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Q:

A motorboat can go 10 miles downstream on a river in 20 min. It takes 30 min for this boat to go back at the same 10 miles. Find the speed of the current ?

A) 8 m/h B) 5 m/h
C) 7 m/h D) 6 m/h
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5 m/h

Explanation:

As the distance travelled is constant, the time taken is inversely proportional to speed.

Let 'u' be the speed of the current and 'v' be the speed of the boat.

Speed of the boat downstream = v + u & upstream = v - u

=> v+u/v-u = 30/20 => v/u = 5 => v = 5u

=> v + u = 6u = 10/20/60 miles/hr

=> 6u = 30 m/h

=> u = 5 m/h

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Q:

An alloy of copper and bronze weight 50g. It contains 80% Copper. How much copper should be added to the alloy so that percentage of copper is increased to 90%?

A) 45 gm B) 50 gm
C) 55 gm D) 60 gm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 50 gm

Explanation:

Initial quantity of copper =80100 x 50 = 40 g 

And that of Bronze = 50 - 40 = 10 g

Let 'p' gm of copper is added to the mixture

=> 50 + p x 90100 = 40 + p

=> 45 + 0.9p = 40 + p

=> p = 50 g

Hence, 50 gms of copper is added to the mixture, so that the copper is increased to 90%.

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Q:

I am a word. I become longer when the third letter is removed. What am I?

Answer

Lounger,


When the third letter i.e, 'U' is removed from the lounger, it becomes Longer.

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Q:

A take twice as much time as B or thrice as much time to finish a piece of work. Working together, they can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in  ?

A) 8 hrs B) 12 hrs
C) 6 hrs D) 4 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6 hrs

Explanation:

Suppose A, B and C take x, x/2 and x/3 respectively to finish the work. 

Then, (1/x + 2/x + 3/x) = 1/2 

=> 6/x = 1/2      => x = 12 

So, B takes 6 hours to finish the work.

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Q:

Who has been appointed as the new economic affairs secretary in the Union Finance Ministry  ?

A) N. K. Sinha B) Tapan Ray
C) Subhash C. Garg D) Kirti Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Subhash C. Garg

Explanation:

Subhash C. Garg, a 1983 batch lAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, has been appointed as the new the economic affairs secretary in the Union Finance Ministry. The post fell vacant after Shaktikanta Das retired on May 31, 2017. Currently, Tapan Ray, the corporate affairs secretary, has the additional charge of the economic affairs department. Prior to this appointment, Garg was Executive Director at World Bank for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka.

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Q:

Who is known as Punjab Kesari?

A) Bhagat Singh B) Dada Saheb Phalke
C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lala Lajpat Rai

Explanation:

Lala Lajpat Rai is known as Punjab Kesari.

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Q:

The sum of one-half, one-third and one-fourth of a number exceeds the number by 22. The number is

A) 264 B) 284
C) 215 D) 302
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 264

Explanation:

Let the number be 'x'. Then, from given data

x/2 + x/3 + x/4 = x+22
13x/12 = x+22
x = 264

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Q:

Monoculture is a typical characteristics of

A) Specialized horticulture B) Commercial grain farming
C) Shifting cultivation D) Subsitence farming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Commercial grain farming

Explanation:

Monoculture is a typical characteristics of Commercial grain farming.

Monoculture is the agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop, plant, or livestock species, variety, or breed in a field or farming system at a time focussing commercial gains.

Monoculture is widely used in both industrial farming and organic farming and has allowed increased efficiency in planting and harvest.

Polyculture, where more than one crop is grown in the same space at the same time, is the alternative to monoculture.

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