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Re: SolidGyan DI - Set a Day Discussions - 21-07-2007, 12:56 AM

hey all!!

great to have DI set a day..PG n SOLID GYAN rocks..!!!

My answers::
b
d
a
c
d

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Re: SolidGyan DI - Set a Day Discussions - 21-07-2007, 01:31 AM

very nice initiative
my take
nt different from others...........
b,d,a,c,d

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Re: SolidGyan DI - Set a Day Discussions - 21-07-2007, 10:05 AM

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Here's the first question:

DI Question #1

For Questions 1 to 5 read the following instructions:
Nine horses participated in a horse tournament. Five races were held in this tournament. The winner of a race gets 5 points, 2nd gets 3 and the 3rd gets 1. The table gives the point’s tally.

Horse
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
Points
5
5
8
2
5
6
4
10
0
One race is held between five horses. The first race is held among the first 5 horses from the left in the above table. Out of these horses, A drops out of the race and a new horse. I.e. F enters into the race. In the next race, B drops out and G enters and so on. It is also given that H is the only horse that scored in 2 consecutive races.

Q.1 What was the position of horse F in race 4?

a. 4th b. 2nd c. 3rd d. cannot be determined e.1st

Q.2 What is the ratio of the points scored by “G” and E in race 5?

a. 1:3 b. 3:1 c. 1:5 d. cannot be determined e. 5:1

Q.3 The first 3 rankers of the race 3 in some order?

a. C,E,G b. D,E,F c. C,D,F d. C,E,F e. C,G,F

Q.4 D could have come third in which of the following races?

a. Race 1 b. Race 3 c. Race 4 d. Race 5 e. cannot be determined

Q.5 Suppose if C had 6 points and E had 7 points while the points of the rest of the horses remain unchanged then E could’ve come second in

a. One race b. Two races c. At most one race d. At most 2 races e. cannot be determined

PS: Some formatting may be lost while copying the questions here. So please register and get the questions properly in your inbox

Enjoy

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Moi takes are
1. b
2. d
3. a
4. c
5. d


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Re: SolidGyan DI - Set a Day Discussions - 21-07-2007, 11:17 AM

My Ans

1.b
2. b
3. a
4.c
5. b

It was very good set .Keep up the good work


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Re: SolidGyan DI - Set a Day Discussions - 21-07-2007, 12:22 PM

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Here's the first question:

DI Question #1

For Questions 1 to 5 read the following instructions:
Nine horses participated in a horse tournament. Five races were held in this tournament. The winner of a race gets 5 points, 2nd gets 3 and the 3rd gets 1. The table gives the point’s tally.

Horse
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
Points
5
5
8
2
5
6
4
10
0
One race is held between five horses. The first race is held among the first 5 horses from the left in the above table. Out of these horses, A drops out of the race and a new horse. I.e. F enters into the race. In the next race, B drops out and G enters and so on. It is also given that H is the only horse that scored in 2 consecutive races.

Q.1 What was the position of horse F in race 4?

a. 4th b. 2nd c. 3rd d. cannot be determined e.1st

Q.2 What is the ratio of the points scored by “G” and E in race 5?

a. 1:3 b. 3:1 c. 1:5 d. cannot be determined e. 5:1

Q.3 The first 3 rankers of the race 3 in some order?

a. C,E,G b. D,E,F c. C,D,F d. C,E,F e. C,G,F

Q.4 D could have come third in which of the following races?

a. Race 1 b. Race 3 c. Race 4 d. Race 5 e. cannot be determined

Q.5 Suppose if C had 6 points and E had 7 points while the points of the rest of the horses remain unchanged then E could’ve come second in

a. One race b. Two races c. At most one race d. At most 2 races e. cannot be determined

PS: Some formatting may be lost while copying the questions here. So please register and get the questions properly in your inbox

Enjoy

~Nikhil
its 1)b 2)d 3)a 4)c 5)d


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Re: SolidGyan DI - Set a Day Discussions - 21-07-2007, 02:37 PM

My answers to DI set 2

c
d
e
b
a

Though the first question seems to have a typo. It reads 2020 but should read 2050

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Re: SolidGyan DI - Set a Day Discussions - 21-07-2007, 03:04 PM

Distribution,

1st race – A5, B, C3, D,E1 ----rankers ECA
2nd race - F3, B5, C, D1, E ---- rankers DFB
3rd race - F, G1, C5, D, E3 or F, G3, C5, D,E1 – rankers GEC or EGC
4th race - F3, G, H5, D1, E --- rankers DFH
5th race - F, G3, H5, I, E1 or F, G1, H5, I, E3 --- rankers EGH or GEH

Ans –
1. b
2. d ( CBD as 2 possible distribution )
3. a
4. c
5. d


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DI Set 2 - 21-07-2007, 03:04 PM

DI Question #2
For Questions 1 to 5 read the following instructions:
The following Table gives the number of students in all the different classes of Indian Public school in the years 2050 and 2051 respectively.
Class
Students in the year 2050
Students in the year 2051
VII
120
140
VIII
84
100
IX
72
70
X
64
60
XI
48
56
XII
36
54

It is known that
    1. New students join the school only in class VII
    2. No student leaves the school before passing out from class XII
    3. The students, who fail, have to repeat the year.
Q.1 If no student of class XI failed in the year 2020, then what is the pass percentage of class XII for the year 2050?
a. 22.66% b. 16.66% c. 83.33% d. 77.77% e. None of these

Q.2 If the new joiners in the year 2051 were 76, then the number of students failed in class XII in the year 2050?
a. 10 b. 14 c. 8 d. 16 e. 20

Q.3 How many students of class IX failed in the year 2050, if no student of class XI failed in the year 2050?
a. 12 b. 8 c.10 d. 14 e. None of these

Q.4 If number of students of class VII failed in the year 2050 is 64, then what is the total number of students failed in the year 2050?
a. 150 b. 182 c. 195 d. 164 e. 176

Q.5 The highest pass percentage of class VII can be?
a. 55% b. 60% c. 58% d. 50% e. 65%

Happy Solving!!!
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Re: SolidGyan DI - Set a Day Discussions - 21-07-2007, 03:08 PM

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Distribution,

1st race – A5, B, C3, D,E1 ----rankers ECA
2nd race - F3, B5, C, D1, E ---- rankers DFB
3rd race - F, G1, C5, D, E3 or F, G3, C5, D,E1 – rankers GEC or EGC
4th race - F3, G, H5, D1, E --- rankers DFH
5th race - F, G3, H5, I, E1 or F, G1, H5, I, E3 --- rankers EGH or GEH

Ans –
1. b
2. b
3. a
4. c
5. d
r dese the final ans
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Re: SolidGyan DI - Set a Day Discussions - 21-07-2007, 03:08 PM

Moi answers for the DI Set 1

1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. D

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