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What is the effective discount (in %) on two successive discounts of 20% and 10%?

A) 30 B) 32
C) 35 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 28

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A study published in PLOS Medicine found that obesity was the cause of 1 in 10 deaths in the United States. Also, obesity was the third-leading cause of death in men and women, after high blood pressure and smoking. Hence, many doctors believe that it’s high time obesity be placed in the category of serious diseases as it not only decreases life expectancy but also impairs the normal functioning of the body.
Which of the following statements, if true, undermines the given argument?

A) Extreme obesity can shorten a person's life span by 10 years. B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.
C) Obesity can be a genetic disorder such as sickle-cell anemia and Tay- Sachs, which are classified as diseases. D) The Food and Drug Administration, the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Obesity Society, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the American College of Gastroenterology have i
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.

Explanation:

The given argument states that obesity should be categorized as a serious disease as it is known to decrease life expectancy and to harm the normal functioning of the body just like any other life-threatening disease. Option B undermines the argument by pointing out that obesity is mostly a lifestyle problem and not a disease. Compared to 40 years ago, people today spend more time commuting, sitting in front of a computer, watching television, playing video games, and generally exercising less, and end up burning fewer calories. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

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What is a spanning Tree?

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A spanning tree is a tree associated with a network. All the nodes of the graph appear on the tree once. A minimum spanning tree is a spanning tree organized so that the total edge weight between nodes is minimized

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The nation-wide campaign 'Operation Smile' is related to

A) Senior citizens B) War widows
C) Freedom fighters D) Missing children
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Missing children

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In general, elasticity is a measure of

A) how firms' profits respond to changes in market prices.  B) the extent to which advances in technology are adopted by producers.
C) how much buyers and sellers respond to changes in market conditions. D) the extent to which a market is competitive. 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) how much buyers and sellers respond to changes in market conditions.

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

The ___________ conversation-starter cultivated by years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple ‘how do you do?’ followed by a polite shaking of hands and an optional comment on the weather. But aside __________ the mental trauma this ritual causes to those unfortunate souls who suffer from clammy hands, it also doesn’t provide much incentive to go on. Fascinating as the weather can be from time _________ time, one can speak only so much about the ____________ of the sun and express sympathy towards the depressions the Bay of Bengal faces.

 

from time _________ time, one

 

A) to B) at
C) so D) is
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to

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World Climate conference popularly known as COP-21 (2015) was held in ___.

A) New York B) London
C) Paris D) Berlin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Paris

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Pitch Black Exercise is an air exercise between

A) India and Japan B) India and France
C) India and Nepal D) India and Australia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India and Australia

Explanation:

Indian Air Force (IAF) has participated in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 at Darwin, Australia. Sixteen different nations from across the globe, including French Air Force (FAF) participated in this exercise.

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