UPSC Government Jobs Exams Numerical Ability Time Distance and Speed

In track meets both 100 yards and 100 meters are used as distances. By how many meters is 100 meters longer than 100 yards?

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1 yard=0.9144 mts
100 yards=91.44 mts
therefore 100 mts -91.44mts=8.56
answer=8.56
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1m=1.09 yard
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100-91.44=8.56
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1 yard=0.9144 mts
100 yards=91.44 mts
1000-91.44=908.56 mts
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9.361 meter
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UPSC Other Question

A lady buys goods worth Rs. 200 from a shop. (Shopkeeper selling the goods with zero profit). The lady gives him 1000 Rs. note. The shopkeeper gets the change from the next shop and keeps 200 for himself and returns Rs. 800 to the lady. Later the shopkeeper of the next shop comes with the 1000 Rs. note saying "Duplicate" and takes his money back. "How much LOSS did the shopkeeper face?" Crack it if u can
(This was asked in IAS exam!)
A very simple but confusing puzzle.
A lady buys goods worth rs.200 from a shop. (shopkeeper selling the goods with zero profit).
The lady gives him 1000 rs note. The shopkeeper gets the change from the next shop and keeps 200 for himself and returns rs.800 to d lady.
Later the shopkeeper of the next shop comes with the 1000rs note saying "duplicate" and takes his money back.
"How much LOSS did the shopkeeper face ?"
A. 200
B. 800
C. 1200
D. 1800
E. 2000
F. 1600
G. 1000
H. Other
Simple yet confusing n challenging.