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1.here is a merry-go-round race going on. One person says,"1/3 of those in front of me
and 3/4 of those behind me, give the total number of children in the race". Then the
number of children took part in the race? (repeated from previous papers)
Ans : 13
[ Assume there are x participants in the race.In a round race,no: of participants in front
of a person wil b x-1 an that behind him wil b
x-1. i.e, 1/3(x-1) + 3/4(x-1) = x ; solving x = 13 ]
2. In an Island the natives lie and visitors speak truth. A man wants to know whether a
salesman beside him in a bar is a native or visitor. He asked him to ask a woman beside
him whether she is a native or visitor. He replied "she says she is a visitor". Then he
knew that the salesman is a native or visitor. salesman is in which category , native or
visitor?
Ans : Native (not sure) [ Draw table and see ]
3.A man fixed an appointment to meet the manager, Manager asked him to come two
days after the day before the day after tomorrow. Today is Friday. When will the
manager expect him? (repeated from previous papers)
Ans: Monday
[Don't confuse it with Tuesday.the correct answer is Monday]
4. A jem merchant wants to exhibit his 7 precious jewels in an exhibition, Amethist,
Diamond, Ruby, Opel ,G, Sapphire and Emarald.He shows either through the left
window or through the right window.At a time he shows only 3 out of his 7 jewels he
had.
some conditions where given like
(i)
A should be shown only through the left window.
(ii)
D should be shown only through the right window
(iii)
E and S ahould be shown together
(iv)
R should not be shown though the same window as O or G
(v)
Some more conditions...I 4got the remaining..
4 questions where asked on this and 4 options where given like..
[A] Which among the following sets are possibly shown through the left window?
4 options like {a} A,D,G {b} D,O,R {c} A,G,R {d} A,S,E
[B] Which of the following should be shown through the right window if E is shown
through the right window?
4 options..
[C] and [D] questions where also there.
8 marks
It was an easy question. (repeated from previous papers)
5.A man said he spent 1/6 of his as a child, 1/12 as salesman in a liquor shop, 1/7 and 5
years as a politician and a good husband respectively. At that time Jim was born. Jim
was elected as Alderman four years back.when he was half of his age. What is his age?
(repeated from previous papers)
Ans: 84 years
[Assume that he lived x years.
X/6 + x/12 + x/7 + 5 + 4 + x/2 = x. Solving x= 84, Same as Question in Shakundala Devi
book]
6.Jack,Doug and Ann, 3 children had a running race while returning from school.Mom
asked who won the race.Then Jack replied" I wont tell u.I wil give u a clue,When Ann
takes 28 steps Doug takes 24 steps, meantime I take 21 steps. Jack explained that his
6 steps equals Droug's 7 steps and Ann's 8 steps. Who won the race? (repeated from
previous papers)
Ans: Doug
[ Ann steps = 8,16,24,28 --- finished by 3 & half full steps

Doug steps=7,14,21,24 --- finished before 3 & half full steps
Jack steps= 6,12,18,21 --- finished by 3 & half full steps
So Doug won the race ]
7. Every day a cyclist meets a car at the station.The road is straight and both are
travelling in the same direction. The cyclist travels with a speed of 12 mph. One day the
cyclist comes late by 20 min. and meets the car 5miles before the Station. What is the
speed of the car?
Ans: 60 mph
[Very similar to Shakuntala Devi puzzles to puzzle you problem no: 38 ]
8. A problem of persons and profession. 4 persons were there- Jack, Clove, Smith,
Morgan belongs to 4 professions policeman, Druggist, Grocer, Butcher. Who all belongs
to which profession?Some conditions where given like..
(i)
Clove and Jones drive together to work
(ii)
Clove earns more income than Morgan...I 4got the conditions..
Clove :
Jones :
8 marks
Morgan :
Smith :
9.A lady goes for shopping. She bought some shoestrings. 4 times the number of
shoestrings, she bought pins and 8 times, handkerchiefs. She paid each item with their
count as each piece's cost. She totally spent Rs. 3.24. How many handkerchiefs did she
buy? (repeated from previous papers)
10. Complete the series :
a)
3,6,13,26,33,66,____(repeated from previous papers)
b)
364,361,19,16,4,1,___( "
"
" )
Ans : a) 63
b) 1
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3 July 2005, Delhi.
1. There is a circle race going on. One of them says,1/3 of those in front of me and
of those behind me, give the total number of children in the race. Then the
number of children took part in the race?
Ans : 13
2. In an Island the natives lie and visitors speak truth. A man wants to whether a
him whether she is a native or visitor. He replied that she says she is a visitor.
Whether the salesman is a native or visitor?
Ans : Visitor
3.A man fixed an appointment to meet Mr.X, X asked him to meet two days after the day
before the day after tomorrow. Today is Friday. Whats the appointed day.
Ans: Monday
4. A jewel problem, with some conditions and it is quite easy to solve.
was elected as Alderman four years back. when he was half of his age. What is his age.
Ans: 84 ( It is same as diaphantus problem given in shakuntala devi -2 part)
6.Jack,Dough and Ann, 3 children had a race when returning from school. Ann takes 28
steps when Droug takes 24 steps, meantime Jack takes 21 steps. Jack explained that
his 6 steps equals Drougs 7 steps and Anns 8 steps. Who won the race? Ans: Dough
7. Every day a cyclist meets a car at the station. The road is straight and both are
traveling in the same direction. The cyclist travels with a speed of 12 mph. One day the
cyclist comes late by 20 min. and meets the car 5miles before the Station. What is the
speed of the car? Ans: 60 mph
8. A problem of persons and profession. 4 persons were there- Jack, Clove, Smith,
Morgan. Some conditions were there. I dot remember, but I remember the answer.
Ans: Clove : Druggist
Jones: Grocer
Morgan : Butcher
Smith : Policeman
count as each pieces cost. She totally spent Rs. 3.24. How many handkerchiefs did she
buy?
Ans : 16
10. Complete the series :
a)
3,6,13,26,33,66,____
b)
364,361,19,16,4,1,___
Ans : a) 73
b) 1
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4th July 2005, Chennai.
1. There is a circle race going on. One of them says,1/3 of those in front of me and
of those behind me, give the total number of children in the race. Then the number of
children took part in the race?
Ans : 12
2. In an Isalnd the natives lie and visitors speak truth. A man wants to whether a
him whether she is a native or visitor. He replied that she says she is a visitor.
Whether the salesman is a native or visitor?
Ans : Visitor ( not sure )
3.A man fixed an appointment to meet Mr.X, X asked him to meet two days after the day
before the after tomorrow. Today is Friday. What is the appointed day?
Ans:
Tuesday.
4. A jewel problem, with some conditions and it is quite easy to solve.
was elected as Alderman four years back. When he was half of his age. What is his
age.
Ans: 86
6.Jack,Droug and Ann, 3 children had a race when returning from school. Ann takes 28
steps when Droug takes 24 steps, meantime Jack takes 21 steps. Jack explained that
his 6 steps equals Drougs 7 steps and Anns 8 steps. Who won the race? Ans: Droug
7. Every day a cyclist meets a car at the station. The road is straight and both are
traveling in the same direction. The cyclist travels with a speed of 12 Kmph. One day
the cyclist comes late by 20 min. and meets the car 5km before the Station. What is the
speed of the car?
Ans: 60 kmph
8. A problem of persons and profession. Quite easy one.
count as each pieces cost. She totally spent Rs. 3.24. How many handkerchiefs did she
buy? Ans : 16
10. Complete the series:s
a)
3,6,13,26,33,66,____
b)
364,361,19,16,4,1,___
Ans : a) 73
b) 1 or -1
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Q1) Problem on ages. Slightly confusing text. (3Marks)
Q2) Two trains are approaching each other at 60mph each. The length of each train is
1/6 miles. When the two locomotives (engines) meet, how many seconds will it take for
them to pass each other completely? (4Marks)
Q3) Complete the series:- (6Marks)
a) 1,9,2,8,3,7,4,6,5,5,6,4,7,3,8,2, , , (two blanks) (Ans: 9,1)
b) 2,4,8,32,512, (one blank) (Ans: 2 raise to n-1, so it will be 2 raise to 17, ie. 131072)
Q4) In a race Andrew beats Jim.Jack is not the last.Dennis loses to both Jack and
Lucia.Jim beats Jack.Who won the race? (This question came with different names) (4
Marks)
Q5) 8 Marks Question. Some information was given about some cities.
Eg: A is to the north of B and to the west of C.C is to the south of D and to the east of F.
(5/6 facts were given) 4 questions were asked with multiple choice answers.
Q6) If i multiplied by i is me. me multiplied by multiplied by me is she. What is the value
of she? (4Marks)
Ans: i=4, so m=1 and e=6, Therefore s=2, h=5 and e=6, hence she is 256.
Q7) 5 Marks question, easy one. Some facts were given like:
a) Dravid scores 26 runs more than Robin.
b) Robin and Azhar together score 94 runs.
Like these around 5/6 facts were given. Only equations had to be formed and total runs
scored by all the batsmen had to be found.
Q8) Profit Loss sum for around 3 Marks.
Q9) There are 5 persons who have won top five places in an event in Olympics . one of
them asks all the five regarding their positions, they reply as
a: "i am not the last"
b: "c is in third place"
c: "E is behind A"
d: "B is in first place"
e: "D is not the first"

