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Puzzles 1st June

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

21 socks

b)

41 socks

c)

30 socks

d)

40 socks

2.

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?

a)

155

b)

165

c)

185

d)

195

3.

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?

a)

J

b)

H

c)

E

d)

F

4.

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?

a)

12 Noon

b)

1 PM

c)

4 Am

d)

10 PM

5.

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?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

1

6.

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?

a)

12 per minute

b)

16 per minute

c)

18 per minute

d)

11 per minute

7.

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?

a)

F is placed three boxes below J.

b)

G is placed immediately above D.

c)

Only two boxes are placed between E and I.

d)

Both A and B.

8.

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?

a)

12 cm and 17 cm

b)

24 cm and 32 cm

c)

12 cm and 16 cm

d)

Can't say

9.

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?

a)

9

b)

6

c)

7

d)

5

10.

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?

a)

BE

b)

CA

c)

GD

d)

DG

11.

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


P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z are sitting around a circle facing the centre. T is 2nd to the right of R who is 3rd to the right of P. S is 2nd to the left of P and 4th to the right of Q. Z is 3rd to the right of V who is not an immediate neighbour of P

In which of the following combinations is the first person sitting in between the second and third persons?

a)

VRT

b)

TVR

c)

QRV

d)

PWQ

12.

Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.


There are seven friends namely A, B, C, D, E, F and G. All of them are sitting in a row facing north and are equidistant from each other.


B, who is not at any of the extreme ends, is fourth to the left of C.


G is in the middle of the row and there are two people between D and G.


A is an immediate neighbor of B and is third to the left of E.

What is the position of D with respect to E?

a)

Immediate left

b)

Third to the left

c)

Third to the right

d)

Fourth to the left

13.

Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.


There are seven friends namely A, B, C, D, E, F and G. All of them are sitting in a row facing north and are equidistant from each other.


B, who is not at any of the extreme ends, is fourth to the left of C.


G is in the middle of the row and there are two people between D and G.


A is an immediate neighbor of B and is third to the left of E.

Which of the following statements is/are not true?

a)

B is second to the right of D.

b)

G is third to the left of C.

c)

D is an immediate neighbor of A.

d)

None of the above

14.

In a game of eight players lasting for 70 minutes, six substitutes alternate with each player. This means that all players, including the substitutes, are on the pitch for the same length of time. For how long?

a)

35 minutes

b)

42 minutes

c)

40 minutes

d)

45 minutes

15.

Ten persons P-Y lives in five different floors. Each floor has two flats. Flat A and flat B. Flat A is exactly to the west of flat B. Only one person lives in each flat . S lives in top most floor. There are two floor between S and P and both of them lives in same flat. R lives to the east of P. There is one floor gap between R and Q and both of them lives in different flat. T lives immediately above Q. W lives to the east of U but not on bottom most floor. Neither V nor Y lives on floor1 of flat A. V lives above Y.

Who lives flat number A of floor number 4?

a)

S

b)

Q

c)

V

d)

T

16.

Ten persons P-Y lives in five different floors. Each floor has two flats. Flat A and flat B. Flat A is exactly to the west of flat B. Only one person lives in each flat . S lives in top most floor. There are two floor between S and P and both of them lives in same flat. R lives to the east of P. There is one floor gap between R and Q and both of them lives in different flat. T lives immediately above Q. W lives to the east of U but not on bottom most floor. Neither V nor Y lives on floor1 of flat A. V lives above Y.

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. which is the one that does not belong to that group

a)

P

b)

Q

c)

U

d)

V

17.

The ages of five family members total 107 between them.

The ages of Margaret and Stuart total 29 between them.

The ages of Stuart and Jeffrey total 44 between them.

The ages of Jeffrey and Brian total 57 between them.

The ages of Brian and Philip total 46 between them.

How old is Margaret and Stuart?

a)

Margaret 17, Stuart 12

b)

Margaret 21, Stuart 16

c)

Margaret 16, Stuart 11

d)

Margaret 12, Stuart 17

18.

Eight people X, W, Z, F, T, L, P and S are sitting in a straight line facing north and south directions. X is sitting second to the right of T and W. T is sitting third to the right of F. S is sitting fourth to the left of X. Second and fourth persons are facing south from the left end. F is sitting fourth to the left of L who is second from the left. Z is not facing towards south but sitting fourth to the left of P who is third to the right of S who is facing north. W is not a neighbour of L.

In which direction is W facing?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

North west

19.

How many minutes is it before 12 noon if 20 minutes ago it was three times as many minutes after 9 am?

a)

41 minutes

b)

40 minutes

c)

39 minutes

d)

25 minutes

20.

9 persons from A to I sit around a circular table such that some of them face towards centre while some face away from centre. C sits third to the right of B. F sits second to the left of C, who is on the immediate left of A. Both A and C face same direction. D sits third to the left of F. Only 2 persons sit between E and H when counted from right of H. H is not adjacent to C. Neither E nor H is adjacent to A. Immediate neighbors of D face opposite directions. J is third to the left of E. J and I face same direction but do not sit adjacent. Immediate neighbors of B face the same direction as faced by B. I does not face centre.

How many persons sit between F and J when counted from the right of J?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6