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A cuboid has six sides of different colours. The red side is opposite to black. The blue side is adjacent to white. The brown side is adjacent to blue. The red side is face down.
Which one of the following would be the opposite to brown?
Six books A, B, C, D, E and F are placed side by side. B, C and E have blue cover and the other books have red cover. Only D and F are new books and the rest are old. A, C and D are law reports and others are Gazetters. What book is a new law report with a red colour?
Six persons M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting in two rows, three in each. Q is not at the end of any row. P is second to the left of R. O is the neighbour of Q and is sitting diagonally opposite to P. N is the neighbour of R. On the basis of above information, who is facing N?
In a group of five persons A, B, C, D and E, there is a professor, a doctor and a lawyer. A and D are unmarried ladies, and do not work. Of the married couple in the group, E is the husband. B is the brother of A and is neither a doctor nor a lawyer. Who is the professor?
Half of the villagers of a certain village have their own houses. One-fifth of the villagers cultivate paddy. One-third of the villagers are literate. Four-fifth of the villagers are below twenty-five. Then, which one of the following is certainly true?
P, Q, R and S are four men. P is the oldest but not the poorest. R is the richest but not the oldest. Q is older than S but not than P or R. P is richer than Q but not than S. The four men can be ordered (descending) in respect of age and richness, respectively, as
In a meeting, the map of a village was placed in such a manner that south-east becomes north, north-east becomes west and so on. What will south become?
Examine the following statements :
1.All colours are pleasant.2.Some colours are pleasant.3.No colour is pleasant.4.Some colours are not pleasant.Given that the statement 4 is true, what can be definitely concluded ?
A person travels 12 km due North, then 15 km due East, after that 15 km due West and then 18 km due South. How far is he from the starting point ?
Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are standing in a row. C and D are standing close to each other alongside
E.B is standing beside A only. A is fourth from F. Who are standing on the extremes ?How many letters of the English alphabet (capitals) appear same when looked at in a mirror?
There is a family of 6 persons A, B, C, D, E and F. There are two married couples in the family. The family members are lawyer, teacher, salesman, engineer, accountant and doctor. D, the salesman is married to the lady teacher. The doctor is married to the lawyer. F, the accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, the lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the unmarried engineer. A is the grandmother of F. How is E related to F?
There are three cans A, B and C. The capacities of A, B and C are 6 litres, 10 litres and 16 litres respectively. The can C contains 16 litres of milk. The milk has to be divided in them using these three cans only.
Consider the following statements :
1.It is possible to have 6 litres of milk each in can A and can B.2.It is possible to have 8 litres of milk each in can B and can C.Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
In the series AABABCABCDABCDE... which letter occupies the 100th position?
March 1, 2008 was Saturday. Which day was it on March 1, 2002?
Six faces of a cube are numbered from 1 to 6, each face carrying one different number. Further,
1.The face 2 is opposite to the face 6.2.The face 1 is opposite to the face 5.3.The face 3 is between the face 1 and face 5.4.The face 4 is adjacent to the face 2.Which one of the following is correct?
P, Q, R, S and T reside in a 5-storeyed (Ground + 4) building, and each of them resides on a separate floor. Further,
1.T does not reside on the topmost floor.2.Q does not reside on the ground floor.3.S resides on one storey above that of P and one storey below that of R.To know as to which of the 5 persons resides on the ground floor which of the above statements are sufficient / insufficient?
A box contains 5 sets of balls while there are 3 balls in each set. Each set of balls has one colour which is different from every other set. What is the least number of balls that must be removed from the box in order to claim with certainty that a pair of balls of the same colour has been removed?
Directions (For the next FOUR items): Based on the information given below, answer the four items which follow it:
Gopal, Harsh, Inder, Jai and Krishnan have Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Cuttack, Delhi and Ernakulam as their hometowns (not necessarily in that order). They are studying in Engineering, Medical, Commerce, Economics and History Colleges (not necessarily in that order). None of the five boys is studying in his hometown, but each of them studies in one of the cities given above. Further, it is given that:
(i) Gopal's hometown is Ernakulam.
(ii) Harsh is not studying in Ahmedabad or Bhopal.
(iii) Economic college is in Bhopal.
(iv) Inder's hometown is Cuttack.
(v) Krishnan is studying in Delhi.
(vi) Jai is studying in Ernakulam and the History College is in his hometown Ahmedabad.
(vii) Engineering College is situated in Ernakulam.
Which is Krishnan's hometown?
Directions (For the next FOUR items): Based on the information given below, answer the four items which follow it:
Gopal, Harsh, Inder, Jai and Krishnan have Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Cuttack, Delhi and Ernakulam as their hometowns (not necessarily in that order). They are studying in Engineering, Medical, Commerce, Economics and History Colleges (not necessarily in that order). None of the five boys is studying in his hometown, but each of them studies in one of the cities given above. Further, it is given that:
(i) Gopal's hometown is Ernakulam.
(ii) Harsh is not studying in Ahmedabad or Bhopal.
(iii) Economic college is in Bhopal.
(iv) Inder's hometown is Cuttack.
(v) Krishnan is studying in Delhi.
(vi) Jai is studying in Ernakulam and the History College is in his hometown Ahmedabad.
(vii) Engineering College is situated in Ernakulam.
