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A company faces a -2.5 price elasticity of demand for its product. It is presently selling 10,000 units/month. If it wants to increase quantity sold by 6%, it must lower its price by

A) 3.50% B) 15%
C) 2.50% D) 2.40%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2.40%

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Sunspots appear dark because they are

A) hotter than the rest of the Sun's surface. B) more magnetic than the rest of the Sun's surface. 
C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface. D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface.

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Sunspots are a magnetic phenomenon on the Sun.

The reason a sunspot appears dark is that they are cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface and also the gas inside the spot where the magnetic field is strongest is only emitting about 1/4 as much light as from the rest of the solar surface. 

 

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Where is the world's highest volcanic mountain Cotopaxi located?

A) Japan B) Philippines
C) Ecuador D) Hawaiian Islands
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ecuador

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The Speaker of the sixth Lok Sabha who later became the President of India was _____ .

A) VP Singh B) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
C) V.S Ramadevi D) Sukumar Sen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ________________ their relevance and value under profoundly changed and _________________ circumstances. In response ________________ the challenge, a strong view is forming within the profession that one way to ensure that the activities that __________________ journalism will continue to matter is to hone, strengthen, and develop its professional capabilities to perform certain __________________ tasks.

 

develop its professional capabilities to perform certain __________________ tasks.

 

A) trivial B) core
C) trite D) frivolous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) core

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Melghat Tiger Reserve is in which state?

A) Maharashtra B) Rajasthan
C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Uttarakhand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Maharashtra

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Q:

The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Tamil Nadu is

A) 12 B) 16
C) 18 D) 31
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18

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Which city is located on the banks of the river Alaknanda?

A) Badrinath B) Ayodhya
C) Allahabad D) Lucknow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Badrinath

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