question: A company organized a recruiting process for 3 vacant positions of assistant manager for its product launches. The company's efforts yielded 14 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) 545
(D) 364
(E) 220
answer: Stream of consciousness: 14*13*12/3*2*1 = 364 The answer is (D).

q: I have a few sweets to be distributed. If I keep 2, 3 or 4 in a pack, I am left with one sweet. If I keep 5 in a pack, I am left with none. What is the minimum number of sweets I have to pack and distribute ?
Options:
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 23
(D) 4
(E) 2
a: Stream of consciousness: Clearly, the required number would be such that it leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 2, 3 or 4 and no remainder when divided by 5. The answer is (A).

question: Pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 8 and 24 minutes respectively. They are opened an alternate minutes. Find how many minutes, the cistern shall be full?
Options:
(A) 12 min
(B) 6 min
(C) 4 min
(D) 8 min
(E) 10 min
answer: Stream of consciousness: 1/8 + 1/24 = 1/6
6 * 2 = 12 The answer is (A).

q: If one type of tobacco costs Re.1/- per kg and other type costs Rs. 5/- per kg. What quantity of first type and second type are mixed so that 100 kg of mixture costs Rs. 100/-?
Options:
(A) 50 kg
(B) 100 kg
(C) 150 kg
(D) 200 kg
(E) 250 kg
a: Stream of consciousness: 100 kg of first type. The answer is (B).

question: Rs.600 amounts to Rs.900 in 3 years at simple interest. If the interest is increased by 4%, it would amount to how much?
Options:
(A) 672
(B) 246
(C) 258
(D) 856
(E) 653
answer: Stream of consciousness: (600*3*4)/100 = 72
600 + 72 = 672 The answer is (A).

question: Find the average of the first 21 natural numbers?
Options:
(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 11
(E) 12
answer:
Stream of consciousness: Average of the first 'n' natural numbers = (n + 1)/2
We get (21+ 1)/2 = 11 The answer is (D).