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Q:

Rice worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, then the price of third variety of rice per kg?

A) Rs. 571.25 B) Rs. 175.5
C) Rs. 751.75 D) Rs. 850
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 175.5

Explanation:

Let the price of required variety = Rs. P/kg

Then, respective amounts were m kg, m kg and 2m kg

= 126m + 135m + 2pm = 153 x 4m

=> 2p = 351

p = 175.5 / kg

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Q:

Raju sold an article by giving a discount of 8% for Rs. 17,940 and earn profit of 19.6 %. If he did not give discount then how much profit percentage he gets ?

A) 27% B) 30%
C) 32% D) 25%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 30%

Explanation:
Let the M.R.P of an article be 100 %
 
Selling price of article =Rs. 17940
 
If he give a discount of 8 % then S.P = 92 %
92 % = 17490
100 % = 19500
 
Now C.P of the article is 
 
17490 x 100/119.6 = 15000
 
If he did not give the discount, then 
 
Required profit percentage = 
 
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Q:

Who became the first woman Director of an IIM ?

A) Deena Mehta B) Neelu Rohmetra
C) Bhimaraya Metri D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Neelu Rohmetra

Explanation:

Dr. Neelu Rohmetra from Jammu University has been appointed as one of the heads of IIMs. She became the first woman director of Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. Dr. Neelu Rohmetra is the founder of the director of International Centre for Cross-Cultural Research and Human Resource Management (ICccR and HRM).

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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:

Which value is equal to 5% of 1,500?

A) 35 B) 55
C) 75 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 75

Explanation:

In the question it is asked for 5% of 1500

5 x 1500/100 = 15 x 5 = 75.

 

Hence, 5% of 1,500 is equal to 75.

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Q:

9 letter word if you lose it you die.

It is a 9 letter word - 123456789,

If u lose it you die,

If you have 234, you can 1234,

56 is one type of disease,

89 indicates exact location & time,

2 & 7 are same letter, 3 & 8 are same letter, 5 & 9 are same letter.

 

Guess the word?

Answer

The required 9 letter word is HEARTBEAT.


If we lose the heartbeat, we die. 234 is EAR, if we have EAR we can 1234, i.e, HEAR.


56 is a type of disease is TB.


 

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Q:

Which political process is necessary for redistricting?

A) Gerrymandering B) Filibuster
C) Census D) Election
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Census

Explanation:

Redistricting is the process of drawing electoral district boundaries in the United States.

The state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to approval by the state governor.

Redistricting has to follow certain criteria to be accepted:

* compactness
* contiguity
* equal population
* preservation of existing political communities
* partisan fairness
* racial fairness

 

The practice of gerrymandering involves the manipulation of district drawing in aims to leave out, or include, specific populations in a legislator's district to ensure his/her reelection.

 

Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing district lines to achieve political gain for legislators.

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Q:

Wireless transmission can be done via

A) Infrared waves B) Radio waves
C) Microwaves D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Wireless transmission can be done via any of the Infrared waves, Radio waves or Microwaves.

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