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The average age of a class is 15.8 years. The average age of the boys in the class is 16.4 years and that of the girls is 15.4 years. What is the ratio of boys to girls in the class ?

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

Explanation:

Let number of boys = x  , Let number of girls = y
Total numbers of students = x + y
(x + y) × 15.8 = 16.4x + 15.4y
0.6x = 0.4y
x/y = 0.4/0.6 = 2/3

 

 Ratio of boys and girls in the class is 2:3

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In a row, Kumar is at 7th place from the left and Pawan is at 9th place from the right. When they interchange the positions Kumar becomes 11th from left. How many were seated in the row ?

A) 19 B) 20
C) 21 D) 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 19

Explanation:

Initialy from left 7th = kumar
from right 9th = pawan
Interchange kumar = 11th from left, from right kumar = 9th;
11+8 = 19;
8 is 1,2,3,4,5,6,7(pawan),8,9,10,11(kumar),12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19;
simply count the 9th place from right we will get total as 19.

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An Assertion (A) and a Reason (R) are given below.

 

Assertion (A) : Clothes are not washed properly in hot water.

 

Reason (R) : Hard water contains many minerals.

 

A) A is true but R is false B) A is false but R is true
C) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A D) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.

 

There are 6 persons in a family - three males and three females. Out of these, there are two married couples and two persons who are unmarried. Each one of them likes different colour, viz. Blue, Red, Pink, Green, Yellow and white.

Seema, who likes Red colour, is Anitha's mother-in-law and Anitha is Raja's wife. Dinesh is Rohan's father and he does not like the blue colour or white colour. Bavya likes the yellow colour and is Rohan's sister, who likes Pink colour, Raja does not use White colour.

 

Which of the following colours is liked by Anitha?

A) White B) Yellow
C) Pink D) Green
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) White

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

1. The author of the novel 'Half of a Yellow Sun' is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
2. The author of the novel 'Middlesex' is Jeffrey Eugenides.
3. The author of the novel 'Missile Gap' is China Mieville.

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

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In the given figure, how many pens are blue?

 

A) 23 B) 19
C) 12 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 23

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Select the option that correctly fits in the blank space in the given figure.

 

A) D B) A
C) C D) B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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3 : 12 :: 5 : ?

A) 17 B) 30
C) 26 D) 32
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 30

Explanation:

332 + 3 = 12552 + 5 = 30

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