Reasoning contest - 79

[HELP]

1.
Standing on a platform, Amit told Sunita that Aligarh was more than ten
kilometres but less than fifteen kilometres from there. Sunita knew
that it was more than twelve but less then fourteen kilometres from
there. If both of them were correct, which of the following could be
the distance of Aligarh. from the platform?

(a) 11 km

(b) 12 km

(c) 13 km

(d) 14 km

(e) 15 km

2.
Ashish leaves his house at 20 minutes to seven in the morning, reaches
Kunal's house in 25 minutes, they finish their breakfast in another 15
minutes and leave for their ofiice which takes another 35 minutes. At
what time do they leave Kunal's house to reach their office?

(a) 7.40 a.m.

(b) 7.20 a.m.

(c) 7.45 a.m.

(d) 8.15 a.m.

(e) 7.55 a.m.

3.
Ajay left home for the bus stop 15 minutes earlier than usual. It takes
l0 minutes to reach the stop. He reached the stop at 8.40 a.m. What
time does he usually leave home for the bus stop?

(a) 8.30 a.m.

(b) 8.45 p.m.

(c) 8.55 a.m.

(d) Data inadequate

(e) None of these

4. Reaching the place of meeting on Tuesday 15 minutes before 08.30 hours, Anuj found himself half an hour earlier than the man who was 40 minutes late. What was the scheduled time of the meeting?

(a) 8.00 hrs

(b) 8.05 hrs

(c) 8.15 hrs

(d) 8.45 hrs

5. The priest told the devotee, "The temple bell is rung at regular intervals of 45 minutes. The last bell was rung five minutes ago. The next bell is due to be rung at 7.45 a.m." At what time did the priest give this information to the devotee?

(a) 7.40 a.m.

(b) 7.05 a.m.

(c) 7.00 a.m.

(d) 6.55 a.m.

(e) None of these

[ashish_girdhar]

Q1:c

Q2:b

Q3:d


Q4:d


Q5:b

[mathavan.r]

1. 13 km