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The prime meridian passes through

A) Paris B) Greenwich
C) New York D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Greenwich

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Who has been appointed as the new economic affairs secretary in the Union Finance Ministry  ?

A) N. K. Sinha B) Tapan Ray
C) Subhash C. Garg D) Kirti Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Subhash C. Garg

Explanation:

Subhash C. Garg, a 1983 batch lAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, has been appointed as the new the economic affairs secretary in the Union Finance Ministry. The post fell vacant after Shaktikanta Das retired on May 31, 2017. Currently, Tapan Ray, the corporate affairs secretary, has the additional charge of the economic affairs department. Prior to this appointment, Garg was Executive Director at World Bank for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka.

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Which Amendment Act introduced changes in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?

A) the 38th Amendment Act, 1975 B) the 40th Amendment Act, 1976
C) the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 D) the 44th Amendment Act, 1979
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976

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 A benefit of the three-tier architecture is which of the following?

A) New modules can be built to support specific business needs B) Performance improves for compiled SQL statements
C) Results in a thinner client and database server D) All of the above.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) New modules can be built to support specific business needs

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Logical puzzle

Take from a pack of cards all the Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks.
Arrange them in a 4 × 4 square so that every row, column and diagonal contains one card of each value (A,J,Q,K) and one card of each suit (Heart, Spade, Diamond, Club).

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Q:

Which of the following processes is used to remove reducible oxides from the metal?

A) liquation B) cupellation
C) poling D) electro refining
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) poling

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Which part of the female reproductive system prepares itself every month to receive and nurture the growing child?

A) Ovary B) Uterus
C) Vagina D) Cervix
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Uterus

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Course materials are sent to students by a distance teaching institution. The probability that they will send a wrong programme’s study material is 1/5. There is a probability of 3/4 that the package is damaged in transit, and there is a probability of 1/3 that there is a short shipment. What is the probability that the complete material for the course arrives without any damage in transit? 

A) 4/5 B) 2/3
C) 1/2 D) 2/15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2/15

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Probability of sending the correct material is 4/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probability of the material not being damaged in transit is 1/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probability that there is no short shipment = 2/3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

∴ Required probability =4/5 x 1/4 x 2/3 = 2/15

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