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LRDI - 13
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Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

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Rinku goes to Delhi Food fair held at Pitampura last Sunday. He takes an entry ticket to
the sweet and namkeen section of the fair. This section of the fair had four stalls namely
Hi-Mirchi, Mircheez, Mirch Masala and Mirchi Rasoi. These four stalls had 16 sweet and

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namkeen itmes among them to sell, and these shops sell different number of sweet and

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namkeens. There were a total of 9 Sweets and 7 namkeens in the offering.

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Namkeen items available in the fair were K, L, M, N, O, P and Q and the sweet items

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were R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z. The following information is also available:
I. From each stall Rinku purchased different number of sweets and namkeens
combined.
II. P is the only Namkeen item available at a particular stall. The same is true for Q
also.
III. Mirchi Rasoi had more namkeens to offer than Hi-Mirchi, which did not have any
sweet to offer.
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IV.
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Mirch Masala had only V, Y and Z to sell.

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The number of stalls selling sweets was less than the number of stalls selling
namkeen.

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VI. P is not sold at the stall, which had maximum items to offer.
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VII. Rinku purchases all the 16 items by the end of the day and each item is available
only at one stall in one single piece.

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VIII. Further it is also known that the items K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y
and Z had prices in rupees equal to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
16 respectively.

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At a certain instant, if Rinku had purchased four items at random, collectively from
Mircheez and Mirchi Rasoi, then which of the following cannot be the amount he has to

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pay for those four items?

(1) Rs. 24 (2) Rs. 33

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(4) None of these

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Question – 1
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The payment made at Mirchi Rasoi and Hi-Mirchi as a percentage of payment made at
Mircheez is how much more than the payment made at Mirchi Rasoi as a percentage of

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payment made at Mircheez and Mirch Masala?

(1) 14.23% (2) 15.94%

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(4) 16.96%

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Question – 2
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Rinku has already purchased all items of Mirchi Rasoi, Hi-Mirchi and Mirch Masala and
the two cheapest items of Mircheez when he runs out of money. He rushes to his friend

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to get the balance amount required to purchase the remaining items. The amount that
his friend lends him as a per-centage of the amount Rinku had already spent is

(1) 69.63% (2) 72.15%

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(3) 77.33% (4) 80.1%

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Question – 3
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The fare organising committee decides to give offers wherein if someone purchases
any two items from a particular stall, he gets one more item of his own choice from that

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stall as a free gift, irrespective of the price of that item. What should be the minimum
amount Rinku should carry to the fare so that he can purchase all the 16 items?

(1) Rs. 84 (2) Rs. 92

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(3) Rs. 88 (4) Rs. 81

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Question – 4
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If the absolute difference between the number of items sold at any two shops be D,
then the absolute difference between the maximum and minimum distinct pair of stalls

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for which D has the same value is

(1) 1 (2) 2
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(3) 3

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(4) 4

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Question – 5
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Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

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Devendra has 15 different locks L1 through L15. The locks are classified into three
categories based upon their number of levers. L1, L15, L13 and L4 are of 8 levers
each. L6, L2, L7, L9 and L14 are of 6 levers each and the remaining locks are of 10

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levers each. He selects five out of these fifteen locks on each of the eight consecutive

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days viz. Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7 and Day 8. On each day he
tries to unlock the selected locks but is successful in unlocking only one of the selected

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locks. If he unlocks a lock on a particular day, that lock is not selected by him on the
subsequent days. It is also known that out of the locks unlocked by him, the number of

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locks of 6 levers is less than the number of locks of 8 levers.

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eight days.
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The following table gives details about the locks selected by him on each of the given

Day 1 L1 L7 L8
Day 2 L3 L15 L14
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Day 3 L2 L7 L15
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Day 4 L15 L13 L10 L3 L6
Day 5 L2 L15 L9 L10 L5
Day 6 L13 L6 L1

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Day 7 L14 L11 L8
Day 8 L5 L6 L10
L8
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L14
L10
L13
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Devendra?
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For how many days is it possible to uniquely determine which lock is unlocked by

(1) Three (2) Four (3) Five

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(4) Six

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Question – 6
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If Devendra wants the aggregate number of levers of all the locks that he unlocks in
these 8 days to be the minimum then the number of levers of the lock unlocked on day

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7 is

(1) 6 (2) 8
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(3) 10

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(4) Either (1) or (2)

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Question – 7
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After Day 8 Devendra finds that the aggregate number of levers of all the locks that he
has unlocked is more than 64 but not more than 68. Which of the following locks is

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definitely unlocked by Devendra?

(1) L15 (2) L13

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(4) Cannot be determined

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Question – 8
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After Day 8 Devendra finds that the aggregate number of levers of all the locks that he
has unlocked is more than 64 but not more than 68. If L9 is not unlocked and L8 is

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unlocked by Devendra, then which of the following can be a lock that is unlocked by
him?

