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Q:

The speed of a boat when travelling downstream is 32 km/h, whereas when travelling upstream it is 28 km/h. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

A) 27 km/h	B) 29 km/h
C) 31 km/h	D) Cannot be determined

Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Ans. Suppose the speed of boat in still water is x km/h and speed of stream is y km/h

Speedof boat in downstream = (x + y) km/h x+ y = 32 …(i)

Speed of boat in upstream = (x – y) km/h

x – y = 28 …(ii)

Add. Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get 2x = 60

x = 30 km/h

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War is peace; Freedom is slavery; Ignorance is strength; meaning

Answer

In the novel entitled 1984 by George Orwell's, "War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength;" is one of the three slogans of the entity known only as “The Party,” English Socialist Party ("INGSOC" for short) of Oceania.

It means "describes the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in distinct social contexts."

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Q:

In a family of six person O, N, M, R, Q and P each play one game out of six games viz. Football, Hockey, Golf, Tennis, Cricket and Basketball. There are two married couples. N who play Hockey is daughter-in-law of Q. O is the father of R who is Golf player. R is the father of M who is a cricketer. P is the brother of M. Football is not played by any female member. Q's husband play Basketball.

Questions :

1. How is M related to Q ?

2. Which person play Tennis ?

Answer

Q(f) - O(m)

(Tennis) (Basketball)

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R(m) - N(f)

(Golf) (Hockey)

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M P(m)

(Cricketer) (Football)

Answer 1: Can't be determined because M may be Grandson or Grand daughter of Q.

Answer 2: Q plays Tennis.

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Q:

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word

Palliate

A) Accuse	B) Relieve
C) Condemn	D) Exacerbate

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Relieve

Explanation:

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Q:

Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer.

$\frac{A p a r t o f S p e c i a l d e v e l o p m e n t f u n d i s}{(1)} / \frac{e x p e c t e d t o b e r e l e a s e d}{(2)} /$

$\frac{n e x t m o n t h a n d t h e p r o v i s i o n a l}{(3)} / \frac{f o r r e m a i n i n g a m o u n t i n t h e n e w b u d g e t}{(4)}$

A) (1)	B) (2)
C) (3)	D) (4)

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (3)

Explanation:

'provision' should replace 'provisional'.

A noun is required here and provisional is an adjective. Provision means supplies whereas provisional means temporary or contingent.

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Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer.

$\frac{A s m u c h a s i a d m i r e h i m f o r h i s t a l e n t}{(1)} / \frac{a n d e n d e a v o r t o a c h i e v e s u c c e s s}{(2)} /$

$\frac{I c a n n o t f o r g i v e h i m f o r b e i n g s o}{(3)} / \frac{r u d e t o t h e n o t s o w e l l t o d o o n e s}{(4)}$

A) (1)	B) (2)
C) (3)	D) (4)

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) (1)

Explanation:

The error lies in part (1).

As the phrase 'as much as' needs to be replaced with 'much as I'. This is because we use 'as much as' for comparing two qualities or things. But here in the given sentence a contrast is given in the latter part of the sentence. So we need a conjunction like 'even though' 'although' etc...

'Much as I' also serves the same purpose.

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Rohith Agarwal has three children--- Lila, Visal and Avinash. Avinash married Monika, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy. The Roys married their youngest daughter to the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Sharma, and they had two children named Amit and Shashi. The Roys have two more children, Roshan and Vandana, Both elder to Veena. Sanketh and Yashwanth are sons of Avinash and Monika. Rashmi is the daughter of Amit.

1) How is Veena related to Rashmi ?
(a)Aunt (b)Niece (c)Sister (d)Grand mother

2) How is Vishal related to Vandana ?
(a)Brother (b)Brother-in-law (c)Cousin (d)Nephew

3) What is the surname of Yashwanth ?
(a)Sharma (b)Roy (c)Agarwal (d)None

Answer

Answer 1) d
Rashmi is the daughter of Amit who is son of Veena.
Therefore, Veena is Grand mother of Rashmi.

Answer 2) b
Vandana's sister is Vishal's brother's wife.
Therfore, Vishal is Vandana's Brother-in-law.

Answer 3) c
Yashwanth is son of Avinash who is the son of Rohit Agarwal.
Therefore, surname of Yashwanth is Agarwal.

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Q:

On BBC World News channel last night they showed an informative program about new innovations in medical imaging, which you would have found interesting.

A) there was an informative program about innovations in medical imaging, a program you would have found interesting.	B) they showed an informative program about innovations in medical imaging, which you would have found interesting.
C) there was an informative program about new innovations in medical imaging, that you would have found interesting.	D) they showed an informative program about new innovations in medical imaging, which you would have found interesting.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) there was an informative program about innovations in medical imaging, a program you would have found interesting.

Explanation:

They is incorrect when talking of the television channel.

New is redundant.

And which must have a clear antecedent.

Hence, Only Option A satisfies and clears all the flaws in the given sentence.

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