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Q:

Find the number of factors of 9321 ?

A) 4 B) 5
C) 7 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8

Explanation:

9321 = 3 x 13 x 239 = 31 x 13 1 x 239 1 ; add one to all the powers ie.,

(1+1) x (1+1) x (1+1)= 8 ;

we get eight factors.

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Q:

Iodine test is used to detect

A) Carbohydrate B) Fat
C) Protein D) Cholesterol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Carbohydrate

Explanation:

The iodine test is used to test for the presence of starch i.e, Carbohydrate.

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Q:

When a women sells 20 articles for Rs. 160, there is 40% loss. How many articles should she sell for Rs. 240 in order to earn 20% profit ?

A) 16 B) 15
C) 17 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15

Explanation:

Given when she sells at Rs. 160 for 20 articles, she get 40% loss.

 

Then, to get 20% profit selling at Rs. 240 for let 'P' articles

 

=> 1602060=240p120

 

=> 120 x 160 x P = 20 x 70 x 240

 

=> P =  15 articles.

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Q:

Name a common greenhouse gas containing only hydrogen and oxygen?

A) CH4 B) O3
C) H2O D) NO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) H2O

Explanation:

The common greenhouse gas containing only hydrogen and oxygen is H2O, this is water vapor.

The common greenhouse gases are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone.

The composition (chemical formula) of those gases are:

Water vapor: H2O
Carbon dioxide: CO2
Methane: CH4
Nitrous oxide: NO
Ozone: O3.

As you see the only one of those that contains only hydrogen and oxygen is H2O, water vapor.

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Q:

What has One Eye Yet cannot See?

A) One-eyed Jack B) A Needle
C) Blind Justice D) Hurricane eye
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A Needle

Explanation:

What has one eye yet cannot see is An Eye of a Needle.

 

A needle has an eye through which we thread it but it is not for seeing.

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Q:

5% people of a village in India died by dengue, 15% of the remainder left the village on account of fear. If now the population is reduced to 3553, how much was it in the beginning ?

A) 4400 B) 3100
C) 2800 D) 5600
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4400

Explanation:

Let 'P' be the original population at the beginning

P x (95/100) x (85/100) = 3553

P = 4400.

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Q:

There are 100 students in 3 sections A, B and C of a class. The average marks of all the three sections was 84. The average of B and C was 87.5 and the average marks of students in A section was :

A) 20 B) 35
C) 54 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20

Explanation:

Numbers of students in section A = x
∴ Numbers of students in section B and C = (100 – x)
∴ x 70 + (100 – x) 87.5 = 84 100
=> 70x + 87.5 100 – 87.5x = 8400
=> 8750 – 17.5x = 8400
=> 17.5x = 8750 – 8400 => x = 20.

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Q:

A man can row 8 kmh in still water. If the river is running at 2 kmh, it takes 4 hrs more upstream than to go downstream for the same distance. Then the distance is given by

A) 54 kms B) 32 kms
C) 45 kms D) 60 kms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 60 kms

Explanation:

Let the distance be d.

 d8-2-d8+2 = 4

 

=> 2d = 120 

 

=> d = 60 kms.

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