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Q:

The first synthetic fibre made by man was ____ ?

A) Rayon	B) Terycott
C) Polyester	D) Nylon

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nylon

Explanation:

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Q:

Find the wrong number in the given series :

26, 20, 16, 11, 8, 6, 5

A) 5	B) 26
C) 11	D) 16

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 16

Explanation:

26 - 6 = 20

20 - 5 = 15

15 - 4 = 11

11 - 3 = 8

8 - 2 = 6

6 - 1 = 5

Therefore, 16 is wrong number.

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Q:

What one word has the most letters in it?

Answer

ALPHABET is the only has the most letters in it.

Alphabet has all the 26 letters from A - Z.

Hence, ALPHABET is one word that has the most letters in it.

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Q:

The cost price of an article is 54% of the marked price. Calculate the gain percent after allowing a discount of 15% ?

A) 51.32 %	B) 49.23 %
C) 48.4 %	D) 46.8 %

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 48.4 %

Explanation:

Let marked price = Rs. 100.
Then, C.P. = RS. 54,
S.P. = Rs. 85
Gain % = 31/64 x 100 = 48.4%.

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Q:

Which 'Water Body' separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands ?

A) Eleventh Degree Channel	B) Andaman Sea
C) Bay of Bengal	D) Ten Degree Channel

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ten Degree Channel

Explanation:

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Q:

Which is the point from where an azimuth originates?

A) South	B) North
C) East	D) West

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) North

Explanation:

The azimuth originates at true North i.e, the azimuth originates from the north point. It is a measure of how far an object forms the observer's north point.

Azimuth is a technical mapping term which is used to describe the direction of an angle between north and south on a compass circle through which the circle line passes. It is the most common military method to express direction. When using an azimuth, the point from which the azimuth originates is the center of an imaginary circle.

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Four friends Raghu, Rajesh, Ramesh and Ravi complete their Graduation in different number of years. The one who took maximum time took eight years to complete his Graduation while the one who took least time took only three years to complete it.Ravi took more time only than Raghu and completed his Graduation in five years. Ramesh did not take longer time
than Rajesh to complete his Graduation.

Question:

Who took more years to complete his graduation among all ?

A) Ramesh	B) Raghu
C) Rajesh	D) Ravi

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rajesh

Explanation:

Rajesh - 8 years

Ramesh - 6 or 7 years

Ravi - 5 years

Raghu - 3 years

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Q:

In a Certain Country 1/2 of 5 = 3. If the same proportion holds, what is the value of 1/3 of 10 ?

A) 4	B) 6
C) 8	D) 10

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4

Explanation:

Let $\frac{1}{3} (10) = x$

=> 3x = 10

Given that $\frac{1}{2} (5) = 3$

Therefore, $\frac{5}{2} x = 10$

=> x = 10/3 = 4.

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