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The average age of husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 24 years and that of wife and child 5 years ago was 25 years. The present age of the husband is:

A) 21 yrs B) 27 yrs
C) 29 yrs D) 31 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 21 yrs

Explanation:

Sum of ages of husband, wife and child= (24 × 3) + 9 = 81 years

Sum of ages of wife and child => 25 × 2 + 10 = 50 + 10 = 60 years

Age of husband = 81 - 60 = 21 years.

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What is at the end of a rainbow?

Answer

The logical answer for a puzzle is that the letter 'W'.


 


A rainbow is a spectrum of light that appears in the sky when sunlight is refracted through raindrops or other drops of moisture in the Earth's atmosphere. They have inspired much popular folklore, including the belief that a leprechaun can be found with a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

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What does the Aufbau Principle state

A) Electrons will be added to an atom starting from the lowest possible level or sublevel. B) Electrons will be added to an atom only if the orbitals are different colors.
C) Electrons will be added to an atom in a random order. D) Electrons will be added to an atom in a symmetrical manner.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Electrons will be added to an atom starting from the lowest possible level or sublevel.

Explanation:

The Aufbau Principle states that in the ground state of an atom, an electron enters the orbital with lowest energy first and subsequent electrons are fed in the order of increasing energies.

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Q:

Who is known as the Father of Geometry?

A) Aryabhata B) Thales of Miletus
C) Pythagoras of Samos D) Euclid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Euclid

Explanation:

Euclid of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the Father of Geometry.

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__________________will confer a doctorate on former sprint queen PT Usha, who missed a medal by a whisker at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

A) IIT, Kanpur B) IIT, Kharagpur
C) IIT, Delhi D) IIT, Bombay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) IIT, Kanpur

Explanation:

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur will confer a doctorate on former sprint queen PT Usha, who missed a medal by a whisker at the 1984, Los Angeles Olympics. The degree, Doctor of Science (honoris causa – a degree awarded as a mark of esteem) will be conferred on June 16 to mark the 50th convocation of the prestigious institute of the country. This is her second doctorate – in 2002, Kannur University had conferred D.Lit on her.

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Arun is a cashew merchant in Telangana. He has cashews in sealed wooden boxes of 10kg each. The price of the cashew increases by Rs.20 per kg for every year, but at the same time, 10% of the cashews are eaten by rodents every year. If the price of a 1 kg of fresh cashew is Rs.120, what is the change in his profits if he sells a sealed box after one year of storage, rather than selling it fresh ? (In Rs.)

A) Rs. 60 B) Rs. 54
C) Rs. 80 D) Rs. 75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 60

Explanation:

Price of 1kg fresh cashew = Rs.120
Therefore, price of 10kg = Rs.120 x 10 = Rs.1200

10% of 10kg which eaten by rodents = 10 x 10/100 = 1kg.

So, End of Year he had 10kg - 1kg = 9kg

So, he sells that 9kg with Rs.20 per kg profit = 9 x 140 = 1260.

He buy 10kg wooden box with cashew for Rs.1200 and sell that for Rs. 1260

So, profit = 1260 - 1200 = Rs.60 more money he get.

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Q:

Write 0.125 as a percent %?

A) 12% B) 12.5%
C) 13% D) 13.5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12.5%

Explanation:

Here to convert 0.125 into %

First convert to fractio

Multiply and divide by 1000

=> 0.125 x 10001000 = 1251000 = 18

=> Now, in percentage18 x 100 = 12.5%

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Q:

Find the one which does not belong to that group ?

A) America : Dollar B) India : Rupee
C) Australia : Pound D) Japan : Yen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Australia : Pound

Explanation:

Except Austriala : Pound, all others are correction combination of country and its currency.

Australian currency is Australian Dollar.

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