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An army of 12000 consists of Europeans and Indians. The average height of a European is 5ft 10 inches and that of an Indian is 5ft 9 inches and that of the whole army is 5ft 9 3/4 inches. Then the number of Indians in the army is ?

A) 3000 B) 4000
C) 5500 D) 2700
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3000

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Statement: Air export volumes have increased substantially over the past decade causing backlogs and difficulties for air cargo agents because of increased demand for space and service.
Courses of action:
a. Airlines and air cargo agents should jointly work out a solution to combat the problem.
b. The reasons for the increase in the volume of air exports should be found out.

A) Only a follows B) Both a and b follows
C) Only b follows D) Neither a nor b follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only a follows

Explanation:

The problem faced, by the airlines and cargo agents is the non availability of cargo space. Therefore, right course of action is to combat the problem.

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You went to buy 3 articles worth Rs.500 each. However, as per the discount sale going on in the shop, you paid for two and got one free. What is the discount percentage in the deal?

A) 30% B) 33%
C) 33.13% D) 33.33%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 33.33%

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Slope of the side DA of the rectangle ABCD is 5/3. What is the slope of the side AB?

A) 3/5 B)  -5/3
C) 5/3 D)  -3/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  -3/5

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6 faces of the cube are painted with different colours as shown below. In figure 3, which colour is opposite to RED?

A) Black B) Yellow
C) Orange D) Pink
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Orange

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Which of the following numbers will have an irrational square root?

A) 1024 B) 2401
C) 4096 D) 2048
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2048

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What is the length of the side of a regular hexagon, if its area is 54√3 sq cm?

A) 12 cm B) 9 cm
C) 6 cm D) 15 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6 cm

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There were 35 studentsina hostel.Ifthenumber of studentsbe increased by 7, the expenditure on food increases by Rs 42 per day while the average expenditure of studentsis reduced by Rs 1. What was the initial expenditure on food per day?

A) Rs 432 B) Rs 442
C) Rs 420 D) Rs 400
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs 420

Explanation:

Let the original avg expenditure be x

Total expenditure = 35x

⇒35x + 42 = (x-1) X 42

⇒35x + 42 = 42x –42

⇒7x = 84

⇒x = 12

So, initial expenditure = 12 X 35 = 420

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