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Q:

When a women sells 20 articles for Rs. 160, there is 40% loss. How many articles should she sell for Rs. 240 in order to earn 20% profit ?

A) 16 B) 15
C) 17 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15

Explanation:

Given when she sells at Rs. 160 for 20 articles, she get 40% loss.

 

Then, to get 20% profit selling at Rs. 240 for let 'P' articles

 

=> 1602060=240p120

 

=> 120 x 160 x P = 20 x 70 x 240

 

=> P =  15 articles.

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Q:

5% people of a village in India died by dengue, 15% of the remainder left the village on account of fear. If now the population is reduced to 3553, how much was it in the beginning ?

A) 4400 B) 3100
C) 2800 D) 5600
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4400

Explanation:

Let 'P' be the original population at the beginning

P x (95/100) x (85/100) = 3553

P = 4400.

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Q:

Which liquid is the most viscous?

A) Water B) Diesel
C) Milk D) Oil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Oil

Explanation:

Here Oil is the most viscous liquid.

The liquid with the most intermolecular force is high viscous. viscosity is how smoothly a liquid flows and how hardly the liquid flows it is highly viscous.

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Q:

A man swims downstream 72 km and upstream 45 km taking 9 hours each time; what is the speed of the current  ?

A) 1 kmph B) 3.2 kmph
C) 1.5 kmph D) 2 kmph
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1.5 kmph

Explanation:

72 --- 9
? ---- 1

=> Down Stream = 8

45 ---- 9 
? ---- 1

=> Up Stream = 5

Speed od current S = ?

S = (8 - 5)/2 = 1.5 kmph.

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Q:

17 tens in unit form?

A) One 1 Seven 7 Ten 10 B) One 1 Seven 10 0 ones
C) 1 hundred, 7 tens, 0 ones D) 1 ten and 7 ones
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1 hundred, 7 tens, 0 ones

Explanation:

Firstly 17 tens = 17 x 10 = 170

17 tens = 170 in unit form can be written as 1 hundred, 7 tens, 0 ones.

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Q:

There are 100 students in 3 sections A, B and C of a class. The average marks of all the three sections was 84. The average of B and C was 87.5 and the average marks of students in A section was :

A) 20 B) 35
C) 54 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20

Explanation:

Numbers of students in section A = x
∴ Numbers of students in section B and C = (100 – x)
∴ x 70 + (100 – x) 87.5 = 84 100
=> 70x + 87.5 100 – 87.5x = 8400
=> 8750 – 17.5x = 8400
=> 17.5x = 8750 – 8400 => x = 20.

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Q:

Which of the following is the fastest communication channel?

A) Microwave B) Optical fiber
C) Radio wave D) All are operating at nearly the same propagation speed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Microwave

Explanation:

A microwave is the fastest communication channel whereas Optical fiber is a way of transferring data not a way of communication.

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Q:

On 24th Nov, 2007 Thursday falls. What day of the week was it on 10th Nov, 2006 ?

A) Wednesday B) Tuesday
C) Friday D) Thursday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Wednesday

Explanation:

The year 2006 is an ordinary year. So, it has 1 odd day.
So, the day on 24th Nov, 2007 will be 1 day beyond the day on 24th Nov, 2006.
But, 24th Nov, 2007 is Thursday.
24 - 10 = 14 days.
Therefore, 2 weeks ago it is same day.
Thus, 10th Nov, 2006 is one day before 10th Nov, 2007 i.e. it is Wednesday.

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