The persons who have won gold and silver have lied, find the positions in order.
(5Marks)
Q10) Assume you have a huge cube. All the 6 sides of the cube are painted red. Then 6
straight cuts are made across the cube to give 125 cubes of equal size.
8
Marks sum.
a) find the number of cubes with 3 sides painted red.
b) find the number of cubes with 2 sides painted red.
c) find the number of cubes with 1 side painted red.
d) find the number of cubes with no side painted red.
e) If all the cubes are put into a bag, and one cube is removed at random, what is the
probability that its surface pointing towards you is red in colour?
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Infosys off campus ( 7-August-2005 )
1)The age of the grand lady is between 50-70 where each of her son has as many sons
as many brothers he has. The grand lady's age is equal to the number of sons and
grand sons. What is the age of the grand lady. Ans: 64 years
2) Four persons A, B, C and D are playing cards. Each person has one card, laid down
on the table below him, which has two different colours on either side. There are 2 red,
2green and 2 blue. The colours visible on the table are Red, Green, Red and Blue. They
see the color on the reverse side and give the following comment.
A: Yellow or Green
B: Neither Blue nor Green
C: Blue or Yellow
D: Blue or Yellow
Given that out of the 4 people 2 always lie find out the colours on the cards each
person.
3) what is the 5 digit number which has only 2 prime numbers in it and satisfies the
following condition.
a>3rd digit is the largest
b>2nd digit is the smallest
c>1st digit is one less than the 3rd digit and greater than the addition of 4th and 5th
digit.
d>5th digit is between the 1st and 2nd digit and half of the 4th digit.
1 is not considered as the prime number.
Ans: 71842
4> What is the value of X,Y and Z?
XXXX
YYYY
ZZZZ
----------YXXXZ
------------Ans: X=9, Y=1, Z=8
5)40 cows graze a pasture in 40 days,30 cows graze the same pasture in 60 days. how
many days does 20 cows take to graze it.
Ans:80 days (check it)
6) A person from washington came to india. One evening at 6.00 p m he started walking
at the speed of 40 km/hr and climbed the slope at speed of 30 km/hr. From there he
walked back to the source at the same speed at 9.00 p m. what is the distance he
covered in one way. Ans: 12 kms
7) A c-pole of 200 ft is 250 ft from the d-pole which is 150 ft high..
sitting at the top of each poles (one in one pole)
Two pigeons are
Both pigeon fly towards a grain which is present between the 2 poles at the same
speed. What is the distance between the c-pole and the grain?
8) A 1 Km wire is connected between N poles. if 1 pole is removed the distance
between the pole increases by 2/3 of the original distance. How many poles are there ?
9)A question on languages. Something like... Four people are there among them they
know languages like French, Italian, German, English. Each of them knows two
languages exactly. no body knows French and German together.
10) a question on racing. Asking who is the first in the race.
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1.Lucia is a wonderful grandmother. Her age is between 50 and 70.Each of her sons
have as many sons as they have brothers. Their combined number gives Lucias age.
What is the age?
2.There are two towers A and B. Their heights are 200ft and 150ft respectively and the
foot of the towers are 250ft apart. Two birds on top of each tower fly down with the
same speed and meet at the same instant on the ground to pick a grain. What is the
distance
between the foot of tower A and the grain?
3.Grass in lawn grows equally thick and in a uniform rate. It takes 40 days for 40 cows
and 60 days for 30 cows to eat the whole of the grass. How many days does it take for
20 cows to do the same?
4.Four tourists A,B,C,D and four languages English, German, French and Italian. They
are not able to converse among themselves in one language. Though A does not know
English he can act as an interpreter between B and C. No one spoke both French and
German. A knows German and was able to converse with D who doesnt know a word in
German. Only one language was spoken by more than two persons. Each spoke two
languages. Find who spoke what.
5. There is a five digit number. It has two prime digits (1 is not a prime number). Third
digit is the highest. Second digit is the lowest. First digit is one less than the third digit.
The fifth digit is half of the fourth. The sum of 4th and 5th is less than the first. Find the
number.
6. Four persons A, B, C and D are playing cards. Each person has one card, laid
down on the table below him, which has two different colours on either side. No card
has the same color on both sides. The colours visible on the table are Red, Green, Red
and Blue respectively. They see the color on the reverse side and give the following
comment.
A: Yellow or Green
B: Neither Blue nor Green
C: Blue or Yellow
D: Blue or Yellow
Given that out of the 4 people 2 always lie find out the colours on the cards each
person.
7. A software engineer returns from America. As he is fat he decided to have evening
walk..... he started at 3pm. he walks along the road at 4km/hr for some time then he
climbs a upward slope area at 3km/hr then downwards at the rate of 6km/hr. then back
to the home through the road at 4km/hr. what is the distance he covered in one way if
he reaches back home at 9pm
8. A 1 k.m. long wire is held by n poles. If one pole is removed, the length of the gap
becomes 12/3m. What is the number of poles initially?
9.
Find the digits X,Y,Z

X X X X
Y Y Y Y +
Z Z Z Z
-------------Y X X X Z
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10.In a race Andrew beats Jim. Jack is not the last. Dennis loses to both Jack and
Lucia. Jim beats Jack. Who won the race?
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2)A man starts walking at 3 pm . ha walks at a speed of 4 km/hr on level ground and at
a speed of 3 km/hr on uphill , 6 km/hr downhill and then 4 km/hr on level ground to
reach home at 9 pm. What is the distance covered on one way?
Ans: 12 km
3)A grandma has many sons; each son has as many sons as his brothers. What is her
age if its the product of the no: of her sons and grandsons plus no: of her sons?(age
b/w 70 and 100).
Ans: 81 (I think)
4)An electric wire runs for 1 km b/w some no: of poles. If one pole is removed the
distance b/w each pole increases by 1 2/6 (mixed fraction). How many poles were there
initially?
5)There is a church tower 150 feet tall and another catholic tower at a distance of 350
feet from it which is 200 feet tall. There is one each bird sitting on top of both the towers.
They fly at a constant speed and time to reach a grain in b/w the towers at the same
time. At what distance from the church is the grain? Ans: 90 (I think)
6)
Days
Cows
40
40
60
30
X
20
Find the no: of days ie X.
7)
Puzzle on color and cards.
8)
Puzzle on languages and people.
9)
Find out a five digit no: which has two prime nos: and , its highest digit is 3 and
lowest digit is 2 bla bla bla
10) Some question on truth and lie .. I dont remember the question but I think
Andrew was the ans.
1) Lusie age is between 54-70.she has sons and each sons has sons as many brothers
they have. The combined number of sons and grandsons give lusie's age ? how old is
she ?
2) A pigeon sitting on a cathedral tower of height 200m. another pigeon sitting on
another tower of height of 150 m. the distance between the two towers is 250. in
ground. there are some grains, the birds fly at same speed, and at same instance and
reaches the ground and start to eat grains. how far is the grain in the ground level from
cathedral tower. ( 6 marks )
3)on a field, 50 cows were put for fed, which can last grass in 30 days. If 30 cows were
put, they can empty the field in 60 days. How many days 60 cows will take to last the
grass ?
4) here is a five digit number. the fifth one is half of fourth digit, there must be two
primes ( 1 not considered as prime) the second digit is lowest digit the third digit is
highest. 1'st digit greater than sum of last two digit
5)4 players were playing a card game.Cards had different colours on both sides. Neither
of cards has same colour on both sides.
Colours were 2 Red,2 Blue,2 Green, 2 yellow.Cards were lying in front of each
player.Now ,each playere knew the colour on other side of card. They are required to
tell their colour. Statement given by each of them are
Annie: Blue or green
Bobby: Neither Blue nor Green
Cindy:Blue or Yellow
Dainny:Blue or yellow
Colour of cards that are visible to all were Red,'Yellow,Green, Blue in order of
names.Exactly two of them are telling truth and exactly two of them are telling are
lieing ? can you tell the colour on other face of card for each player ( 8 marks )
6) A software enginner starts his walking at 3 PM from point A, he walks at the rate of
4km/hr in plains and 3km/hr in hill to reach the point B.During his return journey, he
walks at the rate of 6km/hr in hill and 4km/hr in plains and reaches point A at 9.P.M.
what is the distance between A and B ?
7)
XXX
YYY
ZZZ
-----------YXXZ
What is the value of X, Y,Z ?
8)A 1 k.m long wire is held by n poles. if one pole is removed, the length of gap is
increased by 5/3 meters. What is the number of poles initially.
9) andrew beat jim, Davis,elite lost to jim, jack was beaten by jim. Jim beats davis. elite
is not last. (sorry i forgot exact order )
10) one 8 mark question based on language they speak. There are four persons. Each
persons speaking only two language conditions:
nobody speak both German and France. William donno English but he act as interpreter
b/w Jacob and Jim Jacob know German and
some conditions ......

