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Firstly, I focussed on "If you remove my 1st & 2nd letters, you can't see me". The first thing that comes to mind which we can’t see is the "AIR".   So now, what 4 letter words can be formed ending with "AIR"? Think of all the words from A to Z, considering which one lies above you. That is how we get to "HAIR".   Now, which 5 letter word can be formed ending with "HAIR"? Starting with A to Z, we reach "CHAIR" and also, it lies below us.   And the required answer is "CHAIR".

Q: How many balls? Number of balls in the figure... 1720 0

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You have to actually count all the balls in the pyramid.Simple way is to count the balls in each level. So lower most level lets say 1st level has 4 x 4 balls; i.e. 16 ballsSimilarly 2nd level has 3 x 3 balls; i.e. 9 balls.3rd level has 2 x 2 balls; i.e. 4 balls.The top most level has just 1 ball. So the total number of balls is 16+9+4+1 = 30.   So the image has 30 Balls in all.

Q: Doctor : Nurse :: ? : Follower 1289 0

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    Manager
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    Employer
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    Worker
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    Leader
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Answer : 4. "Leader"
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Answer: D) Leader Explanation: Here the second one follows the first one. That is a nurse follows a doctor and similarly, a follower follows a leader.   Hence, Doctor : Nurse :: Leader : Follower.

Q: If  1 1 1 1 = R    2 2 2 2 = T    3 3 3 3 = E    4 4 4 4 = N   Then  5 5 5 5 = ? 1005 0

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Answer : 1. "Y"
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Answer: A) Y Explanation: If you add all the terms of the LHS of equality, then the last letter of the sum written in words would give you the RHS. 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4 = FOUR 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8 = EIGHT 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12 = TWELVE 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16 = SIXTEEN   So, following the same pattern. 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 = TWENTY   That gives us our answer to 5 5 5 5 =  "Y".

Q: How many squares do you see? 1299 0

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    44
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    45
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Answer : 2. "45"
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Answer: B) 45 Explanation: Number of squares in the given figure is 16 + 9 + 19 + 1 = 45.

Q: Opening in a wall to let in air or light 1429 0

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    Door
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    Window
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Answer : 3. "Window"
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Answer: C) Window Explanation: The Opening in a wall to let in air or light is nothing but a Window.

Q: The number of ways in which 8 distinct toys can be distributed among 5 children? 3476 0

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    5P8
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    5^8
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    8P5
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    8^5
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Answer : 2. "5^8"
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Answer: B) 5^8 Explanation: As the toys are distinct and not identical, For each of the 8 toys, we have three choices as to which child will receive the toy. Therefore, there are 58 ways to distribute the toys.   Hence, it is 58 and not 85.

Q: What is the most important factor in improving reading skills? 1120 0

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Reading is one of the main methods we use to acquire data and information in the contemporary world. In order to read a text, a person should have a basic understanding of how sounds are represented alphabetically. For doing this, a goal could be something like finding the main idea about a reading topic or locating the supporting details for that topic. To improve your reading skills, you need to be aware of these three important areas of reading improvement: 1. Understanding adaptability. 2. Increasing reading comprehension. 3. Increasing reading rate.   Understanding adaptability and Increasing reading comprehension are the most important factors in improving reading skills.

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