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Q:

'Equity schemes managed strong NAV gains, which boost their assets' was a news in some financial newspapers. What is the full form of the term NAV as used in above head lines ?

A) Nil Accounting Variation	B) New Asset Venture
C) Net Accounting Venture	D) Net Asset Value

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Net Asset Value

Explanation:

Net asset value (NAV) is value per share of a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund (ETF) on a specific date or time. It is the value of an entity's assets minus the value of its liabilities, often in relation to open-end or mutual funds, since shares of such funds registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are redeemed at their net asset value.

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Q:

The primary colors are-

A) Yellow, red, blue	B) Green, white, black
C) Blue, green, yellow	D) Red, blue, green

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Red, blue, green

Explanation:

The Primary Colours are Blue, Red and Green. By mixing all these three primary colours we get White colour.

The Secondary Colours are - Yellow, Magenta and Cyan.

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Q:

The term senescence is another name for

A) inward aging	B) primary aging
C) secondary aging	D) outward aging

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) primary aging

Explanation:

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Q:

Negative divided by Negative

A) -ve	B) +ve
C) 0	D) Can't be determined

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) +ve

Explanation:

We know the Mathematical rules that

$\frac{+}{+} = + \frac{+}{-} = - \frac{-}{+} = - \frac{-}{-} = +$

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Q:

The standard English sentence order does which of the following?

A) Verb-Subject-Object	B) Subject-Verb-Object
C) Verb-Object-Subject	D) Object-Verb-Subject

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Subject-Verb-Object

Explanation:

The standard English sentence order is Subject-Verb-Object.

For example ::

In the sentence, Why did you (S) do (V) that (O)?

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Q:

What is the primary purpose of most constitutions?

A) to provide a substitute for government	B) to define and limit government power
C) to give the government absolute power	D) to define a moral code for people to follow

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to define and limit government power

Explanation:

There are many reasons why a constitution is needed. One of the primary purposes is to define and limit power of the government.

It gives the structures for the functioning of the country such as courts and parliament and limits the power.

e.g. to imprison without trial for the government.

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Q:

The following bar graph shows the percentage of chairs produced by two companies Neel Kamal and Raj Kamal during five different years. Bar graph also shows the total no. of chairs produced in different years associated with it. Study the graph carefully to answer the following questions.

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Question 1) Find the average no. of chairs produced by Raj Kamal in the years 2004, 2006 and 2007 together.

Question 2) What is the ratio of no. of chairs produced by Neel Kamal in the years 2007 and 2008 together to that by Raj Kamal in the same years together?

Question 3) If 12% chairs out of total chairs produced in the year 2008 were defective and in them ratio of defective chairs by Raj Kamal and Neel Kamal is 2 : 3 then find the no. of defective chairs produced by Neel Kamal in the year 2008.

Answer

Answer 1)

1/3 x (54 x 150 + 60 x 300 + 36 x 450)

= 1/3 x 42300

= 14100.

Answer 2)

Required ratio of chairs = $\frac{64 x 450 + 56 x 500}{36 x 450 + 44 x 500}$

= 56800/38200

= 284/191.

Answer 3)

Required number of chairs = $\frac{3}{5} x \frac{12}{100} x 50000$
= 3600.

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Q:

Electromagnetic waves are transverse in nature is evident by

A) Reflection	B) Polarisation
C) interference	D) Diffraction

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Polarisation

Explanation:

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