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The pie chart shows the breakup of expenditure of a mining company for the year 2017. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

What is the total expenditure (in Rs lakhs)?

 

A) 1200 B) 900
C) 1000 D) 1100
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1200

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Read the given statements and the following conclusions carefully and select which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
• All blue are colours.
• All colours are shades.
Conclusions:
1. All blue are shades.
2. Some shades are colours.

A) All the conclusions follow. B) Only conclusion 1 follows.
C) Only conclusion 2 follows. D) No conclusions follow.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) All the conclusions follow.

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At least one pair of opposite angles is congruent in a _____.

A) Cyclic quadrilateral B) Trapezium
C) Isosceles trapezium D) Kite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kite

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A passage with three blanks, followed by five options, each containing one word, is given. Choose the word that can fill all the three blanks.
In finance, a __________ is an instrument of indebtedness of the issuer to the holders. The ___________ is a debt security, under which the issuer owes the holders a debt and is obliged to pay them interest (the coupon) or to repay the principal at a later date, termed the maturity date. Interest is usually payable at fixed intervals (semi- annual, annual, sometimes monthly). Very often it is negotiable, that is, the ownership of the instrument can be transferred in the secondary market. This means that once the transfer agents at the bank medallion stamp the same, it is highly liquid on the secondary market. Thus, a __________ is a form of loan or IOU.

A) Brand B) Stock
C) Bond D) Barter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bond

Explanation:

‘Brand’ refers to a particular identity or image regarded as an asset. ‘Stock’ refers to the capital raised by a company or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares. ‘Bond’ is an interest-bearing security issued by governments, companies and some other organisations. ‘Barter’ refers to exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money. ‘Bankruptcy’ means the state of being bankrupt. The given blanks can either use ‘bond’ or ‘stock’ as both are similar in meaning. Bonds and stocks are both securities, but the major difference between the two is that (capital) stockholders have an equity stake in a company (that is, they are owners), whereas bondholders have a creditor stake in the company (that is, they are lenders). Being a creditor, bondholders have priority over stockholders. Thus, ‘bond’ is the best fit word for the given blanks as it is clearly stated that it is a form of loan. This makes option 3 the correct answer.

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The author of the book "The People's President: Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam" is:

A) Tarun Vijay B) Sumitra Mahajan
C) KC Pant D) SM Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) SM Khan

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Which of the following ministry has Launched Mobile Application “ Jan Dhan Darshak” as A Part of Financial Inclusion? 

A) Finance Ministry  B) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 
C) Ministry of Human Resource Development  D) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Finance Ministry 

Explanation:

Finance Ministry Launches Mobile Application “Jan Dhan Darshak” as A Part of Financial Inclusion. Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance and National Informatics Centre (NIC) has jointly developed a mobile app called Jan Dhan Darshak as a part of financial inclusion (FI) initiative. 

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In the following question, a passage is given which describes a situation. From the given options, mark the correct inference that can be drawn from the passage. If none of the inferences follow, mark option 5, “None of these” as the answer.
In nearly all human populations a majority of individuals can taste the artificially synthesized chemical phenylthiocarbonide (PTC). However, the percentage varies dramatically-- from as low as 60% in India to as high as 95% in Africa. That this polymorphism is observed in non- human primates as well indicates a long evolutionary history which, although obviously not acting on PTC, might reflect evolutionary selection for taste discrimination of other, more significant bitter substances, such as certain toxic plants.

A) Human beings show the same taste profile as primates. B) Humans prefers substances that are naturally sweet.
C) Only a minority of the human population have an indeterminant taste profile. D) A majority of the human population have an indeterminant taste profile.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only a minority of the human population have an indeterminant taste profile.

Explanation:

The passage clearly states that several characteristics are shared between humans and primates with respect to their taste profiles. It also states that it is because of evolution. But to infer that both species share the same profile would be incorrect making option a incorrect. The passage is all about the human ability to discern different tastes. One cannot infer about the likability of certain tastes from the given passage making option 2 incorrect. In the first sentence itself the passage talks about how majority of the human population can taste a certain artificial flavour. Thus, it can be inferred that majority of the human population have a determinant taste profile making the opposite as stated in option 3 also correct. This also makes option 4 incorrect.

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In the following question, four number pairs are given. The number on left side of (–) is related to the number on the right side of (–) with some Logic/Rule/Relation. Three are similar on basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the

 

A) 63 – 67 B) 17 – 21
C) 39 – 43 D) 31 – 37
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 31 – 37

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