OSSC ESI PRELIMS

1. When a number is divided by 7 it leaves

a remainder of 3. When double (i.e. Twice)
of that number will be divided by 7, then
what would be the remainder?
A) 3

B) 2

C) 6

D) 0
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2. In the final match of IPL 2023, Chennai
Super Kings (CSK) had to chase. 214
runs in 20 overs. But due to rain delay,
the match had been cut short to 15 overs
and they had to score 171 runs to win.
If, at the end of 8 overs, the score was
94 runs. Then, what was the required
run rate per over, at the end of 8 overs,
for CSK to win?

A) 12.5

B) 13.2

C) 11

D) 10
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3. Since Ashish overslept, so he missed his
train by 10 minutes, which started from
origin station exactly on time. If the
average speed of the train is 50 km/hr,
then, at what average speed, he must
drive his car, to catch the train in the
next station, which is one hour away from
the origin station?
A) 40 km/hr

B) 55 km/hr

C) 70 km/hr

D) 60 km/hr
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4. How many such pair of numbers are
there, whose product is 2028 and HCF is
13
A) 4

B) 3

C) 2

D) 1
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5. A Principal sum of money amounts to
16000 after 5 years and 19600 after
8 years at the same rate of simple
interest. The rate of interest per annum
is :
A) 5%

B) 8%

C) 12%

D) 15%
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6. If a shopkeeper doubles the selling price
of mangoes, then his profit triples. Then,
find the present profit percent that he is
earning, before doubling the selling
price:
A) 100%

B) 300%

C) 150%

D) 200%
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7. Two numbers A and B are respectively
50% and 80% more than a third number.
Then, find the ratio A: B:

A) 6:5

B) 5:6

C) 4:5

D) 6:7
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8. 10 printers can print 10 question
booklets in 10 minutes. How many
printers will be needed to print 6000
question booklets in 10 hrs ?
A) 1000

B) 100

C) 10

D) 1
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9. A and B invest in a business in the ratio
34. If 2% of the total profit goes to
CSR activity and A's share is 840,
then, the total profit is:

A) 1400

B) 1500

C) 1600

D) 2000
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10. In an Examination of 300 marks, a
student scored 72%. Dissatisfied with
his result, he attempted the examination
again to improve his score. How much
more mark, from his previous score,
should he score, to have an overall
percentage of 90% ?

A) 54

B) 60

C) 63

D) 66
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11. A number when divided by 6 leaves a
remainder 3. When the square of the
number is divided by 6, the remainder
is:
A) 0

B) 1

C) 2

D) 3
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12. Ayush rides his bicycle for 30 minutes
at the speed of 25km/hr. Further he
travels 20 minutes at the speed of
40 km/hr. Find his average speed for
the entire journey :
A) 30 km/hr

B) 35 km/hr

C) 31 km/hr

D) 28 km/hr
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13. Aditya was born two years after his
father's marriage. His mother is five
years younger than his father but 20
years older than Aditya who is 10 years
old now. At what age did his father get
married?
A) 23 years

B) 25 years

C) 33 years

D) 35 years
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14. If you write down all the numbers from
1 to 100, then how many times do you
write 1?
A) 11

B) 18

C) 20

D) 21
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15. Ajit appeared for an entrance exam. He
was given 150 problems to solve. He scored
90. His score was calculated by subtracting
three times the number of wrong answers
from the number of correct answers. How
many problems he solved correctly?
A) 120

B) 130

C) 135

D) 140
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16. Which of the following is not a leap
year ?

A) 700

B) 800

C) 1200

D) 2000
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17. A train running at the speed of 72
km/hr. crosses a pole in 9 seconds. Watt is
the length of the train ?

A) 120 metres

B) 180 metres

C) 324 metres

D) 150 metres
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18. Bananas were bought at half-dozen for
rupee 5 and then sold at 5 Bananas for
rupee 6. What is the percentage gain or
loss?
A) 33%

B) 44%

C) 35%

D) 30%
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19. A pump can fill a tank with water in 2
hours. Because of a leak, it took
𝟏
2 hours to fill the tank. If now the pump
𝟑
is shut down, how much time the leak
would take to drain all the water out of
the tank?
A) 12 hrs

B) 13 hrs

C) 14 hrs

D) 15 hrs
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20. Piyush has Rs. 640 in the
denominations of one-rupee notes, five-
rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The
number of notes of each denomination is
equal. What is the total number of notes
that he has ?
A) 100

B) 120

C) 75

D) 90
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21. If you save ₹1 today, ₹ 2 the next day,
₹ 3 the succeeding day and so on.
Then, what will be your total savings in
365 days?

A) 65759

B) 67659

C) 66795

D) 76579
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22. Eight friends are planning to share
equally the cost of bill at a restaurant. If
one person withdraws from the
arrangement and the others share
equally the entire cost of the bill, then
by how much percent, the share of each
of the remaining persons increased?

A) 14.28%

B) 11.11%

C) 9.09%

D) 16.66%
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22. Eight friends are planning to share
equally the cost of bill at a restaurant. If
one person withdraws from the
arrangement and the others share
equally the entire cost of the bill, then
by how much percent, the share of each
of the remaining persons increased?

A) 14.28%

B) 11.11%

C) 9.09%

D) 16.66%
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23. 4.036 divided by 0.04 gives:
A) 1.009

B) 10.09

C) 100.9

D) None of these
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24. A boat can travel with a speed of
15 km/hr. in still water. If the speed of
the stream is 2 km/hr., find the time taken
by the boat to go 85 km downstream :
A) 2 hours

B) 3 hours

C) 4 hours

D) 5 hours
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25. In a race of 200 m, A can beat B by 30 m
and C by 15 m. In a race of 3700 m, C will
beat B by:

A) 100 m

B) 200 m

C) 300 m

D) 400 m
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26. What is the angle between two hands
of a clock when the time is 7 O' Clock?
A) 120° or 240°

B) 150° or 210°

C) 180°

D) 90° or 270°
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27. In what ratio must a shopkeeper mix two
varieties of rice costing Rs. 15 and Rs. 20 per
kg respectively so as to get a mixture worth
Rs. 16.50 per kg ?
A) 3:7

B) 5:7

C) 7:3

D) 7:5
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28. The compound interest on a certain sum
for 2 years at 10% per annum is Rs. 525.
The simple interest on the same sum
for double the time at half the rate
percent per annum is :
A) Rs. 400

B) Rs. 500

C) Rs. 600

D) Rs. 800
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29. There are some cats and parrots in a
zoo. By counting heads they are 60.
The number of their legs is 200. Then,
how many parrots are there ?

A) 40

B) 30

C) 50

D) 20
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30. A passenger bus starts from Bermunda
towards Cuttack. The number of women
in the bus is half of the number of men.
In Cuttack, 15 men leave the bus and 5
women enter. Now, number of men and
women is equal. In the beginning, how
many passengers entered the bus ?
A) 75

B) 60

C) 57

D) 45
OSSC CHSL
01. Cost of an apple is Rs. 7 each whereas a
mango costs Rs. 5 each . A man Spends a total
of Rs. 38 on these fruits . The number of
apples that he purchased were:

A) 2

B) 3

C) 4

D) Data inadequate
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02. Jitendra says , “if you reverse the digits in
my age , the number that you will obtain will
be Dharmendra’s age . Dharmendra is older
than me and the difference of ages of me and
Dharmendra will be one-eleventh of the sum
of our ages. "the age of Jitendra is :

A) 23 years

B) 34 years

C) 45 years

D) None of these
OSSC CHSL
03. Ananya had a total of Rs. 320 in the
denominations of 1-rupee coins, 5-rupee coins
& 10-rupee coins. Given that the number of
coins for all the denominations is same. What
is the total no. of coins that she has?

