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Logical puzzle

At a restaurant, how could you choose one out of three desserts with equal probability with the help of a coin? What if the coin is biased and the bias is unknown?

Answer

Our solution:


Toss the coin twice.
Let TH, HT and TT correspond to the three choices.
And if you get HH, just repeat (so it takes 8/3 tosses on average).


BIASED COIN

If the coin was biased, TH and HT would occur with equal probability.
So you could assign THHT, HTTH and THTH to the three choices, with other 4-toss outcomes rejected.
Or you could assign HTT, THT and TTH to the three choices, with other 3-toss outcomes rejected.

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Who was the first woman to reach the north pole?

 

A) Ann Bancroft B) Nancy Loewen  
C) Liv Arnesen D) Robert Peary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ann Bancroft

Explanation:

Ann Bancroft was the first woman to reach the north pole.

 

 

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Iam looking to estimate the cost on a project, but I don't want to spend a lot of time on a  detailed analysis. I really want a ballpark figure. What options do I have?

A) None - Cost estimating requires details to be accurate B) Use the cost of similar projects
C) Use a rule-of-thumb or per-square-foot estimate D) Add up the costs on the WBS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Use the cost of similar projects

Explanation:

Although it is less accurate than adding up individual costs from the WBS, it is less time consuming. The trade-off is accuracy. Answer A is incorrect because to do a more accurate cost estimate, you need to delve into details. Answer C is tempting also, and possible, except we don't really know if the project in question can use perametric modeling . Answer D is incorrect because it takes the most time, but it is most accurate.

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Which one of the following orders presents the correct sequence of the increasing basic nature of the given oxides?

(1) K2O<Na2O<Al2O3<MgO

(2) Al2O3<MgO<Na2O<K2O

(3) MgO<K2O<Al2O3<Na2O

(4) Na2O<K2O<MgO<Al2O3

A) Option 1 B) Option 2
C) Option 3 D) Option 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Option 2

Explanation:

While moving from left to right in periodic table basic character of oxide of elements will decrease.

  Increasing basic strengthAl2O3<MgO<Na2O 

 

and while descending in the group basic character of corresponding oxides increases. 

 Increasing basic strengthNa2O<K2O

 

 Correct Order is Al2O3 < MgO <Na2O <K2O

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Select the correct statement about the Heart Valves.

A) Aortic and pulmonary valves control the flow of blood into the heart. B) The AV valves are supported by chordae tendineae so that regurgitation of blood into the atria during ventricular contraction does not occur.
C) The tricuspid valve divides the left atrium from the left ventricle. D) The mitral valve separates the right atrium from the right ventricle.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The AV valves are supported by chordae tendineae so that regurgitation of blood into the atria during ventricular contraction does not occur.

Explanation:

The correct statement from the given options is

The AV valves are supported by chordae tendineae so that regurgitation of blood into the atria during ventricular contraction does not occur.

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Esc key in a windows keyboard is not used to

 

A) Close a dialog-box B) Run a selected command
C) Cancel a command D) Close a selected drop down list
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Run a selected command

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Concentrating the marketing efforts on one particular segment of consumers is known as  ?

A) Ambush Marketing B) Niche Marketing
C) Content Marketing D) Cloud Marketing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Niche Marketing

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The world's largest river is the......

A) The Amazon B) The Brahmaputra
C) The Mississippi and Missouri D) The Nile
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Amazon

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