1. Insert the missing number:
8  24  12  ?  18  54
(A) 26
(B) 24 
(C) 36
(D) 32


2. January 1, 1995 was Sunday. What day of the week lies on January 1, 1996?
(A) Sunday
(B) Monday
(C) Saturday
(D) None of these



3. The sum of a positive number and its reciprocal is twice the difference of the number and its reciprocal. The number is:
(A) √2
(B) 1/√2
(C) √3
(D) 1/√3


4. In a certain code, ROUNDS is written as RONUDS. How will PLEASE will be written in the same code
(A) LPAESE
(B) PLAESE 
(C) LPAEES
(D) PLASEE



5. At what time between 5.30 and 6.00 will the hands of a clock be at right angles?
(A) 43 5/11 min. past 5
(B) 43 7/11 min. past 5
(C) 40 min. past 5
(D) 45 min past 5



6. Statements:   
I. All students are ambitious
II. All ambitious persons are hard working
Conclusions:
(i) All students are hard-working
(ii) All hardly working people are not ambitious

Which of the following is correct?
(A) Only (i) is correct
(B) Only (ii) is correct
(C) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(D) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct


7. Statement:
Most students are intelligent
Conclusions:
(i) Some students are intelligent
(ii) All students are not intelligent

Which of the following is implied?
(A) Only (i) is implied
(B) Only (ii) is implied
(C) Both (i) and (ii) are implied
(D) Neither (i) nor (ii) is implied



8. Statement:
Most labourers are poor
Conclusions:
(i) Some labourers are poor
(ii) All labourers are not poor

Which of the following is implied?
(A) Only (i) is implied
(B) Only (ii) is implied
(C) Both (i) and (ii) are implied
(D) Neither (i) nor (ii) is implied