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Now-a-days, under the ...(1)... system of education, however good it may be, when a young man comes out of the university, there seems to be this ...(2)... in him that the higher the standard of living raises, the less should a man work. Thus, mathematically, the higher the standard of living, according to this misconceived notion, the less the ...(3)... Ultimately, what should be the highest standard of living then? ...(4)... work! This leads to an unhealthy ...(5)...among the workers. A typist who types over twenty letters a day asks his ...(6)... how many letters he had types that day. The latter ...(7)... "fifteen". The former thinks, "Tomorrow I should type only fifteen or even ...(8)... This tendency is quite ...(9)... and may ultimately lead to ...(10)... Even one's family life may be affected adversely due to such tendency.

Q1: (solve as per the direction given above)

A suggests

B remembers

C replies

D types

E does

Q2: Mr. Johnson was to earn £ 300 and a free holiday for seven weeks' work. He worked for only 4 weeks and earned £ 30 and a free holiday. What was the value of the holiday?

A £ 420

B £ 360

C £ 300

D £ 330

Q3: What is the smallest number of ducks that could swim in this formation - two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck between two ducks ?

A 7

B 5

C 9

D 3

Q4: Three friends had dinner at a restaurant. When the bill was received, Amita paid 2/3 as much as Veena paid and Veena paid 1/2 as much as Tanya paid. What faction of the bill did Veena pay ?

A 12/13

B 1/3

C 3/11

D 5/8

Q5: In a class, 20% of the members own only two cars each, 40% of the remaining own three cars each and the remaining members own only one car each. Which of the following statements is definitely true from the given statements ?

A 80% of the total members own at least one car.

B 48% of the total members own only one car each.

C Only 20% of the total members own three cars each.

D None of these

E 60% of the total members own at least two cars each.

Q6: When Rahul was born, his father was 32 years older than his brother and his mother was 25 years older than his sister. If Rahul's brother is 6 years older than him and his mother is 3 years younger than his father, how old was Rahul's sister when he was born ?

A 19 years

B 10 years

C 7 years

D 14 years

Q7: A certain number of horses and an equal number of men are going somewhere. Half of the owners are on their horses' back while the remaining ones are walking along leading their horses. If the number of legs walking on the ground is 70, how many horses are there ?

A 16

B 14

C 12

D 10

Q8: Ravi's brother is 3 years senior to him. His father was 28 years of age when his sister was born while his mother was 26 years of age when he was born. If his sister was 4 years of age when his brother was born, what were the ages of Ravi's father and mother respectively when his brother was born ?

A 32 years, 23 years

B 35 years, 29 years

C 35 years, 33 years

D 32 years, 29 years

Q9: The number of boys in a class is three times the number of girls. Which one of the following numbers cannot represent the total number of children in the class ?

A 42

B 40

C 48

D 44

Q10: A shepherd had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How many was he left with ?

A 8

B 17

C 9

D Nil

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Q1: (solve as per the direction given above)

Q2: Mr. Johnson was to earn £ 300 and a free holiday for seven weeks' work. He worked for only 4 weeks and earned £ 30 and a free holiday. What was the value of the holiday?

Q3: What is the smallest number of ducks that could swim in this formation - two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck between two ducks ?

Q4: Three friends had dinner at a restaurant. When the bill was received, Amita paid 2/3 as much as Veena paid and Veena paid 1/2 as much as Tanya paid. What faction of the bill did Veena pay ?

Q5: In a class, 20% of the members own only two cars each, 40% of the remaining own three cars each and the remaining members own only one car each. Which of the following statements is definitely true from the given statements ?

Q6: When Rahul was born, his father was 32 years older than his brother and his mother was 25 years older than his sister. If Rahul's brother is 6 years older than him and his mother is 3 years younger than his father, how old was Rahul's sister when he was born ?

Q7: A certain number of horses and an equal number of men are going somewhere. Half of the owners are on their horses' back while the remaining ones are walking along leading their horses. If the number of legs walking on the ground is 70, how many horses are there ?

Q9: The number of boys in a class is three times the number of girls. Which one of the following numbers cannot represent the total number of children in the class ?

Q10: A shepherd had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How many was he left with ?

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Q1: (solve as per the direction given above)

Solution

Q2: Mr. Johnson was to earn £ 300 and a free holiday for seven weeks' work. He worked for only 4 weeks and earned £ 30 and a free holiday. What was the value of the holiday?

Solution

Q3: What is the smallest number of ducks that could swim in this formation - two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck between two ducks ?

Solution

Q4: Three friends had dinner at a restaurant. When the bill was received, Amita paid 2/3 as much as Veena paid and Veena paid 1/2 as much as Tanya paid. What faction of the bill did Veena pay ?

Solution

Q5: In a class, 20% of the members own only two cars each, 40% of the remaining own three cars each and the remaining members own only one car each. Which of the following statements is definitely true from the given statements ?

Solution

Q6: When Rahul was born, his father was 32 years older than his brother and his mother was 25 years older than his sister. If Rahul's brother is 6 years older than him and his mother is 3 years younger than his father, how old was Rahul's sister when he was born ?

Solution

Q7: A certain number of horses and an equal number of men are going somewhere. Half of the owners are on their horses' back while the remaining ones are walking along leading their horses. If the number of legs walking on the ground is 70, how many horses are there ?

Solution

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Q9: The number of boys in a class is three times the number of girls. Which one of the following numbers cannot represent the total number of children in the class ?

Solution

Q10: A shepherd had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How many was he left with ?

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