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Q:

In an examination, a student scores 4 marks for every correct answer and loses I mark for every wrong answer. If he attempts in all 60 questions and secures 130 marks, the number of questions he attempts correctly, is:

A) 35	B) 38
C) 40	D) 42

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 38

Explanation:

Let the number of correct answers be X.

Number of incorrect answers = (60 – X).

Therefore, 4x – (60 – x) = 130

=> 5x = 190 => x = 38

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Q:

Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5 ?

A) 2/3	B) 1/2
C) 7/8	D) 4/5

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1/2

Explanation:

Multiples of 3 below 20 are 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18
Multiples of 5 below 20 are 5, 10, 15, 20
Required number of possibilities = 10
Total number of possibilities = 20
Required probability = 10/20 = 1/2.

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Q:

Which of the following statement is correct about a triangle?

A) If the triangles are congruent then their area will be equal	B) If the areas of two similar triangles are equal then the triangle is congruent
C) Two congruent triangles are always similar to each other	D) All options are correct

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All options are correct

Explanation:

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Q:

The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 12. The difference of the digits is 6. Find the number ?

A) 57	B) 75
C) 48	D) 39

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 39

Explanation:

Let the two-digit number be 10a + b
a + b = 12 --- (1)
If a>b, a - b = 6
If b>a, b - a = 6
If a - b = 6, adding it to equation (1), we get
2a = 18 => a =9
so b = 12 - a = 3
Number would be 93.
if b - a = 6, adding it to the equation (1), we get
2b = 18 => b = 9
a = 12 - b = 3.
Number would be 39.
There fore, Number would be 39 or 93.

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Q:

If 3a=4b=6c and $a + b + c = 27 \sqrt{29}$ , then $\sqrt{a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2}} = ?$

A) 81	B) 83
C) 87	D) None of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 87

Explanation:

$4 b = 6 c \Rightarrow b = \frac{3}{2} c a n d 3 a = 4 b \Rightarrow a = \frac{4}{3} b = \frac{4}{3} (\frac{3}{2} c) = 2 c$

$a + b + c = 27 \sqrt{29} \Rightarrow 2 c + \frac{3}{2} c + c = 27 \sqrt{29} \Rightarrow c = 6 \sqrt{29}$

$∴ \sqrt{a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2}} = \sqrt{(a + b + b)^{2} - 2 (a b + b c + c a)}$

$= \sqrt{(27 \sqrt{29})^{2} - 2 (2 c \times \frac{3}{2} c + \frac{3}{2} c \times c + c \times 2 c)}$

$= \sqrt{(729 \times 29) - 2 \times \frac{13}{2} c^{2}}$

= 87

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Q:

The average score of boys in an examination in a school is 81 and that of the girls is 83 and the average score of the school is 81.8. Then what will be ratio between the number of girls to the number of boys, in the examination?

A) 3:2	B) 2:3
C) 4:3	D) 3:4

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2:3

Explanation:

Let the number of boys = b

Let the number of girls = g

From the given data,

81b + 83g = 81.8(b + g)

81.8b - 81b = 83g - 81.8g

0.8b = 1.2g

b/g = 1.2/0.8 = 12/8 = 3/2

=> g : b = 2 : 3

Hence, ratio between the number of girls to the number of boys = 2 : 3.

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Q:

If the base of a pyramid is a square of 6cm side and its slant height is 5cm. Find its slant surface area.

A) 50 sq.cm	B) 30 sq.cm
C) 60 sq.cm	D) 40 sq.cm

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 60 sq.cm

Explanation:

Slant surface of a pyramid=1/2 perimeter of base slantheight

=1/2 x (4 x Side of squarebase) x Slantheight

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Q:

In a slip test, K got the 15th rank and he was 44th from the bottom of the list of passed students. 4 students did not take up the slip test and 3 students were failed. What is the total strenght of the class ?

A) 63	B) 62
C) 64	D) 65

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 65

Explanation:

Total strength of the class is given by

15 + 44 + 4 + 3 - 1 = 65

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