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Question No 1

Pointing towards a person in photograph ,Lara said "He is the only son of the father of my sister's brother." How is that person related to Lara?

Solution!
The relations may be analyzed as follows:
Sister's brothers _ brother
Brother's father_ father
Father's son_Brother.
So, the person in the photograph is Lara's brother .
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Question No 2

15 tailor can stitch 20 dresses in 1 days. How many dresses can be stitched by 6 tailors in 2 days?

Solution!
Dresses is a directly proportional to tailor
So,
(X/15)= (6/20)*(2/1)
X=0.6*15
X=9
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Question No 3

In following alphabet series , one term missing as shown by question mark . Choose missing term from options.
Z, S, W, O, T, K, Q, G, ?

Solution!
The given sequence consists of two series :
I.    Z, W, T, V, Q, ? in which each letter is moved three steps backward to obtain the next term.
II.   S, O, K, G in which each letter is moved four steps backward to obtain the next term.
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Question No 4

3,33,5,30,7,27,9,_,11,21,13,18.
Find missing number?

Solution!
Two alternative series
Even position:33,30,27,24...subtraction of 3.
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Question No 5

3 + 33 + 333 + 3.33 = ?

Solution!
3+ 33+ 333+ 3.33
=372.33
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Question No 6

Pick the odd one out

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

Question No 7

A car cover a distance of 200 km in 2 hours.  What will be the speed of car in metre per seconds?

Solution!
200 km =200 X 1000= 200000
2 hours =2(60 x 60) =14400
Speed=distance/time
Speed=200000/14400
Speed= 13.8 m/s
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Question No 8

12.25 , 24.75 , 36.125... 7th term will be:

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

Question No 9

In following questions, three sequence of alphabets/numerals are provided which correspond to each other in some way. Find out alphabets/numerals that come in the blank places. Choose the correct option
C _ B _ D _ A _ B B D D 2 _ _ 4 _ 3 4 _ ? ? ? ? _ a _ c b a _ d _ _ _ _

Solution!
Clearly, 2 corresponds to C and 4 corresponds to A. So, 1 and 3 corresponds to B and D. Thus, the missing sequence is 1, 1, 3, 3  or 3, 3, 1, 1..

Question No 10

_____:water::tree:sap

Solution!
A hydrant is a source of water and a tree is a source of sap..

Question No 11

If you walk one and half hour on averageone and half hour on average speed of 4 miles per hour. How far you have walked?

Solution!
Distance=speed x time
Distance= 4*1.5= 6 miles
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Question No 12

In alphabet series, some alphabets are missing which are given in that order as one of the alternatives below it. Choose the correct alternative.
ab _ bc _ c _ ba _ c

Solution!
The series is abc / bca / cab / abc. Thus, the letters are written in a cyclic order.
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Question No 13

Which word is opposite of dainty?

Solution!
Dainty means delicate; coarse means rude,rough, indelicate..

Question No 14

A + B means A is the daughter of B;
A x B means A is the son of B and
A- B means A is the wife of B.
If T- S x B- M, which of the following is not true?

Solution!
T-SÃ—B-M means T is the wife of S who is the son of B who is the wife of M i.e. T is the wife of the son of M ( father) i.e. T is the daughter in law of M.
But as this is not given in the choice, so the fact in (d) derived from S x B is true.
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Question No 15

If it takes 5 hours to drive a distance of 200 km on a motorway. What would be your every speed in kilometre per hour?

Solution!
Speed= distance/Time
Speed=200/5=40
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Question No 16

Find the odd man out.

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

Question No 17

Find the odd man out.

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

Question No 18

Which word means the opposite of moderate?

Solution!
Moderate means average;excessive means extreme..

Question No 19

Idioms and phrases.
Feather one's own nest

Solution!
Description is not available..

Question No 20

Car running at 60 km per hour takes 1 hour to cover a distance. If the speed is reduced by 1 kilometre per hour then how much time it will cover the distance?

Solution!
Reduced speed=60-15=45 km/ hr
Now car will take 60/45*60=80 mins
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Question No 21

A+B means A is the Father of B
A-B means A is the wife of B
AxB means A is the brother of B
AÃ·B means A is daughter of B
If PxR+Q, Which of the following is true?

Solution!
PxR+Q means P is the brother of R who is the father of Q i.e P is the uncle of Q..

Question No 22

Determin if the ratio 1.5 :5 is equal to?

Solution!
1.5 : 5
1.5 x 4 = 5 Ã—4
6:20
Only 6 : 20 is correct option.
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Question No 23

Idiom and phrases
Line share

Solution!

Question No 24

If x and y are the two digits of the number 653xy such that this number is divisible by 80, then x + y = ?

Solution!
80 = 2 x 5 x 8
Since 653xy is divisible by 2 and 5 both, so y = 0.
Now, 653x is divisible by 8, so 13x should be divisible by 8.
This happens when x = 6.
x + y = (6 + 0) = 6.
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Question No 25

The sum of first 45 natural numbers is:

Solution!
Let Sn = (1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 45)
This is an A.P. in which a = 1, d = 1, n = 45 and l = 45
Sn =n/2(a + l)=45/2x (1 + 45)   = (45 x 23)   = 1035.
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Question No 26

Bell and Susan are two sisters. The sum of ages of Bell and Susan is 80. Before ten years from now , Bell age was twice as Susan age . How old is younger now?

Solution!
1st condition
B+S=80.....(1)
2nd condition
2(S-10)=B-10
2S-20=B-10
By solving eq
B=50
S=30
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Question No 27

Price of an article decreased from $70 to$60? What is the percentage decrease?

Solution!
Decrease in price=70-60=10
Percentage decrease=(10/70)*100=14%
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Question No 28

The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 7:5 if there are 28 boys then how many girls are in the class?

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

Question No 29

248379, 384216, ?????, 8428, 4810, 841, 85, 13, 4

Solution!
No explanation available for this question..

Question No 30

Choose or find odd word
Cathedral, Mosque, Church, Monastery, Temple