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Q:

3 BM (SHTR)

Answer

The given letter equation 3 BM (SHTR) imples that 3 Blind Mice (See How They Run).

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Q:

When a number is divided by 138 the remainder is 26. What will be the remainder if the same number is divided by 23 ?

A) 4	B) 6
C) 3	D) 1

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

Number = quotient x divisor + remainder;
so, here
number = 138 k + 26
=> (23 x 6k) + (23+3)
=> 23(6k+1)+3
so, remainder is 3.

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Q:

The following bar graph shows the percentage of chairs produced by two companies Neel Kamal and Raj Kamal during five different years. Bar graph also shows the total no. of chairs produced in different years associated with it. Study the graph carefully to answer the following questions.

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Question 1) Find the average no. of chairs produced by Raj Kamal in the years 2004, 2006 and 2007 together.

Question 2) What is the ratio of no. of chairs produced by Neel Kamal in the years 2007 and 2008 together to that by Raj Kamal in the same years together?

Question 3) If 12% chairs out of total chairs produced in the year 2008 were defective and in them ratio of defective chairs by Raj Kamal and Neel Kamal is 2 : 3 then find the no. of defective chairs produced by Neel Kamal in the year 2008.

Answer

Answer 1)

1/3 x (54 x 150 + 60 x 300 + 36 x 450)

= 1/3 x 42300

= 14100.

Answer 2)

Required ratio of chairs = $\frac{64 x 450 + 56 x 500}{36 x 450 + 44 x 500}$

= 56800/38200

= 284/191.

Answer 3)

Required number of chairs = $\frac{3}{5} x \frac{12}{100} x 50000$
= 3600.

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Q:

Ornate is the opposite of

A) Offensive	B) Elegant
C) Fancy	D) Lavish

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Offensive

Explanation:

Ornate means which is beautiful, lavish one. Opposite of Ornate is ugly, offensive, dull or plain.

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Q:

A man and his son are in a terrible accident and are rushed to the hospital in critical care. The doctor looks at the boy and exclaims "I can't operate on this boy, he's my son!" How could this be?

Answer

This is only possible when that doctor is boy's mother.

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Q:

Which sentence contains both an adverb and a conjunction?

A) Adam crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't slow his heartbeat.	B) The storm caused flooding as predicted.
C) Sneha was a kind person, but she hated people who spread rumors.	D) Do you want the shrimp or the crab?

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Adam crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't slow his heartbeat.

Explanation:

The sentence which contains both an adverb and a conjunction is "Adam crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't slow his heartbeat."

Here, Adverb - Silently and Conjunction - But.

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Q:

$\frac{1}{8}$ as a decimal?

A) 0.375	B) 0.247
C) 0.214	D) 0.125

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 0.125

Explanation:

Here $\frac{1}{8}$ in decimal means 8th part in 1.

We know that $\frac{1}{10}$ = 0.1

Then, $\frac{1}{8} = ?$

=> $? = \frac{\frac{1}{8} x 0.1}{\frac{1}{10}} = \frac{0.1 x 10}{8} = \frac{0.5}{4} \frac{1}{8} = 0.125$

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Q:

Find which of the two conclusions I and II given below is/are definitely true from the the given statements.

Statements: I > W > T > N, I = F = G = C

Conclusions: I. W > I

II. C > N

A) Only Conclusion I is true	B) Only Conclusion II is true
C) Both conclusions I & II are true	D) Neither conclusion I nor II is true

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only Conclusion II is true

Explanation:

From the given Statements :

1. I > W > T > N

2. F = G = C

Conclusions are :

I. W > I (False)

II. C > N (True)

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