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