Exercise 4: From each group of sentences given below, indicate the sentence that contains the error:

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22) Group 1

A) Driving long distances causes sleepiness, & sleepiness causes serious accidents.

wrong answer

B) On a table at the rear of the room was a notebook, a pair of scissors, & a biology textbook

right answer

C) Finally, there seems to be a growing interest in vegetarianism in this country

wrong answer

D) Either the local chief of police or his officers are guilty of violating the rights of prisoners

wrong answer

solution:  B) On a table at the rear of the room was a notebook, a pair of scissors, & a biology textbook

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23)Group 2

A) Simple cookbooks for inexperienced cooks have become quite popular in recent years they are available at
many bookstores

right answer

B) Some cookbooks, such as The Joy of cooking, have been classics for generations

wrong answer

C) One popular cookbook is The Art of French Cooking, by Julia Child, a colorful character who charmed
television audiences for many years

wrong answer

D) The Art of French Cooking blends classic recipes with meticulous explanation; ordinary cooks find the recipes
manageable

wrong answer

solution:  A) Simple cookbooks for inexperienced cooks have become quite popular in recent years they are available at many bookstores

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24)Group 3

A) Around 50% of the forest are destroyed every year

right answer

B) The bus leaves tomorrow morning

wrong answer

C) A tiger is a dangerous animal

wrong answer

D)  Can you please the sugar?

wrong answer

solution:  A) Around 50% of the forest are destroyed every year

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25)Group 4

A) There must be some mistake. I should have scored more marks

wrong answer

B) The number of trainees are hundred

right answer

C) 50% of the houses need repairs

wrong answer

D) The Commissioner, along with his family members was seen the party

wrong answer

solution: B) The number of trainees are hundred

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26) Group 5

A) The scissors is very sharp

right answer

B) Congratulations are in order

wrong answer

C) One of the cases is open

wrong answer

D) She plays tennis well but she’ll never be a Steffi Graf

wrong answer

solution:  A) The scissors is very sharp

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Exercise 5: Please mark the correct statement from the pairs given below:

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27) Pair 1

A) Repeated occurrences cannot be ignored

right answer

B) Repeated occurences cannot be ignored

wrong answer

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28) Pair 2

A) We need to get a consensus on the decision

right answer

B) We need to get a concensus on the decision

wrong answer

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29) Pair 3

A) Only authority personnel are allowed in this area

right answer

B) Only authorized personnel are allowed in this area

wrong answer

solution: A) Only authority personnel are allowed in this area

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30) Pair 4

A) The actress decided to sue the sleazy tabloid for deformation of her character

wrong answer

B) The actress decided to sue the sleazy tabloid for defamation of her character

right answer

solution:  B) The actress decided to sue the sleazy tabloid for defamation of her character

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31) Pair 5

A) Everyone knows that Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series is a mythical school

right answer

B) Everyone knows that Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series is a legendary school

wrong answer

solution:  A) Everyone knows that Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series is a mythical school

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32) Pair 6

A) Most people think caffeine is not good for health

right answer

B) Most people think caffiene is not good for health

wrong answer

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Exercise 6:  Select the best word/phrase/line to complete each sentence in the most appropriate manner

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33) ‘Reema’s bad-mouthing Peter only because she is jealous of him.’ Means______________

A) Peter really is a nice person

right answer

B) Peter really is a mean person

wrong answer

C) Peter really is a difficult person

wrong answer

D) Peter really is a tough person

wrong answer

solution:  A) Peter really is a nice person

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34) If some one is “gung ho”, they are_______

A) stupid

wrong answer

B) Childish

wrong answer

C) Enthusiastic

right answer

D) Loud

wrong answer

solution:  C) Enthusiastic

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35) Mr. Hughes has been asked to___________ this difficult project because of his experience working for many years in Iran

A) undergo

wrong answer

B) understand

wrong answer

C) undervalue

wrong answer

D) undertake

right answer

solution: D) undertake

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36) ‘Stop talking to those angry men, you are just adding fuel to the fire’ is the same as________

A) Stop talking to those angry men, you are just coming in the way

wrong answer

B) Stop talking to those angry men, you are just making it worse

right answer

C) Stop talking to those angry men, you are just adding to the noise

wrong answer

D) Stop talking to those angry men, you are just talking too much

wrong answer

solution:  B) Stop talking to those angry men, you are just making it worse

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37) ‘Sudhir’s work is behind schedule – I think he bit more than he could chew’ is the same as________

A) Sudhir has taken too much of work

right answer

B) Sudhir takes very long breaks

wrong answer

C) Sudhir does not know how to do the work

wrong answer

D) Sudhir is a lazy person

wrong answer

solution:  A) Sudhir has taken too much of work

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38) There are many__________ to our rules, and I do not think that’s fair.

