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Three strategies P, Q and R have been initiated for cost cutting in a company producing respectively 20%, 30% and 10% savings. Assuming that they operate independently, what is the net saving achieved ?

A) 49.6% B) 50.4%
C) 33.67% D) 66.66%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 49.6%

Explanation:

As these three strategies P, Q and R are independent so these will cut cost one after the other.
If initial cost is Rs 100, then
20% cost is cut after initializing strategy P, then cost will remain 80% = 80
further 30% cost is cut after strategy Q, then cost will remain 70% of 80 = 56
further 10% cost is cut after strategy R, then cost will remain 90% of 56 = 50.4

Thus final cost remains 50.4 % of the original cost. Hence net saving is 100 - 50.4 = 49.6 %.

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If watches bought at prices ranging from Rs. 200 to Rs. 350 are sold at prices ranging from Rs. 300 to Rs. 425. What is the greatest possible profit that might be made in selling nine watches ?

A) Rs. 1800 B) Rs. 2000
C) Rs. 2025 D) Rs. 1750
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 2025

Explanation:

Profit would be maximum if watches are brought for Rs. 200 and sold for Rs. 425
Profit = Rs. (425 - 200) = Rs. 225
Profit of 9 watches = Rs. 225 x 9 = Rs.2,025.

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Q:

Synonym for the word : Bleak

A) bare B) lush
C) warm D) verdant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) bare

Explanation:

Bleak means an area of land lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements like deserts.

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Q:

CPU speed of a personal computer is

A) 1 MIPS B) 100 KIPS
C) 32 KIPS D) 32 MIPS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 32 KIPS

Explanation:

Instructions per second (IPS) is a measure of a computer's processor speed. CPU speed of a personal computer is 32 KIPS (Kilo Instructions per second).

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Which of the Phrases(1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrases printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct.

The ban is applied by the district’s commercial taxes department after protests by a community, which had threat to burn theatres screening the controversial movie.

A) had threated to burn B) had threatened to burn
C) had threatened to burning D) had threats of burning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) had threatened to burn

Explanation:
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Tanks A and B are each in the shape of a right circular cylinder. The interior of tank A has a height of 10 meters and a circumference of 8 meters, and the interior of tank B has a height of 8 meters and a circumference of 10 meters. The capacity of tank A is what percent of the capacity of tank B ?

A) 76% B) 72%
C) 80% D) 82%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 80%

Explanation:

circumference of A = 2πr = 8 => so r = 4π
volume = π×(4π)2×10 = 160π
circumference of B = 2πr   = 10 => so r = 5π
volume = π×(5π)2×8 =  200π
so ratio of capacities = 160/200 = 0.8
so capacity of A will be 80% of the capacity of B.

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Q:

How many Months of the year have 28 Days?

A) 12 B) 7
C) 5 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12

Explanation:

We have 12 months.

In every month we get 28 or more days. 

So that implies we get 28 days in each and every month.

 

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Q:

How many squares with sides 1/2 inch long are needed to cover a rectangle that is 4 ft long and 4 ft wide ?

A) 9216 B) 10246
C) 12345 D) 7527
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9216

Explanation:

It takes four of those little squares -- each one 1/2 inch on a side -- to cover one square inch. That's because each one is 1/2 x 1/2, or 1/4 of a square inch.
In a rectangle that is 48 inches by 48 inches, there are 2304 square inches.(1 ft = 12 inches)
Since it takes 4 little squares to cover 1 sq inch, then it would need 2304 x 4 squares (1/2 inch on a side each) to cover a rectangle 4 feet by 4 feet.

That is 9,216 of those squares.

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