The recent (February, 2016) 12th South Asian Games 2016 were hosted by …………
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The currency of the ‘Republic of Austria’ is ………..
The `BCCI Polly Umrigar’ Best Indian Cricketer of the Year 2014 -15 Award was recently (January, 2016) awarded to
A joint venture agreement between Indian Railways and French company Astom was recently signed for supply of 800 high horsepower locomotives manufactured in India and to set up electric locomotive factory at Madhapura in the Indian state of :
The 7th joint military exercise lamitye 2016′ was recently conducted by Indian Army with defence forces of ………..
Regardless of the mode of payment the Government of India has now (from 1st January, 2016) made it mandatory to quote PAN (Permanent Account Number) for all transactions in excess of ………..
PM Shri Narendra Modi recently (February, 2016) released the guidelines for operationalisation of the PMFBt at a `Kisan Kalyari Mela’ organised in the Indian state of ……….
The ‘UDAY’ scheme recently launched by the Government of India focuses on improving operational efficiency at …………..
The Union Health Ministry has recently (February, 2016) announced a plan to eliminate Malaria from the country by :
The country’s first Braille - embedded express train has recently (January, 2016) been introduced. It will run once in two weeks between the stations :
Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The White Tiger ?
The ‘Mahamaham Festival’ which is held once in twelve years was recently (February, 2016) held in ………
The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has recently (February, 2016) commissioned a 270 MW generation unit for the 540 MW (2 x 270 MW) coal - fired Goindwal Sahib Thermal Power Project of GVK, Power and Infra Limited located in the Indian state of ………..
`Rajamarif who recently (February, 2016) died in Chennai at the age of 60 years was a ………..
The Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2017 shall be hosted by ………..
`Sushil Koirala’ who died recently (February, 2016) at the age of 76 was the former Prime Minister of …………..
With a view to suggest measures to ‘help the members of ‘Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)’ to understand the nuances of film certification, the Government of India has set up a panel (to revamp censor board) headed by filmmaker ………..
With a view to facilitate Japanese Corporates looking ‘to invest in India, State Bank of India has recently launched a first of its kind initiative by setting up a ‘Japanese Desk’. This ‘SBI Japan Desk’ is based in :
American multinational technology company Apple Inc.’ headquartered in California has recently (February, 2016) announced that it plans to set up its first technology development centre outside the U.S. in India’s………….
The 103rd ‘Indian Science Congress’ 2015 was recently Uanuary, 2016) held in …………..
In order to raise awareness of its many benefits the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has announced the year 2016 as the ‘international year of …………..
Every year 25th April is observed all over the world as the …………
The host of the 8th annual BRICS summit is …………
With view to set up an LCD manufacturing unit at an investment of USD 10 billion Anil Agarwal owned `Twinstar Display Technologies’ has recently (February, 2016) signed an agreement with the state government of ………….
‘Copenhagen’ is the capital of :
The largest single - location 6 MTPA capacity Greenfield steel project has recentl (November, 2015) been commissioned in Kalinga Nagar steel plant in the Indian state of Odisha commissioned by ………..
Who among the following is the founder of `Banaras Hindu University’ (BHU) which has recently completed 100 years ?
The men’s singles category title at the ‘Brisbane International Tennis Tournament 2015’ was won by ……………
In which country is the ‘Connemara National Park’ is located …………
As per the 2015 revision of the UN World Population Projections, the World population in 2030 is projected to be …………..
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A small picture that represents either a program or a shortcut on a computer screen is ………..
The speed of a PC is measured in :
………. is the maximum number of horizontal and vertical pixels that are displayed on the screen.
Which component of a computer system perform arithmetic calculations ?
What is another name for a computer’s main volatile memory ?
Oracle is a ……….
Which is a software ?
Which of the following are input devices ?
i. Keyboard
ii. Pointer
iii. Speaker
iv. Scanner
v. Plotter
vi Webcam
Windows Explorer is the name of :
Which of these, is not a peripheral, in computer terms ?
Every web page has a unique address called a(n) …………….
PowerPoint is ……………
The operating system is the most common type of…………. software.
Which of the following is not a type of computer network ?
Connections to other documents or to other locations within a Web site are ……………
The largest unit of digital information is ………….
Programs such as Mozilla Firefox that serve as navigable windows into web are called …………..
