PRACTICE SET-I

A bag contains an equal number of one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coins. If the total amount in the bag is Rs 35, how many coins of each type are there ? [December–2004]

(a) 15
(b) 18
(c) 20
(d) 25
My wristwatch becomes 30 minutes slow in a day. If on a particular day it is showing the correct time at 6 o’clock in the morning, what time will it show at 10 o’clock in the evening on that very day?
[June–2005]

(a) 10:22 p.m.
(b) 10:15 p.m.
(c) 10:30 p.m.
(d) None of the choices
At what time between 5:30 and 6:00 will the hands of a clock be at right angles?
[December–2005]

(a) 43 5/11 minutes past 5
(b) 43 7/11 minutes past 5
(c) 40 minutes past 5
(d) 45 minutes past 5
January 1, 1995 was Sunday. What day of the week lies on January 1, 1996 ? [December–2005]

(a) Sunday
(b) Monday
(c) Saturday
(d) None of these
At what time between 4 and 5 o’clock will the hands of a watch point in opposite directions?
[June–2006]

(a) 45 minutes past 4
(b) 40 minutes past 4
(c) 50 4/11 minutes past 4
(d) 54 6/11 minutes past 4
Monday falls on 20th March 1995. What was the day on 3rd November 1994?
[June–2006]

(a) Thursday
(b) Sunday
(c) Tuesday
(d) Saturday
How many Mondays are there in a particular month of a particular year, if the month ends on Wednesday?
\[[\mathbf{June\text{–}2007}]\]
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) None of the above
If January 2, 1979 was a Saturday, what day was January 12, 1979?
[June–2007]

(a) Saturday
(b) Friday
(c) Sunday
(d) Thursday
At what time between 3 and 4 o’clock will the hands of a watch point in opposite directions?
[December–2007]

(a) 40 minutes past 3
(b) 45 minutes past 3
(c) 50 minutes past 3
(d) 55 minutes past 3
If January 1st, 2007 is Monday, what was the day on 1st January 1995? [June–2008]

(a) Sunday
(b) Monday
(c) Friday
(d) Saturday
There are five books A, B, C, D and E.
Book C lies above D, book E is below A, and B is below E. Which book is at the bottom?
[December–2008]

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
On what dates of April does Sunday fall?
\[[\mathbf{December\text{–}2008}]\]
(a) 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
(b) 3, 10, 17, 24
(c) 4, 11, 18, 25
(d) 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Two ladies and two men are playing bridge and are seated at North, East, South and West of a table. No lady is facing East. Persons sitting opposite each other are not of the same sex. One man is facing South.
Which directions are the ladies facing?
[June–2009]

(a) East and West
(b) North and West
(c) South and East
(d) None of these
What was the day of the week on 1st January 2012?
\[[\mathbf{June\text{–}2009}]\]
(a) Friday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Sunday
(d) Wednesday
There are 10 true–false questions in an examination. In how many ways can these questions be answered?
[December–2009]

(a) 20
(b) 100
(c) 240
(d) 1024
January 1, 1995 was a Sunday. What day of the week lies on January 1, 1996 ? [December–2009]

(a) Sunday
(b) Monday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Saturday
On January 12, 1980, it was a Saturday. The day of the week on January 12, 1979 was
[June–2010]

(a) Thursday
(b) Friday
(c) Saturday
(d) Sunday
Mr. A, Miss B, Mr. C and Miss D are sitting around a table. They follow different trades: tailor, barber, washerman and cook.

(i) Mr A sits opposite to the cook
(ii) Miss B sits to the right of the barber
(iii) The washerman sits to the right of the barber
(iv) Miss D sits opposite to Mr. C

What are the trades of A and B?
[December–2010]

(a) Tailor and barber
(b) Barber and cook
(c) Tailor and cook
(d) Tailor and washerman
What is the smallest number of ducks that could swim in this formation:
two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck, and a duck between two ducks?
[December–2010]

(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 4
(d) 3
How many 8’s are there which are divisible by 5 but not immediately followed by another 8?
\[\begin{array}{l} 5\;8\;3\;7\;5\;8\;6\;3\;8\;5\;4\;5\;8\;4\;7\;6 \\ 5\;5\;8\;3\;5\;8\;7\;5\;8\;2\;8\;5 \end{array}\]
[June–2011]

