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Q:

Find the odd man out of the following number sequence?

3, 5, 13, 43, 167

A) 167	B) 43
C) 13	D) 5

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 167

Explanation:

The given number series is 3, 5, 13, 43, 167

3

3 x 1 + 2 = 5

5 x 2 + 3 = 13

13 x 3 + 4 = 43

43 x 4 + 5 = 177 (not equal to 167)

Hence, the odd number in the given number sequence is 167.

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Q:

$\frac{{(0.3)}^{3} + {(0.2)}^{3}}{{(0.3 - 0.2)}^{2}} = ?$

A) 5/2	B) 2
C) 7/2	D) 3/2

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7/2

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Q:

A tank is 25m long 12m wide and 6m deep. The cost of plastering its walls and bottom at 75 paise per sq m is

A) Rs. 258	B) Rs. 358
C) Rs. 458	D) Rs. 558

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs. 558

Explanation:

Area to be plastered = $[2 (l + b) \times h] + (l \times b)$

= $[2 (25 + 12) \times 6] + (25 \times 12) = 744 s q . m$

Cost of plastering = $744 \times \frac{75}{100} = R s . 558$

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Q:

What is the value of (sin45 - √3) ?

A) (1-√6)/√2	B) (4-√3)/2√3
C) -1/2√3	D) (2-√3)/2√3

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) (1-√6)/√2

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Q:

Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?

I. √5 + √5 > √7 + √3
II. √6 + √7 > √8 + √5
III. √3 + √9 > √6 + √6

A) Only I	B) Only I and II
C) Only II and III	D) Only I and III

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only I and II

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Q:

Evaluate $\sqrt{93 + \sqrt{32 + \sqrt{274 + \sqrt{225}}}}$

A) 9	B) 11
C) 12	D) 10

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10

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Q:

Find the odd number in the given number series?

14, 27, 105, 525, 4993

A) 27	B) 105
C) 525	D) 4993

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 525

Explanation:

The given number series is 14, 27, 105, 525, 4993

14

14 x 2 - 1 = 27

27 x 4 - 3 = 105

105 x 6 - 5 = 625 (not 525)

625 x 8 - 7 = 4993

Hence, the odd man or number in the given number series is 525.

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Q:

Simplify : ${(27)}^{\frac{- 2}{3}}$

A) 1/18	B) 9
C) 1/9	D) 18

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