(1) L14 (2) L5

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(3) L11 (4) L2

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Question – 9
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After Day 8 Devendra finds that the aggregate number of levers of all the locks that he
has unlocked is more than 64 but not more than 68. If out of the locks unlocked by him,

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the number of locks of 10 levers is less than the number of locks of 8 levers, which is
the lock unlocked on Day 7?

(1) L8

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(2) L13

(3) L2

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(4) Cannot be uniquely determined

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Question – 10
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Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

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The following figure shows a family tree in which A-B, C-F, D-G and E-H are couples.
The couple A-B has three sons. A is a male. Vertical lines lead to the children of the
couples.
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C—F

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D–G E–H

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I J K M N

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For question 11 to 14
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themselves:
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The following information is available about how the family shared the candies among

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‘A’.

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In the beginning none of the family members had any candy with him/her EXCEPT

Each male gives half of the candies he received, to his wife and half of the

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remaining candies to his children. Then he eats the rest.
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Each female eats 1/3rd of total candies received and gives the rest of the candies
to her children.
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set of parents.
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It was observed that candies got equally distributed among the children for each

Each member gets integral number of candies and at least 1 candy each.
VI. A married female gets candies from her husband only.

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If J receives 4 candies, then what is the ratio of candies received by K, L and N?

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(1) 1 : 1 : 1 (2) 4 : 8 : 4 (3) 2 : 6 : 3 (4) 3 : 1 : 2

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Question – 11
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eaten by E.
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C receives 108 candies and E is not the husband of H. Find the number of candies

(1) 18 (2) 36 (3) 9

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(4) Either (1) or (2)

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Question – 12
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Number of candies received by L is not necessarily a multiple of which of the following?

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(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 6

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Question – 13
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by G, then how is G related to A?
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If the number of candies received by D is greater than the number of candies received

(1) Son (2) Daughter-in-law (3) Husband

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(4) Daughter

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Question – 14
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Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

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Two brothers A and B are standing at a point P on a highway. They start playing a game
with a die. The die is in form of a cube with integers 1 to 6 written on its six faces with

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one number on each face. Each one of them throws the die alternately. If the number
appearing on the top face of the die is greater than the number appeared in the

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previous throw by the same brother then he moves forward (towards point Q situated
on the same highway) by the number of steps equal to the number that appears on the
top face of the die. If the number appearing on the top face of the die by a brother is

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less than the number appeared in the previous throw on the top face of the die, then
that brother moves backwards (towards point P) by the number of steps equal to the
number that appears on the top face of the die . If the number appearing on the top
face of the die in a throw by a brother is same as that in the previous throw by him, then
the throw is considered as cancelled and he throws the die again till a different number
appears on the top face of the die. If after a throw, someone needs to take certain
number of backward steps which prompts him to go even behind P, that throw is also
considered as cancelled. In this case he has to throw the die again. In their first throw,
these brothers move forward (towards Q) by the number of steps equal to the number
that appears on the top face of the die (as they do not have any previous score to
compare it with). Length of steps of these brothers is always constant. Round 'n'
comprises nth throw of both the brothers.
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rounds?
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What can be the maximum possible distance between the two brothers after the first 4

(1) 24 steps (2) 18 steps (3) 12 steps

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(4) 10 steps

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Question – 15
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If the number appearing on the top face of the die in 6 consecutive throws by A are
distinct and 6 appears in the third throw, then what can be the maximum possible

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distance (towards Q) covered by A in these 6 throws?

(1) 12 steps (2) 14 steps

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(4) 18 steps

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Question – 16
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In a particular throw by B, the number that appeared on the top face of the die was 1
and after that throw B was 14 steps ahead of A. Find the minimum possible number of

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throws required such that the distance between the two brothers becomes zero. A had
got 1 on the top face of the die in his last throw.

(1) 3 (2) 2

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(3) 5 (4) 4

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Question – 17
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If there was at least one throw in which A moves backwards (towards P) and A traveled
27 steps in the forward direction (towards Q), then the minimum possible number of

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times A threw the dice is

(1) 12 (2) 8
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(3) 9

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Question – 18
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distance between P and Q?
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If A reaches Q without taking any backward step ever, what can be the maximum

(1) 27 steps (2) 21 steps (3) 15 steps

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(4) 6 steps

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Question – 19
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Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

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Biology were

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Several lecturers from four disciplines, viz. Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and

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short-listed. They were to attend a recently organized faculty conclave. All applicants
were classified into five age groups, namely:

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Young : Age less than 50; Middle aged : 50 Age < 60 ; Senior : 60 Age < 70; Stalwart
: 70 Age < 80; Retired : Age 80 and above

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For the conclave, not more than two lecturers of a particular age group and particular
discipline were selected for representing a discipline. Initially, the maximum possible
lecturers were short-listed. However, only five more than half of them got selected and
they finally sat for the conclave. The following observations about the selected lecturers
were recorded.
I. If two lecturers were excluded from the retired lecturers, then the number of
seniors and stalwarts, each is one less than the number in each of the other three
age groups.
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II.
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Total number of lecturers in Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together is the
square of an integer.
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There is no Biology lecturer who is middle aged or stalwart and there is no Physics
lecturer who is a senior. Every other discipline is represented by at least one
lecturer from each age group.
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Rocky and Platy are Young Physics lecturers.

