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Q:

On a ruler's tombstone, it is said that one sixth of his life was spent in childhood and one twelfth as a teenager. One seventh of his life passed between the time he became an adult and the time he married; five years later, his son was born. Alas, the son died four years before he did. He lived to be twice as old as his son did. How old did the ruler live to be ?

A) 84 years B) 72 years
C) 82 years D) 64 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 84 years

Explanation:

Let the age of ruler is x so that of son = x/2 (given)
Now according to the given condition
(x/6) + (x/12) + (x/7) + 5 + (x/2) + 4 = x
=> x = 84

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Q:

What is the minimum number of colour pencils required to fill the spaces in the below figure with no two adjacent spaces have the same colour ?

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A) 5 B) 2
C) 3 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

The given figure can be labelled as shown :

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The spaces P, Q and R have to be shaded by three different colours definitely (since each of these three spaces lies adjacent to the other two).
Now, in order that no two adjacent spaces be shaded by the same colour, the spaces T, U and S must be shaded with the colours of the spaces P, Q and R respectively.
Also the spaces X, V and W must be shaded with the colours of the spaces S, T and U respectively i.e. with the colours of the spaces R, P and Q respectively. Thus, minimum three colour pencils are required.

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Q:

How many three digit numbers 'abc' are formed where two of the three digits are same ?

A) 252 B) 648
C) 243 D) 900
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 243

Explanation:

Digits are 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. So no. of digits are 10

 

First all possible case => 9(0 excluded) x 10 x 10 = 900

 

Second no repetition allowed =>9 x 9 x 8 = 648

 

Third all digits are same => 9 (111,222,333,444,555,666,777,888,999)

 

Three digit numbers where two of the three digits are same = 900 - 648 - 9 = 243 ;

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Q:

Merdeka cup is associated with

A) Badminton B) Tennis
C) Football D) Hockey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Football

Explanation:

Merdeka cup is associated with Football in Indonesia.

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Q:

An industrial loom weaves 1.14 meters of cloth every second. Approximately, how much time will it take to weave 52 meters of cloth ?

A) 29.32 sec B) 42.51 sec
C) 39.25 sec D) 45.61 sec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 45.61 sec

Explanation:

Given loom weaves 1.14 mts of cloth in one second then 52 mts of cloth can be weaved by loom in,

1.14 ----- 1

52.0 ------?

 521.14= 45.61 sec

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Q:

Productivity is the combination of

A) efficiency and energy B) efficiency and effectiveness
C) efficiency and attitude D) effectiveness and resources
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) efficiency and effectiveness

Explanation:

Productivity is a result of the way that a business operates – the result of the way that its people, business processes, different functional units and suppliers come together to meet the needs and wants of its customers.

Productivity is the combination of intelligent planning and focused efforts and hence, it is a combination of Efficiency and Effectiveness.

Efficiency :


Efficiency is an internal measure of performance for companies that shows how well the company converts inputs into outputs. The more the ratio of outputs to inputs approaches 100 percent, the better the efficiency of the process will be. In simple terms, it is “doing things right” and comes from proper harnessing of time, cost and efforts.

Effectiveness :


Organizational effectiveness is an external measure of performance and indicates how well an organization fulfills the demands of various organizational stakeholders. Simply put, it is “doing the right things."

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Q:

Which Payments Bank becoming the first bank to offer cash backs on deposits  ?

A) Postal Payments Bank B) Airtel Payments Bank
C) Aditya Birla Payments Bank D) Paytm Payments Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Paytm Payments Bank

Explanation:

Paytm Payments Bank becoming the first bank to offer cash backs on deposits. Customers will also be offered zero charges on all online transactions and no minimum balance requirement. The Payments Bank plans to roll out 31 branches and 3,000 customer service points in the first year. For savings accounts, it will offer an interest of 4 percent per annum. It will also offer current accounts to its millions of merchants.

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Q:

I do just enough work to get by.

A) Disagree B) Agree
C) Neutral D) Strongly Disagree
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Disagree

Explanation:
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