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Q:

Fumble is to Finesse as Malign is to

A) Slander B) Extol
C) Criticize D) Assurance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Extol

Explanation:

Fumble means grope, mishandle, drop, mistake, blunder, bungle.

Finesse means skill, grace, elegance, assurance, diplomacy, discretion.

So, they are opposites.

 

Similarly,

Malign means slander or criticize.

Extol means being kind or good-natured. A person without finesse often fumbles. A person without extol in his heart often maligns.

Extol means praise or exalt, benevolence

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Q:

In which year SBI was Nationalised ?

A) 1995 B) 1955
C) 1980 D) 1969
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1955

Explanation:

The nationalisation of banks in India took place in 1969 by Mrs. Indira Gandhi the then prime minister. It nationalised 14 banks then. These banks were mostly owned by businessmen and even managed by them. Before the steps of nationalisation of Indian banks, only State Bank of India (SBI) was nationalised. It took place in July 1955 under the SBI Act of 1955.

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Nationalisation of Seven State Banks of India (formed subsidiary) took place on 19th July, 1960.

 

1955 : Nationalisation of State Bank of India.
1969 : Nationalisation of 14 major banks.
1980 : Nationalisation of seven banks with deposits over 200 crores.

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Q:

1, 2, 3, 10, ?, 9802

A) 99 B) 199
C) 299 D) 999
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 99

Explanation:

2 = 12 + 13 = 22 - 110 = 32 + 1Now 102 - 1 = 999802 = 992 + 1

 

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Q:

Draw the conclusion from the following sentences

1. Apartments in the Riverdale Manor cost less than apartments in The Gaslight Commons.
2. Apartments in the Livingston Gate cost more than apartments in the The Gaslight Commons.
3. Of the three apartment buildings, the Livingston Gate costs the most.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

Since the Gaslight Commons costs more than the Riverdale Manor and the Livingston Gate costs more than the Gaslight Commons, it is true that the Livingston Gate costs the most.

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Q:

Which is a green planet in the solar system?

A) Pluto B) Venus
C) Uranus D) Mars
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Uranus

Explanation:

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun which looks green color. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. Uranus is similar in composition to Neptune, and both have different bulk chemical composition from that of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn.

 

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Colors of other planets::

 

Mercury - Gray or slightly brownish

 

Venus - Pale yellow

 

Earth - Blue with white clouds

 

Mars - Mostly reddish brown

 

Jupiter - Orange and white bands

 

Saturn - Pale gold

 

Uranus - Green

 

Neptune - Pale blue

 

Pluto - Light brown

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Q:

Which two months in a year have the same calendar?

A) October, December B) April, November
C) June, October D) April, July
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) April, July

Explanation:

If the period between the two months is divisible by 7, then that two months will have the same calender .

 
(a). Oct + Nov  = 31 + 30 = 61 (not divisible by 7)

(b). Apr + May + Jun + Jul + Aug + Sep + Oct = 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 31 + 30 + 31  = 214 (not divisible by 7)

(c). Jun + July + Aug + Sep = 30 + 31 + 31 + 30 = 122 (not divisible by 7)

(d). Apr + May + June = 30 + 31 + 30 = 91 (divisible by 7)

 

Hence, April and July months will have the same calendar.

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Q:

Find the next number in the sequence?

28, 16, 28, 76, 274

A) 1233 B) 1243
C) 1256 D) 1276
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1243

Explanation:

Given number sequence is 28, 16, 28, 76, 274

Here the sequence follows a pattern that

28

28 x 0.5 + 2 = 14 + 2 = 16

16 x 1.5 + 4 = 24 + 4 = 28

28 x 2.5 + 6 = 70 + 6 = 76

76 x 3.5 + 8 = 266 + 8 = 274

274 x 4.5 + 10 = 1233 + 10 = 1243

 

Hence, the next number in the given number sequence is 1243.

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Q:

The number of symbols that are preceded by a number in the given expression is ____.

R+JM2$#QR?*O@7F3

 

A) 4  B) 3 
C) 2 D)  1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  1

Explanation:
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