[Ques]: Find the C.I. on a sum of Rs.1600 for 9 months at 20% per annum, interest being compounded quarterly?
Options:
(A) 3377
(B) 2889
(C) 2522
(D) 2678
(E) 7111
*Ans*: (C)
--CoT--: A = 1600(21/20)3 = 2522

[Ques]: A train 240 m in length crosses a telegraph post in 16 seconds. The speed of the train is?
Options:
(A) 22 kmph
(B) 77 kmph
(C) 54 kmph
(D) 71 kmph
(E) 88 kmph
*Ans*: (C)
--CoT--: S = 240/16 * 18/5 = 54 kmph

[Ques]: Last year, Company Z made q dollars in profit. Half of the profit went to the company's founder. The rest was split evenly among his two other partners. In terms of q, how much did each of the other partners receive?
Options:
(A) q/4
(B) q/5
(C) q/6
(D) q/7
(E) q/8
*Ans*: (A)
--CoT--: Profit = q
Profit to company founder = q/2
Profit to other partners = q/2
Number of other partners = 2
Profit to each partner = (q/2)/2 = q/4

[Ques]: 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
*Ans*: (B)
--CoT--: Peda is eaten the day following the day of eating Jilabi, So Peda can never be had on the starting day, which is Monday.