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  1. Reaching the place of meeting on Tuesday 15 min before 8:30 h, Anuj found himself half an hour earlier than the man who was 40 min late. What was the scheduled time of the meeting?









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    Anuj reached the place of meeting at 8 : 15 h, he reached 30 min earlier than the man who was 40 min late, i.e., he reached 10 min late. Hence, the scheduled time of the meeting was 8 : 05 h.

    Correct Option: B

    Anuj reached the place of meeting at 8 : 15 h, he reached 30 min earlier than the man who was 40 min late, i.e., he reached 10 min late. Hence, the scheduled time of the meeting was 8 : 05 h.


Direction: Answer the following questions based on the statements given below.

  1. Which is the colour of the tallest pole?









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    Silver coloured pole is the tallest pole.

    Correct Option: B

    Silver coloured pole is the tallest pole.



  1. Which is the second tallest pole?









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    As comparison between B and D is not given so it can not determined who is second tallest.

    Correct Option: D

    As comparison between B and D is not given so it can not determined who is second tallest.


  1. What is the colour of the pole diagonally opposite to the Bronze coloured pole?









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    As shown above, the colour of the pole diagonally opposite to the Bronze coloured pole is Golden.

    Correct Option: D

    As shown above, the colour of the pole diagonally opposite to the Bronze coloured pole is Golden.



Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

P,Q,R,S,T,V and W are seven friends. Each of them like a particular fruit, viz. Apple, Banana, pear, Guava,Orange, Mango and Watermelon and each of them has a favourite city, viz Mumbai , Pune, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai,Hyderabad and Cochin.

The choices of fruit and favourite city of the seven friends are necessarily in the same order.Q likes Mango and his favourite city is Chennai. The one whose favourite city is Pune likes Watermelon. T's favourite city is Kolkata.

R likes Guava and his favourite city is not Mumbai. W's favourite city is Cochin and he does not like either Banana or Pear. The favourite city of the one who likes Orange is Hyderabad. T does not like Pear. P's favourite city is neither Pune nor Hyderabad. S does not like Watermelon.

  1. Which is V's favourite city?









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    V's favourite city is Pune.

    Correct Option: B

    V's favourite city is Pune.