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1.

Which is the third number to the left of the number which is exactly in the middle of the following sequence of numbers?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 __ 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer» C. 5
2.

In the English alphabet, which letter is 13th from right end?

A. L
B. M
C. N
D. O
Answer» D. O
3.

The weights of 4 boxes are 20, 30, 50 and 70 kilograms. Which of the following cannot be the total weight, in kilograms, of any combination of these boxes and in a combination a box can be used only once?

A. 170
B. 160
C. 150
D. 120
Answer» C. 150
4.

In a queue, Amrita is 10th from the front while Mukul is 25th from behind and Mamta is just in the middle of the two. If there were 50 persons in the queue, what position does Mamta occupy from the front?

A. 20th
B. 19th
C. 18th
D. 17th
Answer» D. 17th
5.

In a row of trees, one tree is fifth from either end of the row. How many trees are there in the row?

A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11
Answer» C. 10
6.

In the following list of numerals, how many 2 s are followed by l s but not preceded by 4?

4 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 4 4 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 4 2 1 2 4 1 4 6

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Answer» D. Five
7.

How many 7 s are there in the following series which are preceded by 6 which is not preceded by 8?

8 7 6 7 8 6 7 5 6 7 9 7 6 1 6 7 7 6 8 8 6 9 7 6 8 7

A. Nil
B. One
C. Three
D. None of these
Answer» E.
8.

Count each 1 in the following sequence of numbers that is immediately followed by 2, if 2 is not immediately followed by 3. How many such l s are there?

1 2 1 3 4 5 1 2 3 5 2 1 2 6 1 4 5 1 1 2 4 1 2 3 2 1 7 5 2 1 2 5

A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
Answer» C. 5
9.

How many 7 s are there in the following series which are not immediately followed by 3 but immediately preceded by 8?

8 9 8 7 6 2 2 6 3 2 6 9 7 3 2 8 7 2 7 7 8 7 3 7 7 9 4

A. 10
B. 3
C. 2
Answer» D.
10.

How many 6 s are there in the following series of numbers which are preceded by 7 but not immediately followed by 9?

6 7 9 5 6 9 7 6 8 7 6 7 8 6 9 4 6 7 7 6 9 5 7 6 3

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer» D. Four
11.

Count each 7 which is not immediately preceded by 5 but is immediately followed by either 2 or 3. How many such 7 s are there?

5 7 2 6 5 7 3 8 3 7 3 2 5 7 2 7 3 4 8 2 6 7 8

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» B. 3
12.

In a row of buses, Panjab is at 19th position from the right end. Raftaar is 23 places to the left from Panjab and is at the exact centre of row. How manybuses are between Raftaar bus and bus standing at the left end?

A. 44
B. 42
C. 40
D. 46
Answer» D. 46
13.

A bus for Delhi leaves every thirty minutes from a bus stand. An enquiry clerk told a passenger that the bus had already left ten minutes ago and the next bus will leave at 9.35 a.m. At what time did the enquiry clerk give this information to the passenger?

A. 9.10 a.m.
B. 8.55 a.m.
C. 9.08 p.m.
D. 9.15 a.m.
Answer» E.
14.

In the number 76534218 each digit is replaced next digit, ie '1' is replaced by '2' , '2' is replaced by '3' and so on and then the digits are arranged in ascending order from left to right, which digit will be fifth from the left end?

A. 6
B. 5
C. 7
D. 4
Answer» B. 5
15.

What is the 13th letter of the English Alphabet?

A.
B. B.
C. C.
D. D.
Answer» B. B.
16.

If it is possible to form a number with the second, the fifth and the eighth digits of the number 31549786, which is the perfect square of a two - digit even number, which of the following will be the second digit of that even number ?

A. 1
B. 4
C. 6
D. None of these
Answer» C. 6
17.

Manoj and Satya are ranked seventh and eleventh respectively from the top in a class of 31 students. What will be their respective ranks from the bottom in the class ?

A. 25th and 21st
B. 26th and 22nd
C. 20th and 24th
D. 24th and 20th
Answer» B. 26th and 22nd
18.

Which is the third number to the left of the number which is exactly in the middle of the following sequence of numbers?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

A. 3
B. 5
C. 4
D. 7
Answer» D. 7
19.

If first day of the year(not a leap year) was monday, then what was the last day of the year?

A. friday
B. saturday
C. monday
D. sunday
Answer» D. sunday
20.

In the following set of numbers, if 1 is added to the last digit and then the orderr of digits is reversed, which number will be fourth if arranged in ascending order?

567 284 696 865 738

A. 567
B. 284
C. 865
D. 738
Answer» B. 284
21.

In the series given below , how many 8's are there each of which is exactly divisible by its immediate preceeding as well as succeeding numbers ?
2 8 3 8 2 4 8 2 4 8 6 8 2 8 2 4 8 3 8 2 8 6

A. five
B. four
C. two
D. one
Answer» D. one
22.

How many days will be there from 26th january 2008, to 15th may 2008(both days are included)?

A. 111
B. 112
C. 110
D. 113
Answer» B. 112
23.

The priest told the devotee, "The temple bell is rung at regular intervals of 45 minutes. The last bell was rung five minutes ago. The Next bell is due to be rung at 7:45am". At what time did the priest give this information to the devotee?

A. 7.40 am
B. 7.05 am
C. 7.00 am
D. 6.55 am
Answer» C. 7.00 am
24.

Satish remembers that his brother s birthday is after fifteenth but before eighteenth of February whereas his sister Payal remembers that her brother s birthday is after sixteenth but before nineteenth of February. On which day in February is Satish s brother s birthday?

