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Q:

Two old friends, Jack and Bill, meet after a long time.

 

Jack: Hey, how are you man?
Bill: Not bad, got married and I have three kids now

 

Jack: That’s awesome. How old are they?
Bill: The product of their ages is 72 and the sum of their ages is the same as your birth date.

 

Jack: Cool … But I still don’t know.
Bill : My eldest kid just started taking piano lessons.

 

Jack: Oh now I get it.
How old are Bill’s kids ?

A) 3, 3, 8 B) 2, 6, 6
C) 1, 6, 12 D) 1, 8, 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3, 3, 8

Explanation:

Let’s break it down. The product of their ages is 72. So what are the possible choices?

 

2, 2, 18 – sum(2, 2, 18) = 22
2, 4, 9 – sum(2, 4, 9) = 15
2, 6, 6 – sum(2, 6, 6) = 14
2, 3, 12 – sum(2, 3, 12) = 17
3, 4, 6 – sum(3, 4, 6) = 13
3, 3, 8 – sum(3, 3, 8 ) = 14
1, 8, 9 – sum(1,8,9) = 18
1, 3, 24 – sum(1, 3, 24) = 28
1, 4, 18 – sum(1, 4, 18) = 23
1, 2, 36 – sum(1, 2, 36) = 39
1, 6, 12 – sum(1, 6, 12) = 19

 

The sum of their ages is the same as your birth date. That could be anything from 1 to 31 but the fact that Jack was unable to find out the ages, it means there are two or more combinations with the same sum. From the choices above, only two of them are possible now.

 

2, 6, 6 – sum(2, 6, 6) = 14
3, 3, 8 – sum(3, 3, 8 ) = 14

 

Since the eldest kid is taking piano lessons, we can eliminate combination 1 since there are two eldest ones. The answer is 3, 3 and 8.

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Q:

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions from the given options.


The dog was sitting _______ the table waiting _______ catch the ball that was thrown ________ him _________ his master.

A) below, for, to, by B) under, for, towards, by
C) up, to, towards, by D) under, to, towards, by
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) under, to, towards, by

Explanation:

The dog was sitting under the table waiting to catch the ball that was thrown towards him by his master.

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Q:

Holkar Trophy is associated with which sport?

A) Bridge B) Hockey
C) Football D) Badminton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bridge

Explanation:

Holkar Trophy is associated with Bridge sport.

 

Bridge is the ultimate tricky card game that four people can play with a pack of 52 cards. It is the greatest source of enjoyment.

 

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History of the Holkar Trophy ::

It was a treasured dream of Late Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar to have regular National Bridge Tournament at Indore for promotion of the game in the erstwhile Holkar state.

 

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Q:

The main components of market risk are 

a) Liquidity risk     b) Interest rate risk       c) Currency risk

A) Only a B) both a and b
C) only c D) all a, b and c
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) all a, b and c

Explanation:
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Q:

The wind is variable today.

Synonym of the word in bold?

A) mild B) Shifting
C) Steady D) Chilling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shifting

Explanation:

Variable means changes or shifts timely. Hence, synonym of variable is shifting.

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Q:

How much time will take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest  ?

A) 4 years B) 2.5 years
C) 3.5 years D) 2 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4 years

Explanation:

Time = (100 x 81) / (450 x 4.5) = 4 years.

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Q:

Who first imposed Jizya Tax in India?

A) Allaudin khilji B) Aurangzeb
C) Mohammad Bin Qasim D) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Explanation:

In India, Islamic rulers Qutb-ud-din Aibak imposed jizya on non-Muslims first time which was called kharaj-o-jizya. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler Akbar in the 16th century but was re-introduced by Aurangzeb in the 17th century.

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Q:

Camouflage is one way animals protect themselves.

Is this pronoun reflexive or intensive?

A) reflexive B) intensive
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) reflexive

Explanation:

Camouflage is one way animals protect themselves is reflexive.

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