A) 45

B) 60

C) 75

D) 90
OSSC CHSL
04. The sum of the ages of 3 people A, B and C
is 90 years. What would be the total of their
ages 4 years back?

A) 74 years

B) 78 years

C) 86 years

D) 80 years
OSSC CHSL
05. A mixture of 150 liters of wine and water
contains 20% water. How much more water
should be added so that water becomes 25%
of the new mixture?
A) 10 liters

B) 20 liters

C) 30 liters

D) 40 liters
OSSC CHSL
06. Find the LCM of 5, 10, 15.
A) 20

B) 60

C) 90

D) 30
OSSC CHSL
07. A family consists of two grandparents, two
parents and three grandchildren. The average
age of the grandparents is 67 years, that of
the parents is 35 years and that of the
grandchildren is 6 years. What is the average
age of the family?
𝟒
A) 28𝟕

𝟓
B) 31𝟕

𝟏
C) 32𝟕

D) None of these
OSSC CHSL
08. The average weight of 8 person's increases
by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place
of one of them weighing 65 kg. What might be
the weight of the new person?
A) 76 kg

B) 76.5 kg

C) 85 kg

D) Data inadequate
OSSC CHSL
09. A fruit seller had some mangoes. He sells
40% mangoes and still has 420 mangoes. How
many mangoes does he had initially?

A) 588

B) 600

C) 672

D) 700
OSSC CHSL
10. The cube root of 0.000216 is:
A) 0.6

B) 0.06

C) 0.66

D) 0.006
OSSC CHSL
11. The least perfect square, which is divisible
by each of 21, 36 and 66 is:

A) 213444

B) 214344

C) 214434

D) 231444
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12. Running at the same constant rate, 6
identical machines can produce a total of 270
bottles per minute. At this rate, how many
Bottles could 10 such machines produce in 4
minutes
A) 648

B) 1800

C) 2700

D) 10800
OSSC CHSL
13. A shopkeeper buys a Pen for Rs 20. At
what price he should sell the Pen to earn a
profit of 25% ?
A) 22

B) 25

C) 28

D) 30
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14. Mr. Rajib invested an amount of 13,900
divided in two different schemes A and B at
the simple interest rate of 14% per annum
and 11% per annum respectively. If the total
amount of simple interest earned in 2 years
be 3508, what was the amount invested in
Scheme B?
A) 6400

B) 6500

C) 7200

D) 7500
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15. Seats for Mathematics, Physics and
Biology in a school are in the ratio 5:7:8.
There is a proposal to increase these seats by
40%, 50% and 75% respectively. What will be
the ratio of increased seats?
A) 2:3:4

B) 6:7:8

C) 6:8:9

D) None of these
OSSC CHSL
16. (112 x 𝟓𝟒 ) =?
A) 67000

B) 70000

C) 76500

D) 77200
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17. In one hour, a boat goes 11 km/hr. along
the stream and 5 km/hr. against the stream.
The speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr.)
is:
A) 3 km/hr

B) 5 km/hr

C) 8 km/hr

D) 9 km/hr
OSSC CHSL
18. The largest 4-digit number exactly
divisible. by 88 is:
A) 9944

B) 9768

C) 9988

D) 8888
OSSC CHSL
19. A printer can print 20 pages per minute.
How much time will it take to print a
document of 300 pages?

A) 10 minutes

B) 15 minutes

C) 20 minutes

D) 25 minutes
OSSC CHSL
20. How many 3-digit numbers are completely
divisible 6?
A) 149

B) 150

C) 151

D) 166
OSSC CHSL
21. When 0.232323..... is converted into a
fraction, then the result is:
A) 23/5

B) 23/9

C) 23/99

D) 23/100
OSSC CHSL
22. January 1, 2008 is Tuesday. What day of
the week is Jan 1, 2009?
A) Monday

B) Wednesday

C) Thursday

D) Sunday
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23. A train 360 m long is running at a speed
of 45 km/hr. In what time will it pass a
bridge.140m long?

A) 40 sec

B) 42 sec

C) 45 sec

D) 48 sec
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24. In 100 m race, A covers the distance in 36
seconds and B in 45 seconds. In this race A
beats B by:
A) 20 m

B) 25 m

C) 22.5 m

D) 9 m
OSSC CHSL
25. At 3:40, the hour hand and the minute
hand of a clock form an angle of:
A) 120°

B) 125°

C) 130°

D) 135°
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26. Two number are in the ratio 3: 5. If 9 is
subtracted from each, the new numbers are in
the ratio 12:23. The smaller number is:

A) 27

B) 33

C) 49

D) 55
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27. A, B, C subscribe Rs. 50,000 in total for a
business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B
and B Rs. 5000 more than C. Out of a total
profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives:

A) Rs. 8400

B) Rs. 11,900

C) Rs. 13,600

D) Rs. 14,700
OSSC CHSL
28. A bank offers 5% compound interest
calculated on half-yearly basis. A customer
deposits Rs. 1600 each on 1st January and
1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the
amount he would have gained by way of
interest
is:
A) Rs. 120

B) Rs. 121

C) Rs. 122

D) Rs. 123
OSSC CHSL
29. On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a
loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost
price of a ball is:
A) Rs. 45

B) Rs. 50

C) Rs. 55

D) Rs. 60
OSSC CHSL
30. Priya stays 8km away from her office. She
drives her scooter at a constant speed of
40km/hr. How much time does she take to
reach her office?

A) 20 minutes

B) 15 minutes

C) 12 minutes

D) 10 minutes
OSSC CHSL
31. The ratio between the length and the
breadth of a rectangular park is 3:2. If a man
cycling along the boundary of the park at the
speed of 12 km/hr completes one round in 8
minutes, then the area of the park (in sq. m)
is:
A) 15360

B) 153600

C) 30720

D) 307200
OSSC CHSL
32 In a shower, 5 cm of rain falls. The volume
of water that falls on 1.5 hectares of ground
is:
A) 75 cu. m

B) 750 cu. m

C) 7500 cu. m

D) 75000 cu. m
OSSC CHSL
33. There are two examinations rooms A and
B. If 10 students are sent from A to B, then
the number of students in each room is the
same. If 20 candidates are sent from B to A,
then the number of students in A is double
the number of students in B. The number of
students in room A is:
A) 20

B) 80

C) 100

D) 200
OSSC CHSL
34. Find the number of triangles in the given
figure.

A) 5

B) 6

C) 8

D) 10
OSSC CHSL
35. We have a 50 ft piece of rope , if it takes
one second to cut it into a 1 – foot piece how
long would it take to cut the entire rope into
one-foot pieces ?
A) 48 seconds

B) 49 seconds

C) 50 seconds

D) 51 seconds
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
01. The largest 4 digit number exactly
divisible by 88 is:
A) 9944

B) 9768

C) 9988

D) 8888
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
02. The difference of two numbers is 1365.
On dividing the larger number by the
smaller, we get 6 as quotient and the 15 as
remainder. What is the smaller number?

A) 240

B) 270

C) 295

D) 360
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
03. 107 x 107 + 93 x 93 =?

