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Course materials are sent to students by a distance teaching institution. The probability that they will send a wrong programme’s study material is 1/5. There is a probability of 3/4 that the package is damaged in transit, and there is a probability of 1/3 that there is a short shipment. What is the probability that the complete material for the course arrives without any damage in transit? 

A) 4/5 B) 2/3
C) 1/2 D) 2/15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2/15

Explanation:

Probability of sending the correct material is 4/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probability of the material not being damaged in transit is 1/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probability that there is no short shipment = 2/3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

∴ Required probability =4/5 x 1/4 x 2/3 = 2/15

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Who was the first person to receive a Jnanpith award for a Telugu work ?

A) C. Narayana reddy B) Viswanatha Satyanarayana
C) Ravuri Bharadwaja D) Srirangam Srinivasarao
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Viswanatha Satyanarayana

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What are the minimum qualifications of a person to become a member of Lok Sabha?

 

I. Must be a citizen of India

II. Must not be less than 25 years of age

III. Must hold an office of profit under Union Government.

 

A) Both I and II B) Both I and III
C) Both II and III D) All I, II and III
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both I and II

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Q:

A person who insists on something - one word substitute

A) Stickler B) Boaster
C) Disciplinarian D) Instantaneous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Stickler

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Monoculture is a typical characteristics of

A) Specialized horticulture B) Commercial grain farming
C) Shifting cultivation D) Subsitence farming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Commercial grain farming

Explanation:

Monoculture is a typical characteristics of Commercial grain farming.

Monoculture is the agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop, plant, or livestock species, variety, or breed in a field or farming system at a time focussing commercial gains.

Monoculture is widely used in both industrial farming and organic farming and has allowed increased efficiency in planting and harvest.

Polyculture, where more than one crop is grown in the same space at the same time, is the alternative to monoculture.

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A program which helps create written documents and lets you go back and make corrections as necesary ______

A) Spreadsheet B) Personal writer
C) Word printer D) Word processor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Word processor

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Q:

Who is known as Deenbandhu?

A) Vinoba Bhave B) Chitranjan das
C) C. N. Annadurai D) C. F. Andrews
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) C. F. Andrews

Explanation:

C. F. Andrews - Charles Freer Andrews was known as Deenbandhu. He was given this name by Mahathma Gandhi for his contributions towards Indian independence. 

 

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Deenbandhu means a friend of the poor.

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Q:

Solve the Number Puzzle ?

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A) 20 B) 24
C) 26 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 26

Explanation:

Here the puzzle follows the logic that

Right side number = sum of the number on the left side and the previous number on the left side

=> 6 = 4+2

=> 10 = 6+4

=> ? = 16+10 = 26.

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