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Q:

Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.

1. Stilt 2. Stifle 3. Stink 4. Stingy

A) 3,4,2,1	B) 1,3,4,2
C) 2,1,4,3	D) 2,3,4,1

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2,1,4,3

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Q:

A person sold two cows each for Rs.9900. If he gained 10% on one and lost 20% on the other, then which of the following is true?

A) He Gained Rs. 200	B) He lost Rs. 200
C) He neither gained nor lost	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of the above

Explanation:

The CP of profitable cow = 9900/1.1 = 9000

and profit = Rs. 900

The CP of loss yielding cow = 9900/0.8 = 12375

and loss = Rs. 2475

so, the net loss = 2475 - 900 = 1575

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Q:

A 3 by 4 rectangle is inscribed in circle. What is the circumference of the circle?

A) 2.5π	B) 3π
C) 5π	D) 4π

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5π

Explanation:

Draw the diagram. The diagonal of the rectangle is the diameter of the circle. The diagonal is the hypotenuse of a 3,4,5 triangle and is therefore, 5.

Circumference = π.diameter = 5π

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A guy walks into a store and steals Rs. 100 from the store without the owner's knowledge.
He then buys Rs. 60 worth of goods using that Rs. 100 and the owner gies Rs. 40 in change.

How much money did the owner lose?

A) RS. 200	B) Rs. 160
C) Rs. 100	D) Rs. 40

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 100

Explanation:

The first lost Rs. 100, but after the thief bought Rs. 60 goods, he get that Rs. 100 back but he lost Rs. 60 value of goods and Rs. 40 in change.

So, a total of 60 + 40 = 100 Rs. the owner lose.

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Q:

Find the area of a triangle whose sides measure 13 cm, 14 cm and 15 cm.

A) 84	B) 64
C) 44	D) 22

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 84

Explanation:

Let a = 13, b = 14 and c = 15. Then, $s = \frac{1}{2} (a + b + c)$ =21

(s- a) = 8, (s - b) = 7 and (s - c) = 6.

Area = $\sqrt{[s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c)]}$ = $\sqrt{(21 \times 8 \times 7 \times 6)}$ = 84 sq.cm

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Q:

Who among the following writers won the 2017 Sahitya Academy Award for Hindi literature?

A) Niranjan Mishra	B) Ramesh Kuntal Megh
C) Uday Narayana Singh	D) Shrikant Deshmukh

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ramesh Kuntal Megh

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The present average age of a family of five members is 26 years. If the present age of the youngest member in the family is ten years, then what was the average age of the family at the time of the birth of the youngest member ? (Assume no death occurred in the family since the birth of the youngest)

A) 19 years	B) 16 years
C) 18 years	D) 20 years

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 20 years

Explanation:

Present total age of the members = 26(5) = 130 years.

Present age of the youngest member = 10 years

Present total age of the remaining four members = 130 -10 = 120 years

Their average age at the time of the birth of the youngest member = $\frac{[120 - (4 \times 10)]}{4}$ = 30 - 10 = 20 years.

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Q:

Select the number missing from the given series.

15, 20, 18, 23, ?, 26, 24

A) 21	B) 28
C) 30	D) 24

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