A) 19578

B) 19418

C) 20098

D) 21908
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
04. If one-third of one-fourth of a number is
15, then three-tenth of that number is:

A) 35

B) 36

C) 45

D) 54
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
05. Which one of the following can't be the
square of natural number?

A) 30976

B) 75625

C) 28561

D) 143642
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
06. The square root of 64009 is:
A) 253

B) 347

C) 363

D) 803
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
07. Five bells begin to toll together and toll
respectively at intervals of 6, 5, 7, 10 and 12
seconds. How many times will they toll
together in one hour excluding the one at
the start?
A) 7 times

B) 8 times

C) 9 times

D) 11 times
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
08. If 2994 ÷ 14.5 = 172, then 29.94 ÷ 1.45= ?

A) 0.172

B) 1.72

C) 17.2

D) 172
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
09. A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24
seconds. How long will it take to pass a
platform 650 m long?
A) 65 sec

B) 89 sec

C) 100 sec

D) 150 sec
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
10. A boat running downstream covers a
distance of 16 km in 2 hours while for
covering the same distance upstream, it
takes 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat
in still water?
A) 4 km/hr

B) 6 km/hr

C) 8 km/hr

D) Data inadequate
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
11. In a 100 m race, Ajay beats Bijay by 10
m and Sujoy by 13 m. In a race of 180 m,
Bijay will beat Sujoy by:
A) 5.4 m

B) 4.5 m

C) 5 m

D) 6 m
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
12. At 3:40, the hour hand and the minute
hand of a clock form an angle of:
A) 120°

B) 125°

C) 130°

D) 135°
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
13. The ratio of the number of boys and
girls in a college is 7: 8. If the percentage
increase in the number of boys and girls be
20% and 10% respectively, what will be the
new ratio?
A) 8:9

B) 17:18

C) 21:22

D) Can not be determined

OSSC STENOGRAPHER
14. Anand and Binod started a partnership
business investing some amount in the ratio
of 3:5. Chaitanya joined them after six
months with an amount equal to that of
Binod. In what proportion should the profit a
the end of one year be distributed among
Anand, Binod and Chaitanya?
A) 3:5:2

B) 3:5:5

C) 6:10:5

D) Data inadequate
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
15. In an election between two candidates,
one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of
the votes were invalid. If the total number of
votes was 7500, the number of valid votes
that the other candidate got, was:
A) 2700

B) 2900

C) 3000

D) 3100
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
16. A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs.
6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for
5 consecutive months. How much sale must
he have in the sixth month so that he gets
an average sale of Rs. 6500?
A) Rs. 4991

B) Rs. 5991

C) Rs. 6001

D) Rs. 6991
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
17. There is 60% increase in an amount in
6 years at simple interest. What will be the
compound interest of Rs. 12,000 after 3
years at the same rate?
A) Rs. 2160

B) Rs. 3120

C) Rs. 3972

D) Rs. 6240
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
18. A shopkeeper earns a profit of 25% on
selling a microwave at 15% discount on the
Printed Price. Find the ratio of the Printed
Price and Cost Price of the Microwave.
A) 17:25

B) 25:27

C) 27:25

D) 25:17
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
19. If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of
work in 10 days while 26 men and 48 boys
I can do the same in 2 days, the time taken
by 15 men and 20 boys in doing the same
type of work will be:
A) 4 days

B) 5 days

C) 6 days

D) 7 days
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
20. Two pipes A and B together can fill a
cistern in 4 hours. Had they been opened
separately, then B would have taken 6
hours more than A to fill the cistern. How
much time will be taken by A to fill the
cistern separately?
A) 1 hour

B) 2 hours

C) 6 hours

D) 8 hours
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
21. A is 3 years older to B and 3 years
younger to C, while B and D are twins. How
many years older is C compared to D?
A) 2

B) 3

C) 6

D) 12
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
22. A man has some hens and cows. If the
number of heads be 48 and the number of
feet equals 140, then the number of hens
will be:
A) 22

B) 23

C) 24

D) 26
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
23. On dividing a number by 68, we get
269 as quotient and 0 as remainder. On
dividing the same number by 67, what will
the remainder?
A) 0

B) 1

C) 2

D) 3
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
24. Two tailors Ahmed and Saddam are
paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their
employer. If Ahmed is paid 120 percent of
the sum paid to Saddam, how much is
Saddam paid per week?
A) Rs. 200

B) Rs. 250

C) Rs. 300

D) None of these
OSSC STENOGRAPHER
25. The average monthly income of P and
Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income
of Q and R is Rs. 6250 and the average
monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The
monthly income of P is:
A) 3500

B) 4000

C) 4050

D) 5000
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
1. In a family , each daughter has the same
number of brother as she has sisters and
each son has twice as many sisters as he
has brothers. How many sons are there in
the family ?

A) 2

B) 3

C) 4

D) 5
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
2. An error 2 % in excess is made while
measuring the side of a square. The
percentage of error in the calculated are
if the square is :
a) 2%

b) 2.02%

c) 4%

d) 4.04%
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
3. Two pipes A nad B can fill a cistern in
𝟏
37 minutes and 45 minutes respectively.
𝟐
Both pipe are opened . The cistern wll be
filled in just half an hour , if pipe b is
turned off after :
A) 5 min.

B) 9 min.

C) 10 min.

D) 15 min.
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
4. A and B entered into partnership with
capitals in the ratio 4 5. After 3 months, A
𝟏
withdrew th of his capital and B
𝟒
𝟏
withdrew th of his capital. The gain at the
𝟓
end of 10 months was Rs. 760. A's share in
this profit is:

A) Rs. 330

B) Rs. 360

C) Rs. 380

D) Rs. 430
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
5. Two trains, one from Howrah to Patna
and the other from Patna to Howrah, start
simultaneously. After they meet, the trains
reach their destinations after 9 hours and
16 hours respectively. The ratio of their
speeds is:

A) 2:3

B) 4:3

C) 6:7

D) 9:16
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
6. The effective annual rate of interest
corresponding to a nominal rate of 6% per
annum payable half-yearly is :
A) 6.06%

B) 6.07 %

C) 6.08 %

D) 6.09 %
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
7. The population of a town in the first
year increases by 10%, in the next year it
decreases by 10%. Once again in the third
year it increases by 10% and in the fourth
year it decreases by 10%. If the present
population be 20000, then the population
after four years will be:

A) 16902

B) 19602

C) 20692

D) None of these
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
8. Three unbiased coins are tossed . What
is the probability of getting at most two
heads ?
𝟑
A)
𝟒

𝟏
B)
𝟒

𝟑
C)
𝟖

𝟕
D)
𝟖
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9. In 100 m race, A covers the distance in
36 seconds, B in 45 seconds and C in 48
seconds. If same speed is maintained in a
race of 1600m, B will beat C in the said
race of 1600m by:

A) 80m

B) 75m

C) 100m

D) 85m
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10. A sum of Rs. 10000 is borrowed at 8%
per annum compounded annually, which is
paid back in three equal annual
instalments. What is the amount of each
instalment ?

