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8Q: 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 ? 3892 05b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8d8
5b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8d8- 17 hrsfalse
- 27.5 hrstrue
- 38 hrsfalse
- 48.25 hrsfalse
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Answer : 2. "7.5 hrs"
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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: Which Payments Bank becoming the first bank to offer cash backs on deposits ? 3892 05b5cc6dbe4d2b4197774e922
5b5cc6dbe4d2b4197774e922- 1Postal Payments Bankfalse
- 2Airtel Payments Bankfalse
- 3Aditya Birla Payments Bankfalse
- 4Paytm Payments Banktrue
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Answer : 4. "Paytm Payments Bank"
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Answer: D) Paytm Payments Bank Explanation: Paytm Payments Bank becoming the first bank to offer cash backs on deposits. Customers will also be offered zero charges on all online transactions and no minimum balance requirement. The Payments Bank plans to roll out 31 branches and 3,000 customer service points in the first year. For savings accounts, it will offer an interest of 4 percent per annum. It will also offer current accounts to its millions of merchants.
Q: Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark the answer corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free from errors, mark (D) as the answer. He flew( 3887 05b5cc6d6e4d2b4197774e69d
5b5cc6d6e4d2b4197774e69d- 1/ over extensively(false
- 2C). If a sentence is free from errors, mark (D) as the answer. He flew(A) / over extensively(B)true
- 3. If a sentence is free from errors, mark (false
- 4as the answer. He flew(A) / over extensively(B) / the pacific last winter(C) / No error(D)false
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Answer : 2. "C). If a sentence is free from errors, mark (D) as the answer.
He flew(A) / over extensively(B)"
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Answer: B) B Explanation: 'Extensively' is describing the verb 'flew' and should be placed after the verb and thus the correct phrase should be 'extensively over'. The error is in the second part of the sentence.
Q: What is the main component of biogas and natural gas? 3875 05b5cc69ce4d2b4197774c825
5b5cc69ce4d2b4197774c825- 1Carbon dioxidefalse
- 2Butanefalse
- 3Hydrogen Sulphidefalse
- 4Methanetrue
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Answer : 4. "Methane"
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Answer: D) Methane Explanation: Methane is the main component of biogas and natural gas.
Q: Which of the following is biodegradable? 3861 05b5cc651e4d2b4197774bd19
5b5cc651e4d2b4197774bd19- 1Iron nailsfalse
- 2DDTfalse
- 3Silver foilfalse
- 4Leather bagstrue
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Answer : 4. "Leather bags"
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Answer: D) Leather bags Explanation: Biodegradable substances can be broken down into simpler, harmless substances in nature with due course of time by the biological process such as action of microbes. They can be recycled as a part of food chain. Here, Leather bags are biodegradable.
Q: A vertical toy 18 cm long casts a shadow 8 cm long on the ground. At the same time a pole casts a shadow 48 m. long on the ground. Then find the height of the pole ? 3860 05b5cc6cde4d2b4197774e1c2
5b5cc6cde4d2b4197774e1c2- 11080 cmfalse
- 2180 mfalse
- 3108 mtrue
- 4118 cmfalse
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Answer : 3. "108 m"
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Answer: C) 108 m Explanation: We know the rule that, At particular time for all object , ratio of height and shadow are same. Let the height of the pole be 'H' Then 188=H48 => H = 108 m.
Q: John sells his laptop to Mark at a loss of 20% who subsequently sells it to Kevin at a profit of 25%. Kevin after finding some defect in the laptop, returns it to Mark but could recover only Rs.4.50 for every Rs. 5 he had paid. Find the amount of Kevin’s loss if John had paid Rs. 1,75,000 for the laptop ? 3857 05b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc84
5b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc84- 1Rs.16,500false
- 2Rs.17,500true
- 3Rs.14,200false
- 4Rs.15,520false
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Answer : 2. "Rs.17,500"
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Answer: B) Rs.17,500 Explanation: Let’s assume John bought the laptop for Rs. 100He then sells it to Mark at a loss of 20% => Rs. 80,Who consequently sells it to Kevin at a profit of 25% => Rs. 100Then, Kevin sells it back to Mark for Rs. 90 (Rs.4.50 for every Rs. 5 that he had paid initially), so he suffers a loss of Rs. 10Therefore, for Rs. 100 there is a loss of Rs. 10,Then for Rs. 1,75,000 there will be a loss of Rs. 17,500.
Q: Rs.1500 is divided into two parts such that if one part is invested at 6% and the other at 5% the whole annual interest from both the sum is Rs.85. How much was lent at 5% ? 3851 05b5cc6e9e4d2b4197774eded
5b5cc6e9e4d2b4197774eded- 1Rs. 500true
- 2Rs. 245false
- 3Rs. 1250false
- 4Rs. 635false
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 500"
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Answer: A) Rs. 500 Explanation: (kx5x1)/100 + [(1500 - k)x6x1]/100 = 85 5k/100 + 90 – 6k/100 = 85 k/100 = 5 => k = 500