A) examples

wrong answer

B) exceptions

right answer

C) instances

wrong answer

D) provisions

wrong answer

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Exercise 7:   Choose the correct / most appropriate word/s to fill in the gap in the sentences given below.

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39) I didn’t set _________ to do this but I’m pleased with the result.

A) in

wrong answer

B) out

right answer

C) on

wrong answer

D) down

wrong answer

solution:  B) out 

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40) This looks too heavy,______________ pick it up?

A) Can I

wrong answer

B) may I

wrong answer

C) need I

wrong answer

D) would I

right answer

solution: D) would I

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41)I am glad so many people have passed the test. In fact, there were_________ who haven’t.

A) little

wrong answer

B) a little

wrong answer

C)few

right answer

D) a few

wrong answer

solution:  C)few

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42) Pope John Paul II ___________ more than 90 countries.

A) has visited

right answer

B) was visited

wrong answer

C) visits

wrong answer

D) has been visiting

wrong answer

solution: A) has visited

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43) I _____________ Carl since I ______________ a little child.

A) have known, have been

wrong answer

B) have known, was

right answer

C) knew, have been

wrong answer

D) knew, was

wrong answer

solution:  B) have known, was

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44)I wonder if _____________ will show up at the meeting?

A) someone

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B) anyone

wrong answer

C) one

wrong answer

D) everyone

right answer

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45) Have you given up______________

A) to smoke

wrong answer

B) smoke

wrong answer

C) some smoking

wrong answer

D) smoking

right answer

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Exercise 1: 
The passage given below is followed by questions based on its content. Read the passage & choose the best answer 4 the questions  

                                                                  The Death Car 

It was cold night in September. The rain was drumming on the car roof as George & Marie Winstion drove through the empty country roads towards the house of their friends, the Harrissons, where they were going to attend a party to celebrate the engagement of the Harrisons daughter, Lisa. As they drove, they listened to the local radio station, which was playing classical music. They were about 5 miles from the destination when the music on the radio was interrupted by a news announcement: “The Cheshire police have issued a serious warning after a man escaped from Colford Mental Hospital earlier this evening. The man, John Downey, is murderer who killed 6 people before he was captured 2 years ago. He is described as large, very strong & extremely dangerous. People in the Cheshire area are warned to keep their doors & windows locked, & to call the police immediately if they se anyone acting strangely.” Marie shivered, “A crazy killer. And he’s out there somewhere. That’s scary.”“Don’t worry about it,” said her husband. “We’re nearly there now. Anyway, we have more important things to worry about. This car is losing power for some reason—it must be that old problem with the carburetor, If it gets any worse, we’ll have to stay at the Harrisons’ tonight & get it fixed before we travel back tomorrow,” As he spoke, the car began to slow down, George pressed the accelerator, but the engine only coughed. Finally they rolled to a halt, as the engine died completely, Just as they stopped, George pulled the car off the road, & it came to rest under a large tree. “Blast!” said George angrily. “Now we’ll have to walk in the rain.” “But that’ll take us an hour at least,” said Marie. “And I have my high-held shoes & my nice clothes on. They’ll be ruined!” “Well, you’ll have to wait while I run to the nearest house & call the Harissons. Someone can come out & picks us up,” said George. “But George! Have you forgotten what the radio said? There’s a homicidal maniac out there! You can’t leave me alone here!” “You’ll have to hide in the back of the car. Lock all the doors & lie on the floor in the back, under this blanket. No-one will see you, when I come back, I’ll knock 3 times on the door. Then you can get up & open it. Don’t open it unless you here 3 knocks.” George opened the door & slipped out into the rain. He quickly disappeared into the blackness. Marie quickly locked the doors & settled down under the blanket in the back for a long wait. She was frightened & worried, but she was a strong-minded woman. She had not been waiting long, however, when she heard a strange scratching noise. It seemed to be coming from the roof of the car. Marie was terrified. She listened, holding her breath. Then she heard 3 slow knocks, one after the other, also on the roof of the car. Was it her husband? Should she open the door? Then she heard another knock, and another. This was not her husband. It was somebody--or something--else. She was shaking with fear. But she forced herself to lie still. The knocking continued-- bump, bump, bump, bump Many hours later, as the sun rose, she was still lying there. She had not slept for a moment. The knocking had never stopped, all night long. She did not know what to do. Where was George? Why had he not come for her?
Suddenly, she heard the sound of 3 or 4 vehicles, racing quickly down the road. All of them pulled up around her, their tires screeching on the road. At last! Some one had come! Marie sat up quickly & looked out the window.
The 3 vehicles were all police cars, & 2 still had their lights flashing. Several policemen leap out. One of them rushed towards the car as Marie opened the door. He took her by the hand.
“Get out of the car & walk with me to the police vehicle. miss.  You’re safe now. Look straight ahead. Keep looking at police car.  Don’t look back. Just don’t look back.”
Something in the way he spoke filled Marie with cold horror. She could not help herself. After 10 yards from the police car, she stopped, turned & looked back at the empty vehicle.
George was hanging from the tree above the car, a rope tied around his neck. As the wind blew his body back & forth, his feet were bumping gently on the roof of the car-- bump, bump, bump, bump

