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Q:

Poverty level in india is estimated on the basis of

A) Household consumer expenditure B) Slum population in the country
C) Per capita income in different States D) Household average income
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Household consumer expenditure

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Q:

Rs.7750 is divided among X, Y and Z such that 3 times of X's share is equal to 5 times of Y's share which is equal to 2 times of Z's share. What is the share (in Rs) of Z?

A) 4250 B) 3750
C) 3875 D) 4475
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3750

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Q:

The official currency of United Kingdom -

A) Pound Sterling B) Renminbi
C) Euro D) Dollar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pound Sterling

Explanation:

Pound Sterling is the official currency of United Kingdom.

 

-> Renminbi is the currency of China.

-> Euro is the currency of 19 countries like Spain, Austria, Finland, Italy, Germany, Greece, Belgium, etc...

-> Dollar is the currency of United States.

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Q:

Statement: A large number of students who have passed their XII Std. terminal examination in the country could not get admission to colleges as the number of seats available are grossly inadequate.
Courses of action:
a. The evaluation system of XII Std. terminal examination should be made more tough so that fewer students pass the examination.
b. The Government should encourage the private sector to open new colleges by providing them land at cheaper rate.
c. The rich people should be asked to send their wards to foreign countries for higher studies enabling the needy students to get admission in colleges within the country.

A) only a and b follows B) Only c follows
C) Only b follows D) All a, b & c follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only b follows

Explanation:

Clearly, reducing the number of aspirants for admission to colleges or sending the students of well-to-do families to foreign countries for higher studies, is no proper solution. So, both I and III do not follow. The right solution is to increase the number of colleges so as t accommodate the increasing number of admission-seekers. So, only II follows.

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Q:

Which sentence is Punctuated correctly?

A) The conference was only supposed to be an hour; however, it ran for nearly two and half hours. B) The conference was only supposed to be an hour, however; it ran for nearly two and half hours.
C) The conference was only supposed to be an hour. however, it ran for nearly two and half hours. D) The conference was only supposed to be an hour; however it ran for nearly two and half hours.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The conference was only supposed to be an hour; however, it ran for nearly two and half hours.

Explanation:

The correct punctuated sentence is A

The conference was only supposed to be an hour; however, it ran for nearly two and half hours.

 

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Q:

Which of the following industries most closely approximates pure competition?

A) Steel B) Clothing
C) Eectronic D) Agriculture
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Agriculture

Explanation:

Agriculture would be a good example of a purely competitive industry.

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Q:

Which of these is exhibiting kinetic energy?

A) an archer with a flexed bow B) a person sitting on a couch while watching TV
C) a space station orbiting Earth D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) a space station orbiting Earth

Explanation:

Any moving object can exhibit kinetic energy, as kinetic energy is also known as Motional energy.

In the given options, only a space station orbiting Earth is in motion and all the other are in rest position.

 

Hence, option C) a space station orbiting Earth is only exhibiting kinetic energy.

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Q:

When a barometer is rising air pressure is

A) increasing B) decreasing
C) constant D) zero
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) increasing

Explanation:

The device which is used to measure air pressure is called as barometer. If the barometer reading is rising, it indicates that the air pressure is increasing and if the reading is falling the air pressure is decreaing.

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