Answer: D) 12% p.a. Explanation: If the interest earned is 25% more than the earlier interest then the rate of interest also should be 25% higher than the earlier rate. Let the earlier rate of interest be x%. Now it will be (x + 3)% % increase = (x + 3) - x/x * 100 = 25=> x = 12%

Answer: C) Japan Explanation: The longest-surviving dynasty in the world is the Imperial House of Japan.

Answer: A) Slaughter Explanation: The arrangement in the alphabetical order is Shout, Skirt, Slaughter, Specify, Straight. The word in the middle is Slaughter.

Answer: B) 44 Explanation: No. of boys up to the 34th rank = 34-18 = 16    Total no of boys = 180x1/2+1 = 60    number of boys after the rank of Rupesh = 60 - 16 = 44

Answer: C) is used to temporarily store, items that has been cut or copied Explanation: A clipboard is a temporary storage area for items that the user wants to cut or copy from one place to another.   For example, in a word processor application, the user might want to cut text from one part of a document and paste it in another part of the document or somewhere else, it is temporarily stored in clipboard.

Answer: B) Jay Cooke & Company Explanation: Jay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads.   Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.

Answer: C) Collinear points Explanation: Points that lie on the same line are called Collinear points. And that points lie on the same plane are called Coplanar points.

Answer: C) 16 yrs Explanation: 12 year old Manish is three times as old as his brother Rajeev who must be 4 years old.Diff in ages = 8 years.when Rajeev will become 8 years old, Manish will be 16 yrs old and he will be twice as old as Rajeev.