Rationale: Each new number is the same as the last number with the adder growing by 1. This would yield 11.
The answer: (A)
Question: 1,2,4,7,_,16
Options:
(A) 11
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 12
(E) 13
Reasoning: 2
2 x 5 - 3 = 7
7 x 5 - 3 = 32
32 x 5 - 3 = 157
157 x 5 - 3 = 782
782 x 5 - 3 = 3907
Ans: (D)
Question: What will come in place of the x in the following Number series? 2, 7, 32, 157, 782, x
Options:
(A) 3707
(B) 3790
(C) 3910
(D) 3907
(E) 3970
Rationale: 10 books can be rearranged in 10! ways consider the two books taken as a pair then number of favourable ways of getting these two books together is 9! 2!
Required probability = 1/5
The answer: (C)
Question: 10 books are placed at random in a shelf. The probability that a pair of books will always be together is?
Options:
(A) 1/0
(B) 1/3
(C) 1/5
(D) 1/2
(E) 1/1
Reasoning: 612
612 / 3 + 3 = 207
207 / 3 + 3 = 72
72 / 3 + 3 = 27
27 / 3 + 3 = 12
12 / 3 + 3 = 7
Ans: (B)
Question: What will come in place of the x in the following Number series? 612, 207, 72, 27, 12, x
Options:
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 9
(E) 10
Rationale: Largest 4 digit number is 9999
After doing 9999 88 we get remainder 55
Hence largest 4 digit number exactly divisible by 88 = 9999 - 55 = 9944
The answer: (C)
Question: Find the largest 4 digit number which isexactly divisible by 88?
Options:
(A) 5678
(B) 7654
(C) 9944
(D) 9950
(E) 10000
Rationale: Total age of players in team = 22 x 11 = 242
When coach is included, total members = 12, Avg age increases by one becomes 23
Total age when coach is included = 23x12 = 276
Age of coach = 276-242 = 34 yrs.
The answer: (B)
Question: The average age of the district level hockey team of eleven is 22 years.The average age gets increased by 1 year when the coach age is also included.what is the age of the coach ?
Options:
(A) 22 yrs
(B) 34 yrs
(C) 27 yrs
(D) 28 yrs
(E) 19 yrs