Arithmetical Reasoning section 1 MCQ Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

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) Middle finger

b) Thumb

c) Index finger

d) Ring finger

Question : 2

Between two book-ends in your study are displayed your five favourite puzzle books. If you decide to arrange the five books in every possible combination and moved just one book every minute, how long would it take you?

a) 3 hours

b) 1 hour

c) 2 hours

d) 4 hours

Question : 3

Five bells begin to toll together and toll respectively at intervals of 6, 5, 7, 10 and 12 seconds. How many times will they toll together in one hour excluding the one at the start ?

a) 9 times

b) 7 times

c) 8 times

d) 11 times

Question : 4

Mac has £ 3 more than Ken, but then Ken wins on the horses and trebles his money, so that he now has £ 2 more than the original amount of money that the two boys had between them. How much money did Mac and Ken have between them before Ken's win ?

a) £ 13

b) £ 9

c) £ 11

d) £ 15

Question : 5

A player holds 13 cards of four suits, of which seven are black and six are red. There are twice as many diamonds as spades and twice as many hearts as diamonds. How many clubs does he holds?

a) 6

b) 4

c) 5

d) 7

Question : 6

A monkey climbs 30 feet at the beginning of each hour and rests for a while when he slips back 20 feet before he again starts climbing in the beginning of the next hour. If he begins his ascent at 8.00 a.m., at what will he first touch a flag at 120 feet from the ground?

a) 6 p.m.

b) 4 p.m

c) 5 p.m.

d) 8 p.m.