If INDIA is coded as 9-14-4-9-1, then GUJART would be coded as:
Answer: A
Each letter is converted to its position in the alphabet (A=1, B=2, ... Z=26). G=7, U=21, J=10, A=1, R=18, T=20.
Q.2Easy
In a row of 50 students, Rajesh's position from the left is 18. What is his position from the right?
Answer: B
Position from right = Total students - Position from left + 1 = 50 - 18 + 1 = 33.
Q.3Easy
A man walks 10 km North, then 15 km East, then 10 km South. How far is he from the starting point?
Answer: B
Net displacement North = 10 - 10 = 0 km. Net displacement East = 15 km. Distance from starting point = 15 km.
Q.4Easy
If A > B, B > C, and C > D, then which of the following is necessarily true?
Answer: A
By transitivity: A > B, B > C implies A > C. A > C, C > D implies A > D.
Q.5Easy
In a family of 5 members, if the average age is 32 years and the youngest member is 10 years old, what is the total age of the remaining 4 members?
Answer: A
Total age of 5 members = 32 × 5 = 160 years. Total age of remaining 4 = 160 - 10 = 150 years.
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Q.6Medium
Which number should replace the question mark? 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?, 56
Answer: B
The pattern is n(n+1): 1×2=2, 2×3=6, 3×4=12, 4×5=20, 5×6=30, 6×7=42, 7×8=56.
Q.7Medium
Four friends A, B, C, and D are sitting in a line. B is not at the end. C is between A and D. Who is sitting second?
Answer: B
Since C is between A and D, the arrangement must be A-C-D or D-C-A. B cannot be at the end, so B must be in position 2. Arrangements: A-B-C-D or D-C-B-A, but C must be between A and D. Only A-C-D arrangement works with B in position 2: This doesn't work. Actually: D-C-A-B or A-C-D-B or similar. C is definitely in a middle position.
Q.8Medium
If all roses are flowers, and some flowers are red, then which statement is necessarily true?
Answer: D
We cannot determine if roses are red from the given statements. Roses are flowers, but only 'some' flowers are red, not all. Therefore, we cannot make a definitive statement about roses being red.
Q.9Medium
A clock shows 3:00. The hour hand and minute hand form an angle of how many degrees?
Answer: B
At 3:00, the minute hand points to 12 and the hour hand points to 3. The angle between them is 90°.
Q.10Medium
In a sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?, what is the next number?
Answer: B
This is the Fibonacci sequence where each number is the sum of the previous two. 8 + 13 = 21.
Q.11Medium
A rectangular box has dimensions 5 × 4 × 3 cm. How many 1 cm cubes can fit inside it?
Answer: C
Volume of box = 5 × 4 × 3 = 60 cubic cm. Volume of each 1 cm cube = 1 cubic cm. Number of cubes = 60.
Q.12Medium
If x : y = 3 : 4 and y : z = 8 : 9, then x : y : z is:
Answer: B
x : y = 3 : 4 and y : z = 8 : 9. To make y the same in both, multiply first by 2: x : y = 6 : 8. So x : y : z = 6 : 8 : 9.
Q.13Easy
A person buys an item for Rs. 800 and sells it for Rs. 1000. What is the profit percentage?
