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A store owner is packing books into larger boxes that measure 25 by 42 by 60 inches. If the measurement of each book is 7 by 6 by 5 inches, then how many books can be placed in the box ?

A) 175 B) 345
C) 265 D) 300
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 300

Explanation:

Number of books that can be placed in the larger box is given by Volume of Box / Volume of book.
Now, n = 25 x 42 x 60 / 7 x 6 x 5
= 63000 / 210
= 300.
Therefore, 300 books can be in that box.

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I learnt from my experience that by______ my anger and resentment, and by avoiding _________ I could overcome opponents more successfully than could those who openly defied their adversaries.

A) suppressing, conflict B) expressing, hostility
C) stifling, temperance D) rousing, wrath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) suppressing, conflict

Explanation:
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Q:

There is a clock which shows false timing ie it shows 20 minutes less for each 1 hour. If the clock shows 12 noon now how many minutes will be lost when it shows 2 pm ?

A) 36 minutes B) 48 minutes
C) 35 minutes D) 60 minutes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 60 minutes

Explanation:

For 1 hour, 20 minutes is slower, then for
06 miuntes - 2 minutes is slower
30 minutes - 10 minutes
Actual time | false time
12 12
01 PM 12:40 PM (20 minutes slower)
02 PM 01:20 PM
03 PM 02:00 PM

So, when actual time is 3pm, the false time is 2 pm.
So, it loses 60 minutes when it shows 2 pm.

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Q:

Which is the World's highest bridge standing 1850 ft above a gorge opens?

A) Sidu Bridge B) Millau Via-duct
C) Beipanjiang Bridge D) Puli Bridge
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Beipanjiang Bridge

Explanation:

Duge Beipanjiang Bridge in southwest China, opened to traffic this week and now the highest bridge in the world, some 565 metres (1,854 feet) above the valley below.The bridge stretches across a 1,341-metre (4,400-foot) span. Three years in the making, it's estimated to have cost the Chinese government around 1 billion yuan (or US$144 million).The bridge is going to cut travel times between Liupanshui in the Guizhou province and Xuanwei in the Yunnan province to two hours instead of the current five – as long as you don't mind the heights.The bridge crosses the the Nizhu river, and to give you some idea of the size of the drop down to the water below, it's almost 2 Eiffel Towers or one-and-a-half Empire State Buildings.

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Q:

English words with similar meaning

A) Relegate - Downgrade B) Beautiful - Ugly
C) Qualm - Confidence D) Generic - Branded
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Relegate - Downgrade

Explanation:

Relegate means Assigning an inferior rank or position to. That means, downgrading or pulling down, lower a person.

 

All other options have words with opposite in meaning.

 

Hence, Relegate is an English word which is similar in meaning to Downgrade.

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Q:

Boxing : Ring :: Wrestling : ?

A) Ring B) Court
C) Arena D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arena

Explanation:

Boxing is played in the ring whereas Wrestling is played in Arena.

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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 4 or 15 ?

A) 6/19 B) 3/10
C) 7/10 D) 6/17
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3/10

Explanation:

Here, S = {1, 2, 3, 4, ...., 19, 20}=> n(s) = 20
Let E = event of getting a multiple of 4 or 15
=multiples od 4 are {4, 8, 12, 16, 20}
And multiples of 15 means multiples of 3 and 5
= {3, 6 , 9, 12, 15, 18, 5, 10, 15, 20}.
= the common multiple is only (15).
=> E = n(E)= 6
Required Probability = P(E) = n(E)/n(S) = 6/20 = 3/10.

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Can character data be stored in computer memory? 

A) Yes---a primitive data type is used to store characters B) No---computer memory can only store patterns
C) Yes---characters are stored in special memory D) No---computers can only store numbers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Yes---a primitive data type is used to store characters

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