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- Question
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
Options- A. Doe
- B. Bitch
- C. Sorceress
- D. Drone
- E. Mare
- Correct Answer
- Drone
ExplanationAll except Drone are females.
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- 1. Choose the word which is different from the rest.
Options- A. Assassinate
- B. Kill
- C. Kidnap
- D. Stab
- E. Murder Discuss
Correct Answer: Kidnap
Explanation:
All except Kidnap are actions of killing.- 2. Choose the word which is different from the rest.
Options- A. Cot
- B. Sheet
- C. Quilt
- D. Pillow
- E. Blanket Discuss
Correct Answer: Cot
Explanation:
All except Cot are parts of bed-spread.- 3. Choose the word which is different from the rest.
Options- A. Bajra
- B. Mustard
- C. Rice
- D. Wheat
- E. Barley Discuss
Correct Answer: Mustard
Explanation:
All except Mustard are foodgrains, while mustard is an oilseed.- 4. Choose the word which is different from the rest.
Options- A. Poland
- B. Greece
- C. Spain
- D. Italy
- E. Korea Discuss
Correct Answer: Korea
Explanation:
All except Korea are European countries, while Korea is an Asian country.- 5. Choose the word which is different from the rest.
Options- A. Giraffe
- B. Hyena
- C. Deer
- D. Rhinoceros
- E. Zebra Discuss
Correct Answer: Hyena
Explanation:
Hyena is the only flesh-eating animal in the group.- 6. A tailor had a number of shirt pieces to cut from a roll of fabric. He cut each roll of equal length into 10 pieces. He cut at the rate of 45 cuts a minute. How many rolls would be cut in 24 minutes?
Options- A. 32 rolls
- B. 54 rolls
- C. 108 rolls
- D. 120 rolls Discuss
Correct Answer: 120 rolls
Explanation:
Number of cuts made to cut a roll into 10 pieces = 9.Therefore Required number of rolls = (45 x 24)/9 = 120.
- 7. A farmer built a fence around his square plot. He used 27 fence poles on each side of the square. How many poles did he need altogether?
Options- A. 100
- B. 104
- C. 108
- D. None of these Discuss
Correct Answer: 104
Explanation:
Since each pole at the corner of the plot is common to its two sides, so we have :Total number of poles needed = 27 x 4 - 4 = 108 - 4 = 104.
- 8. Today is Varun's birthday. One year, from today he will be twice as old as he was 12 years ago. How old is Varun today?
Options- A. 20 years
- B. 22 years
- C. 25 years
- D. 27 years Discuss
Correct Answer: 25 years
Explanation:
Let Varan's age today = x years.Then, Varan's age after 1 year = (x + 1) years.
Therefore x + 1 = 2 (x - 12) ⟺ x + 1 = 2x - 24 ⟺ x = 25.
- 9. In a class, there are 18 boys who are over 160 cm tall. If these constitute three-fourths of the boys and the total number of boys is two-thirds of the total number of students in the class, what is the number of girls in the class?
Options- A. 6
- B. 12
- C. 18
- D. 24 Discuss
Correct Answer: 12
Explanation:
Let the number of boys be x. Then, (3/4)x = 18 or x = 18 x(4/3) = 24.If total number of students is y, then (2/3) y = 24 or y = 24 x (3/2) = 36.
Therefore Number of girls in the class = (36 - 24) = 12.
- 10. An institute organised a fete and 1/5 of the girls and 1/8 of the boys participated in the same. What fraction of the total number of students took part in the fete?
Options- A. 2/13
- B. 13/40
- C. Data inadequate
- D. None of these Discuss
Correct Answer: Data inadequate
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