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Q:

Productivity is the combination of

A) efficiency and energy B) efficiency and effectiveness
C) efficiency and attitude D) effectiveness and resources
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) efficiency and effectiveness

Explanation:

Productivity is a result of the way that a business operates – the result of the way that its people, business processes, different functional units and suppliers come together to meet the needs and wants of its customers.

Productivity is the combination of intelligent planning and focused efforts and hence, it is a combination of Efficiency and Effectiveness.

Efficiency :


Efficiency is an internal measure of performance for companies that shows how well the company converts inputs into outputs. The more the ratio of outputs to inputs approaches 100 percent, the better the efficiency of the process will be. In simple terms, it is “doing things right” and comes from proper harnessing of time, cost and efforts.

Effectiveness :


Organizational effectiveness is an external measure of performance and indicates how well an organization fulfills the demands of various organizational stakeholders. Simply put, it is “doing the right things."

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Q:

Ravi and Ramu are partners in a business.Ravi contributes 1/6 of the capital for 16 months and Ramu received 2/3 of the profit. For how long Ramu's money was used ?

A) 11 months B) 10 months
C) 9 months D) 8 months
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8 months

Explanation:

Let the total Profit be Z.
Ramu's profit share is 2/3 of profit (i.e 2Z/3)
Ravi's profit is (Z-2Z/3) =Z/3
Hence the profit ratio is , Ravi : Ramu = Z/3 : 2Z/3 = 1:2

Let total Capital be Rs.X and Ramu has contributed for Y months.Since Ramu's profit share is 2/3, his invest share will be 2/3 in capital.

Ravi's invest for 16 months / Ramu's invest for Y months = Ravi's profit share / Ramu's profit share
i.e. (X/6 x 16) / (2X/3 x Y) = 1/2

Solving the above equation, we get Y = 8.
So Ramu's money has been used for 8 months.

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Q:

A person got Rs.48 more when he invested a certain sum at compound interest instead of simple interest for two years at 8% p.a. Find the sum  ?

A) Rs.8000 B) Rs.6500
C) Rs.7500 D) Rs.5000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs.7500

Explanation:

p=d×1002R2 

Where d is difference, r is rate of interest. 

=> (48 x 100 x 100) / 8 x 8 = Rs.7500

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Q:

The first-ever World Tuna Day (WTD) is observed by the United Nations (UN) on which date  ?

A) May 2, 2017 B) May 1, 2017
C) April 2, 2017 D) May 3, 2017
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) May 2, 2017

Explanation:

The United Nations has marked the first World Tuna Day (WTD) on May 2, 2017 to conserve one of the globe’s most popular fish to be caught and eaten and to highlight the vital socio-economic importance of tuna to people around the world. Tuna plays a critical role in sustainable development, food security, economic opportunity, and livelihoods of people around the world. At present more than 80 States have tuna fisheries, thousands of tuna fishing vessels operate in all the oceans and tuna fishery capacity is still growing in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The Day was designated in December 2016 resolution of the UN General Assembly.

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Q:

Cutting and peeling of onion brings tears to the eyes because of the presence of _____ ?

A) Amino acid B) Sulfur
C) Carbon D) Fat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sulfur

Explanation:

Cutting and Peeling of onion brings Tears to the eyes because of presence of Sulphur in the cell.

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Q:

A Tank is normally filled in 9 hours but takes four hours longer to fill because of a leak in its bottom. If the tank is full, the leak will empty it in ?

A) 32.5 hrs B) 29.25 hrs
C) 30.30 hrs D) 31 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 29.25 hrs

Explanation:

Let the leak will empty the tank in x hrs 

Then, 1/9 - 1/x = 1/13

x = 29.25 hrs

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Q:

One who dies for a noble cause

A) Martyr B) Pilgrim
C) Astronomer D) Pantomath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Martyr

Explanation:

One who dies for a noble cause is called a martyr. He is a person who dies fighting for what they believe in like advocating religious or other beliefs, refusing to renounce, etc...

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Q:

In a cricket match total number of runs scored by Virat, Dhoni and Rohit is 285. The ratio of the number of runs scored by Virat and Rohit is 3 : 2 and that of the runs scored by Rohit and Dhoni is also 3 : 2. The number of runs scored by Virat in that match?

A) 154 B) 135
C) 112 D) 106
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 135

Explanation:

From the given data,

Virat : Rohit = 3 : 2

Rohit : Dhoni = 3 : 2

Ratio of runs scored by Virat, Rohit and Dhoni respectively

= 3 x 3 : 2 x 3 : 2 x 2

9 : 6 : 4

Runs scored by Virat = 9/19 x 285 = 135.

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