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Q: Antonym for Durable 2008 0

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    Pressure
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    Flimsy
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    Hard-wearing
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    Withstand
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Answer : 2. "Flimsy"
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Answer: B) Flimsy Explanation: Durable means able to withstand wear, pressure.   Antonyms for Durable are Delicate, Flimsy, Short-lived.

Q: A motorboat takes half time to cover a certain distance downstream than upstream. What is the ratio between rate of current and rate of boat in still water? 2008 0

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    1 : 3
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    3 : 2
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    2 : 3
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    3 : 1
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Answer : 1. "1 : 3"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 1 : 3 Explanation: Let the speed of the boat in still water is 'w' Speed of the current is 'c' Let the distance between two places is 'd' According to the question, motorboat takes half time to cover a certain distance downstream than upstream. dw+c = 12dw-c => 2w - 2c = w + c => w = 3c => c : w = 1 : 3   Hence, the ratio between rate of current(c) and rate of boat in still water(w) = 1 : 3

Q: P’s son Q is married with R whose sister S is married to T the brother of Q. How S is related to P ? 2007 0

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    Daughter-in-law
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    Sister
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    Cousin
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    Sister-in-law
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Answer : 1. "Daughter-in-law"
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Answer: A) Daughter-in-law Explanation: Since T is the brother of QTherefore, P is the father of Tbut S is the wife of T.Hence, S is the daughter-in-law of P.

Q: The Hardest substance available on Earth is 2007 0

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    Diamond
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    Wurtzite
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    Platinum
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    Gold
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Answer : 1. "Diamond"
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Answer: A) Diamond Explanation: Diamond is the hardest substance available on Earth. Diamond is the hardest substance available on Earth due to the giant molecular structure of diamond in which each carbon atom is covalently bonded to four other carbon atoms. A covalent bond is very strong and requires a large amount of energy to break itself, and diamond has many covalent bonds.

Q: What was the goal of the temperance movement? 2007 0

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    No alcohol
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    No tobacco
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    Both A & B
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    None of the above
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Answer : 1. "No alcohol"
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Answer: A) No alcohol Explanation: The temperance movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was an exception in many ways: "Temperance" refers to the moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages.   However, in the context of the temperance movement, the term usually indicated complete abstinence, which means drinking no alcohol at all. The goal of the temperance movement in the United States was to make the production and sale of alcohol illegal. Supporters believed that prohibiting alcohol would solve a number of society's problems, making people safer, healthier, and more productive.

Q: The ratio of present ages of Hema and Chinnu is 13:17. Four years ago the ratio of their ages was 11:15. What will be the ratio of their ages six years hence ? 2007 0

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    3 : 7
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    7 : 9
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    4 : 5
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    1 : 3
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Answer : 3. "4 : 5"
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Answer: C) 4 : 5 Explanation: Let their present ages be 13x and 17x.Then, 13x-4/17x-4 = 11/15. Solving this, we get x = 2.Required ratio = 13x2 + 6/17x2 + 6 = 32/40 = 4/5.

Q: A class has 8 football players. A 5-member team and a captain will be selected out of these 8 players. How many different selections can be made ? 2007 0

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    210
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    168
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    1260
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    10!/6!
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Answer : 2. "168"
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Answer: B) 168 Explanation: we can select the 5 member team out of the 8 in 8C5 ways = 56 ways. The captain can be selected from amongst the remaining 3 players in 3 ways. Therefore, total ways the selection of 5 players and a captain can be made = 56x3 = 168 ways.   (or)   Alternatively, A team of 6 members has to be selected from the 8 players. This can be done in 8C6 or 28 ways. Now, the captain can be selected from these 6 players in 6 ways. Therefore, total ways the selection can be made is 28x6 = 168 ways.

Q: What is at the end of a rainbow? 2007 0

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Answer :
Explanation :

The logical answer for a puzzle is that the letter 'W'.   A rainbow is a spectrum of light that appears in the sky when sunlight is refracted through raindrops or other drops of moisture in the Earth's atmosphere. They have inspired much popular folklore, including the belief that a leprechaun can be found with a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

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