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Now the following questions pertain to those selected lecturers.

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then which of the following is NOT possible to determine?
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If the number of Physics lecturers is greater than the number of Chemistry lecturers,

(1) Number of middle aged Physics lecturers.

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(2) Number of retired Physics lecturers.

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(3) Number of middle-aged Chemistry lecturers.

(4) All of these

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Question – 20
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together?
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What can be said about the total number of Physics and Chemistry lecturers put

I. It is less than or equal to 12.

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II. It is more than or equal to 12.

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(1) Only I (2) Only II

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Question – 21
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If Kandy is the only retired Chemistry lecturer, then which of the following is certain?

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(1) There is one middle aged Physics lecturer.

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(3) There is one retired Biology lecturer.
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(2) There are two middle-aged Physics lecturers.

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(4) There are two retired Biology lecturers.

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Question – 22
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Which of the combinations is NOT possible?

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(1) Two retired Physics lecturers and two retired Chemistry lecturers were selected
for the conclave.

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One retired Physics lecturer and two retired Chemistry lecturers were selected for
the conclave.

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One retired Physics lecturer and one retired Chemistry lecturer were selected for

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the conclave.

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Two retired Physics lecturers and one retired Chemistry lecturer were selected for
the conclave.

Question – 23
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Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

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Sixteen consecutive natural numbers are to be filled into a 4 × 4 square matrix (as
shown below) such that there is one number in each box of the matrix, not necessarily
in any order. A few of these 16 numbers are already shown in the boxes. Remaining 12

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numbers are denoted by 12 alphabets namely A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L. The

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numbers are filled in the boxes in such a way that the sum of the numbers in the boxes
of any row, any column and any diagonal of the square matrix is the same. It is also
known that D + E + I = 60.

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D
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25 K L 28

For question 24 to 27
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denoted by C?
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How many numbers in the given matrix are numerically greater than the number

(1) 4 (2) 8 (3) 6

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(4) 5
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Question – 24
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Find the numerical value of (A + I) - (B + H).

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(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 0 (4) 3

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Question – 25
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If we were to construct another 4 by 4 square matrix containing 16 consecutive natural
numbers having the same properties as the matrix given above, then which of the

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following can be the sum of the numbers in the boxes of any one row?

(1) 116 (2) 144

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(4) 170

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Question – 26
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Find how many pairs of numbers are there in the given matrix such that both the
numbers in the pair belong to either the same row or same column or same diagonal of

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the square matrix and the absolute difference between the numbers present in the pair
is not less than 12.

(1) 7 (2) 9

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(3) 10 (4) 8

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Question – 27
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Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

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Seven friends, namely Piyashi, Qualin, Ravanya, Sanya, Tanya, Urvashi and Varsha
passed their Xth board examination in 2007. The result was announced on a Sunday
and from the next day, they started organising dinner parties on consecutive days. Each

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one of them organised exactly one party. On none of the days was more than one party

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organised. They decided that only four kinds of items viz. Dosa, Pizza, Burger and Idli
would be ordered for the dinner parties. The costs per plate of Dosa, Pizza, Burger and

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Idli were Rs. 25, Rs.45, Rs. 20 and Rs.15 respectively. The following additional
information was available:
In each of the dinner parties, total number of plates ordered, taking all four items
together was either 8 or 9.
II. Each dinner party had different combination of number of plates of different items
and each type of item was ordered for at least one plate but not more than three
plates.
III. Qualin hosted the party immediately after Urvashi.
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IV.
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Piyashi, Ravanya, Sanya and Varsha had ordered for more number of plates than

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the other three and hosted their parties immediately one after the other in that

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order only.

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V. The total number of plates of Dosa, Pizza, Burger and Idli ordered were 14, 16, 18
and 12 respectively
including all dinner parties.
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VI. In each dinner party, at least three items were ordered for 2 or more plates

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hosted that party?
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If the maximum possible amount for a dinner party was paid on Monday, then who

(1) Urvashi (2) Piyashi (3) Ravanya

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(4) Tanya

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Question – 28
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If Qualin ordered for equal number of plates of each item, then what can be the
maximum possible difference between the amount paid by Qualin and the minimum

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possible amount paid by any other friend?

(1) Rs.30 (2) Rs.20

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(4) Rs.10

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Question – 29
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party?
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On which of the following days could maximum possible number of friends host the

(1) Monday (2) Tuesday (3) Thursday

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Question – 30