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Answer the next 4 questions based on the information given
Ganga, Kaveri, and Narmada are three women who buy four raw materials (Mango, Apple, Banana and Milk) and sell five finished products (Mango smoothie, Apple smoothie, Banana smoothie, Mixed fruit smoothie and Fruit salad). Table-1 gives information about the raw materials required to produce the five finished products. One unit of a finished product requires one unit of each of the raw materials mentioned in the second column of the table.
Table - 1
One unit of milk, mango, apple, and banana cost ₹5, ₹3, ₹2, and ₹1 respectively. Each unit of a finished product is sold for a profit equal to two times the number of raw materials used to make that product. For example, apple smoothie is made with two raw materials (apple and milk) and will be sold for a profit of ₹4 per unit. Leftover raw materials are sold during the last business hour of the day for a loss of ₹1 per unit. The amount, in rupees, received from sales (revenue) for each woman in each of the four business hours of the day is given in Table-2.
Table - 2
The following additional facts are known.
- No one except possibly Ganga sold any Mango smoothie.
- Each woman sold either zero or one unit of any single finished product in any hour.
- Each woman had exactly one unit each of two different raw materials as leftovers.
- No one had any banana leftover.
What BEST can be concluded about the number of units of fruit salad sold in the first hour?
- A.
Either 0 or 2
- B.
Exactly 2
- C.
Exactly 1
- D.
Either 1 or 2
Solution
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ReportWhich of the following is NECESSARILY true?
- A.
Kaveri sold one unit of leftover mangoes.
- B.
Ganga did not sell any leftover apples.
- C.
Narmada sold one unit of leftover milk.
- D.
Ganga did not sell any leftover mangoes.
What BEST can be concluded about the total number of units of milk the three women had in the beginning?
- A.
Either 18 or 19 or 20 units.
- B.
Either 19 or 20 units.
- C.
Either 17 or 18 or 19 units.
- D.
Either 18 or 19 units.
If it is known that three leftover units of mangoes were sold during the last business hour of the day, how many apple smoothies were sold during the day?
Answer the next 6 questions based on the information given
A journal plans to publish 18 research papers, written by eight authors (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H) in four issues of the journal scheduled in January, April, July and October. Each of the research papers was written by exactly one of the eight authors. Five papers were scheduled in each of the first two issues, while four were scheduled in each of the last two issues. Every author wrote at least one paper and at most three papers. The total number of papers written by A, D, G and H was double the total number of papers written by the other four authors. Four of the authors were from India and two each were from Japan and China. Each author belonged to exactly one of the three areas — Manufacturing, Automation and Logistics. Four of the authors were from the Logistics area and two were from the Automation area. As per the journal policy, none of the authors could have more than one paper in any issue of the journal.
The following facts are also known.
- F, an Indian author from the Logistics area, wrote only one paper. It was scheduled in the October issue.
- A was from the Automation area and did not have a paper scheduled in the October issue.
- None of the Indian authors were from the Manufacturing area and none of the Japanese or Chinese authors were from the Automation area.
- A and H were from different countries, but had their papers scheduled in exactly the same issues.
- C and E, both Chinese authors from different areas, had the same number of papers scheduled. Further, E had papers scheduled in consecutive issues of the journal but C did not.
- B, from the Logistics area, had a paper scheduled in the April issue of the journal.
- B and G belonged to the same country. None of their papers were scheduled in the same issue of the journal.
- D, a Japanese author from the Manufacturing area, did not have a paper scheduled in the July issue.
- C and H belonged to different areas.
What is the correct sequence of number of papers written by B, C, E and G, respectively?
- A.
1, 2, 2, 3
- B.
1, 3, 3, 1
- C.
3, 1, 1, 3
- D.
1, 2, 2, 1
How many papers were written by Indian authors?
Which of the following statement(s) MUST be true?
Statement A: Every issue had at least one paper by author(s) from each country.
Statement B: Every issue had at most two papers by author(s) from each area.
- A.
Neither of the statements
- B.
Both the statements
- C.
Only Statement A
- D.
Only Statement B
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
- A.
Every issue had at least one paper by author(s) from Automation area.
- B.
Every issue had exactly two papers by Indian authors.
- C.
Every issue had exactly two papers by authors from Logistics area.
- D.
Every issue had exactly one paper by a Chinese author.
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
- A.
There was exactly one paper by an author from Manufacturing area in the April issue.
- B.
There was exactly one paper by an author from Logistics area in the October issue.
- C.
There were exactly two papers by authors from Manufacturing area in the January issue.
- D.
There were exactly two papers by authors from Manufacturing area in the July issue.
Which of the following is the correct sequence of number of papers by authors from Automation, Manufacturing and Logistics areas, respectively?
- A.
6, 6, 6
- B.
6, 5, 7
- C.
6, 7, 5
- D.
5, 6, 7
Answer the next 6 questions based on the information given
Ravi works in an online food-delivery company. After each delivery, customers rate Ravi on each of four parameters – Behaviour, Packaging, Hygiene, and Timeliness, on a scale from 1 to 9. If the total of the four rating points is 25 or more, then Ravi gets a bonus of ₹20 for that delivery. Additionally, a customer may or may not give Ravi a tip. If the customer gives a tip, it
is either ₹30 or ₹50.
