The greatest number which on dividing 1657 and 2037 leaves remainders 6 and 5 respectively, is:

Required number = H.C.F. of (1657 - 6) and (2037 - 5)

= H.C.F. of 1651 and 2032 = 127.

A rectangular courtyard 3.78 meters long 5.25 meters wide is to be paved exactly with square tiles, all
of the same size. what is the largest size of the tile which could be used for the purpose?

Explanation:

3.78 meters =378 cm = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 7

5.25 meters=525 cm = 5 × 5 × 3 × 7

Hence common factors are 3 and 7

Hence LCM = 3 × 7 = 21

Hence largest size of square tiles that can be paved exactly with square tiles is 21 cm.

The least multiple of 7, which leaves a remainder of 4, when divided by 6, 9, 15 and 18 is

L.C.M. of 6, 9, 15 and 18 is 90.

Let required number be 90k + 4, which is multiple of 7.

Least value of k for which (90k + 4) is divisible by 7 is k = 4.

=>Required number = (90 x 4) + 4 = 364.

Seismography : Earthquake :: Taseometer : ?

A) Landslides B) Strains

C) Resistances D) Volcanoes

Seismography is an instrument to measure the intensity of an earthquake.

Similarly, taseometer is an instrument to measure strains.

If you write down all the numbers from 1 to 100, then how many times do you write 3 ?

Clearly, From 1 to 100, there are ten numbers with 3 as the unit's digit - 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83,
93 and ten numbers with 3 as the ten's digit - 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39.

So, required number = 10 + 10 = 20.

Find the missing number in the series?

4, 18, ?, 100, 180, 294, 448

2323 - 2222 = 8 - 4 = 4

3333 - 3232 = 27 - 9 = 18

4343 - 4242 = 64 - 16 = 48

5353 - 5252 = 125 - 25 = 100

6363 - 6262 = 216 - 36 = 180

7373 - 7272 = 343 - 49 = 294

8383 - 8282 = 512 - 64 = 448

How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters ESRO using each letter only once in
each word?

Meaningful words are ROSE, SORE and EROS.

One side of a rectangular field is 15m and one of its diagonal is 17m. Find the area of field?

Other side = [(17 x 17) - (15 x 15)] = (289 - 225) = 8m

Area = 15 x 8 =120 sq. m

P is the brother of Q and R. S is R's mother. T is P's father. Which of the following statements cannot be
definitely true ?

P, Q, R are children of same parents. So. S who is R's mother and T, who is R's father will be mother and
father of all three.

However, it is not mentioned whether Q is male or female So, D cannot be definitely true.

In a row of boys, If A who is 10th from the left and B who is 9th from the right interchange their
positions, A becomes 15th from the left. How many boys are there in the row ?
Explanation:

Clearly, A’s new position is 15th from the left. But this is the same as B’s earlier position which is 9th
from the right.

Pointing to a person, a man said to a woman, "His mother is the only daughter of your father." How was
the woman related to the person ?

Daughter of your father — Your sister. So, the person's mother is woman's sister or the woman is
person's aunt.

Find the missing number in the following series?

3, 5, 5, 19, 7, 41, 9, ?

Fiest series : 3, 5, 7, 9

Second series : 5, 19, 41, ?

Difference of Second series are 14, 22, 30 etc

Next term is 41+30 i.e equal to 71

How many days are there in x weeks x days?

x weeks x days = (7x + x) days = 8x days.

Find the odd man out?

396, 462, 572, 427, 671, 264.

Here the given series is 396, 462, 572, 427, 671, 264.

In all the terms, the middle digit is the sum of first and third digit except 427.

A girl introduced a boy as the son of' the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is girl's

Daughter of uncle's father — Uncle's sister — Mother;

Mother's son — Brother

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. which one does not belong to
that group?

1. Tooth 2. Chin 3. Nose 4. Ear 5. Eye

Answer : (2)

All others have two vowels each

How many cubes of 3cm edge can be cut out of a cube of 18cm edge
number of cubes=(18 x 18 x 18) / (3 x 3 x 3) = 216

If 6th March, 2005 is Monday, what was the day of the week on 6th March, 2004?

