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

Saturday 23 November 2013

Day of the week

Q: If 23 July,2011 was Saturday, then which day will be 22 July, 2012?

(i) Sunday
(ii) Friday
(iii) Saturday
(iv) Thursday

Friday 22 November 2013

Collision of trains

Q: Two trains 200km apart are moving towards each other on the same track. Train A has a speed of 120km/hr, while Train B travels at 80km/hr. A bug starts flying from Train A and moves towards Train B at a speed of 160km/hr. On colliding with train B, it bounces back and starts moving towards Train A. On colliding with it, it bounces back, and repeats the process until both the trains collide. Find the distance traveled by the bug.

Number Series

Q: Find the next term in the given series:

(i) 0, 2, 24, 324, ____


(ii) 1, 8, 9, 64, 25, 216, ____