Que1.

For any two numbers we define an operation $ yielding another number, x $ y such that
the following conditions hold.
* x $ x = 0 for all x
* x $ (y $ z) = x $ y + z
Find the value of 2012 $ 0 + 2012 $ 1912
(1) 2112
(2) 100
(3) 5936
(4) Can not be determined
2.

In Loonyville, four people called Doctor, Engineer, Lawyer and Architect follow the
professions of doctor, lawyer, engineer and architect. However, none of them follow the
profession indicated by their name.
Doctor plays bridge very regularly, as he thinks it as an intellectual card game. Doctor is
allergic to sea food, and does not eat it at all. Architect nearly died in a car accident two
years ago. The architect is very poor at card games and does not play them at all. The
engineer loves fish and has it twice a week. The engineer is a good driver, and has never
been involved in a car accident. Engineer does not like the Lawyers habit of constantly
interrupting others.
What is the profession of Engineer?
(1) a lawyer
(2) an architect
(3) a doctor (4) Cannot be determined

3.

The figure below shows a size 3 equilateral triangle divided up into 9 size 1 equilateral
triangles. The figure has 6 upward facing and 3 downward facing size 1 equilateral
triangles, 3 upward facing and no downward facing size 2 triangles and 1 upward facing
size 3 triangle. It has a total of 13 equilateral triangles of all sizes.

The following size 6 triangles is divided up in the same way.

triangles that has the marked point on a side or a vetex ?

(1) 13

(2) 14

(3) 36

What is the number of

(4) 16

4.

If x ^ y denotes x raised to the power y, find last two digits of (2957 ^ 3661) + (3081 ^
3643)
(1) 42
(2) 38
(3) 98
(4) 22

5.

In Loonyville four people called Doctor, Engineer, Lawyer and Architect follow the
professions of doctor, lawyer, engineer and architect. However, none of them follow the
profession indicated by their name.
The architect has no pets. The engineer is very public spirited, but has won no
recognition or awards. Lawyer is a cricket fan. Engineer plays golf regularly with the
lawyer every Saturday unless it rains. Doctor is an only child. The mayor gave Architect

an award for public service. The Lawyers sister loves cooking engineer has a dog. The
architects only sporting interest is football.
What is the name of the lawyer ?
(1) Architect
(2) Doctor (3) Engineer (4) Cannot be determined
6.

A drink machine offers three selections Tea, Coffee or Random but the machine has
been wired up wrongly so that each button does not give what is claims. If each drink
costs Rs.50, what is the minimum amount of money that must be spent to determine with
certainity the correct labeling of the buttons ?
(1) Rs. 100
(2) Cannot be determined from the given information
(3) Rs. 150
(4) Rs.50

7.

In an year N, the 320th day of the year is a Thursday, in the year N+1, the 206 th day of the
year is also a Thursday. What is the 168th day of the year N-1 ?
(1) Friday
(2) Thursday
(3) Tuesday
(4) Saturday

8.

George, Paul and Hari start a business by contributing Rs. 30000, Rs. 40000 & Rs. 50000
respectively. After year George withdraws half his contribution. At the end of the year
the business showed a profit of Rs. 90000 which was divided amongst the men
proportionate to amount and duration of their investment in the enterprise Paul got
(1) Rs. 25000
(2) Rs. 18000
(3) Rs.32000
(4) Rs. 24000

9.

A bag contains six sticks of the following lengths 1 cm, 3 cm, 5 cm, 7 cm, 11 cm and 13
cm. Three sticks are drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that we can
form a triangle with those sticks ?
(1) 11/20
(2) 1
(3) 1/4
(4) 2/5

10.

12 divides ab313ab ( in decimal notation, where a, b are digits > 0, the smallest value of
a+b is
(1) 7
(2) 6
(3) 2
(4) 4

11.

Anand, Babu, Charlie, Dhanush, and Eesha recently found out that all of their birthdays
were on the same day, Though they were born in different years On their birthday, they
were chatting about their ages.
Dhanush said to Babu I am nine years older than Eesha
Eesha said to Babu I am seven years older than Anand
Anand Said to Babu Your age is exactly 70% greater than mine
Babu said to Charlie Eesha is younger than you
Charlie said to Dhanush The difference between our ages is six years
Charlie said to Anand I am ten years older than you
Charlie said to Anand Babu is younger than Dhanush
- Babu said to Charlie The difference between your age and Dhanushs is the same as the
difference between Dhanushs and Eeshas

They were not telling the truth, When each one of them spoke to someone older,
everything they said was true, But, when speaking to someone younger, everything they
said was false. How old was Eesha?
(1) 30
(2) 37
(3) 55
(4) 51
12.

Jain housing complex on OMR has a democratically elected governing council comprising
of the president, secretary and the treasurer. During their annual meeting, they take up

3 different initiatives for discussion and voting, namely, painting of exteriors, 24 hour
security, and additional water tank. They vote as below :
- Each member of the council votes for at least one of the initiatives and against at least
one of the initiatives.
- Exactly two members of the council vote for the painting initiative.
- Exactly one member of the council votes for the security initiative.
- Exactly one member of the council votes for the water tank initiative.
- The president votes for the painting initiative and against the security initiative.
- Secretary votes against the painting initiative
- Treasurer votes against the water tank initiative.
Which one of the following statement could be true ?
(A) President and Secretary vote the same way on the water tank initiative.
(B) Secretary and Treasurer vote the same way on the paining initiative.
(C) Secretary and Treasurer vote the same way on the Security initiative.
(D) President votes for one of the initiatives and Secretary votes for two of the initiatives.
(1) A
(2) D
(3) B
(4) C