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Q:

The office building needs repairing just as urgently as it needs internal as well as external painting

Assumptions:

1. Efficiency of people working in the office cannot be improved unless office building is reapaire

2. Repairing and painting of office building require funds

A) Only 1 is true B) Only 2 is true
C) Either 1 or 2 is true D) Neither 1 nor 2 is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither 1 nor 2 is true

Explanation:

Nothing can be deduced regarding the effect of reapirs of office building on efficency of workers,or the requirement of funds for repairs,from the given statement.So,neither 1 nor 2 is true

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Q:

-20 , -16 , -12 , -8 .... 

In the sequence above, each term after the first is 4 greater than the preceding term. Which of the following could not be a term in the sequence? 

A) 220 B) 440
C) 668 D) 762
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 762

Explanation:

All terms in the sequence will be multiples of 4.

762 and 902 are not multiples of 4

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Q:

A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on Tuesday and is 4 min 48 sec fast at 2 p.m. on the following Tuesday. When was it correct ?

A) 12 p.m. on Wednesday B) 2 p.m. on Thursday
C) 3 p.m. on Thursday D) 2 p.m. on Wednesday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 p.m. on Thursday

Explanation:

Time from 12 p.m. on Tuesday to 2 p.m. on the following Tuesday = 7 days 2 hours.
= 170 hours.
The watch gains = (2 + 4 x 4/5) min
= 34/5 min. in 170 hrs.
Now, 34/5 min are gained in 170 hrs.
Then, 2 min are gained in (170 x 5/34 x 2) hrs.
Watch is correct after 2 days 2 hrs after 12 p.m. on Tuesday, i.e., it will be correct at 2 p.m. on Thursday.

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Q:

One who deserts his religion

A) Profane B) Turn coat
C) Apostate D) Deserter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Apostate

Explanation:

Apostate:

A person who abandons or renounces or deserts his religious or political beliefs or principles.

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Q:

Boxing : Ring :: Wrestling : ?

A) Ring B) Court
C) Arena D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arena

Explanation:

Boxing is played in the ring whereas Wrestling is played in Arena.

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Q:

Qualm is the opposite of

A) confidence B) misgiving
C) doubt D) worry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) confidence

Explanation:

Qualm means feeling confused, uneasiness, very doubtful and being in worry.

 

Hence, among the given options, Qualm is the opposite of Confidence.

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Q:

Which of the following could not be the lengths of the sides of a right angled triangle?

A) 3, 4, 5 B) 5, 12, 13
C) 8, 15, 17 D) 12, 15, 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 12, 15, 18

Explanation:

Using Pythagoras theorem we can see that 122 + 152 is not equal to 182
Neither is 102 + 242 = 252

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Q:

There is a clock which shows false timing ie it shows 20 minutes less for each 1 hour. If the clock shows 12 noon now how many minutes will be lost when it shows 2 pm ?

A) 36 minutes B) 48 minutes
C) 35 minutes D) 60 minutes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 60 minutes

Explanation:

For 1 hour, 20 minutes is slower, then for
06 miuntes - 2 minutes is slower
30 minutes - 10 minutes
Actual time | false time
12 12
01 PM 12:40 PM (20 minutes slower)
02 PM 01:20 PM
03 PM 02:00 PM

So, when actual time is 3pm, the false time is 2 pm.
So, it loses 60 minutes when it shows 2 pm.

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