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Q: What can be swallowed but can swallow you? 1781 0

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Explanation :

Your Pride. Yes, you can swallow your pride or it can swallow you.

Q: With an average speed of 40 km/hr, a train reaches its destination in time. If it goes with an average speed of 35 km/hr, it is late by 15 minutes. Find the length of the total journey? 1780 0

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    70 kms
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    60 kms
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    45 kms
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    30 kms
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Answer : 1. "70 kms"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 70 kms Explanation: Let the time taken by train be 't' hrs. Then, 40t = 35t + 1560 40t = 35t + 35/4 t = 7/4 hrs Therefore, Required length of the total journey d = s x t = 40 x 7/4 = 70 kms.

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Answer : 2. "100"
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Answer: B) 100 Explanation: Let the Efficiency of pavan be E(P) Let the Efficiency of sravan be E(S) Here Work W = LCM(25,20) = 100 Now, E(P+2S) = 100/25 = 4 ....(1) E(2P+S) = 100/20 = 5 ....(2) Hence, from (1) & (2) we get E(S) = 1 => Number of days Savan alone work to complete the work  = 100/1 = 100 days.

Q: Vishal and Raghu jointly started a business. Vishal invested three times as Raghu did and invested his money for double time as compared to Raghu. Raghu earned Rs. 4000. If the gain is proportional to the money invested and the time for which the money is invested then the total gain was  ? 1780 0

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    Rs. 28,000
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    Rs. 18,000
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    Rs. 14,000
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    Rs. 8,000
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 28,000"
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Answer: A) Rs. 28,000 Explanation: Investments ratio is = 3:1Time period ratio is = 2:1 As they are proportional to gain ------Gain ratio of Vishal and raghu = 6:1 But given Raghu got Rs. 4000,  =? 1 ----- 4000     7 -----    ? => Rs.28,000 The total gain = Rs.28,000

Q: Which of the following Rivers has no Bridges built over it? 1779 0

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    Nile
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    Congo river
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    Amazon river
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    Yellow river
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Answer : 3. "Amazon river"
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Answer: C) Amazon river Explanation: There are No bridges over The Amazon River. The Amazon River, in South America, is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world and the second longest in length after The Nile in Egypt.

Q: A man covers half of his journey by train at 60 km/hr, half of the remaining by bus at 30 km/hr and the rest by cycle at 10 km/hr. Find his average speed during the entire journey? 1779 0

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    32 kmph
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    20 kmph
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    18 kmph
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    24 kmph
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Answer : 4. "24 kmph"
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Answer: D) 24 kmph Explanation: Let the total distance of the journey of a man = d kms Now, the average speed of the entire journey = dd120 + d120 + d40  = 24 kmph.

Q: Find out the wrong term in the following number series. 4, 16, 37, 58, 81. 1777 0

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    16
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    37
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    81
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    4
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Answer : 3. "81"
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Answer: C) 81 Explanation: The series follows the following pattern.   4   16 = 42   37 = 12+62   58 = 32+72   81 ≠52+82.   Here every number is based on the digits of previous number. Hence, 81 is the wrong number in the given series.

Q: In which of the following organelles does photosynthesis take place? 1777 0

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    Miochondria
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    Chloroplast
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    Central Vacuole
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    Ribosome
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Answer : 2. "Chloroplast"
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Answer: B) Chloroplast Explanation: Chloroplasts use energy from light to transform carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen. A green pigment located in membranes within the chloroplasts of plants and algae and in the membranes of certain prokaryotes.

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