The number missing in the series 2, 5, 10, 17, ?, 37, 50, 65 is?
27
22
25
26
Answer: Option D
The logic is that consecutive odd numbers starting from 3 are being added to each number.
2, 2 + 3, 5 + 5, 10 + 7, 17 + 9 ( = 26 ), 26 + 11, ...and so on.
Which one of the following when divided by 19 gives the quotient 19 and the remainder 9?
370
331
281
368
Answer: Option A.
370 = 19 × 19 + 9.
Ten men finish a piece of work in 10 days. How many men needed to finish the work in 1 day?
10
25
50
100
Answer: Option D.
10 Men can do it in 10 days
=> 100 Men can do it in 1 days.
Square root of 625 is
12
15
25
35
Answer: Option C.
√625 = 25.
A watch hand reads 4:30. If the minute hand points East, in what direction will the hour hand point?
Anuj gets 3 marks for each correctly done question but loses 2 marks for each wrongly done question. He attempts 30 questions and gets 40 marks. The number of correctly attempted questions is?
20
25
15
21
Answer: Option A.
For every wrong answer Anuj loses 5 Marks
(90 – x) × 5 = 40 => x = 10
10 wrong and 20 correct.
The price of the sugar having risen by 60%, by how much per cent must a householder reduce his consumption of sugar so as not to increase his expenditure?
60%
40%
20%
75/2%
Answer: Option D.
If Tuesday falls on the fourth of the month, what day will dawn three days after the 24th?
Tuesday
Friday
Thursday
Monday
Answer: Option D.
04th, 11th, 18th, 25th – Tuesday
=> 24th is Monday.
A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through:
145 degree
150 degree
155 degree
160 degree
Answer: Option C.
Hour hand moves 30 degree in 1 hr
=> In 51⁄6 it moves = 31/6 * 30 = 155 degree.
How many bricks, each measuring 25 cm x 11.25 cm x 6 cm, will be needed to build a wall of 8 m x 6 m x 22.5 cm?