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Question 631

BPSC AEDO 2023• Full Test

How many words, no matter if they are meaningless, can be formed by the letters of the word 'DIARY'? 

  1. AOption (a)

    24

  2. BOption (b)

    5

  3. COption (c)

    10

  4. DOption (d)

    More than one of the above

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

None of the above

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is None of the above.

Key Points

Total number of letters = 5

Number of repeating letters = 0

The total number of words that can be formed are = 5P5

= 5!

= 120

∴The total number of words that can be formed is 120.

Alternate Method

  • There are 5 different letters in the word DIARY.
  • The first place can be filled in 5 ways.
  • The second place can be filled by any one of the remaining 4 letters. So, second place can be filled in 4 ways.
  • So, on continuing, the number of ways of filling third place in 3 ways, fourth place in 2 ways, fifth place in 1 way.
  • Therefore, the number of words that can be formed using all the letters of the word DIARY, using each letter exactly once is 5×4×3×2×1 = 5! = 120

Question 632

BPSC AEDO 2023• Full Test

Select the missing number from the given alternatives:

444937
52?41
583553
  1. AOption (a)

    66

  2. BOption (b)

    56

  3. COption (c)

    77

  4. DOption (d)

    More than one of the above

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

77

Why this answer is correct

The Correct answer is 77.

The given table follows the rule:

In the row: (First Number - Third Number) x 7 = Second Number

⇒ 44 – 37 = 7 × 7 = 49

⇒ 58 – 53 = 5 × 7 = 35

Similarly,

⇒ 52 – 41 = 11 × 7 = 77

Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.

Question 633

BPSC AEDO 2023• Full Test

Find the missing number in the given series following the same pattern:

15, 20, 32, 62, 118, 248, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    428

  2. BOption (b)

    322

  3. COption (c)

    368

  4. DOption (d)

    More than one of the above

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

428

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is 428.

Key Points

20 - 15 = 5 = 22 + 1

32 - 20 = 12 = 32 + 3

Similarly, X - 248 = 132 + 11

or, X = 180 + 248 = 428

The logic follows here is:

Difference Between two numbers = (Prime Number)2 + Odd Number

Question 634

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In a code language, if FASTER is written as 2229212319 and MONK is written as 15161412, then how will GUIDE be written in the same language? 

  1. AOption (a)

    192019423

  2. BOption (b)

    212219523

  3. COption (c)

    222119522

  4. DOption (d)

    More than one of the above

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

212219523

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is 212219523.

The logic follows here:- 

For the alphabet on odd position, use the reverse positional values + 1

and for the alphabet on even position, use the same positional values + 1.

FASTER:

F = reverse positional values + 1 = 21 + 1 = 22

A = same positional value + 1 = 1 + 1 = 2

S = reverse positional values + 1 = 8 + 1 = 9

T = same positional value + 1 = 20 + 1 = 21

E = reverse positional values + 1 = 22 + 1 = 23

R =  same positional value + 1 = 18 + 1 = 19

Similarly, for M-O-N-K = 15-16-14-12

and G-U-I-D-E = 21-22-19-5-23

Hence, for GUIDE, code 212219523 is the correct answer.

Question 635

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A rectangle has an area 30 cm2 and perimeter 26 cm. Its sides (in cm) are

  1. AOption (a)

    10, 3

  2. BOption (b)

    5, 6

  3. COption (c)

    2, 15

  4. DOption (d)

    More than one of the above

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

10, 3

Why this answer is correct

Calculation:

Key PointsLet the sides of the rectangle = a and b

Area of the rectangle = a x b =  30 cm2 ... (1)

and perimeter = 2(a+b) = 26 cm ... (2)

By putting the options in the equations, we get a = 10 cm and b = 3 cm 

Additional Information

a + b = 13 cm

a + (30/a) = 13

⇒ a2 + 30 = 13a

⇒ a2 - 13a + 30 = 0

⇒ a2 - 10a - 3a + 30 = 0

⇒ a(a - 10) -3 (a - 10) = 0

⇒ (a - 3)(a - 10) = 0

Hence a = 3 or a =10

By putting the value of 'a' into equation 1, we get

b = 10 or b =3

Question 636

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A shopkeeper offers 10% discount on an item with marked price  400. If he charges 10% GST, then the final price of the item is

