q: Find the product of the localvalue and absolutevalue of 1 in 20168?
Options:
(A) 100
(B) 110
(C) 151
(D) 120
(E) 140
a: Stream of consciousness: Local value of 1 = 1 x 100 = 100
Place value of 1 = 1
There fore = 1 x 100 = 100 The answer is (A).

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: The radius of a cone is 4 m, height 5 m. Find the curved surface area?
Options:
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 7
(E) 9
a: Stream of consciousness: Cone curved surface area = rl = 22/7 4 5 = 440/7 = 62 6/7
Slant height (l) = r(power2)+h(power2) = 16+9 = 25 = 5 The answer is (C).

question: A company organized a recruiting process for 3 vacant positions of assistant manager for its product launches. The company's efforts yielded 15 eligible candidates. How many sets of 3 candidates can the company choose to fill the 3 assistant manager positions?
Options:
(A) 2,060
(B) 1,320
(C) 455
(D) 315
(E) 220
answer: Stream of consciousness: 15*14*13/3*2*1 = 455 The answer is (C).

q: The average of first four prime numbers greater than 50 is?
Options:
(A) 50
(B) 57
(C) 89
(D) 56
(E) 60
a: Stream of consciousness: 53 + 59 + 61 + 67 = 240/4 = 60 The answer is (E).

q: The average marks of a Suresh in 10 papers are 80. If the highest and the lowest scores are not considered, the average is 81. If his highest score is 92, find the lowest?
Options:
(A) 55
(B) 60
(C) 62
(D) 52
(E) Cannot be determined
a:
Stream of consciousness: Total marks of 10 papers = 80 x 10 = 800
Total marks of 8 papers = 81 x 8 = 648
Total marks of two papers = (800 - 648) = 152
If highest total is 92, then the lowest total is
(152 - 92) = 60. The answer is (B).