we have to answer what the two languages they speak ?
Jacob William Jim Andrew
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1. A lady's age is between 50 to 70 yrs. Her sons have as many sons as one has
brothers. and the total number of her sons and grandsons equal her age. Tell her age.
( 3 Marks )
2. Catheral Tower is 200 feet high and is at a distance of 250 feet from Shark Tower
which is 150 feet high. Two pigeons are sitting on each top of each tower. They fly
instantly with the same speed at a grain lying on a floor in between the two towers. They
both reach on the same time. Tell the distance from the foot of Catheral Tower where
grain is lying. ( 6 Marks )
3. A Grass in a garden grows at a constant rate. 40 cows eat it at a regular rate for 40
days. 30 cows eat it for 60 days. How many days will the grass last if 20 cows were
there. ( 3 Marks )
4.
XXXX
Y Y Y Y+
ZZZZ
----------YXXXZ
----------Find the values of X, Y, and Z. ( 6 Marks )
5.There is a five-digit no. following conditions were given about the same number.
-> There are two prime nos in that number.
-> No duplicates are there.
-> Digit 3 is the highest.
-> Digit 2 is the lowest.
-> Digit 5 is between digit 2 and digit 1 and is half of digit 4.
-> Digit 1 is one less than digit 3 and is greater than sum of digit 4 and digit 5.
Find the number.(Don't take 1 as prime no.) It was given there in the paper. ( 5 Marks )
6. A software engineer returns from America. As he is fat he decided to have evening
walk daily. He started at 3pm. he walks along the road at 4km/hr for some time then he
climbs a upward slope area at 3km/hr then downwards at the rate of 6km/hr. then back
to the home through the same road at 4km/hr. what is the distance he covered in one
way if he reaches back home at 9pm. ( 4 Marks )
7. There is a 1 Km long wire. It has been fixed around a wall of the building with the help
of some poles between two telephone towers. It is noticed that if there is a increase of 1
2/3 m in the width of two poles then there is need of one less pole. how many poles
were used.( 3 Marks )
8. A group of friends participate in a akating race during their luch time. conditions are
-> Louise was not last.
-> Denish was beaten by Jack and Louise in that order
-> Jim was not first.
-> Jack was beaten by Jim.
-> Andew beated Jim.
Who won the race ?( 4 Marks )
9. A, B, c, D are from different countries. They speak English, Italian, French and
German. Only one language is spoken by more than two persons. Following conditions
were given.
-> A speaks German but can converse with D who doesn't know a single word of
German.
-> No person can speak both German and French together.
-> A and B can't converse with each other but they C can act as interpreter between
them.
-> B, C, D don't have any common language between them.
-> Each person speaks two languages.
Find out the languages which each person speaks.( 8 Marks )
10. Four persons A, B, C and D are playing cards. They have one card in their hand.
Each card has two different colours on each of its side. In total there are 2 red, 2 green,
and 3 blue colours. They made following statements about their hidden colour of the
card. and exactly two among them are lying.
A -> Blue or Green
B -> Neither Blue nor Green
C -> Blue or Yellow
D -> Blue or Yellow
The visible colours are Red, Green, Red and Blue respectively in that order. Tell the
hidden colour of card for each of the person. (8 Marks )
Answers
1. 64 yrs ( 8 Sons and 56 grandsons )
2. 90 feet ( speed and time are same. so distance must b same. Pythagorus theorem)
3. 120 days
4. X - 9, Y - 1, Z - 8.
5. 71842 (there can be other numbers also. Like 70821 etc.) But i wrote 71842 over
there )
6. 12 Kms
7. 24 Poles and distance between each pole is 40 m
8. Andre ( order will be Andrew Jim Louise Jack Denish ) But I am not sure but it must b
Andre or Louise.
9. A -> German and Italian
B -> French and English
C -> French and Italian
D -> English and Italian
10. A -> Yellow (False)
B -> Yellow (True)
C -> Blue (True)
D -> Green (False)
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1.the problem regarding speed in shakuntala devi in which a person sees milestone
after traveling some distance 2 digit no reverses
Ans: 45 km/h
2.it is based on equations A and C score this much S and C, that much totally 5 players
play cricket. A scores 100 runs more than R some other conditions were given.
Ans: form equations like A+C=runs given and solve it
3.problem on ages in shakuntala Devi in which husband and wife's age difference is 9
years and their sum of ages divided by difference is 11.
ans: 45 years
4.the cube is painted and cut into 9 pieces find no of blank painted cubes, one side
painted , 2 sides painted and 3 side painted cubes
5.this regarding jobs done by various people some conditions were given and we have
to find which person does which job.
ans: solve it by table method in 12th edition logical reasoning in barron's
6.another similar to above problem and surnames are given solve it by table method in
barron's
7.the average speed problem from shakuntaladevi use formula (2xy/(x+y))
8.a person gives half money to charity, and remaining half to that like that same problem
is given in shakuntaladevi
9.some people are there and total less than 500.some students are in school and
number of students is divisible by some numbers like 2,3 etc. some condition was given
Ans:420. take lcm of all those numbers
10.clock problem it is worked example in agarwal very simple.2 clocks are ticking one
gains 10 min in 1 hr and other loses 10 min in 1 hr at what time 2 clocks reach same
time
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1. there is a cycle race going on and 1/5th of the total in front a person and 5/6th of the
total behind that person gives up the total number of participants. total how many
participants r there? (3 marks)
a:31
2. a person wants to meet a lawyer and as that lawyer is busy he asks him to come
three days after the before day of the day after tomorrow? on which day the lawyer asks
the person to come?
a: thursday
3. a person is 80 years old in 490 and only 70 years old in 500 in which year is he born?
a: 470
4. a man enquires a person about the past 5 days temperatures in the 12 noon in that
region. but the other says that he dont remember the actual figures but there is different
temperature on each day and that their multiplication gives 12. assuming the
temperature to the nearest degree what are the temperatures on the five days? (5
marks)
a: 1,-1,2,-2,3 ( i think this one is correct but please check it out)
5. a cube is painted red and it is divided into 27 equal cubes then how many cubes r
there which 3,2,1,0 sides painted red.
a:8,12,6,1
6.a person says that their speed while going to a city was 10mph however while
returning as there is no much traffic they came with a speed of 15mph what is their
average speed?
a: 12mph
7. there is a peculiar island where a man always tells truth and a women never says two
2 consecutive truth or false statements that is if she says truth statement then she says
false statement next and vice versa. a boy and girl also goes in the same way. one day i
asked a child " what r u a boy or a girl" however the child replied in their language that i
dint understand but the parents knew my language and one parent replied that " kibi is a
boy" the other one said that "no kibi is a girl, kibi lied" (8 marks)
a: is kibi a boy or a girl
b: who ansered first mother or father?
Ans: kibi is a girl and mother answered first.( i think its correct but check it out)
8. there is a couple and they have many children. 7 of them dont eat aloo 5 ot them dont
eat carrot 6 of them dont eat beans. 4 of them dont eat neither aloo or carrot 2 of them
eat neither aloo or beans 3 of them dont eat neither carrot or beans. and 1 dont eat
neither aloo, carrot or beans total how many children r there?
a: 8
9. there r three tribes in a village sororean tribe always tell the truth nororean always lie
and mororean however truth and false statements alternately however his first
statement is uncertain three persons A B C replies in the following way
A: 1. i am soroean
2. B is not mororean
B: 1. i am mororean( not exactly in this order i dont remember correctly)
but answer is A: mororean B: nororean C: sororean
10. this one is the sixth question i dont remeber this one but a easy one regarding the
flight coming late had it been 6 hours late ... we would have been waiting for only ....
(sorry i dont remember)
a: 4pm
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1) There was a cycle race going on. 1/5th of the those in front of a person and 5/6th of
those behind him gives the total number of participants. How many people took part in
the race? (3 marks) Ans : 31
Approach:
Let the total number of participants be X
So, [(x-1)/5 + 5(x-1)/6] = X
2) Today is Saturday. A person wants to meet a lawyer and as that lawyer is busy he
asks him to come three days after the before day of the day after tomorrow? On which
day the lawyer asks the person to come?
Ans: Wednesday
Approach:
Today=Saturday
Day after tomorrow=Monday
Day before day after tomorrow=Sunday
Three days after the day before the day after tomorrow=Wednesday
3) A person is 80 years old in 490 and only 70 years old in 500 in which year is he born?
Ans: 570 BC
Approach:
Since the age gets decreased with the years, the years should definitely be in BC and
hence u should increment the years as u decrease the age. Therefore if he is 70 years
old in 500BC, he would have born on 570 BC!!
4) A man enquires a person about the past 5 days temperatures at 12 noon in that
region. The other replies that he doesn't remember the actual figures but there was a
different temperature on each day and that their product gives 12. Assuming the
temperature to the nearest degree what are the temperatures on the five days?
Ans: -1,-2,1,2,3
Approach:
We know that the smallest two integers that can give a product of 12 is 3*4 which is spilt
up as 2*2*3. But no temperature is the same...hence use -2 instead of 2. Now the
product becomes -12. Choose the other temperatures such that value of the product
does not change but only the sign changes. So naturally, the other two options are -1
and 1.
5) A cube is painted. It is cut into 27 cubes with three straight lines. Find the number of
cubes with
a. 3 sides painted
b. 2 sides painted
c. 1 side painted
d. no painted sides
Ans: a. 8 (4 corner cubes + 4 corner cubes)
b. 12 (center cubes at each EDGE)
c. 6 (center cubes at each FACE)
d. 1 (cube at the center of the original cube)
Approach
Draw a cube (with front, top and side faces, dont draw the inner lines. that'll confuse) cut
it into 27 cubes. thats done by drawing 3 horizontal and 3 vertical lines on the front face
of the cube. extend those lines along the other two faces. then COUNT accordingly.
6) A person travels at a speed of 10 mph from one city to another. However while
returning as there was not much traffic. He came with a speed of 15mph. what is his
average speed?
Ans: 12 mph
Approach:
Let the distance be X
Distance/ Time=Speed
Time taken for forward journey=X/10
Time taken for return journey=X/15
Total time for to and fro journey T =[(X/10)+(X/15)]
Total distance covered D=2X
Hence, average speed= D/T = 12mph
7) There is a peculiar island where people speak a strange language called 'Kubi'.The
men always speak truth and a women never say two 2 consecutive truth or false
statements, that is, if she says truth statement once then she says false statement next
and vice versa. The boys and girls always lie. One day I asked a child "Are you a boy or
girl ?" and the child replied in Kubi. Since I didn't know the language, I asked the child's
parents what it means. One of the parents said "The child says,"I am a boy"" and the
other said that "The child is a girl. He lied".
a) Is the child a boy or a girl
b) Which parent answered first?
Ans: The child is a girl and father answered first.
Approach:
Take the statement "The child is a girl. He lied". If 'He lied' is true, then the child is a girl
is a false. Likewise, is 'He lied' is false, then the child is a girl is true => The second
