UPSC Government Jobs Exams Logical Reasoning General Mental Ability

A man fills a basket with eggs in such a way that the number of eggs added on each successive day is the same as the number already present in the basket. This way the basket gets completely filled in 24 days. After how many days the basket was 1 / 4th full? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
a) 6
b) 12
c) 17
d) 22

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ANs: 22
Since.. 24th day it is full, that means 23rd day it is half and obviously on 22nd day it is 1/4th
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22nd day will be 1/4 th i,e 524288 is 1/4 of 2097152
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22
Half of half
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UPSC Other Question

A cuboid has six sides of different colours. The red side is opposite to black. The blue side is adjacent to white. The brown side is adjacent to blue. The red side is face down. Which one of the following would be the opposite to brown? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
a) Red
b) Black
c) White
d) Blue A person has 4 coins each of different denomination. What is the number of different sums of money the person can form (using one or more coins at a time)? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]
a) 16
b) 15
c) 12
d) 11