Solution:

The worst case will be when you don't take out three pairs of same color will be that you take out 2 red, 4 yellow and 5 of each color. In that manner, you will have to take out 46 socks. But if you take out one more sock, you will have 6 socks of at least one color. Thus in that case, you must take out 47 socks to make sure that you have taken out at least three pairs of same color socks.

Solution:

You can solve this question with two different methods. However, we are just providing one of them. If you can think of the other solution then it's great.

The man will take the goat with him and will leave the wolf and cabbage. Then he will return back leaving the goat on the other end. Now he will take the cabbage and will row towards the other end. He will leave the cabbage there and bring goat back along with him. Then he will take the wolf and leave the goat there. After leaving the wolf with cabbage on the other end, he will return back and will take the goat with him to the other end.

Solution:

We agree that the series is quite difficult to crack and much tricky as well.

1 can be written as one (consist of 3 letters)
2 can be written as two (consist of 3 letters)
3 can be written as five (consist of 5 letters)
4 can be written as four (consist of 4 letters)
5 can be written as five (consist of 5 letters)
6 can be written as six (consist of 3 letters)

Thus the next term in the series is 3.

Solution:

You may solve this question with different methods but we are only giving away one.

What you have to do in that method is look for a number x to which all the numbers from 2 to 10 divide evenly. Multiplying the numbers together (2*3*4*5*6*7*8*9*10) will give you a big number but we have to find a smaller possibility. What we can do is find the prime factors, a subset of which we can use to form a number from 2 to 10.

2*2*2*3*3*5*7 will certainly give us what we need. The product is 2520 and it is the lowest possible number which can be evenly divided by 2-10.

Now if we add 1 to the number, the result will be 2521 which will satisfy all the conditions from 2 to 10. But will not hold true in case of 11.

If you calculate, you will see that you can multiply 2520 by any integer and add 1 to it to satisfy all the conditions except the divisibility by 11. What we need is an integer Y that can be multiplied by 2520 and if we add 1 to the product, it becomes divisible by 11.

2520/11 leaves a remainder 1. Now let us keep increasing the number of 2520. Suppose if we divide two 2520 by 11, the remainder then will be 1 + 1 = 2. If we keep going on like that. Ten 2520 when divided by 11 will give 10 as remainder and if we add 1 to them, it will be completely divisible. Also it will satisfy all the conditions from 2-10.

Thus our answer is 25201.

Solution:

According to the question
19W + 21B = 562 (where W stands for white bricks and B stands for black bricks)

The easiest way to solve this problem would be putting in the values for W, till we achieve an answer which is divisible by 21.
Why? Because it is must for the statement to be true.

If W = 1
21B = 562 - 19 = 543 i.e. not divisible

If W = 2
21B = 562 - 38 = 524 i.e. not divisible

If W = 3
21B = 562 - 57 = 505 i.e. not divisible

If W = 4
21B = 562 - 76 = 486 i.e. not divisible

If W = 5
21B = 562 - 95 = 467 i.e. not divisible

If W = 6
21B = 562 - 114 = 448 i.e. not divisible

If W = 7
21B = 562 - 133 = 429 i.e. not divisible

If W = 8
21B = 562 - 152 = 410 i.e. not divisible

If W = 9
21B = 562 - 171 = 391 i.e. not divisible

If W = 10
21B = 562 - 190 = 372 i.e. not divisible

If W = 11
21B = 562 - 209 = 353 i.e. not divisible

If W = 12
21B = 562 - 228 = 334 i.e. not divisible

If W = 13
21B = 562 - 247 = 315 i.e. divisible

Thus W must be 13 and if W = 13
B = 315/21 = 15

Thus to form that tower, 13 white bricks and 15 black bricks will be required.

Solution:

This is a tricky question. The velocity data may confuse many but if you look at the question closely, it is totally irrelevant.

You are being told that Wally sees a train after every five minutes. The velocity will not matter therefore and you need not look in that direction. All you want to know is that he sees a train after every 5 minutes and he completes the journey in an hour or 60 minutes.

All you need to do is divide 60 by 5 and you will get the answer which is 12.

Solution:

Jan = 1
Feb = 2
March = 3 and so on

In such manner

6 = June (J)
4 = April (A)
9 = September (S)
10 = October (O)
11 = November (N)

Thus it is Jason who killed the lady.

Solution:

This is a bit tricky question that almost every time leaves the interviewee baffled.

Now take into consideration that the first friend can have his birthday in any of the months (there are 12 months all together).

All you have to find out is the probability that the second one will have his birthday in the same month which is a piece of cake.

The probability = 1/12.

Solution:

The most often answer is 0 which is completely wrong.

Let us begin like this. The 12 hours in a clock makes a total of 360 degrees. Thus one hour will equal to 30 degrees.

Now as per the question, the hour hand will directly be on 3 when the minute hand is at 12. After 15 minutes or after 1/4 of an hour i.e. at 3:15, the hour hand will be 1/4 * 30 degrees = 7.5 degrees away from the minute hand.

Solution:

This is quite an easy question which is used generally as a warm up question during the interviews.

It is true that only three points are equidistant from each other. But take a paper and draw four points in the shape of a pyramid. You can definitely draw four equidistant points. Thus all you have to do as a builder is build the buildings in the same manner. In this way, one building will be placed in between the three buildings.