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Q:

$If \sqrt{3} = 1.732, then what is the value of (\sqrt{3} - \frac{10}{\sqrt{3}} + \sqrt{27}) ?$

A) 1.154	B) 1.577
C) 1.464	D) 2.358

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1.154

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Q:

Find at what time between 8 and 9 o'clock will the hands of a clock be in the same straight line but not together ?

A) 100/11 min past 8	B) 120/11 min past 8
C) 90/11 min past 8	D) 80/11 min past 8

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 120/11 min past 8

Explanation:

In this type of problems the formulae is $(5 x - 30) \times \frac{12}{11}$
x is replaced by the first interval of given time Here i.e 8
$(5 * 8 - 30) * \frac{12}{11}$
= $\frac{120}{11}$ min

Therefore the hands will be in the same straight line but not
together at $\frac{120}{11}$ min.past 8.

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Q:

What is the value of (1/√3 - sin45)?

A) 1/2√3	B) (√2-√3)/√6
C) 1-√2	D) (4-√3)/2

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) (√2-√3)/√6

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Q:

If 75% of a number is added to 75, then the result is the number itself. The number is :

A) 100	B) 200
C) 300	D) 400

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 300

Explanation:

Let the number be x, Then

75% of x + 75 = x

=> x - 75x/100 =75

=> x = 300 .

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Q:

An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning. Through how may degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o'clock in the afternoon?

A) 360	B) 180
C) 90	D) 60

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 180

Explanation:

Angle traced by the hour hand in 6 hours=(360/12)*6

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Q:

(5x- 3)(x + 4) - (2x + 5)(3x - 4) = ?

A) -x2+10x-8	B) -x2+10x+8
C) x2+10x-8	D) x2+10x+8

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) -x2+10x+8

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Q:

Find the odd man out of the following number sequence?

100, 101, 97, 105, 90

A) 90	B) 105
C) 97	D) 101

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 105

Explanation:

The given number series 100, 101, 97, 105, 90

100

100 + 1^2 = 101

101 - 2^2 = 97

97 + 3^2 = 106 ( not 105)

106 - 4^2 = 90

Hence, the odd man in the given series is 105.

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Q:

If $a^{2} = 12, t h e n a^{4} = ?$

A) 144	B) 72
C) 36	D) 24

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 144

Explanation:

Given a x a = 12

asked to find a x a x a x a = (a x a) x (a x a)

a⁴ = a² x a²

= 12 x 12

= 144.

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