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If A : B = 1 : 4 and B : C = 2 : 3, then what is A : B : C?

A) 1 : 4 : 6 B) 2 : 8 : 7
C) 2 : 8 : 5 D) 1 : 4 : 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 : 4 : 6

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If x/y = 2/3, then what is the ratio of (3x + 2y) and (3x – y)?

A) 4 : 1 B) 3 : 1
C) 2 : 1 D) 4 : 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4 : 1

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The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its jurisdiction advising them for not using pesticides indiscriminately as it may pollute the ground water.

Which of the following can be assumed from the given statement?

A) People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use pesticides indiscriminately. B) The polluted ground water can cause health problems.
C) Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately. D) People in the district are majorly dependent on ground water for drinking use.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.

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(A), (B) and (D) are irrelevant as nothing is mentioned about them. The district administration has issued a circular to make the farmers aware of hazards that indiscriminate use of pesticides poses to ground water and plead them to refrain from the same. Hence (3) is an assumption in the given statement.

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The average of 21 numbers is 12. The average of the first 11 numbers is 9 and the average of the last 11 numbers is 15. What is the value of the middle number?

A) 10 B) 11
C) 12 D) 13
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

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If the rice is sold at Rs 56 per kg, there would be a 40% loss. To earn a profit of 20% what should be the price of rice (per kg)?

A) 112 B) 108
C) 116 D) 124
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 112

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If the profit is 20%, then what will be the ratio of cost price to selling price respectively?

A) 4 : 5 B) 5 : 6
C) 2 : 5 D) 3 : 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5 : 6

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In a school 60% of the students are girls. If number of boys is 480, then what is the total number of students in the school?

A) 1200 B) 840
C) 96 D) 1320
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1200

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If one-third of a number is 45, then what will be the 45% of that number?

A) 60.75 B) 58.25
C) 61.25 D) 70.75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 60.75

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