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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:

All windows are doors. No door is wall

Conclusions:

1. No window is wall

2. No Wall is door

A) Only 1 follows	B) Only 2 follows
C) Either 1 or 2 follows	D) Both 1 and 2 follow

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both 1 and 2 follow

Explanation:

Since both the premises are universal and one premise is negative, the conclusion must be universal negative. Also, the conclusion should not contain the middle term. So, 1 follows.

However, 2 is the converse of the second premise and thus it also holds.

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Q:

Choose the Antonym of the following word

'Autonomy'

A) Antipathy	B) Dependence
C) Antruism	D) Animation

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dependence

Explanation:

'Autonomy' means personal independence. Hence, the word 'dependence' is farthest in meaning to the given word 'Autonomy'.

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Q:

Select the antonym of

sacred

A) pious	B) hallowed
C) divine	D) profane

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) profane

Explanation:

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Q:

Select the synonym of

famished

A) glut	B) jaded
C) satiated	D) starved

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) starved

Explanation:

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Q:

An air conditioner can cool the hall in 40 miutes while another takes 45 minutes to cool under similar conditions. If both air conditioners are switched on at same instance then how long will it take to cool the room approximately ?

A) 18 minutes	B) 19 minutes
C) 22 minutes	D) 24 minutes

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 22 minutes

Explanation:

Let the two conditioners be A and B

'A' cools at 40min

'B' at 45min

Together = (a x b)/(a + b)

= (45 x 40)/(45 + 40)

= 45 x 40/85

= 21.1764

= 22 min (approx).

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Q:

What is the next number of the following sequence ?

21, 77, 165, 285, ......

A) 404	B) 415
C) 426	D) 437

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 437

Explanation:

The series follow the rule,

21 = $5^{2}-4$
77 = $9^{2} - 4$
165 = $13^{2} - 4$
285 = $17^{2} - 4$

5,9,13,17,21,(+4)...
In the same way next no. will be
$21^{2} - 4$ = 441 - 4 = 437

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Q:

If HAT is coded as 'jcv' then what will GUN be coded as?

A) iwp	B) IKM
C) kip	D) Klp

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) iwp

Explanation:

Here HAT is coded as jcv

=> Leaving a letter in between i.e, after H leave i write j in small letters

In the same way, A => c, T => v

Similarly for GUN => iwp

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