q: A 240 meter long train crosses a man standing on the platform in 6 sec. What is the speed of the train?
Options:
(A) 229
(B) 144
(C) 278
(D) 126
(E) 112
a: Stream of consciousness: S = 240/6 * 18/5 = 144 kmph The answer is (B).

question: The floor of a rectangular room is 17 m long and 12 m wide. The room is surrounded by a veranda of width 2 m on all its sides. The area of the veranda is :
Options:
(A) 124 m2
(B) 132 m2
(C) 148 m2
(D) 152 m2
(E) None of these
answer: Stream of consciousness: Area of the outer rectangle = 21 16 = 336 m2
Area of the inner rectangle = 17 12 = 204 m2
Required area = (336 204) = 132 m2 The answer is (B).

q: Rs.900 amounts to Rs.920 in 3 years at simple interest. If the interest is increased by 3%, it would amount to how much?
Options:
(A) Rs.1056
(B) Rs.1001
(C) Rs.2056
(D) Rs.1026
(E) Rs.1856
a: Stream of consciousness: (900*3*3)/100 = 81
920 + 81 = 1001 The answer is (B).

question: Working alone, Printers X, Y, and Z can do a certain printing job, consisting of a large number of pages, in 12, 30, and 40 hours, respectively. What is the ratio of the time it takes Printer X to do the job, working alone at its rate, to the time it takes Printers Y and Z to do the job, working together at their individual rates?
Options:
(A) 4/11
(B) 1/2
(C) 15/22
(D) 120/7
(E) 11/4
answer: Stream of consciousness: P1 takes 12 hrs
Rate for P2P3 together = 1/30 + 1/40 = 7/120
Therefore they take 120/7
Ratio = 120/7 = The answer is (D).

q: Grace has 18 jellybeans in her pocket. She has 9 red ones, 5 green ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of jellybeans she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?
Options:
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 13
(E) 15
a: Stream of consciousness: The worst scenario is when she takes 9 red and 5 green, total of 14 jellybeans, and still doesn't have 3 distinct colors. But the next draw (15th) will surely be the third color jellybean (blue) as there is no other color jellybeans left in pocket. The answer is (E).

q: Find the C.I. on a sum of Rs.1600 for 9 months at 20% per annum, interest being compounded quarterly?
Options:
(A) 2266
(B) 7767
(C) 2522
(D) 1677
(E) 2671
a:
Stream of consciousness: A = 1600(21/20)3 = 2522 The answer is (C).