A) Rs.4199.04

B) Rs.3880.34

C) Rs.3905.06

D) Rs.4180.35
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11. A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20
per kg with 30 kg of rice of other variety at
Rs. 36 per kg and sells the mixture at Rs.
30 per kg. His profit percent is:

A) No profit, no loss

B) 5%

C) 8%

D) 10%
12. A man takes twice as long to
row a distance against the stream as
to row the same distance in the
direction of the stream. The ratio of
the speed of the boat (in still water)
and the stream is:
A) 2:1

B) 3:1

C) 3:2

D) 4:3
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13. A scooter has 2 tyres and one Stepney
(i.e. a total of 3 tyres). Each tyre can run
up to a maximum of 5 km. What is the
longest
distance, which can be covered by the
scooter ?
A) 5 km

B) 7.5 km

C) 10 km

D) None of these
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14. 150 workers were engaged to finish a
piece of work in a certain number of days.
Four workers dropped on the second day,
four more workers dropped on the third
day and so on. It takes 8 more days to
finish the work now. Find the number of
days in which the work was completed.
A) 20 days

B) 23 days

C) 25 days

D) Non of these
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15. Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135
per kg are mixed with a third variety in the
ratio 1:1:2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153
per kg, the price of the third variety per kg
will be:
A) Rs. 169.50

B) Rs. 170

C) Rs. 175.50

D) Rs. 180
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16. Evaluate: [(18-6) + 4] + [72 - 12 + 3 of 2]

A) 768

B) 572

C) 275

D) 752
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17. Total number of divisors of 10500
except 1 and itself is :

A) 48

B) 46

C) 42

D) None of these
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18. The fraction equivalent of the recurring
decimal 5. 8737373...... is:

𝟏𝟕𝟑
A) 5
𝟗𝟎𝟎

𝟖𝟕𝟑
B) 5
𝟗𝟎𝟎

𝟏𝟕𝟑
C) 5
𝟏𝟗𝟖

D) None of these
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19. What is the least possible number,
which when divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, leaves
the remainders 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, respectively?

A) 60

B) 61

C) 59

D) 69
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20. Which one is highest among the
𝟏 𝟐 𝟐 𝟒
following fractions , , ,
𝟐 𝟑 𝟓 𝟕
𝟏
A)
𝟐

𝟐
B)
𝟓

𝟐
C)
𝟑

𝟒
D)
𝟕
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21. In the below given expression, what is
the value of '?'

(17) 𝟑.𝟓 𝐱 (17) ?= (17) 𝟖

A) 450

B) 4500

C) 45000

D) 450000
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22. Number of zeros at the end of the
expression 10 + 100 + 1000 + .......... +
10000000000 is:

A) 1

B) 10

C) 55

D) None of these
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23. Find the unit digit of the expression
77 × 88 + 66 × 55

A) 7

B) 6

C) 5

D) 0
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𝟖𝟖𝟖 ×𝟖𝟖𝟖 ×𝟖𝟖𝟖 −𝟐𝟐𝟐 ×𝟐𝟐𝟐×𝟐𝟐𝟐
24.
𝟖𝟖𝟖 × 𝟖𝟖𝟖+𝟖𝟖𝟖×𝟐𝟐𝟐+𝟐𝟐𝟐×𝟐𝟐𝟐

A) 1110

B) 666

C) 4

D) 16
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25. Find the remainder when (1719 × 1721 ×
1723 × 1725 × 1727) is divided by 18

A) 17

B) 27

C) 9

D) 15
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26. The average age of Sumit's family
consisting of 5 members, 3 years ago, was
35 years. One year ago, a new baby was
born in the family. Three years hence, the
average age of the family will be:

A) 36 years

𝟓
B) 34
𝟔

𝟒
C) 35
𝟓

D) None o these
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27. A milkman has 20 litres of milk. He
mixes 5 litres of water, which is freely
available, in 20 litres of pure milk. If the
cost of pure milk is Rs 18 per litre, then
the profit of the milkman, when he sells all
the mixture at cost price is :
A) 20%

B) 25%

C) 5%

D) 33.33%
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28. The incomes of A, B, C are in the ratio
12 ∶ 9 ∶ 7 and their spending are in the
ratio 15 ∶ 9 ∶ 8. If A saves 25% of his
income, then, what is the ratio of savings
of A, B and C ?

A) 11 ∶ 13 ∶ 18

B) 15 ∶ 18 ∶ 11

C) 16 ∶ 17 ∶ 21

D) 13 ∶ 16 ∶ 11
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29. Due to fall in manpower, the
production in a factory decreases by 60%.
By what percent should the working hours
be increased, to restore the original
production in the factory?

A) 40%

B) 66.66%

C) 150%

D) 120%
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30. A man sells two wrist watches, one at a
profit of 10% and the other at a loss of 10%. But
the selling price of each watch is Rs 200. What
is the percentage of profit or loss?

A) 1% profit

B) 1% loss

C) 2% profit

D) 2% loss
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31. Compound and Simple interest on a
certain sum, at certain rate of interest,
after two years is 220 and 200 respectively.
What is the Principal sum ?

A) Rs. 2,200

B) Rs. 2,000

C) Rs. 500

D) Rs. 1,000
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32. A is twice as good a workman as B, and
therefore, able to finish a piece of work in
30 days less than B. In how many days,
they can complete the whole work, working
together?
A) 30 days

B) 15 days

C) 20 days

D) 40 days
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
33. The distance between office and home
of Uma is 80 km. One day she was late by 1
hour than the normal time to leave for the
office, so, she increased her speed by 4
km/hr. Thus she reached to office at the
normal time. What is the changed speed of
Uma?
A) 20 km/hr

B) 16 km/hr

C) 40 km/hr

D) 10 km/hr
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
34. Between 2'O clock and 3'O clock, at
what time, the two hands of a clock
coincide?
A) 2 : 10 : 36

B) 2 : 10 : 45

C) 2 : 10 : 54

D) 2 : 10 : 56
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
35. Find the cost of carpeting a room, 17 m
long and 9 m wide, with a carpet 60 cm
broad at 40 paisa per metre of length.

A) Rs 110

B) Rs 102

C) Rs 100

D) Rs 112
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36. If the sum of the first 14 terms of an
AP is 1050 and its first term is 10, then,
find the 20th term from the following?

A) 170

B) 180

C) 190

D) 200
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37. Two dice are thrown. What is the
probability that the sum of numbers on the
dice is a prime number?

A) 𝟏Τ
𝟔

B) 𝟏Τ
𝟐

C) 𝟏Τ
𝟑

D) 𝟓Τ
𝟏𝟐
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
38. A truck driver, once in a week, leaves
his house and drives to the river dock to
pick up supplies. At 6:05 PM, one-fifth of
the way to the dock, he passes the Temple.
At 6:15 PM, one-third of the way, he passes
the Dhaba. At what time does he reach the
dock?

A) 6:50 PM

B) 6:55 PM

C) 7:00 PM

D) 7:05 PM
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
39. Sami decided to give Kachoris to her
friends on her Birthday. If she gives 3
Kachoris to each friend, one friend will get
only 1 Kachori. Also, if she gives 2
Kachoris to each friends, she will be left
with 13 Kachoris. How many friends are
there?

A) 12

B) 15

C) 17

D) 16
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40. The calendar for the year 2007 will be
the same for the year :

A) 2014

B) 2016

C) 2017

D) 2018
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41. In Roman Number System, there are
seven symbols which are used to represent
the whole number system. The symbols and
their respective values are given below.

I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D =

500, M = 1000; Then, the value of the
numeral MCDLXIV is:
A) 1666

B) 664

C) 1464

D) 656
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42. (𝟏𝟏𝟐 + 𝟏𝟐𝟐 + 𝟏𝟑𝟐 + ... + 𝟐𝟎𝟐 ) = ?

