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A shopkeeper has a job to print certain number of documents and there are three machines P, Q and R for this job. P can complete the job in 3 days, Q can complete the job in 4 days and R can complete the job in 6 days. How many days the shopkeeper will it take to complete the job if all the machines are used simultaneously ?

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

Explanation:

Let the total number of documents to be printed be 12.

 The number of documents printed by P in 1 day = 4.

 The number of documents printed by Q in 1 day = 3.

 The number of documents printed by R in 1 day = 2.

 
Thus, the total number of documents that can be printed by all the machines working simultaneously in a single day = 9.

 

Therefore, the number of days taken to complete the whole work = 12/9 = 4/3 days.

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Q:

If        9 = 63              8 = 48             7 = 35 

Then   4 = ?

A) 4 B) 8
C) 12 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8

Explanation:

Here given that 9 = 63, 8 = 48, 7=35, ... 

 

The given question follows a pattern that

9 x (9 - 2) = 9 x 7 = 63

8 x (8 - 2) = 8 x 6 = 48

7 x (7 - 2) = 7 x 5 = 35

 

Similarly, 4 x (4 - 2) = 4 x 2 = 8.

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On sport’s day, if 12 children were made to stand in each column, 98 columns could be formed. After a certain music being played the plan was that the children have to stand in concentric circles such that the innermost circle will have one student, the next circle will have two students, the third circle will have 3 students and so on. How many circles will be formed in this manner ?

A) 44 B) 46
C) 48 D) 49
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 48

Explanation:

No. of students will be 98 x 12 = 1176
let us consider n circles then 1 + 2 + 3 + ....+ n = 1176
n(n+1)/2 = 1176
n = 48 circles.

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Q:

Lens is made up of which glass

A) Ordinary glass B) Pyrex glass
C) Flint glass D) Cobalt glass
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Flint glass

Explanation:
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Pointing to a lady , a man said," The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife."How is the lady related to the man ?

A) sister of father-in-law B) sister
C) mother D) mother-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sister of father-in-law

Explanation:

Brother of person's wife → brother-in-law of the person. Hence, the son of lady's brother is brother-in-law of the person.

Therefore, the brother of the lady is the father-in-law of the person. Hence, the lady is the sister of the person's father-in-law.

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Q:

A man sell 35 waffers for Rs. 15 each and loses Rs. 40.4. If he sells 35 waffers for Rs. 18, how much does he loss or gain ?

A) Rs. 64 B) Rs. 52
C) Rs. 72 D) Rs. 55
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 64

Explanation:

Given Loss = Rs. 40.4
We know loss = cost price - selling price
40.4 = CP - 35(15)
=> CP = 40.4 + 525
=> CP = Rs. 565.4
Now the New selling price of waffer is Rs. 18
=> SP = 35(18) = 630
Now Gain = SP - CP = 630 -565.4 = Rs. 64.6.

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Q:

What is the capital of Bhutan ?

A) Dhaka B) Thimphu
C) Tripoli D) Tokyo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Thimphu

Explanation:
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One girl can eat 112 chocolates in half a minute, and her boy friend can eat half as many in twice the length of time. How many chocolates can both boy and girl eat in 12 seconds ?

A) 44 B) 32
C) 56 D) 49
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 56

Explanation:

Girl eats 112 chocolates in 30 sec

so she can eat in 12 sec is 12 x 112/30 = 44.8 chocolates.

 

Her boy friend can eat one-half of 112 in twice of 30 sec

so he can eat 56 in 60 sec


Then he can eat in 12 sec is 56 x 12/60 = 11.2 chocolates.

 

Hence, together they can eat = 44.8 + 11.2 =56 chocolates in 12 seconds.

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