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8Q: A man pointing to a lady says, "Her brother is the father of my only son's sister." How is that lady related to the man ? 2712 05b5cc715e4d2b4197774f45e
5b5cc715e4d2b4197774f45e- 1sister of father-in-lawfalse
- 2daughter-in-lawfalse
- 3Sistertrue
- 4daughterfalse
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Answer : 3. "Sister"
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Answer: C) Sister Explanation:
Q: Two trains start from same place at same time at right angles to each other. Their speeds are 36km/hr and 48km/hr respectively. After 30 seconds the distance between them will be ? 2710 05b5cc731e4d2b4197774f819
5b5cc731e4d2b4197774f819- 1900 mtsfalse
- 2300 mtsfalse
- 3250 mtsfalse
- 4500 mtstrue
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Answer : 4. "500 mts"
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Answer: D) 500 mts Explanation: Using pythagarous theorem,distance travelled by first train = 36x5/18x30 = 300mdistance travelled by second train = 48x5/18x30 = 400mso distance between them =√( 90000 + 160000) = √250000 = 500mts.
Q: One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare. And what accounts for this renewed interest in Shakespeare? As scholars point out, his psychological insights into both male and female characters are amazing even today. This paragraph best supports the statement thatA. Shakespeare's characters are more interesting than fictional characters today.B. people even today are interested in Shakespeare's work because of the characters.C. academic scholars are putting together an anthology of Shakespeare's work.D. New Yorkers have a renewed interested in the work of Shakespeare.E. Shakespeare was a psychiatrist as well as a playwright. 2707 05b5cc728e4d2b4197774f6fb
5b5cc728e4d2b4197774f6fb- 1Afalse
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Answer : 2. "B"
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Answer: B) B Explanation: The last sentence in the paragraph clearly gives support for the idea that the interest in Shakespeare is due to the development of his characters. Choice a is incorrect because the writer never makes this type of comparison. Choice c is wrong because even though scholars are mentioned in the paragraph, there is no indication that the scholars are compiling the anthology. Choice d is wrong because there is no support to show that most New Yorkers are interested in this work. There is no support for choice e either.
Q: Five boxes of bananas sell for Rs. 30. how many boxes can you buy for Rs.9? 2702 05b5cc636e4d2b4197774b9ff
5b5cc636e4d2b4197774b9ff- 12false
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- 31.25false
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Answer : 2. "1.5"
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Answer: B) 1.5 Explanation: Given Five boxes of bananas sell for Rs. 30. => 1 Box of Bananas for = 30/5 = Rs. 6 Then, for Rs. 9 => 9/6 = 3/2 = 1.5 Hence, for Rs. 9, 1.5 box of bananas can buy.
Q: What travels around the world and stays in one spot? 2697 05b5cc64de4d2b4197774bc93
5b5cc64de4d2b4197774bc93- 1Slippersfalse
- 2Walking stickfalse
- 3Stampstrue
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Answer : 3. "Stamps"
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Answer: C) Stamps Explanation: Stamps are what travel around the worldstaying in one spot. Slippers and walking stick can also travel around the world but they will not stay at one spot. So they are eliminated.
Q: Which of the following equations represents Photosynthesis? 2696 05b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d1c4
5b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d1c4- 16CO2 + 6H2O -----> C6H12O6 + 6O2true
- 2C6H12O6 + 6O2 -----> CO2 + 6H2Ofalse
- 3CO2 + H2O -----> C6H12O6 + 6O2false
- 46O2 + 6H2O -----> C6H12O6 + 6CO2false
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Answer : 1. "6CO2 + 6H2O -----> C6H12O6 + 6O2"
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Answer: A) 6CO2 + 6H2O -----> C6H12O6 + 6O2 Explanation: Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that can later be released to fuel the organisms activities. Photosynthesis can be represented using a chemical equation. The overall balanced equation is 6CO2 + 6H2O →Sunlight C6H12O6 + 6O2Source of Carbon & Oxygen + Source of Electrons & Hydrogen + Energy that drives Photosynthesis ----> Sugar + Gas produced by splitting water. Where CO2 = carbon dioxide H2O = waterC6H12O6 = glucose O2 = oxygen.
Q: I. a2-7a+12 = 0, II. b2-3b+2 = 0 Solve both the equations to find the values of a and b ? 2693 05b5cc6e3e4d2b4197774eced
5b5cc6e3e4d2b4197774eced- 1if a > btrue
- 2if a < bfalse
- 3if the relationship between a and b cannot be established.false
- 4if a ≤ bfalse
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Answer : 1. "if a > b"
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Answer: A) if a > b Explanation: I. (a - 3)(a - 4) = 0 => a = 3, 4 II. (b - 2)(b - 1) = 0 => b = 1, 2 => a > b
Q: A constructor estimates that 4 people can paint Mr. Karthik's house in 6 days. If he uses 5 people instead of 4, how long will they take to complete the job ? 2692 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fac2
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fac2- 13 daysfalse
- 226/3 daysfalse
- 313/4 daysfalse
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Answer : 4. "24/5 days"
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Answer: D) 24/5 days Explanation: we know that m1 x d1 = m2 x d2=> 4 x 6 = 5 x dwhere d = no. of days taken by 5 men to paintd = 24/5 days.