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Q:

Who is known as the Father of Geometry?

A) Aryabhata	B) Thales of Miletus
C) Pythagoras of Samos	D) Euclid

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Euclid

Explanation:

Euclid of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the Father of Geometry.

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Q:

A certain sum is invested for 2 years in scheme M at 20% p.a. compound interest (compounded annually), Same sum is also invested for the same period in scheme N at k% p.a. simple interest. The interest earned from scheme M is twice of that earned from scheme N. What is the value of k?

A) 7	B) 11
C) 9	D) 13

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 11

Explanation:

Interest earned in scheme M =

$P [{(1 + \frac{20}{100})}^{2} - 1] = \frac{11 P}{25}$

Interest earned in scheme N =

$\frac{P x k x 2}{100} = \frac{P k}{50}$

Now, from the given data,

$\frac{11 P}{25} = 2 x \frac{P k}{50}$

k = 11

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Q:

The country with longest coastline in the world is

A) Canada	B) Norway
C) Russia	D) Greenland

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Canada

Explanation:

Canada has the longest coastline than any other countries in the world. It measures 1,51,020 miles long approximately. Norway, Indonesia, Greenland and Russia being in 2, 3, 4 and 5th places.

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Q:

Identify the metalloid in the following list?

A) Silicon	B) Sulphur
C) Scandium	D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Silicon

Explanation:

A metalloid is an element with properties between metals and non metals or the mix of both.

The six metalloids are arsenic, silicon, germanium, boron, antimony and tellurium.

Hence, silicon is the only metalloid in the given list.

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Q:

Which of the following became widespread during the 1980's?

A) Internet	B) Radio
C) Cable television	D) All the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cable television

Explanation:

Cable television or cable TV became widespread during the 1980's.

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Q:

If a barometric reading is falling, this usually indicates what

A) Increasing pressure	B) Decreasing pressure
C) No pressure	D) None

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Decreasing pressure

Explanation:

A barometer is a tool that measures air pressure

A rising barometer indicates increasing air pressure, a falling barometer indicates decreasing air pressure.

In space, there is a nearly complete vacuum, so the air pressure is zero.

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Q:

For a nominal interest rate of 8.4%, what is the compounding frequency if the periodic interest rate is:2.1

A) 1	B) 2
C) 3	D) 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

Explanation:

i=j/m

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Q:

64/12 in simplest form?

A) 19/6	B) 32/4
C) 16/3	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 16/3

Explanation:

64/12 = 16/3 in simplest form.

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