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Question : Echo sounding is the tech-nique applied to-

Option 1: measure the depth of the sea

Option 2: measure the amplitude of sound waves

Option 3: record earthquake waves

Option 4: record the density of air in the atmosphere

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Correct Answer: measure the depth of the sea


Solution : The correct answer is measure the depth of the sea.

Echo resounding technique or fathometer is used by the ships to measure the depth of the water body. It works on the priniciple of reflection of sound waves. In this

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Question : Silk fibre chemically is:

 

Option 1: carbohydrate 

Option 2: Fat

Option 3: Protein 

Option 4: Cellulose

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Correct Answer: Protein 


Solution : The correct option is - protein

 

Silk is primarily composed of fibroin, a protein based polymer. Chemically, fibroin consists of amino acids, including glycine, alanine, and serine, linked together in a specific sequence. These amino acids form the repeating units of the fibroin protein chain.

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Question : Directions: A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

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Correct Answer:


Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –

Hence, the first option is correct.

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Question : The list price of an article is Rs. 900. It is available at two discounts of 20% and 10%. The selling price of the article is:

Option 1: Rs. 640

Option 2: Rs. 648

Option 3: Rs. 540

Option 4: Rs. 548

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Correct Answer: Rs. 648


Solution : Two discounts of 20% and 10% are equivalent to $(20+10-\frac{20×10}{100}) = 28$% discount
Now the list price of the article is Rs. 900.
So, after 28% discount the selling price is = $(900×\frac{100-28}{100}) = (9×72)$ = Rs. 648
Hence, the correct answer is Rs.

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Question : According to Census 2011, the child sex ratio was ______ females per 1000 males.

Option 1: 919

Option 2: 909

Option 3: 929

Option 4: 939

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Correct Answer: 919


Solution : The correct answer is 919.

According to the 2011 Census of India, the child-sex ratio was 919 females per 1000 males. This ratio reflects the number of females for every 1000 males in the age group of 0–6 years. A declining child sex ratio

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Question : Who among the following Indians has been honoured by a special Oscar?

Option 1: Mahesh Bhatt

Option 2: Satyajit Ray

Option 3: Mira Nair

Option 4: G.P. Sippy

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Correct Answer: Satyajit Ray


Solution : The correct answer is Satyajit Ray.

Satyajit Ray, the great Bengali director, received an Honorary Academy Award, commonly known as a Special Oscar, in 1992, being the only Indian to do so. He received the Oscar in 1992 at the 64th Academy Awards. Satyajit

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Question : A man lost 15% by selling a mobile for Rs. 4,675. What will be his gain percentage by selling it for Rs. 6,050?

Option 1: 10.5%

Option 2: 9.5%

Option 3: 9%

Option 4: 10%

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Correct Answer: 10%


Solution : The selling price of the mobile = Rs. 4,675
Loss percentage = 15%
New selling price = Rs. 6,050
According to the question,
85% of CP = 4,675
⇒ CP = $\frac{4675}{0.85}$
⇒ CP = Rs. 5,500
If he sold it for Rs. 6,050, then,

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Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

She said to me, "Have you ever flown a kite?"

Option 1: She asked me if you have ever flown a kite.

Option 2: She asked me that had I ever flown a kite.

Option 3: She asked me if I had ever flown a kite.

Option 4: She asked me if I ever flew a kite.

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Correct Answer: She asked me if I had ever flown a kite.


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

When converting from indirect to direct speech, consider the following:

  • The reporting verb "said to" is changed to "asked" to maintain the interrogative nature of the sentence.
  • The
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