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Q:

Calculate the number of bricks, each measuring 25 cm x 15 cm x 8 cm required to construct a wall of dimensions 10 m x 4 cm x 6 m when 10% of its volume is occupied by mortar  ?

A) 720 B) 600
C) 660 D) 6000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 720

Explanation:

Let the number of bricks be 'N'

10 x 4/100 x 6 x 90/100 = 25/100 x 15/100 x 8/100 x N

10 x 4 x 6 x 90 = 15 x 2 x N => N = 720.

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Q:

Arun is father of 'B' but 'B' is not son of Arun then what is the relationship of 'B' to Arun ?

A) Mother B) Grand son
C) Daughter D) Grand daughter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Daughter

Explanation:
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Q:

A woman’s voice is shriller than a man’s voice due to

A) weak vocal chords B) lower frequency
C) higher frequency D) higher amplitude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) higher frequency

Explanation:

As the frequency of sound is higher, women have shriller voices than men.

The shrillness or pitch of a sound is determined by its frequency. The higher the pitch shriller the voice. As the sounds produced by vocal cords of women are higher than men so women have shriller voices than men. Because their vocal cord is of smaller size. As their vocal cord is more stretched than men's.

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Q:

The ratio of Karthik’s and Kalyan’s ages is 4: 5. If the difference between the present age of Kalyan and the age of Karthik 5 years hence is 3 years, then what is the total of present ages of Karthik and Kalyan?

A) 56 years B) 62 years
C) 69 years D) 72 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 72 years

Explanation:

Let us consider Karthik as K1 and Kalyan as K2.


Given k18+k1 and K2 - (K1 + 5) = 3 

K2 - K1 = 8

K2 = 8 + K1

Now, 

k18+k1= 45

=> K1 = 32 years

Therefore K2 = 40 years.

K1 + K2 = 72 years.

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Q:

Solve the Riddle?

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A) 79 hrs B) 72 hrs
C) 52 hrs D) 18 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 18 hrs

Explanation:

From the given data,

18 snakes can eat 18 bananas in 18 hrs.

=> 1 snake can eat 1 banana in 18 hrs

=> 79 snakes can eat 79 bananas in 18 hrs.

 

Hence, 18 hrs.

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Q:

What has three feet but no toes?

Answer

A Yardstick has three feet used for measuring but no toes.

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Q:

Which vehicle is spelled the same forwards and backwards?

Answer

Racecar and Civic are the two vehicles which spelled the same forwards an backwards.

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Q:

Which of the following vitamin helps in clotting of blood?

A) Vitamin K B) Vitamin D
C) Vitamin B1 D) Vitamin B2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vitamin K

Explanation:

Vitamin K helps in clotting of blood. It is used by the body to help blood clot.

 

Warfarin (Coumadin) is used to slow blood clotting. By helping the blood clot, vitamin K might decrease the effectiveness of warfarin (Coumadin).

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