The year 2004 is a leap year. So, it has 2 odd days.

But, Feb 2004 not included because we are calculating from March 2004 to March 2005.

So it has 1 odd day only.

The day on 6th March, 2005 will be 1 day beyond the day on 6th March, 2004.

Given that, 6th March, 2005 is Monday.

6th March, 2004 is Sunday (1 day before to 6th March, 2005).

After replacing an old member by a new member, it was found that the average age of five members of
a club is the same as it was 3 years ago. What is the difference between the ages of the replaced and the
new member ?

i) Let the ages of the five members at present be a, b, c, d & e years.

And the age of the new member be f years.

ii) So the new average of five members' age = (a + b + c + d + f)/5 ------- (1)

iii) Their corresponding ages 3 years ago = (a-3), (b-3), (c-3), (d-3) & (e-3) years

So their average age 3 years ago = (a + b + c + d + e - 15)/5 = x ----- (2)

==> a + b + c + d + e = 5x + 15

==> a + b + c + d = 5x + 15 - e ------ (3)

iv) Substituting this value of a + b + c + d = 5x + 15 - e in (1) above,

The new average is: (5x + 15 - e + f)/5

Equating this to the average age of x years, 3 yrs, ago as in (2) above,

(5x + 15 - e + f)/5 = x

==> (5x + 15 - e + f) = 5x

Solving e - f = 15 years.

Thus the difference of ages between replaced and new member = 15 years.

How many window coverings are necessary to span 50 windows, if each window covering is 15 windows
long?

Given that,

Number of windows = 50
Each window covering covers 15 windows

=> 50 windows requires 50/15 window coverings

= 50/15 = 3.333

Hence, more than 3 window coverings are required. In the options 4 is more than 3.

Hence, 4 window coverings are required to cover 50 windows of each covering covers 15 windows.

Find the average of first 50 natural numbers?

Find the missing number in the following series?

3, 5, 5, 19, 7, 41, 9,

Fiest series : 3, 5, 7, 9

Second series : 5, 19, 41, ?

Difference of Second series are 14, 22, 30 etc

Next term is 41+30 i.e equal to 71

Find the odd man out?

396, 462, 572, 427, 671, 264.

Explanation:

Here the given series is 396, 462, 572, 427, 671, 264.

In all the terms, the middle digit is the sum of first and third digit except 427.
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. which one does not belong to
that group?

1. Tooth 2. Chin 3. Nose 4. Ear 5. Eye

All others have two vowels each

The compounded ratio of (2 : 3), (6: 11) and (11 :2) is

Required compounded ratio = (2/3 x 6/11 x 11/2) = 2/1.

If 6th March, 2005 is Monday, what was the day of the week on 6th March, 2004?

The year 2004 is a leap year. So, it has 2 odd days.

But, Feb 2004 not included because we are calculating from March 2004 to March 2005.

So it has 1 odd day only.

The day on 6th March, 2005 will be 1 day beyond the day on 6th March, 2004.

Given that, 6th March, 2005 is Monday.

6th March, 2004 is Sunday (1 day before to 6th March, 2005).

Vaunt : Flaunt :: Disparate : ?

A) Similar B) Homogenous

C) Contrast D) Alike

Explanation:

Vaunt - Vaunt means to boast or to praise about something excessively.

Flaunt - Flaunt also means to boast about something or to praise something.

Flaunt is the synonym of the word Vaunt.

Disparate - Disparate means essentially different in its kind or unlike or not able to be compared.

Then the required word is the synonym of Disparate.

Here in the given options, Contrast is the only word which is similar in meaning of Disparate.

Hence, Vaunt : Flaunt :: Disparate : Contrast.

Q:

The sum of all two digit numbers divisible by 5 is

Required numbers are 10,15,20,25,...,95

This is an A.P. in which a=10,d=5 and l=95.
Let the number of terms in it be n.Then t=95
So a+(n-1)d=95.
10+(n-1)*5=95,then n=18.
Required sum=n/2(a+l)=18/2(10+95)=945.

