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Q:

What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

A) Shoe	B) Charcoal
C) Belt	D) All the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Charcoal

Explanation:

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It is Charcoal which is black when we buy it or when not being used. It gets red in appearance when put in use means to say when burning. And eventually when it's been consumed by fire or after getting burned out or used up, changes into ashes which look grey in color.

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Q:

Find the next number in the given number sequence

200, 200, 100, 300, 75, ?

A) 150	B) 175
C) 250	D) 375

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 375

Explanation:

The given number series is 200, 200, 100, 300, 75, ?

It follows a pattern that,

200

200 x 1 = 200

200 / 2 = 100

100 x 3 = 300

300 / 4 = 75

75 x 5 = 375

Hence, the next number in the given number sequence is 375.

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Q:

Choose the word which gives best meaning to the sentence from the given options.

His recent success ______ him more arrogant than what he used to be

A) make	B) have make
C) was making	D) has made

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) has made

Explanation:

HIS RECENT SUCCESS HAS MADE HIM MORE ARROGANT THAN WHAT HE USED.

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Q:

A school has four sections A, B, C, D of Class IX students.

1. If the number of students passing an examination be considered a criteria for comparision of difficulty level of two examinations, which of the following statements is true in this context?

A. Half yearly examinations were more difficult.

B. Annual examinations were more difficult.

C. Both the examinations had almost the same difficulty level.

D. The two examinations cannot be compared for difficulty level.

2. How many students are there in Class IX in the school?

A. 336 B.189 C. 335 D. 430

3. Which section has the maximum pass percentage in at least one of the two examinations?

A. A Section B. B Section C. C Section D. D Section

4. Which section has the maximum success rate in annual examination?

A. A Section B. B Section C. C Section D. D Section

5. Which section has the minimum failure rate in half yearly examination?

A. A section B. B section C. C section D. D section

Half yearly examinations were more difficult.

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Answer

1. ANSWER : C

Explanation - Number of students who passed half-yearly exams in the school

= (Number of students passed in half-yearly but failed in annual exams) + (Number of students passed in both exams)
= (6 + 17 + 9 + 15) + (64 + 55 + 46 + 76)

= 288.

Also, Number of students who passed annual exams in the school

= (Number of students failed in half-yearly but passed in annual exams) + (Number of students passed in both exams)

= (14 + 12 + 8 + 13) + (64 + 55 + 46 + 76)

= 288.

Since, the number of students passed in half-yearly = the number of students passed in annual exams. Therefore, it can be inferred that both the examinations had almost the same difficulty level.

Thus Statements (a), (b) and (d) are false and Statement (c) is true.

2. ANSWER : D

Explanation - Since the classification of the students on the basis of their results and sections form independent groups, so the total number of students in the class:

= (28 + 23 + 17 + 27 + 14 + 12 + 8 + 13 + 6 + 17 + 9 + 15 + 64 + 55 + 46 + 76)

= 430.

3. ANSWER : D

Explanation- Pass percentages in at least one of the two examinations for different sections are:

For Section A = $\frac{14 + 6 + 64}{28 + 14 + 6 + 64} \times 100 = \frac{84}{112} \times 100$ % = 75%

For Section B = $\frac{12 + 17 + 55}{23 + 12 + 17 + 55} \times 100$ % = 78.5%

For Section C = $\frac{8 + 9 + 46}{17 + 8 + 9 + 46} \times 100$ %= 78.75%

For Section D = $\frac{13 + 15 + 76}{27 + 13 + 15 + 76} \times 100$ %= 79.39%

Clearly ,the pass percentage is maximum for Section D

4. ANSWER : A

Explanation - Total number of students passed in annual exams in a section

= [ (No. of students failed in half-yearly but passed in annual exams) + (No. of students passed in both exams) ] in that section

Success rate in annual exams in Section A= $\frac{14 + 64}{112} \times 100$ % = 69.64%

Similarly, success rate in annual exams in:

Section B = $\frac{12 + 55}{107} \times 100$ % = 62.62%

Section C = $\frac{8 + 46}{80} \times 100$ % = 67.5%

Section D = $\frac{89}{131} \times 100$ % = 67.94%

Clearly, the success rate in annual examination is maximum for Section A.

5. ANSWER : D

Explanation - Total number of failures in half-yearly exams in a section

= [ (Number of students failed in both exams) + (Number of students failed in half-yearly but passed in Annual exams) ] in that section

Failure rate in half-yearly exams in Section A %= 37.5 %

Similarly, failure rate in half-yearly exams in:

Section B = 32.71%

Section C = 31.25%

Section D = 30.53%

Clearly, the failure rate is minimum for Section D.

= (Number of students passed in half-yearly but failed in annual exams) + (Number of students passed in both exams)

= (6 + 17 + 9 + 15) + (64 + 55 + 46 + 76)

= 288.

Also, Number of students who passed annual exams in the school

= (Number of students failed in half-yearly but passed in annual exams) + (Number of students passed in both exams)

= (14 + 12 + 8 + 13) + (64 + 55 + 46 + 76)

= 288.

Since, the number of students passed in half-yearly = the number of students passed in annual exams. Therefore, it can be inferred that both the examinations had almost the same difficulty level.

Thus Statements (a), (b) and (d) are false and Statement (c) is true.

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Q:

Which of the following is a popular programming language for developing multimedia webpages.

A) COBOL	B) Java
C) BASIC	D) Assembler

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Java

Explanation:

Java is a general-purpose computer-programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.

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Java is used to develop mobile apps, web apps, desktop apps, games and much more...

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Q:

The length of a rectangular hall is 5m more than its breadth. The area of the hall is 750 sq.m. The length of the hall is

A) 20	B) 25
C) 30	D) 35

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30

Explanation:

Let breadth = x m

Then, length = (x+5)m

Area of a rectangle = Length x Breadth

x(x+5) = 750

x² + 5x - 750= 0

(x+30)(x-25)= 0

x = 25 or x = -30

Hence, breadth x = 25m

=> Length = x + 5 = 25 + 5 = 30m.

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Q:

Choose the missing terms in the given series from the four alternatives given below.

C, E, G, J, M, Q, ?

A) T	B) U
C) P	D) V

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) U

Explanation:

The letters move 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, ... steps forward.

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Q:

If 1 1 1 1 = R
2 2 2 2 = T
3 3 3 3 = E
4 4 4 4 = N

Then 5 5 5 5 = ?

A) Y	B) Z
C) T	D) X

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Y

Explanation:

If you add all the terms of the LHS of equality, then the last letter of the sum written in words would give you the RHS.

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4 = FOUR

2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8 = EIGHT

3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12 = TWELVE

4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16 = SIXTEEN

So, following the same pattern.

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 = TWENTY

That gives us our answer to 5 5 5 5 = "Y".

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