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In How many ways can the letters of the word 'CAPITAL' be arranged in such a way that all the vowels always come together?

A) 360 B) 720
C) 120 D) 840
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 360

Explanation:

CAPITAL = 7

 

Vowels = 3 (A, I, A)

 

Consonants = (C, P, T, L)

 

5 letters which can be arranged in  5P5=5!

 

Vowels A,I = 3!2!

 

No.of arrangements = 5! x 3!2!=360

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Q:

In how many ways the letters of the word NUMERICAL can be arranged so that the consonants always occupy the even places ?

A) 5! B) 6!
C) 4! D) Can't determine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Can't determine

Explanation:

NUMERICAL has 9 positions in which 2, 4, 6, 8 are even positions.

And it contains 5 consonents i.e, N, M, R, C & L. Hence this cannot be done as 5 letters cannot be placed in 4 positions.

Therefore, Can't be determined.

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Q:

A bill presented in Parliament becomes an Act after -

A) The Prime Minister has signed it B) The Supreme Court has declared it to be within the competence of the Union Parliament
C) The President has given her/his assent D) It is passed by both the Houses
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The President has given her/his assent

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Q:

The playground of baseball is known as

A) Diamond B) Court
C) Ring D) Pitch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Diamond

Explanation:

The playground of baseball is known as Baseball Diamond or the ball field.

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Q:

What is the smallest number of ducks that could swim in this formation - two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck between two ducks ?

A) 3 B) 5
C) 7 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3

Explanation:
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The number of ways that 7 teachers and 6 students can sit around a table so that no two students are together is 

A) 7! x 7! B) 7! x 6!
C) 6! x 6! D) 7! x 5!
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7! x 6!

Explanation:

The students should sit in between two teachers. There are 7 gaps in between teachers when they sit in a roundtable. This can be done in 7P6ways. 7 teachers can sit in (7-1)! ways.

 

 Required no.of ways is = 7P6.6! = 7!.6!

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Q:

Nine different letters of alphabet are given, words with 5 letters are formed from these given letters. Then, how many such words can be formed which have at least one letter repeated ?

A) 43929 B) 59049
C) 15120 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 43929

Explanation:

Number of words with 5 letters from given 9 alphabets formed = 95

 

Number of words with 5 letters from given 9 alphabets formed such that no letter is repeated is = 9P5

 

Number of words can be formed which have at least one letter repeated =  95 - 9P5

 

= 59049 - 15120

 

= 43929

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Q:

The cost price of three varieties of mangoes namely M, N and O is Rs. 20/kg, Rs. 40/kg and Rs. 50/kg respectively. Find the selling price of one kg of mango in which these three varieties of mangoes are mixed in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5 such that there is a net profit of 20%?

A) Rs. 47 B) Rs. 49.2
C) Rs. 48.5 D) Rs. 50.3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 49.2

Explanation:

Total cost of all varieties of mangoes = 20 x 2 + 40 x 3 + 50 x 5 = 40 + 120 + 250 = Rs. 410

Then, cost of 1 kg mangoes = 410/10 = Rs. 41

To get 20% profit,

The rate at which the mangoes should be sell = 120/100 x 41 = Rs. 49.2

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