(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 3
If Ram knows that y is an integer greater than 2 and less than 7, and Hari knows that y is an integer greater than 5 and less than 10, then they may correctly conclude that
[June–2012]

(a) y can be exactly determined
(b) y may be either of two values
(c) y may be any of three values
(d) There is no value of y satisfying these conditions
Let a mean minus (−), b mean multiplied by (×), C mean divided by (÷) and D mean plus (+).
Find the value of
\((90 \; D \; 9 \; a \; 29) \; C \; 10 \; b \; 2\)
[December–2012]

(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 14
A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a round table. A is between E and F. E is opposite to D and C is not in either of the neighbouring seats of E. The person opposite to B is
\[[\mathbf{September\text{–}2013}]\]
(a) C
(b) D
(c) A
(d) F
Starting from point A, Ajit walks 1 metre towards west. He then turns to his right and walks 14 metres, then turns to his left and walks 10 metres. He again turns to his left and walks 14 metres and reaches point E. The shortest distance between A and E is:
[September–2013]

(a) 38
(b) 42
(c) 52
(d) 24
A person writes all the numbers from 0 to 99. The number of times digit 3 will be written is:
[September–2013]

(a) 18
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 21
In this series:
6, 4, 1, 2, 2, 7, 4, 2, 1, 5, 3, 8, 6, 2, 2, 7, 1, 4, 1, 3, 5, 8, 6
How many pairs of successive numbers have a difference of 2 each?
[December–2013]

(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 8
One writes all numbers from 50 to 99 without the digits 2 and 7. How many numbers have been written?
\[[ \mathbf{June\text{-}2014} ]\]
(a) 32
(b) 36
(c) 40
(d) 38
A man started walking from his house towards south. After walking 6 km, he turned to his left and walked 5 km. Then he turned left again and walked 3 km. He then turned to his left and continued his walk for 9 km. How far is he away from his house?
[June–2014]

(a) 3 km
(b) 4 km
(c) 5 km
(d) 6 km
One day Prakash left home and walked 10 km towards south, turned right and walked 5 km, turned right and walked 10 km, and turned left and walked 10 km. How many kilometres will he have to walk to reach his home straight?
\[[ \mathbf{June\text{-}2015} ]\]
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 15
(d) 30
Anil, after travelling 6 km towards east from his house, realised that he had travelled in the wrong direction. He turned and travelled 12 km towards west, turned right and travelled 8 km to reach his office. The straight distance of the office from his house is:
[December–2015]

(a) 20 km
(b) 14 km
(c) 12 km
(d) 10 km
A person walks 10 m in front and 10 m to the right. Then, every time turning to his left, he walks 5 m, 15 m, and 15 m respectively. How far is he from his starting point?
\[[ \mathbf{July\text{-}2016} ]\]
(a) 20 m
(b) 15 m
(c) 10 m
(d) 5 m
A postman walked 20 m straight from his office, turned right and walked 10 m. After turning left, he walked 10 m, and after turning right walked 20 m. He again turned right and walked 70 m. How far is he from his office?
\[[ \mathbf{November\text{-}2017} ]\]
(a) 50 m
(b) 40 m
(c) 60 m
(d) 20 m
Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a closed circle facing the centre. E is to the left of D. C is between A and B. F is between E and A. Who is to the right of C?
\[\mathbf{[20th~June~2019\text{-}1st~Shift]}\]
(a) A
(b) B
(c) D
(d) E
The sixth number in a sequence is 32 and each number after the first number in the sequence is 4 less than the number immediately preceding it. What is the third number in the sequence?
[21st June 2019 – IInd Shift]

(a) 36
(b) 40
(c) 44
(d) 48
In a school, there are five teachers. A and B both teach Hindi and English. C and B both teach English and Geography. D and A both teach Punjabi and Hindi. E and B both teach History and French.
Who among the teachers is teaching the maximum number of subjects?
[21st June 2019 – IInd Shift]
Among five friends, Vineet is taller than Monika but not as tall as Ram. Jacob is taller than Dalip but shorter than Monika. Who is the tallest in the group?
[24th June 2019 – IInd Shift]

(a) Ram
(b) Monika
(c) Vineet
(d) Jacob

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