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Q:

Mr. X sold two properties P1 and P2 for Rs 1,00,000 each. He sold property P1 for 20% less than what he paid for it. What is the percentage of profit of property P2, so that he is not in gain or loss on the sale of two properties?

A) 33.33%	B) 29.97%
C) 25%	D) 22.22%

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 33.33%

Explanation:

Let 'A' be the cost price of property P1.

Then from the given data, the selling price of P1 = Rs. 1,00,000

He got 20% loss on selling P1

$\Rightarrow A - \frac{20 A}{100} = 100000 \Rightarrow A = 1, 25, 000$

Therefore, the amount he lossed on selling P1 = 25,000

As ge he got no loss or gain on sale of P1 and P2, the gain on selling P2 = 25,000

But the selling price of P2 = 1,00,000 => Cost price of P2 = 75,000

Hence, the profit percentage on P2 = $\frac{Gain}{CP} x 100 = \frac{25000}{75000} x 100 = \frac{100}{3} = 33.33 %$

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Q:

Jaduguda mines are famous for

A) mica deposits	B) uranium deposits
C) gold deposits	D) iron ore

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) uranium deposits

Explanation:

The Jaduguda Mine also known as Jadugoda or Jadugora is a Uranium mine in Jaduguda village in the Purbi Singhbhum district of the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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Q:

In what time a 360 m. long train moving at the speed of 44 km/hr will cross a 140 m. long bridge ?

A) 36 sec	B) 39 sec
C) 41 sec	D) 43 sec

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 41 sec

Explanation:

Speed = 44 kmph x 5/18 = 110/9 m/s

We know that, Time = distance/speed

Time = (360 + 140) / (110/9)

= 500 x 9/110 = 41 sec.

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Q:

The Value of $[\log (\tan (1^{0})) + \log (\tan (2^{0})) + \dots \dots + \log (\tan (89^{0}))]$ is

A) -1	B) 0
C) 1/2	D) 1

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 0

Explanation:

$= [\log \tan (1^{0}) + \log \tan (89^{0})] + [\log \tan (2^{0}) + \log \tan (88^{0})] + \dots \dots + [\log \tan (45^{0})]$

$= \log [\tan (1^{0}) \times \tan (89^{0})] + \log [\tan (2^{0}) \times \tan (88^{0})] + \dots \dots + \log (1)$

$[∵ \tan (90 - θ) = c o t θ a n d \tan (45^{0}) = 1]$

= log 1 + log 1 +.....+log 1

= 0.

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Q:

The Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary (GWS) will come up in which state?

A) Maharashtra	B) Karnataka
C) Tamil Nadu	D) Odisha

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Maharashtra

Explanation:

The Maharashtra Government has recently approved Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary in Chandrapur district as a new wildlife sanctuary in the state.

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Q:

The bonds in the compound MgSO4 can be described as

A) covalent	B) ionic
C) both A & B	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) both A & B

Explanation:

Here the given compound is MgSO4.

In the given compound, Sulphur (S) and Oxygen (O) are two non metals and Magnesium (Mg) is a metal.

In this compound, Sulphur and Oxygen reacts to form covalent bond and the metal Magnesium reacts with both non metals Sulphur and Oxygen to form ionic bonds.

Hence, in the given compound MgSO4 there are both covalent and ionic bonds.

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Q:

A sum of Rs.1890 has to be used to give 9 prizes to the customers of a super market for their overall academic purchases. If each prize is Rs.30 less than its preceding price, what is the least value of the price ?

A) 90	B) 95
C) 85	D) 80

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 90

Explanation:

Let the least value of the prize = Rs. x

Then the next value of the prize is x+30 , x+60, x+90, ....x+240.

Given total amount of cash prizes = Rs.1890

--> x + (x+30) + (x+60) + (x+90) + ....+ (x+240) = 1890

--> 9x + (30 + 60 + 90 + 120 + 150 + 180 + 210 + 240) = 1890

--> 9x + 30(1 + 2 + 3 + 4....+ 8) = 1890

--> 9x + 30(36) = 1890

--> 9x = 810 --> x=90

Hence the least value of the prize x=90

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Q:

Solve this logical Math puzzle?

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Answer

Let that something be 'x'

From the given data,

x + x/5 = 21

5x + x/5 = 21

6x = 21 x 5

=> x = 17.5

Hence, that something is x = 17.5.

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