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Five boys are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Sachin is to the left of Ram and to the right of Bin. Monty is to the right of Ram. Rony is between Ram and Monty.

 

Who is second from the right in the photograph?

A) Monty B) Ram
C) Rony D) Bin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rony

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There are five bags. In the first bag we put some fruits. Each bag the number of fruits is reduced by 1/4. The last bag contains 4. Then the number of fruits in the first bag is ?

A) 2596 B) 1024
C) 256 D) 64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1024

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Fruits reduced by 1/4.
Total no. of bags N = 5
Formula to find no. of fruits in 1st bag = 4^n
Last Bag = 4 fruits.
That means, 4th bag = 4 x 4 = 16 fruits
3rd bag = 16 x 4 = 64 fruits
2nd bag = 64 x 4 = 256 fruits
1st bag = 256 x 4= 1024 fruits.

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When is 99 more than 100?

Answer

A microwave.


Generally when you run a microwave for '99' it runs for 1 minute and 39 seconds. '100' runs for 1 minute.

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The price of commodity X increases by 60 rupees every year, while the price of commodity Y increases by 20 rupees every year. If in 2002, the price of commodity X was Rs. 320 and that of Y was Rs. 740, in which year commodity X will cost 60 rupees more than the commodity Y ?

A) 2011 B) 2014
C) 2012 D) 2017
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2014

Explanation:

If After p years , commodity X will cost 60 rupees more than the commodity Y, then

320 + 60p = 740 + 20p + 60
=> p = 12

So in year (2002 + 12 = 2014), commodity X will cost Rs.60 more than the commodity Y.

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Five students P, Q, R, S and T are sitting on a bench. Q is to the left of P and right of T. S is at the extreme right end and R is to the left of S. Who is sitting third from the left?

A) P B) Q
C) R D) T
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) P

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Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

 

Six cars S, T, V, W, X and Y are parked in a parking lot, in a random order, from left to right, such that -

 

A. T is parked on the extreme right.

B. V is parked to the immediate right of Y and is one car away from W.

C. X is to the immediate left of T and is three cars away from S.

 

Which car is parked to the immediate left of X?

A) V B) Y
C) W D) T
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) V

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7/9 of the people present in a hall are sitting in 9/13 of the chairs available and the rest are standing. If there are 28 empty 9 sitting chairs, how many chairs would have been still empty if everyone in the hall was sitting?

A) 15 B) 12
C) 18 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10

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The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

 

24 ÷ 8 x 25 + 8 - 3 = 2

 

A) ÷ and - B) x and -
C) + and ÷ D) - and +
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) x and -

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