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When a point inside of a tetrahedron (a solid with four triangular surfaces) is connected by straight lines to its corners, how many (new) internal planes are created with these lines?
In a survey, respondents were asked whether they own a vehicle or not. If yes, they were further asked to mention whether they own a car or scooter or both. Their responses are tabulated below. What percent of respondents do not own a scooter? …
Geneticists say that they are very close to confirming the genetic roots of psychiatric illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia, and consequently, that doctors will be able to eradicate these diseases through early identification and gene therapy. On which of the following assumptions does the statement above rely? Select one:
Round-trip tickets to a tourist destination are eligible for a discount of on the total fare. In addition, groups of or more get a discount of on the total fare. If the one way single person fare is , a group of tourists purchasing round-trip tickets will be charged __________
The Palghat Gap (or Palakkad Gap) , a region about wide in the southern part of the Western Ghats in India, is lower than the hilly terrain to its north and south. The exact reasons for the formation of this gap are not clear. It results in the neighbouring regions of Tamil Nadu getting more rainfall from the South West monsoon and the …
If , compute .
In a press meet on the recent scam, the minister said, "The buck stops here". What did the minister convey by the statement?
Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence. She could not understand the judges awarding her the first prize, because she thought that her performance was quite _________.
The roots of are real and positive. and are real. Then has
Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the phrase in bold in the sentence below? It is fascinating to see life forms cope with varied environmental conditions.
The ratio of male to female students in a college for five years is plotted in the following line graph. If the number of female students doubled in , by what percent did the number of male students increase in ?
At what time between a. m. and a. m. will the minute hand and hour hand of a clock make an angle closest to ?
If is real and , then possible values of include
Number of people diagnosed with dengue fever (contracted from the bite of a mosquito) in North India is twice the number diagnosed last year. Municipal authorities have concluded that measures to control the mosquito population have failed in this region. Which one of the following statements, if true, does not contradict this conclusion?
The old city of Koenigsberg, which had a German majority population before World War 2, is now called Kaliningrad. After the events of the war, Kaliningrad is now a Russian territory and has a predominantly Russian population. It is bordered by the Baltic Sea on the north and the countries of Poland to the south and west and Lithuania to the east …
The value of is
What is the average of all multiples of from to ?
Match the columns. …
Who ___________ was coming to see us this evening?
Choose the most appropriate phrase from the options given below to complete the following sentence. India is a post-colonial country because