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Q:

Pick the odd man out of the folowing number sequence?

123 112 133 112 143

A) 143 B) 122
C) 133 D) 112
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 122

Explanation:

Here the given series is 123 112 133 112 143

It follows a pattern that,

123

123 - 11 = 112

112 + 21 = 133

133 - 31 = 102 (not 122)

102 + 41 = 143

 

Hence, the odd man in the given number sequence is 122 instead of 102.

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Q:

FInd the odd man out of the given series of numbers?

120, 36, 6, 2, 1, 1

A) 120 B) 36
C) 6 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 36

Explanation:

The given number series is 120, 36, 6, 2, 1, 1

120

120/5 = 24 (not 36)

24/4 = 6

6/3 = 2

2/2 = 1

1/1 = 1

 

Hence, the odd man in the given number series is 24.

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Q:

Man : Biography :: Nation : ?

A) History B) Leader
C) Story D) Nationalism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) History

Explanation:

Detailed description of a man's life is Biography.

Similarly, detailed description of a Nations is called History.

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Q:

Generic is most similar in meaning to

A) Branded B) Basic
C) Trademarked D) Specific
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Basic

Explanation:

Generic means related to a group of similar things rather than a particular one. It means it is not a specific thing like branded or trademarked. Hence it is a basic one.

 

Among the given options, Generic is most similar in meaning to Basic.

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Q:

 What is the string contained in s after following lines of code?

StringBuffer s = new StringBuffer(“Hello”); s.deleteCharAt(0);  ?

A) llo B) Hllo
C) ello D) H
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ello

Explanation:

deleteCharAt() method deletes the character at the specified index location and returns the resulting StringBuffer object.

So after deleting the character at 0 ie 'H', the string returns 'ello' as the output.

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Q:

The following sentence contains which type of conjunction?

"She is not only a great singer but also an exceptional dancer."

A) Phrasal B) Subordinating
C) Correlative D) Coordinating
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Correlative

Explanation:

A conjunction is a word that joins words, clauses, phrases or sentences.

For example but, and, or, nor, yet for, so, although, since, because, unless, when, where, while, etc.

There are four types of conjunctions:

1. Subordinating Conjunction

2. Correlative Conjunction

3. Phrasal Conjunction

4. Coordinating Conjunction

 

In the given sentence, "She is not only a great singer but also an exceptional dancer" Not Only But Also is a type of Correlative conjunction.

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Q:

Which of the following BEST describes a Service Desk?

A) A dedicated number of staff handling Incidents and service requests B) A process within Service Operation providing a single point of contact
C) A dedicated number of staff handling service requests D) A dedicated number of staff answering questions from users
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A dedicated number of staff handling Incidents and service requests

Explanation:

A dedicated number of staff handling Incidents and service requests best describes a Service Desk.

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Q:

Find the odd number in the given number series?

14, 27, 105, 525, 4993

A) 27 B) 105
C) 525 D) 4993
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 525

Explanation:

The given number series is 14, 27, 105, 525, 4993

14

14 x 2 - 1 = 27

27 x 4 - 3 = 105

105 x 6 - 5 = 625 (not 525)

625 x 8 - 7 = 4993

 

Hence, the odd man or number in the given number series is 525.

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