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A driver of auto rickshaw makes a profit of 20% on every trip when he carries 3 passengers and the price of petrol is Rs. 30 a litre. Find the % profit for the same journey if he goes for 4 passengers per trip and the price of petrol reduces to Rs. 24 litres ?

A) 68% B) 80%
C) 75% D) 100%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 100%

Explanation:

When 3 passengers income was 3x
expense= Rs.30 
profit =20% of 30 = Rs.6 
That means his earning is Rs.36. so that per passenger fare must be Rs.12.

When 4 passengers
earning = 12x4=Rs.48.
expense =Rs.24.
profit = Rs.24 = 100%

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Q:

Five boxes of bananas sell for Rs. 30. how many boxes can you buy for Rs.9?

A) 2 B) 1.5
C) 1.25 D) 2.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1.5

Explanation:

Given Five boxes of bananas sell for Rs. 30.

=> 1 Box of Bananas for = 30/5 = Rs. 6

 

Then, for Rs. 9

=> 9/6 = 3/2 = 1.5

 

Hence, for Rs. 9, 1.5 box of bananas can buy.

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There are two mixtures of honey and water in which the ratio of honey and water are as 1:3 and 3:1 respectively. Two litres are drawn from first mixture and 3 litres from second mixture, are mixed to form another mixture. What is the ratio of honey and water in it ?

A) 111:108 B) 11:9
C) 103:72 D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 11:9

Explanation:

From the given data,

 

The part of honey in the first mixture = 1/4

 

The part of honey in the second mixture = 3/4

 

Let the part of honey in the third mixture = x

 

Then,

 

1/4             3/4

 

           x

 

(3/4)-x     x-(1/4) 

 

Given from mixtures 1 & 2 the ratio of mixture taken out is 2 : 3

 

=> 34-xx-14=23

 

=> Solving we get the part of honey in the third mixture as 11/20

 

=> the remaining part of the mixture is water = 9/20

 

Hence, the ratio of the mixture of honey and water in the third mixture is 11 : 9 .

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Q:

If a2+b2 = c2 , then 1logc+ab + 1logc-ab = ?

A) 1 B) 2
C) 4 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

Explanation:

Given a2 + b2 = c2

 

Now  1logc+ab  + 1logc-ab 

 

logbc+a + logbc-a

 

logbc2-a2

2logbb = 2

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In a G - 20 meeting there were total 20 people representing their own country. All the representative sat around a circular table. Find the number of ways in which we can arrange them around a circular table so that there is exactly one person between two representatives namely Manmohan and Musharraf.

A) 2 x (17!) B) 2 x (18!)
C) (3!) x (18!) D) (17!)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 x (18!)

Explanation:

A person can be chosen out of 18 people in 18 ways to be seated between Musharraf and Manmohan. Now consider Musharraf, Manmohan, and the third person, sitting between them, as a single personality, we can arrange them in 17! ways but Musharraf and Manmohan can also be arranged in 2 ways. 

 

Required number of permutations = 18 x (17!) x 2 = 2 x 18!

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Q:

The Capacity of a Communication Channel is Measured in

A) Band rate B) Band width
C) Data flow D) Bit capacity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Band width

Explanation:

The path that data takes from source to destination is called a Channel. A channel is a communication medium. A channel has a certain capacity for transmitting information. 

 

The "capacity" of a channel is the theoretical upper-limit to the bit rate over a given channel that will result in negligible errors. Channel capacity is often measured by its Bandwidth in Hz or its data rate in bits per second.

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Q:

Lichens are the best indicator of

A) Air pollution B) Sound pollution
C) Noise pollution D) Water pollution
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Air pollution

Explanation:

1. Lichens are plants that grow in exposed places such as rocks or tree bark.

 

2.  Lichens are widely used as environmental indicators or bio-indicators. They can be used as air pollution indicators, especially of the concentration of sulfur-di-oxide in the atmosphere.  

 

3. They need to be very good at absorbing water and nutrients to grow there.

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Three taps P, Q and R can fill a tank in 12 hrs, 15 hrs and 20 hrs respectively. If P is open all the time and Q and R are open for one hour each alternately, starting with Q, then the tank will be full in how many hours ?

A) 9 hrs B) 7 hrs
C) 13 hrs D) 11 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7 hrs

Explanation:

Given,

P can fill in 12 hrs

Q can fill in 15 hrs

R can fill in 20 hrs

=> Volume of tank = LCM of 12, 15, 20 = 60 lit

=> P alone can fill the tank in 60/12 = 5 hrs

=> Q alone can fill the tank in 60/15 = 4 hrs

=> R alone can fill the tank in 60/20 = 3 hrs

Tank can be filled in the way that

(P+Q) + (P+R) + (P+Q) + (P+R) + ....

=> Tank filled in 2 hrs = (5+4) + (5+3) = 9 + 8 = 17 lit

=> In 6 hrs = 17 x 6/2 = 51 lit

=> In 7th hr = 51 + (5+4) = 51 + 9 = 60 lit

=> So, total tank will be filled in 7 hrs.

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