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The side of a square is increased by 15% then how much % does its area increases?
[ "30.75 %", "32.25 %", "35.65 %", "37.55 %" ]
B
a = 100 a2 = 10000 a = 115 a2 = 13225 ---------------- 10000 --------- 3225 100 -------? => 32.25 % Answer:E
AquaRat_train
Which of the following is equal to (x+1)!/x!
[ "1", "x+1", "x-1", "x" ]
B
(x + 1)! = (x + 1) * x! (x + 1)!/x! = x + 1 Answer: C
AquaRat_train
If x<0, y>0, and |x| < |y|, which of the following must be true?
[ "–x < y", "x^3 > y^2", "x < –y", "y^2 > x^2" ]
A
Correct Answer: (E) Let’s go through each answer choice: (A) can never be true, since no negative is greater than a positive. (B) doesn’t have to be true – consider what would happen if x = -2 and y = 1. (C) can never be true, as x^3 must be negative, and y^2 must be positive. (D) can never be true, since if x < 0, -x ...
AquaRat_train
Which likely could replace the sun in our solar system?
[ "another star", "the moon", "Jupiter", "Venus" ]
A
MMLU_train
One day I was driving home with a woman. She rolled down the window, fifty feet away from the driveway and spit her gum out of the window. "Couldn't you just wait five seconds and put your gum where it belongs?" I asked, annoyed. She was not the only one who was gum-lazy. Consider the following. Every time I brush che...
[ "It is proved to be a harmless chemical.", "It is the cause of many kinds of cancer..", "It is being refused by the US government.", "It is the main ingredient of chewing gum." ]
C
MMLU_train
The poachers had finally found a buyer for their stolen _ .At the meeting with the buyer,they brought out a bag,inside which was a terrified one-year-old baby gorilla.The poachers had killed the little female's parents and captured her in the forests of Congo, Africa.Then they took her across the border into Rwanda, w...
[ "He wanted to keep the baby gorilla as a pet.", "He travelled across the border to meet the poachers.", "He did not have enough money for the gorilla.", "He was sent by the police to catch the poachers." ]
D
MMLU_train
It is said that people born on different dates have different characteristics. For example, people who were born between March 21 and April 20 are likely to be active and strong. They like power and enjoy adventures. People who were born between April 21 and May 21 are likely to learn more slowly, but they can remember...
[ "patient", "modest", "energetic", "kind" ]
C
MMLU_train
Hemoglobin is a large molecule made up of proteins and iron. it consists of four folded chains of a protein called this?
[ "insulin", "globin", "peptide", "histone" ]
B
Hemoglobin Hemoglobin is a large molecule made up of proteins and iron. It consists of four folded chains of a protein called globin, designated alpha 1 and 2, and beta 1 and 2 (Figure 18.7a). Each of these globin molecules is bound to a red pigment molecule called heme, which contains an ion of iron (Fe2+) (Figure 18....
SCiQ_train
What do increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the air do to the earth's temperature?
[ "stable it", "Pollute", "Lower it", "raise it" ]
D
SCiQ_train
What must be overcome to change the motion of an object?
[ "weight", "pressure", "inertia", "density" ]
C
To change the motion of an object, inertia must be overcome by an unbalanced force acting on the object. Until the soccer player kicks the ball in Figure below , the ball remains motionless on the ground. However, when the ball is kicked, the force on it is suddenly unbalanced. The ball starts moving across the field b...
SCiQ_train
A man can row 6 kmph in still water. When the river is running at 1.2 kmph, it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and black. What is the total distance traveled by the man?
[ "5.76", "5.75", "5.74", "5.7" ]
A
M = 6 S = 1.2 DS = 7.2 US = 4.8 x/7.2 + x/4.8 = 1 x = 2.88 D = 2.88 * 2 = 5.76 Answer:C
AquaRat_train
Health experts are calling for action to expand cancer care and control in the developing world. A medical research paper says cancer was once thought of as a problem mostly in the developed world. But now cancer is a leading cause of death and disability in poor countries as well. Experts from Harvard University and o...
[ "Cancer - a leading cause of death in poor countries", "What should we do in preventing and treating cancer?", "What makes the first killer in developing countries?", "Experts urge more efforts to fight cancer in poor countries." ]
D
MMLU_train
If humans were truly at home under the light of the moon and stars,we would go in darkness happily,the midnight world as visible to us as it is to the vast number of nocturnal species on this planet. Instead,we are diurnal creatures, with eyes adapted to living in the sun's light. This is a basic evolutionary fact, ev...
