Given (9 inches)^1/2 = (0.25 yards)^1/2, which one of the following statements is TRUE?

S, M, E and F are working in shifts in a team to finish a project. M works with twice the efficiency of others but for half as many days as E worked. S and M have 6 hour shifts in a day, whereas E and F have 12 hours shifts. What is the ratio of contribution of M to contribution of E in the project?

Find the missing sequence in the letter series below:
A, CD, GHI, ? , UVWXY

If x>y>1, which of the following must be true? $$$\begin{array}{l}\mathrm i.\;\ln\left(\mathrm x\right)>\ln\left(\mathrm y\right)\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\mathrm{ii}.\;\;\mathrm e^\mathrm x>\mathrm e^\mathrm y\\\mathrm{iii}.\;\mathrm y^\mathrm x>\mathrm x^\mathrm y\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\mathrm{iv}.\;\cos\left(\mathrm x\right)>\cos\left(\mathrm y\right)\end{array}$$$