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The difference between compound interest and simple interest on an amount of Rs. 15,000 for 2 years is Rs. 96. What is the rate of interest per annum?

A) 8 B) 10
C) 12 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 8

Explanation:

[15000*(1+r/100)2-15000]-(15000*r*2)/100=96

Rate=8%

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Q:

16 of 225 is =

A) 7.11 B) 7.21
C) 6.87 D) 7.58
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7.11

Explanation:

16 of 225 is = 

16 = p × 225100p = 1600225 = 7.1111

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5th January 2018 was a Friday. Which of the following years will also have 5th January on a Friday?

A) 2022 B) 2020
C) 2024 D) 2023
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2024

Explanation:
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5 boys and 3 girls can together cultivate a 23 acre field in 4 days and 3 boys and 2 girls together can cultivate a 7 acre field in 2 days. How many girls will be needed together with 7 boys, if they cultivate 45 acres of field in 6 days?

A) 4 B) 3
C) 2 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2

Explanation:

Let workdone 1 boy in 1 day be b

and that of 1 girl be g

From the given data,

4(5b + 3g) = 23

20b + 12g = 23 .......(a)

 

2(3b + 2g) = 7

6b + 4g = 7 ........(b)

 

Solving (a) & (b), we get

b = 1, g = 1/4

 

Let number og girls required be 'p'

6(7 x 1 + p x 1/4) = 45

=> p = 2.

 

Hence, number of girls required = 2

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In how many ways word of 'GLACIOUS' can be arranged such that 'C' always comes at end?

A) 3360 B) 5040
C) 720 D) 1080
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5040

Explanation:

Given word is GLACIOUS has 8 letters.

=> C is fixed in one of the 8 places

Then, the remaining 7 letters can be arranged in 7! ways = 5040.

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16 persons are participated in a party. In how many differentways can they host the seat in a circular table, if the 2particular persons are to be seated on either side of the host?

A) 16! × 2 B) 14! × 2
C) 18! × 2 D) 14!
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 14! × 2

Explanation:

(16 – 2)! × 2 = 14! × 2

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If there is a total of 104 weekly instalments and a third deposit, find the interest rate

A) 2.82 B) 3.82
C) 4.82 D) 5.82
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4.82

Explanation:

R = (100 x I)/( P x T)

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Sum of two numbers is 44. One number is 3 times as large as the other. What are the numbers?

A) 11 and 4 B) 3 and 11
C) 11 and 33 D) 40 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 11 and 33

Explanation:

Let the smaller number be 'm'

Then, from the given data, the larger number is '3m'

Given that m + 3m = 44

=> 4m = 44

m = 44/4 = 11

=> m = 11

=> 3m = 3 x 11 = 33

 

Hence, the two numbers are 11 and 33.

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