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8Q: 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 ? 3696 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: Which Payments Bank becoming the first bank to offer cash backs on deposits ? 3686 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: Ten years ago, Karan was thrice as old as Shiva was but 10 years hence, he will be only twice as old. Find Shiva’s present age ? 3686 05b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fcca
5b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fcca- 170 yearsfalse
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- 360 yearsfalse
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Answer : 2. "30 years"
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Answer: B) 30 years Explanation: Let Karan’s present age be x years and Shiva’s present age be y years.Then, according to the first condition,x - 10 = 3(y - 10) or x - 3y = - 20 ..(1) Now, Karan’s age after 10 years = (x + 10) yearsShiva’s age after 10 years = (y + 10)(x + 10) = 2 (y + 10) or x - 2y = 10 ..(2) Solving (1) and (2), we get x = 70 and y = 30Karan’s age = 70 years and Shiva’s age = 30 years.
Q: Meaning of commercialisation of agriculture 3663 05b5cc68ee4d2b4197774c3f9
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The commercialization of agriculture means that the agricultural crops and goods are produced by the peasants for sale in the market and not for their own consumption. Commercialisation of agriculture is a phenomenon where agriculture is governed by commercial consideration i.e. certain specialised crops began to be grown not for consumption in village but for sale in national and even in international market. Commercialization of agriculture in India began during the British rule.
Q: Bad loans in banking terminology are generally known as 3658 05b5cc6a2e4d2b4197774cb75
5b5cc6a2e4d2b4197774cb75- 1NPA'strue
- 2Prime loansfalse
- 3BPO'sfalse
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Answer : 1. "NPA's"
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Answer: A) NPA's Explanation: Bad loans in banking terminology are generally known as NPA's. A Non - performing Asset (NPA) is defined as a credit facility in respect of which the interest and installment of principal have remained 'past due' for a specified period of time.
Q: Fresh grapes contain 60% water, while dry grapes contain 40% water. How many kgs of dry grapes can be obtained by 60 kg of fresh grapes? 3651 05b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d1e2
5b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d1e2- 125 kgsfalse
- 230 kgsfalse
- 335 kgsfalse
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Answer : 4. "40 kgs"
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Answer: D) 40 kgs Explanation: The fruit content in both the fresh fruit and dry fruit is the same. Let 'p' kgs of dry grapes are obtained from the 60 kgs of fresh grapes => 60 x 40100 = p x 60100=> p = 40 kgs. Therefore, 40 kgs of Dry grapes are obtained from 60 kgs of Fresh grapes.
Q: At 6′o clock a clock ticks 6 times. The time between first and last ticks is 30 seconds. How long does it tick at 12′o clock ? 3649 05b5cc731e4d2b4197774f7ec
5b5cc731e4d2b4197774f7ec- 166 sectrue
- 255 secfalse
- 336 secfalse
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Answer : 1. "66 sec"
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Answer: A) 66 sec Explanation: For ticking 6 times, there are 5 intervals. Each interval has time duration of 30/5 = 6 secs At 12 o'clock, there are 11 intervals,so total time for 11 intervals = 11 x 6 = 66 secs.
Q: Complete the missing number in the given series. 5, 20, 76, (—), 448 3644 05b5cc6f4e4d2b4197774f009
5b5cc6f4e4d2b4197774f009- 1185false
- 2225true
- 3415false
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Answer : 2. "225"
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Answer: B) 225 Explanation: The series follows the following pattern 5 X 5 – 5 = 20 20 X 4 – 4 = 76 76 X 3 – 3 = 225 225 X 2 – 2 = 448 Hence, the term 225 denoted by (d) completes the series