Time Sequence
- Abha correctly remembers that her mother's birthday is before Friday but after Monday. Her brother Abhay correctly remembers that their mother's birthday is after Wednesday while before Saturday. On which of the following days does their mother's birthday definitely fall?
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According to the given statement it is clear that Abha's mother's birthday was after Wednesday but before Friday.
Correct Option: E
According to the given statement it is clear that Abha's mother's birthday was after Wednesday but before Friday. Hence, we conclude that birthday was on Thursday.
- In a row of students, Ramesh is 9th from the left and Suman is 6th from the right. When they both interchange their positions then Ramesh will be 15th from the left. What will be the position of Suman from the right?
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Position of Suman from right
= [ Difference of Ramesh 's position + First position of Suman }Correct Option: A
Position of Suman from right
= [ Difference of Ramesh 's position + First position of Suman }
= [(15 – 9) + 6] = 12th
- Some boys are sitting in a line. Mahendra is on 17th place from left and Surendra is on 18th place from right. There are 8 boys in between them. How many boys are there in the line?
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Total boys = [ Mahendra 's place from left + Surendra 's place from right ] + [ Boys between them ]
Correct Option: A
Total boys = [ Mahendra 's place from left + Surendra 's place from right ] + [ Boys between them ]
= [ 17 + 18 ] + 8 = 43
- Nitin was counting down from 32. Sumit was counting upwards the numbers starting from 1 and he was calling out only the odd numbers. What common number will they call out at the same time if they were calling out at the same speed?
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Nitin : 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20.....................
Sumit : 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25..............................Correct Option: D
Nitin : 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20.....................
Sumit : 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25..............................
Clearly, both will never call out the same number.
- The train for Lucknow leaves every two and half hours from New Delhi railway station. An announcement was made at the station that the train for Lucknow had left 40 minutes ago and the next train will leave at 18.00 hrs. At what time was the announcement made?
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Clearly, the last train left two and half hours before 18.00 hrs i.e., at 15.30 hrs.
Correct Option: E
Clearly, the last train left two and half hours before 18.00 hrs i.e., at 15.30 hrs. But this happened 40 minutes before the announcement made. So, the announcement made at 16.10 hrs.