The tank-full petrol in Arun's motor-cycle lasts for 10 days. If he starts using 25% more every day, how many days will the tank-full petrol last?

A gardener has 1000 plants. He wants to plant them in such a way that the number of rows and the number of columns remains the same. What is the minimum number of plants that he needs more for this purpose?

If 2^x = 8^(x-1), then what is the value of x?

A person can walk one way and drive back in 6 hours. If he walks both ways, he takes 10 hours. How much time will he take to drive both ways?

A thief runs at 8 km/h and a policeman follows him at 10 km/h. The thief is 100 m ahead. How long will the policeman take to catch him?

A garrison has enough food for 1,000 soldiers for one month. After 10 days, another 1,000 soldiers join the garrison. For how many more days will the remaining food last?

Consider the following diagrams: x men, working at constant speed, do a certain job in y days. Which one of these diagrams shows the relation between x and y ?

Four cars are hired at the rate of Rs. 6 per km plus the cost of diesel at Rs. 40 a litre. In this context, consider the details given in the following table:

Which car maintained the maximum average speed?

How many Physics professors belong to the age group 35-44?

Which one of the following disciplines has the highest ratio of males to females?

What percentage of all Psychology professors are females?

If the number of female Physics professors in the age group 25-34 equals 25% of all the Physics professors in that age group, then what is the number of male Physics professors in the age group 25-34?

If the Psychology professors in the University constitute 2% of all the professors in the University, then what is the number of professors in the University?

You are the head of an office and government houses are allotted according to publicly known rules. Your close personal secretary requests priority because his father is seriously ill, but the office has rejected the request according to the rules.

What would you do?

While travelling in a commercial taxi, you notice that the transport-office clerk is accepting an additional amount without issuing a receipt. You are in a hurry for an official meeting.

What would you do?

A villager from a remote area has travelled a long distance to meet you. His land is under threat from a powerful landlord. You have just finished an important meeting and are rushing to another meeting.

What would you do?

There is a shortage of sugar in your district. Government rules permit a maximum of 30 kg for wedding celebrations. Your close friend's son is getting married and your friend asks you to release 50 kg.

What would you do?

You are implementing a family-planning programme in an area where people strongly oppose it. You want to convince them of the benefits of smaller families.

Which approach would be most appropriate?

You are a university teacher responsible for setting an examination paper. A colleague asks you to reveal questions because his son is appearing for the examination for the final time. The colleague had previously helped you.

What would you do?

Examine the following three figures in which the numbers follow a specific pattern:

The missing number (?) in the third figure above is

What is the number at ‘X’ in the above matrix?

In a class of 45 students, a boy is ranked 20th. When two boys joined, his rank was dropped by one. What is his new rank from the end?

If Y is selected and B is rejected, the team will consist of which group?

If B is selected and Y is rejected, the team will consist of which group?

If all the three males are selected, then how many combinations of four-member teams are possible?

Which mode of transport would help one to reach R starting from Q, without changing the mode of transport?

If a person visits each of the places starting from P and gets back to P, which place must he visit twice?

Which pair of cities is directly connected by a route without going to any other city?

Between which two cities among the following pairs are there maximum travel options available?

Seven persons — Rohit, Tanya, Shobha, Kaushal, Kunal, Mukesh and Jaswant — are available to work on different aspects of music composition.

• Rohit and Tanya will not work together.

• Kunal and Shobha will not work together.

• Mukesh and Kunal want to work together.

Which is the most acceptable group?

Who does not play hockey?

Who plays football, basketball and hockey?

Which game do B, C and D play?

A, B, C, D and E belong to five different cities P, Q, R, S and T.

1. B and C do not belong to Q.

2. B and E do not belong to P and R.

3. A and C do not belong to R, S and T.

4. D and E do not belong to Q and T.

Which statement is not correct?

Seven men A, B, C, D, E, F and G are standing in a queue. Each is wearing a cap of a different colour: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red.

D can see green and blue but not violet.
E can see violet and yellow but not red.
G can see all colours other than orange.

If E is wearing an indigo cap, what is the colour of F's cap?

Five people A, B, C, D and E are, seated about a round table. Every chair is spaced equidistant from adjacent chairs.

(i) C is seated next to A.

(ii) A is seated two seats from D.

(iii) B is not seated next to A.

Which of the following must be true?

1. D is seated next to B.

2. E is seated next to A.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Out of 120 applications for a post, 70 are male and 80 have a driver's license. What is the ratio between the minimum to maximum number of males having driver's license?