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The average of two numbers is 10 and the product of two numbers is 96. Find the two numbers.

 

 

A) 3, 32 B) 12, 8  
C) 1, 96   D) 24, 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12, 8  

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Q:

Read the data given below and answer the questions based on it.

 

In the CBSE Board exams last year, 53% passed in Biology, 61% percent passed in English, 60% in Social studies, 24% in Biology and English, 35% in English and social studies, 27% in Biology and social studies and 5% in none.

 

What is the percentage of students who passed in all subjects?

A) 8 B) 12
C) 7 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

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Q:

Simplify

39.96% of 649.85 ÷13.07 = 45.14 - ?

A) 25 B) 26
C) 27 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25

Explanation:

This can be easily simplified by Approximation process

Given 39.96% of 649.85 ÷13.07 = 45.14 - ? can be written as 

40% of 650 ÷13 = 45 - ?

 

40 x 65010013 = 45 - ?? = 45 - 20? = 25.

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Solve the following :

 

123 + 12.3 + 1.23 + 0.123 + 0.0123 = ?

A) 136.7659 B) 136.653
C) 136.6653 D) 136.7760
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 136.6653

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Q:

All snakes are trees. Some trees are roads. All roads are mountains.

Conclusions: 

1. Some mountains are snakes

2. Some roads are snakes

3. Some mountains are trees

A) Only 1 follows B) Only 2 follows
C) Only 3 follows D) Both 1 and 2 follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only 3 follows

Explanation:

All snakes are trees. Some trees are roads.

Since the middle term is not distributed even once in the premises,so no conclusion follows

 

Some trees are roads. All roads are mountains

Since one primise is particular,the conclusion must be particularand should'nt contain the middle term. So,it follows that 'Some trees are mountains'. 3 is the converse of this statement and so it holds.

 

All snakes are trees. Some trees are mountains.

Since the middle term is not distributed even once in the preises, so no definite conclusion follows

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Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

Ganga : India : : Nile : ?

A) Pakistan B) Egypt
C) America D) United Kingdom
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Egypt

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Find the odd man out?

28, 12, 4, 2, -2

A) -2 B) 2
C) 12 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

Explanation:

Here the given series 28, 12, 4, 2, -2 follows a pattern that

 

28 28 - 24 = 28 - 16 = 1212 - 23 = 12 - 8 = 44 - 22 = 4 - 4 = 0 (NOT 2)0 - 21 = 0 - 2 = -2

 

Hence, the odd man in the given series is 2.

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Given w = -2, x = 3, y = 0 & z = -1/2. Find the value of 2(w2 + x2 + y2).

 

A) 26 B) -26
C) 25 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 26

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