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Q:

The population of a city is 415600.It increased by 25% in the first year and decreased by 30% in the second year.What is the population of the city at the end of second year?

Answer

As per given data, P = 415600, R1= 25% incresed, R2 = 30% decreased

Population of the city at the end of the second year= $p\left ( 1+\frac{R1}{100} \right )\left ( 1-\frac{R2}{100} \right )$

$\Rightarrow$ $415600\left ( 1+\frac{25}{100} \right )\left ( 1-\frac{30}{100} \right )$

$\Rightarrow$ 363650.

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Q:

Very pleasing to eat

A) Palatable	B) Tantalising
C) Sumptuous	D) Appetising

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Palatable

Explanation:

The one word substitute for Very pleasing to eat is Palatable. It means of food or drink that is very tasty, appetizing or pleasant to eat or drink.

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Q:

Word Challenge

word puzzle

A) cellphone	B) microphone
C) Mobilephone	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mobilephone

Explanation:

Given 8, 9, 1, 11 letters indicates HOME which is residence

7, 2, 9, 5 indicates POOL where we can swim

1, 4, 5, 11 indicates MILE which is unit of distance

10, 9, 3, 6, 5 is NOBEL which is an International Prize

6, 11 are 'e' and 2, 9 are 'o' are same

With all the above hints the word is MOBILEPHONE.

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Q:

K can finish the work in 18 days and L can do the same work in 15 days. L worked for 10 days and left the job. In how many days, K alone can finish the remaining work ?

A) 5.5 days	B) 6 days
C) 4.2 days	D) 5 days

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6 days

Explanation:

L's 10 days work = $(\frac{1}{15} \times 10) = \frac{2}{3}$

Remaining work = $(1 - \frac{2}{3}) = \frac{1}{3}$

Now, work is done by K in one day = 1/18

1/3 work is done by K in $(18 \times \frac{1}{3})$ = 6 days

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Q:

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

A) We had gone to the party last night	B) I have seen him yesterday
C) The hen has laid 10 eggs	D) She is sleeping for 2 hours

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The hen has laid 10 eggs

Explanation:

In the above given sentences, only option C) The hen has laid 10 eggs is gramatically correct.

A) Not correct - We had gone to the party last night

Correct - We went to the party last night

B) Not correct - I have seen him yesterday

Correct - I saw him yesterday (We do not use the present perfect tense with past time expressions.)

D) Not correct - She is sleeping for 2 hours

Correct - She has been sleeping for two hours. (We use the present perfect continuous tense to show duration.)

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Q:

Two angles whose sum is 180 degrees are

A) Complimentary angles	B) Supplementary angles
C) Alternate angles	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Supplementary angles

Explanation:

Two angles whose sum is 180 degrees are called supplementary angles.

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Q:

Which country is known as land of kangaroo ?

A) France	B) Italy
C) Australia	D) Africa

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Australia

Explanation:

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Q:

In a class of 80 students and 5 teachers, each student got sweets that are 15% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 25% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there?

A) 1060	B) 960
C) 1020	D) 920

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1060

Explanation:

Total number of sweets

= 80 x 15 x 80/100 + 5 x 80 x 25/100

= 960 + 100 = 1060

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