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(#M40021867) TCS QUESTION Keep an EYE

Three friends P, Q and R were playing a game of cards. At the beginning of the game, P and Q together had 50% more money than R. Q and R together had 3 times as much as P had. By the end of the game P and Q together had 3 times as much as R had, and P and R together had 50% more than Q.P gained 2,000 by the end of the game.What was the total money involved?
option
a) 20,000
b) 18,000
c) 15,000
d) 24,000

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(#M40021571) TCS QUESTION Keep an EYE

Dinalal divides his property among his four sons after donating RS.20,000 and 10% of his remaining property. The amounts received by the last three sons are in arithmetic progression and the amount received by the fourth son is equal to the total amount donated. The first son receives as his share RS.20,000 more than the share of the second son. The last son received RS.1 lakh less than the eldest son.
10. Find the share of the third son.
option
a) RS.80,000
b) RS.1,00,000
c) RS.1,20,000
d) RS.1,50,000

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(#M40021570) TCS QUESTION Keep an EYE

In a quadratic equation, (whose coefficients are not necessarily real) the constant term is not 0. The cube of the sum of the squares of its roots is equal to the square of the sum of the cubes of its roots. Which of the following is true?
option
a) Both roots are real
b) Neither of the roots is real
c) At least one root is non-real
d) At least one root is real

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(#M40021569) TCS QUESTION Keep an EYE

Mani sells vegetables and he marks up the prices at 5% above his cost price. Also the weighing stones used by him weigh only 90% of the correct weight. Find his effective percentage of mark-up.
option
a) 15%
b) 16^2/3%
c) 14^1/2%
d) 20%

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(#M40021568) TCS QUESTION Keep an EYE

A grocer mixes 3 varieties of Dal costing him RS.25, RS.30, RS.33 respectively per kg in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 5. He decides to sell the mixture at RS.35 per kg. Another grocer mixes the three varieties of Dal in equal proportions and sells the mixture at RS.35 per kg. If RS.350 is spent and equal quantities of both the mixtures are bought, then find the ratio of the three varieties respectively, if all that is bought is mixed up.
ooption
a) 11 : 14 : 23
b) 8 : 6 : 15
c) 1 : 1 : 1
d) 1 : 2 : 4

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(#M40021567) TCS QUESTION Keep an EYE

Bhaskar and Kiran start simultaneously towards each other from two different towns P and Q, which are 100 km apart, with speeds of 20 kmph and 50 kmph respectively. After reaching their destinations, they turn back to their respective starting stations. At what distance from Q does Kiran cross Bhaskar for the second time?
option
a) 40 km
b) 331/3 km
c) 60 km
d) 662/3 km

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(#M40021566) TCS QUESTION Keep an EYE

Ashok went to a bank to draw money. When his token number was called out, he asked the teller to give him 'x' hundred-rupee notes and y thousand-rupee notes. The teller made a mistake and gave Ashok x thousand-rupee notes and y hundred-rupee notes. Ashok took the money without verifying it and walked home. On the way, he bought groceries worth Rs.500. After the purchase, he realized the teller's mistake and noticed that he had exactly half the amount he should have received. Which of the following may be true about the amount on the cheque?
a)It lies between 10000 and 11000
b)It lies between 11000 and 12000
c)It lies between 12000 and 13000
d)It lies between 13000 and 14000

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(#M40021565) TCS QUESTION Keep an EYE

A bag contains 6 balls of one or more colours. A ball is picked and is found to be red. What is the probability that the bag initially had exactly 6 red balls?
option
a) 2/7
b) 1/5
c) 3/5
d) 4/5

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(#M40021564) TCS QUESTION Keep an EYE

There are 4 boys and 5 girls in two separate queues. The two queues are merged so that the positions of the boys (in relation to each other) and those of the girls (in relation to each other) remain unchanged. In how many ways can this be done?
option
a) 5!4!
b) 9P5
c) 9C5
d) (9C5 )^2

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(#M40021563) TCS QUESTION Keep an EYE

If the equation (k^2 - 5k + 6)x^2 + (k^2 - 7k + 12)x + k^2 - 9 = 0 satisfy more than two values of x, then the value of k is
option
a) -3
b) 3
c) 2
d) 4

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