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Q: A woman fills a bucket in 6 minutes. 1845 buckets have to be filled from 8 am. to 9:30 am. How many woman employees should be employed for this task? 1838 0

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    111
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    117
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    123
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    139
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Answer : 3. "123"
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Answer: C) 123 Explanation: We know that, M1 × D1W1 = M2 × D2W2 Here M1 = 1, D1 = 6 min, W1 = 1 and M2 = M, D2 = 90 min, W2 = 1845   1 × 61 = M × 901845  => M = 123

Q: Which of the following is an example of market failure? 1837 0

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    Prices do not reflect the full social cost of production
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    A firm goes out of business because it cannot find a market for its products
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    Prices rise so that the consumers cannot afford the products they want to buy
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    Producer surplus is maximized
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Answer : 1. "Prices do not reflect the full social cost of production"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Prices do not reflect the full social cost of production Explanation: Prices do not reflect the full social cost of production is an example of Market failure.   A market failure occurs when the supply of a good or service is insufficient to meet demand. This results in an inefficient distribution of resources among market participants. It also occurs if externalities are not accounted for. If a firm fails to maximize its profits this is not a general market failure.

Q: What position did Babe Ruth play 1836 0

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    Only 1st base
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    Both pitcher and out fielder
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    Only out fielder
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    Only pitcher
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Answer : 2. "Both pitcher and out fielder"
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Answer: B) Both pitcher and out fielder Explanation:

Q: India’s longest bridge “Dhola-Sadia Bridge” has built over which tributary of the Brahmaputra River ? 1835 0

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    Kameng River
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    Lohit River
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    Subansiri River
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    Manas River
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Answer : 2. "Lohit River"
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Answer: B) Lohit River Explanation: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated India’s longest bridge “Dhola-Sadia Bridge” in Assam on May 26, 2017. This three lane, 9.15 kilometre bridge has been built over river Lohit, a tributary of the Brahmaputra river. It links Dhola in Assam to Sadia. The bridge will reduce the distance from Rupai on NH- 37 in Assam to Meka-Roing on NH-52 in Arunachal Pradesh by 165 KM. The travel time between the two places will come down from the current six hours to just one hour, a total five hour reduction. This will result in saving of petrol and diesel worth Rs 10 Lakh per day. It will also cater to the strategic requirements of the country in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh, besides facilitating numerous hydro power projects coming up in the state.

Q: Define Budgetary Control ? 1835 0

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Budgetary Control is establishment of budgets and the continuous comparison of actual results with the planned results. It computes the variances and after that management takes necessary actions to maintain favorable variations, through revision of the budgets.

Q: The sum of the ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age og the youngest child ? 1835 0

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    8 yrs
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    16 yrs
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    6 yrs
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    4 yrs
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Answer : 4. "4 yrs"
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Answer: D) 4 yrs Explanation: Let the age of the youngest child is 'X' years.Then the child elder than the yongest is 'X + 3' yrsSince each have 3yrs difference upto 5 childrenAnd given that=> X + X+3 + X+6 + X+9 + X+12 = 50=> 5X + 30 = 50=> X = 4 yrs.

Q: In how many ways can letter of the word RAILINGS arrange so that R and S always come together? 1835 0

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    1260
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    2520
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    5040
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    1080
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Answer : 3. "5040"
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Answer: C) 5040 Explanation: The number of ways in which the letters of the word RAILINGS can be arranged such that R & S always come together is   Count R & S as only 1 space or letter so that RS or SR can be arranged => 7! x 2!   But in the word RAILINGS, I repeated for 2 times => 7! x 2!/2! = 7! ways = 5040 ways.

Q: "Light years" is the unit of _____? 1835 0

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    Acceleration
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    Distance
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    Light Intensity
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    Weight
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Answer : 2. "Distance"
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Answer: B) Distance Explanation: A Light-year is a distance that light travels in the vacuum in one Julian year (365.25 days). The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances. It is about 9.5 trillion kilometers or 5.9 trillion miles.

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