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Q:

Sound following a flash of lightning is called

A) Stoning B) Bolting
C) Thunder D) Cloud clash
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thunder

Explanation:

The Sound Following the flash of lighting is because of Thunder.

 

Lightning is seen earlier than thunder because light travels much faster than sound.

 

The roar of thunder is the result of a shock wave produced when lightning super-heats the air through which it passes, causing that air to expand very rapidly. This rapid expansion of air creates a shock wave that travels outward at close to the speed of sound.

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Q:

How is Radha's mother's mother's daughter-in-law's daughter related to Radha?

A) Sister-in-law B) Sister
C) Neice D) Aunt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sister-in-law

Explanation:

Radha ----> Radha's mother ------> Mother's mother => Radha's Grand-mother.

 

Radha's Grand-mother's daughter-in-law ------> Radha's Aunt -----> Radha's Aunt's daughter => Radha's sister-in-law.

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Q:

96% of the population of a village is 23040. The total population of the village is ?

A) 24000 B) 32256
C) 25478 D) 26587
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24000

Explanation:

Let the total population be 'P'

P x (96/100) = 23040

P = 240 * 100

P = 24000.

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Q:

Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

A) Sequential access B) Direct access
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

A magnetic disk is a storage device that uses a magnetization process to write, rewrite and access data. It is covered with a magnetic coating and stores data in the form of tracks, spots, and sectors. Hard disks, zip disks, and floppy disks are common examples of magnetic disks.

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Hence, Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for both Direct access and Sequential access.

 

 

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Q:

In a certain code language 'how many goals scored' is written as '5397'; 'many more matches' is written as '982'; and 'he scored five' is written as '163'. How is 'goals' written in that code language ?

A) 5 B) 7
C) 3 D) Data is not sufficient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Data is not sufficient

Explanation:

From the given data,
how many goals scored = 5397....(1)
many more matches = 982.....(2)
he scored five = 163.....(3)
from (1)&(2), many = 9 ....(4)
from (1)&(3), scored = 3 ....(5)
Using (4)&(5)in(1), we get goals = 5 or 7.

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Q:

Which city is known as 'Gold capital of the world' ?

A) Johannesburg B) Paris
C) Dubai D) Saudi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Johannesburg

Explanation:
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Q:

If x and y are the two digits of the number 653xy such that this number is divisible by 80, then x+y is equal to  ?

A) 5 B) 4
C) 3 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2

Explanation:

Since 653xy is divisible by 5 as well as 2, so y = 0.
Now, 653x0 must be divisible by 8.
So, 3x0 must be divisible by 8. This happens when x = 2
x + y = (2 + 0) = 2.

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Q:

Amar can do a piece of work in 10 days. He works at it for 4 days and then Arun finishes it in 9 days. In how many days can Amar and Arun together finish the work ?

A) 4 days B) 8 days
C) 3 days D) 6 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6 days

Explanation:

4/10 + 9/x = 1     => x = 15 

 

Then both can do in 

1/10 + 1/15 = 1/6     => 6 days

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