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8Q: A boat loaded with rocks floats in the middle of a swimming pool. A man in the boat throws the rocks overboard. The level of water in the pool will 1785 05b5cc7b6e4d2b41977750914
5b5cc7b6e4d2b41977750914- 1increasefalse
- 2decreasetrue
- 3remains the samefalse
- 4first decrease and then increasefalse
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Answer : 2. "decrease"
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Answer: B) decrease Explanation: Let M and m grams be the mass of boat + rock in it. By law of floatation(M+m) grams of water will be displaced. This has a volume of (M+m)cc. That means the level of water in pool has risen up by (M+m)cc with the boat + rock when it is floating. If the rocks in the boat are thrown not into the pool but outside, the weight left is only M grams the weight of the boat. This will have displaced M cc of water only i.e less water than in the case of loaded boat. But if the rocks are put in the water in the pool and not outside, then the water in the pool will rise not only by M cc on account of empty boat but also by a volume of the stone put into it. This volume will be mdwhere m is the mass of rock and d density of rock. Now md is < m. Thus the total rise will be M+mdwhich is < M + m.
Q: Former Minister Ashwani Kumar has been awarded as Order of Rising Sun by which country ? 1785 05b5cc6cee4d2b4197774e228
5b5cc6cee4d2b4197774e228- 1Indiafalse
- 2Chinafalse
- 3Iraqfalse
- 4Japantrue
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Answer : 4. "Japan"
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Answer: D) Japan Explanation:
Q: A man pays Rs. 6.40 per litre of milk. He adds water and sells the mixture at Rs. 8 per litre, thereby making 37.5% profit. The proportion of water to milk received by the customers is 1784 05b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d25e
5b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d25e- 11 : 10true
- 210 : 1false
- 39 : 11false
- 411 : 9false
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Answer : 1. "1 : 10"
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Answer: A) 1 : 10 Explanation: Customer ratio of Milk and Water is given by Milk :: Water 6.4 0 81 + 38 =6411 6411 6410 - 6411 => Milk : Water = 110 : 11 = 10 : 1 Therefore, the proportionate of Water to Milk for Customer is 1 : 10
Q: Desertification refers to 1784 05b5cc670e4d2b4197774c00c
5b5cc670e4d2b4197774c00c- 1forest degrading to dense taigafalse
- 2forest improving to tundrasfalse
- 3forest improving to desertstrue
- 4forest degrading to sparse vegetationfalse
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Answer : 3. "forest improving to deserts"
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Answer: C) forest improving to deserts Explanation: Desertification is a type of land degradation in which a relatively dry area of land becomes increasingly arid, typically losing its bodies of water as well as vegetation and wildlife. Conversion of a grassland or an already arid land into a desert through indiscriminate human actions magnified by droughts. Hence, forest improving to deserts is refers to desertification.
Q: Name one problem that led to the civil war. 1784 05b5cc67be4d2b4197774c1c7
5b5cc67be4d2b4197774c1c7- 1Slaveryfalse
- 2Economic reasonsfalse
- 3State's Rightsfalse
- 4All the abovetrue
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Answer : 4. "All the above"
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Answer: D) All the above Explanation:
Q: An item is sold at a loss of 10%. Had it sold for Rs. 9 more, a profit of 25/2% would have gained. What is the cost price of the item? 1783 05b5cc688e4d2b4197774c2f0
5b5cc688e4d2b4197774c2f0- 1Rs. 90false
- 2Rs. 75false
- 3Rs. 55false
- 4Rs. 40true
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 40"
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Answer: D) Rs. 40 Explanation: Let the cost price of the item = Rs. 50 Sold at 10% loss => for Rs. 50 loss S.P = Rs. 45 From the given data, 25/2 % gain if it is sold at Rs. 9 more 56.25 - 45 = 9 => 11.25 = 9 => 22.5 = 18 => 45 = 36 => 50 = ? => C.P = 50 x 3645 = 40 Hence, the Cost price of the item = Rs. 40.
Q: National Civil Services Day is celebrated on _____________. 1783 05b5cc6ebe4d2b4197774ee4b
5b5cc6ebe4d2b4197774ee4b- 121 Apriltrue
- 223 Aprilfalse
- 321 Marchfalse
- 422 Marchfalse
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Answer : 1. "21 April"
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Answer: A) 21 April Explanation: Civil Services Day is celebrated in India every year on 21st April. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the two-day 11th Civil Services Day program (20-21 April) in New Delhi.
Q: Why do you want to work in the service line to which you have applied ? 1783 05b5cc767e4d2b4197774fdeb
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The interviewer is looking for similar things whether asking about company or position. The interviewer wants to : - Learn about your career goals and how this position fits into your plan. - Make sure that you are sincerely interested in the job and will be motivated to perform if hired. - Find out what you know about the company, industry, position. - Understand your priorities and preferences.