ship went on a voyage after 180 miles a plane started with 10 times speed  that of the ship.  Find the distance when they meet from starting point?

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1) What was the reason for the news announcement on the radio?

A) 6 people. Including John Downey, had been murdered.

wrong answer

B) A dangerous prisoner had escaped.

right answer

C) The police were warning of accidents on the roads in the bad weather.

wrong answer

D) Some people had been acting strangely in the Cheshire area.

wrong answer

solution: B) A dangerous prisoner had escaped

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2) What did George think was causing trouble with the car?

A) The carburetor

right answer

B) The rain drumming on the roof

wrong answer

C) The accelerator

wrong answer

D) He had no idea

wrong answer

solution: A) The carburetor

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3) Why did he pull the car off the road?

A) To have a rest

wrong answer

B) To go for a walk

wrong answer

C) To walk to the nearest house

wrong answer

D) It broke down

right answer

solution:  D) It broke down

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4) Why did Marie stay in the car when George left?

A) She was afraid to go out in the dark

wrong answer

B) So no one could steel the car

wrong answer

C) Her clothes weren’t suitable for the rain

right answer

D) She wanted to get some sleep

wrong answer

solution:  C) Her clothes weren’t suitable for the rain

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5)Where did George set off to walk?

A) The mental hospital

wrong answer

B) The nearest house

right answer

C) The Harrison’s house

wrong answer

D) The police station

wrong answer

solution:  B) The nearest house.

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6) What made Marie so frightened as she waited in the car?

A) There was a strange sound coming from the roof

right answer

B) She could see a man strangely outside the car

wrong answer

C) Some police cars came racing down the road

wrong answer

D) She was afraid of the rain and the dark

wrong answer

solution:  A) There was a strange sound coming from the roof

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Exercise 2:
Each sentence below has 1 or 2 blanks – each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are some words. Choose the word for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole

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7) Athletes have so perfected their techniques in track and field events that the___ becomes _________ before record books.

A) Announcement …………public

wrong answer

B) Meet…………………….official

wrong answer

C) Time……………………authentic

right answer

D) Fantastic………………..common place

wrong answer

solution:  C) Time……………………authentic

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8)A________ child, she was soon bored in class; she already knew more mathematics than her junior school teachers

A) Obdurate

wrong answer

B) Precocious.

right answer

C) Recalcitrant.

wrong answer

D) Contemporary

wrong answer

solution:  B) Precocious.

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9)The subtle shades of meaning, & still subtler echoes of association, make language an instrument which scarcely anything short of genius can wield with ____________ & ________________

A) Confidence----------aloofness

wrong answer

B) Definiteness---------certainty

right answer

C) Sincerity--------------hope

wrong answer

D) Eloquence------------ruthlessness

wrong answer

solution:  B) Definiteness---------certainty

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10) Unwilling to admit that they had been in error, the researchers tried to_______ tried case with more data obtained from dubious sources

A) Ascertain

wrong answer

B) Buttress

right answer

C) Refute

wrong answer

D) Dispute

wrong answer

solution:  B) Buttress

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11) His one vice was gluttony & so it is not surprising that as he aged he became increasingly_______________

A) Despondent

wrong answer

B) Corpulent

right answer

C) Carping

wrong answer

D) Lithe

wrong answer

solution:  B) Corpulent

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Exercise 3:
Please read all the questions in the table below (12-21) as one continuous passage. Tick the verb with right tense or the correct word to fill in the gaps in each of the sentences.

