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Q:

A bag contains 4 red and 3 black balls. A second bag contains 2 red and 4 black balls. One bag is selected at random. From the selected bag, one ball is drawn. Find the probability that the ball drawn is red.

A) 23/42	B) 19/42
C) 7/32	D) 16/39

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 19/42

Explanation:

A red ball can be drawn in two mutually exclusive ways

(i) Selecting bag I and then drawing a red ball from it.

(ii) Selecting bag II and then drawing a red ball from it.

Let E1, E2 and A denote the events defined as follows:

E1 = selecting bag I,

E2 = selecting bag II

A = drawing a red ball

Since one of the two bags is selected randomly, therefore

P(E1) = 1/2 and P(E2) = 1/2

Now, $P (\frac{A}{E_{1}})$ = Probability of drawing a red ball when the first bag has been selected = 4/7

$P (\frac{A}{E_{2}})$ = Probability of drawing a red ball when the second bag has been selected = 2/6

Using the law of total probability, we have

P(red ball) = P(A) = $P (E_{1}) \times P (\frac{A}{E_{1}}) + P (E_{2}) \times P (\frac{A}{E_{2}})$

= $\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{4}{7} + \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{2}{6} = \frac{19}{42}$

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Q:

Pointing to a woman, a man said, "Her father is the only son of my father." How is the man related to the woman?

A) Father	B) Brother
C) Uncle	D) Brother-in-law

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brother

Explanation:

The man said, "Her father is the only son of my father."

Then the woman's father and the man's is the same

=> The woman and the man are brother and sisters.

Hence, the man is the brother of the woman.

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Q:

The Indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan because

A) It was Urban	B) It has a pictographic script
C) It had an agricultural economy	D) It extended up to the narmada Valley

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It was Urban

Explanation:

The Indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan because it was Urban.

Harappan Civilization is also known as The Indus Valley Civilisation. It was a Bronze Age civilisation mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia, extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.

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Q:

Find the next number in the series

404, 415, 402, 413, 400, ?

A) 411	B) 421
C) 417	D) 414

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 411

Explanation:

The given series 404, 415, 402, 413, 400, ? follows a pattern that,

404

404 + 11 = 415

415 - 13 = 402

402 + 11 = 413

413 - 13 = 400

400 + 11 = 411

Hence the next number in the given number series is 411.

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Q:

Horse : Jockey :: Car : ?

A) Chauffeur	B) Steering
C) Mechanic	D) Brake

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chauffeur

Explanation:

A horse is driven by a jockey.

Similarly, a car is driven by a chauffeur.

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Q:

52 C in a P?

Answer

52 C in a P represents 52 Cards in a Pack.

Similar to

12 S of the Z

5 C in an OF

Workspace

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Q:

What time will it be 18 hours from now in India, if in the USA it is 4:15 AM?

(Hint : IST = US + 9:30 hrs)

A) 1:45 in the afternoon	B) 7:45 in the evening
C) 7:45 in the next morning	D) 1:45 in the next morning

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7:45 in the next morning

Explanation:

We know that the time difference between India and USA is 9 hrs 30 min.

India is 9:30 hrs ahead of USA.

Time in India = 4:15 + 9:30 = 13:45 PM.

Required Time after 18 hrs = 13:45 + 18 hrs = 7:45 AM.

Hence it is 7:45 AM on the next morning.

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Q:

In a certain office, 1/3 of workers are women, 1/2 of the women are married and 1/3 of the married women have children. If 3/4 of the men are married and 2/3 of the married men have children, what part of the workers are without children?

A) 5/18	B) 4/9
C) 11/18	D) 17/36

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 11/18

Explanation:

Let the total number of workers be x. Then,

Number of women = x/3 and number of men = x - x/3 = 2x/3

Number of women having children = x/18

Number of men having children = x/3

Number of workers having children = (x/18) + (x/3) = 7x/18

Therefore, workers having no children = x - 7x/18 = 11/18 of all workers.

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