Analogy Reasoning part 2

1.Amar, Akbar and Anthony is 80 years. What was the total of their ages three years ago ?
A. 71 years
B. 72 years
C. 74 years
D. 77 years

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Required sum = (80 - 3 x 3) years = (80 - 9) years = 71 years.

2. Two bus tickets from city A to B and three tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 77 but three tickets from city A to B and two tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 73. What are the fares for cities B and C from A ?
A. Rs. 4, Rs. 23
B. Rs. 13, Rs. 17
C. Rs. 15, Rs. 14
D. Rs. 17, Rs. 13

Answer: Option B
Explanation:Let Rs. x be the fare of city B from city A and Rs. y be the fare of city C from city A.
Then, 2x + 3y = 77 ...(i) and
3x + 2y = 73 ...(ii)
Multiplying (i) by 3 and (ii) by 2 and subtracting, we get: 5y = 85 or y = 17.
Putting y = 17 in (i), we get: x = 13.

3.An institute organised a fete and 1/5 of the girls and 1/8 of the boys participated in the same. What fraction of the total number of students took part in the fete ?
A. 2/13
B. 13/40
C. Data inadequate
D. None of these

Answer: Option C

4.A number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spend Rs. 96 on eatables. Four of them, however, did not turn up. As a
consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute Rs. 4 each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic was
A. 8
B. 12
C. 16
D. 24

Answer: Option A

5.A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, "If you give me three cards, you will have as many as E has and if I give you three cards,
you will have as many as D has." A and B together have 10 cards more than what D and E together have. If B has two cards more
than what C has and the total number of cards be 133, how many cards does B have ?
A. 22
B. 23
C. 25
D. 35

Answer: Option C
Explanation:Clearly, we have :
B-3 = E ...(i)
B + 3 = D ...(ii)
A+B = D + E+10 ...(iii)
B = C + 2 ...(iv)
A+B + C + D + E= 133 ...(v)
From (i) and (ii), we have : 2 B = D + E ...(vi)
From (iii) and (vi), we have : A = B + 10 ...(vii)
Using (iv), (vi) and (vii) in (v), we get:
(B + 10) + B + (B - 2) + 2B = 133 5B = 125 B = 25.

A pineapple costs Rs. 7 each. A watermelon costs Rs. 5 each. X spends Rs. 38 on these fruits. The number of pineapples purchased is
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. Data inadequate

Answer: Option C

7.A woman says, "If you reverse my own age, the figures represent my husband's age. He is, of course, senior to me and the difference between our ages is one-eleventh of their sum." The woman's age is
A. 23 years
B. 34 years
C. 45 years
D. None of these

Answer: Option C
Explanation:Let x and y be the ten's and unit's digits respectively of the numeral denoting the woman's age.
Then, woman's age = (10X + y) years; husband's age = (10y + x) years.
Therefore (10y + x)- (10X + y) = (1/11) (10y + x + 10x + y)
(9y-9x) = (1/11)(11y + 11x) = (x + y) 10x = 8y x = (4/5)y
Clearly, y should be a single-digit multiple of 5, which is 5.
So, x = 4, y = 5.
Hence, woman's age = 10x + y = 45 years.
8.A girl counted in the following way on the fingers of her left hand : She started by calling the thumb 1, the index finger 2, middle finger 3,
ring finger 4, little finger 5 and then reversed direction calling the ring finger 6, middle finger 7 and so on.
She counted upto 1994. She ended counting on which finger ?
A. Thumb
B. Index finger
C. Middle finger
D. Ring finger

Answer: Option B
Explanation:Clearly, while counting, the numbers associated to the thumb will be : 1, 9,17, 25,.....
i.e. numbers of the form (8n + 1).
Since 1994 = 249 x 8 + 2, so 1993 shall correspond to the thumb and 1994 to the index finger.
9.A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of notes that he has ?
A. 45
B. 60
C. 75
D. 90

Answer: Option D
Explanation:Let number of notes of each denomination be x.

Then, x + 5x + 10x = 480 16x = 480 x = 30. Hence, total number of notes = 3x = 90.
10.What is the product of all the numbers in the dial of a telephone ?
A. 1,58,480
B. 1,59,450
C. 1,59,480
D. None of these

Answer: Option D
Explanation:Since one of the numbers on the dial of a telephone is zero, so the product of all the numbers on it is 0.

. A student got twice as many sums wrong as he got right. If he attempted 48 sums in all, how many did he solve correctly ?
A. 12
B. 16
C. 18
D. 24

Answer: Option B
Explanation:Suppose the boy got x sums right and 2x sums wrong.
Then, x + 2x = 48 3x = 48 x = 16.
2. David gets on the elevator at the 11th floor of a building and rides up at the rate of 57 floors per minute. At the same time, Albert gets on
an elevator at the 51st floor of the same building and rides down at the rate of 63 floors per minute. If they continue travelling at these
rates, then at which floor will their paths cross ?
A. 19
B. 28
C. 30
D. 37


Answer: Option C
3.I have a few sweets to be distributed. If I keep 2, 3 or 4 in a pack, I am left with one sweet. If I keep 5 in a pack, I am left with none.
What is the minimum number of sweets I have to pack and distribute ?
A. 25
B. 37
C. 54
D. 65

Answer: Option A
Explanation:Clearly, the required number would be such that it leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 2, 3 or 4 and no remainder when divided by 5. Such a number is 25.
4. If a clock takes seven seconds to strike seven, how long will it take to strike ten ?
A. 7 seconds
B. 9 seconds
C. 10 seconds
D. None of these

Answer: Option D
5.In a group of cows and hens, the number of legs are 14 more than twice the number of heads. The number of cows is
A. 5
B. 7
C. 10
D. 12

Answer: Option B
Explanation:Let the number of cows be x and the number of hens be y.
Then, 4x + 2y = 2 (x + y) + 14 4x + 2y = 2x + 2y + 14 2x = 14 x = 7.