&E503 50G15E.53

&. 105,/5,.0,&0,0,5,5,5)0
Answer 8 0
Explanation 8 105520E/53 /5525E.03 .05&0E&03 &05&5E553 555,0E5,53 5,55,5E5)03


Exercise 3
Sole the following.

1. What is the num$er of Ueros at the end of the product of the num$ers from 1 to 100!
Answer 8 127
2. " fast typist can type some matter in 2 hours and a slow typist can type the same in & hours. If
$oth type com$inely, in how much time will they finish!
Answer 8 1 hr 12 min
Explanation : 4he fast typistSs work done in 1 hr E 1%2
4he slow typistSs work done in 1 hr E 1%&
If they work com$inely, work done in 1 hr E 1%2G1%& E 5%.
Bo, the work will $e completed in .%5 hours. i.e., 1G1%5 hours E 1hr 12 min

&. >a#askarSs a#erae in his first 50 innins was 50. "fter the 51st innins, his a#erae was 51.
How many runs did he score in his 51st innins. 1supposin that he lost his wicket in his 51st
innins2
Answer 8 101
Explanation 8 4otal score after 50 innins E 50P50 E 2500
4otal score after 51 innins E 51P51 E 2.01
Bo, runs made in the 51st innins E 2.0152500 E 101
If he had not lost his wicket in his 51st innins, he would ha#e scored an un$eaten
50 in his 51st innins.

,. Cut of /0 coins, one is counterfeit. What is the minimum num$er of weihins needed to find
out the counterfeit coin!
Answer 8 ,

5. What can you conclude from the statement 8 "ll reen are $lue, all $lue are red. !
1i2 some $lue are reen
1ii2 some red are reen
1iii2 some reen are not red
1i#2 all red are $lue
1a2 i or ii $ut not $oth
1$2 i : ii only
1c2 iii or i# $ut not $oth
1d2 iii : i#

Answer 8 1$2

.. " rectanular plate with lenth / inches, $readth 11 inches and thickness 2 inches is a#aila$le.
What is the lenth of the circular rod with diameter / inches and e'ual to the #olume of the
rectanular plate!
Answer 8 &.5 inches
Explanation 8 Kolume of the circular rod 1cylinder2 E Kolume of the rectanular plate
122%72P,P,Ph E /P11P2
h E 7%2 E &.5

7. What is the sum of all num$ers $etween 100 and 1000 which are di#isi$le $y 1, !
Answer 8 &5&)2
Explanation 8 4he num$er closest to 100 which is reater than 100 and di#isi$le $y 1, is
112, which is the first term of the series which has to $e summed.
4he num$er closest to 1000 which is less than 1000 and di#isi$le $y 1, is )),,
which is the last term of the series.
112 G 12. G .... G )), E 1,1/G)G ... G 712 E &5&)2

/. If s1a2 denotes s'uare root of a, find the #alue of s112Gs112Gs112G ...... upto infinity.
Answer 8 ,
Explanation 8 ;et < E s112Gs112Gs112G.....
We can write < E s112G<2. i.e., <T2 E 12 G <. Bol#in this 'uadratic e'uation, we et < E 5&
or <E,. Bum cannot $e 5#e and hence sum E ,.

). " cylindrical container has a radius of eiht inches with a heiht of three inches. (ompute how
many inches should $e added to either the radius or heiht to i#e the same increase in #olume!
Answer 8 1.%& inches
Explanation 8 ;et < $e the amount of increase. 4he #olume will increase $y the same
amount if the radius increased or the heiht is increased.
Bo, the effect on increasin heiht is e'ual to the effect on increasin the radius.
i.e., 122%72P/P/P1&G<2 E 122%72P1/G<2P1/G<2P&
Bol#in the 'uadratic e'uation we et the < E 0 or 1.%&. 4he possi$le increase would $e
$y 1.%& inches.

10. With just si< weihts and a $alance scale, you can weih any unit num$er of ks from 1 to
&.,. What could $e the si< weihts!
Answer 8 1, &, ), 27, /1, 2,& 1"ll powers of &2

11. Jiophantus passed one si<th of his life in childhood, one twelfth in youth, and one se#enth
more as a $achelor3 fi#e years after his marriae a son was $orn who died four years $efore his
father at half his final ae. How old is Jiophantus!
Answer 8 /, years
Explanation 8 <%. G <%12 G <%7 G 5 G <%2 G , E <

12 . If time at this moment is ) A.@., what will $e the time 2&))))))))2 hours later!
Answer 8 1 A.@.
Explanation 8 2, $illion hours later, it would $e ) A.@. and / hours $efore that it would $e
1 A.@.

1&. How $i will an anle of one and a half deree look throuh a lass that manifies thins
three times!
Answer 8 1 1%2 derees
Explanation 8 4he manifyin lass cannot increase the manitude of an anle.