Which of the following is contained at the end of the computer file name and helps to determine the type of file ?
Which of the following is a text based operating system ?
The %Up’ you type at the beginning of any site’s address stands for …………..
GUI in computing stands for :
VoIP stands for ………..
…………. is an area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed, stored or output.
What is the name of a computer pointing input device ?
The process of writing computer instructions in a programming language is known as
…………..
ADSL is a data communication technology that enables faster data transmissions over telephone lines. ADSL stands for:
Which of the following is not one of the basic components of a desktop personal computer system ?
Which of the following is not an output device in a computer system ?
What do we use to change the appearance and positioning of textdocument in MS Word?
What is the full form of BASIC ?
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In the following questions, each sentence has two blanks, indicating that something has been omitted in each blank. Choose the group of words for the blanks which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The potentially dangerous …………… of charging mobile phone under a pillow have been …………..in a series of photos revealed by the police.
A finance ministry spokesperson…………. that the meeting was related to the Economic Survey and…………. the Union Budget.
The Central Bank has warned banks to be…………. about the entities to which they sell assets, acquired on account………. loan 127 defaults.
………..the island was discovered in the late 1500s, the dodo birds…………. there had no fear of human beings.
The Railway Minister ………..a number of reforms last year in order to make it the ………..mode of transportation.
Rearrange the given five sentences A, B, C, D and E in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the given questions.
A. For customers accustomed to easy shopping on Amazon or ebay, choosing a health insurance plan online was an exercise in frustration.
B. First, they couldn’t get online.
C. Consuters fumed over the rollout of Healthcare. gov and the state health insurance exchanges which were introduced last year.
D. Then, once they did, the information was difficult to understand.
E. That frustration highlights how important it is for insurersnot only health insurers, but also property and casualty and increasingly life insurers to master the digital platform.
Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement ?
Which of the following should be the FIFTH (LAST) sentence after the rearrangement?
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement ?
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement ?
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement ?
In the following questions, read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Select the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, select No error’ as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
Eating a protein rich(a)/ breakfast lead to (b)/ fewer children calories consuming(c)/ during lunch time. (d)/ No error(e)
Senior citizens have, (a)/ in recent years, (b)/ become victims (c)/ in a number of crimes.(d)/ No error(e)
The motorcycle company is looking to grow(a)/ its presence felt in select overseas markets(b)/ where the brand can be positioned(c)/ in the middle weight motorcycle segment. (d)/ No error(e)
During a media interaction,(a)/ when asked about(b)/ her son’s divorce, the actress(c)/ threaten to walk out.(d)/ No error(e)
The transport office has (a)/ directed its regional officers (b)/ to crack the whip to vehicles (c)/ with fancy number plates.(d)/ No error(e)
Read the following passage carefully and answer’ the questions. Certain words/phrases are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Since its creation in the 17th century, insurers have amassed policies in each class of risk they cover. Thanks to technology, insurers now have access to more and more information about the risks that individuals run. Car insurers have begun to set premiums based on how actual drivers behave, with “telematic” tracking devices to show how often they speed or slam, on the brakes. Analysts at Morgan Stanley, a bank, predict that damage to insured homes will fall by 4060% if smart sensors are installed to monitor, say, frayed electrical wiring. Some health insurers provide digital fitness bands to track policyholders’ vital signs— and give discounts if they lead a healthier life. But the data can °lily go so far. Even the safest driver can be hit by a falling tree; people in connected homes still fall off ladders, but the potential gains from smart insurance are large. First, giving people better insights into how they are managing risk should help them change their behaviour for the better. Progressive, an American car insurer, tells customers who use its trackers where they tend to drive unsafely; they crash less often as a result. Second, pricing will become keener for consumers. The insurance industry made $338 billion in profits last year. More accurate risk assessment should result in lower premiums for many policyholders. Third, insurers should be able to spot fraud more easily, by using data to verify claims.
