question: 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
answer: 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).

q: Find the number of zeroes in the expression 15*32*25*22*40*75*98*112*125
Options:
(A) 9
(B) 8
(C) 7
(D) 6
(E) 5
a: Stream of consciousness: Maximum power of 5 in the above expression can be calculated like this. Count all the powers of 5 in the above expression. So number of zeroes are 9. The answer is (A).

question: Two trains are moving at 50 kmph and 70 kmph in opposite directions. Their lengths are 150 m and 100 m respectively. The time they will take to pass each other completely is?
Options:
(A) 7 1/7 sec
(B) 7 7/2 sec
(C) 7 1/8 sec
(D) 7 1/2 sec
(E) 7 3/2 sec
answer: Stream of consciousness: 70 + 50 = 120 * 5/18 = 100/3 mps
D = 150 + 100 = 250 m
T = 250 * 3/100 = 15/2 = 7 1/2 sec The answer is (D).

q: What approximate value should come in place of question mark (?) in the following equation
287.532 + 1894.029 757.48 = 443.095 + ?
Options:
(A) 870
(B) 790
(C) 680
(D) 770
(E) 890
a: Stream of consciousness: ? = 285 + 1895 755 745 or, ? = 680 The answer is (C).

question: A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 6 sec. What is the length of the train?
Options:
(A) 356
(B) 278
(C) 127
(D) 100
(E) 150
answer: Stream of consciousness: Speed = 60 * 5/18 = 50/3 m/sec
Length of the train = speed * time = 50/3 * 6 = 100 m The answer is (D).

question: The area of a triangle is with base 10m and height 5m?
Options:
(A) 11
(B) 25
(C) 787
(D) 122
(E) 12
answer:
Stream of consciousness: 1/2 * 10 * 5 = 25 m2 The answer is (B).