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Hemavathi cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal size. Each of the small pieces is fifteen grams in weight. If she has nine pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake ?

A) 240 gms B) 280 gms
C) 180 gms D) 170 gms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 240 gms

Explanation:

The nine pieces consist of 8 smaller equal pieces and one half cake piece.
Weight of each small piece = 15 g.
So, total weight of the cake = [2 x (15 x 8)]g = 240 g.

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In the following question, a matrix of certain characters is given.These characters follow a certain trend, row-wise or column wise.Find out this trend and choose the missing character accordingly.

28 60 48
5 6 7
17 30 7
7 ? 16

A) 18 B) 23
C) 24 D) 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 27

Explanation:

 The number in the second column is three times the difference between the numbers in the third and first columns.
So, missing number = 3 x ( 16 - 7 ) = 3 x 9 = 27.

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In a certain code language, “PRICE” is written as “GEKTR”. How is “VALUE” written in that code language?

A) FWNCX B) FNWDY
C) DWNCY D) GWNCX
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) GWNCX

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Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

 

French, German, Spanish, Languages

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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O and O' are the center of the two circles with radii 7cm and 9cm respectively. The distance between the centers is 20cm. If PQ be the transverse common tangent to the circles, which cuts OO' at X, what is the length of O'X in cm ?

A) 10 B) 6
C) 35/4 D) 45/4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 45/4

Explanation:

As clear from the figure itself, triangle OQX and triangle O'PX are similar.

So,

OQ/O'P = OX/O'X

=> OX = (7/9)xO'X

And since, OX + O'X = 20

=> (7/9)xO'X + O'X = 20

=> O'X = 45/4

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Study the following figure and answer the questions given below.

 

 

If Ravenshaw College management requires only married trained lecturers for teaching. What is represented by the number 7?

A) Married lecturers in the college B) Trained lecturers
C) Unmarried trained lecturers D) Married trained lecturers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Married lecturers in the college

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B3D means B is the father of D.
B7D means B is the sister of D.
B2D means B is the brother of D.
B1D means B is the wife of D.

Which of the following means F is the mother of K?

A) F3M1K B) F9M4N3K
C) K3M4N5F D) F1M3K
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) F1M3K

Explanation:

From the given information,

F1M → F is the wife of M
M3K → M is the father of K
Therefore, F is the mother of K.

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Find the odd man out
2 4 8 16 36

A) 4 B) 8
C) 16 D) 36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 36

Explanation:

2+2=4

4+4=8

8+8=16

16+16=32 but  it is given 36

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