But two worries stand out. One is a fear that insurers will go from being companies you hope never to deal with to ones that watch your every move. The other, thornier problem is that insurers will cherry pick the good risks, leaving some people without a safety net or to be taken care of by the state. Forgone privacy is the price the insured pay for receiving personalised pricing. Many people are indeed willing to share their data, but individuals should always have to opt in to do so. Some worry that this safeguard may not be enough; the financial costs of not sharing data may be so great that people have no real choice over whether to sign up. The second concern is the worry that more precise underwriting will create a class of uninsurable people, selected out of insurers’ businesses because they are too high a risk. For some types of cover, that would be a reasonable outcome. People who choose to drive like maniacs should have a hard time getting insurance. By the same token, it makes sense to offer rewards, in the form of discounts to premiums, to customers who behave well. Incentivising people to eat better, exercise regularly, drink in moderation and avoid smoking would reap huge health dividends. Where things get harder is with risks that individuals can not control. There are few things that people have less choice about than their genes. One option is to distort the market by requiring insurers to be blind to genetic data. In 2011, for example, Europe banned insurers from using gender to calculate annuities. Now that a man’s shorter lifespans are no longer taken into account that has led to lower payments. Until the interplay between nature and nurture is better understood, it is right to be cautious. Insurers should be able to take note of customers’ behaviour, but not exploit information from genetic testing. However, as data analysis and the understanding of genetics improve, that line will only become harder to hold.
Which of the following can be said about the insurance industry ?
Choose the ward which is opposite in meaning to the word THORNIER given in bold as used in the, passage.
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word HOLD given in bold as used in the passage.
Which of the following is/are (a) outcome(s) of smart insurance ?
A. Creates awareness about one’s risky behaviour.
B. Infringes on a policyholder’s privacy.
C. Discriminates among consumers based on their behaviour.
Which of the following is the central idea of the passage ?
What is the author’s view of companies like Progressive ?
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word COVER given in bold as used in the passage.
What does the author want to convey through the phrase But data can only go so far’ ?
Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the word RIGHT given in bold as used in the passage.
Which of the following is true in context of the passage ?
In’ the following questions, which of the phrases given against each sentence should replace the word/phrase given in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, select No correction required’ as the answer.
The famous extinct bird, popularly thought to be foolish, was actual quite smartly.
Rock samples, about thirty million years ago, have been unearthed under one of the stadiums being built in Qatar.
The first animal to appeared by Earth was probably the humble sea sponge.
It has previously been claimed that charging mobile phones overnight would destroyed the battery.
In addition too arts and literature, the festival showcased various forms of music and dance as well.
In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
There is a principal …(1)… between technological and biological evolution. Biological evolution is driven by survival of the …(2)…, as adaptive traits are those that make the survival and reproduction of a population more …(3)… . It isn’t perfect, but at least, in a rough way, it favours organisms that have …(4)… to their environments. Technological evolution has a different motive force. It is self evolution, and it is therefore driven by what we want as …(5)… to what is adaptive. In a market economy, it is even more complex : for most of us, our technological identities are …(6)… by what companies decide to sell based on what they believe we, as consumers, will pay for. Comfort …(7)… missiles, we spend the most to minimize pain and maximize …(8)… . When it comes to technologies, we mainly want to make things easy. Not to be bored. Oh, and may be to look a hit younger. Our will to comfort, …(9)… with our technological powers, creates a stark possibility. If we’re not careful, our technological evolution will take us toward not a singularity but a sofalarity. Sofalarity is nothing but a future defined not by an evolution toward super intelligence but by the …(10)… of discomforts.
(1)
(2)
(3)
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(5)
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Refer to the graph and answer the given questions:
Data given are regarding number of students who had appeared/passed in a certificate exam from five schools in the year 2008
Number of students who appeared for the exam from school A was what percent more than that who appeared from school D ?
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What is the average number of students who passed the exam from schools C, D and E ?
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Out of all the given schools, for which school was the number of students taking the exam maximum ?
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In the year 2009, the number of students who appeared the exam from school E was 15% more than that who appeared the exam from same school in previous year. How many students appeared the exam from school E in 2009 ?
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What is the respective ratio between the total number of students who appeared the exam from schools B and C together and that who passed the exam from the same schools together ?
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Out of the total population, 55% were males. Out of the total number of females, 60% were literates and remaining 360 were illiterates. If 70% of the males are literates, how many males were illiterate ?
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What willcome in place of question mark (?) in the given number series ?
2, 3, 7, 22, 89, ?
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196, 100, 52, 28, ?, 10
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140, 133, 119, 98, ?, 35
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300, 325, 276, 357, 236, ?
