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Q:

Who was Mihirakula?

A) An Indo-Greek ruler B) A Huna invader
C) A chinese pilgrim D) A Saka ruler
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A Huna invader

Explanation:

Mihirakula, also Mahiragula, was one of the most important rulers of the Alchon Huns, who led a conquest and gained temporary control of Gandhara, Kashmir, northern and central India. Mihirakula was a son of Toramana, both of Huna heritage, and ruled the Indian part of the Hephthalite Empire.

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Q:

12 men complete a work in 14 days. 5 days after they had started working, 3 men join them. How many more days will all of them take to complete the remaining work?

A) 5 B) 4
C) 3 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

Let p be the required number of days.

From the given data,

12 x 14 = 12 x 5 + (12+3) x p 

12 x 14 = 12[5 + 3p]

14 = 5 + 3p

3p = 9

p = 3 days.

 

Hence, more 3 days all of them take to complete the remaining work.

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Q:

Who has been described as the "destroyer of the Sakas, the Yavanas and the Pallavas"?

A) Skanda Gupta B) Gautamiputra Satakarni
C) Simuka D) Satakarni I
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gautamiputra Satakarni

Explanation:

Gautamiputra Satakarni has been described as the "destroyer of the Sakas, the Yavanas and the Pallavas".

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Q:

Foam brightens like the dogwood now is an example of

A) a metaphor B) consonance
C) a simile D) alliteration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) a simile

Explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech in which two different things are compared using like or as words.

 

Here in the given sentence, Foam brightens like the dogwood foam's brightness is compared to dogwood. Hence, it is a simile.

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Q:

An electronic device rearranges numbers step-by-step in a particular order according to set of rules. The device stops when the final result is obtained.


Input: 84 15 35 04 18 96 62 08
Step 1: 96 84 15 35 04 18 62 08
Step 2: 96 84 62 15 35 04 18 08
Step 3: 96 84 62 35 15 04 18 08
Step 4: 96 84 62 35 18 15 04 08
Step 5: 96 84 62 35 18 15 08 04
And Step 5 is the last step for this input. Now, find out an appropriate step in the following question following the above rule.

Question:
Input: 16 09 24 28 15 04
What will be the third step for this input ?

A) 28 24 15 16 04 09 B) 28 24 16 15 09 04
C) 24 28 15 16 09 04 D) 28 24 16 15 04 09
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 28 24 16 15 09 04

Explanation:

Carefully obsrving the given arrangement, we find the following pattern:
We observe that the given numbers are arranged in descending order (from left to right), altering the position of only one number in each step, followed by the other numbers as it is. The process continues till the whole set of numbers is arranged in the descending order.

Step1: 28 16 09 24 15 04
Step2: 28 24 16 09 15 04
Step3: 28 24 16 15 09 04

Hence, the answer is B

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Q:

Fuse Wire is Made of?

A) an alloy of Tin and Lead B) Nickel
C) Copper D) an alloy of Nickel and Lead
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) an alloy of Tin and Lead

Explanation:

Fuse Wire is Made of an alloy of Tin and Lead.

 

If too high a current flows, the element rises to a higher temperature and either directly melts, or else melts a soldered joint within the fuse, opening the circuit. Thefuse element is made of an alloy of Tin and Lead to provide stable and predictable characteristics.

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Q:

How many lines of symmetry does a Pentagon have?

A) 4 B) 5
C) 6 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5

Explanation:

A regular Pentagon have 5 sides and 5 lines of symmetry. 

  • The number of lines of symmetry in a regular polygon is equal to the number of sides.
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Q:

In a certain code language, "NIGHT" is written as "ODDGM" and "DARK" is written as "GOYC". How is "GREEN" written in that code language?

A) IABPF B) MCBNB
C) OGHVL D) FPBAI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) IABPF

Explanation:
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