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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:

In a game of whist, GEORGE partnered MARY, while TED had to select a partner from ANN, EDNA, JOAN or ANGELA. Whom did he choose?

Answer

Ans: ANN.


 


Sol.Give each letter a number according to its position in the alphabet.


TED =20+5+4(29)


ANN=1+14+14(29)


(George  and Mary each add to 57).

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Q:

Fog is an example of a

A) liquid dispersed in gas B) solid dispersed in liquid
C) liquid dispersed in solid D) gas dispersed in liquid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) liquid dispersed in gas

Explanation:

Fog is tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface. Hence, fog is an example of a colloidal system liquid dispersed in gas.

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Q:

The difference between a nuclear reactor and atomic bomb is that ___________

A) no chain reaction takes place in nuclear reactor while in the atomic bomb there is a chain reaction B) the chain reaction in nuclear reactor is controlled
C) the chain reaction in nuclear reactor is not controlled D) no-chain reaction takes place in atomic bomb while it takes place in nuclear reactor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the chain reaction in nuclear reactor is controlled

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Q:

The famous character pickwick was created by

A) Leo Tolstoy B) Charles Dickens
C) George Washington D) Steven Spielberg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Charles Dickens

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'My strongest bulwark is gone' lamented Gandhiji on the death of 

A) Gopalakrishna Gokhale B) Motilal Nehru
C) Pherozeshah Mehta D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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What is the theme of the ‘World Wetlands Day 2021’?

 

A) Wetlands and Water B) Wetlands for Us
C) Save Wetlands D) Wetlands and Covid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Wetlands and Water

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Q:

Output devices make it possible to

A) View and print a data B) Scan a data
C) Input a data D) Sending a data
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) View and print a data

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