Mixed Reasoning Questions – Set 38

1. At the party of Shaun Michaels,a boy,40% chose to kiss him and 25 chose to shake hands with him. 10 persons chose to both kiss him and shake hands with him.How many persons turned out at the party?
   34
   45
   65
   25
   55
   Option E
   only kiss=30, only shakehands= 15, both= 10 Number of people at party =30+10+15=55 n(A)=no of persons who kissed shawn=40 n(B)=no of persons who shake hands with shawn=25 n(AintersectionB)=10 n(AunionB)=40+25-10=55

    

2. Question contains four arguments of three sentences each.Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.
   a)Emraan hashmi is an actor.Some actors are pretty.Emraan Hashmi is pretty.
   b)Some executives are soldiers.All soldiers are patriotic.Some executives are patriotic.
   c)All footballers are patriotic.Some executives are soldiers.Some executive are patriotic.
   d)All actors are pretty.Emraan Hashmi is not an actor.Emraan Hashmi is not pretty.
   d only
   b only
   a only
   b and c
   none of these
   Option B
   

    

3. Lalit, Nitesh , Abhi and Manish crossed a river in boat that could hold only 2 persons.The boat held 2 persons on each of three forward trips across the river and one person on each of two return trips. Lalit was unable to paddle when someone else was in the boat with her. Nitesh was unable to paddle when anyone else except Abhi was in the boat with him.Each person paddles continuously for at least one trip. Who paddles twice?
   Lalit
   Nitesh
   Abhi
   Manish
   Can’t be determined
   Option C
   

    

4. Among A,B,C,D and E, E is taller than D but not as fat as D. C is taller than A but shorter than B. A is fatter than D but not as fat as B. E is thinner than C,who is thinner than D. E is shorter than A. Who is the thinnest person?
   A
   B
   C
   D
   E
   Option E
   B>A>D>C>E

    

Directions (5-9): Abhinav, Bimal, Charu and Dunkan are four students living in a flat,and they have an aggrement that whatever edible comes they will share equally among themselves.One day Abhinav’s uncle came to him and gave him a box of toffees.Since no one was around,Abhinav divided the toffees in four equal parts and ate his share after which he put the rest in the box.As he was closing the box,Bimal walked in,took the box from Abhinav and divided the toffees in 4 equal parts and Abhinav and Bimal took one part each and ate it.Suddenly Charu appeared and snatched teh box.He again divided the toffees in four equal parts,the three of them ate one part each and kept the remaining toffees in the box.Later when Dunkan came he again divided the toffees in four equal parts and all four ate their respective share.In total Dunkan ate 3 toffees.

5. How many toffees in total did charu eat?
   12
   14
   15
   39
   none of these
   Option C
   

    

6. How many toffees in total did Bimal eat?
   24
   15
   39
   40
   none
   Option C
   

    

7. How many toffees in total did Abhinav eat?
   56
   68
   71
   65
   none of these
   Option C
   

    

8. How many toffees were given to Abhinav by his uncle?
   124
   128
   125
   113
   none of these
   Option B
   

    

9. How many toffees did Abhinav eat the first time?
   32
   24
   15
   10
   none of these
   Option A
   

    

10. STATEMENT: Usa is the largest exporter of apple.
    CONCLUSION:
    a)USA only exports apple.
    b)China and Japan are the most important customers of apple from USA.
    a follows
    b follows
    both follows
    neither a nor b follows
    can’t be determined
    Option D