q: What is theleast number should be added to 1056, so the sum of the number is completely divisible by 23?
Options:
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
a: Stream of consciousness: (1056 / 23) gives remainder 21
21 + 2 = 23, So we need to add 2 The answer is (B).

question: A no.when divided by 142 gives a remainder 110, what remainder will be obtainedby dividingthe same no.14?
Options:
(A) 16
(B) 17
(C) 18
(D) 19
(E) 20
answer: Stream of consciousness: 142 + 110 = 252/14 = 18 (Remainder) The answer is (C).

q: A 70 cm long wire is to be cut into two pieces so that one piece will be 2/5th of the other, how many centimeters will the shorter piece be?
Options:
(A) 20 cm
(B) 15 cm
(C) 30 cm
(D) 40 cm
(E) 45 cm
a: Stream of consciousness: 1: 2/5 = 5: 2
2/7 * 70 = 20 The answer is (A).

question: In each series, look for the degree and direction of change between the numbers. In other words, do the numbers increase or decrease, and by how much? Look at this series: 120, 30, 240, 25, ___, 20, 480, 15... Which number is missing?
Options:
(A) 120
(B) 360
(C) 340
(D) 960
(E) 280
answer: Stream of consciousness: B 360
This is an alternating addition and subtraction series. In the first pattern, 120 is added to each number to arrive at the next. In the second, 5 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next. The answer is (B).

q: A motorcyclist goes from Bombay to Pune, a distance of 192 kms at an average of 32 kmph speed. Another man starts from Bombay by car 2 hours after the first, and reaches Pune hour earlier. What is the ratio of the speed of the motorcycle and the car?
Options:
(A) 1:2
(B) 1:7
(C) 1:9
(D) 1:5
(E) 1:1
a: Stream of consciousness: T = 192/32 = 6 h
T = 6 - 3 = 3
Time Ratio = 6:3 = 2:1
Speed Ratio = 1:2 The answer is (A).

q: There are 5 sweets Jumun, Kulfi, Peda, Laddu and Jilabi that I wish to eat on 5 consecutive days Monday through Friday, one sweet a day, based on the following self imposed constraints:
1) Laddu is not eaten on Monday
2) If Jamun is eaten on Monday, then Laddu must be eaten on Friday
3) If Laddu is eaten on Tuesday, Kulfi should be eaten on Monday
4) Peda is eaten the day following the day of eating Jilabi
Based on the above, peda can be eaten on any day except?
Options:
(A) Tuesday
(B) Monday
(C) Wednesday
(D) Friday
(E) Sunday
a:
Stream of consciousness: Peda is eaten the day following the day of eating Jilabi, So Peda can never be had on the starting day, which is Monday. The answer is (B).