question: In an examination, 47% failed in English and 54% failed in Mathematics. Find the pass percentage in both the subjects if 31% failed in both the subjects?
Options:
(A) 70
(B) 50
(C) 40
(D) 20
(E) 30
answer: Stream of consciousness: 16+31+23 = 70
100-70 = 30 The answer is (E).

q: Find the product of the localvalue and absolutevalue of 7 in 20768?
Options:
(A) 9200
(B) 1100
(C) 4900
(D) 3200
(E) 1600
a: Stream of consciousness: Local value of 7 = 7 x 100 = 700
Place value of 7 = 7
There fore = 7 x 700 = 4900 The answer is (C).

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
answer: Stream of consciousness: 612
612 / 3 + 3 = 207
207 / 3 + 3 = 72
72 / 3 + 3 = 27
27 / 3 + 3 = 12
12 / 3 + 3 = 7 The answer is (B).

q: There are different 5 circles. What is the number of the greatest possible points with which the circles intersect?
Options:
(A) 20
(B) 10
(C) 15
(D) 22
(E) 21
a: Stream of consciousness: Maximum points of intersection between n different circles = n*(n - 1) = 5*4 = 20 The answer is (A).

question: 4 buses runs between Chennai and Mysore. If a man goes from Chennai to Mysore by a bus and comes back to Mysore by another bus, then the total possible ways are
Options:
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 16
(E) None of these
answer: Stream of consciousness: Since the man can go in 4 ways and can back in 3 ways. Therefore total number of ways are 4 x3 = 12ways. The answer is (C).

question: A train 90 meters long is running with a speed of 54 kmph. The time taken by it to cross a tunnel 120 meters long is?
Options:
(A) 29
(B) 18
(C) 14
(D) 99
(E) 13
answer:
Stream of consciousness: D = 90 + 120 = 210
S = 54 * 5/18 = 15 mps
T = 210/15 = 14 se The answer is (C).