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14, ?, 7, 14, 56, 448
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8 men can finish a piece of work in 21 days. 14 men started working and after 3 days were replaced by 9 women. These 9 women finished the remaining work in 24 days. In how many days 9 women can finish the whole work ?
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The radius of the circular field is equal to the side of a square field. If the difference between the area of the circular field and area of the square field is 195 m2, what is the perimeter of the circular field ? (in m)
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There are 5 consecutive odd numbers. If the difference between the square of the average of the first two odd numbers and square of the average of the last two odd numbers is 492, what is the smallest odd number ?
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A boat can travel 12.8 km downstream in 32 min. If the speed of the water current is 1/5th of the speed of the boat in still water, what distance (in km) the boat can travel upstream in 135 min ?
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A batsman played three matches in a tournament. The respective ratio between the scores of 1st and 2nd match was 8 : 9 and that between the scores of 2nd and 3rd match was 3 : 2. The difference between the 1st and 3rd match was 16 runs. What was the batsman’s average score in all the three matches ?
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Ratio between the present ages of A and B is 2 : 3 respectively. B’s age twenty - one years hence will be twice of As age six years hence. What is the difference between the present ages of A and B ?
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Cost price of article A is 100/more than cost price of article B. Article A was sold at 40% profit and article B was sold at 40% loss. If the overall profit earned after selling both the articles is 5%, what is the cost price of article B ?
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Based on the following table, answer the given questions.
The data given in the table is for the month of March in 2015
The total number of male employees in companies B and A together is what percent of the total number of employees in company E ?
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The number of female employees in company F is approximately what percent more than the number of female employees in company E ?
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What is the average number of male employees in companies A, D and E?
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What is the difference between the number of female employees in company A and that in company B ?
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If in April 2015, the number of male employees in Company C increased by 10% and the number of total employees in the company remained the same, what was the number of female employees ?
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In each question, two equations numbered I and II are given.
You have to solve both the equations and mark an appropriate answer.
Give answer :
a: If x ≤ y
b: If x > y
c: If relationship between x and y cannot be established
d: x < y
e: x ≥ y
I. $$x^{2} = 10 $$
if $$y^{2} - 9y+ 20=0 $$
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I. $$2x^{2} - 15x + 27 = 0$$
II. $$2y^{2} - 13y + 20 = 0$$
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I. $$9x^{2} - 21x + 10 =0$$
II. $$y^{2} - 8y+ 15 =0$$
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I. $$2x^{2} -13x + 15 =0$$
II. $$2y^{2} - 11y + 12 =0$$
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I. $$2x^{2} + 7x + 6 = 0$$
II. $$2y^{2} + 17y + 30 =0$$
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A certain sum is invested for 2 years in scheme A at 20% p.a. compound interest compounded annually. Same sum is also invested for the same period in scheme B at x%p.a. to a simple interest earned from scheme A is twice of that earned from scheme B. What is the value of x ?
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There are 7 red balls and 8 yellow balls in a bag. Two balls are simultaneously drawn at random. What is the probability that both the balls
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I, J, K, L, M, N, 0 and P are sitting around a circular area at equal distance between each other but not necessarily in the same order. Some people face the centre while some face the outside (i.e. in a direction opposite to the centre.)
J sits third to the right of M. M faces outside. Only one person sits between j and N. Both the immediate neighbours of N face outside. Only three people sit between 0 and P. 0 is not an immediate neighbour of J. Both the immediate neighbours of L face the centre. L is not an immediate neighbour of 0. Both the immediate neighbours of K face the centre. Both the immediate neighbours of M face a direction opposite to that of 0 (i.e. if 0 faces the centre then both the immediate neighbours of M face outside and viceversa.)
Which of the following is true regarding I as per the given arrangement ?
Who is sitting to immediate right of L?
What is O’s position with respect to K?
Who amongst the following are immediate4neighbours of M ?
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and so form a group Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
Study the given information carefully and answer the given’ questions.
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in such a way that there is equal distance between adjacent persons. In row1B, C, D, E, F and G are seated and all of them are facing south. In row2P, Q, R, S, T and U are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. (Please note : None of the information given is necessarily in the same order.) R sits second to the right of S. Only one personsits between R and U. C sits to the immediate left of the one who faces U. Only two people sit between C and E Q sits fourth to the left of T. G is an immediate neighbour of the one who faces T. D does not face R. B sits third to the right of D. E is an immediate right of B. G does not face P
Who amongst the following is facing C
Which of the following statements is true regarding P ?
