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Twelve percent of Kalyan's monthly salary is equal to the sixteen per cent of Nandu's monthly salary. Sarnesh's monthly salary is half that of Nandu's monthly salary. If sarnesh's annual salary is Rs. 1.08 lacs, What is Kalyan's monthly salary ?

A) 15,000 B) 36,000
C) 24,000 D) 12,500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24,000

Explanation:

Let K = Kalyan's monthly salary
N = Nandu's monthly salary
S = Sarnesh's monthly salary.
Then from given data,
12% of K = 16% of N
S = N/2 => N = 2S
K = 16/12 x N = 16/12 x 2S
= 16/6 x 1.08/12 = 16/6 x 0.09 = 0.24 lacs = 24,000

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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 of the following is not a transverse wave?

A) Light waves B) Radio waves
C) Sound waves D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sound waves

Explanation:
Light and Radio waves are both different frequency/wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, which consists of two components electric and magnetic of perpendicular, transverse waves. 

 
Sound, on the other hand, is a longitudinal wave which oscillates parallel to it's medium (back and forth instead of up and down).
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Q:

Cost Price of 22 articles is same as the Selling Price of 18 articles, find the profit percentage?

A) 33.33% B) 22.22%
C) 11.11% D) 1%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 22.22%

Explanation:

Let the cost price of 1 article = Rs. 1

From the given data,

Then, the selling price of 1 article = 22/18 = 11/9

Then, Profit = SP - CP = 11/9 - 1 = 2/9

Required, profit % = Profit/CP x 100

= [(2/9)/1] x 100

= 200/9

= 22.222%.

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Q:

Which resource is both renewable and inexpensive?

A) Sunlight B) Coal
C) Gold D) Minerals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sunlight

Explanation:

A resource is a source or supply from which a benefit is produced. Resources can be broadly classified upon their availability they are renewable and non renewable resources.

 

Renewable Resources :: A resource that can be replenished after use are known as Renewable resources.

Examples :: Sunlight, Water, biomass,...

 

Non renewable Resources :: A resource that, once used, is no longer available are known as Non renewable Resources. 

Example :: Coal, fossil fuels, natural gas,...

 

Sunlight is the both renewable and inexpensive resource from the given options.

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Q:

Find the ODD number ?

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A) 42 B) 142
C) 119 D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 142

Explanation:

Except 142 all are divisible by number '7'.

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Q:

Which of the following is not a sedimentary structure?

A) Magma emplacement B) Mud cracks
C) Ripple marks D) Cross beds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Magma emplacement

Explanation:

sedimentary features all are related to water deposited minerals and rocks.

Which of your choices has nothing to do with water is not a sedimwntary structure. Here in the given choices Magma emplacement is not a sedimentary structure.

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Q:

What is the oxidation number of carbon in NaHCO3?

A) -4 B) -3
C) +4 D) +2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) +4

Explanation:

The given compound is NaHCO3 Sodium bicarbonate which is commonly known as Baking soda.

Oxidation numbers are the charges on ions. When a neutral atom loses electrons it becomes positively charged. When a neutral atom gains electrons it becomes negatively charged.

 

Here the C represents the oxidation state of carbon in this compound. Compounds are electrically neutral, which is why we set the sum of the oxidation states equal to zero.

Sodium has a +1 oxidation state. Hydrogen has a +1 oxidation state. Oxygen has a -2 oxidation state. There are three oxygen atoms, which means the total oxidation state provided by both oxygen ions is -6. Adding up these oxidation states we get:

1 + 1 + (-6) + C = 0

-4 + C = 0

=> C = 4


This means the oxidation state of carbon in this compound is +4.

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