Explanation 2068-02-06

1. The correct answer is c.

Scintillating and dullness are antonyms. So are boisterous and calm
2. The correct answer is b.
Time is independent of the number of eggs.
3. The correct answer is a.
Remember Backtracking
O is midway between K and S and R is third the right of O.
4. The correct answer is c.
Let the number of correct answers be ‘x’, number of wrong answers be ‘y’ and
number of questions not attempted be ‘z’.
Thus, x + y + z = 50… (i)
y z
And x - - =32
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The second equation can be written as, 6x – 2y – z = 192… (ii)
Adding the two equations we get,
7x – y = 242 or x = 242/7 + y
Since, x and y are both integers, y cannot be 1 or 2. The minimum value that y can
have is 3.
5. The correct answer is c.
If we consider the third term to be ‘x”. The 15th term will be (x + 12d) ; 6th term
will be (x + 3d) ; 11th term will be (x + 8d) and 13th term will be (x + 10d). Thus,
as per the given condition, 2x + 12d = 3x + 21d. Or x + 9d = 0, x + 9d will be the
12th term.
6. The correct answer is a.
Trace a line diagram and you will get the answer.

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7. The correct answer is c.
Because T is in the middle of waTer. Interesting. Isn’t it?
8. The correct answer is a.
The number indicates the number of letters in the corresponding word.
9. The correct answer is a.
Khokho is not a ball game and it is called cricket. Remember the relationship is
non-transferrable.
10. The correct answer is b.
The order in terms of runs scored will be: C > A > D > B
11. The correct answer is c.
4 appears the maximum number of times (7times).
12. The correct answer is c.
Total number of outcomes is 36 and the total number of favourable outcomes (i.e.,
the number of times of getting sum 7) is 6 (1+6 or 2+5 or 3+4 or 6+1 or 5+2 or
4+3).So, the required probability= 6/36=1/6.
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13. The correct answer is c.
a and b contradict each other. So, they can’t be the answer. From the second
statement c is the obvious answer.
14. The correct answer is a.

15. The correct answer is b.

1^2-1, 2^2+1, 3^2-1, 4^2+1, 5^2-1
16. The correct answer is d.
24 billion hours later, it would be 9 P.M. and 8 hours before that it would be 1 P.M.
17. The correct answer is c.
The magnifying glass doesn’t change the magnitude of the angle, it just magnifies.
18. The correct answer is c.
2nd term = (Ist term - 30) / 2 = (1050-30)/2 = 510
3rd term = (2nd term - 26) / 2 = (510-26)/2 = 242
4th term = (3rd term - 22) / 2 = (242-22)/2 = 110.
So, 106 is the answer.
19. The correct answer is a.
Between 1st January 1990 and 1st January 1998,there are 2922 days =
417weeks+3days (1990 and 1994 are leap years and have 366 days). After 417 wks
is again a Monday and 3 days after it is Thursday. If Tuesday is also one of the
options, the answer again would have been the same (Unless stated consider leap
years).
20. The correct answer is d.
Fall forms ' waterfall’ and ‘fall over
21. The correct answer is c.
In each column, the second figure (middle figure) is obtained by removing the
upper part of the first figure (uppermost figure) and the third figure (lowermost
figure) is obtained by vertically inverting the upper part of the first figure.
22. The correct answeris c.
The penultimate (second last) letter is V.
23. The correct answer is c.
Imagination and observation in the key here.
24. The correct answer is d.
The figure may be labelled as shown.

The simplest triangles are AHG, AIG, AIB, JFE, CJE and CED i.e. 6 in number.
The triangles composed of two components each are ABG, CFE, ACJ and EGI i.e.
4 in number. The triangles composed of three components each are ACE, AGE and
CFD i.e. 3 in number. There is only one triangle i.e. AHE composed of four

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Therefore, There are 6 + 4 + 3 + 1 = 14 triangles in the given figure.
25. The correct answer is c.
Each of the questions can be answered in 2 ways (yes or no). Therefore, no. of
ways of answering 12 questions = 212 = 4096 ways.
26. The correct answer is a.
The train arrives at 11:35am being 5min late. So the time by my watch is
(11:30+6)=11:41am.
27. The correct answer is d.
Gain = 25% of C.P. In order to find gain, we must know the sale price of each
article and the number of articles sold.
28. The correct answer is b.

So the Man in the photograph is the son of the Man looking at the photograph.
29. The correct answer is c.
If you drive the bus, you are the driver.
30. The correct answer is c.
Mother's age when Ayesha's brother was born = 36 years.
Father's age when Ayesha's brother was born = (38 + 4) years = 42 years.
Required difference = (42 - 36) years = 6 years.
31. The correct answer is a.
Let the ten's digit be x. Then, unit's digit = x + 2.
So, the number = 10x + (x + 2) = 11x + 2.
Sum of digits = x + (x + 2) = 2x + 2.
(11x + 2)(2x + 2) = 144
22x2 + 26x - 140 = 0
11x2 + 13x - 70 = 0
(x - 2)(11x + 35) = 0
x = 2.
Hence, required number = 11x + 2 = 24.
32. The correct answer is d.
Kangaaroo  Kangaroo
33. The correct answer is a.
2/5 = 0.4, 0.4 + 0.45 = 0.85, Therefore, Rs 21.00 = 0.15(15%) and (21/15) 100 =
140.00
34. The correct answer is
Train Rs 27.35 + taxi 11.45(27.35 – 15.90) + bus Rs 1.90(11.45 – 9.55) = Rs 40.70
35. The correct answer is a.
7 + 1 + 6 + 3 = 2 + 9 + 2 + 4 = 17
Similarly, 1 + 7 + 6 + 2 = 2 + 8 + 1 + 5 = 16
36. The correct answer is c.
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37. The correct answer is c.
Replace the numbers 1 with 9, 7  6, 9  0, 8  2, 2  1, 0  7, 6  8, we get
1798206 = 9602178 and 9826017 = 0218796.
38. The correct answer is c.
ERUDITION and ILLITERACY.
39. The correct answer is c.
No. of lines in (A or D = 6, B = 8, C = 7, E = 7).
 D has most in common with A.
40. The correct answer is b.
The sequence is based on the expanding geometric figures. After each figure
reaches the outside perimeter, it starts again at the center.
41. The correct answer is b.
Rotation the given figure with 90 towards anticlockwise direction
42. The correct answer is b.
43. The correct answer is b.
44. The correct answer is b.
Take the LCM of denominator and change the fractions to level terms and compare.
45. The correct answer is a.
The first box has 5 short lines and no long lines, the second box: 4 short & 1 long,
the third box: 3 short & 2 long, the fourth box 2 short and 3 long. So each time
there is one more long line and one less short line, so in the fifth box there will be 1
short and 4 long lines: the answer is a.
46. The correct answer is d.
xy
 20
2
 x + y = 40
x  y  5 40  5
Let the required average be A. then A = = = 15.
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47. The correct answer is c.
If two different positions of a dice are shown and one of the two common faces is
in the same position then the remaining faces will be opposite to each other.
Here common dice is 5 and 3
Remaining faces are 2 and 4
Hence the opposite face of 2 is 4.
48. The correct answer is b.
The numerical values of the letter in opposite segments of the circle always add up
to 17.
49. The correct answer is d.
Starting with the top clock and moving anti-clockwise around the others, the hour
hand moves back 1 hour, then 2, then 3 etc, while the minute hand moves forward
10 minutes each time.