Four of the given five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence form a group. Which of them does not belong to that group ?
What is the position of B with respect to C ?
Who amongst the following is facing Q ?
Study the following information and answer the given questions.
L has only two daughters— U and P. P is married to K. K is the father of S. S is the soninlaw of Y. U is married to Q.
If Z is the daughterinlaw of P then how is Z related to S ?
How is Q related to L
Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions.
Kunal starts from Point A, walks 14 m to the north and reaches Point B. He then takes a right turn and walks 5 m and reaches Point C. He finally takes a left turn and walks 4 m and stops at Point D.
Shubhra who is standing at Point Z which is 6m to the west of Point B walks 7 m towards south, takes a left turn and walks for 11 m and stops at Point Y.
How far and in which direction is Point D with respect to Point Y ?
If Shubhra walks 4 m towards North from Point Z, in which direction will she have to
walk in order to reach Point D ?
In these questions, two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II have been given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer :
a: If both conclusions I and II are true
b: If neither conclusion I nor II is true
c: If either conclusion I or II is true
d: If only conclusion I is true
e: If only conclusion II is true
Statements :
No cream is a lotion.
Some lotirins are perfumes.
Conclusions :
I. All perfumes are lotions.
II. No cream is a perfume.
Statements :
All legumes are pulses.
Some pulses are grains.
No grain is a crop.
Conclusions :
I. All legumes are crops.
II. All pulses can never be crops.
Statements :
All legumes are pulses.
Some pulses are grains.
No grain is a crop.
Conclusions :
I. All crops being pulses is a possibility.
II. At least some grains are legumes.
Statements :
Some oceans are rivers.
All oceans are waterfalls.
Conclusions :
I. All rivers are waterfalls.
II. Some rivers are waterfalls.
Statements :
Some curtains are pillows.
All pillows are blankets.
All blankets are doormats.
Conclusions :
I. All curtains can never be blankets.
II. All doormats being curtains is a possibility.
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Seven people, namely M, N, 0, P, Q, R and S like seven different cars namely, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Nissan, Jaguar and Fiat but not necessarily in the same order. They will also attend a screening not necessarily in the same order, from Monday to Sunday (of the same week.) M will attend a screening on Friday. Only one person will attend a screening between M and the one who likes Jaguar. Only two people will attend a screening between R and the one who likes Jaguar. The one who likes Nissan will attend a screening immediately before N. Only two people will attend a screening between the one who likes Nissan and 0 does not like Jaguar. Only one person will attend a screening between the one who likes Mercedes and 0. Q does not like Nissan. S will attend the screening immediately before Q. Only two people will attend a screening between Q and the one who likes Audi. Only one person will attend a screening between the one who likes Volkswagen and the one who likes BMW. The one who likes BMW will attend the screening immediately before the one who likes Volkswagen. N does not like Audi.
Which of the following pairs represent the people who attend screening immediately before and immediately after M ?
Four of the following five are alike as per the given arrangement and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group ?
On which of the following days will N attend a meeting ?
Which of the following cars does P like ?
As per the given arrangement S is related to Thursday and R is related to Sunday in a certain way. To which of the following is Q related to in the same way ?
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Eight people J, K, L, M, N, 0, P and Q live on eight different floors of a building, but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two and so on till the topmost floor is numbered eight. P lives on the floor numbered 3. Only one person lives between J and P Only three people live between M and J. 0 lives immediately above M. There are as many people between 0 and J as there are between P and Q. K lives on an even numbered floor. Only three people live between K and L. K lives above the floor at which I. lives.
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one of them does not belong to the group ?
Who amongst the following lives immediately below N?
If all the people are made to live in alphabetical order from bottom to top, the positions or how many people will remain unchanged ?
How many people live between Q and P ?
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Five people A, B, C, D and E won different number of competitions. Only two people won more number of competitions than E. B won more competitions than 0 but less than A. C won more competitions than D. C neither won the maximum number of competitions nor second lowest number of competitions. The one who won the second lowest number of competitions won 8 competitions.
If the difference between the number of competitions won by B and A is 16, then which of the following may possibly represent the number of competitions won by E?
Who among the following won the second highest number of competitions ?
