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Test Number 21/24

Q: Essential Part for the given word from the following options. Respiration
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon monoxide
C. Mouth
D. Circulation
Solution: A person or animal must take in oxygen for respiration to occur. A mouth (choice a) is not essential because breathing can occur through the nose. Choices b and d are clearly not essential and can be ruled out.
The correct answer is: A) Oxygen
Q: Fossil : Extinction :: Puddle : ?
A. Wet
B. Rain
C. Lake
D. Dry
Solution: Here the relation between a fossil and extinction is that a fossil remains after an extinction. That is fossils are evidence of an extinction. Similarly, puddle remains after it is rained. That is puddles are evidence of rain.   Therefore, Fossil is to Extinction as Puddle is to Rain.
The correct answer is: B) Rain
Q: Fill in the blank with a suitable word from the given words. All the efforts of the batsmen went _____ vain as the bowlers failed to perform well.
A. for
B. off
C. in
D. out
Solution: The correct answer is: C) in
Q: Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives Z, X, S, I, R, R, ?, ?
A. J, I
B. K, M
C. G, I
D. J, K
Solution: Z - 2 = X X - 5 = S S - 10 = I I - 17 = R R - 26 = R R - 37 = G G - 50 = I The series 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50 is obtained by the pattern +3, +5, +7, +9, . . . .
The correct answer is: C) G, I
Q: Convent : Cloister :: Eyrie : ?
A. Show
B. Open
C. Hide
D. Nest
Solution: Here the first two words are synonyms. Similarly, Eyrie means a large nest. So, the synonym of Eyrie is nest.   Hence, Convent : Cloister :: Eyrie : Nest.
The correct answer is: D) Nest
Q: In a town of 500 people, 285 read Hindu and 212 read Indian Express and 127 read Times of India, 20 read Hindu and Times of India and 29 read Hindu and Indian Express and 35 read Times of India and Indian express . 50 read no news paper . Then how many read only one paper ?
A. 123
B. 231
C. 312
D. 321
Solution: No. of people who read Hindu = 285No. of people who read TOI = 127No. of people who read IE = 212Now, No. of people who read Hindu and TOI both is = 20No. of people who read TOI and IE both is = 35No. of people who read Hindu and IE both is = 29Let No. of people who read Hindu , TOI and IE all is = x ;So, only Hindu is = 285-20-29-x = 236-x ;Only TOI is = 127-20-35-x = 72-x ;Only IE is = 212-35-29-x = 148-x ;Now, 236-x + 72-x + 148-x + 20 + 29 + 35 + x + 50 = 500 590 -2x = 500 So, x = 45 this is the value who read all the 3 dailies.So, No. of people who read only one paper is = 236-45 + 72-45 + 148-45 = 191 + 27 + 103 = 321.
The correct answer is: D) 321

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