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If price of oranges is increased by 30%, then a person can buy 12 oranges less for Rs 208. What is the original price (in Rs) of an orange?

A) 2	B) 4
C) 8	D) 3

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4

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The hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle 10 cm and its area is 24 cm^2. If the shorts side is halved and the longer side is double, the new hypotenuse becomes

A) √245 cm	B) √255 cm
C) √265 cm	D) √275 cm

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) √265 cm

Explanation:

Hypotenuse = 10cm

Let the other 2 perpendicular sides be a and b

Area ½ a*b = 24

So a*b = 48 cm^2

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If (1 + secA)/tanA = x, then x is

A) cot(A/2)	B) tan(A/2)
C) cosec(A/2)	D) sec(A/2)

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cot(A/2)

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A labourer can do a job in 50 hours. After 5 hours he takes a break. What fraction of the job is yet to be done?

A) 0.8	B) 0.5
C) 0.75	D) 0.9

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 0.9

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An article is listed at Rs 2375. A man purchases it at two successive discounts of 50% and 25% and spends Rs 165 on repairing of article. If he sells thearticle at a profit of 62.5%, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the article?

A) 1467.6	B) 1492.6
C) 1715.39	D) 1467.6

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1715.39

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What is the value of $\sqrt{473 + \sqrt{529} + \sqrt{256} + \sqrt{289}}$ ?

A) 27	B) 23
C) 19	D) 39

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 23

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If a boat goes upstream at a speed of 24 km/hr and comes back the same distance at 40 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the total journey.

A) 32	B) 30
C) 31	D) 33

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 30

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When a discount of 25% is given on a cruise trip, the profit is 41%. If the discount is 26%, then the profit is

A) 39.12 percent	B) 67 percent
C) 94.88 percent	D) 11.24 percent

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