Q:

On 8th Dec, 2007 Saturday falls. What day of the week was it on 8th Dec, 2006?
 A) Saturday B) Friday

C) Monday D) Tuesday

Explanation:

The year 2006 is an ordinary year. So, it has 1 odd day.

So, the day on 8th Dec, 2007 will be 1 day beyond the day on 8th Dec, 2006.

But, 8th Dec, 2007 is Saturday

S0, 8th Dec, 2006 is Friday.

Q:

1, 2, 3, 10, ?, 9802

A) 99 B) 199

C) 299 D) 999

Q:

What is the probability of getting 53 Mondays in a leap year?

A) 1/7 B) 3/7

C) 2/7 D) 1

Explanation:

1 year = 365 days . A leap year has 366 days

A year has 52 weeks. Hence there will be 52 Sundays for sure.

52 weeks = 52 x 7 = 364days

366 – 364 = 2 days

In a leap year there will be 52 Sundays and 2 days will be left.

These 2 days can be:

1. Sunday, Monday

2. Monday, Tuesday

3. Tuesday, Wednesday

4. Wednesday, Thursday

5. Thursday, Friday

6. Friday, Saturday

7. Saturday, Sunday

Of these total 7 outcomes, the favourable outcomes are 2.

Hence the probability of getting 53 days = 2/7

Q:

The G.C.D of 1.08, 0.36 and 0.9 is

A) 0.03 B) 0.9

C) 0.18 D) 0.108

Given numbers are 1.08 , 0.36 and 0.90

H.C.F of 108, 36 and 90 is 18 [ ∵∵ G.C.D is nothing but H.C.F]

Therefore, H.C.F of given numbers = 0.18

Q:

A college has 10 basketball players. A 5-member team and a captain will be selected out of these 10
players. How many different selections can be made?

A team of 6 members has to be selected from the 10 players. This can be done in 10C6 or 210 ways.

Now, the captain can be selected from these 6 players in 6 ways.

Therefore, total ways the selection can be made is 210×6= 1260

In a certain code language,

'134' means 'good and tasty';

'478' means 'see good pictures' and

'729' means 'pictures are faint'.

Which of the following digits stands for 'see'?

Justification:

In the first and second statements, the common code digit is '4' and the common word is 'good'.

So, '4' stands for 'good'.

In the second and third statements, the common code digit is '7' and the common word is 'pictures'.
So, '7' means 'pictures'.
Thus, in the second statements, '8' means 'see'.

Find the odd man out.

2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, 64

(1*1)+1 , (2*2)+1 , (3*3)+1 , (4*4)+1 , (5*5)+1 , (6*6)+1 , (7*7)+1 , (8*8)+1

But, 64 is out of pattern.

The product of two numbers is 4107. If the H.C.F of these numbers is 37, then the greater number is

Let the numbers be 37a and 37b. Then , 37a x 37b =4107 => ab = 3.

Now co-primes with product 3 are (1,3)

So, the required numbers are (37 x 1, 37 x 3) i.e, (37,111).

Therefore, Greater number = 111.

January 1, 2007 was Monday. What day of the week lies on Jan. 1, 2008?

The year 2007 is an ordinary year. So, it has 1 odd day.

1st day of the year 2007 was Monday

1st day of the year 2008 will be 1 day beyond Monday

Hence, It will be Tuesday.

A sum of Rs. 427 is to be divided among A, B and C such that 3 times A’s share, 4 tunes B’s share and 7
times C’s share are all equal. The share of C is :

3A = 4B = 7C = k,Then A = k/3, B = k/4 and C= k/7.

A : B : C = k/3 : k/4 : k/7 = 28:21 :12.

Cs share = Rs. [427 x (12/61)] = Rs. 84

Biped : Quadruped :: Ostrich :

A) Cat B) Rabbit
 C) Tortoise D) Rat
A biped is an animal that uses two legs for walking and the quadrupeds are animals that use four legs for
walking.

