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Q:

Man:Machine::Master:?

A) Slave B) Worker
C) Manager D) House
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Slave

Explanation:

A machine is made to work by a man. Similarly, a slave is made to work by a master.

 

Hence, Man:Machine::Master:Slave.

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Q:

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

A) Clouds of vanilla cotton candy floated in the sky. B) His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.
C) She was drowning in a sea of grief. D) He was a hurricane in her heart.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.

Explanation:

In the given options, "His stomach rumbled like an approaching train" is an example of Simile.

All the other options are examples of metaphors. 

 

Simile and Metaphor are both figure of speeches in English which are used for comparing things but the only difference is Simile uses LIKE or AS words in comparing and metaphor directly compares without using any words.

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Q:

Clove the commonly used spice is obtained from the

A) stem B) root
C) flower bud D) fruit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) flower bud

Explanation:

Clove the commonly used spice which is obtained from the flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum.

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Q:

Twelve percent of Kalyan's monthly salary is equal to the sixteen per cent of Nandu's monthly salary. Sarnesh's monthly salary is half that of Nandu's monthly salary. If sarnesh's annual salary is Rs. 1.08 lacs, What is Kalyan's monthly salary ?

A) 15,000 B) 36,000
C) 24,000 D) 12,500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24,000

Explanation:

Let K = Kalyan's monthly salary
N = Nandu's monthly salary
S = Sarnesh's monthly salary.
Then from given data,
12% of K = 16% of N
S = N/2 => N = 2S
K = 16/12 x N = 16/12 x 2S
= 16/6 x 1.08/12 = 16/6 x 0.09 = 0.24 lacs = 24,000

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Q:

Which of the following is not a transverse wave?

A) Light waves B) Radio waves
C) Sound waves D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sound waves

Explanation:
Light and Radio waves are both different frequency/wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, which consists of two components electric and magnetic of perpendicular, transverse waves. 

 
Sound, on the other hand, is a longitudinal wave which oscillates parallel to it's medium (back and forth instead of up and down).
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Q:

Who has won the men's singles title at the 82nd Senior National Championship?

A) H S Prannoy B) Ashwini Kumar
C) Rakesh Kumar D) Kidambi Srikanth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) H S Prannoy

Explanation:

H S Prannoy has won the men’s singles title at the 82nd Senior National Championship Senior National Badminton Championships in Nagpur, Maharashtra on November 8, 2017. He defeated higher ranked Kidambi Srikanth in the final by 21- 15, 16- 21, 21-7.

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Q:

I am a word. I become longer when the third letter is removed. What am I?

Answer

Lounger,


When the third letter i.e, 'U' is removed from the lounger, it becomes Longer.

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Q:

Find the ODD number ?

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A) 42 B) 142
C) 119 D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 142

Explanation:

Except 142 all are divisible by number '7'.

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