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Ajay, Bunty, Chinu and Deb were agent, baker, compounder and designer, but not necessarily in that order. Deb told baker that Chinu is on his way. Ajay is sitting across the designer and next to the compounder. The designer didn’t say anything. What is each person’s occupation? (CSIR-NET DEC 2014)
Ajay-Compounder, Bunty-Designer, Chinu-Baker, Deb-Agent
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Ajay-Compounder, Bunty-Baker, Chinu-Agent, Deb-Designer
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Ajay-Baker, Bunty-Agent, Chinu-Designer, Deb-Compounder
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Ajay-Baker, Bunty-Designer,Chinu-Agent, Deb-Compounder
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A merchant buys equal numbers of shirts and trousers and pays Rs.38000. If the cost of 3 shirts is Rs.800 and that of a trouser is Rs.1000, then how many shirts were bought? (CSIR NET DEC 2014 )
60
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30
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15
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10
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Three friends R,S and T shared toffee from a bowl. R took 1/3rd of the toffees, but returned four to the bowl. S took 1/4th of what was left and returned 3 toffees to the bowl. T took half of the reminder but returned two back into the bowl. If the bowl had 17 toffees left, how many toffees were originally there in the bowl? (GATE 2011)
38
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31
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48
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41
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I bought a shirt at 10% discount and sold it to a friend at a loss of 10%. If the friend paid me Rs. 729.00 for the shirt, what was the undiscounted price of the shirt? (CSIR-NET June 2015)
Rs 1000
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Rs 800
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Rs 900
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Rs 311.25
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Similar Question for Practice
Among A, B, C and D, there is a lawyer, a doctor, a teacher and a journalist. They drink exactly one each of tea, coffee, lemonade and milk. If neither the lawyer nor the teacher drinks milk, B drinks coffee, A is the teacher and C is the doctor and drinks tea, then which of the following is FALSE? (CSIR-NET SEPT 2022 – LS)
A drinks lemonade
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B is the journalist
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The lawyer drinks coffee
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D drinks milk.
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In a class, there is one pencil for every two students, one eraser for every three students, and one ruler for every four students. If the total number of these stationery items required is 65, how many students are present in the class? (CSIR-NET November 2020)
55
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60
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65
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70
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One of the four – A, B, C and D – committed a crime. A said “I did it.”, B said, “I didn’t.” C said, “B did it.” D said, “A did it.”. Who is lying? (CSIR-NET DEC 2013)
A
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B
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C
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D
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