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Twice the difference between two numbers is equal to their sum. If one number is 15,find the other number.

 

A) 15 B) 10
C) 5 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5

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Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. The author of the novel 'Brave New World' is Aldous Huxley.
2. The author of the novel 'An Affair Downstairs' is Sherri Browning.
3. The author of the novel 'Darkness at Noon' is Victor LaValle.

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

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Potassium Permanganate is used for purifying drinking water, because

A) it is a sterilising agent B) it dissolves the impurities of water
C) it is a reducing agent D) it is an oxidising agent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) it is an oxidising agent

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The language adopted for preaching in Mahayana Buddhism was

A) Pali B) Brahmi
C) Sanskrit D) Prakrit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sanskrit

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The M.K.S. system was first introduced by

A) archimedes B) Eienstein
C) Newton D) Giorgi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Giorgi

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Where was electricity supply first introduced in India

A) Kolkata B) Mumbai
C) Darjeeling D) Chennai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Darjeeling

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Find at what time between 9 and 10 o’clock will the hands of a clock be in 180° ?

A) 180/14 min past 10 B) 180/11 min past 9
C) 148/7 min past 10 D) 154/11 min past 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 180/11 min past 9

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At 9 o’clock, the hour hand is at 9 and the minutes hand is at 12, i.e., the two hands are 15 min. spaces apart.
So, the minute hand should gain = (30 - 15) minutes = 15 minutes
55 minutes will be gained in 60 min.
15 minutes spaces will be gained in ((60/55) x 15) min. = 180/11 min.
The hands will be in the same straight line but not together i.e.,in 180 degrees at 180/11 min. past 9.

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In which area did Nandalal Bose earn fame?

 

A) Painting B) Folk Art
C) Dance D) Politics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Painting

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