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Q:

The sum of the ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age og the youngest child ?

A) 8 yrs B) 16 yrs
C) 6 yrs D) 4 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4 yrs

Explanation:

Let the age of the youngest child is 'X' years.
Then the child elder than the yongest is 'X + 3' yrs
Since each have 3yrs difference upto 5 children
And given that
=> X + X+3 + X+6 + X+9 + X+12 = 50
=> 5X + 30 = 50
=> X = 4 yrs.

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Q:

How many blocks in a mile?

A) 8 - 12 B) 12 - 15
C) 8 - 15 D) 15 - 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 15 - 20

Explanation:

About 15 - 20 blocks become a 1 mile. City blocks differ in sizes. They do not have a standard measurement. Every geographical area has its own average city block size.

A city block is a rectangular area in a city with several buildings with the streets around. It is also called "block" which, in a dictionary, is defined as an informal unit of distance from one intersection to the next.

 

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Q:

In a box, there are four marbles of white color and five marbles of black color. Two marbles are chosen randomly. What is the probability that both are of the same color?

A) 2/9 B) 5/9
C) 4/9 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4/9

Explanation:

Number of white marbles = 4

Number of Black marbles = 5

Total number of marbles = 9

Number of ways, two marbles picked randomly = 9C2

Now, the required probability of picked marbles are to be of same color = 4C2/9C2  +  5C2/9C2

= 1/6 + 5/18

= 4/9.

 

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Q:

What can you hold but not touch?

Answer

There are many possibilities for this.


We can hold a breathe, meeting, conversation, party, grudge, etc... but cannot touch them.

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Q:

One who deserts his religion

A) Profane B) Turn coat
C) Apostate D) Deserter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Apostate

Explanation:

Apostate:

A person who abandons or renounces or deserts his religious or political beliefs or principles.

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The gas provider Centrica has seen its half-year profits fall by 20% to £992 million. Despite this it has decided to increase its dividend to shareholders to 3.9p per share. The rise in energy prices released before the announcement of Centrica's profits was designed, said the company, to restore "reasonable profitability". The chief executive, Sam Laidlaw, said, "We produced a good set of results in tough market conditions... we will continue to concentrate on improving customer service in British Gas..." This is an interesting statement given the record rise in prices to households. The announcement of profits which are not far off one billion pounds, a day after the announcement of the rise in price and the increase in dividend to shareholders, is likely to provoke angry reaction. Many will question the extent of the market power that Centrica possesses. There will also be those that will question what the phrase 'reasonable profitability' means in the context of profits of nearly one billion pounds.

Question: 1) Announcing large profits, soon after announcing price rises, is likely to provoke angry reaction.

Question: 2) Companies increase shareholder dividends when profits fall.

Question: 3) One way companies can restore profitability is to increase prices.

Answer

Answer 1) True


Answer 2) Cannot tell


Answer 3) True

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Q:

L is the daughter of K's brother's wife's father-in-law's daughter. K is L's __

A) Son B) Aunt
C) Uncle D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Can't be determined

Explanation:

K's brother's wife's father-in-law is K's brother's father i.e. K's father. K's father's daughter is K's Sister.
L is daughter of K's sister => K is L's Uncle or Aunt.

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Q:

The primary goal of financial management is to

A) Expand their share of the market B) Maximize the current value per share of the existing stock
C) Examining whether costs are reasonable or unreasonable D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Maximize the current value per share of the existing stock

Explanation:

The primary goals of financial management dwell on both short-term and long-term activities that seek to maximize value creation from scarce financial resources. And then the primary goal of financial management is to Maximize the current value per share of the existing stock.

 

All businesses aim to maximize their profits, minimize their expenses and maximize their market share. Here is a look at each of these goals.

 

Financial management is a process that enables a business to plan, direct, organize, monitor and control its current and future financial resources and events. It involves applying the basic principles of management in financial activities such as purchases, sales, capital expansion, inventory valuation, financial reporting, and profit distribution.

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