Answer: A) 277 Explanation: The given number series is    71      88       113       150       203          277    +17    +25       +37      +53        +74         +8      +12        +16       +21             +4          +4         +5   The series should be  71  88  112   150    203   276 i.e, the differences of the difference should be +4.   Hence, the odd man in the given series is 277.

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Answer: B) 6th century BCE Explanation: Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest extant religions. It is the ancient pre-Islamic religion of Iran that survives there in isolated areas and, more prosperously, in India, where the descendants of Zoroastrian Iranian (Persian) immigrants are known as Parsis, or Parsees.   The Iranian prophet and religious reformer Zarathustra flourished before the 6th century BCE more widely known outside Iran as Zoroaster is traditionally regarded as the founder of the religion.   Zoroastrianism contains both monotheistic and dualistic features. It likely influenced the other major Western religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Answer: B) 9 Explanation: Absolute value of a number : It means that the distance of a number from 0 on a number line.    Here absolute value of 9 is that on a number line 9 is 9 units away from 0. Hence its absolute value is 9. Similarly, absolute value of -9 means -9 is also 9 units away from the 0 on number line. Hence, absolute value of -9 is also 9.   Hence, the absolute value of 9 is 9.

Answer: A) 35 Explanation: what is 70 of 50 means 70% of 50   ⇒70 x 50100= 7 x 5= 35   Hence, 70 of 50 is 35.

Answer: C) Glass Explanation: Sound is a mechanical vibration and needs a medium for propagation. The higher the density of the medium, the faster the sound travels. So, sound cannot travel through vacuum.   As the sound travels faster in solids than liquids and gases, sound travels faster in the glass than Air and water.

Answer: A) chronology Explanation: In chronology, the sequence of events from the latest to the oldest events or vice versa is laid. In this case, the details of how a particular event or place or thought developed through time is detailed in a chronology.    Hence, the term chronology is a type of detail.

Answer: B) 531 Explanation: Given in the question that, there are 7 boys and 6 girls.  Team members = 5 Now, required number of ways in which a team of 5 having atleast 3 girls in the team =  6C3  x 7C2  + 6C4 x 7C1 + 6C5= 6x5x43x2x1 x 7x62x1 + 6x5x4x34x3x2x1 x 7 + 6x5x4x3x25x4x3x2x1= 420 + 105 + 6= 531.