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12) A famous singer had been contracted to sign at a Paris opera house & ticket sales_______________ booming.

A) is

wrong answer

B) are

wrong answer

C) were

right answer

D) have been

wrong answer

solution:  C) were

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13) In fact, the night of the concert, the house was packed; every ticket ________________

A) is selling

wrong answer

B) was selling

wrong answer

C) sold

wrong answer

D) had been sold

right answer

solution:  D) had been sold

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14) The feeling of anticipation & excitement was in the air as the house manager__________ the stage & said, “Ladies & gentlemen, thank you for your enthusiastic support!

A) took

right answer

B) takes

wrong answer

C) had taken

wrong answer

D) was taking

wrong answer

solution:  A) took

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15) I am afraid that due to illness, the man whom you’ve all come to hear________________ performing tonight

A) will not be

right answer

B) has not been

wrong answer

C) had not been

wrong answer

D) was not

wrong answer

solution:  A) will not be

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16) However, we _________ a suitable substitute who, we hope, will provide you with comparable entertainment.”

A) are finding

wrong answer

B) were finding

wrong answer

C) had found

wrong answer

D) have found

right answer

solution:  D) have found

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17) The crowd____________ in disappointment & failed to hear the announcer mention the stand-in’s name

A) groans

wrong answer

B) groaned

right answer

C) had groaned

wrong answer

D) were groaning

wrong answer

solution:  B) groaned

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18) The environment turned from excitement to frustration The stand-in performer__________ the performance everything he had.

A) will give

wrong answer

B) had given

wrong answer

C) gave

right answer

D) gives

wrong answer

solution: C) gave

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19) When he had finished, there was nothing but an uncomfortable silence. No one _____________

A) Applauded

right answer

B)  Applauds

wrong answer

C) Was applauding

wrong answer

D) Has applauded

wrong answer

solution:  A) Applauded

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20) Suddenly, from the balcony, a little boy stood up and____________, “Daddy, I think you’re wonderful!”

A) shouts

wrong answer

B) was shouting

wrong answer

C) had shouted

wrong answer

D) shouted

right answer

solution:  D) shouted

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21)The crowd_________________ into thunderous applause

A) breaks

wrong answer

B) broke

right answer

C) had broken

wrong answer

D) was breaking 

wrong answer

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The logical reasoning, also known as critical thinking or analytic reasoning, involves one's ability to isolate and identify the various components of any given argument.So, it is not a surprise that the logical reasoning questions commonly appear in any placement tests, competitive exams or entrance exams.

1) What seven-letter word has hundreds of letters in it?

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Mailbox

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2) 3,4,7,10,13,16,19,22,find 10th term in series

Time:  

A) 21

wrong answer

B) 18

wrong answer

C) 15

wrong answer

D) 28

right answer

solution: D) 28

explanation:
3
3*1=3+1=4
3*2=6+1=7
3*3=9+1=10
3*4=12+1=13
3*5=15+1=16
3*6=18+1=19
3*7=21+1=22
3*8=24+1=25
3*9=27+1=28

10th term = 28

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3) 4, 6, 10, 14, 22, 26, 34, 38, 46 ? what is next term in the series.

Time:  

A) 59

wrong answer

B) 85

wrong answer

C) 58

right answer

D) 72

wrong answer

solution: C) 58

explanation:
if you divide all the terms of the series by 2 , then you'll get ; 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23 ... which are the first nine consecutive primes.  The next prime will naturally be 29.  The double will give 58.
So the next one will be 58.

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4)Four people played cards, which had colors on both of their sides. 
The colors on the two sides were different and no two cards had the same color combination. When the cards were distributed to them, they kept their cards on the table with one side per card facing up, of course. Each card holder knew the color of the hidden side of his card. They spoke up one by one as follows:
A: My card, showing Red above, has either Green or Blue color beneath
B: My card, showing Green above, has neither Green nor Blue color beneath
C: My card, showing Yellow above, has either Blue or Yellow color
beneath
D: My card, showing Blue above, has either Blue or Yellow color beneath 
However, later it was found that exactly two of them were lying. Can you find who was lying and what were the colors on the hidden sides of each card?

