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Oath taken by medical graduates is given by

A) Aristotle	B) Theophrastus
C) Hippocrates	D) Darwin

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hippocrates

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The book Historia plantrum is written by

A) Aristotle	B) Theophrastus
C) Hipporates	D) Darwin

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Theophrastus

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A dress on sale in a shop is marked at $D. During the discount sale its price is reduced by 15%. Staff are allowed a further 10% reduction on the discounted price. If a staff member buys the dress what will she have to pay in terms of D ?

A) 0.75D	B) 0.76D
C) 0.765D	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0.765D

Explanation:

If the price is reduced by 15 %, then the new price will be 0.85D

If this new price is further reduced by 10%, the discounted price will be 0.9 x 0.85D = 0.765D

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The volume of a rectangular solid is to be increased by 50% without altering its base. To what extent the height of the solid must be changed.

A) 50%	B) 40%
C) 30%	D) 20%

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 50%

Explanation:

Let l, b the sides of the base, so that the area of the base = lb
remains constant.
Let ‘h’ be the height of the solid.
Volume of the solid, V = l× b× h.
Since the volume is to be increased by 50%

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If the radius of base and height of a cone are increased by 10%, find the percentage of increase of its volume

A) 33.5%	B) 33.1%
C) 32.1%	D) 53.1%

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 33.1%

Explanation:

v1= $\frac{1}{3} {πr}_{1}^{2} h_{1}$

v2= $\frac{1}{3} {πr}_{2}^{2} h_{2}$

% Increase in volume = (V2-V1) / (V2*100)

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In what time a debt of Rs.7920 due may be cleared by immediate cash down payment of Rs.3600 at 1/2% per month

A) 10years	B) 20years
C) 30years	D) 40years

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20years

Explanation:

PW = $\frac{100 \times A m o u n t}{100 + (R \times T)}$

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In nuclear reactor,Chain reaction is controlled by introducing

A) cadmium rod	B) iron rod
C) platinum rod	D) graphite rod

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cadmium rod

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Energy produced in nuclear reaction is given by

A) Charle's law	B) Grahm's law
C) Gay - Lussac's law	D) Einstein's law

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Einstein's law

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