Friday, November 6, 2009

Prime Number

Q: Determine the value(maximum) of an 11 digit prime number P (base ten, no leading zeros) such that N contains each of the digits from zero to nine at least once .

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Three lines and a W

Q: Through the W given below, draw 3 lines. By doing this, count the maximum number of triangles you can form which are not overlapping.

Solution: 9

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Related Words

Q: What four related words are merged here:
SSAW MIUT PUIU NEEM RTMN RGRN

[HINT: Each group has one letter for each word.]

Solution: SPRING SUMMER WINTER AUTUMN

I know this was tough... but gear up...

For these kind of questions try to analyze the first group and relate it to related terms around you...

Sequence

Q: Find the next number in the following sequence
31,28,31,30,31,?
3,3,5,4,4,?

Solution: 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30
The sequence is number of days in each month starting from January

3,3,5,4,4,3
Its the number of letters in words representing numbers starting from one.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Weight

Q: Which is heavier, One pound of cotton or One pound of gold?

Solution: The weight of one pound cotton is more than one pound gold.
Cotton is measured in 16oz pound(Avoirdupois pound). But Gold is measured in 12oz pound(Troy pound).