1,. Ji#ide ,5 into four parts such that when 2 is added to the first part, 2 is su$tracted from the
second part, 2 is multiplied $y the third part and the fourth part is di#ided $y two, all result in the
same num$er.
Answer8 /, 12, 5, 20
Explanation8 a G $ G c G d E,53 aG2 E $52 E 2c E d%23 aE$5,3 c E 1$522%23 d E 21$5223
$5, G $ G 1$522%2 G 21$522 E ,53

15. I dro#e .0 km at &0 kmph and then an additional .0 km at 50 kmph. (ompute my a#erae
speed o#er my 120 km.
Answer 8 &7 1%2
Explanation 8 4ime re'd for the first .0 km E 120 min.3 4ime re'd for the second .0 km E
72 min.3 4otal time re'd E 1)2 min
"# speed E 1.0P1202%1)2 E &7 1%2


Questions 16 and 17 are based on the following :
7i#e e<ecuti#es of Iuropean (orporation hold a (onference in -ome
@r. " con#erses in Bpanish : Italian
@r. 9, a spaniard, knows Inlish also
@r. ( knows Inlish and $elons to Italy
@r. J con#erses in 7rench and Bpanish
@r. I , a nati#e of Italy knows 7rench

1.. Which of the followin can act as interpreter if @r. ( : @r. J wish to con#erse
a2 only @r. " $2 Cnly @r. 9 c2 @r. " : @r. 9 d2 "ny of the other three

Answer 8 d2 "ny of the other three.
Explanation 8 7rom the data i#en, we can infer the followin.
" knows Bpanish, Italian
9 knows Bpanish, Inlish
( knows Italian, Inlish
J knows Bpanish, 7rench
I knows Italian, 7rench
4o act as an interpreter $etween ( and J, a person has to know one of the com$inations
Italian:Bpanish, Italian:7rench, Inlish:Bpanish, Inlish:7rench
", 9, and I know atleast one of the com$inations.

17. If a .th e<ecuti#e is $rouht in, to $e understood $y ma<imum num$er of oriinal fi#e he
should $e fluent in
a2 Inlish : 7rench $2 Italian : Bpanish c2 Inlish : 7rench d2 7rench :
Italian
Answer 8 $2 Italian : Bpanish
Explanation 8 Ho of e<ecuti#es who know
i2 Inlish is 2
ii2 Bpanish is &
iii2 Italian is &
i#2 7rench is 2
Italian : Bpanish are spoken $y the ma<imum no of e<ecuti#es. Bo, if the .th e<ecuti#e is
fluent in Italian : Bpanish, he can communicate with all the oriinal fi#e $ecause e#ery$ody
knows either Bpanish or Italian.

18. What is the sum of the first 25 natural odd num$ers!
Answer 8 .25
Explanation 8 4he sum of the first n natural odd nos is s'uare1n2.
1G& E , E s'uare122 1G&G5 E ) E s'uare1&2

19. 4he sum of any se#en consecuti#e num$ers is di#isi$le $y
a2 2 $2 7 c2 & d2 11


Exercise 3
!ry the following.

1. 4here are se#enty clerks workin in a company, of which &0 are females. "lso, &0 clerks
are married3 2, clerks are a$o#e 25 years of ae3 1) married clerks are a$o#e 25 years,
of which 7 are males3 12 males are a$o#e 25 years of ae3 and 15 males are married.
How many $achelor irls are there and how many of these are a$o#e 25!

2. " man sailed off from the Horth Aole. "fter co#erin 2,000 miles in one direction he
turned West, sailed 2,000 miles, turned Horth and sailed ahead another 2,000 miles till
he met his friend. How far was he from the Horth Aole and in what direction!

3. Here is a series of comments on the aes of three persons =, -, B $y themsel#es.
B 8 4he difference $etween -Ss ae and mine is three years.
= 8 - is the younest.
- 8 Iither I am 2, years old or = 25 or B 2..
= 8 "ll are a$o#e 2, years of ae.
B 8 I am the eldest if and only if - is not the younest.
- 8 B is elder to me.
= 8 I am the eldest.
- 8 B is not 27 years old.
B 8 4he sum of my ae and =Ss is two more than twice -Ss ae.
Cne of the three had $een tellin a lie throuhout whereas others had spoken the truth.
Jetermine the aes of B,=,-.

4. In a roup of fi#e people, what is the pro$a$ility of findin two persons with the same
month of $irth!

5. " father and his son o out for a Swalk5and5runS e#ery mornin around a track formed $y
an e'uilateral trianle. 4he fatherSs walkin speed is 2 mph and his runnin speed is 5
mph. 4he sonSs walkin and runnin speeds are twice that of his father. 9oth start
toether from one ape< of the trianle, the son oin clockwise and the father anti5
clockwise. Initially the father runs and the son walks for a certain period of time.
4hereafter, as soon as the father starts walkin, the son starts runnin. 9oth complete
the course in ,5 minutes. 7or how lon does the father run! Where do the two cross
each other!

