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Q:

I travel 20 miles towards north and then travel 25 miles eastward. I then travel 40 miles rightwards, then travel 30 miles towards left and then travels 12 miles to the left and finally 20 miles northwards. How far am i pproximately from my original destination and in what direction ?

A) 20 miles towards south B) 13 miles towards south-west
C) 12 miles towards east D) 13 miles towards north-east
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 13 miles towards south-west

Explanation:

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 Using pythagorus rule, 

 x2=122+52

 --> x = 13

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Q:

Ayurveda Owes its Origin to

A) Yajurveda B) Atharvaveda
C) Rigveda D) Samaveda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Atharvaveda

Explanation:

Ayurveda Owes its Origin to Atharvaveda.

 

The early history of ayurveda asserts that around 1500 BC, ayurveda's fundamental and applied principles got organised and enunciated. In this historical construction, Ayurveda traces its origins to the Vedas, Atharvaveda in particular, and is connected to Hindu religion. Atharvaveda (one of the four most ancient books of Indian knowledge, wisdom and culture) contains 114 hymns or formulations for the treatment of diseases. Ayurveda originated in and developed from these hymns. In this sense, ayurveda is considered by some to have divine origin. Indian medicine has a long history, and is one of the oldest organised systems of medicine. Its earliest concepts are set out in the sacred writings called the Vedas, especially in the metrical passages of the Atharvaveda.

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Q:

How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters LGEU using each letter only once in each word ?

A) Zero B) One
C) Two D) Four
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) One

Explanation:

'GLUE' is the only meaningful word that can be formed using the letters given.

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Q:

The common name for the crime of stealing passwords is

A) Spoofing B) Surfing
C) Identity Theft D) Speeling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Spoofing

Explanation:

A spoofing attack is a situation in which one individual or program effectively disguises or mask as another by falsifying information and thereby gaining up an ill-conceived advantage. It may use for stealing password or IP addresses.

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In a row of boys, Haran is eleventh from the left and manoj is seventeenth form the right. When they exchange their places than Haran will be thirteenth from the left. Which of the following will be the new position of Manoj from the right ?

A) 11 B) 19
C) 13 D) 17
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 19

Explanation:

exp.

Here total number of boys in the row = 11 + 19 = 13 + 17 = 30

Here after exchanging the places of Haran & Manoj 

=> Manoj replaces Harans place of 11th from left 

But in the question he asked Manoj's place from right = 30 - 11 = 19th place.

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A report generator is used to

A) print files on paper B) data entry
C) update files D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) print files on paper

Explanation:

A report generator is a computer program whose purpose is to take data from a source such as a database, XML stream or a spreadsheet, and use it to produce a document in a format which satisfies a particular human readership.

 

Hence, A report generator is used to print files on paper.

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Exception handling is targeted at

A) Compile time error B) Logical error
C) Run time error D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Run time error

Explanation:
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Q:

Two Fathers and Two Sons walk into a ice cream parlour. They each buy something for Rs. 50 but they only spent Rs. 150. How is that possible?

Answer

One grandfather, One father and One son makes two fathers and two sons.

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