Time:  

A) c and d are lying

right answer

B) b and c are lying

wrong answer

C) b and d are lying

wrong answer

D) a and c are lying

wrong answer

solution: c and d are lying

explanation:

key: The colors on the two sides were different and no two cards had the same color combination.

c and d are lying because if yellow cannot have yellow on other side as c said so if lets consider that that yellow card on onside which c said contains blue then card on d hand containing blue should not contain the same yellow combination so c and d are lying

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5)The hour hand lies between 3 and 4.the difference between hour and minute hand is 50 degree.What are the two possible timings?

Time:  

A) 3:17 , 3:7 

wrong answer

B)3: 21, 3:7

wrong answer

C) 3:25 , 3:7

right answer

D) 3: 25, 3:8

wrong answer

solution: C) 3:25 , 3:7

explanation:

Angle between X and Y =[(X*30)-((Y*11)/2)]                where X is hour and Y is minute

If hour hand is ahead (angle =50)
50=[3*30-(Y*11)/2]
50=90-(Y*11)/2
(Y*11)/2=90-50=40
Y=2/11*(40)= 7.27
time = 3 : 7.27

If minute hand is ahead (angle = -50)

-50=[3*30-(Y*11)/2]
-50=90-(Y*11)/2
(Y*11)/2=90+50=140
Y=2/11*(140)=25.45
time = 3 : 25.45

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6)A circle is inscribed in a square, which is circumscribed by another circle. If the diagonal of square is 2x, find the ratio of the area of the large circle to the area of the small circle? 

Time:  

A) 2

right answer

B) 1

wrong answer

C) 3

wrong answer

D) 4

wrong answer

solution:  A) 2

explanation:

Find the area of the large area circle

x = the radius of the large circle
then
Area= pi*x^2;

Find the area of the small circle

Let s = side of the square, given that 2x = diagonal of the square
s^2 + s^2 = (2x)^2
2s^2 = 4x^2
Divide both sides by 2
s^2 = 2x^2
s = sqrt(2x^2)
s = x*sqrt(2)
the side of the square is also the diameter of the small circle,therefore:
diamiter= x*sqrt(2)
radius = x*sqrt(2)/2
Area=pi*[x*sqrt(2)/2]^2
Area=pi*[(x/2)^2]*2
Area=pi*[(x)^2]/2

ratio=[ large area ]/[small area]
ratio=[ pi*x^2 ]/[ pi*[(x)^2]/2 ]
ratio=1/(1/2)
ratio=2

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7)Complete the Table given below. Three football teams are there. Given below is the group table. Fill in the x's 

	Played	Won	Lost	Draw	Goals For	Goals Against
A	2	2	X	X	X	1
B	2	X	X	1	2	4
C	2	X	X	X	3	7

Time:  

solution: 

	Played	Won	Lost	Draw	Goals For	Goals Against
A	2	2	0	0	7	1
B	2	0	1	1	2	4
C	2	0	1	1	3	7

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8)Two trains are on the same track a distance 100 km apart heading towards one another, each at a speed of 50 km/h.

Time:  

A) 1953225 * 512

wrong answer

B) (2^9)*(5^9)

right answer

C) 1952125 * 512

wrong answer

D) (2^8)*(5^9)

wrong answer

solution:  (2^9)*(5^9)= 1000000000

explanation:

1953125 * 512 = 1000000000
OR
(2^9)*(5^9)= 1000000000

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9)If you are driving from PUNE to MUMBAI and distance is 240Km. The speed of the car is 4000mph. The the car will stopped for 1 hour during the traveling for drivers hospital chekup then what is the age of Driver?

Time:  

solution: 

since you are driver. so your age is the age of driver.

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10)A girl is blind, deaf, dumb and also uneducated a boy loves her without touching the girl how to propose the love to her?

Time:  
  

solution: 

He gives her a Rose, She can smell it and understands his LOVE,
Since she s deaf, she cant hear,
She s blind and not see,
And since he should not touch her she cant feel…
But she can smell…..

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