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Q: The number of ways in which 8 distinct toys can be distributed among 5 children? 4610 0

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    5P8
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    5^8
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    8P5
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    8^5
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Answer : 2. "5^8"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 5^8 Explanation: As the toys are distinct and not identical, For each of the 8 toys, we have three choices as to which child will receive the toy. Therefore, there are 58 ways to distribute the toys.   Hence, it is 58 and not 85.

Q: Who set up the world's first floating ATM ? 4606 0

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    Bank of America
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    Barclays Bank
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    Axis Bank
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    State Bank of India
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Answer : 4. "State Bank of India"
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Answer: D) State Bank of India Explanation: India's banking behemoth -- the State Bank of India -- has set up the world's first-ever floating ATM on a boat in Kerala. The boat with the ATM on board will berth at jetties in Kerala's huge backwaters through which thousands of people travel daily.

Q: A group of men can complete a job in K hours. After every 4 hours, half the number of men working at that point of time leave the job. Continuing this way if the job is finished in 16 hours, what is the value of K ? 4604 0

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    7 hrs
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    7.5 hrs
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    8 hrs
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    8.25 hrs
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Answer : 2. "7.5 hrs"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 7.5 hrs Explanation: Let there are L men job requires LK man hours.   job completed in first 4 hrs = L x 4 = 4L job completed in next 4 hrs = 4 x L/2 = 2L job completed in next 4 hrs = 4 x L/4 = L job completed in last 4 hrs = 4 x L/8 = L/2 4L + 2L + L + L/2 = KL K = 7+1/2 = 7.5 hours.

Q: Entrepreneurship as a theory of business was propounded by 4602 0

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    Thomas A. Coleman
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    Joseph A. Schumpeter
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    Adam Smith
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    Douglas McGregor
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Answer : 2. "Joseph A. Schumpeter"
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Answer: B) Joseph A. Schumpeter Explanation: Entrepreneurship as a theory of business was propounded by Joseph. A. Schumpeter.   Schumpeter’s Innovation Theory of Profit : Definition:  The Innovation Theory of Profit was proposed by Joseph. A. Schumpeter, who believed that an entrepreneur can earn economic profits by introducing successful innovations.

Q: Excel displays the current cell address in the 4599 0

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    Title Bar
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    Name Box
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    Status Bar
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    Formula bar
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Answer : 2. "Name Box"
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Answer: B) Name Box Explanation:

Q: In a class 60% of the students pass in English and 45% pass in Hindi. If 25% of them pass in both subjects, what percentage of the students fail in both the subjects? 4595 1

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    20%
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    25%
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    30%
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    15%
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Answer : 1. "20%"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 20% Explanation: Percentage of students passed in English = 60% Percentage of students passed in Hindi = 45% Percentage of students passed in both subjects = 25% ATQ, Percentage of students passed in only English = 60 - 25 = 35% Percentage of students passed in only Hindi = 45 - 25 = 20% Therefore, Percentage of students failed = 100 - (35 + 25 + 20) = 100 - 80 = 20%.

Q: A company requires 12,100 strength. Present employees are 400 ladies and 6400 gents. To reach the target how many ladies required to maintain the same ratio ? 4595 0

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    400
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    600
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    900
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    700
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Answer : 3. "900"
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Answer: C) 900 Explanation: 6,400 gents, 2400 ladies in that company.So total 8,800employees.for 8,800 employees, we want 2400 ladies.for 12,100employees we want how many ladies ?=> (12,100/8,800) x 2400 = 3300.So we want 3300 - 2400 = 900 more ladies.

Q: In a certain encryption pattern, HARD is coded as 1357 and SOFT is coded as 2468, What will 21448 stand for ? 4584 0

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    SHAFT
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    SHOOT
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    RAFTS
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    ROOTS
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Answer : 2. "SHOOT"
Explanation :

Answer: B) SHOOT Explanation: AS HARD is coded as "1357" and SOFT is coded as "2468"So H is coded as 1, A as 3, R as 5, D as 7and S as 2, O as 4, F as 6, T as 8 Now in 21448, go number by number2 is the code for S1 is the code for H4 is the code for Oand 8 is the code for T hence, 21448 will stand for SHOOT

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