A. 16th
B. 17th
C. 18th
D. 19th
Answer» C. 18th
25.

Ravi is 7 ranks ahead of Sumit in a class of 39. If Sumit s rank is seventeenth from the last, what is Ravi s rank from the start?

A. 14th
B. 15th
C. 16th
D. 17th
Answer» D. 17th
26.

Manoj and Sachin are ranked seventh and eleventh respectively from the top in a class of 31 students. What will be their respective ranks from the bottom in the class?

A. 20th and 24th
B. 24th and 20th
C. 25th and 21st
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
27.

Manisha ranked sixteenth from the top and twenty-ninth from the bottom among those who passed an examination. Six boys did not participate in the competition and five failed in it. How many boys were there in the class?

A. 40
B. 44
C. 50
D. 55
Answer» E.
28.

Aruna ranks twelfth in a class of forty-six. What will be her rank from the last?

A. 33
B. 34
C. 35
D. 37
Answer» D. 37
29.

Sanjeev ranks seventh from the top and twenty-eighth from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class ?

A. 37
B. 36
C. 35
D. 34
Answer» E.
30.

If Atul finds that he is twelfth from the right in a line of boys and forth from the left, how many boys should be added to the line such that there are 28 boys in the line ?

A. 12
B. 13
C. 14
D. 20
Answer» C. 14
31.

In a row of trucks, Ashok is at 17th position from the left end. Bharat is 19 places to the right from Ashok and is at the exact centre of the row. How many trucks are there to the right of Ashok truck?

A. 53
B. 54
C. 52
D. 19
Answer» C. 52
32.

Raman ranks sixteenth from the top and forty-ninth from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class ?

A. 64
B. 65
C. 66
D. Cannot be determined
Answer» B. 65
33.

A, B, C,D and E are standing in a row. D is the immediate neighbour of A and E. B is at the right of E and C is in the extreme right. Who is fourth to the left of C?

A. B
B. E
C. C
D. A
Answer» E.
34.

In a row of boys, Tarak is 18th from either end. How many boys are there in the row?

A. 19
B. 36
C. 35
D. 42
Answer» D. 42
35.

In a row of boys, Rahul is 19th from top and Ajay is 21st from bottom. They interchange their position. Ajay now becomes 28th from bottom. Howmany total boys are there in the row?

A. 47
B. 46
C. 45
D. 48
Answer» C. 45
36.

In a row of people Manu is 7th from bottom end of row. Shrey is 10 ranks above Manu. If Shrey is 8th from top end, then how many people are there in this row?

A. 25
B. 26
C. 24
D. 23
Answer» E.
37.

In the following series of numbers, howmany 1, 3, 7 have appeared together. 7 being in middle and 1, 3 on either side of ??

2 9 7 3 1 7 3 7 7 1 3 3 1 7 3 8 5 7 1 3 7 7 1 7 3 9 0 6

A. 4
B. 5
C. 3
D. More than 5
Answer» D. More than 5
38.

If day after tomorrow is saturday, what day was 3 days before yesterday ?

A. monday
B. sunday
C. tuesday
D. thursday
Answer» C. tuesday
39.

Nitin correctly remembers that Nidhi's birthday is before Friday but after Tuesday. Dheeraj correctly remembers that Nidhi's birthday is after Wednesday but before Saturday. On which of the following days does Nidhi's birthday definitely fall?

A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday
Answer» E.
40.

Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F joined an institute in the year 1993 but on different days. Only E has joined after C and D. C joined immediately before A and immediately after B. F is not the first or the last person to join. D will not be in any corner.
Who is the first person joining the Institute?

A. E
B. D
C. A
D. B
Answer» E.
41.

In a class, seven students are standing in a row. Q is standing left to R but right to P. O is standing right to N and left to P. Similarly, S is standing right to R and left to T. Find out who is standing in the middle ?

A. Q
B. R
C. P
D. S
Answer» B. R
42.

A bus for Shiridi leaves after every fifty two minutes from a bus stand. An enquiry officer told a passenger that the bus had already left sixteen minutes ago and the next bus will leave at 08:15 p.m. At what time did the enquiry officer give the information to the passenger?

A. 07:23 p.m
B. 06:25 p.m
C. 07:39 p.m
D. 06:23 p.m
Answer» D. 06:23 p.m
43.

If the following series is written in the reverse order, which number will be fourth to the right of the seventh number from the left?

7, 3, 9, 7, 0, 3, 8, 4, 6, 2, 1, 0, 5, 11, 13

A. 5
B. 11
C.
Answer» A. 5
44.

Vishal is 24th from either end of the row of boys ? How many boys are there in the row ?

A. 48
B. 49
C. 46
D. 47
Answer» E.
45.

Nitin ranks 18th in a class of 49 students. What is rank from the last ?

A. 31
B. 18
C. 32
D. 19
Answer» D. 19
46.

How many such digits are there in the number 7346285 which are as far away from the beginning of the number, as they will be when arranged in ascending order within the number?

A. None
B. one
C. Two
D. Three
Answer» D. Three
47.

Three persons A, B and C are standing in a queue. There are five persons between A and B and eight persons between B and C. If there be three persons ahead of C and 21 persons behind A, what could be the minimum number of persons in the queue?

A. 41
B. 40
C. 28
D. 27
Answer» D. 27
48.

Sam ranked 9th from the top and 38th from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class ?

A. 45
B. 47
C. 46
D. 48
Answer» D. 48
49.

In a row of boys, If A who is 10th from the left and B who is 9th from the right interchange their positions, A becomes 15th from the left. How many boys are there in the row ?

A. 23
B. 31
C. 27
D. 28
Answer» B. 31
50.

How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 421579368 each of which has as many digits between them in the number as when they are arranged in ascending order?

A. None
B. One
C. Two
D. Three
Answer» E.