q: When the price of sugar was increased by 32%, a family reduced its consumption in such a way that the expenditure on sugar was only 10% more than before. If 30 kg were consumed per month before, find the new monthly consumption.
Options:
(A) 20 kg
(B) 25 kg
(C) 30 kg
(D) 35 kg
(E) None of these
a: Stream of consciousness: Since, expenditure = price consumption
110% of 30 = 132100 new consumption
110100 30 = 132100 new consumption
New consumption = 25 kg The answer is (B).

question: The year next to 1991 having the same calendar as that of 1990 is
Options:
(A) 1998
(B) 2001
(C) 2002
(D) 2003
(E) None of these
answer: Stream of consciousness: We go on counting the odd days from 1991 onward still the sum is divisible by 7. The number of such days are 14 upto the year 2001. So, the calender for 1991 will be repeated in the year 2002. The answer is (C).

q: A student is ranked 13th from right and 8th from left.how many are there?
Options:
(A) 18
(B) 19
(C) 20
(D) 21
(E) 22
a: Stream of consciousness: 13th from right means = x + 12
8th from left means = 7 + x
Total = 12+7+1 = 20 The answer is (C).

question: A telephone company needs to create a set of 3-digit area codes. The company is entitled to use only digits 2, 4 and 6, which can be repeated. If the product of the digits in the area code must be even, how many different codes can be created?
Options:
(A) 27
(B) 22
(C) 24
(D) 26
(E) 30
answer: Stream of consciousness: Total # of codes possible is 3*3*3 = 27. Oit of those 27 codes The answer is (A).

q: A train 280 m long, running with a speed of 63 km/hr will pass a tree in?
Options:
(A) 15 sec
(B) 16 sec
(C) 18 sec
(D) 20 sec
(E) 22 sec
a: Stream of consciousness: Speed = 63 * 5/18 = 35/2 m/sec
Time taken = 280 * 2/35 = 16 sec The answer is (B).

q: A team of eight entered for a shooting competition. The best marks man scored 82 points. If he had scored 92 points, the average scores for. The team would have been 86. How many points altogether did the team score?
Options:
(A) 662
(B) 678
(C) 652
(D) 642
(E) 721
a:
Stream of consciousness: 8 * 86 = 688 10 = 678 The answer is (B).