Puzzles 1st June

A man has 53 socks in his drawer: 21 identical blue, 15 identical black and 17 identical red. The lights are fused and he is completely in the dark. How many socks must he take out to make 100 per cent certain he has a pair of black socks?

• 21 socks

• 41 socks

• 30 socks

• 40 socks

At a recent small town election for mayor a total of 963 votes were cast for the four candidates, the winner exceding his opponents by 53, 79 and 105 votes, respectively. How many votes were cast for each candidate?

• 155

• 165

• 185

• 195

Eight boxes D to K are placed one above other in the form of a stack. Box H is two places below Box D and four places above Box E. Number of boxes below Box J is as same as the number of boxes above Box F. Only one box is placed between Box J and Box G. Box K is placed at one of the position above Box I. No two boxes with consecutive alphabets are placed adjacent to each other.

Which box is exactly placed between D and the box which is immediately above of K?

• J

• H

• E

• F

My watch was correct at noon, after which it started to lose 17 minutes per hour until six hours ago it stopped completely. It now shows the timeas 2.52 pm. What time is it now?

• 12 Noon

• 1 PM

• 4 Am

• 10 PM

Eight boxes D to K are placed one above other in the form of a stack. Box H is two places below Box D and four places above Box E. Number of boxes below Box J is as same as the number of boxes above Box F. Only one box is placed between Box J and Box G. Box K is placed at one of the position above Box I. No two boxes with consecutive alphabets are placed adjacent to each other.

How many boxes are between J and I?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 1

The call centre received its highest number of enquiries between 3 pm and 4 pm, which was 60% more than the 600 enquires it received between 2 pm and 3 pm. On average, how many enquires per minute were received between 3 pm and 4 pm?

• 12 per minute

• 16 per minute

• 18 per minute

• 11 per minute

Eight boxes D to K are placed one above other in the form of a stack. Box H is two places below Box D and four places above Box E. Number of boxes below Box J is as same as the number of boxes above Box F. Only one box is placed between Box J and Box G. Box K is placed at one of the position above Box I. No two boxes with consecutive alphabets are placed adjacent to each other.

Which of the following statement is true?

• F is placed three boxes below J.

• G is placed immediately above D.

• Only two boxes are placed between E and I.

• Both A and B.

In a right angled triangle, if the lengths of the two shortest sides are whole numbers exactly and the length of the hypotenuse is 40 cm, what are the lengths of the two shortest sides?

• 12 cm and 17 cm

• 24 cm and 32 cm

• 12 cm and 16 cm

• Can't say

Certain number of persons sit in a straight linear row facing towards north but information about few of them is given. G sits second from an extreme end. Only three persons sit between G and E. B is fifth to the left of R. 6 persons sit between R and E. A, who is third to the left of E, is adjacent to G. 2 persons sit between F and R, who is not at an extreme end. Number of persons to the right of F is same as number of persons between G and A.

How many persons sit to the left of B?

• 9

• 6

• 7

• 5

Directions : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circle and are facing the centre.

(ii) G is second to the left of C, who is to the immediate left of F.

(iii) A is third to the left of E.

(iv) B is between D and E.

Which of the following pairs has the 1st person sitting to the immediate left of the 2nd person?

• BE

• CA

• GD

• DG