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(#M40027026) KVPY QUESTION Mental Ability Keep an EYE

The minimum distance between a point on the curve y = e^x and a point on the curve y = logex is

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(#M40027142) KVPY QUESTION General Ability Test Keep an EYE

DNA mutations that do not cause any functional change in the protein product are known as –
(A) nonsense mutations (B) missense mutations (C) deletion mutations (D) silent mutations

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(#M40027286) KVPY QUESTION General Ability Test -2010 Keep an EYE

Fruit wrapped in paper ripens faster than when kept in open air because-
(A) Heat of respiration is retained better
(B) A chemical in the paper helps fruit ripening
(C) A volatile substance produced by the fruit is retained better and helps in ripening
(D) The fruit is cut off from the ambient oxygen which is an inhibitor to fruit repening

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(#M40027278) KVPY QUESTION General Ability Test -2010 Keep an EYE

Ribonucleic Acids (RNA) that catalyze enzymatic reactions are called ribozymes. Which one of the
following acts as a ribozyme ?
(A) Ribosome (B) Amylase (C) tRNA (D) Riboflavin

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(#M40027030) KVPY QUESTION General Ability Keep an EYE

A narrow but tall cabin is falling freely near the earth's surface. Inside the cabin, two small stones A and B
are released from rest (relative to the cabin). Initially A is much above the centre of mass and B much below
the centre of mass of the cabin. A close observation of the motion of A and B will reveal that -
(A) both A and B continue to be exactly at rest relative to the cabin
(B) A moves slowly upward and B moves slowly downward relative to the cabin
(C) both A and B fall to the bottom of the cabin with constant acceleration due to gravity
(D) A and B move slightly towards each other vertically

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(#M40027283) KVPY QUESTION General Ability Test -2010 Keep an EYE

Path-finding by ants is by means of-
(A) Visually observing landmarks (B) Visually observing other ants
(C) Chemical signals between ants (D) Using the earth's magnetic field

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(#M40027054) KVPY QUESTION Mental Ability Keep an EYE

The number of solutions (x, y, z) to the system of equations
x + 2y + 4z = 9, 4yz + 2xz + xy = 13, xyz = 3 Such that at least two of x, y, z are integers is
option
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 4

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(#M40027038) KVPY QUESTION Mental Ability Keep an EYE

Two workers A and B are engaged to do a piece of work. Working alone, A takes 8 hours more to complete the work than if both worked together. On the other hand, working alone, B would need 2 4 1 hours more to complete
the work than if both worked together. How much time would they take to complete the job working together?
option
(A) 4 Hours
(B) 5 Hours
(C) 6 Hours
(D) 7 Hours

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(#M40027064) KVPY QUESTION Mental Ability Keep an EYE

Let ABC be a triangle with Angle B = 90. Let AD be the bisector of Angle A with D on BC. Suppose AC = 6 cm and the area of the triangle ADC is 10 cm2. Then the length of BD in cm is equal to

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(#M40027061) KVPY QUESTION Mental Ability Keep an EYE

Let a, b, x, y be real numbers such that a^2 + b^2 = 81, x^2 + y^2 = 121 and ax + by = 99. Then the set of all possible values of ay - bx is

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