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A rectangular paper of

20 \mathrm{~cm} \times 8 \mathrm{~cm}

3

times. Each fold is made along the line of symmetry, which is perpendicular to its long edge. The perimeter of the final folded sheet (in

\mathrm{cm}

The least number of squares to be added in the figure to make

\text{A B}

a line of symmetry is

Two wizards try to create a spell using all the four elements, water, air, fire, and earth. For this, they decide to mix all these elements in all possible orders. They also decide to work independently. After trying all possible combination of elements, they conclude that the spell does not work. How many attempts does each wizard make before coming to …

\rightarrow

' denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [walk

\rightarrow

\rightarrow

sprint] is analogous to [bothered

\rightarrow

\rightarrow

daunted]. Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

In an engineering college of

10,000

1,500

like neither their core branches nor other branches. The number of students who like their core branches is

1 / 4^{\text{th }}

of the number of students who like other branches. The number of students who like both their core and other branches is

500

. The number of students who like …

For positive non-zero real variables

x

y

\ln \left(\frac{x+y}{2}\right)=\frac{1}{2}[\ln (x)+\ln (y)]

then, the value of

\frac{x}{y}+\frac{y}{x}

In the sequence

6,9,14, x, 30,41

, a possible value of

x

Sequence the following sentences in a coherent passage.

\text{P}

: This fortuitous geological event generated a colossal amount of energy and heat that resulted in the rocks rising to an average height of

4 \mathrm{~km}

across the contact zone.

\text{Q}

: Thus, the geophysicists tend to think of the Himalayas as an active geological event …

A person sold two different items at the same price. He made

10 \%

profit in one item, and

10 \%

loss in the other item. In selling these two items, the person made a total of

The pie charts depict the shares of various power generation technologies in the total electricity generation of a country for the years

2007

2023

. The renewable sources of electricity generation consist of Hydro, Solar and Wind. Assuming that the total electricity generated remains the same from

2007

2023

, what is the percentage …

A cube is to be cut into

8

pieces of equal size and shape. Here, each cut should be straight and it should not stop till it reaches the other end of the cube. The minimum number of such cuts required is

4 \times 4

array shown below, each cell of the first three rows has either a cross

(X)

or a number. The number in a cell represents the count of the immediate neighboring cells (left, right, top, bottom, diagonals) NOT having a cross (

X

). Given that the last row has no crosses

(X)

, the sum of the four numbers to be filled in the last …

We reached the station late, and _______ missed the train.

Kind : _______ : : Often : Frequently (By word meaning)

A series of natural numbers

F_1, F_2, F_3, F_4, F_5, F_6, F_7, \ldots

F_{n+1}=F_n+F_{n-1}

for all integers

n \geq 2

F_6=37,

F_7=60,

F_1 ?

A survey for a certain year found that

90\%

of pregnant women received medical care at least once before giving birth. Of these women,

60\%

received medical care from doctors, while

40\%

received medical care from other healthcare providers. Given this information, which one of the following statements can be inferred with certainty?

Looking at the surface of a smooth

3

-dimensional object from the outside, which one of the following options is

\text{TRUE}?

The country of Zombieland is in distress since more than

75 \%

of its working population is suffering from serious health issues. Studies conducted by competent health experts concluded that a complete lack of physical exercise among its working population was one of the leading causes of their health issues. As one of the measures to address the …

Consider two functions of time

(t),

\begin{gathered} f(t)=0.01 t^2 \\ g(t)=4 t \end{gathered}

0<t<\infty.

Now consider the following two statements: For some

t>0, g(t)>f(t)

. There exists a

T,

f(t)>g(t)

t>T

. Which one of the following options is

\text{TRUE}?

Which one of the following sentence sequences creates a coherent narrative? Once on the terrace, on her way to her small room in the corner, she notices the man right away. She begins to pant by the time she has climbed all the stairs. Mina has bought vegetables and rice at the market, so her bags are heavy. He was leaning against the parapet, watching the …