statement was given by the child's mother and hence the father answered first.
Take the statement "The child says,"I am a boy". Since the father always speak the
truth, the child should have said that he was a boy. But then the child lies, so he cannot
be a boy => the child was a girl. (Confused? Try reasoning it out yourself, u'll
understand the logic)
8) There is a couple and they have many children. 7 of them dont eat spinach. 5 ot them
dont eat carrot. 6 of them dont eat beans. 4 of them dont eat either spinach or carrot. 2
of them eat neither spinach or beans and 3 of them eat neither carrot or beans. and 1
dont eat spinach, carrot or beans. How many children r there in total?
Ans: 9
children
Approach:
4 of them don't eat spinach or carrot => 4 of them eat beans alone.
2 of them don't eat spinach or beans => 2 of them eat carrots alone.
3 of then don't eat carrot or beans =>3 of them eat spinach alone.
Total children=4+2+3=9
(If some other reasoning approach was chosen, the remaining three statements could
be used. But this one is simple and I am sure that the answer is right. Try out the other
approaches anyway)
9) There are three tribes in a village. The Sorobean always speaks the truth. The
Narobean always lies and the Midorean speaks truth and false alternatively. From the
following statements, find out who belongs to which tribe.
A: I am a Sorobean
B is a Narobean
B: I am a Sorobean
C is a Midorean
C: I am a Sorobean
A is a Midorean
Ans: A -Midorean, B-Narobean, C-Sorobean
Approach:
Simple ! Assume one as Sorobean and try to satisfy the conditions. All the above
statement get satisfied only for the above answer. I think the statements that I have
given are right...am sorry if its wrong but the answer to this puzzle in the Infy paper is
the one that I have given above.
10) A flight is scheduled to depart at 12 midnight. A family arrived at the airport 10 hours
late and missed the flight. If they had arrived 4 hours earlier, they would have reached
the airport 2 hours earlier to the departure of the flight. (Something like that...not sure of
the values). What is the present time ?
Ans: 4PM
Approach:
Let the present time be X
If they r 4 hours early, they arrive at airport at X+(10-4)=X-6.
The train leaves at 12 midnight => total duration from morning 12am 10 12 midnight=24
hours.
x-6 is 2 hours earlier to 12Pm =>24-(x-6)=2
X=16 hours=4PM
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1.There were 2 systems A n B.14 degrees in A is equivalent to 36 in system B and 133
in A is equivalent to 87 in B. now what is the temperature where they both r equal?(4
marks)
2.Grass in lawn grows equally thick and in a uniform rate. It takes 40 days for 40 cows
and 60 days for 30 cows to eat the whole of the grass. How many days will 20 cows
take.?
3.After gathering 770 chestnuts, three girls divided them up so that amounts were in the
same proportion as their ages. As often as mary took four chestnuts, nelli took three,
and for every six that mary received, Susie took seven. How many chestnuts did each
girl get ?
4. There are 4 girls (say, ABCD). Each belonged to a different family (say, PQRS). Each
prepared a salad using different kinds of fruits. None of the girls used more than 2 kinds
of fruits in common. The fruits used were cherries, grapes, bananas and apples. Some
clues were given and 4 ?s were asked.
5. Two coin is flipped. One gets $ 1 on winning. At the end of play, one had won $ 3 and
the other had won three times. How many games did they play altogether?
6.There is a peculiar island where people speak a strange language called Kubi. The
men always speak truth and a women never say two 2 consecutive truth or false
statements, that is, if she says truth statement once then she says false statement next
and vice versa. The boys and girls always lie. One day I asked a child Are you a boy or
girl ?" and the child replied in Kubi. Since I didnt know the language, I asked the childs
parents what it means. One of the parents said The child says, I am a boy and the
other said that "The child is a girl. He lied".
a) Is the child a boy or a girl
b) Which parent answered first?
7. vendor who is an ex-mathematician has a number of apples and when he arranges
them in rows of 3 he is left with one more, when he arranges them in rows of 5 again he
is left with 1 more, Same happens with when he tries to arrange them in rows of 7 and
9 that is 1 apple is left extra. But when he arranges them in a row of 11 he is left with
none. Can u tell me how many apples were there?
8.question like A is older than B but younger than C ...etc to find the youngest..
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1.) There are 100 people.Out of them, 10 percent did not take any course in physics or
chemistry 76 people took course of physics.83 people took course of chemistry.How
many people took the course of both physics and chemistry.
2) Sam and saul participated in running race.Sam won with the distance of 10 yards.
Next time , again both of them participated , but now sam started 10 yards behind the
time..and both of them raced with the same speed as in the previous race.
3.) consider A to I. The values of A to I are equal to 1to 9, not necessarily in sequential
manner. And A=4. Now A+B+C+D=D+E+F+G=G+H+I=17. What is the value of D,G.
4.)There is a six faced die.Numbering should be done from 1 to 6.How many ways the
numbering can be done , with a condition that 1 and 6, 2 and 5 , 3 and 4 comes on the
opposite sides of the die.
5.) A man built a house. He should pay amount to these persons: paper hanger,painter,
plumber, merchant , carpenter. He found that, ha should pay for
Paperhanger+ painter=1100
Painter+plumber=1700
Plumber+merchant=1100
Merchant+carpenter=3500
(some equation were given in this way,did not remember exactly).
Find, how much should he pay to each of them individually. (I did not remember the
questions 6,7,8 exactly)
6.)There is a milk man.He has pure milk in one can, and water in second can.First he
poured milk from first can to other can.(did not remember exactly.the water from and
the milk are mixed from one can to other can..he gave some conditions)Finally, in
second can, one gallon of water remained than that of water.
Q. a) How much water and milk remained in both the cans at last.
b) Initially,how much milk and how much water is present in the two cans.
7.)There are three persons Robert Jones,James,X(did not remember the name).Two of
them work as pilot,biochemist,not necessarily in the manner specified..(he gave some
conditions). Who is working as pilot?
8.)There is a stone merchant.He want to place arrange two showcase windows on left
and right,to place the stones for the exhibition of the stones to the coustomers who
come to his shop.He want to place emerald, ruby,garnet( given, some other stone
names).(Some conditions are specified and 5to 6 questions are asked related to them)
9.) The wife of X gave birth to 15 children with a gap of one and a half year between
each child.The older one claimed that she is 18 years of that of the age of the younger
one.How old is the older one?
10.)My friend came to my home for vacation. Every day we played a chess
game.Where the looser should give the winner a choclate. Finally one day my friend
gave me 8 choclates even though she won 12 games. How many days did she stay in
my home?
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1.There are 100 students among them 10 dont study both physics and chemistry,63
studying physics,85 studying chemistry. how many of them are studying both chemistry
and physics
(3 mark)
ans; 63+85-90=68
2. sal and saul are taking part in 100 yards running race in which sal beats saul by 10
yards. If sal starts 10 yards behind the starting line who will win the race?
Ans; sal wins saul by 1 yard, because as sal covers 10 yards saul covers only 9 yards.
3.This problem is like .....
IF A= 4,A+B+C+D = D+E+G+H=G+H+I=17..
whats the value of D and G.
(6 mark) ans; d=5 g=1
4.In a dice the nos 1&6, 2&5, 3&4 are to be in opposite face . how many chances are
there to attain this by
satisfying the above condition....
(3 mark)
Ans: 48(u need to place the nos in the die in such a way it satisfies all the condition i.e.
right-1 left-6 top-2 bottom-5 front-3 back-4
5.In this problem , they gave 6 equations ..
like M+E=1000
E+C=4000..
.....
....
upto 6 equations..
(8 mark)
and ask us to find out the value of each variable. in this type of problem just cancel the
common variables in given equation by either addition or subtraction.
6.there are two cans A&B can A contains water, can B contains pure milk .first double
the amount of liquid in can B by adding water from can A , the double the content of can
A by adding content of can B, then finally double the amount of can B by can A at last
the amount in both the cans are equal and the water in can B is 1 gallon more the
amount of milk .find the amount of milk &water start with. (6 mark)
(I was not able to solve this problem if any one can plz send me the soln)
7.Jan robinson, kate jones, john smith are engineer, pilot & biochemist not in the order
.they have three martian assistants . as they find difficulty with martian names they gave
them nick names as smith, robinson, jones as their masters name.
1.robinson is an yomi
2.all martians speak uri.
3.the martians name is the same as the bio chemist is naim
4.robinson beats engineer in the chess
(one more condition) who is the pilot?
dont remember exactly..
Ans :Jan robinson
8. This problem was to arrange 7 gems in right & left window 3 in each very easy ..this
question carries 8 marks... Its easy.... U can do it..
9.a parent has 15 children who where born in an interval of 1.5 years each . the first
child`s age is 8 times that of last child. whats the age of the first child?.(4M)
Ans: X=8Y, X=Y+21 Solving X=24
10.Sita goes to Gita's house during vacation. they play a game of chess everyday and
the loser has to give a chocolate to the winner for every game . Sita gave 8 chocolates
to Gita at the end of the vacation, although she had won 12 games. How long did she
stay
there? 5 marks
Ans : 32 days(doubt)I put as 31
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1. 75 persons Major in physics, 83 major in chemistry, 10 not at major in these subjects
u want to find number of students majoring in both subjects Ans 68.
2. if A wins in a race against B by 10 mts in a 100 Meter race. If B is behind of A by 10
mts. Then they start running race, who will won?
Ans A
3. A+B+C+D=D+E+F+G=G+H+I=17
given A=4
Find value of G and H?
Ans : G = 5 E=1
4. Question goes like this
Plumber+ painter = 1100
painter + electrician = 1300'
wireman + woodcutter = 5300
.........
Find each Share
Ans , 200,900,800,300,3000,2300
5. If 1-6, 2-5,3-4 are facing opposite 2 eacher how many ways are possible to arrange
Ans : 24.
6. I cant able 2 remember question is A, B are 2 jugs u have to weigh equal amount of
water and milk
7. 8 mark I cant able 2 remember 4 persons jan robinson, smith, peter, 4 nickname,
Find who is pilot some conditions
Ans: jan robinson
8.8 Mark
Question about diamond, orpal,rupy, aremanld.......
4 questions, options given
Ans a,a,b,e
9. Age problem::: A father and a mother, For each one and a half year a child born, total
they have 15 childrens at the end of n years, The oldest is 8 time younger, find age of
oldest
Ans : 24.
10. Chocolate Problem In a game i won 12 games, each game if i loose i will give u one
chocolate, You have 8 chocolates how many games played?
Ans : 32
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1. A publishing company advertisd the job opening.The response was good. One
hundred people applied for the post. The company wanted someone expert in both
physics and chemistry. Out of which 10 did not had any specalization.75 of them had
got physics training and 83 got training in chemistry.how many applicants had got
training in both physics and chemistry? (3 marks)
2.sal & saul had a race for 100 yards.sal won de race and saul is 10 yards behind
him(i.e, in de mean time saul covered 90 yards).if sal is 10 yards behind the start line
and runs with the same speed as b4 who will win?
(4 marks)
3.A + B + C +D = D + E + F + G = G + H + I =17. If A = 4. What are the values of D and
