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. 4750 0

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A man starts walking from a point and walks 12 kms towards north. He turns 90⁰ left walks a distance and stopped. If the distance between initial point and final positions is 13 kms, how much distance he travelled after turning from the North?

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  1 km
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• 2
  5 km
  Correct
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• 3
  7 km
  Correct
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• 4
  2 km
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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 : 4747 0

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  20
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• 2
  35
  Correct
  Wrong
• 3
  54
  Correct
  Wrong
• 4
  40
  Correct
  Wrong

Q:

A man can row with the stream at 9 km/hr. and against the stream at 3 km/hr. His speed in still water is -

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  12 km/hr
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  5 km/hr
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• 3
  10 km/hr
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• 4
  6 km/hr
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Q:

Rekha bought a scooter for Rs 20,000 and sold it for Rs 22,000. What is the profit percentage?

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  15 %
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• 2
  12 %
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• 3
  20 %
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  Wrong
• 4
  10 %
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  Wrong

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If A is the mother of B. C is the son A, D is the brother of E, E is the daughter of B. Who is the grandmother other of D?

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  A
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• 2
  B
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  C
  Correct
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• 4
  D
  Correct
  Wrong

Q:

G letter in 4G spectrum is used for which word?

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  Global
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• 2
  Governance
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• 3
  Generation
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• 4
  Google
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Q:

Which of the following is known as ' the Princess of Hill Stations ‘? 

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  Darjeeling
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• 2
  Ooty
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• 3
  Dehradun
  Correct
  Wrong
• 4
  Kodaikanal
  Correct
  Wrong