6. 4he Jirector of @edical Ber#ices was on his annual #isit to the IH4 Hospital. While oin
throuh the out patientsS records he came across the followin data for a particular day 8
V Iar consultations ,53 Hose 503 4hroat 703 Iar and Hose &03 Hose and 4hroat 203 Iar
and 4hroat &03 Iar, Hose and 4hroat 103 4otal patients 100.V 4hen he came to the
conclusion that the records were $ous. Was he riht!

7. "monst -am, Bham and >o$ind are a doctor, a lawyer and a police officer. 4hey are
married to -adha, >ita and Bita 1not in order2. Iach of the wi#es ha#e a profession.
>o$indSs wife is an artist. -am is not married to >ita. 4he lawyerSs wife is a teacher.
-adha is married to the police officer. Bita is an e<pert cook. WhoSs who!

8. What should come ne<t!
1, 2, ,, 10, 1., ,0, .,,

Questions 9-12 are based on the following :
4hree adults 6 -o$erto, Barah and Kicky 6 will $e tra#elin in a #an with fi#e children 6
7reddy, Hillary, =onathan, ;upe, and @arta. 4he #an has a dri#erOs seat and one
passener seat in the front, and two $enches $ehind the front seats, one $each $ehind
the other. Iach $ench has room for e<actly three people. I#eryone must sit in a seat or
on a $ench, and seatin is su$ject to the followin restrictions8 "n adult must sit on
each $ench.
Iither -o$erto or Barah must sit in the dri#erOs seat.
=onathan must sit immediately $eside @arta.

9. Cf the followin, who can sit in the front passener seat !
1a2 =onathan 1$2 ;upe 1c2 -o$erto 1d2 Barah 1e2 Kicky

10. Which of the followin roups of three can sit toether on a $ench!
1a2 7reddy, =onathan and @arta 1$2 7reddy, =onathan and Kicky
1c2 7reddy, Barah and Kicky 1d2 Hillary, ;upe and Barah
1e2 ;upe, @arta and -o$erto

11. If 7reddy sits immediately $eside Kicky, which of the followin cannot $e true !
a. =onathan sits immediately $eside Barah
b. ;upe sits immediately $eside Kicky
c. Hillary sits in the front passener seat
d. 7reddy sits on the same $ench as Hillary
e. Hillary sits on the same $ench as -o$erto

12. If Barah sits on a $ench that is $ehind where =onathan is sittin, which of the followin
must $e true !
a. Hillary sits in a seat or on a $ench that is in front of where @arta is sittin
b. ;upe sits in a seat or on a $ench that is in front of where 7reddy is sittin
c. 7reddy sits on the same $ench as Hillary
d. ;upe sits on the same $ench as Barah
e. @arta sits on the same $ench as Kicky

13. @ake si< s'uares of the same siUe usin twel#e match5sticks. 1Hint 8 Wou will need an
adhesi#e to arrane the re'uired fiure2

14. " farmer has two rectanular fields. 4he larer field has twice the lenth and , times the
width of the smaller field. If the smaller field has area ?, then the are of the larer field is
reater than the area of the smaller field $y what amount!
1a2 .? 1$2 /? 1c2 12? 1d2 7?

15. Hine e'ual circles are enclosed in a s'uare whose area is &.s' units. 7ind the area of
each circle.

1.. 4here are ) cards. "rrane them in a &P& matri<. (ards are of , colors. 4hey are red,
yellow, $lue, reen. (onditions for arranement8 one red card must $e in first row or
second row. 2 reen cards should $e in &
rd
column. Wellow cards must $e in the & corners
only. 4wo $lue cards must $e in the 2nd row. "t least one reen card in each row.

17. Is U less than w! U and w are real num$ers.
1I2 U
2
E 25
1II2 w E )
4o answer the 'uestion,
a2 Iither I or II is sufficient
$2 9oth I and II are sufficient $ut neither of them is alone sufficient
c2 I : II are sufficient
d2 9oth are not sufficient

18. " speaks truth 70+ of the time3 9 speaks truth /0+ of the time. What is the pro$a$ility
that $oth are contradictin each other!

19. In a family 7 children donSt eat spinach, . donSt eat carrot, 5 donSt eat $eans, , donSt eat
spinach : carrots, & donSt eat carrot : $eans, 2 donSt eat $eans : spinach. Cne doesnSt
eat all &. 7ind the no. of children.

20. "nna, 9ena, (atherina and Jiana are at their monthly $usiness meetin. 4heir
occupations are author, $ioloist, chemist and doctor, $ut not necessarily in that order.
Jiana just told the neih$our, who is a $ioloist that (atherina was on her way with
douhnuts. "nna is sittin across from the doctor and ne<t to the chemist. 4he doctor
was thinkin that 9ena was a ood name for parentSs to choose, $ut didnSt say anythin.
What is each personSs occupation!