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Lakshmi and Meena are Rohan's wifes. Shalini is Meena's step-daughter. How is Lakshmi related to Shalini ?

A) Sister B) Mother
C) Step-mother D) Mother-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mother

Explanation:

Shalini is Meena's step-daughter means Shalini is the daughter of the other wife of Rohan. 

So, Shalini is the daughter of Lakshmi or Lakshmi is the mother of Shalini 

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"I would like to study the impact of pay revision on job satisfaction of employees." - A tells B

Assumptions:

1. Job epairing and painting of office building require funds

2. A has necessary competence to undertake such study

A) Only 1 is true B) Only 2 is true
C) Either 1 or 2 is true D) Both 1 and 2 follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both 1 and 2 follow

Explanation:

Clearly A whishes to study the degree of effect of pay revision on job satisfaction of employees.This means that job satisfaction can be measured and A is capable of making such a study.So,both are not implicit

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If the city bus which runs between Ramnagar and Sant colony is extended to vasant vihar,it will be convenient . Appeal of residents of ramnagar to city bus company

Assumptions:

1. The convenience of city bus company is much more important than the needs of consumers

2. The city bus company is indifferent to the aspirations of the residents of Sant colony

A) Only 1 is true B) Only 2 is true
C) Neither 1 nor 2 is true D) Both 1 and 2 follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Neither 1 nor 2 is true

Explanation:

Clearly the city bus company is intended  to provide bus services according to the needs as per local residents and not as per their own convenience.So 1 is not true.In the same way 2 is not true

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The 'M' Cooperative housing society has put up a notice at its gate that sales persons are not allowed inside the society

Assumptions: 

1. All the sales persons stay away from 'M' Cooperation society

2. The security guard posted at the gate may be able to stop the sales persons entering the society

A) Only 1 is true B) Only 2 is true
C) Either 1 or 2 is true D) Both 1 and 2 follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both 1 and 2 follow

Explanation:

Since both the assumptions follow from the given statement,So both 1 and 2 are implicit

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The diagonals of two squares are in the ratio of 2:5. Find the ratio of their areas.

A) 2:25 B) 3:25
C) 4:25 D) 6:25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4:25

Explanation:

let the diagonals of the squares be 2x and 5x respectively

 

 

 

ratio of their areas = 12*2x2 :12*5x2 = 4:25

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams
Job Role: Bank PO

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A rectangular grassy plot 110m by 65cm has a gravel path .5cm wide all round it on the inside. Find the cost of gravelling the path at 80 paise per sq.mt

A) 680rs B) 480rs
C) 340rs D) 320rs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 680rs

Explanation:

area of theplot = 110 * 65 = 7150 sq.m
area of the plot excluding the path = (110-5)* (65-5) = 6300 sq.m
area of the path = 7150 - 6300 =850 sq.m
cost of gravelling the path = 850 x (80/100) = 680 Rs

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There are eight boxes of chocolates, each box containing distinct number of chocolates from 1 to 8. In how many ways four of these boxes can be given to four persons (one boxes to each) such that the first person gets more chocolates than each of the three, the second person gets more chocolates than the third as well as the fourth persons and the third person gets more chocolates than fourth person? 

A) 70 B) 40
C) 72 D) 80
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 70

Explanation:

All the boxes contain distinct number of chocolates.
For each combination of 4 out of 8 boxes, the box with the greatest number has to be given to the first person, the box with the second highest to the second person and so on.

 

The number of ways of giving 4 boxes to the 4 person is: 8C4= 70

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A tea expert claims that he can easily find out whether milk or tea leaves were added first to water just by tasting the cup of tea. In order to check this claims 10 cups of tea are prepared, 5 in one way and 5 in other. Find the different possible ways of presenting these 10 cups to the expert.

A) 340 B) 210
C) 290 D) 252
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 252

Explanation:

Since there are 5 cups of each kind,prepared with milk or tea leaves added first,are identical hence,total number of different people ways of presenting the cups to the expert is 10!/(5! x 5!)= 252

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