Answer: B) Rs. 6000 Explanation: The wages of labourers in a factory increases in the ratio 22:25 and there was a reduction in the number of labourers in the ratio 15:11. Find the original wage bill if the present bill is Rs 5000 ?Ratio of increase of wages = 22:25Ratio of decrease of labourers = 15:11Compound ratio of wages of labourers = 22 x 15 : 25 x 11 = 330:275Final bill = Rs. 5000For 275 ratio wages = Rs. 5000For 1 ratio wages = 5000/275For 330 ratio wages = 5000/275 x 330 = Rs. 6000

Answer: A) Oxygen Explanation: 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.

Answer: A) 1 Explanation: The mutiplicative inverse of a number is nothing but a reciprocal of a number. Now, the product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is always equal to 1.   For example : Let the number be 15 Multiplicative inverse of 15 = 1/15 The product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is = 15 x 1/15 = 1.

Answer: A) Terrace cultivation Explanation: Hence, soil erosion on hillslopes can be checked by Terrace cultivation.

Answer: D) 20 years Explanation: Present total age of the members = 26(5) = 130 years.   Present age of the youngest member = 10 years   Present total age of the remaining four members = 130 -10 = 120 years   Their average age at the time of the birth of the youngest member = 120-4×104 = 30 - 10 = 20 years.

Answer: A) Rs. 4680 Explanation: Let the expenditure on the 95 students be 'x' Then, 95x + 500 = 120(x – 5)95x + 500 = 120x - 600120x - 95x = 110025x = 1100=> x = 44 Therefore, total expenditure of the hostel becomes95 x 44 + 500 = 4680.

Answer: B) 168 Explanation: The pattern is -4, +9,-16, +25, -36 The next number=119+49=168

Answer: D) 120 Explanation: let x be the correct answer and y be the wrong answerso the total number of questions is (x + y) = 150.....(1)=> 4x - 2y = 420.....(2)By solving (1) & (2), we get => 6x = 720hence x = 120Therefore, number of correct answers are 120.