Answer: A) 25 years Explanation: Let varun's age = x yrs. From the given conditions, x+1  =  2(x-12) x = 25 years.

Answer: D) -1 Explanation: 3, 7, 6, 5, 9, 3, 12, 1, 15, ... has two different series 1) 3, 6, 9, 12, 15..... 2) 7, 5, 3, 1, ..... -1 is the next number.

Answer: B) 9 3/4% stock at 117 Explanation: Let investment in each case be Rs. (143 x 117).   Income in 1st case = Rs.11143 x 143 x 117 = Rs. 1287.Income in 2nd case = Rs.394×117 x 143 x 117= Rs. 1394.25   Clearly, 9 3/4% stock at 117 is better.

Answer: C) 60 years Explanation: Let the Present age of arun is xGokul's age = 5-2 = 3x-6/18 = 3x-6 = 54x = 60Arun's present age = 60 years

Answer: C) 23 years Explanation: Ayush's present age = 10 years.His mother's present age = (10 + 20) years = 30 years.Ayush's father's present age = (30 + 5) years = 35 years.Ayush's father's age at the time of Ayush's birth = (35 - 10) years = 25 years. Therefore Ayush's father's age at the time of marriage = (25 - 2) years = 23 years.

Answer: A) Rs. 404.80 Explanation: Let C1 be the cost price of the first article and C2 be the cost price of the second article.Let the first article be sold at a profit of 22%, while the second one be sold at a loss of 8%. We know, C1 + C2 = 600.The first article was sold at a profit of 22%. Therefore, the selling price of the first article = C1 + (22/100)C1 = 1.22C1The second article was sold at a loss of 8%. Therefore, the selling price of the second article = C2 - (8/100)C2 = 0.92C2. The total selling price of the first and second article = 1.22C1 + 0.92C2. As the merchant did not make any profit or loss in the entire transaction, his combined selling price of article 1 and 2 is the same as the cost price of article 1 and 2. Therefore, 1.22C1 + 0.92C2 = C1+C2 = 600As C1 + C2 = 600, C2 = 600 - C1. Substituting this in 1.22C1 + 0.92C2 = 600, we get1.22C1 + 0.92(600 - C1) = 600or 1.22C1 - 0.92C1 = 600 - 0.92*600or 0.3C1 = 0.08*600 = 48or C1 = 48/(0.3) = 160.If C1 = 160, then C2 = 600 - 160 = 440.The item that is sold at loss is article 2. The selling price of article 2 = 0.92*C2 = 0.92*440 = 404.80.

Answer: D) 36 yrs Explanation: Let present ages of Sumit=w, Krishna=x, Rishabh=y and Rohit=z , thenw+x+y = 43x3 = 129 ---(i) andw+y+z = 49x3 = 147 ---(ii)Subtracting (i) from (ii), (w+y+z) - (w+x+y)=147 -129 , z- x =18 ---(iii)Given Rohit's age => z = 54, so from (iii), x = 54-18 = 36

Answer: B) 14 men Explanation: M x T / W = Constantwhere, M= Men (no. of men)T= Time takenW= Work loadSo, here we applyM1 x T1/ W1 = M2 x T2 / W2Given that, M1 = 4 men, T1 = 7 hours ; T2 = 2 hours, we have to find M2 =?Note that here, W1 = W2 = 1 road, ie. equal work load.Clearly, substituting in the above equation we get, M2 = 14 men.