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A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on monday and is 4 min.48 sec fast at 2 p.m on the following monday. when was it correct ?

A) 2 p.m on Tuesday	B) 2 p.m on Wednesday
C) 3 p.m on Thursday	D) 1 p.m on Friday

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 p.m on Wednesday

Explanation:

Time from 12 p.m on monday to 2 p.m on the following monday = 7 days 2 hours = 170 hours

Therefore, The watch gains $(2 + 4 \frac{4}{5})$ min. or 34/5 min. in 170 hrs.

Now, 34/5 min. are gained in 170 hrs.

Therefore, 2 min are gained in $(170 \times \frac{5}{34} \times 2)$ hrs = 50 hrs

Therefore, Watch is correct 2 days 2 hrs. after 12 p.m on monday i.e it will be correct at 2 p.m on wednesday.

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Which is the most beautiful animal in the cat family?

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Snow Leopard

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The average expenditure of the hotel when there are 10 guests is Rs. 60 per guests and the average expenditure is Rs.40 when there are 20 Guests. If it is known that there are some fixed expenses irrespective of the number of guests then the average expenditure per guest whe there are 40 guests in the hotel.

A) Rs. 30	B) Rs. 25
C) Rs. 20	D) can't be determined

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 30

Explanation:

Let the fixed expenditure of the hotel be Rs.x and the variable expenditure ( which is dependent on the guest ) is Rs.y , then

x + 10y = 600 ---------(1)

x + 20y = 800 ----------(2)

From (1) & (2)

10y = 200

=> y = Rs. 20 and x= 400

Hence the total expenditure when there are 40 guests = 400 + 40 x 20 = 1200

Therefore, average expenditure = 1200/40 = Rs. 30

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The average of 26,29,n,35 and 43 lies between 25 and 35. If n is always an integer and greater than the average of the given integers then the value of n is :

A) 33	B) 34
C) 33	D) None of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 33
Explanation:

Average of 26,29,35 and 43 is 33.25 . Also the average of 26 , 29, n, 35 and 43 lies between 25 and 35 i.e,

$25 < \frac{26 + 29 + n + 35 + 43}{5} < 35$

=> 125 < 26+29+n+35+43 < 175

=> 125 < 133 + n < 175

=> n < 42

Since the value of n is an integer and greater than 33.25 then 33 < n < 42 for every integer n.

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8 years ago there were 5 members in the Arthur's family and then the average age of the family was 36 years. Mean while Arthur got married and gave birth to a child. Still the average age of his family is same now. What is the age of his wife at the time of his child's birth was.If the difference between the age of her child and herself was 26 years.

A) 25 years	B) 26 years
C) 20 years	D) can't be determined

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 26 years

Explanation:

Since we know that the difference b/w the age of any two persons remains always constant, while the ratio of their ages gets changed as the time changes.

so, if the age of his child be x (presently)

Then the age of wife be x + 26 (presently)

Thus the total age = x + ( x + 26) = 32 [ $∵$ 252-220 =32]

=> x = 3

Therefore, The age of her child is 3 years and her self is 29 years. Hence her age at the time of the birth of her child was 26 years.

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The average of any 5 consecutive odd natural numbers is k . If two more such numbers , just next to the previous 5 numbers are added , the new average becomes

A) 2(k+1)	B) 2k-3
C) 2k+1	D) k+2

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) k+2

Explanation:

The 5 consecutive odd numbers whose average is k are (k-4), (k-2), k, (k+2), (k+4)

Again the average of (k-4), (k-2), k, (k+2), (k+4), (k+6), (k+8) is (k+2)

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In a village the average age of n people is 42 years. But after the verification it was found that the age of a person had been considered 20 years less than the actual age, so the new average, after the correction,increased by 1. The value of n is :

A) 21	B) 20
C) 22	D) None of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20

Explanation:

It is the same as a person with 20 years more age replaces an existing person of the group ( or village)

Since the total age of the village having n persons, is being increased by 20 years and the average age of village is being increased by 1 year, hence there are total 20 people in the village.

Alternatively : ( n x 42 ) + 20 = ( n x 43 )

=> n=20

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In a zoo, there are rabbits and pigeons. If heads are counted, there are 340 heads and if legs are counted there are 1060 legs.How many pigeons are there?

A) 120	B) 150
C) 170	D) 180

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 150

Explanation:

Suppose there are all the pigeons then total no of heads are 340 and total no of legs are 680.

Now, since 380 (1060-680) legs are extra, it means there will be 190 (380/2) rabbits.As we know a rabbit has two extra legs than that of a pigeon.

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