A) 2575

B) 2485

C) 2395

D) 2295
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43. The price of 10 chairs is equal to that
of 4 tables. The price of 15 chairs and 2
tables together is Rs. 4000. The total price
of 12 chairs and 3 tables is:
A) 3,500

B) 3750

C) 3840

D) 3900
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44. When Rahul was born, his father was 32
years older than his brother and his mother
was 25 years older than his sister. If
Rahul's brother is 6 years older than him
and his mother is 3 years younger than his
father, how old was Rahul's sister when he
was born?

A) 7 years

B) 10 years

C) 14 years

D) 19 years
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
1. Sunil covered a certain distance at some
speed. Had he moved 3 kmph faster, he
would have taken 20 minutes less. If he
had moved 2 kmph slower, he Would have
taken 20 minutes more. The distance (in
km) is:

A) 20

𝟐
B) 26
𝟑

𝟏
C) 15
𝟐

D) 30
2. A student gets 4 marks for a correct,
answer and 1 mark is deducted for a wrong
answer. If she has attempted 80 questions
and she has got 240 marks, the number of
questions she did wrong were:

A) 21

B) 24

C) 16

D) None of these
3. A Milkman's vessel is filled with liquid, 4
parts of which are water and 5 parts milk.
How much of the mixture must be drawn
off and replaced with water so that the
mixture may be half water and half milk?
𝟏
A)
𝟑

𝟏
B)
𝟒

𝟏
C)
𝟓

𝟏
D)
𝟏𝟎
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4. (1296)0.16 × (1296)0.09 = ?

A) 256

B) 316

C) 6

D) 8
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
𝟗𝟕𝟖.𝟏𝟑𝟕𝟓×𝟐.𝟎𝟒𝟗𝟕×𝟏.𝟗𝟓𝟔
5. The value of is closest
𝟎.𝟎𝟖𝟔𝟔×𝟗𝟐.𝟕𝟖𝟏×𝟗𝟗.𝟕𝟑𝟗
to

A) 0.117

B) 1.17

C) 𝟏𝟏. 𝟏𝟕

D) 117
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
6. A number when divided by 12 leaves
remainder 4. When the square of the
number is divided by 16, the remainder is:

A) 𝟎

B) 13

C) 𝟏𝟏

D) 𝟒
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
7. A boat having a length 2.5 m and
breadth 2 m is floating on a pond. The boat
sinks by 2 cm when Siddharth gets on it.
Assuming density of water being 1g/cm3
the mass of Siddharth is:

A) 80 kg

B) 85 kg

C) 100kg

D) 93 kg
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
8. If 100 cats kill 100 mice in 100 days,
then 4 cats would kill 4 mice in how many
days?

A) 1 days

B) 4 days

C) 40 days

D) 100 days
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
9. The captain of a cricket team of 11
members is 29 years old and the vice
captain is 2 years older. If the ages of these
two are excluded, the average age of the
remaining players is two years less than
the average age of the whole team. What is
the average age of the team?
A) 23 years

B) 22 years

C) 24 years

D) None of these
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10. At what time between 5 ∶ 30 and 6 will
the hands of a clock be at right angles?

𝟕
A) 43 minutes past 5
𝟏𝟏

𝟓
B) 43 minutes past 5
𝟏𝟏

C) 40 minutes

D) 41 minutes
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
11. On what dates of April, 2001 did
Wednesday fall?

A) 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th

B) 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th

C) 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th

D) 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
12. Ajit, Sumit. and Rashmi are three
partners and they shared the profit in a
business in the ratio 5 ∶ 7 ∶ 8. They had
partnered for 14 months, 8 months and 7
months respectively. What was the ratio of
their investments?

A) 5∶7∶8

B) 20 ∶ 49 ∶ 64

C) 38 ∶ 28 ∶ 21

D) None of these
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
13. A shopkeeper bought candies at 5 for a
rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell
to gain 25%?

A) 3

B) 4

C) 5

D) 6
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14. The difference between compound
interest and simple interest on an amount
of Rs. 10,000 for 2 years is Rs. 144, What
is the rate of interest per annum?

A) 8

B) 10

C) 12

D) Cannot be determined
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
15. A Cistern is filled in 6 hours by three
pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is thrice as
fast as B and B is twice as fast as A. How
much time will pipe B alone take to fill the
tank?

A) 20 hours

B) 54 hours

C) 27 hours

D) Cannot be determined
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16. Total number of factors of 540 are:

A) 24

B) 27

C) 32

D) None of these
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17. Two numbers A and B are such that the
sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of
the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the
ratio A ∶ B
A) 2:3

B) 1:1

C) 3:4

D) 4:3
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
18. The salaries of Ritu, Nitu and Situ are
in the ratio 2 ∶ 3 ∶ 5. If the increments of
15%, 10% and 20% are allowed
respectively in their salaries, then what
will be new ratio of their salaries?

A) 3 ∶ 3 ∶ 10

B) 10 ∶ 11 ∶ 20

C) 23 ∶ 33 ∶ 60

D) Cannot be determined
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
19. Samrat is as much younger than Ritesh
as he is older than Tamanna. If the sum of
the ages of Ritesh and Tamanna is 50
years, what is definitely the difference
between Ritesh and Samrat's age?

A) 1 year

B) 2 years

C) 25 years

D) Data inadequate
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
20. Three numbers are in the ratio of 2 ∶ 3 ∶
7 and their L.C.M. is 8400. Their H. C. F.
is:
A) 40

B) 80

C) 120

D) 200
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
21. Seema, counted in the following way on the
fingers of her left hand:

She started by calling the thumb 1, the index

finger 2, middle finger 3, ring finger 4, and little
finger 5 and then reversed direction calling the
ring finger 6, middle finger 7, index finger 8,
thumb finger 9. Then again reversed direction
calling index finger 10 and so on, She counted
up to 1994. She ended counting on which
finger?
A) Thumb

B) index finger

C) middle finger

D) Ring finger
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
22. Alok and Bipul take part in 200 m race.
Alok runs at 8 kmph. Alok gives Bipul a
start of 8 m and still beats him by 18
seconds. The speed of Bipul is:

A) 8.15 kmph

B) 5.14 kmph

C) 4.25 kmph

D) 6.4 kmph
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
23. A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel
36 miles downstream than to travel the
same distance upstream. If the speed is of
the boat in still water 10 mph, the speed of
the stream is:

A) 2 mph

B) 2.5 mph

C) 3 mph

D) 4 mph
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
24. Two trains of equal lengths take 10
seconds and 15 seconds respectively to
cross a telegraph post. If the length of each
train be 150 metres, in what time (in
seconds) will they cross each other
travelling in opposite direction?

A) 10

B) 12

C) 15

D) 20
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
25. 4 men and 6 women can complete a
work in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women
can complete it in 10 days. In how many
days will 10 women complete it?

A) 35

B) 40

C) 45

D) 50
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
26. There are three numbers A, B and C.
The Highest Common Factor of A and B, B
and C, C and A are 3, 15 and 3
respectively. If Least Common Multiple of
the three numbers is 300 and their product
is 13500, then find the greatest possible
number, which can divide them.

A) 25

B) 3

C) 12

D) None of these
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
27. What is the least possible number,
which when divided by 18, 35 or 42, it
leaves 2, 19, and 26 as the remainders
respectively?
A) 1244

B) 614

C) 18

D) None of these
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
28. The number of zeros at the end of the
expression 10 × 100 × 1000 × 10000 ........×
10000000000 is:
A) 10

B) 100

C) 50

D) 55
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29. Find the 11th term from the last term
(towards the first term) of the AP:

10, 7, 4, ..., -62.