G. Each letter taken only one of the digit from 1 to 9. (6 marks)
4. A mother has 15 children with a interval of 1.5 years between each child.now if the
oldest child (given some name)is three times the youngest one (given some name) what
is the age of oldest one? (3 marks)
5.. Last Year my cousin came to my place and we played a game where the loosing one
has to give one choclate to the person who won the game .At the end of the vacation,i.e
the day my cousin was leaving she counted number of games that i won an she won. At
last she gave me a total of 8 choclates even though she won about 12 games.Find the
mumber of games that we played.
(4 marks)
6. a jeweller makes a window display. he has 7 gems of which he needs to display 6.
three on the left side of the pane on three on the right. with following conditions.let the
gems be Armanet, diamond, emerald , sapphire , garnet, opal and ruby.
1.armanet should be always displayed on left side
2.diamond always on the right
3.ruby should not be kept with diamond or garnet.
4.emerald and sapphire should always be on the same side. (8 marks)
1]what are the possible combinations on the possible for left pane.
a] armanet,garnet , opal
b] armanet, ruby, garnet
c] diamond, emerald , sapphire
d] armanet , emerald, garnet
2]what are the possible combinations on the possible for right pane.
a]diamond, garnet , opal
b]diamond, ruby, opal
c]armanet,emerald, sapphire
d]diamond,garnet,ruby
3]if garnet, diamond, opal are on the right side what is possible
option for right side.
a]ruby,armanet,sapphire
b]armanet,emerald,ruby
c]armanet,emerald,sapphire
d]ruby,emerald,sapphire
4]if armanet, ruby, opal are on the left side what is possible option for left side.
a]diamond, garnet, emerald
b]diamond, sapphire, garnet
c]garnet, sapphire, emerald
d]diamond, emerald, sapphire
7.a milkman says to a boy "in one can there is spring water.other can contains a cream
milk.i will mix some water with de milk to provid wholesome diet.if i take some quantity
from can A and pour it into can B such that its content doubles.again take some
quantity from can B and pour it into can A such that its content doubles.again take
some quantity from can A and pour it into can B such that its content doubles.Finally
quantity of milk in both the cans are same but the amount of water is one gallon more
than the milk.(they didnt specify what the can A & can B contains)
(1) what is the initial amount of milk and water?
(2) what is the final amount of milk and water?
(8 marks)
8.if the charges are as follows
plumber +painter=900
painter +electrician=
electrician+carpenter=
like this 6 values and the persons are paint
hanger,painter,plumber,carpenter,electrician,mason.
find their individual charges (very easy to solve)
(6 marks)
10. A dice is there. it should contain 1,6 and 2,5 and 3,4 pairs as opposite to each
other(i,e, if 1 is at the top 6 should be at the bottom) how many possible ways are
there?
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1.There is 100 yards run race b/n sal and saul.Sal win by saul 10 yards.If at the
beginning sal took 10 yards behind the saul who wins the race?(they maintained const
speed)
2.A+B+C+D=D+F+G+H=H+I+J=17 AND if A=4 then D=?H=?Ans:D=5,H=1
3.if anu came to rama's home to the vacation.They played one card game per each
day.the condition is that who losses the game should give a chacolate to the winer.at he
end of the vacation eventhough anu won 12 games she gave 8 chacolates to rama,then
for how many days the vacation lasted? Ans:32
4.I dont remember this one plz check it with othersPlumber+Paperhanger=1100
Plumber+Painter=1300
Painter+electrision=.....
like this 8 statements given you have to find each persons value?its dead easy
5.One milk boy have 2 cans.in one can some water and in 2 can some milk is there(ie in
A,B cans).He take some quantity from A mixed with B then B Qty doubled,Then He took
some qty from B then mixedwith A then A qty doubled.Again He take some quantity
from A mixed with B then B Qty doubled,again He took some qty from B then mixedwith
A then A qty doubled.Finally how much milk is there intially and also water qty?after final
mixing hw much qty each milk and water in each can?Ans:Intially in A 2 ltrs Milk,in B 1
ltr water.then caluculate the second ans
6.Die is there u have to mark each side with 1-6 numbers but the cond is that 1-6,2-4,35 must be oppite side hen how many ways u can do that one?
7.This one a little bit confusing regarding 3 persons and there profeessions some 3
stmts given finally who is the pilot.
8.there is one jewallary show room there they want to exhibit some jewels in front of the
shop.for hat shop 2 wings r there ie left and right.in each wing u have to place 3 jewels.
-Emorold should be in left wing.
-diomond should be in right wing-if garnet is there ruby doesnt be there.
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1.There are 100 students among them 10 dont study both physics and chemistry,63
studying physics,85 studying chemistry. How many of them are studying both chemistry
and physics
(3 mark) (similar Qn. Asked prev)
ans; 63+85-90=68
2. sal and saul are taking part in 100 yards running race in which sal beats saul by 10
yards. If sal starts 10 yards behind the starting line who will win the race?
Ans: Sal.
When 100mtrs is covered by Sal ,Saul covers only 90 mtrsacc 1st race In 2nd race
Sal has to run tot 110 mtrs while Saul 100 mtrs
but when Saul covers 90mtrs Sal has coverd 100mtrs ie now for both 10 mtrs r rem but
Sal is faster than Saul as he won 1st rece so this 10 mtrs Sal will complete first and will
win by 1 mtr.
3. A+B+C+D = D+E+G+H=G+H+I=17.
If A=4,Find value of D and G.
(present in prev paper)
G=1
(6 mark)
ans; D=5
4.In a dice the nos 1&6, 2&5, 3&4 are to be in opposite face . How many ways u can do
this arrangement. (prv paper)
Ans: I wrote 24 ways.
Suppose 1and 6 we fix in any 2 faces rem nos we can arrange in 4 ways again 4 combi
in same way but 1 and 6 interchanged ie 8 combi for 1 pair so 8x3=24 combi. Chk out
tis one .
5. Plumber+Paperhanger=1100
Plumber+Painter=1300
Painter+electrision=..... and so on 6 equation. (8 mark) (repe)
Ans: You can solve equation or try few values u get the ans.. i didnt had enough time so
I put values and tried luckily I got correct answer
6.Some milkman problem. There are two cans A&B can A contains water, can B
contains pure milk . To dilute the milk first he put water frm Can A to Can B so that he
doubles the qty in Can B. then poured some qty frm Can B to Can A to double qty in
Can A and then again frm Can A to Can B to double qty in Can B. At the end he finds
both Qty same but in Can B 1 gallon water is more than Can A (something like this Im
sorry I dont remember exactly the last sentence). So what is the initial quantity of milk
and water(6 or 8 mark)
I didnt solve only tis qn. If ny1 has d ans plz put it in group
mail.
7.Jan robinson, kate jones, john smith are engineer, pilot & biochemist not in the order
.they have three martian assistants . as they find difficulty with martian names they gave
them nick names as smith, robinson, jones as their masters name. 1.robinson is an
yomi
2. martians speak uti. 3.the martians name is the same as the bio chemist 4.robinson
beats engineer in the chess (conditions I dont remember properly) who is the pilot?
Ans :Jan robinson
U have to work out the conditions and analyze some 2 conditions r imp u get the idea so
concentrate and do.
8. This was gem problem .7 gems to be arranged on window 3 on left 3 on rt. diamond
always on rt, Emrald on lf always sapphire and something always together ruby wont go
with some gems etc etc.4 sub qns asked very easy u can easily solve this.
(8 mrks) (repeated)
9.Mr. And Mrs. XYZ has 15 children who where born in an interval of 1.5 years each .
the first child`s age is 8 times that of last child. whats the age of the eldest child?.(4M)
Ans: 24 yrs
youngest is 3 yrs.
X=8Y, X=Y+21 Solving X=24
10.Sita goes to Gita's house during vacation. They play a game of chess everyday and
to Gita at the end of the vacation, although she had won 12 games. how many days she
stay there? 5 marks (repe)
Ans : 32 days
Sita 12 games won ----12 days
Sita 12 days lost--------12 days
Sita 8 games lost--------8 days
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tot: 32 days
1. A man is 80 yrs old in the year 490 and 90 yrs old in the year 480. when was he
born? 3 Marks
Ans : 570
2. A man starts from his house and after some time he comes across a milestone that
shows the distance travelled in Kms. It is a 2 digit number. after an hr. he gets another
milestone with the same 2 digits reversed. After an hr. he gets another milestone with
thesame two digits but with a Zero in between. What is his speed? 4 marks
Ans : 45kph
3. Sita goes to Gita's house during vacation. they play a game of chess everyday and
to Gita at the end of the vacation, although she had won 12 games. How long did she
stay
there? 5 marks
Ans : 32 days
4. There is a train from NY to Washington every 1/2 hr and 1 hr. there is a train from
Washington to NY every 1 hr. (constant speed assumed) it takes 5 hrs from NY to
Washington and 5 hrs. to come back. On your way from Washington to NY, how many
trains
will cross you? 6 marks
Ans: 19 trains
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Q 1. At some diamond shop ,a burglary happened. Police got hold of 3 suspects named
Robbert, Davis and Andy. each one of them pointed the other for the robbery. Robbert
said one of the other 2 has done it. I have not done that. Latter police came to know
that robber was telling lies. Tell who did that. (3 marks)
ANS statement of Robert one of the other 2 has done it. I have not done that. As it is
given that he was telling lies so I have not
done is false. hance rebert did that.
ROBBERT
Q 2.There was a person who smoked a lot .One day he decided to quit his habit, but he
had 27 cigarettes with him. So he started smoking them one by one ,to finish them. He
had the habit of smoking only 2/3rd of it and leaving the rest butt. later he found out that
by joining 3 butts he can form 1 cigarette. So ,tell haw many cigarettes in all he smoked.
ANS from 3 butts he get 1 cigarette.Hence from 27 butts he get 9 (27/3) cigarettes. 3
butts give way 1 cigarette 27+3+1=31 I GOT THIS ANSWER. BUT ONE OF MY
FRIENDS WAS GETTING 40 AS ANSWER. check it
Q 3. one day a person wanted to meet a lawyer, but lawyer was busy,so he told the man
to meet him 2 days after the day before the day after tomorrow .Tell what the day is ,if
today is Friday.
Ans day after tomorrow-Sunday
The day before day after tomorrow-Saturday
2 days after Saturday=Monday
Monday
Q 4 Tell a 5 digit number which satisfies:
It has 2 prime numbers.
The 3rd digit is largest.
The 2nd digit is smallest.
The 1st digit is greater than the sum of 4th and 5th digits.
The 5th digit is between 2nd and 1st digit and is half of 4th digit.
Find the number.
(6 marks)
Ans IT IS THE SIMPLEST QUESTION SO TRY SOLVING IT
Q 5 in an office there are 5 people named miss aimes, miss benns, mr colonoy, mr
Davis and Mr Paul. And the 5 posts are floorwalker, manager, clerk, cashier and
buyer .Find who is who,if:
2 of these were roommates in college (Dont remember the names).
The buyer is a bachelor.
Mrs colonoy was angry when her husband told her that the manager refused for give
him promotion.
Davis was the best man when the clerk and cashier got married.
Aimes and paul had the business relations only.
(8 marks)
Q 6 There are some students in a school. The 1/2 of number of students is a whole
number. The 1/6 of number of students is a whole number. The 1/5 of number of
students is a whole number. The 1/7 of number of students is a whole number. Find the
number of students. (SOMETHING THIS TYPE. FIGURES ARE NOT SAME.)
Ans 420
METHOD:
FIND LCM OF NUMBERS GIVEN LIKE 2,6,5,7. AS IT IS COMPLETELY DIVISIBLE
BY THEM ,SO THAT IS THE ANSWER.
Q 7 Complete the series:
1,2,3,5,16,_
1,2,3 (I dont remember).
(6 marks)
Q 8It was something that 2 trains are going in opp direction.time was given and we have
to find out how many number of trains will meet train A before reaching its destination.
Q 10 4 cards r placed on a table, each card has 2 colors. U dont know the color of the