  1. AOption (a)

    Rs. 380

  2. BOption (b)

    Rs. 400

  3. COption (c)

    Rs. 396

  4. DOption (d)

    More than one of the above

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Rs. 396

Why this answer is correct

Given:

MP of the item = Rs. 400

Discount = 10%

Tax = 10%

Concept used:

SP = MP - (MP × Discount%)

Calculation:

Price after  discount = 400 - (400 × 10%)

⇒ 360

Price after Tax = 360 + (360 × 10%) = 360 + 36 = 396

∴ The item is available to customers at Rs. 396.

Question 637

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Arrange the following words in logical and meaningful order:

  1. Vice President
  2. President
  3. Speaker
  4. Prime Minister
  5. Members of the Parliament
  1. AOption (a)

    5, 1, 2, 3, 4

  2. BOption (b)

    4, 2, 1, 3, 5

  3. COption (c)

    2, 1, 4, 3, 5

  4. DOption (d)

    More than one of the above

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

2, 1, 4, 3, 5

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is 2, 1, 4, 3, 5.

Key Points

The Indian order of precedence is a ceremonial list of all the officials and functionaries.

  1. President
  2. Vice President
  3. Prime Minister
  4. Speaker
  5. Members of the Parliament 

Additional Information

Question 638

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Reshma donates one-fourth of her property to a charity organization and divides the remaining property equally among her three children. The part of property each child gets is 

  1. AOption (a)

    half

  2. BOption (b)

    one-fourth

  3. COption (c)

    two-thirds

  4. DOption (d)

    More than one of the above

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

one-fourth

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is one-fourth.

Key Points

Let the total property of Reshma = X

She donates one-fourth of her property (i.e. X/4) to a charity organization,

So, the remaining property = X - X/4 = 3X/4

Now she divides the remaining property equally among her three children.

So, the part of property each child gets is = 3X/43{3X/4}\over{3}  = X/4

Hence, each child gets one-fourth of the total property.

Question 639

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Which of the following statements is false? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Every square is a rhombus.

  2. BOption (b)

    Every square is a rectangle.

  3. COption (c)

    Every rhombus is a parallelogram.

  4. DOption (d)

    More than one of the above

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

None of the above

Why this answer is correct

According to the options,

option 1) Rhombus - A rhombus is a type of quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and all four sides are equal in length.

option 2) Rectangle - A rectangle is a polygon with 4 sides, such that the opposite sides are equal and parallel to one another, also the measure of all the internal angles in a rectangular shape object is equal to 90 degrees.

option 3) A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides. The opposite sides of every rhombus are parallel, so every rhombus is a parallelogram.

All squares are rhombuses as all sides of a square are of equal lengths. All squares are also rectangles as each internal angle measures 90°.

Hence, Options 1 and 2 both are correct.

Options 3 is also correct.

The correct answer is none of the above.

Question 640

BPSC AEDO 2023• Full Test

In a family of some persons, B says that R is the daughter of my sister A, who is the only daughter of T. X is the child of T and Z, who is the grandmother of H. K is the mother of M, who is the only sister of H. X is unmarried. If S is the spouse of A, how is K related to S? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Brother-in-law

  2. BOption (b)

    Sister-in-law

  3. COption (c)

    Wife of brother-in-law

  4. DOption (d)

    More than one of the above

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Wife of brother-in-law

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is 'Wife of brother-in-law'.

Key Points

Given :

  1. X, B and A are siblings. Where A is the only daughter and B and X are two sons of T and Z.
  2. R is the daughter of A and S is the spouse of A.
  3. H and M are siblings, and K is the mother of M.
  4. X is unmarried, so K is the wife of B.
  5. Z is the grandmother of H.

Because B is the brother-in-law of S. 

Hene, K is the wife of the brother-in-law of S.