A) -32

B) -35

C) -29

D) 32
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30. 10 years ago, the average age of all the
25 teachers of a school was 45 years. 4
years ago, the Principal has retired from
her post at the age of 60 years. So, after
one year, a new Principal, whose age was
54 years, recruited from outside. If
Principal is also counted as a teacher, then
the present average age of all the teachers
is:
𝟏𝟖
A) 54 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔
𝟐𝟓

𝟏𝟗
B) 55 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔
𝟐𝟓

𝟖
C) 53 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔
𝟐𝟓

D) None of these
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
31. The 30 members of a club decided to
play a badminton singles tournament.
Every time a member loses a game, he is
out of the tournament. There are no ties.
What is the minimum number of matches
that must be played to determine the
winner?

A) 15

B) 29

C) 61

D) None of these
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
32. If the price of petrol falls down by 20%.
by how much percent, must a person
increase its consumption, so as to
maintain the expenditure on petrol same
as previous?

A) 20%

B) 25%

C) 33.33%

D) 80%
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
33. If the cost price of 15 apples is same as
the selling price of 20 apples, what is the
gain or loss percent?
A) 25% gain

B) 25% loss

C) 33.33% gain

D) 33.33% loss
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
34. Jadeja purchased a car 3 years ago for
Rs 2 Lakhs. Its value depreciated each year
by 25% per annum. What is the present
value of the car?

A) 85260

B) 84050

C) 84375

D) 82540
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35. 16 workers working 6 hours a day, can
build a wall of length 150 m, breadth 20 m
and height 12 m in 25 days. In how many
days 12 workers, working 8 hours a day,
can, build a wall of length 800 m, breadth
15 m, height 6 m?

A) 60

B) 50

C) 40

D) None of these
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36. A and B started each simultaneously
towards other, from P and Q respectively.
The distance between P and Q is 600 km
and the ratio of speeds of A and B is 5 ∶ 7.
If they meet at a point M, then the
distance PM is

A) 350 km

B) 150 km

C) 250 km

D) None of these
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
37. Savita and Hamida are friends, What is
the probability that both will have different
birthdays? (lgnoring a leap year).
𝟑𝟔𝟓
A)
𝟑𝟔𝟔

𝟑𝟔𝟒
B)
𝟑𝟔𝟓

𝟑𝟔𝟑
C)
𝟑𝟔𝟓

𝟑𝟔𝟑
D)
𝟑𝟔𝟔
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
38. What is the product of all the numbers
in the dial of a telephone?

A) 1,58,480

B) 1,59,450

C) 0

D) None of these
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
39. What is the unit digit in
{(6374)1793 × (625)317 × (341)491}?

A) 0

B) 2

C) 3

D) 5
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
40. On dividing 2272 as well as 875 by 3
digit number N, we get the same
remainder. The sum of the digits of N is:
A) 10

B) 11

C) 12

D) 13
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
41. A boy multiplied 987 by a certain
number and obtained 559981 as his
answer. If in the answer both 9 are wrong
and the other digits are correct, then the
correct answer would be:
A) 553681

B) 555181

C) 555681

D) 556581
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42. A number consists of 3 digits whose
sum is 10. The middle digit is equal to the
sum of the other two and the number will
be increased by 99 if its digits are reversed.
The number is:

A) 145

B) 253

C) 370

D) 352
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43. Count the number of triangles in given
figure:

A) 24

B) 26

C) 27

D) 28
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44. A man wears socks of two colours-black
and brown. He has altogether 20 black
Socks and 20 brown socks in a drawer.
Supposing he has to take out the socks in
the dark, how many least number of Socks
must he take out to be sure that he has
matching pair?

A) 3

B) 20

C) 39

D) Non of these
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45. Which of the following statements are
true?

(i) Every whole number is a natural

number.

(ii) Every integer is a rational number.

(iii) Every rational number is an integer.

A) 3

B) 20

C) 39

D) Non of these
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
01. If the sum of digits at odd and even
places are equal or differ by a number
divisible by 11, then the number is
divisible by which of the following?

A) 9

B) 11

C) 12

D) 13
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
02. What is the greatest number that will
divide 2400 and 1810 and leave reminders
6 and 4 respectively?

A) 39

B) 41

C) 42

D) 43
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
03. The L C M of two numbers is 2079 and
their H C F is 27. If one of the numbers is
189, find the other.

A) 297

B) 281

C) 287

D) 296
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
04. In a school, 391 boys and 323 girls
have been divided into the largest possible
equal classes, so that each class of boys
numbers the same as each class of girls.
What is the number of classes?

A) 14

B) 17

C) 19

D) 21
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
05. Find the smallest fraction which when
added to 2/5×15/21×7/10×3/8 gives a
whole number.

A) 35/42

B) 33/40

C) 37/40

D) 39/40
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
06. What decimal of an hour is a second?

A) 0.00024

B) 0.00025

C) 0.00026

D) 0.00028
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
07. A and B enter into a Partnership with
their capitals in the ratio 7:9. At the end of
8 months, A withdraws his capital. If they
receive the profits in the ratio 8:9, find
how long B`s capital was used?

A) 5 months

B) 7 months

C) 8 months

D) 9 months
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
08. The expression 𝟓𝟐𝒏 - 𝟐𝟑𝒏 has a factor

A) 3

B) 7

C) 10

D) 17
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
09. A and B invested in the ratio 3:2 in a
business. If 5% of the total profit goes to
charity and A`s share is Rs 855, find the
total profit?

A) 1200

B) 1400

C) 1500

D) 1800
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10. Two number s are respectively 20% and
50% more than the third. What percentage
is the first of the second?

A) 60 %

B) 80%

C) 40%

D) 90%
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
11. A certain number of tennis balls were
purchased for Rs 450. Five more balls
could have been purchased for the same
amount if each ball was cheaper by Rs 15.
Find the number of balls purchased.

A) 15

B) 20

C) 10

D) 25
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
12. In an election of two candidates, the
candidate who gates 41% is defeated by a
margin of 2412 votes. Find the total
number of votes polled?

A) 14200

B) 13800

C) 12900

D) 13400
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13. What is total of all the even numbers
from 1 to 400?

A) 40100

B) 40200

C) 40300

D) 40400
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14. Find the least number by which 19404
must be multiplied or divided so as to
make it a perfect square?

A) 9

B) 11

C) 13

D) 15
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15. The sum of the digits of a two-digit
number is 8. If the digits are reversed, the
number is decreased by 54. Find the
number.
A) 69

B) 74

C) 71

D) 76
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16. The ratio between a two-digit number
and the sum of the digits of that number is
4:1. If the digit in unit`s place is 3 more
than the digit in the ten`s place, what is
the number?

A) 32

B) 36

C) 38

D) 42
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
17. How many numbers up to 200 are
divisible by 4 and 3 together?

A) 12

B) 14

C) 16

D) 18
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18. After deducting 10% from a certain
Sum, and then 20% from the reminder,
there is 3600 lefts. Find the original sum.

A) 4000

B) 3800

C) 5000

D) 5500
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
19. What is the largest natural number by
which the product of three consecutive
even natural number is always divisible?

A) 42

B) 48

C) 36

D) 46
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
20. A die is thrown. What is the probability
that the number shown on the die is not
divisible by 3?

