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(#M40000093) MICROSOFT QUESTION Keep an EYE

You have 8 balls. One of them is defective and weighs less than others. You have a balance to measure balls against each other. In 2 weighings how do you find the defective one?

Asked In Microsoft (10 years ago)

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(#M40156333) MICROSOFT QUESTION Keep an EYE

find n if (2^228/2^n)=512

Asked In Microsoft Devanshu (3 years ago)

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(#M40008003) MICROSOFT QUESTION analytical Keep an EYE

1. The office staff of XYZ corporation presently consists of three bookkeepers--A, B, C and 5 secretaries D, E, F, G, H. The management is planning to open a new office in another city using 2 bookkeepers and 3 secretaries of the present staff . To do so they plan to separate certain individuals who don't function well together. The following guidelines were established to set up the new office

I. Bookeepers A and C are constantly finding fault with one another and should not be sent together to the new office as a team
II. C and E function well alone but not as a team , they should be separated
III. D and G have not been on speaking terms and shouldn't go together
IV Since D and F have been competing for promotion they shouldn't be a team
1.If A is to be moved as one of the bookkeepers, which of the following cannot be a possible working unit.

A.ABDEH B.ABDGH C.ABEFH D.ABEGH


2.If C and F are moved to the new office, how many combinations are possible

A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4


3.If C is sent to the new office, which member of the staff cannot go with C

A. B B. D C. F D. G


4.Under the guidelines developed, which of the following must go to the new office

A. B B. D C .E D. G




5.If D goes to the new office, which of the following is/are true

I. C cannot go II. A cannot go III. H must also go

A. I only B. II only C. I and II only D. I and III only

Asked In Microsoft (7 years ago)

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(#M40039916) MICROSOFT QUESTION work and time Keep an EYE

There are three taps A,B and C.they can fill the tank in 10,20,and 25 hrs respectively.At first all of them are opened simultaneously.Then after 2 hrs
tap C is closed and A and B are kept running.After the 4rth hour tap B is closed.The remaining work is done by tap A alone.Find the percentage of the work done by Tap A by itself?

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(#M40164711) MICROSOFT QUESTION Consolidation Keep an EYE

The series of numbers (1,1/2,1/3.....1/1972) is taken.Now two numbers are taken from this series(the first two) say x,y. Then the operation x+y+x.y is performed to get the consolidated number.The process is repeated. What will be the final number after the consolidation of all into one number.
A)1970
B)1971
C)1972
D) None of these

Asked In Microsoft alpha cube (2 years ago)

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(#M40038888) MICROSOFT QUESTION Time and Distance Keep an EYE

Two vehicles A and B leaves from city Y to X. A overtakes B at 10:30 am and reaches city C at 12:00 pm. It waits for 2 hrs and return to city Y. On its way it meets B at 3:00 pm and reaches city Y at 5:00 pm. B reaches city X, waits for 1hr and returns to city Y. Afer how many hours will B reach city Y from the time A overtook him fro the first time?

1) 50 hrs
2) 49.5 hrs
3) 41.5 hrs
4) 37.5 hrs

Asked In Microsoft sourav chandan (5 years ago)

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(#M40038340) MICROSOFT QUESTION Number series Keep an EYE

find the missing number?
8,15,36,99,?,855
a)274
b)288
c)264
d)none of these

Asked In Microsoft aarthielumalai (5 years ago)

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(#M40041265) MICROSOFT QUESTION Keep an EYE

In an examination the number of successful students was 4 times the numbr of unsuccessful students If there were 35 less students nd the numbr of unsuccessful students were 9 more,then the ratio of their numbr would have been 2:1 . Find the total numbr of students

Asked In Microsoft ramakrishna (5 years ago)

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(#M40080810) MICROSOFT QUESTION avgs Keep an EYE

5. In a history examination, the average for the entire class was 80 marks.If 10% of the students scored 95 marks and 20% scored 90 marks,what was the Average marks of the remaining students of the class?
A. 73
B. 74
C. 72
D. 75

Asked In Microsoft harish (5 years ago)

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(#M40000098) MICROSOFT QUESTION Keep an EYE

You have a bucket of jelly beans. Some are red, some are blue, and some green. With your eyes closed, pick out 2 of a like color. How many do you have to grab to be sure you have 2 of the same?

Asked In Microsoft (10 years ago)

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