Congratulations to Bhavesh Yadav and Atul Maladkar for winning BMS Gyaani Contest of the day 1 april 2013
BMS Gyaani of the Day Contest 6.1
A cricketer’s average in his first 20 innings was 15 runs per innings. After a further 10 innings, his average had increased by 2 runs per innings. What was his average for the last 10 innings?
a. 19
b. 20
c. 21
d. 22
www.bms.co.in The Correct answer is C
BMS Gyaani of the Day Contest 6.2
I have a machine which has four cog wheels in constant mesh. The largest cog has 102 teeth and the others have 60, 46 and 34 respectively. How many revolutions must the largest cog make before each of the cogs is back in its starting position?
a. 230
b. 115
c. 460
d. 345
www.bms.co.in The Correct answer is A
BMS Gyaani of the Day Contest 6.3
A man sold all the bottles of perfume in his possession at a price of Rs. 75 per bottle. If he had 20 bottles in his possession, which he had purchased at a price of Rs. 65 earlier and bought a subsequent and last lot of 23 bottles at Rs. 80 per bottle, what was his gain or loss percentage?
a. 3.5%
b. 2.5%
c. 2.7%
d. 2.1%
www.bms.co.in The Correct answer is C
BMS Gyaani of the Day Contest 6.4
The International Women’s Speed Skating championship was recently completed, however, the computer storing the results suffered from a power cut. Using the following information, can you determine which of the following statement is true?
The youngest, who didn’t wear blue, won the championship. Jessica was three years younger than the person who wore red. Katy performed well to finish in second place. Lauren wore green and Mary was the oldest competitor. The person who wore yellow was younger than Katy, whereas the person who came last was 21.
a. The person wearing yellow was aged 28
b. The person with age 24 came second
c. Mary came fourth
d. Jessica was wearing green
www.bms.co.in The Correct answer is B
BMS Gyaani of the Day Contest 6.5
If you say ‘A rolling stone gathers no moss’, you mean that
a. Something that one already has is better than going after something seemingly more worthwhile
b. To succeed in life one must have the courage to pursue what he wants
c. One who is always changing his mind will never get anything done
d. One cannot succeed in life without taking risks
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