A) 1/3

B) 2/3

C) 4/9

D) 1/4
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
21. Rs 425 is divided among 4 men, 5
women and 6 boys such that the share of a
man, a woman and a boy may be in the
ratio of 9:8:4. What is the share of a
woman?
A) 31

B) 34

C) 36

D) 38
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
22. If a family of 7 persons can live on Rs
840 for 36 days, how long can (a) family of
9 persons live on Rs 810?
A) 25

B) 29

C) 27

D) 31
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
23. In a given period, 9 persons can make
108 toys. How many persons are needed to
make 48 toys in the same period?

A) 4

B) 6

C) 8

D) 10
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
24. Find the difference between the
compound interest and the simple interest
for the sum Rs 1500 at 10% per annum for
2 years.

A) 20

B) 18

C) 15

D) 25
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
25. The students in three classes are in the
ratio 2:3:5. If 20 students are increased in
each class, the ratio changes to 4:5:7. What
was the total number of students in the
three classes before the increase?

A) 96

B) 100

C) 104

D) 110
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
01. The minute hand of a clock moves
through a distance of 20 minutes. The
angle made between its initial and final
position is

A) 90°

B) 100°

C) 120°

D) 1𝟓𝟎°
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
02. Four oranges and two apples cost Rs.
100. Two oranges and four apples cost Rs.
110. What is the cost of one apple?

A) Rs. 10

B) Rs. 15

C) Rs. 20

D) Rs. 25
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
03. A circular field has a radius of 35 ft. A
boundary rope is set up circling the entire
field. What is the length of the boundary
rope?

A) 200 ft

B) 210 ft

C) 215 ft

D) 220 ft
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
04. Three friends Aakash, Chirag and
Piyush undertake to do a job. Aakash could
do the job in 12 days working alone, Chirag
in 4 days and Piyush in 6 days. In how
many days can they complete the job while
working together?

A) 1 day

B) 2 day

C) 3 day

D) can not be determined

PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
05. Sachin gets 86 in English, 48 in Hindi,
64 in Mathematics, 72 in Social Science
and 60 in Science. If all the scores are out
of 100, then what is his total percentage?

A) 62%

B) 64%

C) 66%

D) 68%
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
06. A father is seven times as old as his
son. After five years, the father will be four
times the age of his son. What is the
difference between their ages?
A) 25 years

B) 30 years

C) 35 years

D) cannot be determined
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
07. Which of following years in the English
calendar is not a leap year?

A) 1512

B) 1982

C) 2032

D) 2272
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
08. A number of men went to a hotel and
each spent as many rupees as there were
men. If the money spent was Rs. 15625,
the number of men was

A) 115

B) 125

C) 135

D) 145
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
09. A, B and C enter into partnership by
making investments in the ratio 3 :5: 7.
After a year, C invests another Rs.
3,37,600 while A withdraws Rs. 45,600.
The ratio of investments changes to 24: 59:
167. The initial investment of A was

A) Rs. 45,600

B) Rs. 96,000

C) Rs. 1,41,600

D) None of these
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
10. How long will a train 60 m long
travelling at 40 km an hour take to pass
through a station whose platform is 90 m
long?

A) 14 seconds

B) 13.5 seconds

C) 14.5 seconds

D) None of these
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
11. A person spends of his salary on
charity, of his salary on purchasing books
and of his salary on foods and clothing. If
his salary is Rs. 16824, find the balance
amount with him.
A) Rs. 700

B) Rs. 7001

C) Rs. 710

D) Rs. 701
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
12. The least number of 4 digits which is
exactly divisible by 9 is

A) 1009

B) 1018

C) 1027

D) none
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
13. What least number must be subtracted
from the greatest number of five digits so
that the remainder number is a perfect
square?
A) 134

B) 143

C) 133

D) 153
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
14. A and B undertake to do a work for Rs.
560. A cant do it alone in 7 days and B in 8
days. If with assistance of C, they finish
the work in 3 days, then C gets
approximately

A) Rs. 110

B) Rs. 100

C) Rs. 120

D) Rs. 140
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
15. A man spends 75% of his income. His
income increases by 20% and his
expenditure also increases by 10%. Find
the percentage increase in his savings.
A) 40%

B) 30%

C) 50%

D) 25%
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
16. The LCM of two numbers is 14 times
their HCF. The sum of HCF and LCM is
600. If one of the numbers is 80, then the
other number is.
A) 160

B) 280

C) 60

D) 40
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
17. A cricketer scored 158 runs in the first
test and 201 runs in the second test. If his
average of the runs scored in the first three
tests is 195, the runs scored by him in the
third test are

A) 226

B) 225

C) 236

D) 216
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
18. A streamer goes downstream and
covers the distance between two ports in 4
hours while it covers the same distance
upstream in 5 hours. If the speed of the
stream is 2km/h; then the speed of the
streamer in still water is
A) 20 km/h

B) 19 km/h

C) 18 km/h

D) 19.5 km/h
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
19. The ratio between the present ages of A
and B is 5:8. After 4 years the ratio
between their ages will be 2:3. The present
age of B is
A) 36 years

B) 20 years

C) 24 years

D) 32 years
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
20. Ram and Shyam working separately can
finish a job in 8 and 12 hours respectively.
If they work for an hour alternately, Ram
beginning at 9 am, at what time will, the
job be finished?
A) 7:30 p.m.

B) 7:00 a.m

C) 6:30 p.m

D) 6:00 p.m
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
21. Ratan had Rs. 240 out of which he gave
one-third of the amount to Amal. Then
Ratan gave half of what he had left to
Kamal. How much money does Ratan has
now?
A) 70

B) 75

C) 80

D) 90
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
22. A trader buys 100 apples for Rs. 800.
He discovered that 20 of the apples were
rotten and could not be sold. He sold the
remaining apples and made a total profit of
10%. What was the selling price of each
apple?
A) Rs. 11

B) Rs. 12

C) Rs. 13

D) Rs. 14
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
23. A shopkeeper tags an item at 20%
higher than the cost price. Then he gives a
discount of 10%. What is his profit
percentage?
A) 8%

B) 10%

C) 12%

D) depends on the price of the item

PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
24. A trader buys two varieties of tea-type-I
at Rs. 400. per kg and type-II at Rs. 300
per kg. He mixed 2 kg of type-I with one kg
of type-II. He sells off the mixture at Rs.
400 per kg. What is the profit made by the
trader for selling 6 kg of the tea?
A) Rs. 100

B) Rs. 125

C) Rs. 175

D) Rs. 200
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
25. If the digits of a 3-digit number are
reversed then the number so obtained is
less than the original number by 297. If
sum of the digits of the number is 8 & its
hundred's digit has the largest possible
value, then the ten's digit in the number is
A) 3

B) 2

C) 1

D) 0
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
26. There are 527 apples, 646 pears and
748 oranges. These are to be arranged in
heaps containing the same number of
fruits. Each heap should contain fruits of
only one kind and with the greatest
number of fruits possible. How many such
heaps are formed?
A) 113

B) 117

C) 110

D) 112
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
27. In what ratio must a grocer mix two
varieties of pulses costing Rs. 15 and Rs.
20 per kg respectively so as to get a
mixture worth Rs. 16.50 kg?
A) 7:3

B) 3:8

C) 5:7

D) 7:5
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
28. Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in
12 minutes and 15 minutes respectively.
There is an outlet C also. If all the three
pipes are opened together, the cistern is
full in 10 minutes. How much time will be
taken by C to empty the full cistern?
A) 10 minutes

B) 20 minutes

C) 15 minutes

D) none of these
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
29. To fill a tub, 20 buckets of water is
required. How many mugs of water will be
required to fill the same tub, if the
capacity of the mug is two-fifth of the
capacity of the bucket?
A) 50

B) 40

C) 8

D) can not be determined

PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
30. The sum of ages of 7 children born at
the intervals of 3 years each is 70 years.
What is the age of the oldest child?

