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Course materials are sent to students by a distance teaching institution. The probability that they will send a wrong programme’s study material is 1/5. There is a probability of 3/4 that the package is damaged in transit, and there is a probability of 1/3 that there is a short shipment. What is the probability that the complete material for the course arrives without any damage in transit? 

A) 4/5 B) 2/3
C) 1/2 D) 2/15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2/15

Explanation:

Probability of sending the correct material is 4/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probability of the material not being damaged in transit is 1/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probability that there is no short shipment = 2/3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

∴ Required probability =4/5 x 1/4 x 2/3 = 2/15

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What is the minimum age required to become a member of Rajya Sabha?

A) 21 years B) 25 years
C) 30 years D) 35 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30 years

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Nitrogen fixing bacteria is useful in growing which crop ________

A) Wheat B) Paddy
C) Legume D) Maiz
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Legume

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Which one of the following rivers is recharged by subsoil water?

A) Godavari B) Damodar
C) Narmada D) Krishna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Narmada

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Who was among the famous Roman poets ?

A) Tacitus B) Plinky
C) Virgil D) Marcus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Virgil

Explanation:

Virgil and Horace were the famous Roman poets.

Tacitus and Plinky were the famous Roman historians.

Marcus was a Roman Philosopher.

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The first battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between

A) Barbar and Daulat Khan B) Barbar and Ibrahim Lodi
C) Barbar and Alam Khan D) Barbar and Rana Sanga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Barbar and Ibrahim Lodi

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Which country going to introduce its own Encyclopaedia by 2018  ?

A) Iran B) India
C) Iraq D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) China

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The only active volcano of India is located in which State/Union Territory ?

A) Andaman & Nicobar Island B) Gujarat
C) Haryana D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Andaman & Nicobar Island

Explanation:

A team of scientists led by Abhay Mudholkar, from CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) in Goa on February 17, 2017 informed that India’s only live volcano, the barren island volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has started erupting smoke and lava again. The Barren Island volcano last erupted in 1991 after lying dormant for 150 years. Again the volcano has started showing sporadic activity in small intervals of 5-10 minutes. As per the scientists, during the day only ash clouds were observed, but after sunset red lava foundations were erupting from the crater into the atmosphere and hot lava streamed down the slopes.

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