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Q:

When and by whom the PIN coode system was introduced in India ?

A) Savinder Singh B) Shriram Bhikaji Velankar
C) D.R. Khullar D) Mahesh Barnwal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shriram Bhikaji Velankar

Explanation:

The PIN code system was introduced on 15 th August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar. Currently India has six digit post code and soon it will be converted in eight digits.

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Q:

Which is the first country in the world to use drones for national mail service?

A) Russia B) France
C) Sweden D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) France

Explanation:

France became the first country in the world to use drones for national mail service.

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Q:

Wireless transmission can be done via

A) Infrared waves B) Radio waves
C) Microwaves D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Wireless transmission can be done via any of the Infrared waves, Radio waves or Microwaves.

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Q:

The profit earned by selling an article for Rs.753 is equal to the loss incurred when the same article is sold for Rs.455.What should be the sale price for making 50% profit ?

A) Rs.855 B) Rs.955
C) Rs.906 D) Rs.896
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs.906

Explanation:

Let C.P =Rs. x

 

Then as given, (753 - x ) = (x - 455)

=>2x = 1208 => x = 604

 There fore S.P= 150% of 604 => Rs. 150100×604= Rs.906

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Q:

In a school of 1500 boys, 35% are Hindu, 30% are Sikh,15% are Muslims and remainning are Christians. Find number of christian boys in the school ?

Answer

Given total number of boys in the school = 1500


In that 35% are Hindu, 30% are Sikh, 15% are Muslims


=> 35 + 30 + 15 = 80%


Remaining Boys = 100% - 80% = 20% of 1500


=> 20 x 1500/100 = 300 boys are Christians. 

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Q:

There are 209 doctors and nurses in a hospital. If the ratio of the doctors to the nurses is 11 : 8, then how many nurses are there in the hospital?

A) 88 B) 96
C) 108 D) 121
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 88

Explanation:

Given,
The ratio of the doctors to the nurses is 11 : 8
Number of nurses = 8/19 x 209 = 88.

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Q:

Water is a compound because it?

A) it contains two different elements joined by chemical bond B) it contains hydrogen & oxygen
C) it exists as solid, liquid or gas D) it cannot be split up into simpler substances by chemicals means
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) it contains two different elements joined by chemical bond

Explanation:

We know that All compounds are molecules, but not all molecules are compounds.

Water is a molecule because it is made from atoms that have been chemically combined. It is also a compound because the atoms that make water are not all the same - some are oxygen and some are hydrogen.

 

Hence, Water is a molecule and a compound.

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Q:

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

A) rs.458 B) rs,558
C) rs.658 D) rs.758
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) rs,558

Explanation:

Area to be plastered= [2(l + b) x h] + (l x b)

= [2(25 + 12) x 6] + (25 x 12)

= (444 + 300)

= 744 sq.m

Cost of plastering = Rs.744 x (75/100)

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