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Q: The gas provider Centrica has seen its half-year profits fall by 20% to £992 million. Despite this it has decided to increase its dividend to shareholders to 3.9p per share. The rise in energy prices released before the announcement of Centrica's profits was designed, said the company, to restore "reasonable profitability". The chief executive, Sam Laidlaw, said, "We produced a good set of results in tough market conditions... we will continue to concentrate on improving customer service in British Gas..." This is an interesting statement given the record rise in prices to households. The announcement of profits which are not far off one billion pounds, a day after the announcement of the rise in price and the increase in dividend to shareholders, is likely to provoke angry reaction. Many will question the extent of the market power that Centrica possesses. There will also be those that will question what the phrase 'reasonable profitability' means in the context of profits of nearly one billion pounds. Question: 1) Announcing large profits, soon after announcing price rises, is likely to provoke angry reaction. Question: 2) Companies increase shareholder dividends when profits fall. Question: 3) One way companies can restore profitability is to increase prices. 4743 0

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Answer 1) True Answer 2) Cannot tell Answer 3) True

Q: There are 100 students in 3 sections A, B and C of a class. The average marks of all the three sections was 84. The average of B and C was 87.5 and the average marks of students in A section was : 4737 0

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    35
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    54
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    40
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Answer : 1. "20"
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Answer: A) 20 Explanation: Numbers of students in section A = x ∴ Numbers of students in section B and C = (100 – x) ∴ x 70 + (100 – x) 87.5 = 84 100 => 70x + 87.5 100 – 87.5x = 8400 => 8750 – 17.5x = 8400 => 17.5x = 8750 – 8400 => x = 20.

Q: Ezra cup is associated with which sports? 4716 0

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    Hockey
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    Polo
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    Rowing
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    Football
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Answer : 2. "Polo"
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Answer: B) Polo Explanation: The Ezra Cup is a popular polo tournament conducted annually in India. The Calcutta Polo Club runs this oldest and first ever Polo Trophy. The first Ezra Cup was held in 1880. After a period of inactivity, it has now been revived by Mr. Keshav Bangur, Calcutta Polo Club's president.

Q: Which of the Phrases(1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrases printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct. The ban is applied by the district’s commercial taxes department after protests by a community, which had threat to burn theatres screening the controversial movie. 4716 0

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    had threated to burn
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    had threatened to burn
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    had threatened to burning
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    had threats of burning
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Answer : 2. "had threatened to burn"
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Answer: B) had threatened to burn Explanation:

Q: In an objective competitive exam, a correct answer score 4 marks and on a wrong answer 2 marks are negatively added. A student scores 420 marks from 150 question. How many answers were correct ? 4710 0

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    145
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    138
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    125
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    120
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Answer : 4. "120"
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Answer: D) 120 Explanation: let x be the correct answer and y be the wrong answerso the total number of questions is (x + y) = 150.....(1)=> 4x - 2y = 420.....(2)By solving (1) & (2), we get => 6x = 720hence x = 120Therefore, number of correct answers are 120.

Q: 194, 194, 191, 183, 168, ? Find the next number in the above series? 4701 0

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    154
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    156
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    144
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    143
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Answer : 3. "144"
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Answer: C) 144 Explanation: Here the series follows, 194 194 - (1x1 - 1) = 194 194 - (2x2 - 1) = 191 191 - (3x3 - 1) = 183 183 - (4x4 - 1) = 168 168 - (5x5 - 1) = 144

Q: Deepa started a business in 2009 by investing Rs.50,000. She invested Rs. 20,000 as additional amount in 2010 and her friend Sushma joined her with an amount of Rs.70,000. Deepa invested another Rs. 20,000 in 2011 and Avanthi joined them with Rs. 70,000. At the end of these 3 years, they earned a profit of Rs. 3,00,000. Find Sushma's share ? 4689 0

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    Rs. 75,000
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    Rs. 85,000
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    Rs. 98,000
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    Rs. 1,00,000
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 1,00,000"
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Answer: D) Rs. 1,00,000 Explanation: Deepa invested Rs.50,000 for 12 months, Rs.(50000 + 20000) for 12 months and Rs.(50000 + 20000 + 20000) for 12 months.i.e, she invested Rs.50,000 for 12 months, Rs.70000 for 12 months and Rs.90000 for 12 months.Sushma invested Rs. 70000 for 2 years; i.e, Rs.70000 for 24 monthsAnd, Avanthi invested Rs.70000 for 1 year; i.e, Rs. 70000 for 12 months. Their investing ratio:Deepa : Sushma : Avanthi = (50,000 x 12 + 70000 x 12 + 90000 x 12):(70000 x 24):(70000 x 12)= (25,20,000):(16,80,000):(8,40,000) = 252:168:84 = 3:2:1 Total profit for 3 years = Rs.3,00,000Therefore, Sushma's share = Rs.(3,00,000 x 2 /(3+2+1)) = Rs.(3,00,000 x 2/6) = Rs.1,00,000.

Q: One Word substitute : Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool 4678 0

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    Superannuation
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    Imbecility
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    Senility
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    Dotage
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Answer : 4. "Dotage"
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Answer: D) Dotage Explanation:

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