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Q:

Statement :

The 'X' state government has chalked out a plan for the underdeveloped 'Y' district where 80% of the funds will be placed in the hands of a committee of local representatives.

Courses of action :

I. The 'X' state government should decide guidelines and norms for the functioning of the committee.

II. Other state government may follow similar plan if directed by the Central government.

A) If only II follows	B) If only I follows
C) If either I or II follows	D) If neither I nor II follows

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) If only I follows

Explanation:

Once it is decided to place funds in the hands of the committee of local representatives, it is necessary to decide guidelines and norms for the functioning of the committee. Hence I follows. II is not related to the statement.

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Q:

Select the synonym of:

to entrain

A) to alight	B) to debark
C) to mount	D) to disembark

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to mount

Explanation:

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Q:

The intersection of a column and a row

A) Cell	B) Menu
C) Key	D) Field

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cell

Explanation:

The intersection of a column and a row in a spread sheet is called as a cell or a bon.

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Q:

Assertion(A) : The steam engine was invented by James Watt.
Reason(R) : There was a problem of taking out water from flooded mines.

A) R correctly explains A	B) R is true but A is fale
C) A is true but R is false	D) Both A and R are false

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) R correctly explains A

Explanation:

The problem of pumping out water from the flooded mines provided the need of self-working engine, which led James Watt to invent the same.
Thus, both A and R are true & R correctly explains A.

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Q:

Oxidation Number of 'S' in $H_{2} S O_{4}$ ?

A) +6	B) +2
C) -6	D) -2

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) +6

Explanation:

In $H_{2} S O_{4}$ ,

Hydrogen has a charge of +2, with each hydrogen has +1.

Oxygen has a charge of -8, with each oxugen has -2.

Total charge = (2 - 8) = -6

Therefore, the Oxidation number of Sulphur S is '+6' because to make the compound stable.

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Q:

An office is divided into 8 cubicles. How many of the cubicles are painted if only 1/8 of the cubicles are painted?

A) 2	B) 4
C) 8	D) 1

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1

Explanation:

Given total number of the cubicles = 8

Given that only 1/8 of the cubicle is painted

Then of the total 8 cubicles, 1/8 is

1/8 x 1 = 1 cubicle.

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Q:

What grows when it eats but dies when it drinks?

Answer

A fire grows when it eats but dies when it drinks.

Workspace

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Q:

Evaluate : $\frac{3 . 39^{2} - 2 . 61^{2}}{3.39 - 2.69}$ ?

A) 3	B) 4
C) 6	D) 1

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

Explanation:

It is in the form of $\frac{a^{2} - b^{2}}{a - b} = \frac{(a + b) (a - b)}{a - b} = a + b$

Here a = 3.39 b = 2.61

= 3.39 + 2.61 = 6.

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