back side of each card.4 persons A,B,C,D r there and they can see the top color of their
cards as Red, Green, Red, Blue. No card can have same color on both its sides. all the
4 see thee back color of their cards and say:
A: yellow/Green.
B:neither blue nor green
C:Blue/yellow
D:Blue/Yellow.
Out of these 2 tells truth and two tells lie. tell the color of the backside of each card.
(8 marks).
A) YELLOW
b) YELLOW
C) BLUE
D) GREEN
ANS WAS THIS ,BUT THE OPTIONS IN QUESTION ARE SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT.
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1. Clark, Jones, Smith and Morgan are Butcher, Grocer, Druggist and Policeman. Based
on the given conditions find who is who.
1. Clark and Jones are neighbors and they drive each other on alternatively to work.
2.The Butcher always walks to work.
3.Clark beats Smith at the bowl regularly.
4.The Policeman has met the Grocer only once when he arrested him for speeding.
5.The Policeman and the Druggist are not neighbors.
6.Jones earns more than Morgan.
7.The Policeman earns more than the druggist or Grocer.
Quite confusing and time consuming for me.
Clark==?
Morgan==?
Smith==?
Jones==?
Clark and Jones are not butchers
Proceeding like this solve it.
2. Trains leave from New York to Washington every hour on the hour
(1:00,2:00....).Trains leave from Washington to New York every hour on the hour and
half hour(1:00,1:30,2:0,2:30....).It takes a train 5 hrs to complete its journey from
Washington to New York as well as from New York to Washington. A train leaves from
New York to Washington. Find out how many trains it will meet before it reaches
Washington...
3. A man drives with constant speed..n he after some time he sees a milestone with 2digits..then he travels for an hr n sees the same 2 digits in reverse order..n then after an
hr he sees that the milestone has the same 2 digits with a 0 between them.. so whats
the man speed?
4. Last Year my cousin came to my place and we played a game where the loosing one
has to give one choclate to the person who won the game .At the end of the vacation,i.e
the day my cousin was leaving she counted number of games that i won an she won.At
last she gave me a total of 8 choclates even though she won about 12 games. How
many days did my cousin stayed in my house?
5.
a. Rimmie wears a hat only if goerge wears a tie.
b. George wears a scarf only if Johnie wears a tie.
c. Vickie wears a googles only if Rimmie wears a hat.
d,e,f,g,h
some what like this there are 8 statements, from that we have to determine who wears
what.
6. A person is 80 years old in 490 and only 70 years old in 500 in which year is he born?
7. A solicitor says to his friend that its one hour before the end of the summer; when
can we have our meeting?
Friend : we can meet 11 hours after the town clock has 10 seconds to strike.
Solicitor : doesnt it the town clock strikes with 1 second between
Friend : yes
So what is the time of their meeting?
8. Name of some 5 persons are given say A,B,C,D,E. and it is said that they play games
and some conditions are given like if A comes second B and C are in third and fourth
position.. its very easy.. the question is to find the position of B,C,D,..
9. A farmers wife says to her husband if we have 75 chicken ,they can be fed for 20
days and if still more 100 chicken are there they can be fed for only 15 days
how many chicken does the farmer have?
10. 1/8th of my life as a boy, said my boss,1/6th as a young man. So on like this.
Jus add up the fractions to find the age of the boss.
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Infosys Test 9/11/05 (FOR EXPERIENCED)
1.There are 100 balls .20red,20 blue,20,20,20 What is the min no of balls u shld pick so
that u can make a pair
2.1/5 of those in front = 5/6 of those behind how many in the race?
3.There is train from New York to Washington every hour from Washington to New York
every an hour total journey takes 5 hours how many trains u will see if go from New
York to Washington
5.2 temperature systems A & B 14 in A = 36 in B 133 in A =87 in B at what temp both will
be equal Ans 52.5
6.There are 5 positions in an office Manager, Cashier, Clerk, Floorwalker, Buyer & 5
people Miss A ,Miss B, Mr C, Mr D, Mr E 5
Conditions are given.
1.
Cashier & manger were roommates in college
2.
Buyer is a bachelor
3.
E has only business relations with Miss A
4.
Mrs C was very upset when her husband told her manager refused to give a
raise
5.
Davis will be the best man when cashier weds clerk
Find the position of all
7. From a to b it is 8 km up hill and 24 km downhill. Mr X goes from a to b in 2 hr 50 min
and b to a in 4 hrs 30 min Find the uphill and downhill velocity 8a red cube cut into 27
pieces how many
7.
no sides painted
8.
1 side
9.
2 side
10.
3side
9 there are stamps of 2 p,7p,10p,15p,20p Stamps are to be bought in two sets 3 kind of
stamps 5 each,2 kind 6 each Total money to be spent is Rs 3 find the two sets
10. M is sister of P, O`s husband is L`s brother, N is father of K & grandfather of P There
are two fathers and one mother and 3 brothers Find who is husband of O No of male
members......The group of brothers
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1. A person is 80 years old in 490 and only 70 years old in 500 in which year is he born?
2. I spent one-sixth of my age as a boy and one-12th in youth, remarked the boss
"spent one-seventh and five years in matrimony". My son born just after that period was
elected as a governor 4 years back when he was half of my present age. What is the
age of the boss?
3. A person travels in a car with uniform speed. He observes the milestone, which has 2
digits. After one hour he observes another milestone with same digits reversed. After
another hour he observes another milestone with same 2 digits separated by 0. Find the
speed of the car?
4. 'A' says if seventy five chickens are sold from what we have now the feed will last for
extra 20 days but 'B' says if we buy additional 100 chickens then feed will get over 15
days earlier. Find the no. of chickens both are having now?
5. Trains leave from New York to Washington every hour on the hour (1:00,
2:00....).Trains leave from Washington to New York every hour on the hour and half hour
(1:00, 1:30, 2:0, 2:30....).It takes a train 5 hrs to complete its journey from Washington to
New York as well as from New York to Washington. A train leaves from New York to
Washington. Find out how many trains it will meet before it reaches Washington.
I remember only till this question only.
9. One question similar to 11th question on Puzzles to puzzle u but not that much
easier question (related to that) (4 line question).
There were 3 logical question of 8, 8, 6 marks. And one more 3 marks aptitude
question.
7. Captain is making a race between some friends (5 members) and some 6 condition
were given asked to find out their positions in the race. (6 mark)
10. 11 to 14 sentences were given about that and 4 person names and 4 things as hat,
tie, and scarf and asked who is wearing what. (Most difficult one)(8 mark)
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1.There are 100 balls in a box. 20 are blue, 20 are red, 20 are black, and 20 are white
and 20 orange. Find the least no of ways to get the pair of balls.
2.There are 2p, 5p, 7p, 10p and 15p stamps are available. My mom told me to buy three
stamps of 5 each and two stamps of 6 each. But I forget that. But my mom had given
me the exact amount to buy the stamps Rs. 3.00. Please help me to buy the stamps.
3.In a circular bicycle race. There are 1/5th of total racers are ahead of me and 5/6th
are behind me. Find the total no. of bicycle racers in the race.
4.There are tow trains. One from New York to Washington and second from Washington
to New York. The total journey to a destination takes 5 hours. A train from New York to
Washington leaves on hour at every hour. The train from Washington to New York
leaves an hour and on half an hour. How many trains will be passing if you are traveling
from New York to Washington?
5.In a school there are fewer than 500 students. The 1/3 are the whole numbers. The
1/4th and the 1/7th are the whole numbers. Find the total number of students in the
school.
6.A person on his bicycle walks 8km uphill and 24km Downhill he took 2hr30minutes to
complete this. He started again without any stop now he took now 4hr50minutes. Find
the average speed of the cyclist at UPHILL and DOWNHILL.
7.There is question on relations. Who is the brother, wife. (8 marks)
8.There is one more question on relations. (8 marks)
9.There are two mew systems developed for temperature A and B. if A =14 the B=36,
when A = 133 then B = 87. Find when both the temperature becomes equal.
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1)3 marks) Sandy's uncle died leaving 1000 rs behind to be distributed among his five
nephews. The money is to be divided among the nephews according to their ages. A
person gets Rs 20 more than his immediate younger brother.Sandy being the youngest
what was his share? Ans. Rs 160.0
let sandy's share be x
x+x+20+x+40+x+60+x+80=1000
5x+200=1000
x=800/5
x=160
2) 4MARKS Rohit was descending from the elavator which was not working. When he
had stepped down 7 steps his sir started from the bottom of the elevator and they
passed each other and when Rohit had still 4 steps to go down, his sir reached at the
top.
Taking into consideration that sir's 2 steps took same time as Rohit's one what were the
total no of steps? Ans 22 steps
let no of steps be x
speed=distance/time
Distance covered by Rohit = x-7-4 (7 steps already covered and 4 were still to go)
Distance covered by sir = x
Speed of Rohit =s
Speed of sir = 2s
Time taken is equal in both the cases so
Time(rohit)=time(sir)
(x-7-4) / s = x / 2s
2x - 22 = x
x=22
3) 3 marks) A vendor who is an ex-mathematician has a number of apples and when he
arranges them in rows of 3 he is left with one more, when he arranges them in rows of 5
again he is left with 1 more, Same happens with when he tries to arrange them in rows
of 7 and 9 that is 1 apple is left extra.
But when he arranges them in a row of 11 he is left with none. Can u tell me how many
apples were there? Ans : 946
the no is a multiple of 3,5,7,9 + a remainder of 1. So
3* 5* 7* 9= 945 + 1 =946
946 /11= 86
so it is divisible by 11 also.
4 4MARKS A theft was reported in a p[olice station and police detained 3 persons Tommy, Lee and Andy on the basis of doubt. However everyone said that he did not
steal and one among the other two is the thief. Later on police came to know that
Tommy was lying. Who was the real thief? Ans : Tommy
He gave 2 false statements:
1: he didn't steal though he was the thief.
2: one among the other two did it. If he is the thief how can other 2 do it.
It was very easy and infact that created a doubt n everyone cross checked it again n
again to be sure as nobody was expecting such
a simple puzzle.
5>
6M
The temperature is noted for 5 consecutive days and it is noted that no two days have
the same temperature. Moreover the product of all the 5 readings is 12. The difference
is noted to the nearest degrees. What were the readings of the temperature?
Ans: -2, -1, 1, 2, 3
Factors of 12: 4*3,6*2
2*2*3 bt 2 cant b repeated so -2 and to nullify -ve sign -1 is there
so -2 *-1 * 1 * 2 *3 = 12
6)8M
There are five persons in an office in the post of buyer, clerk, footwalker,
manager,cashier. Allen, Benett, Clark, Ewinger, Davis holds the post.
1. Among the 5 two have their lunch time from 11:30- 12:30 and the rest have it in 12:30
-1:30
2. Mrs Allen and Mrs Benett are sisters.
3. Cashier and clerk share their lunch among themselves.
4. Two Bachelors share their rooms.
5. Davis and Ewinger doesn't face each other from the day Davis reported Ewinger to
the Manager when he returned from lunch and found out that Ewinger has already left
for lunch before time.
Ans:
I m not sure about the answers bt question was like this
Davis:Buyer
Clark:Cashier
Allen: Manager
Benett:Clerk
Ewinger:Footwalker
Lunch 11:30 - 12:30
Two
Davis ( from the 5th point he takes lunch in the earlier session)
Davis cant be manager
lunch 12:30 - 1:30
three
Ewinger( form the 5th point he takes

