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INFOSYSPAPERON29thJULY2006ATMYSORE
thefirstroundwasoflogicalreasoningorucansaythepuzzletest.herearethequestions
1.thereisanumberwhichisslightlylesserthan500,whichwhendividedby3,4,5,7leavesnoremainder
(3marks)
solution:theanswerwouldbethelcmof3,4,5,7thatis420.
sotheansweris420
2..Inaparty,thereonemandancesexactlywith3ladies&1womandancesexactlywith3men.there
areexactlytwopairsarecommonwitheverymen.howmanypeoplearethereinparty?
(3marks)
ans8
3.thispuzzlewasprettyeasyandifeeleachoneofucansolveit.itgoessomethinglikejohnisolder
thandavebutyoungerthanedwardandgoeson(sorryfolksdonremembertheexactQnbutitspretty
easy)therewere11namesandtheQnwastofindtheyoungestofthem.
ansedwardistheyoungest
4.OnedayHarryandIsetourwatchestogether.Noneofuswasawarethatmywatchwasgettingfaster
by2minperhourandHarryswatchwasgettingslowerby1minperhour.Aftersometime,we
discoveredthatmywatchwas1hraheadofHarryswatch.Canyoufindoutafterhowlongwenoticed
this?(3Marks)
Ans:thedifferncebetweenthetimewouldbe2min+1min=3min
sothereisadiffof3minforevery1hour
thereforediffof60minwouldbe60*1hour/3min
thereforetheansweris20hours
5.thereiswellofdepth30mandfrogisatbottomofthewell.hejumps3minonedayandfallsback2m
inthesameday.howmanydayswillittakeforthefrogtocomeoutofthewell?????
answeris:28days.(thisisaveryeasyone)
6.thisquestionwasquitelongone.pleasesolveverbalandnonverbalreasoningbyrsaggarwal.this
alsohas4subquestions.pleasesolvethechaptercalledpuzzletestintheabovementionedbook.its
fromthatbook.
7.therewere5athletesnamelyA,B,C,D,EwhoAretravellingintheplaneaftertheolympics.
nowthereare5conditionsgiven.(soryidon'remember).THEQUESTIONWASTOFINDWHOWON
WHICHPLACE.butyestheanseris
answeris::inthisorder
1)B
2)D
3)E
4)A
5)C
8.Thereisapeculiarislandwhereamanalwaystellstruthandawomenneversaystwo2consequtive
truthorfalsestatementsthatisifshesaystruthstatementthenshesaysfalsestatementnextandvice
versa.aboyandgirlalsogoesinthesameway.onedayiaskedachild"whatruaboyoragirl"howver
thechildrepliedintheirlanguagethatidintunderstand
buttheparentsknewmylanguageandoneparentrepliedthat"kibiisaboy"theotheronesaidthat
"nokibiisagirl,kibilied"(8marks)
a:iskibiaboyoragirl
b:whoanseredfirstmotherorfather?
Ans:a.kibiisagirl
b.motheransweredfirst.
9.THISISATOUGHONEBUTIMANAGEDTOGETTHEANSWER.
thereareanumberofcuffsandcollarpieceswhichbelongtofreddyandcharlie.theretotalis30.
freddyandcharliegivealloftemtothelaundry.freddycollectshalfthenumberofcuffsandonethird
thenumberofcollarsandpayshisshareof27cents.4cuffscosts5collars.nowtellhowmuchdidcharlie
payforhisshare?
solution::lettheTOTALnumberofthecuffsbeX
lettheTOTALnumberoftheCOLLARSBEbe30X
NOWFREDDYCOLLECTS1/2*X+1/3*(30X)=X/6+10
socharliewouldcollect1/2*X+2/3*(30X)=X/6+20
byinspectionandtrialanderrorwecanseethatX=12(((thereisnootherway)))
nowputtingX=12infirstequationweget12andputtinineqn2weget18
thereforefreddypays27centsfor12pieces
socharliewillpay____centsforhis18pieces
THEANSWERWILLBE40.5CENTS
10.YX
ZYIDON'REMEMBERTHEFULLQN,BUTTHEQNWASTOFINDVALUES
XZOFXYZ.THEANSWERISX=9
Y=1
YXXXZZ=8