One day, Ravi made four deliveries - one to each of Atal, Bihari, Chirag and Deepak, and received a total of ₹120 in bonus and tips. He did not get both a bonus and a tip from the same customer.
The following additional facts are also known.
- In Timeliness, Ravi received a total of 21 points, and three of the customers gave him the same rating points in this parameter. Atal gave higher rating points than Bihari and Chirag in this parameter.
- Ravi received distinct rating points in Packaging from the four customers adding up to 29 points. Similarly, Ravi received distinct rating points in Hygiene from the four customers adding up to 26 points.
- Chirag gave the same rating points for Packaging and Hygiene.
- Among the four customers, Bihari gave the highest rating points in Packaging, and Chirag gave the highest rating points in Hygiene.
- Everyone rated Ravi between 5 and 7 in Behaviour. Unique maximum and minimum ratings in this parameter were given by Atal and Deepak respectively.
- If the customers are ranked based on ratings given by them in individual parameters, then Atal’s rank based on Packaging is the same as that based on Hygiene. This is also true for Deepak.
What was the minimum rating that Ravi received from any customer in any parameter?
The COMPLETE list of customers who gave the maximum total rating points to Ravi is
- A.
Atal
- B.
Bihari
- C.
Atal and Bihari
- D.
Bihari and Chirag
What rating did Atal give on Timeliness?
What BEST can be concluded about the tip amount given by Deepak?
- A.
Either Rs. 0, or Rs. 30 or Rs. 50
- B.
Either Rs. 30 or Rs. 50
- C.
Rs. 50
- D.
Rs. 30
In which parameter did Atal give the maximum rating points to Ravi?
- A.
Timeliness
- B.
Hygiene
- C.
Behaviour
- D.
Packaging
What rating did Deepak give on Packaging?
- A.
5
- B.
8
- C.
6
- D.
7
Answer the next 6 questions based on the information given
Three reviewers Amal, Bimal, and Komal are tasked with selecting questions from a pool of 13 questions (Q01 to Q13). Questions can be created by external “subject matter experts” (SMEs) or by one of the three reviewers. Each of the reviewers either approves or disapproves a question that is shown to them. Their decisions lead to eventual acceptance or rejection of the question in the manner described below.
If a question is created by an SME, it is reviewed first by Amal, and then by Bimal. If both of them approve the question, then the question is accepted and is not reviewed by Komal. If both disapprove the question, it is rejected and is not reviewed by Komal. If one of them approves the question and the other disapproves it, then the question is reviewed by Komal. Then the question is accepted only if she approves it.
A question created by one of the reviewers is decided upon by the other two. If a question is created by Amal, then it is first reviewed by Bimal. If Bimal approves the question, then it is accepted. Otherwise, it is reviewed by Komal. The question is then accepted only if Komal approves it. A similar process is followed for questions created by Bimal, whose questions are first reviewed by Komal, and then by Amal only if Komal disapproves it. Questions created by Komal are first reviewed by Amal, and then, if required, by Bimal.
The following facts are known about the review process after its completion.
- Q02, Q06, Q09, Q11, and Q12 were rejected and the other questions were accepted.
- Amal reviewed only Q02, Q03, Q04, Q06, Q08, Q10, Q11, and Q13.
- Bimal reviewed only Q02, Q04, Q06 through Q09, Q12, and Q13.
- Komal reviewed only Q01 through Q05, Q07, Q08, Q09, Q11, and Q12.
How many questions were DEFINITELY created by Amal?
How many questions were DEFINITELY created by Komal?
How many questions were DEFINITELY created by SMEs?
How many questions were DEFINITELY disapproved by Bimal?
- A.
7
- B.
5
- C.
4
- D.
3
The approval ratio of a reviewer is the ratio of the number of questions (s)he approved to the number of questions (s)he reviewed. Which option best describes Amal’s approval ratio?
- A.
0.25
- B.
lies between 0.25 and 0.75
- C.
lies between 0.25 and 0.50
- D.
either 0.25 or 0.75
How many questions created by Amal or Bimal were disapproved by at least one of the other reviewers?
- A.
4
- B.
7
- C.
2
- D.
5
Answer the next 4 questions based on the information given below.
Ten musicians (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J) are experts in at least one of the following three percussion instruments: tabla, mridangam, and ghatam. Among them, three are experts in tabla but not in mridangam or ghatam, another three are experts in mridangam but not in table or ghatam, and one is an expert in ghatam but not in tabla or mridangam. Further, two are experts in tabla and mridangam but not in ghatam, and one is an expert in tabla and ghatam but not in mridangam.
The following facts are known about these ten musicians.
- Both A and B are experts in mridangam, but only one of them is also an expert in tabla.
- D is an expert in both tabla and ghatam.
- Both F and G are experts in tabla, but only one of them is also an expert in mridangam.
- Neither I nor J is an expert in tabla.
- Neither H nor I is an expert in mridangam, but only one of them is an expert in ghatam.
Who among the following is DEFINITELY an expert in tabla but not in either mridangam or ghatam?
- A.
F
- B.
A
- C.
H
- D.
C
Who among the following is DEFINITELY an expert in mridangam but not in either table or ghatam?
- A.
E
- B.
B
- C.
G
- D.
H
Which of the following pairs CANNOT have any musician who is an expert in both tabla and mridangam but not in ghatam?
- A.
C and E
- B.
C and F
- C.
A and B
- D.
F and G