Which College is situated in Inder's hometown?
Directions (For the next FOUR items): Based on the information given below, answer the four items which follow it:
Gopal, Harsh, Inder, Jai and Krishnan have Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Cuttack, Delhi and Ernakulam as their hometowns (not necessarily in that order). They are studying in Engineering, Medical, Commerce, Economics and History Colleges (not necessarily in that order). None of the five boys is studying in his hometown, but each of them studies in one of the cities given above. Further, it is given that:
(i) Gopal's hometown is Ernakulam.
(ii) Harsh is not studying in Ahmedabad or Bhopal.
(iii) Economic college is in Bhopal.
(iv) Inder's hometown is Cuttack.
(v) Krishnan is studying in Delhi.
(vi) Jai is studying in Ernakulam and the History College is in his hometown Ahmedabad.
(vii) Engineering College is situated in Ernakulam.
Who studies in Bhopal?
Directions (For the next FOUR items): Based on the information given below, answer the four items which follow it:
Gopal, Harsh, Inder, Jai and Krishnan have Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Cuttack, Delhi and Ernakulam as their hometowns (not necessarily in that order). They are studying in Engineering, Medical, Commerce, Economics and History Colleges (not necessarily in that order). None of the five boys is studying in his hometown, but each of them studies in one of the cities given above. Further, it is given that:
(i) Gopal's hometown is Ernakulam.
(ii) Harsh is not studying in Ahmedabad or Bhopal.
(iii) Economic college is in Bhopal.
(iv) Inder's hometown is Cuttack.
(v) Krishnan is studying in Delhi.
(vi) Jai is studying in Ernakulam and the History College is in his hometown Ahmedabad.
(vii) Engineering College is situated in Ernakulam.
If Inder studies in Ahmedabad, then which one of the following is the correct combination of Person-Hometown-Place of Study?
There are 6 persons: A, B, C, D, E and F.
(i) A has 3 items more than C
(ii) D has 4 items less than B
(iii) E has 6 items less than F
(iv) C has 2 items more than E
(v) F has 3 items more than D
Which one of the following figures cannot be equal to the total number of items possessed by all the 6 persons?
The details given below relate to the FOUR items that follow:
Amit wishes to buy a magazine. Four magazines—one each on politics, sports, science and films are available to choose from. They are edited by Feroz, Gurbaksh, Swami and Ila (not necessarily in that order) and published by Aryan, Bharat, Charan and Dev Publishers (not necessarily in that order). Further, it is given that
i) Dev Publishers have published the magazine edited by Feroz.
ii) The magazine on politics is published by Aryan Publishers.
iii) The magazine on films is edited by Swami and is not published by Charan Publishers.
iv) The magazine on science is edited by Ila.
For the following four items, select the correct answer:
The magazine on science is published by:
The details given below relate to the FOUR items that follow:
Amit wishes to buy a magazine. Four magazines—one each on politics, sports, science and films are available to choose from. They are edited by Feroz, Gurbaksh, Swami and Ila (not necessarily in that order) and published by Aryan, Bharat, Charan and Dev Publishers (not necessarily in that order). Further, it is given that
i) Dev Publishers have published the magazine edited by Feroz.
ii) The magazine on politics is published by Aryan Publishers.
iii) The magazine on films is edited by Swami and is not published by Charan Publishers.
iv) The magazine on science is edited by Ila.
For the following four items, select the correct answer:
The magazine on sports is:
The details given below relate to the FOUR items that follow:
Amit wishes to buy a magazine. Four magazines—one each on politics, sports, science and films are available to choose from. They are edited by Feroz, Gurbaksh, Swami and Ila (not necessarily in that order) and published by Aryan, Bharat, Charan and Dev Publishers (not necessarily in that order). Further, it is given that
i) Dev Publishers have published the magazine edited by Feroz.
ii) The magazine on politics is published by Aryan Publishers.
iii) The magazine on films is edited by Swami and is not published by Charan Publishers.
iv) The magazine on science is edited by Ila.
For the following four items, select the correct answer:
The magazine on films is:
The details given below relate to the FOUR items that follow:
Amit wishes to buy a magazine. Four magazines—one each on politics, sports, science and films are available to choose from. They are edited by Feroz, Gurbaksh, Swami and Ila (not necessarily in that order) and published by Aryan, Bharat, Charan and Dev Publishers (not necessarily in that order). Further, it is given that
i) Dev Publishers have published the magazine edited by Feroz.
ii) The magazine on politics is published by Aryan Publishers.
iii) The magazine on films is edited by Swami and is not published by Charan Publishers.
iv) The magazine on science is edited by Ila.
For the following four items, select the correct answer:
The magazine on politics is:
The following table shows the percentage change in the consumption of electricity by five towns P, Q, R, S, T from 1986 to 1988:
Town Per cent change from 1986 to 1987 From 1987 to 1988
P +8 −18 Q +15 −11
R +6 +9 S −7 −5
T +13 −6
If town T consumed 500,000 units in 1986, how much did it consume in 1988?
Anand must be a vegetarian because he is a Buddhist. The argument assumes that
Examine the following relationships among members of a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F.
I.The number of males equals that of females.II.A and E are sons of F.III.D is the mother of two, one boy and one girl.IV.B is the son of A.V.There is only one married couple in the family at present.Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the above?