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Q:

Artist is to painting as senator is to

A) politician	B) constituents
C) attorney	D) law

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) law

Explanation:

As we know that an artist makes paintings, similarly, a senator makes laws.

Hence, Artist : Painting :: Senator : Law.

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Q:

A Roman walks into a bar. He holds up two fingers and says 'five beers, please'.

How it is possible?

Answer

The shape of two fingers shown up will be in 'V' and it represents in Roman letters, a number 5.

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Q:

Give a possible molecular formula for C3H5ClO?

A) C6H10Cl2O2	B) C6H10O2
C) C6H10ClO2	D) C6H12Cl2O2

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) C6H10Cl2O2

Explanation:

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Q:

"Kalinga Prize" associated with which of the following fields ?

A) Sports	B) Journalism
C) Science	D) Literature

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Science

Explanation:

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Q:

If the boat goes 7 kms upstream in 42 min and speed of the stream is 3 kmph, then the speed of the boat in still water ?

A) 14 kmph	B) 13 kmph
C) 12 kmph	D) 11 kmph

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 13 kmph

Explanation:

Given that, upstream distance = 7 kms

Upstream speed = 7/42 x 60 = 10 kms

Speed of the stream = 3 kmph

Let speed in still water = M kmph, then

Upstream speed = M - 3 = 10

=> M = 13 kmph.

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Q:

The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to the second is 2:3. And that of the second to the third is 5:8, then the second number is:

A) 30	B) 27
C) 23	D) 33

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 30

Explanation:

Then, A:B = 2:3 and B:C = 5:8
= (5 x 3/5) : (8 x 3/5) = 3:24/5
A:B:C = 2:3:24/5
= 10:15:24 => B = 98 x 15/49 = 30.

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Q:

What did the Bhore committee deal with ?

A) Economic development in India	B) Health development in India
C) Development of airports in India	D) Rural development in India

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Health development in India

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Q:

Ajay and his wife Reshmi appear in an interview for two vaccancies in the same post. The Probability of Ajay's selection is 1/7 and that of his wife Reshmi's selection is 1/5. What is the probability that only one of them will be selected?

A) 5/7	B) 1/5
C) 2/7	D) 2/35

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2/7

Explanation:

P( only one of them will be selected) = p[(E and not F) or (F and not E)]

= $P [(E \cap F) \cup (F \cap E)]$

= $P (E) P (F) + P (F) P (E)$

= $\frac{1}{7} \times \frac{4}{5} + \frac{1}{5} \times \frac{6}{7} = \frac{2}{7}$

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