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Which planet was named after the Roman God Zeus

A) Mars	B) Earth
C) Venus	D) Jupiter

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jupiter

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Who among the following was the advisor to the Drafting Committee of Constiuent Assembly

A) B.Shiva Rao	B) B.R.Ambedkar
C) Sachchidananda Sinha	D) B.N.Rau

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) B.N.Rau

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The ratio of the ages of Maala and Kala is 4 : 3. The total of their ages is 2.8 decades. The proportion of their ages after 0.8 decades will be [1 Decade = 10 years]

A) 4:3	B) 12:11
C) 7:4	D) 6:5

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6:5

Explanation:

Let, Maala’s age = 4A and Kala’s age = 3A
Then 4A + 3A = 28
A = 4
Maala’s age = 16 years
and Kala’s age = 12 years
Proportion of their ages after 8 is = (16 + 8) : (12 + 8)
= 24 : 20
= 6 : 5

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A man’s current age is $\frac{2}{5}$ of the age of his father. After 8 years, he will be $\frac{1}{2}$ of the age of his father. What is the age of father at now ?

A) 50	B) 40
C) 33	D) 30

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 40

Explanation:

Let, father’s current age is A years.
Then, Man’s current age = $[(\frac{2}{5} * A)]$ years.

$[(\frac{2}{5} * A)]$ +8= $(\frac{1}{2}) (A + 8)$

2(2A+40) = 5(A+8)

A = 40

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Proportion of Yuvaraj’s age to Ganguly’s age is 4:3. Yuvaraj willl be 26 years old after 6 years. What is the age of Ganguly now ?

A) 17 years	B) 15 years
C) 19 years	D) 12 years

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15 years

Explanation:

Current ages of Yuvaraj = 4A and Ganguly = 3A
So that 4A + 6 = 26
A = 5
Current age of Ganguly = 3A
=> 3 x 5 = 15 years

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The ages of Krish and Vaibhav are in the proportion of 3 : 5. After 9 years, the proportion of their ages will be 3 : 4. Then the current age of Vaibhav is:

A) 10	B) 13
C) 15	D) 18

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 15

Explanation:

Krish’s age = 3A and Vaibhav’s age = 5A

(3A+9)/(5A+9) = 3/4

=> 4 (3A + 9) = 3 (5A + 9)

=> A = 3

Therefore, Vaibhav’s age = 15 years.

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The ages of X and Y are in the proportion of 6:5 and total of their ages is 44 years. The proportion of their ages after 8 years will be

A) 3:6	B) 6:3
C) 8:7	D) 9:5

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8:7

Explanation:

Let current ages of X and Y correspondingly, is 6A & 5A
Given: 6A + 5A = 44
=> A = 4
Proportion of ages after 0.8 decades will be
6A + 8 : 5A + 8 $\Leftrightarrow$ 32:28 (or) 8:7

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Sivagami is 2 years elder than Meena. After 6 years the total of their ages will be 7 times of their current age. Then age of Sivagami is :

A) 19 years	B) 17 years
C) 15 years	D) data inadequate

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) data inadequate

Explanation:

Let Meena’s age = A.
Then Sivagami’s age = A + 2
After 6 years the total of their ages will be 7 times of what?
Not clear.
So the given data are inadequate.

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