lunch in 2nd session
Ewinger cant be manager
7>
(4marks)
A dice has faces 1 against 6, 3 against 5 and 2 against 4 always. How many such
combinations of faces are possible in a dice?
Ans : 24
keeping 1 and 6 fixed, we can have two combinations of 6 and 3, and two of 2 and 4
that means four. And interchanging 1 and 6 we can have two more combinations that
means with one pair 8 combinations are there : 4*2=8. Similarly with other two also 8
combos. So in all 8*3=24 combos are possible.
8>
(4 marks) A boy's age is 5 times as old as his sister. His father's age is twice to
that of his mother who is five times as old as the boy. The sum of all of them equals to
that of his grandmother who is celeberating his 81st birthday. How old is the boy?
Ans: 5 years old
let boys age b x
sister's = x/5
mother's=5x
fatther's=2(5x)
grandmother's=81
81=x/5+x+5x+10x
81*5 = x+5x+ 25x +50x
405 = 81x
x= 405/81
x=5
so boys age is 5 years
9>
(6 marks) It was something like 4persons take part in a race and got different
ranks.what weretheir ranks: John, black, Wee, Anthony
Conditions were given like
1. If John stood first then wee cant be on 4th position and Anthony at 2nd postion.
2. Similarly 4 5 conditions were given
10> (8 marks) An easy question with 4 subparts
A painter has 7 paintings and he follow certain rules while exhibiting the paintings:
Never places x and y in the same exhibit
If y is there z is also there
U is there if and if only w is there
Following these constraints 4 questions were asked based on the possible
combinations in the exhibit.
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1.In a lunch hour staff in the company had a race. Dennis beat Jim.
Samantha was beat by Lousie and Jim in that order. Jack beat Jim. Jack was not first.
Who won the race.
Ans : Dennis
2.A ten digit number whose first digit is the number of ones, second digit is the number
of twos, third digit is the number of threes, fourth digit is the number of fours, fifth digit is
the number of fives, sixth digit is the number of sixes, seventh digit is the number of
sevens, eight digit is the number of eights, ninth digit is the number of nines and tenth
digit is the number of zeros. what is that digit.
3,There was a burglary in a diamond shop. three thieves were arrested, Smith,J,D. All
the three blamed that " one of the other two stole the diamonds. I didnt do it ".Atlast the
police found out that J was lying and that only one of them robbed. Who is tat.
4..A lady goes for shopping. She bought some shoestrings. 4 times the number of
shoestrings, she bought pins and 8 times she bought handkerchiefs. And she paid
number of coins in the same as the number of items she bought in each. How many
handkerchiefs did she buy.
5.If one-fifth of a hive of bees flew to the badamba flower, one-third flew to the
slandbara, three times the difference of these two numbers flew to an arbour, and one
bee continued to fly about, attracted on each side by the fragrant Ketaki and Malati,
what was the total number of bees ?
6.Three couples were playing golf. A,B,C are the wives names and X,Y,Z are the
husbands names but not in order. The winner of the game is the one who has the least
number of points.
(i) A,B,C,X got points as 104,102,100,94 respectively.
(ii) Y and X got 96 and 98 but dont know who got what because their names were not
put in the scoreboard.
(iii) X's wife bet Y's wife.
Find who is married to who.
7.If a large cube painted red from out side , if it cut into 125 equal part by six straight
lines, then how many cubes were there with
(a) no face painted
(b) only one face painted
(c) only two faces painted
(d) three faces painted
What is the probability that the 125 cubes taken at random is red.
8.Jack went for shopping to five stores. In each store he spent Rs.1 more than half of
what was left from the previous purchase. How much money he had when he entered
the first store.
9.A man enquires a person about the past 5 days temperatures at 12 noon in that
region. The other replies that he doesn't remember the actual figures but there was a
different temperature on each day and that their product gives 12. Assuming the
temperature to the nearest degree what are the temperatures on the five days?
Ans: -1,-2,1,2,3
Approach:
We know that the smallest two integers that can give a product of 12 is 3*4 which is spilt
up as 2*2*3. But no temperature is the same...hence use -2 instead of 2. Now the
product becomes -12. Choose the other temperatures such that value of the product
does not change but only the sign changes. So naturally, the other two options are -1
and 1.
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1.a red painted cube which is cut across by 6 straight lines (probably it is 9) and into
125 cubes. onthis there were 5 questions
a)3 red coloured faced cubes
a)2 red coloured faced cubes
c)1 red coloured faced cubes
d)0 red coloured faced cubes
1.2 if all placed in a bag and randomly drawn what is the probability that i get a cube
with red face.
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2.a question on bees: 1/3 went to one flower ,1/5 went to another .... Q) no. of bees
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3.a boy visits 5 shops and spends all his amount when he reaches 5 th shop
in first shopp he gives 1 more than half of the money
in second same...
what is the amt.
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4)golf 3men and 3women(3 couples) went to play golf
men women
---=x ---=x1
---=y ---=z1
---=y ---=z1 here x,x1,y,y1,z,z1 are diff numbers
some more inferences tell who is the wife of whom
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5. an old lady went to shopping she purchased goods of Rs.3.24 x shoelaces 4times to
shoelaces shoes 8times kerchiefs she paid paise proportional to the quantity how many
kerchiefs?
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6.a (confusing 8 mark) problem to find what is what hill stations harbour population
something like that
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7.in a ten digit no places in 1st place as many no of ones in the no in 2nd place as many
no of twos in the no and so on tell the no
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-------------1.There is a truck, which contains 12 gallons of Fuel that comes for 300miles/hr. The
driver has not seen the hole in it, and has taken that truck and drove for 4hrs after which
the fuel was lasted. How much fuel was lost during the journey?
2.On a field, 40 cows were put for fed, which can last grass in 40 days. If 30 cows were
put, they can empty the field in 60 days. How many days 20 cows will take to last that
grass?
3.There are some bees flying on some flowers. One-fifth of the bees flew to the first
flower. One-third of the bees flew to second flower. 3 times the difference of the above
two flew to the third flower. One bee is flying around two flowers. Totally, how many
flowers are there?
4.A case includes six people Mark, Fillip, Graham, Walt, Hunt and Clark who play the
roles of Murderer, victim, witness, Judge, Policeman, Hang man, but not in the same
order.
i.
Policeman took Graham to the place of incident.
ii.
Mark knows both the victim and murderer.
iii. Hunt and Walt never met.
iv. Walt is one of the persons who have seen Fillip alive.
(Some more such conditions have given.)
Who played the roles below in the melodrama?
Role
Person
---------------------------------Murderer
Policeman
Judge
Witness
5.On a skating plane, Michel and Jennie are in a distance of a mile on each side of a
point. They are going to skate to the direction of each others. Jennie, having added
force with the flow of the wind, skated two and one-half miles faster than Michel and
beat her 6 minutes. What are the times taken by both of them?
6.(Some conditions were given, but may not be exactly the same.)
i.
A&B, who can speak English, have common language with E as Spanish.
ii.
Common language for B&E is French.
iii. A, C&E can speak Italian.
iv. D&E have common language as Portuguese.
v.
Portuguese is known by at least 3 persons.
There is only one person who knows all the 5 languages, only one who knows 4
languages, only one who knows 3 languages, only one who knows 2 languages and
only one who knows exactly one language. Based on the conditions, 4 questions were
given. (Options were also not the same, Ive given just for model.)
1.
A Knows
i.
English, Spanish, Portuguese
ii.
French, English, Spanish
iii.
French, Italian, Spanish.
2.
E knows
i.
French, Portuguese
ii.
English, Spanish, Portuguese
iii.
Italian, Spanish, French
3.
B knows
i.
Spanish, French
ii.
English, French, Italian
iii.
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish.
4.
C Knows(and some options)
7.James has come out of Jail after 6 years. When he was punished with imprisonment,
his age was 5 times his sons age. Now, his age is 3 times his sons age. What was his
age when his son was born?
8. A Boy has taken a short cut on which there is a railway track that goes through a
narrow bridge. When the boy covered 7/16th of the track in the bridge, he heard the
whistle of the train. Then he ran out of that bridge, when the train came to that bridge.
If he were taken actual root, he would have reached the destination on time, rather
taking the shortcut and running out of that bridge. If the boy covers 4km/hr, what was
the speed of the train?
9.Three persons A, B & C who can be named according to their behavior. They can be
named as Sororean, the name that can be given to the one who always wins; Nororean,
the name that can be given to the one who always tells the truth; Midrorean, the name
that can be given to the one who always lies. Then, given some statements (not exactly
the same Ive given), based on which to answer the question (we need to write the
names that A, B & C can be given in the table given)
A.
1) C has beaten B.
2) C always tells truth.
3) C is the winner.
B.
1) A is the winner.
2) B doesnt tell truth.
C.
1) B beat C.
2) A is the winner.
A
B
C
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1) A man was on his way to a marriage in a car with a constant speed. After 2 hours one
of the tier is punctured and it took 10 minutes to replace it. After that they traveled with a
speed of 30 miles/hr and reached the marriage 30 minutes late to the scheduled time.
The driver told that they would be late by 15 minutes only if the 10 minutes was not
waste.
Find the distance between the two towns?(6Marks) Ans: 120 miles
2). B & C initially speak English but when D joined Spanish, they also took up Spanish.
The only common language between A, B and E is French. The only common language
between C and E is Italian. Three people speak Portuguese. Most common language is
Spanish. One person knows all 5 languages. One person knows 4. One person knows
3. One person 2. One person 1.
Who speaks what ? (6 marks).
Ans:
A-3.
B-5.
C-4.
D-1.
E-2.
3). A cyclist is cycling in a circular path. he is at some point on the path, at that point
1/5th of the cyclists infront of him and 5/6th back to him gives the total number of
clyclists participating in the race. What is the total number of cyclists?
Ans:31.(4 Marks)
4) Players were playing a card game. Cards had different colours on both sides. Neither
of cards had same colour on both sides. Colours were 2 Red, 2 Blue, 2 Green, 2 Yellow.
Cards were lying in front of each player. Now, each player knew the colour on other
side of his card. They are required to tell their colour.
Statement given by each of them was :
Annie : Blue or Green
Bobby : Neither Blue nor Green
Cindy : Blue or Yellow
Danny : Blue or Yellow
Colours of cards that are visible to all were Red, Blue, Green, Blue in order of their
names. Exactly two of them are telling truth and
exactly two of them are lieing. Can you tell the colour on other face of card for each
player ? (6 Marks)
Sol :
Annie : Yellow (Lieing)
Bobby : Yellow (Telling truth)
Cindy : Blue (Telling truth)
Danny : Green (Lieing)

