question: If Rs.3250 be divided among Ram, Shyam and Mohan in the ratio of 1/2:1/3:1/4 then the share of each are?
Options:
(A) Ram = Rs.1500, Shyam = Rs.1000, Mohan = Rs.750
(B) Ram = Rs.7500, Shyam = Rs.1000, Mohan = Rs.750
(C) Ram = Rs.1500, Shyam = Rs.1000, Mohan = Rs.250
(D) Ram = Rs.1500, Shyam = Rs.1080, Mohan = Rs.750
(E) Ram = Rs.1500, Shyam = Rs.1002, Mohan = Rs.750
answer: Stream of consciousness: 1/2:1/3:1/4 = 6:4:3
Ram = 6/13 * 3250 = 1500
Shyam = 4/13 * 3250 = 1000
Mohan = 3/13 * 3250 = 750 The answer is (A).

q: Look at this series: 0.25, 1.75, ____, 85.75, 600.25, ... What number should fill the blank?
Options:
(A) 11.25
(B) 12.25
(C) 13.25
(D) 9.25
(E) 10.75
a: Stream of consciousness: This is a simple multiplication series. Each number is 7 times greater than the previous number. The answer is (B).

question: Which of the following numbers is divisible by 5?
Options:
(A) 3221
(B) 6175
(C) 6231
(D) 5813
(E) 4251
answer: Stream of consciousness: 6175. This is the only option with last two digits divisible by 5 The answer is (B).

q: The speed of a boat in upstream is 60 kmph and the speed of the boat downstream is 80 kmph. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the stream?
Options:
(A) 70, 10 kmph
(B) 35, 27 kmph
(C) 50, 60 kmph
(D) 45, 55 kmph
(E) 45, 65 kmph
a: Stream of consciousness: Speed of the boat in still water = (60+80)/2 = 70 kmph. Speed of the stream = (80-60)/2 = 10 kmph The answer is (A).

question: There are different 20 circles. What is the number of the greatest possible points with which the circles intersect?
Options:
(A) 380
(B) 200
(C) 110
(D) 180
(E) 200
answer: Stream of consciousness: Maximum points of intersection between n different circles = n*(n - 1) = 20*19 = 380 The answer is (A).

question: At a meeting of the 8 Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chief of Naval Operations does not want to sit next to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. How many ways can the 8 Chiefs of Staff be seated around a circular table?
Options:
(A) 120
(B) 480
(C) 960
(D) 2520
(E) 5080
answer:
Stream of consciousness: Bunuel, I'm also a little confused with the number of arrangements of n distinct objects in a circle. Why is it given by (n-1)!. In theveritasanswer they say:answer E (5080), should be the number of ways to arrange all 7 without the seating restriction given. Is this incorrect? The answer is (E).