The last Sunday of March, 2006 fell on which date ?
Statements:
1. The first Sunday of that month fell on 5th.
2. The last day of that month was Friday.
Answer: C
From 1, we conclude that 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th of March, 2006 were Sundays.
So, the last Sunday fell on 26th.
From 2, we conclude that 31st March, 2006 was Friday. Thus, 26th March, 2006 was the last Sunday of the month.
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What is Sumit's position from the right end in a row of children?
Statements:
1. There are 10 children between Sumit and Rajan.
2. Rajan is twentieth from the left end of the row of children.
Answer: D
Clearly, neither the number of children in the row is given nor the position of Sumit relative to Rajan is mentioned in any one of 1 or 2.
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Madan is elder than Kamal and Sharad is younger than Arvind. Who among them is the youngest ?
Statements:
1. Sharad is younger than Madan.
2. Arvind is younger than Kamal.
Answer: B
As given, we have: M > K, A > S.
From II, K > A. Thus, we have: M > K > A > S.
So, Sharad is the youngest. From I, M > S. Thus, we have: M>K>A>S or M>A>K>S or M>A>S>K.
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Among five friends, who is the tallest ?
Statements:
1. D is taller than A and C.
2. B is shorter than E but taller than D.
Answer: D
From 1, we have: D > A, D > C.
From 2, we have: E > B > D.
Combining the above two, we get :E > B > D > A > C or E > B > D >C > A.
Thus, E is the tallest.
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Who is to the immediate right of P among five persons P, Q, R, S and T facing North ?
Statements:
1.R is third to the left of Q and P is second to the right of R.
2. Q is to the immediate left of T who is second to the right of P.
Answer: C
From 1, we have the order: R, -, P, Q.
From 2, we have the order: P, Q, T.
Clearly, each one of the above two orders indicates that Q is to the immediate right of P.
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In a certain code, 'XYZ' means 'We are friends'. Which letter stands for 'We' ?
Statements:
1. 'PYN' means 'They are classmates'.
2. 'ZMS' means 'We love them'.
3. 'PX' means 'Hello friends'
Answer: D
To find the code for 'we', we need to have any of the following:
(i) 'We are friends' should have only 'We' common with another statement, as in 2;
(ii) 'We are friends' should have only 'are' and 'friends' common with another single or two statements, as in 1 and 3. Thus, we need Either 2 only or 1 and 3 only
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What is the numerical code for 'water' in a certain code ?
Statements:
1. The code for 'give me water' is '719'.
2. The code for 'you can bring water for me' is written as '574186'.
Answer: D
In 1 and 2, the common words are 'me' and 'water' and the common code numbers are '7' and '1'. So, the code for 'water' is either '7' or '1'.
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How many sons does D have ?
Statements:
1. A's father has three children.
2. B is A's brother and son of D.
Answer: C
From both 1 and 2 together, we can conclude that A and B are the children of D, but the sex of A and the third child of D is not known. So, both 1 and 2 together are also not sufficient to answer the question.
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In a certain code language, '297' means 'tie clip button'. Which number means 'button' in that language ?
Statements:
1. In that language, '926' means clip your tie'.
2. In that language, '175' means 'hole and button'.
Answer: C
In given statement and 1, the common words are 'tie' and 'clip' and the common codes are '2' and '9'. So, '2' and '9' are the codes for 'tie' and 'clip'. Thus, in the given statement, '7' means 'button'. In given statement and II, the common code word '7' represents the common word 'button'.
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What is the monthly salary of Prashant ?
Statements:
1. Prashant gets 15% more than Sumit while Sumit gets 10% less than Lokesh.
2. Lokesh's monthly salary is Rs 2500.
Answer: D
From both 1 and 2, we find that:
Prashant's salary = 115% of (90% of Rs 2500) = Rs 2587.50.
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