5) 5 Shop-owners have one daughter each. Each of them name their shop after
another's daughter. certain details given. Who is dimple's father? Ans: Mrinal (4
Marks)
6)if a person is sitting in a exam having 30 questions (objective type) the examiner use
the formula to calculate the score is S=30+4c-w here c is number of correct answer and
w is number of wrong answer , the examiner find the score is more than 80, tell how
may questions are correct ? if the score is little less but still more than 80 then u wont
be able to answer.
Ans :- 16 ( 6Marks)
7) This was a simple question about a running race. I couldn't recollect the correct
question............Samantha beat Jack..........Jim was forwarded by jack and Tom and so
on.......Jack was not the last to reach.........Jim was not the first.....Who won the race??
Ans:- Samantha ( 3 Marks)
8)A Father Has to Give Coins to his Childern, The Oldest Son will get 1/2th ,then next
son will get 1/4 th of Remaining, theirs son will get 1/5th of Remaining and then his
youngest son get 49 Coins. So Initially How Much coins that Father Had?? ( 3 Marks)
9) There are 3 teachers and 6 subjects. Some conditions like when the biology
teacher was playing cards with the geography teacher, the history teacher was in class.
Te1 and the geography teacher are ighbours ....... I Don't Remember the Entire
Question
( 6 Marks)
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1) A person is 80 years old in 490 and only 70 years old in 500 in which year is he born?
Ans: 570B.C
2) A boss tells "1/6th of his life in childhood,1/12th of his in youth and 1/7 of his in
bachelor, five years more in politics and socialization. This brought me up to jimmy born.
Jimmy was elected for the governor four years ago, when he was half my present age.
Find the boss age.
Ans: 84 years
3) I was driving in a car at a particular speed I saw a speed limit board 0f 2 digits after a
hr again I saw speed limit board reverse of the previous 2 digits and had same number
as previous and after a hr again saw the 2 digits backward and forward separated by
zero (3 digit) as speed limit board. what was the speed at which I was traveling ? Ans:
45kmph
16,61,106
4) A girl visits to her cousin's house for a vacation. They both played a game for all the
days she stayed there for every win they need to give a chocolate to the other. At the
day when she left she had given 12 chocolates but had won 8 games. Find how many
days she stayed there ?
Ans:32
5) Husband says if we sell 75 chickens from our farm we can feed the chickens for 20
days and if we buy 100 chickens we would finish the feed is days sooner. how many
chickens were there?
Ans:300(not sure)
6) Two trains one from New York to Washington and the other from Washington to NY
travel daily. The train from NY to Washington start for every one hour and the train from
Washington to NY start for every one hour and an half an hour (read this line carefully).
Time taken by the trains to cover the distance between is 5 hours. Find how many trains
does the train from NY to Washington happens to meet on its way?
Ans: 7
trains (check it)
7) Four persons who uses four different things like hat, gloves, tie, scarf. There were
eleven sentences given out of which we must find the correct combination. This is really
tough (try from Barrons the analytical section )
( 8 marks)
8) A captain coaches his four students out of the five men including the captain only
three will be selected. We need to find the number 1,2,3 position among the men
selected. Here around seven sentences are given ( 6 marks)
9) Mr. Solicitor meets his friend at an hour to the birth of summer. So they plans to fix a
time to meet( a complex English statement would be given). (4 marks)
Ans: 10
AM( check it)
10) Clark, Jones, Mason, Smith are 4 people, there are four professions druggists,
grocer, butcher, policemen. Find who is who?
1.clark and Jones are neighbors and they drive each other to work.
2.Jones earn more than mason
Like this totally 6 sentences are given.( 8 marks)
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1.While driving through the countryside one day I saw a farmer tending his pigs and
ducks in his yard. I was curious to know how many of each he had. I stopped the car
and inquired. Leaning on the stile jovially, he replied, I have altogether 60 eyes and 86
feet between them. I drove off calculating in my mind exact dugs and pigs he had.
What do you think is the answer ? (4 Marks)
Sol : 13 Pigs and 17 Ducks.
2. Here is a simple arithmetical puzzle set by Longfellow in his own flowery, poetical
language.
If one-fifth of a hive of bees flew to the badamba flower, one-third flew to the slandbara,
three times the difference of these two numbers flew to an arbour, and one bee
continued to fly about, attracted on each side by the fragrant Ketaki and Malati, what
was the total number of bees ? (4 Marks)
Sol : The number of bees was 15.
3. There are 100 men in town. Out of which 85% were married, 70% have a phone,
75% own a car, 80% own a house. What is the maximum number of people who are
married, own a phone, own a car and own a house ? ( 3 marks)
Sol: 15% (check it).
4. There are 10 Red, 10 Blue, 10 Green, 10 Yellow, 10 White balls in a bag. If you are
blindfolded and asked to pick up the balls from the bag, what is the minimum number of
balls required to get a pair of atleast one colour ? ( 2 Marks)
Sol : 6 balls.
5. Triplet who usually wear same kind and size of shoes, namely, Annie, Danny, Fanny.
Once one of them broke a glass in kitchen and their shoe prints were there on floor of
kitchen. When their mother asked who broke Annie said, I didnt do it; Fanny said
Danny
did it; Danny said Fanny is lieing; here two of them are lieing, one is speaking truth.
Can you find out who broke it ? (3 Marks)
Sol : Annie
6. 4 players were playing a card game. Cards had different colours on both sides.
Neither of cards had same colour on both sides. Colours were 2 Red, 2 Blue, 2 Green,
2 Yellow. Cards were lying in front of each player. Now, each player knew the colour on
other side of his card. They are required to tell their colour.
Statement given by each of them was :
Annie : Blue or Green
Bobby : Neither Blue nor Green
Cindy : Blue or Yellow
Danny : Blue or Yellow
Colours of cards that are visible to all were Red, Blue, Green, Blue in order of their
names. Exactly two of them are telling truth and
exactly two of them are lieing. Can you tell the colour on other face of card for each
player ? (6 Marks)
Sol : Annie : Yellow (Lieing)
Bobby: Yellow (Telling truth)
Cindy: Blue (Telling truth)
Danny : Green (Lieing)
7. (I dont remember the exact question, but it was something like this only.) Addy asks
Sunny to pick as number of cards from a deck of cards. Sunny picks first card, picks
another card by skipping 1 card, then, picks another card by skipping 2, so on skipping
one card more each time. Ultimately he finds that he has picked up 5%of the cards. Can
u find out the number of cards ? (6 Marks)
Sol : 39 ( answer is correct I dont know the procedure).
8. One day Harry and I set our watches together. None of us was aware that my watch
was getting faster by 2 min per hour and Harrys watch was getting slower by 1 min per
hour. After sometime, we discovered that my watch was 1 hr ahead of Harrys watch.
Can you find out after how long we noticed this ? (3 Marks)
Sol : 20 hrs
9. Four people, say, A, B, C, D belonging to M, N, O, P group, not in order decided for a
picnic. All of them brought salad from their home in their traditional style. Fruits used in
salad were Grapes, Banana, Apple, Cherry. All of them used exactly 3 fruits in their
salad. None of them used same combination of fruits in their salad. Some clues given
are :
A doesnt belong to group M used Apple.
B who doesnt belong to group M and O used Apple & Cherry.
Person belonging to M group used Apple & Cherry in his salad.
C and person belonging to O used Cherry & Grapes both, but person belonging to N
used only one of them.
Question goes on like this and finally you need to answer 4 questions based on these
clues :
(a) Which of the following fruits is not used by M group ?
Apple, Banana, Grapes, Cherry
(b) Which combination was used by B ?
Some pairs were given.
I dont remember the full question. It was of 8 marks, (4 parts.) But I was able to solve it.
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(7)a cube painted on all the sides is cut into 27small cubes using six st lines........ find no
of cubes painted on 3sides, 2 sides , 1side and no sides painted
ANS: 8,12,6,1 respectively........
(8) a problem from shakuntala devi on the no of the taxi very easy.........
ANS: 121
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1. if a person is sitting in a exam having 30 questions (objective type) the examiner use
the formula to calculate the score is S=30+4c-w here c is number of correct answer and
w is number of wrong answer , the examiner find the score is more than 80, tell how
may questions are correct ? if the score is little less but still more than 80 then u wont
be able to answer.
answer :- 16
2. if a cube of 27 meter *meter*meter painted red from out side , if it cut into 27 equal
part , then how many cubes were there
(a) no face painted -------------------------ans 1
(b) only one face painted--------------------ans 6
(c) only two faces painted..........................ans 12
(d) three faces painted..............................ans 8
3. if a person having 1000 rs and he want to distribute this to his five children in the
manner that ecah son having 20 rs more than the younger one , what will be the share
of youngest child ans- 160
4.raju having some coins want to distribute to his 5 son , 5 daughter and driver in a
manner that , he gave fist coin to driver and 1/5 of remaining to first son he again gave
one to driver and 1/5 to 2nd son and so on.... at last he equally distributed all the coins
to 5 daughters. how many coins raju initially have??? ans:-881(i was not able to do this
question)
5. a,b,c, are three person in a city there can only three type of person can be found
sososean:- who speaks truth always, norosean who speaks false always, midsean who
speak truth / false alternately but which come first time it is not known
(a) A says (1) i am sorosean ( 2) b is norosean
(b)b says (1) i am sorosean (2) c is midsean
(c) C says (1) i am sorosean (2) a is midsean
very esay one answer is A is midsean F/T, B is Norosean, C is Sorosean
6. a painter went in a exhibition to purchases some pictures where T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z
pictures were remaining , he want to buy only five in the condition on that
if T is there then X should not be there,
if U is there than y should be there
if if v is there then X should be there
which is the combination the painter can have
(a) T,U,V,W,Y
(b)T,Z,U,W,X
(c)T,X,U,V,W
(d)T,U,Y,W,Z
ans (d) some more question on this basis
7. if ravi binded his book and the binder cut the pages of the book , ravi decided to mark
the pages by himself own , what he found that number of three appears 61 times find of
number of pages answer - 300
8. if a die is marked according like that 1-6, 2-5,3-4 comes apposite to each other, what
is the number of combination that a die can be marked???? Ans - 1 only ( as i think)
9. if deepak & suresh were going to school by cycle with 12 mile /hour speed deepak
shouted "hey suresh see the same bus of blue color that we have see before 20
minutes ago " suresh replied "ya this buses comes in each 14 minutes on stop" can u
find the speed of bus answer 40 mile /hour
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1.In a lunch hour staff in the company had a race. Samntha beat jack.
Jill hit Morris followed by Jessi in the race. At last Jack beat Jill. Who won the race?
Ans: Samantha
2.A cyclist covered 2/3 of his distance by cycle ,then his type was punctured. after that
he covered the remaining distance by walk. He felt that he had walked twice the time of
he cycle. how fast he cycled than he walked.
Ans:4 times
3.The cube painted red on all sides was cut into 27 equal cubes then
how many cubes will have colored faces of
a.3 sides
b.2 sides
c.1 side
d. 0 side
ans:8,12,6,1
4.The Pigeon And cathedral tower problem
Ans :90 ft
5 The two Systems of C & F when the come equal(I went wrong here)
6.In jewel shop...Right pane...left pane prob
ans: a,a,b,e (choices)
7.Position of captain..long jack..williad prob
ans:4,2,1
Ans:51.25
8.The boy goes to school reaches railway station at his 1/3 of his journey& mill at 1/4 of
his journey the time taken him to walk
between railway station & mill is 5 mins Also he reaches railway station at 7.35amwhen
he started from house& when he reaches
school?
Ans:7:15to8.15
9.how many pages there will be if he writes 61 3'sso far 300 pages.

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PUZZLES COLLECTION

[ Ann steps = 8,16,24,28 --- finished by 3 & half full steps

e: "D is not the first"

Two pigeons are

Find the digits X,Y,Z

What is the value of X, Y,Z ?

some conditions ......

done is false. hance rebert did that.

Ewinger( form the 5th point he takes

Danny : Green (Lieing)

ans: a,a,b,e (choices)

7.Position of captain..long jack..williad prob

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