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Q:

The age of Sohail, Afzal and Bilal are 17,16 and 12 respectively. If the age of Aslam also included the average of the ages is increased by 5. What is the age of Aslam?

A) 32	B) 33
C) 34	D) 35

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 35

Explanation:

Given S = 17 yrs

A = 16 yrs

B = 12 yrs

Average = 17 + 16 + 12/3 = 15 yrs

Given if Aslam added to them, their average increases by 5

=> Average of 4 members = 20

Let the age of Aslam be 'x'

Then,

17 + 16 + 12 + x /4 = 20

=> x = 80 - 45

=> x = 35.

Hence, the age of Aslam is 35 yrs.

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Q:

One-quarter of one-seventh of a land is sold for Rs. 30,000. What is the value of an four fifteenth of land ?

A) Rs.1,92,000	B) Rs.2,24,000
C) Rs.1,26,000	D) Rs.3,42,000

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs.2,24,000

Explanation:

One-quarter of one-seventh = 1/4 x 1/7
= 1/28
Now, 1/28 of a land costs = Rs. 30,000
Thus, 8/35 of the land will cost = 30,000 x 28 x 4/15
= Rs. 2,24,000.

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Q:

If $a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2}$ , then $\frac{1}{l o g_{c + a} (b)} + \frac{1}{l o g_{c - a} (b)} = ?$

A) 1	B) 2
C) 4	D) 8

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

Explanation:

Given $a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2}$

Now $\frac{1}{\log_{c + a} (b)} + \frac{1}{\log_{c - a} (b)}$

= $\log_{b} (c + a) + \log_{b} (c - a)$

= $\log_{b} (c^{2} - a^{2})$

= $2 \log_{b} (b) = 2$

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Q:

Two solutions have milk & water in the ratio 7:5 and 6:11. Find the proportion in which these two solutions should Be mixed so that the resulting solution has 1 part milk and 2 parts water ?

A) 7 : 12	B) 8 : 13
C) 9 : 4	D) 2 : 5

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8 : 13

Explanation:

To get the solution that contains 1 part of milk and two parts of water,
they must be mixed in the ratio as
7x+6x/5y+11y = 1/2
26x = 16y
x/y = 16/26
x/y = 8/13

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Q:

What comes once in a year, twice in a week and never in a day?

A) Sunday	B) New moon day
C) E	D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) E

Explanation:

YEAR - 1 E

WEEK - 2 E

DAY - 0 E

Hence, the letter 'E', comes once in a year, twice in a week and never in a day.

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Q:

A, B and C started a business where their initial capital was in the ratio of 2:3:4. At the end of 6 months, A invested an amount such that his total capital became equal to C's initial capital investment. If the annual profit of B is Rs. 3000 then what is the total profit ?

A) Rs. 8,640	B) Rs. 9,850
C) Rs. 10,000	D) Rs. 11,220

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 10,000

Explanation:

Ratio of investments of A, B & C = 2×6+4×6 : 3×12 : 4×12

= 36 : 36 : 48

= 6 : 6 : 8

But given that the annual profit of B is Rs. 3000

=> 6 ratio = 3000

Then for the total annual profit of partners is

20 ratio = 3000 x 20/6 = 10,000.

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Q:

If the given two numbers are respectively 7% and 28% of a third number, then what percentage is the first of the second ?

A) 24%	B) 29%
C) 34%	D) 25%

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25%

Explanation:

Here, k = 7 and l = 28
Therefore, first number = $\frac{k}{l}$ x100 % of second number = 7/28 x 100% of second number = 25% of second number.

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Q:

Chief component of first generation computer was

A) Vacuum tubes	B) integrated circuits
C) transisters	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vacuum tubes

Explanation:

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The chief component in the first generation computers are Vacuum tubes.

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