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Q:

The day before yesterday, I was 25 years old, and next year I will turn 28. How is it possible?

Answer

On carefully inspecting this question, one can understand that there are two days which are important and these are:


A. My Birthday.


B. The day when I am making this statement.


If you think for a while, you will understand that such statements can be made only around the year’s end. So, if my birthday is on 31 December, then I will be making this statement on 1 January.


I will further explain using the following example:


1. Consider that today is 01 January 2017.


2. Then, the day before yesterday was 30 December 2016 and according to the question I was 25 then.


3. Yesterday was 31 December 2016, which happens to be my birthday too (Woohoo!), and my age increases by one to become 26.


4. I will turn 27 on my birthday this year (31 December 2017).


5. I will turn 28 on my birthday next year (31 December 2018).


Now, if you read the question again, it will make more sense:


 


The day before yesterday(30 December 2016), I was 25 years old and next year(31 December 2018) I will be 28.

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Subject: Calendar Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE
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Q:

A, B and C invest in the ratio of 3 : 4: 5. The percentage of return on their investments are in the ratio of  6 : 5 : 4. Find the total earnings, If B earns Rs. 250 more than A :

A) Rs. 6000 B) Rs. 7250
C) Rs. 5000 D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 7250

Explanation:

                                         A                  B                   C

 

investment                    3x                 4x                  5x

 

Rate of return              6y%              5y%                4y%

 

Return                        18xy100  20xy100  20xy100                

 

               Total = (18+20+20) = 58xy100

 

     B's earnings - A's earnings  = 2xy100 = 250

 

     Total earning = 58xy100 = 7250

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Filed Under: Profit and Loss
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Q:

What is the saddest fruit?

A) Blackberries B) Strawberries
C) Blueberries D) Pineapples
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Blueberries

Explanation:

Blueberries are the saddest fruits.

 

Reason ::

In English some colors are associated with feelings. Blue is associated with sadness. When you "feel blue" it means that you are feeling sad.

 

Hence, as blueberries has blue in its name it indicates that that is the saddest fruit in logic.

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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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Filed Under: English
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Q:

What percent of a day is 3 hours?

A) 14.9% B) 12.5%
C) 15.6%% D) 11.4%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12.5%

Explanation:

Let p% of a day is 3 hrs.

We know that a day has 24 hrs.

=> p x 24/100 = 3

=> p = 300/24

=> p = 12.5%

 

Hence, 3 hrs is 12.5% of a day.

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Q:

Is a mushroom an autotroph?

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

Mushrooms are heterotrophs. They are not plants or autotrophs.


 


Every living thing that exists need energy in order to live. This energy ultimately comes from the sun, and only plants, or autotrophs, can directly use this energy to make food. Those organisms that cannot harness the sun's energy are known as heterotrophs.


 


Mushrooms belong to kingdom Fungi and are heterotrophs because they decompose and consume nutrients from the soil. They are not green so they cannot photosynthesize



For this reason, mushrooms and all other fungi are heterotrophs.

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Subject: Biology
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Q:

In a row, Kumar is at 7th place from the left and Pawan is at 9th place from the right. When they interchange the positions Kumar becomes 11th from left. How many were seated in the row ?

A) 19 B) 20
C) 21 D) 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 19

Explanation:

Initialy from left 7th = kumar
from right 9th = pawan
Interchange kumar = 11th from left, from right kumar = 9th;
11+8 = 19;
8 is 1,2,3,4,5,6,7(pawan),8,9,10,11(kumar),12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19;
simply count the 9th place from right we will get total as 19.

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Q:

The average age of a class is 15.8 years. The average age of the boys in the class is 16.4 years and that of the girls is 15.4 years. What is the ratio of boys to girls in the class ?

A) 1:3 B) 2:3
C) 3:2 D) 3:1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2:3

Explanation:

Let number of boys = x  , Let number of girls = y
Total numbers of students = x + y
(x + y) × 15.8 = 16.4x + 15.4y
0.6x = 0.4y
x/y = 0.4/0.6 = 2/3

 

 Ratio of boys and girls in the class is 2:3

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