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Q.6769·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

A solid cube is painted yellow, blue and black such that opposite faces are of same colour. The cube is then cut into 36 cubes of two different sizes such that 32 cubes are small and the other four cubes are Big. None of the faces of the bigger cubes is painted blue. How many cubes have only one face painted?

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Q.6770·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

Rakesh and Rajesh together bought 10 balls and 10 rackets. Rakesh spent 1300 and Rajesh spent 1500. If each racket costs three times a ball does, then what is the price of a racket?

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Q.6771·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

A and B are two heavy steel blocks. If B is placed on the top of A, the weight increases by 60%. How much weight will reduce with respect to the total weight of A and B, if B is removed from the top of A?

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Q.6772·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

Mr 'X' has three children. The birthday of the first child falls on the 5th Monday of April, that of the second one falls on the 5th Thursday of November. On which day is the birthday of his third child, which falls on 20th December?

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Q.6773·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

Consider the following Statements and Conclusions: Statements: Some rats are cats. Some cats are dogs. No dog is a cow. Conclusions: No cow is a cat. No dog is a rat. Some cats are rats. Which of the above conclusions is/are drawn from the statements?

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Q.6774·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

The number of parallelograms that can be formed from a set of four parallel lines intersecting another set of four parallel lines, is

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Q.6775·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In a school every student is assigned a unique identification number. A student is a football player if and only if the identification number is divisible by 4, whereas a student is a cricketer if and only if the identification number is divisible by 6. If every number from 1 to 100 is assigned to a student, then how many of them play cricket as well as football?

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Q.6776·Polity·2019·Easy

When a runner was crossing the 12 km mark, she was informed that she had completed only 80% of the race. How many kilometres was the runner supposed to run in this event?

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Q.6777·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

Raju has Rs. 9000 with him and he wants to buy a mobile handset; but he finds that he has only 75% of the amount required to buy the handset. Therefore, he borrows 2000 from a friend. Then

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Q.6778·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

Political theorists no doubt have to take history of injustice, for example, untouchability, seriously. The concept of historical injustice takes note of a variety of historical wrongs that continue into the present in some form or the other and tend to resist repair. Two reasons might account for resistance to repair. One, not only are the roots of injustice buried deep in history, injustice itself constitutes economic structures of exploitation, ideologies of discrimination and modes of representation. Two, the category of historical injustice generally extends across a number of wrongs such as economic deprivation, social discrimination and lack of recognition. This category is complex, not only because of the overlap between a number of wrongs, but because one or the other wrong, generally discrimination, tends to acquire partial autonomy from others. This is borne out by the history of repair in India. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : Removal of economic discrimination leads to removal of social discrimination. Democratic polity is the best way to repair historical wrongs. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?

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Q.6779·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

Education plays a great transformatory role in life, particularly so in this rapidly changing and globalizing world. Universities are the custodians of the intellectual capital and promoters of culture and specialized knowledge. Culture is an activity of thought, and receptiveness to beauty and human feelings. A merely well informed man is only a bore on God's earth. What we should aim at is producing men who possess both culture and expert knowledge. Their expert knowledge will give them a firm ground to start from and their culture will lead them as deep as philosophy and as high as art. Together it will impart meaning to human existence. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : A society without well educated people cannot be transformed into a modern society. Without acquiring culture, a person's education is not complete. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?

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Q.6780·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In an examination, A has scored 20 marks more than B. If B has scored 5% less marks than A, how much has B scored?

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Q.6781·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

Soil, in which nearly all our food grows, is a living resource that takes years to form. Yet it can vanish in minutes. Each year 75 billion tonnes of fertile soil is lost to erosion. That is alarming — and not just for food producers. Soil can trap huge quantities of carbon dioxide in the form of organic carbon and prevent it from escaping into the atmosphere. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : Large scale soil erosion is a major reason for widespread food insecurity in the world. Soil erosion is mainly anthropogenic. Sustainable management of soils helps in combating climate change. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?

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Q.6782·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

A five-storeyed building with floors from I to V is painted using four different colours and only one colour is used to paint a floor. Consider the following statements: The middle three floors are painted in different colours. The second (II) and the fourth (IV) floors are painted in different colours. The first (I) and the fifth (V) floors are painted red. To ensure that any two consecutive floors have different colours

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Q.6783·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

Inequality is visible, even statistically measurable in many instances, but the economic power that drives it is invisible and not measurable... Like the force of gravity, power is the organising principle of inequality, be it of income, or wealth, gender, race, religion and region. Its effects are seen in a pervasive manner in all spheres, but the ways in which economic power pulls and tilts visible economic variables remain invisibly obscure, On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : Economic power is the only reason for the existence of inequality in a society. Inequality of different kinds, income, wealth, etc, reinforces power. Economic power can be analysed more through its effects than by direct empirical methods. Which of thy above oasomptions is/are valid ?

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Q.6784·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

Seeta and Geeta go for a swim after a gap of every 2 days and every 3 days respectively. If on 1st January both of them went for a swim together, when will they go together next?

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Q.6785·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

X, Y and Z are three contestants in a race of 1000 m. Assume that all run with different uniform speeds. X gives Y a start of 40 m and X gives Z a start of 64 m. If Y and Z were to compete in a race of 1000 m, how many metres start will Y give to Z?

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Q.6786·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

Climate change may actually benefit some plants by lengthening growing seasons and increasing carbon dioxide. Yet other effects of a warmer world, such as more pests, droughts, and flooding, will be less benign. How will the world adapt ? Researchers project that by 2050, suitable croplands for four commodities — maize, potatoes, rice and wheat — will shift, in some cases pushing farmers to plant new crops. Some farmlands may benefit from warming, but others won't. Climate alone does not dictate yields; political shifts, global "demand, and agricultural practices will influence how farms fare in the future. Which one of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from) the above passage ?

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