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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
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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
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my answers:
1.b
2.d
3.a
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5.b (not sure  )
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My Answers for DI Set 1:
b, d, a, c, d.
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My answers are:
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my answers are: 1) b 2) d 3) a 4) c 5) b (as E could have come second in two races or zero races) my approach: please see the doc attached. Sunit Kumar Woods are lovely, dark and deep but I have promises to keep & miles to go before i sleep & miles to go before i sleep............!
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Originally Posted by sunit_chotu my answers are: 5) b (as E could have come second in two races or zero races) | Bang on!
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