A) 16 years

B) 24 years

C) 27 years

D) 19 years
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
31. The average of 10 numbers is zero. Of
them, at the most, how many may be
greater than zero?
A) 0

B) 7

C) 10

D) 9
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
32. Three candidates contested an election
and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes
respectively. What percentage of the total
votes did the winning 1136 candidate get?
A) 57%

B) 60%

C) 65%

D) 90%
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
33. In a dairy farm, 40 cows eat 40 bags of
husk in 40 days. In how many days one
cow will eat one bag of
husk?
A) 1 day

B) 40 day

C) 80 day

D) 60 day
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
34. A man crosses a street 600 m long in 5
minutes. His speed in km/h is
A) 7.2

𝟓
B)
𝟑𝟔

C) 3.6

D) 10
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
01. A person invests Rs. 500 at 10% simple
interest. He withdraws the entire sum after
five years. What is the amount that he
would get?
A) Rs. 500

B) Rs. 600

C) Rs. 700

D) Rs. 750
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
02. A man walks 10 km towards north.
From there he walks 6 km towards south.
Then he walks 3 km towards east. How far
and in which direction is he with reference
to his starting point?
A) 7 km east

B) 5 km west

C) 5 km north-eas

D) None of these
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
03. A, B and C together can do a work in 12
days. A alone can do the work in 36 days
and B alone can do the same in 54 days. C
alone can do it in:
A) 9 days

B) 18 days

C) 24 days

D) 27 days
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
04. A tricycle was sold for Rs. 873 at a loss
of 3%. Its cost price is:
A) Rs. 846.81

B) Rs. 899.19

C) Rs. 927

D) Rs. 900
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
05. A man is thrice as old as his son. Three
years ago the man was 4 times as old as his
son. Find their present age.

A) 27,9

B) 30, 10

C) 24,6

D) 33, 11
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
06. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio
1:3:5. Its perimeter is 90 cm., the length of
its largest side is:

A) 40 cm

B) 48 cm

C) 50 cm

D) 54 cm
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
07. The sum of two integers is -25. If one of
them is 30, then the other is:

A) 55

B) 5

C) -55

D) none of these
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
08. The smallest of the fractions
𝟑 𝟓 𝟕 𝟐
, , ,
𝟒 𝟔 𝟏𝟐 𝟑

𝟐
A)
𝟑

𝟒
B)
𝟓

𝟓
C)
𝟔

𝟕
D)
𝟏𝟐
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
09. 2m 5cm is equal to:
A) 2.5 m

B) 2.05 m

C) 2.005 m

D) 0.25 m
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
10. If 10 be added to four times a number,
the result is 5 less than five times the
number. The number is:
A) 15

B) 20

C) 25

D) 35
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
11. The ratio 115: 138 in its simplest form
is:
A) 2:3

B) 3:4

C) 1:2

D) 5:6
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
12. The sum of two odd numbers is:

A) an odd number

B) an even number

C) sometimes odd sometimes even

D) can't be ascertained
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
13. Rishab asked his Grandfather how old
he was. Rather than giving him a straight
answer, he replied: "I have 6 children, and
there are 4 years between each one and the
next. I had my first child (your Uncle Ravi)
when I was 29. Now the youngest one (your
Auntie Ramita) is 29 herself. That's all I'm
telling you!" How old is Rishab's
grandfather?

A) 76

B) 78

C) 82

D) 86
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
14. What least number must be added to
1056, to get a number exactly divisible by
23?

A) 25

B) 38

C) 2

D) 12
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15. Find the largest 3 digit number
divisible by 16?

A) 982

B) 992

C) 988

D) 912
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
16. The cost of ploughing a field at Rs. 3
per m2 is Rs. 624. If the breadth of the
field is 13m then its length is:
A) 8m

B) 16 m

C) 39 m

D) 32 m
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
17. Two natural numbers whose sum is 85
and the least common multiple is 102, is:
A) 35 and 50

B) 34 and 51

C) 17 and 68

D) 30 and 55
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
18. A gardener wants to plant 66 apple
trees, 88 banana trees and 110 mango
trees in rows with equal number of trees
and with cach row having only one kind of
tree. The least number of rows required is:
A) 6

B) 8

C) 10

D) 12
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
19. A gardener wants to plant 66 apple
trees, 88 banana trees and 110 mango
trees in rows with equal number of trees
and with each row having only one kind of
tree. The least number of rows required is:
A) 6

B) 8

C) 10

D) 12
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
20. The least number divisible by all
numbers from 1 to 10, both inclusive, is:
A) 5040

B) 504

C) 252

D) 2520
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
21. A, B and C can complete a job in 10
days while working together. If D joins
them, the job is completed in 8 days. In
how many days can D complete the job, if
working alone?
A) 30

B) 40

C) 50

D) 60
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
22. The least number which should be
added to 2497, so that the sum is exactly
divisible by 5, 6, 4 and 3 is:
A) 13

B) 23

C) 33

D) 43
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
23. What decimal of an hour is a second?
A) 0.0025

B) 0.256

C) 0.00027

D) 0.000126
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
24. An aeroplane covers a certain distance
at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To
cover the same distance in 2 hours, it must
travel at a speed of:

A) 300 kmph

B) 360 kmph

C) 600 kmph

D) 720 kmph
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
25. .A motorboat, whose speed in 15 km/hr
in still water, goes 30 km downstream and
comes back to starting point in a total of 4
hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream
(in km/hr) is:

A) 4

B) 5

C) 6

D) 10
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
26. Find the ratio in which rice at Rs. 7.20
a kg be mixed with rice at Rs. 5.70 a kg to
produce a mixture worth Rs. 6.30 a kg.
A) 1:3

B) 2:3

C) 3:4

D) 4:5
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
27. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game,
thea rate was only 3.2. What should be the
run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach
the target of 282 runs?
A) 6.25

B) 6.5

C) 6.75

D) 7
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
28. The price of 2 sarees and 4 shirts is Rs.
1600. With the same money, one can buy 1
saree and 6 shirts. If one wants to buy 12
shirts, how much shall he have to pay?
A) Rs. 1200

B) Rs. 2400

C) Rs. 4800

D) Cannot be determined
PUZZLES – REASONING BY SIBANAND PATTANAIK
29. Two students appeared at an
examination. One of them secured 9 marks
more than the other and his marks was
56% of the sum of their marks. The marks
obtained by them are:

A) 39,30

B) 41,32

C) 42,33

D) 43, 34
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30. A starts business with Rs. 3500 and
after 5 months, B joins with A as his
partner. After a year, the profit is divided
in the ratio 2:3. What is B's contribution in
the capital?

A) Rs. 7500

B) Rs. 8000

C) Rs. 8500

D) Rs. 9000
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31. In a family, the father took 1/4 of the
cake and the rest of cake was distributed
equally among rest of family members. Still
the father had 3 times as much as each of
the other members had. Then, the total
number of family members is:
A) 3

B) 7

C) 10

D) 12