# IQ Test, Mental Aptitude, Logical Reasoning & Mathematical Tests

### Test Report

#### Question No 1

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

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Solution!
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.! !Hence, 8th Dec, 2006 is Friday..

#### Question No 2

15 men were hired to plough a piece of land in 10 days. How many more men will be required to do the same job in 3 days?

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Solution!
x/15 = 10/3! !x = (10/3)*15! x = 50.! !So more number of men required = 50-15 = 35.

#### Question No 3

A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water?

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Solution!
Rate downstream = (1/10) * 60 km/hr = 6 km/hr! !Rate upstream = 2 km/hr! !Speed in still water = (1/2)(6 + 2) km/hr = 4 km/hr! !Hence, Required time = 5/4 hrs = 1 hr 15 min..

#### Question No 4

Sachin's age after 15 years will be 5 times his age 5 years back. Find out the present age of Sachin?

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Solution!
Let the present age of Sachin = x! !Then (x+15) = 5(x-5)!4x = 40!x = 10.

#### Question No 5

11th of April falls on Tuesday, what day will the last day of the month April occurs.

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Solution!
Tuesday will be on 11, 18 and 25 then 30th April will be on Sunday..

#### Question No 6

Hussey introduced a girl to his friend and said, "Her mother is the only daughter of my Mother-in-law". What is the girl to Hussey?

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Solution!
"Girl's mothers is only daughter of my mother-in-law" means Girls mother is the wife of Hussey. So Hussey is father of the girl..

#### Question No 7

PENURY is to MONEY as STARVATION is to..

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Solution!
No answer description available for this question..

#### Question No 8

Which of the following is not a leap year?

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Solution!
The century divisible by 400 is a leap year.! !So, The year 700 is not a leap year..

#### Question No 9

SLUGGARD is to ENERGY as SLATTERN is to..

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Solution!
No answer description available for this question..

#### Question No 10

A group of workers can do a piece of work in 24 days. However as 7 of them were absent it took 30 days to complete the work. How many people actually worked on the job to complete it?

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Solution!
Let x workers are required to complete the job.!As workers and days are inversely proportional to each other so!(x-7)/x = 24/30!30x - 210 = 24x!6x = 210!x = 35! !Hence 35 workers are required to complete the job in time..

#### Question No 11

A is thrice as good as a workman as B and therefore is able to finish a job in 60 days less than B.Working together,they can do it in

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Solution!
Ratio of times taken by A and B = 1/3! !The time difference is (3 - 1) 2 days while B take 3 days and A takes 1 day.! !If difference of time is 2 days, B takes 3 days.! !If difference of time is 60 days, B takes (3/2 * 60) = 90 days! !So, A takes 30 days to do the work.! !A's 1 day's work = 1/30! !B's 1 day's work = 1/90! !(A + B)'s 1 day's work = (1/30 + 1/90) = 4/90 = 2/45! !Hence, A and B together can do the work in 45/2 = 22.5 days.

#### Question No 12

How many seconds will a 500 metre long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3 km/hr in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr?

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Solution!
Speed of the train relative to man = (63 - 3) km/hr!= 60 km/hr = 60 * (5/18)m/s!= (50/3)m/s! !Hence, Time taken to pass the man!= 500 * (3/50)s!= 30 seconds.

#### Question No 13

Which number is the odd one out, 8, 27, 64, 100, 125, 216, 343

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Solution!
All others are perfect cube of any number but 100 is not the perfect cube of any number..

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Solution!
1.99 * 3 = \$5.97.

#### Question No 58

What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 9 o'clock?

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Solution!
At 9 o'clock the minute hand points to 12 and hour hand points to 9.! !Angle between 9 and 12 at the clock is 90 degree..

#### Question No 59

A train 100 meters long crosses a 150 meters long bridge in 25 seconds. What is the speed of the train?

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Solution!
Length of the train = L1 = 100m!Length of the bridge = L2 = 150m!Time = t = 25s! !v = (L1+L2)/t!By putting values!v = (100+150)/25!v = 250/25 = 10m/s = 10*(18/5) = 36 Km/h! !Hence speed of the train is 36 Km/h..

#### Question No 60

Choose the word which is different from the rest.

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Solution!
All except Scallop live in shells..
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