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1. With the vertices of a ABC as centres, three circlesaredescribed each touching the other two externally. Ifthesides of the triangle are 4, 6 and 8 cm respectively, thesum ofthe radii of the three circles equals:

A. 9

B. 10C. 12D. 14

2. As salary is 25% higher than Bs salary, how muchpercent is Bs salary lower than As?

A. 33.33%B. 20%

C. 25%D. 15%

3. A merchant buys two articles for Rs.600. He sells one ofthem at a profit of 22% and the other at a loss of 8% andmakes no profit or loss in the end. What is the selling priceof the article that he sold at a loss?

A. Rs 536.80

B. Rs 160C. Rs 404.80

D. R s 440

4. In case Nicholas and Antonio share dinner duty onMonday of some week, and if Antonio and Jeremy sharedinner duty on Thursday of the same week, which of thefollowing would be true for that week?

A. Nicholas is on duty alone on Tuesday, and Antonio is onbreakfast duty alone on Wednesday.

B. Jeremy is on breakfast duty alone on Tuesday, andNicholas is on breakfast duty alone on Wednesday.

C. Antonio is on dinner duty alone on Tuesday.D. Jeremy is on dinner duty alone on Wednesday

5. In case Antonio and Jeremy share the dinner duty thriceover a five-day period, which among the following wouldbe true?

A. D. Antonio and Jeremy share dinner duty on the second of

the five days.B. B. Nicholas is on dinner duty alone on the second of the

five days.C. C. Nicholas is on dinner duty alone on the third of the five

days.D. A. Nicholas is on dinner duty alone on the first of the five

days.

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6. An experiment succeeds twice as often as it fails. Whatis the probability that in the next 5 trials there will be foursuccesses?

A. 5*((2/3)^4)*(1/3)

B. (2/3)^4C. ((2/3)^4)*(1/3)

7. A recently conducted study reveals that the prospects forsuccess in later schooling for 3-5 old children wereimproved by a particular educational plan. From this itfollows that the introduction of similar education plans forall 3-5 year old children will lead to an improvement intheir chances for success in later schooling. Which amongthe following would weaken the above argument if true?

A. D. Many parents are of the view that formal training at an

early age takes up the time, which the children couldbetter spend exploring their worlds independently.

B. A. Parents of preschool children in the United States getattracted to fads in the educational field, without having a

clear idea of the type of early educational plans which

would benefit their children.C. C. The people who conducted the research included quite

a few children who had earlier been exposed to another

educational enrichment program.D. B. The cognitive abilities of children are constantly

changing between ages three and five8. A man bets on number 16 on a roulette wheel 14 timesand losses each time. On the 15th span he does a quickcalculation and finds out that the number 12 had appearedtwice in the 14 spans and is therefore, unable to decidewhether to bet on 16 or 12 in the 15th span. Which willgive him the best chance and what are the odds of winning

on the bet that he takes? (Roulette has numbers 1 to 36)A. 12, 72:1B. either,35:1C. 16, 22:14

D. 12,7:19. A trader buys goods at a 19% discount on the labelprice. If he wants to make a profit of 20% after allowing adiscount of 10%, by what % should his marked price begreater than the original label price?

A. + 8%B. none of these

C. -3.8%D. +33.3%

10. The Fundamental Duties were incorporated in theConstitution of India by the

A. Forty-second AmendmentB. Tenth Amendment

C. Thirty-second AmendmentD. First Amendment

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11. If the price of petrol increases by 25% and Raj intendsto spend only an additional 15% on petrol, by how much %will he reduce the quantity of petrol purchased?

A. 6.67%

B. 8%

C. 10%D. 12%

12. The weights in kilograms of 10 students are 52, 45,31,35, 40, 55, 60, 38, 44, 36. If 44 is replaced by 46 and 40isreplaced by 35 then new median will be:

A. 41B. 40.5

C. 40D. 42

13. The speed of a metro train is 54 km/hrexcludingstoppage time and if including stoppage thespeed is 45 km/hr then for how many minutes does it stopper hour?

A. 11

B. 10C. 20

D. 9

14. The circumcentre of a triangle is always the pointofintersection of the:

A. bisectorsB. perpendiculars dropped from the vertices onopposite sides

of the triangle.C. medians

D. perpendicular bisectors15. For an acute angle , sin + cos takes the

greatestvalue when isA. 90

B. 45C. 30

D. 60

16. A candidate who gets 20% marks fails by 10 marks butanother candidate who gets 42% marks gets 12% morethan the passing marks. Find the maximum marks.

A. 50

B. 150C. 200D. 100

17. The oldest monarchy in the world is that ofA. Japan

B. U KC. Spain

D. Nepal

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