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Q:

A large field of 700 hectares is divided into two parts. The difference of the areas of the two parts is one-fifth of the average of the two areas. What is the area of the smaller part in hectares?

A) 315 B) 385
C) 415 D) 485
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 315

Explanation:

Let the areas of the two parts be x and (700-x) hectares

therefore, x-700-x=15x+700-x2

 2x-700=70

 x=385

So, the two parts are 385 and 315.

 Hence, Area of the smaller = 315 hectares

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Q:

A bag contains 4 red and 3 black balls. A second bag contains 2 red and 4 black balls. One bag is selected at random. From the selected bag, one ball is drawn. Find the probability that the ball drawn is red.

A) 23/42 B) 19/42
C) 7/32 D) 16/39
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 19/42

Explanation:

A red ball can be drawn in two mutually exclusive ways

 (i) Selecting bag I and then drawing a red ball from it.

 

(ii) Selecting bag II and then drawing a red ball from it.

 

Let E1, E2 and A denote the events defined as follows:

E1 = selecting bag I,

E2 = selecting bag II

A = drawing a red ball

Since one of the two bags is selected randomly, therefore 

P(E1) = 1/2  and  P(E2) = 1/2

Now, PAE1 = Probability of drawing a red ball when the first bag has been selected = 4/7

  PAE2  = Probability of drawing a red ball when the second bag has been selected = 2/6

 Using the law of total probability, we have 

 P(red ball) = P(A) = PE1×PAE1+PE2×PAE2 

 

                          = 12×47+12×26=1942

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The length of the room is 5.5m and width is 3.75m. Find the cost of paving the floor by slabs at the rate of Rs.800 per sq meter

A) Rs.16500 B) Rs.15500
C) Rs.17500 D) Rs.18500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs.16500

Explanation:

l=5.5m w=3.75m
area of the floor = 5.5 x 3.75 = 20.625 sq m
cost of paving = 800 x 20.625 = Rs. 16500

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Q:

Pointing to a woman, a man said, "Her father is the only son of my father." How is the man related to the woman?

A) Father B) Brother
C) Uncle D) Brother-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brother

Explanation:

The man said, "Her father is the only son of my father."

Then the woman's father and the man's is the same

=> The woman and the man are brother and sisters.

 

Hence, the man is the brother of the woman.

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In a queue, Amrita is 10th from the front while Mukul is 25th from behind and Mamta is just in the middle of the two. If there be 50 persons in the queue. What position does Mamta occupy from the front ?

A) 14th B) 16th
C) 18th D) 20th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18th

Explanation:

Number of persons between Amrita and Mukul = 50 - (10 + 25) = 15. Since Mamta lies in middle of these 15 persons, so Mamta`s position is 8th from Amrita i.e. 18th from the front.

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Q:

2 is to 55 as 6 is to

A) 99 B) 44
C) 9 D) 33
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 99

Explanation:

Given 2 is to 55

2 + 3 = 5 

5 x 11 = 55

Similarly, 6

6 + 3 = 9

9 x 11 = 99

 

Hence, 2 is to 55 as 6 is to 99.

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Q:

A watch gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes and was set right at 8 AM. What time will it show at 10 PM on the same day ?

A) 10 : 27 : 41 AM B) 8 : 51 : 04 AM
C) 9 : 45 : 15 PM D) 10 : 23 : 20 PM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10 : 23 : 20 PM

Explanation:

The watch gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes = 100 seconds in 1 hour.

From 8 AM to 10 PM on the same day, time passed is 14 hours.

In 14 hours, the watch would have gained 1400 seconds or 23 minutes 20 seconds.

So, when the correct time is 10 PM, the watch would show 10 : 23 : 20 PM

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Q:

If E = 5 and READ is coded as 7, then what is the code of 'DEAR' ?

A) 6 B) 7
C) 8 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7

Explanation:

Here E = 5 = 5/1 = 5

=> READ = 18 + 5 + 1 + 4 = 28/4 = 7

=> DEAR = 4 + 5 + 1 + 18 = 28/4 = 7

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