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Q:

Amith can row a boat d km upstream and the same distance downstream in 5 hours 15 minutes. Also, he can row the boat 2d km upstream in 7 hours. How long will it take to row the same distance 2d km downstream for Amith ?

A) 4 hrs 10 min B) 3 hrs 15 min
C) 3 hrs 30 min D) 4 hrs 1 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3 hrs 30 min

Explanation:

Let the speed of boat and stream be x and y kmph respectively.

According to question

d/x+y + d/x-y = 5h 15m or 21/4 hrs ......(i)

and 2d/x-y = 7...... (ii)

From eq. (i) and (ii)

2d/x+y = 7/2

Hence, Amith will take to row 2d km distance downstream in 7/2 hrs

= 3.5 hrs

= 3 hrs 30 min.

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Q:

Take Off Stage in an economy means

A) All controls are removed B) Economy is stagnant
C) Steady growth begins D) Economy is about to collapse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Steady growth begins

Explanation:

"Take Off Stage" in an economy means Steady growth begins.

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Q:

Who is the primary Author of HTML?

A) Sabeer Bhatiya B) Tim Berners-Lee
C) Brendan Eich D) Google Inc.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tim Berners-Lee

Explanation:

The primary Author of HTML is Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist and academic, with the assistance of his colleagues at CERN, an international scientific organization based in Geneva, he did this. Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 at CERN.

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Q:

Pointing towards a photograph kiran said to chotu, "I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle " How is the kiran related to chotu's father  ?

A) Cousin B) Daughter
C) Sister D) Wife
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Wife

Explanation:

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So, the speaker is the mother of chotu. Kiran is wife of chotu's father. Chotu's father is not shown in the diagram.

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Q:

If Rs. 782 be divided into three parts, proportional to 1/2:2/3:3/4, then the first part is:

A) Rs. 408 B) Rs. 204
C) Rs. 412 D) Rs. 220
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 204

Explanation:

Given ratio = 1/2:2/3:3/4 = 6:8:9

1st part = 782 x 6/23 = Rs. 204.

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Q:

What has a head and a tail but nobody?

Answer

A Coin has a Head and tail but no body. Since the two sides of coin are called as heads and tails.

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Q:

A retailer buys product from a shopkeeper at discount of 40% on the list price (marked price) and sells them to the customer at a discount of 25% on the list price.What is his profit percentage ?

A) 10% B) 15%
C) 20% D) 25%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25%

Explanation:

Let the list price be Rs.100. 

 

Therefore, the retailer is buying the products at Rs.60 and selling it to the customer at Rs.75, earning a profit of Rs.15.

 

Therefore, his percentage is = 1560x100 = 25%

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Q:

The cricket match proved to be a big draw. (Idioms & Phrases)

A) a huge attraction B) a game without any result
C) a keen contest D) a lovely spectacle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a huge attraction

Explanation:

Here it is an idiom that says The cricket match proved to be a big draw means it stands as a huge attraction.

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