From the Given options, Cat only have 4 legs.

Biped : Quadruped :: Ostrich : Cat.

Find the odd man out.

41, 43, 47, 53, 61, 71, 73, 81

Each of the numbers except 81 is a prime number.

Three numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and their H.C.F is 12. The numbers are

Let the required numbers be x, 2x, 3x. Then, their H.C.F =x. so, x= 12

Therefore, The numbers are 12, 24, 36

583 is related to 293 in the same way as 488 is related to__

I think 378
5+8+3 = 16, 2+9+3 = 14
16-14 = 2
4+8+8 = 20, 3+7+8 = 18
20-18 = 2

The maximum gap between two successive leap year is? Answer: B) 8
This can be illustrated with an example.
Ex: 1896 is a leap year.The next leap year comes in 1904 (1900 is not a leap year).
Q:

Lethargic : Vital :: Trite : ?

A) Unique B) Slug

C) Lazy D) Skinny

Answer: A) Unique

Explanation:

Lethargic means "sluggish", kind of inactive

Vital means full of energy, lively

So, they are antonyms.

So, for the 2nd part of the analogy, you are looking for a antonym to trite

Trite means lacking originality or freshness. Overused. Kind of like a cliche

So, an antonym could be original, unique, innovative.

Q:

Find the wrong number in the series.

1, 2, 6, 15, 31, 56, 91

The difference of the two consecutive numbers are 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 35.

Find out the wrong number in the given sequence of numbers.

582, 605, 588, 611, 634, 617, 600

Alternatively 23 is added and 17 is subtracted from the terms. So, 634 is wrong.

Q:

What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

132 156 ? 210 240 272

A) 196 B) 182

C) 199 D) 204

Explanation:

The given series follows a logic that

11 x 12, 12 x 13, 13 x 14, 14 x 15, 15 x 16,...

So the missing number is 13 x 14 = 182

Q:

Grass : Erosion :: Dam : ?

A) Water B) Freeze

C) Current D) Rain
Here Grass is to Erosion and whereas Dam is to Water.

Since Grass prevents Erosion similarly Dam prevents Water flow.

Hence, Grass : Erosion :: Dam : Water.

Q:

In a certain code, MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How is TIGER written in that code ?

A) SHFDQ B) HFDSQ

C) RSAFD D) QDFHS

The letter of the word are written in a reverse order and then each letter is moved one step backward to
obtain the code.

Q:

Find out the wrong term in the series 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16

A) 9 B) 12

C) 16 D) 8

Answer: A) 9

Explanation:

The given sequence is a combination of three series:

i)1st, 4th, 7th terms i.e, 2, 4, 9
ii)2nd, 5th, 8th terms i.e, 3, 6, 12
iii)3rd, 6th, 9th terms i.e, 4, 8, 16
In each one of i, ii, iii, each term is twice the preceding term.
So, 9 is wrong and must be replaced by (4*2) = 8

The inner circumference of a circular race track, 14 m wide, is 440 m. Find radius of the outer circle

Let inner radius be r meters. Then, 2πr = 440 ; r = 440×744440×744= 70 m.

Radius of outer circle = (70 + 14) m = 84 m.

Q:
If the first and second letters in the word DEPRESSION' were interchanged, also the third and the
fourth letters, the fifth and the sixth letters and so on, which of the following would be the seventh
letter from the right ?

Explanation:

The new letter sequence is EDRPSEISNO

The seventh letter from the right is P

Q:

Find the odd man out.

331, 482, 551, 263, 383, 362, 284

Answer: B) 383

Explanation:

In each number except 383, the product of first and third digits is the middle one.

Q:

How many leap years does 100 years have?

A) 25 B) 24

C) 4 D) 26

But, as 100 is not a leap year => 25 - 1= 24 leap years.

Q:

If Z = 52 and ACT = 48, then BAT will be equal to

A) 39 B) 41

C) 44 D) 46

Answer: D) 46

Explanation:
In the given code, A = 2, B = 4, C = 6,.... , Z = 52.

