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Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

A boat travels 20 kms upstream in 6 hrs and 18 kms downstream in 4 hrs.Find the speed of the water current?

  1. 1/2 kmph

  2. 7/12 kmph

  3. 5 kmph

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Upstream speed = 20/6 = 10/3 kmph (boat - current). Downstream speed = 18/4 = 9/2 kmph (boat + current). Solving: (b+c) - (b-c) = 2c, so 9/2 - 10/3 = 7/6, giving c = 7/12 kmph. The water current speed is 7/12 kmph, which is approximately 0.58 kmph.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who said the following? "Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”

  1. Bhagat Singh

  2. Bal gangadhar Tilak

  3. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

  4. Subhash Chandra Bose
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This famous quote is attributed to Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi). It reflects his philosophy of non-violence and internal strength. While Bhagat Singh, Tilak, and Bose were prominent freedom fighters, their rhetoric usually focused on more direct revolutionary or political action.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

Mr. Bean decided to walk down the escalator of a tube station. He found that if he walks down 26 steps, he requires 30 seconds to reach the bottom. However, if he steps down 34 stairs he would only require 18 seconds to get to the bottom. If the time is measured from the moment the top step begins to descend to the time he steps off the last step at the bottom, find out the height of the stair way in steps?

  1. Insufficient Data

  2. 45

  3. 46

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Let S be total steps and e be escalator speed (steps/second). When Bean walks 26 steps in 30 seconds, the escalator contributes the remaining steps: S = 26 + 30e. When he walks 34 steps in 18 seconds: S = 34 + 18e. Solving these equations: 26 + 30e = 34 + 18e gives e = 2/3, so S = 26 + 30(2/3) = 46 steps.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who said the following? "The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.”

  1. Bhagat Singh

  2. Bal gangadhar Tilak

  3. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

  4. Subhash Chandra Bose
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This quote reflects Gandhi's philosophy of human potential and the gap between actual capability and action. It emphasizes that most problems could be solved if people acted closer to their full potential rather than operating below their capacity.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

One dog tells the other that there are two dogs in front of me. The other one also shouts that he too had two behind him. How many are they?

  1. 4

  2. 3

  3. 5

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

If there are 3 dogs in a line, the middle dog has one dog in front and one dog behind. For both statements to be true (one saying two in front, another saying two behind), the dogs must be at the ends of a circular arrangement or the wording implies 3 dogs with perspective trickery. Given the options, 3 is the logical answer.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

For a motorist there are three ways going from City A to City C. By way of bridge the distance is 20 miles and toll is $0.75. A tunnel between the two cities is a distance of 10 miles and toll is $1.00 for the vehicle and driver and $0.10 for each assenger. A two-lane highway without toll goes east for 30 miles to city B and then 20 miles in a northwest direction to City C. Which is the shortest route from B to C?

  1. Directly on toll free highway to City C

  2. The bridge

  3. The bridge only if traffic is heavy on the toll free highway

  4. The bridge or the tunnel
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To solve this question, the user needs to compare the distances and costs of each route from City A to City C. Then, evaluate the options given based on the distance and toll.

a) Directly on toll-free highway to City C: This option is not applicable as it does not start from City A.

b) The bridge: The distance is 20 miles and the toll is $0.75. Hence, the total cost would be $0.75.

c) The bridge only if traffic is heavy on the toll-free highway: There is no mention of traffic conditions on the toll-free highway. Hence, this option cannot be evaluated.

d) The bridge or the tunnel: The distance through the tunnel is 10 miles and the toll is $1.00 for the driver and vehicle and $0.10 for each passenger. The total cost depends on the number of passengers. However, the distance through the bridge is 20 miles and the toll is $0.75. Hence, the total cost would be the same as option b) if there are no passengers.

Therefore, the shortest and cheapest route from City A to City C is the bridge, which is option b).

The Answer is: B

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

Latitude is to Longitude as:

  1. North:South

  2. Curve:Tangent

  3. Horizontal:Vertical

  4. Perpendicular:Parallel
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Latitude lines run horizontally (east-west) around the Earth, parallel to the equator. Longitude lines run vertically (north-south) from pole to pole. This makes 'Horizontal:Vertical' the correct analogy for Latitude:Longitude.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

The letters A, B, C, D, E, F and G, not necessarily in that order, stand for seven consecutive integers from 1 to 10 1) D is 3 less than A 2) B is the middle term 3) F is as much less than B as C is greater than D 4) G is greater than F An integer T is as much greater than C as C is greater than E. T can be written as A + E. What is D?

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 5
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Working through the clues: B=4 (middle of 7 consecutive integers from 1-10). F is 1 less than B so F=3. C is 1 greater than D so C=D+1. G>F so G can be 5,6,7,8,9,10. Testing D=2: C=3, A=5, E=1 works with all constraints. D=2 satisfies all conditions.