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Q: Namitha sold a powerbank which is at the cost of Rs. 1950 at a loss of 25%. Find at what cost will she have to sell it to get a profit of 25%? 1728 0

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    Rs. 3680
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    Rs. 3560
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    Rs. 3320
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    Rs. 3250
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 3250"
Explanation :

Answer: D) Rs. 3250 Explanation: Let the Cost price of the powerbank = Rs. P But given that by selling it at Rs. 1950, it gives a loss of 25% => P x 75100 = 1950=>P = 1950 x 10075 = Rs. 2600Now, to get a profit of 25% Selling Price = 2600 x 125100 = Rs. 3250.

Q: In a compound, chemical energy is contained in the 1728 0

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    bonds
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    movement of the electrons
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    unbonded electrons
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    nuclei of the atoms
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Answer : 1. "bonds"
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Answer: A) bonds Explanation: chemical energy is contained in the chemical bonds between the reactants in the chemical compounds.

Q: A work which could be finished in 11 days was finished 4 days earlier after 4 more men joined. The number of men employed was ? 1727 0

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    7
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    8
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    9
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    10
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Answer : 1. "7"
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Answer: A) 7 Explanation: As the work is sameM1D1 = M2D2 Here Let the number of men employed was M=> 11M = 7(M+4)=> 11M - 7M = 28=> M = 7

Q: In how many ways the letters of the word OLIVER be arranged so that the vowels in the word always occur in the dictionary order as we move from left to right ? 1726 0

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    186
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    144
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    136
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    120
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Answer : 4. "120"
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Answer: D) 120 Explanation: In given word OLIVER there are 3 vowels E, I & O. These can be arranged in only one way as dictionary order E, I & O.   There are 6 letters in thegiven word.   First arrange 3 vowels.   This can be done in 6C3 ways and that too in only one way.(dictionary order E, I & O)   Remaining 3 letters can be placed in 3 places = 3! ways   Total number of possible ways of arranging letters of OLIVER = 3! x C36 ways = 6x5x4 = 120 ways.

Q: K can finish the work in 18 days and L can do the same work in 15 days. L worked for 10 days and left the job. In how many days, K alone can finish the remaining work ? 1726 0

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    5.5 days
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    6 days
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    4.2 days
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    5 days
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Answer : 2. "6 days"
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Answer: B) 6 days Explanation: L's 10 days work = 115×10=23   Remaining work = 1-23=13   Now,  work is done by K in one day = 1/18   1/3 work is done by K in  18×13 = 6 days

Q: Which of the following is not a Jovian planet? 1725 0

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    Jupiter
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    Earth
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    Saturn
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    Neptune
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Answer : 2. "Earth"
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Answer: B) Earth Explanation: Earth is not a Jovian Planet as it is a Terrestrial planet. A planet designated as Jovian is hence a gas giant, composed primarily of hydrogen and helium gas with varying degrees of heavier elements.   Within the Solar System, four Jovian planets exist – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Though these planets vary in terms of size, mass, and composition, they all share certain characteristics that cause them to differ greatly from the terrestrial planets located in the inner Solar System.

Q: Which of the following elements has the highest electronegativity? 1725 0

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    Chlorine
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    Bromine
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    Fluorine
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    Helium
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Answer : 3. "Fluorine"
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Answer: C) Fluorine Explanation: Electronegativity refers to the ability of an atom to attract shared electrons in a covalent bond. The higher the value of the electronegativity, the more strongly that element attracts the shared electrons. Electronegativity increases from bottom to top in groups, and increases from left to right across periods. Thus, fluorine is the most electronegative element and lithium is the least.

Q: DNA is made of repeating units called 1724 0

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    Nucleotides
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    Ribozomes
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    Peptides
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    Aminoacids
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Answer : 1. "Nucleotides"
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Answer: A) Nucleotides Explanation: DNA is a very long chain polymer made up of thousands of repeating units called nucleotides.   Nucleotide Unit is composed of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar, and a nitrogenous base.   The sides of the DNA ladder are made up of alternating deoxyribose sugar -- phosphate group units.

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