Answer: C) 50 Explanation: Let the required number be 'p' 36 of what number is 18 implies 36% of p = 18 => 36 x p/100 = 18 => p = 1800/36 => p = 50.   Hence, 36% of 50 is 18.

Given total number of boys in the school = 1500 In that 35% are Hindu, 30% are Sikh, 15% are Muslims => 35 + 30 + 15 = 80% Remaining Boys = 100% - 80% = 20% of 1500 => 20 x 1500/100 = 300 boys are Christians.

Answer: D) Shadow Explanation:

The Edwardian era (1901-1914) is the last period in British history to be named after the monarch who reigned over it. Although Edward VII reigned from 1901 to 1910 to be succeeded by George V, the Edwardian period is generally considered to have ended at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.

Answer: A) 6 Explanation: Let rate = R% and time = R years.   Then, (1200 x R x R) / 100 = 432   => R = 6.

Answer: B) only B alone is sufficient Explanation: For the given problem there are three possiblities.Father's age can be = 36, 31, 29Mother's age = 32, 27, 25Son's age = 8, 3, 1. By using only B it can be calculated.

Answer: D) All of the above Explanation: Rainer Weiss, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kip Thorne and Barry Barish, both of the California Institute of Technology, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves, which were predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago but had never been directly seen.

Answer: C) nitrates and phosphates Explanation: The rungs or the sides of the DNA ladder is made of Deoxyribose, which is a pentose, and a phosphate group are the two molecules together form the two sides of the DNA i.e, A sugar (deoxyribose) and a phosphate.