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Q:

What is the currency of Mexico ?

A) Krones	B) Lira
C) Peso	D) Mexican dollars

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Peso

Explanation:

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Q:

Why did charles babbage invent the computer?

Answer

Charles Babbage, the father of computer, invented the first general-purpose computer in an effort to prevent the mathematical errors that were prevalent in the human-calculated mathematics of his time.

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Q:

The sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph

A) Thesis	B) Topic sentence
C) Both A & B	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph is called as Thesis or the topic sentence.

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Q:

How many black cards are in a deck?

A) 13	B) 26
C) 39	D) 52

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 26

Explanation:

The total cards in the deck are 52. These 52 cards are divided into 4 suits of 13 cards in each suit. Two Red suits and Two black suits.

Red suits :: Heart suit and Diamond suit = 26

Black suits :: Spade suit and Club suit = 26.

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Q:

According to a report by New World Wealth, which is the richest city in the world 2018?

A) Tokyo	B) New York
C) London	D) Paris

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) New York

Explanation:

New York City, London, and Tokyo are the richest cities in the world 2018, according to their ranks.

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Q:

In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates was 6:1. If 30 less had applied and 10 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 7:1. How many candidates had applied for the process?

A) 910	B) 1820
C) 455	D) 2730

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 910

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Q:

The value of

$\left [ \frac{2^{n}+2^{n-1}}{2^{n+1}-2^{n}} \right ]$ is:

Answer

$\frac{2^{n} + \frac{2^{n}}{2}}{2 x 2^{n} - 2^{n}} = \frac{2^{n} (1 + \frac{1}{2})}{2^{n} (2 - 1)} = \frac{3}{2}$

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Q:

Find the area of the trapezium, whose parallel sides are 12 cm and 10 cm, and distance between the parallel sides is 14 cm?

A) 121 sq.com	B) 154 sq.com
C) 186 sq.com	D) 164 sq.com

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 154 sq.com

Explanation:

We know that,

Area of trapezium = 1/2 x (Sum of parallel sides) x (Distance between Parallel sides)

= 1/2 x (12 + 10) x 14

= 22 x 14/2

= 22 x 7

= 154 sq. cm

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