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8Q: The day before yesterday, I was 25 years old, and next year I will turn 28. How is it possible? 3455 05b5cc6a8e4d2b4197774ce66
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Explanation :
On carefully inspecting this question, one can understand that there are two days which are important and these are: A. My Birthday. B. The day when I am making this statement. If you think for a while, you will understand that such statements can be made only around the year’s end. So, if my birthday is on 31 December, then I will be making this statement on 1 January. I will further explain using the following example: 1. Consider that today is 01 January 2017. 2. Then, the day before yesterday was 30 December 2016 and according to the question I was 25 then. 3. Yesterday was 31 December 2016, which happens to be my birthday too (Woohoo!), and my age increases by one to become 26. 4. I will turn 27 on my birthday this year (31 December 2017). 5. I will turn 28 on my birthday next year (31 December 2018). Now, if you read the question again, it will make more sense: The day before yesterday(30 December 2016), I was 25 years old and next year(31 December 2018) I will be 28.
Q: The ratio of the incomes of Pavan and Amar is 4 : 3 and the ratio of their expenditures are 3:2. If each person saves Rs. 1889, then find the income of Pavan? 3449 05b5cc6bee4d2b4197774d992
5b5cc6bee4d2b4197774d992- 16548false
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Answer : 3. "7556"
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Answer: C) 7556 Explanation: Let ratio of the incomes of Pavan and Amar be 4x and 3x and Ratio of their expenditures be 3y and 2y 4x - 3y = 1889 ......... I and 3x - 2y = 1889 ...........II I and II y = 1889 and x = 1889 Pavan's income = 7556
Q: Two men A and B start from place X walking at 4 ½ kmph and 5 ¾ kmph respectively. How many km apart they are at the end of 3 ½ hours if they are walking in the same direction ? 3445 05b5cc6eee4d2b4197774ef11
5b5cc6eee4d2b4197774ef11- 12 9/7 kmfalse
- 23 7/5 kmfalse
- 31 3/4 kmfalse
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Answer : 4. "4 3/8 km"
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Answer: D) 4 3/8 km Explanation: Relative Speed = 5 ¾ - 4 ½ = 1 ¼ Time = 3 ½ h. Distance = 5/4 x 7/2 = 35/8 = 4 3/8 km.
Q: What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly? 3440 05b5cc698e4d2b4197774c631
5b5cc698e4d2b4197774c631- 1Schezwanfalse
- 2Yorkerfalse
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Answer : 3. "Incorrectly"
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Answer: C) Incorrectly Explanation: INCORRECTLY is the only English word which is always spelled incorrectly.
Q: First Indian woman to participate in Olympics? 3428 05b5cc69de4d2b4197774c909
5b5cc69de4d2b4197774c909- 1Karnam Malleswaritrue
- 2Mary Komfalse
- 3P.V. Sindhufalse
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Answer : 1. "Karnam Malleswari"
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Answer: A) Karnam Malleswari Explanation: The first Indian woman to ever win an Olympic medal was Karnam Malleswari who won a bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics in the Women's 69 kg category in Weightlifting.
Q: John sells his laptop to Mark at a loss of 20% who subsequently sells it to Kevin at a profit of 25%. Kevin after finding some defect in the laptop, returns it to Mark but could recover only Rs.4.50 for every Rs. 5 he had paid. Find the amount of Kevin’s loss if John had paid Rs. 1,75,000 for the laptop ? 3428 05b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc84
5b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc84- 1Rs.16,500false
- 2Rs.17,500true
- 3Rs.14,200false
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Answer : 2. "Rs.17,500"
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Answer: B) Rs.17,500 Explanation: Let’s assume John bought the laptop for Rs. 100He then sells it to Mark at a loss of 20% => Rs. 80,Who consequently sells it to Kevin at a profit of 25% => Rs. 100Then, Kevin sells it back to Mark for Rs. 90 (Rs.4.50 for every Rs. 5 that he had paid initially), so he suffers a loss of Rs. 10Therefore, for Rs. 100 there is a loss of Rs. 10,Then for Rs. 1,75,000 there will be a loss of Rs. 17,500.
Q: A man swims downstream 72 km and upstream 45 km taking 9 hours each time; what is the speed of the current ? 3428 05b5cc6e2e4d2b4197774ec52
5b5cc6e2e4d2b4197774ec52- 11 kmphfalse
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Answer : 3. "1.5 kmph"
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Answer: C) 1.5 kmph Explanation: 72 --- 9 ? ---- 1 => Down Stream = 8 45 ---- 9 ? ---- 1 => Up Stream = 5 Speed od current S = ? S = (8 - 5)/2 = 1.5 kmph.
Q: At 6′o clock a clock ticks 6 times. The time between first and last ticks is 30 seconds. How long does it tick at 12′o clock ? 3426 05b5cc731e4d2b4197774f7ec
5b5cc731e4d2b4197774f7ec- 166 sectrue
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Answer : 1. "66 sec"
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Answer: A) 66 sec Explanation: For ticking 6 times, there are 5 intervals. Each interval has time duration of 30/5 = 6 secs At 12 o'clock, there are 11 intervals,so total time for 11 intervals = 11 x 6 = 66 secs.