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Q:

Wince : Pain :: Prostration : ?

A) Frustration	B) Submissiveness
C) Strained	D) Discomfiture

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Submissiveness

Explanation:

First is the sigh of the second.

Hence, Wince : Pain :: Prostration :Submissiveness.

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Q:

Ammeter : Current :: Odometer : ?

A) Blood Pressure	B) Haemoglobin
C) pressure	D) Speed

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Speed

Explanation:

Here Ammeter is used for measuring Current whereas Odometer is used to measure Speed.

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Q:

What building has the most stories?

Answer

A Libraury. It has more number of story books in it to read.

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Q:

Ishikha got married 9 years ago. Today her age is 4/3 times her age at the time of marriage. At present her daughter’s age is one-sixth of her age. What was her daughter’s age three years ago?

A) 4 years	B) 3 years
C) 2 years	D) 1 year

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3 years

Explanation:

Let Ishika and her daughter present ages be p and q

From the given data,

p = 4/3(p - 9)

=> p = 36 years

Hence, Ishika's present age = 36 years and

Her daughter's present age = 1/6 x 36 = 6 years

Now, required her daughter’s age three years ago = 6 - 3 = 3 years.

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Q:

Solve the equation ${(\frac{1}{2})}^{2 x + 1} = 1$ ?

A) -1/2	B) 1/2
C) 1	D) -1

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) -1/2

Explanation:

Rewrite equation as ${(\frac{1}{2})}^{2 x + 1} = {(\frac{1}{2})}^{0}$

Leads to 2x + 1 = 0

Solve for x : x = -1/2

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Q:

The fastest growing plant is ______ ?

A) Ashoka	B) Banyan
C) Eucalyptus	D) Rose

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Eucalyptus

Explanation:

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Q:

I am the first on Earth, the second in Heaven. I appear two times in a week you can only see me once in a year. Although I am in the middle of the sea, l am not found in month, but l am in February, June, September, October, November & December.

Who am I?

Answer

The letter 'E'.

As of the above given data,

It is in the 1st place in Earth, 2nd in Heaven and in the middle of the Sea.

It appears once in a Year and twice in a Week.

It is present in February, June, September, October, November & December.

But not in the Month.

Hence, it is the letter 'E'.

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Q:

If three eighth of a number is 141. What will be the approximately value of 32.08% of this number ?

A) 101	B) 112
C) 104	D) 120

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 120

Explanation:

K x 3/8 = 141 => K = 376

376 x 32.08/100 = 120

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