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A cow was standing on a bridge, 5m away from the middle of the bridge. A train was coming towards the bridge from the ends nearest to the cow. Seeing this cow ran towards the the train and managed to escape when the train was 2m away from bridge. If it had run in the opposite direction, it would hit by the train 2m before the end of the bridge. What is the lenght of the bridge in meters assuming the speed of the train is 4 times that of cow ?

A) 22 mts B) 28 mts
C) 32 mts D) 34 mts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 32 mts

Explanation:

let 'b' be the Length of bridge from cow to the near end of the bridge and 'a' be the distance of the train from the bridge.
'x' be speed of cow => '4x' speed of train
Then the total length of the bridge 2b + 10.
(a-2)/4x = b/x
=> a-2 = 4b........(1)
Now if it had run in opposite direction
(a+2b+10-2)/4x = (b+10-2)/x
=> a - 2b = 24......(2)
Solving (1) and (2)
b = 11 ,
Therefore length of the bridge is 2 x 11 + 10 = 32mts.

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Q:

Rain drops acquire spherical shape due to 

A) viscosity B) surface tension
C) friction D) elasticity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) surface tension

Explanation:

The Surface tension pulls the surface of the drop equally at all points thus produces the spherical shape having the minimum surface area. This surface tension is the "skin" of a body of water that makes the molecules stick together.

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Q:

Who is known as the grand old lady of Indian nationalism?

A) Dr. Annie Besant B) Dr. Sarojini Naidu
C) Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy D) Kasturbha Gandhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dr. Annie Besant

Explanation:

Annie Besant (1847-1933) – political reformer, women's rights activist, theosophist and Indian nationalist is known as the grand old lady of Indian nationalism.

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Q:

A number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%, the final value of the number is ?

A) increase by 2% B) decrease by 3%
C) decrease by 4% D) increase by 5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) decrease by 4%

Explanation:

Here, x = 20 and y = - 20
Therefore, the net % change in value
=x + y + xy100 %
20 + -20 + 20 × -20100%  or  - 4%

Since the sign is negative, there is a decrease in value by 4%.

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Who among the following was the first recognised Leader of the Opposition in the Indian Parliament?

A) Dr SP Mukherjee B) AK Gopalan
C) YB Chavan D) NG Ranga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) YB Chavan

Explanation:

The late Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan of the Congress(I) known as YB Chavan was given the official status of the Leader of the Opposition, with the rank of a Cabinet Minister, in the Lok Sabha, in 1977 by the janata Government.

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Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra after the division of Bombay State and the fifth Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was a strong Congress leader, co-operative leader, social activist and writer. He was popularly known as Leader of Common People

 

Hence, Chavan was thus the first opposition leader to enjoy this status.

 

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Q:

Thunder is to Lightning as Grape is to

A) Wine B) Soil
C) Seed D) Water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Seed

Explanation:

Lightning produces thunder just as a seed will eventually produce a grape.

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Q:

Hardest Part of the Human Body?

A) Tooth Enamel B) Femur
C) Temporal bone of skull D) Knee bone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tooth Enamel

Explanation:

Tooth Enamel is the hardest and most highly mineralized substance in the human body. It is a tissue and not a bone. This tissue has high mineral content which makes it hardest substance.

 

Femur and Temporal bone of the skull are the hardest bones of the human body.

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Q:

Ajay and Vijay have some marbles with them. Ajay told Vijay "if you give me 'x' marbles, both of us will have equal number of marbles". Vijay then told Ajay "if you give me twice as many marbles, I will have 30 more marbles than you would". Find 'x'  ?

A) 4 B) 10
C) 8 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5

Explanation:

If Vijay gives 'x' marbles to Ajay then Vijay and Ajay would have V - x and A + x marbles.
V - x = A + x --- (1)
If Ajay gives 2x marbles to Vijay then Ajay and Vijay would have A - 2x and V + 2x marbles.
V + 2x - (A - 2x) = 30 => V - A + 4x = 30 --- (2)
From (1) we have V - A = 2x
Substituting V - A = 2x in (2)
6x = 30 => x = 5.

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