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| An orange colored glass has Orange juice and white colored
glass has Apple juice both of equal volumes. 50ml of the
orange juice is taken and poured into the white glass. After
that similarly, 50ml from the white glass is poured into the
orange glass.
Of the two quantities, the amount of apple juice in the
orange glass and the amount of orange juice in the white
glass, which one is greater and by how much? | marketRx | 2 |
| Sam and Mala have a conversation.
? Sam says I am certainly not over 40
? Mala says I am 38 and you are atleast 5 years older than me
? Now Sam says you are atleast 39
All the statements by the two are false. How old are they
really? | | 1 |
| A person travels on a cycle from home to church on a
straight road with wind against him. He took 4 hours to
reach there.
On the way back to the home, he took 3 hours to reach as
wind was in the same direction.
If there is no wind, how much time does he take to travel
from home to church? | | 1 |
| Montu, Bantu, Chantu and Pintu have pets.
Montu says, "If Pintu and I each have a dog, then exactly
one of Bantu and Chantu has a dog."
Bantu says, "If Chantu and I each have a cat, then exactly
one of Montu and Pintu has a dog."
Chantu says, "If Montu and I each have a dog, then exactly
one of Bantu and Pintu has a cat."
Pintu says, "If Bantu and I each have a cat, then exactly
one of Bantu and I has a dog."
Only one of the four is telling the truth. Who is telling
the truth? | | 1 |
| SkyFi city is served by 6 subway lines - A, E, I, O, U and Z.
? When it snows, morning service on line E is delayed.
? When it rains or snows, service on the lines A, U and Z is
delayed both morning and afternoon.
? When the temperature drops below 20 C, afternoon service
is cancelled on either line A or line O, but not both.
? When the temperature rises above 40 C, afternoon service
is cancelled on either line I or line Z, but not both.
? When service on line A is delayed or cancelled, service on
line I is also delayed.
? When service on line Z is delayed or cancelled, service on
line E is also delayed.
On February 10, it snows all day with the temperature at
18C. On how many lines service will be delayed or cancelled,
including both morning and afternoon? | Infosys | 3 |
| My friend collects antique stamps. She purchased two, but
found that she needed to raise money urgently. So she sold
them for Rs. 8000 each. On one she made 20% and on the other
she lost 20%.
How much did she gain or lose in the entire transaction? | | 2 |
| Imagine a triangle of coins on a table so that the first row
has one coin in it and the second row
has two coins in it and so on. If you can only move one coin
at a time, how many moves does it take
to make the triangle point the other way? | | 3 |
| 500 men are arranged in an array of 10 rows and 50 columns
according to their heights.
Tallest among each row of all are asked to come out. And
the shortest among them is A.
Similarly after resuming them to their original positions,
the shortest among each column are asked to come out. And
the tallest among them is B.
Now who is taller A or B ?
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| The ratio of Boys to Girls is 6:4. 60% of the boys and 40%
of the girls take lunch in the canteen. What % of class
takes lunch in canteen? | | 3 |
| 3. During a recent school reunion, four men were
discussing their starting salaries back in 1962. the
salaries in questring were 8, 10,12 and 14 thousand pounds
per year. of course the MP earned the most. Alan
earned more than Brian and the doctor earned more thanb
Derek, the vet. carles could not remember what he
started on. Brian, the lawyer, did not start on 10,000
pounds nor did Derek. can you determine who has which job
and their starting salaries? | | 2 |
| What is the minimum number of races required to pick the
best three horses from 25 horses if each race has maximum of
5 horses? | Infosys | 19 |
| In the following multiplication, certain digits have been
replaced with asterisks (*). Replace all the asterisks such
that the problem holds the result. | | 1 |
| One light light flashes 3 times in a minute and an another
light flases 3 times in 2 minutes.Find the duration after
which both lights will flash same number of times. | | 2 |
| When Alexander the Great attacked the forces of Porus, an
Indian soldier was captured by the Greeks. He had displayed
such bravery in battle, however, that the enemy offered to
let him choose how he wanted to be killed. They told
him, "If you tell a lie, you will put to the sword, and if
you tell the truth you will be hanged."
The soldier could make only one statement. He made that
statement and went free. What did he say?
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| Find the least number which when divided by 35, leaves
remainder 25; when divided by 45, leaves remainder 35 and
when divided by 55, leaves remainder 45. | | 3 |
| can anyone provide the answer for the puzzle below
There are 25 horses,in each race only 5 horses can
participate.how many races are required to select best 5
horses out of 25.
need answer with detailed explanation | Wipro | 18 |
| Four men - Abraham, Bobby, Clinton and Denial - are standing
in a straight line.
1. One man is fair, handsome and unscarred.
2. Two men who are not fair, are each standing next to Abraham.
3. Bobby is the only man standing next to exactly one
handsome man.
4. Clinton is the only man not standing next to exactly one
scarred man.
Who is fair, handsome and unscarred? | | 3 |
| A frog starts climbing 15 feet wall. Each hour he climbs 3
feet and rests for 30 minutes. During rest, he slips back 2
feet.
How many hours does the frog take to reach the top? | | 7 |
| Five horses ran in the race.
? There were no ties.
? Sikandar did not come first.
? Star was neither first nor last.
? Mughal Glory came in one place after Sikandar.
? Zozo was not second.
? Rangila was two place below Zozo.
In what order did the horses finish? | | 3 |
| Assume that you have just heard of a scandal and you are the
first one to know. You pass it on to
four person in a matter of 30 minutes. Each of these four in
turn passes it to four other persons
in the next 30 minutes and so on.
How long it will take for everybody in the World to get to
know the scandal? | | 1 |
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