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Q:

6 B in an O?

A) 6 books in an order	B) 6 balls in an over
C) 6 bats in an odd	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6 balls in an over

Explanation:

6 b in an o means 6 balls in an over in cricket.

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Q:

Dhoni ,Raina ,Kohli and Sikhar have all played 5 innings each and each scored 131 runs.The players Score Card is given below : 100,90,85,80,30,25,20,20,15,15,10,10,10,3,3,3,2,1,1,1.

Given hints are:

1. Dhoni & Raina have scored different runs in 4 innings however in one innings they have scored same runs.

2. Shikhar & Kohli have also scored different runs in 3 innings however their indivitual score is same throughout 2 innings(meaning each has scored same run twice in 2 innings).

3. Shikhar's highest score is greater than that of Kohli's highest score.

4. Only Shikhar has scored more than 1 run in each innings.

5. Raina's hiighest score is greater than that of Dhoni's highest score.

Questions :

1. Who scored century in one innings ?
2. Who scored 35 runs in 2 consecutive innings ?
3. Who scored 30 runs in one innings ?

Answer

Scores of individuals :

Dhoni= 80,30,10,10,1
Raina=100,25,3,2,1
Kholi=85,20,15,10,1
Shikhar=90,20,15,3,3

Above combination satisfies all conditions given in the question.

Answer 1) Raina

Answer 2) Kohli and Shikhar

Answer 3) Dhoni

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Q:

A person who is always dissatisfied

A) malcontent	B) surrogate
C) heresy	D) felon

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) malcontent

Explanation:

The one word substitute for "a person who is always dissatisfied" is malcontent.

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Q:

In the following options, select the one which is different from the other three ?

A) Concentration	B) Concourse
C) Radiation	D) Confluence

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Radiation

Explanation:

Radiation shows the property of spreading while the rest three shows concentration at a point.

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Q:

As any economist knows, healthy people pose less of an economic burden to society than unhealthy people. Not surprisingly, then, every dollar our state government spends on prenatal care for undocumented immigrants will save taxpayers of this state three dollars.

Which of the following, if true, would best explain why the statistics cited above are not surprising?

A) The state's taxpayers pay for prenatal care of all ...........immigrants.	B) Pregnant women who do not receive prenatal care are ...........more likely to experience health problems than ...........other pregnant women.
C) Both A and B	D) None

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pregnant women who do not receive prenatal care are ...........more likely to experience health problems than ...........other pregnant women.

Explanation:

From the above passage this will only be true Pregnant women who do not receive prenatal care are ...........more likely to experience health problems than ...........other pregnant women.

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Q:

Antonym for Durable

A) Pressure	B) Flimsy
C) Hard-wearing	D) Withstand

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Flimsy

Explanation:

Durable means able to withstand wear, pressure.

Antonyms for Durable are Delicate, Flimsy, Short-lived.

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Q:

Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5 ?

A) 2/3	B) 1/2
C) 7/8	D) 4/5

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1/2

Explanation:

Multiples of 3 below 20 are 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18
Multiples of 5 below 20 are 5, 10, 15, 20
Required number of possibilities = 10
Total number of possibilities = 20
Required probability = 10/20 = 1/2.

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Q:

From a group of 7 boys and 6 girls, five persons are to be selected to form a team, so that at least 3 girls are there in the team. In how many ways can it be done?

A) 427	B) 531
C) 651	D) 714

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 531

Explanation:

Given in the question that, there are 7 boys and 6 girls.

Team members = 5

Now, required number of ways in which a team of 5 having atleast 3 girls in the team =

$(6 C_{3} x 7 C_{2}) + (6 C_{4} x 7 C_{1}) + (6 C_{5}) = [\frac{6 x 5 x 4}{3 x 2 x 1} x \frac{7 x 6}{2 x 1}] + [\frac{6 x 5 x 4 x 3}{4 x 3 x 2 x 1} x 7] + [\frac{6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2}{5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1}] = 420 + 105 + 6 = 531 .$

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