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Q: A watch gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes and was set right at 8 AM. What time will it show at 10 PM on the same day ? 3513 0

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    10 : 27 : 41 AM
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    8 : 51 : 04 AM
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    9 : 45 : 15 PM
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    10 : 23 : 20 PM
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Answer : 4. "10 : 23 : 20 PM"
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Answer: D) 10 : 23 : 20 PM Explanation: The watch gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes = 100 seconds in 1 hour. From 8 AM to 10 PM on the same day, time passed is 14 hours. In 14 hours, the watch would have gained 1400 seconds or 23 minutes 20 seconds. So, when the correct time is 10 PM, the watch would show 10 : 23 : 20 PM

Q: In a row, Kumar is at 7th place from the left and Pawan is at 9th place from the right. When they interchange the positions Kumar becomes 11th from left. How many were seated in the row ? 3513 0

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    19
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    20
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    21
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    27
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Answer : 1. "19"
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Answer: A) 19 Explanation: Initialy from left 7th = kumarfrom right 9th = pawanInterchange kumar = 11th from left, from right kumar = 9th;11+8 = 19;8 is 1,2,3,4,5,6,7(pawan),8,9,10,11(kumar),12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19;simply count the 9th place from right we will get total as 19.

Q: Which major event in Indian history is also called as 'White Flowing River'? 3499 0

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    Partition of India
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    Dandi March
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    Operation Bluestar
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    Quit India Movement
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Answer : 2. "Dandi March"
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Answer: B) Dandi March Explanation: In Indian History, Dandi March or Salt Sathyagraha or The Salt March, also known as the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to produce salt from the seawater.    It is also called as 'White Flowing River'.

Q: When water freezes its density 3492 0

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    decreases
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    remains constant
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    increases
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    become zero
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Answer : 1. "decreases"
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Answer: A) decreases Explanation: When water freezes its density decreases. Water at ordinary temperatures contracts and increases in density as it is cooled, like most substances. But at about 4°C it reaches a maximum density and then decreases in density as it approaches the freezing point.

Q: What element behaves most like magnesium? 3487 0

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    Silicon
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    Strontium
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    Sulphur
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    Tin
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Answer : 2. "Strontium"
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Answer: B) Strontium Explanation: We know that, Elements in the same group of the periodic table have similar characteristics. Here Magnesium and Strontium shared some similar properties because they both belong to the same group. Sr is the chemical symbol for strontium which is a group two element; it has atomic number of 38.

Q: Ten years ago, Kumar was thrice as old as Sailesh was but 10 years hence, he will be only twice as old. Find Kumar’s present age ? 3486 0

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    50 years
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    70 years
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    60 years
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    40 years
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Answer : 2. "70 years"
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Answer: B) 70 years Explanation: Let Kumar’s present age be "x" years and Sailesh’s present age be "y" years.Then, according to the first condition, x - 10 = 3(y - 10) => x - 3y = - 20 ........(1) Now, Kumar’s age after 10 years = (x + 10) years. Sailesh’s age after 10 years = (y + 10) years. (x + 10) = 2 (y + 10)  => x - 2y = 10 ......(2)   Solving (1) and (2), we get x = 70 and y = 30 Kumar’s present age = 70 years    and  Sailesh’s present age = 30 years.

Q: If 6 engines consume 24 metric tonnes of coal, when each is working 8 hours day, how much coal will be required for 9 engines, each running 13hours a day, it being given that 2 engines of former type consume as much as 3 engines of latter type ? 3482 0

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    45 metric tonnes
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    47 metric tonnes
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    55 metric tonnes
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    34 metric tonnes
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Answer : 1. "45 metric tonnes"
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Answer: A) 45 metric tonnes Explanation: 2 engines of former type for one hour consumes (2 x 24)/(6 x8) = 1 metric ton  i.e. 3 engines of latter type consumes 1 ton for one hour Hence 9 engines consumes 3 tons for one hour For 15 hours it is 15 x 3 = 45 metric tonnes.

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Answer : 4. "31"
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Answer: D) 31 Explanation: Let y be the total number of loavesa be the remaining loaves after 1st thiefb be the remaining loaves after 2nd thiefand c, d..so on after 3 and 4 the = 0 be the remaining loaves after 5th thief a = y - (y/2 + 1/2)= y/2 - 1/2 b = a - (a/2 + 1/2)= a/2 - 1/2 c = b - (b/2 + 1/2)= b/2 - 1/2 d = c - (c/2 + 1/2)= c/2 - 1/2 e = d - (d/2 + 1/2)= d/2 - 1/2we know that, e = 0,thus by substitution, we getd = 1c = 3b = 7a = 15y = 31Therefore total number of bread loaves in bakery was 31.

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