30 PUZZLES
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1. Sumeet is twice as old as Amit. Amit is 2 / 3 of Akhil. After 5 years Akhil will be equal to present age of Sumeet. What is the present age of Amit?
A. 10 B. 12 C. 20 D. 15
2. In a school with 600 students, the average age of the boys is 12 years and that of the girls is 11 years. If the average age of the school is 11 years and 9 months, then the number of girls in the school is
A. 450 B. 150 C. 250 D. 350
3. A dealer offers a discount of 10 % on the marked price of an article and still makes a profit of 20 %. If its marked price is Rs. 800, then the cost price of the article is:
A. Rs. 900 B. Rs. 800 C. Rs. 700 D. Rs. 600
4. A rat runs 15 feet towards East and turns to right and runs 10 feet. He then turns to right and runs 9 feet, and again turns too left to run 5 feet. He once again takes a left turn and runs 12 feet and finally turns to left and runs 6 feet. What direction is the rat facing now?
A. EAST B. NORTH
C. WEST D. SOUTH
5. P, Q and R are educated P, R and S are hard working, R, S and T are employed, P, Q, S and T are polite. Who is educated, hardworking, polite but not employed?
A. P B. Q C. R D. T
6. In a row of children, Kavita is fourth from right and Savita is second from left. When they interchange positions Kavita is ninth from right. What will be Savita’ s position from left?
A. Fifth C. Seventh
B. Sixth D. Eighth
7. Which number will come in the place of question mark(?)
8.
2
5 8
11
14 17
A. 26 B. 25 C. 19 D. 31
4 5
3
7 9
4
A. 21 B. 12 C. 14 D. 25
20
23?
? 28
9.‘ A’ can do a piece of work in‘ x’ days and‘ B’ can do the same work in 3x days. To finish the work together they take 12 days. What is‘ x’ equal to?
A. 8 B. 10 C. 12 D. 16
10. If‘ PAPER’ is written as‘ OZODQ’, how can‘ PENCIL’ be written in that code?
A. QFODJM C. ODMDJM
B. OFOBHM D. ODMBHK
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PAPER = OZODO
WINSPIRE: Empowering youth | February, 2017