A man wears socks of two colours - Black and brown. He has altogether 20 black socks and 20 brown socks in a drawer. Supposing he has to take out the socks in the dark, how many must he take out to be sure that he has a matching pair ?

A motorist knows four different routes from Bristol to Birmingham. From Birmingham to Sheffield he knows three different routes and from Sheffield to Carlisle he knows two different routes. How many routes does he know from Bristol to Carlisle ?

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 ?

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : The manager humiliated Sachin in the presence of his colleagues.

Conclusions :
I. The manager did not like Sachin.
II. Sachin was not popular with his colleagues.

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : Women's organisations in India have welcomed the amendment of the Industrial Employment Rules 1946 to curb sexual harassment at the work place.

Conclusions :
I. Sexual harassment of women at work place is more prevalent in India as compared to other developed countries.
II. Many organisations in India will stop recruiting women to avoid such problems.

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : Nation X faced growing international opposition for its decision to explode eight nuclear weapons at its test site.

Conclusions :
I. The citizens of the nation favoured the decision.
II. Some powerful countries do not want other nations to become as powerful as they are.

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : National Aluminium Company has moved India from a position of shortage to self-sufficiency in the metal.

Conclusions :
I. Previously, India had to import aluminium.
II. With this speed, it can soon become a foreign exchange earner.

Shobha is the niece of Ashish. Ashish’s mother is priya. Kamla. Is priya’s mother. Kamla’s husband is hari. Krishna is the mother-in-law of hari. How is shobha related to hari?

In a joint family, there are father, mother, 3 married sons and one unmarried daughter. Of the sons two have 2 daughters each and one has a son. How many female members are there in the family?

Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of my father's son. Brothers and sisters I have none." At whose portrait was Harsh looking ?