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Q:

Assertion(A) : The pouring of kerosene oil on stagnant pools helps to eradicate malaria.
Reason(R) : The kerosene oil is poisonous for the mosquitoes.

A) R correctly explains A B) R is true but A is fale
C) A is true but R is false D) Both A and R are false
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A is true but R is false

Explanation:

The kerosene oil sprayed on the water provodes a thin cating and the larvae of the mosquitoes are prevented from coming up to breathe. Thus, they die.
Hence, A is true but R is false.

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Q:

Raju sold an article by giving a discount of 8% for Rs. 17,940 and earn profit of 19.6 %. If he did not give discount then how much profit percentage he gets ?

A) 27% B) 30%
C) 32% D) 25%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 30%

Explanation:
Let the M.R.P of an article be 100 %
 
Selling price of article =Rs. 17940
 
If he give a discount of 8 % then S.P = 92 %
92 % = 17490
100 % = 19500
 
Now C.P of the article is 
 
17490 x 100/119.6 = 15000
 
If he did not give the discount, then 
 
Required profit percentage = 
 
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The ratio of K’s and M’s ages is 4: 5. If the difference between the present age of M and the age of K, 5 years hence is 3 years, then what is the difference and total of present ages of K and M?

A) 8, 72 yrs B) 16, 65 yrs
C) 12, 84 yrs D) 10, 60 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 8, 72 yrs

Explanation:

Let the present ages be K,M

Given K/M = 4/5

5K - 4M = 0 ......(1)

Also given that,

M - (K + 5) = 3

M - K = 8 .........(2)


Then, by solving (1) & (2)

M = 40 yrs and K = 32 yrs

Hence, Total of ages = 40 + 32 = 72 yrs

Difference of ages = 40 - 32 = 8 yrs.

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Q:

One fathom is equal to how many meters ? 

A) 1.7699 B) 2.0210
C) 1.8288 D) 2.1212
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1.8288

Explanation:

One fathom = 1.8288 meters = 6 feet

A fathom is a unit of length used especially for measuring the depth of water.

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Q:

Teachers day is celebrated in memory of

A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad B) Sir Vallabhai Patel
C) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan D) Jawaharlal Nehru
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Explanation:

Every year 5th September is celebrated as Teacher's Day in India, in the memory of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's birthday. He was the first vice-president and second president of India.

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After he become the president of India, his students want to celebrate his birthday in grand but he refused and he adviced them to celebrate that day as teachers day. From then, 5th September is celebrated as Teacher's Day.

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Q:

 What is the difference between the local values of 3 in the number 43403 ?

A) 0 B) 3030
C) 3003 D) 2997
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2997

Explanation:

3000 – 3 = 2997

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Q:

Which observation proves that a cell is a eukaryote?

A) It contains DNA B) It contains ribosomes
C) It has a cell membrane D) It has DNA inside a nucleus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) It has DNA inside a nucleus

Explanation:

Eukaryotic cells all have a nucleus. Eukaryotes are organisms that are multicellular, although there are some examples of single cellular eukaryotes. So eukaryotic cells can be either cell with a nucleus or a eukaryotic organism's cell.

The most important feature to judge whether it has nucleus membrane.

And for other choices, they are the common features of eukaryote and prokaryote.

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Q:

Entomology is the science that studies

A) Insects B) Behaviour of Human beigns
C) Scientific Names D) Formation of Rocks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Insects

Explanation:

Entomology is the science branch of Zoology that studies Insects

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