So, ACT = 2 + 6 + 40 = 48 and

BAT = 4 + 2 + 40 = 46

When Anuj saw Manish, he recalled, "He is the son of the father of my daughter." Who is Manish ?

A) Brother-in-law B) Brother

C) Cousin D) Uncle

Q:

34 is related to 12 in the same way as 59 is related to

Answer: A) 45

The second number is the product of the digits of the first.

Q:

Nitin ranks 18th in a class of 49 students. What is rank from the last ?

A) 31 B) 18

C) 32 D) 19

Number students behind the nitin in rank = (49 - 18) = 31

Nitin is 32nd from the last

Q:

Two cars start from the opposite places of a main road, 150 km apart. First car runs for 25 km and takes
a right turn and then runs 15 km. It then turns left and then runs for another 25 km and then takes the
direction back to reach the main road. In the mean time, due to minor break down the other car has run
only 35 km along the main road. What would be the distance between two cars at this point
A and B take part in 100 m race. A runs at 5 kmph. A gives B a start of 8 m and still beats him by 8
seconds. The speed of B is:

A's speed = (5*5/15)m/sec = (25/18)m/sec

Time taken by A to cover 100 m = (100*18/15)sec = 72sec

Time taken by B to cover 92 m = (72 + 8) = 80 sec.

B's speed =(92/80*18/5)kmph =4.14kmph

A dog takes 3 leaps for every 5 leaps of a hare. If one leap of the dog is equal to 3 leaps of the hare,
the ratio of the speed of the dog to that of the hare is :

A) 9:5 B) 2:3

C) 4:7 D) 5:6

Answer: A) 9:5
Explanation:

Dog : Hare = (3*3) leaps of hare : 5 leaps of hare = 9 : 5.

Find the length of a rope by which a cow must be tethered in order that it may be able to graze an
area of 9856 sq meters.

clearly the cow will graze a circular field of area 9856 sq m and radius equal to the length of the rope.
Let the length of the rope be r mts

then, πr2=9856

Q:

A contractor undertakes to do a piece of work in 40 days. He engages 100 men at the begining and 100
more after 35 days and completes the work in stipulated time. If he had not engaged the additional
men, how many days behind schedule would it be finished?

Explanation:
[(100 x 35) + (200 x 5)]men can finish the work in 1 day

Therefore, 4500 men can finish the work in 1 day. 100 men can finish it in 4500/100= 45 days.

This is 5 days behind Schedule

The average weight of a class of 24 students is 35 kg. If the weight of the teacher be included, the
average rises by 400 g. The weight of the teacher is :

Explanation:

Weight of the teacher = (35.4 x 25 - 35 x 24) kg = 45 kg.

Q:

Exhibit : display :: send : ?

A) Stamp B) Receive

C) Show D) Emit

Exhibit and Display are synonyms for each other. Similarly, Send and Emit are synonyms for each other.

Hence, Exhibit : display :: send : Emit.

Thread is to String as Cask is to

A) Barrel B) Disc

C) Wallet D) Box

Here Thread and String are Synonyms of each other. Then the answer will be the synonym of Cask.

 Cask is nothing but a large barrel-like container used for storing liquids, typically alcoholic
drinks.

Ex : Drum, Vessel, Tank, Barrel, Hogshead, Firkin,...

 Here from the options Barrel is the only synonym of Cask.

Thus, Thread : String :: Cask : Barrel

:
8, 15, 28, 53, ?, 199

A) 101 B) 102

C) 103 D) 104

Explanation:
Here the series of the form is x2 − 1, x2 − 2, x2 − 3,...x2 - 1, x2 - 2, x2 - 3,...
53 x 2 - 4 = 106 - 4 = 102
Q:

Find out the wrong term in the series 2, 5, 10, 50, 500, 5000

A) 5000 B) 500

C) 10 D) 50

Each term of the series is the product of the preceding two terms
So, 5000 is wrong and it must be replaced by (500*50) = 25000