Thursday 26 December 2013

Perimeter 1

4 identical triangles are cut off from 4 corners of a square as show in the figure:

What will be the decrease in the perimeter of the figure?

(i) 6 cm
(ii) 8 cm
(iii) 16 cm
(iv) 28 cm

Sunday 22 December 2013

Distance and elevation


A person standing on a 48.5m tall platform was watching a tower 100m high, which is 50m away from him. If the height of the person is 150cms, at what angle is his head bended?

(i) 0°
(ii) 30°
(iii) 45°
(iv) 60°

Saturday 21 December 2013

Blood Relations 2

Pointing to a man, a woman said, "He is the father of the wife of my son-in-law." How is the man's mother related to the woman?

(i) Mother
(ii) Mother-in-law
(iii) Aunt
(iv) Sister

Wednesday 11 December 2013

Blood Relations 1

Pointing to a photograph, a woman said, "This man's sister is my mother-in-law." How is the woman's husband related to the man in the photograph?

(i) Son
(ii) Grandson
(iii) Nephew
(iv) Son-in-law

Tuesday 10 December 2013

Missing Number 2

find missing number/term

Find the value of the missing term.

(i) 31
(ii) 15
(iii) 29
(iv) None of these (Please comment)

Monday 9 December 2013

Sunday 8 December 2013

Time and Clock 1

A clock is set right at 2pm. If it gains 1 minute every hour, then what is the true time when the clock indicates 7pm on the same day?

Note: 6:55 will not be the right answer, find the accurate answer.

Saturday 7 December 2013

Speed and Time 1

A boat take thrice as much time in going upstream as in going downstream. If the speed of boat while it is traveling upstream is increased by 5kms/hr, it would take the same amount of time as in going downstream. Find the speed of the boat.

Friday 6 December 2013

Students in a Row

Thirty students are standing in a row. Rohan is 11th from the front, while Anuj is 9th from the back. How many students are standing between them?

(i) 8
(ii) 9
(iii) 10
(iv) 11 

Thursday 5 December 2013

A bit of real maths I

In the given figure, ABCD is a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle. Find the value of x .

Wednesday 4 December 2013

Circular Table 1

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are 8 friends sitting around a circular table facing the centre. B sits second to the left of E, who is third to the left of F. D sits third to the right of H, who is not an immediate neighbour of F. A sits third to the right of C, who sits second to the right of H. Who sits between E and D?

(i) Only C
(ii) Only D and B
(iii) Only H
(iv) Only B