[ "prefer to live in the darkness", "are used to living in the day light", "were curious about the midnight world", "had to stay at home with the light of the moon" ]
B
MMLU_train
Some caterpillars' warning signals may have evolved from walking. A team, writing in the journal Nature Communications, reported that the hair-like structures the creatures use to make sounds evolved from legs. The team studied caterpillars which use these structures to communicate their ownership of leaves. ...
[ "How caterpillars evolved.", "Communication between caterpillars.", "Caterpillars talk with strangers.", "Caterpillars' warning signals evolved from walking." ]
D
MMLU_train
A star produces light energy and heat because it has a variety of
[ "moon rotation causing friction", "light energy flowing to earth", "reactions of nuclear form", "global warming caused by co2" ]
C
MMLU_train
If 15/x is an integer and 5/x is an integer, which of the following must be true? I. 4/x is an integer II. 18/x is an integer III. 5/x is an integer
[ "I,II only", "I only", "II,III only", "III only" ]
D
The question asks which of the following MUST be true, not COULD be true. The largest possible value of x is 5, GCD of 15 and 5, and if x=5 then ONLY III is true. Answer: D
AquaRat_train
A total of 24 men and 26 women were at a party, and the average (arithmetic mean) age of all of the adults at the party was exactly 35 years. If the average age of the men was exactly 38 years, which of the following was closest to the average age, in years, of the women?
[ "32.2", "31.5", "32.5", "33" ]
A
Let Aw = average age of women Average = (Number of men X average age of men + Number of women X average age of women)/total number of people 35 * 50 = 24 * 38 + 26 * Aw =>1750 = 912 + 26 Aw => 26 Aw = 838 =>Aw = 32.2 Answer A
AquaRat_train
None of our early ancestors could digest milk as adults because their bodies never had to -milk drinking simply wasn't an option.As people began to extract milk from animals, though, some people developed the ability to keep drinking it throughout their lives. Scientists mow know of a milk-related mutation in our ge...
[ "Milk drinking first started in Northern Europe.", "Milk drinking first started in Central Europe.", "North American Indians were able to digest milk.", "Dairy products are very popular in North Korea." ]
B
MMLU_train
The rate that energy is released is known as
[ "flow", "pressure", "heat", "power" ]
D
Power is the rate that energy is released. The units for power are watts (W), which equal joules per second . For example, a 60 W light bulb transforms 60 joules of electrical energy into light and heat energy every second.
SCiQ_train
What do fish have that allow them to “breathe” oxygen in water?
[ "gills", "lungs", "layers", "pores" ]
A
Fish have gills that allow them to “breathe” oxygen in water. Water enters the mouth, passes over the gills, and exits the body through a special opening. Gills absorb oxygen from the water as it passes over them.
SCiQ_train
The sum of three integers is 33. The largest integer is 3 times the middle integer, and the smallest integer is 23 less than the largest integer. What is the product of the three integers?
[ "192", "203", "236", "225" ]
A
Let x be the middle integer. Then the largest is 3x and the smallest is 3x - 23. 3x - 23 + x + 3x = 33 x = 8 The three integers are 1, 8, and 24. The product is 1*8*24 = 192 The answer is A.
AquaRat_train
What sac, which was sitting on top of the flat embryo, envelops the embryo as it folds?
[ "umbilical sac", "epithelial sac", "uterus", "amniotic sac" ]
D
The embryo, which begins as a flat sheet of cells, begins to acquire a cylindrical shape through the process of embryonic folding (Figure 28.14). The embryo folds laterally and again at either end, forming a C-shape with distinct head and tail ends. The embryo envelops a portion of the yolk sac, which protrudes with th...
SCiQ_train
What is the term for a pure substance that possesses unique properties and cannot be broken down into other substances?
[ "light", "element", "alloy", "plastic" ]
B
An element is pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances. Each element has a particular set of properties that, taken together, distinguish it from all other elements. Table below lists the major elements in the human body. As you can see, you consist mainly of the elements oxygen, carbon, and hydr...
SCiQ_train
A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the father's age is 68 years now, the son's age five years back was:
[ "14", "19", "17", "29" ]
D
Let the son's present age be x years. Then, (68 - x) = x 2x = 68. x = 34. Son's age 5 years back (34 - 5) = 29 years. answer :D
AquaRat_train
Wind power, solar power, hydropower, and geothermal power are called renewable sources of energy or what other term?
[ "alternative energy", "specific energy", "mandatory energy", "conservative energy" ]
A
Alternative energy sources include wind power, solar power, hydropower, and geothermal power.
SCiQ_train
What is the energy of moving matter?
[ "binary energy", "kinetic energy", "residual energy", "potential energy" ]
B
Kinetic energy is the energy of moving matter. Things with kinetic energy can do work. Kinetic energy depends on an object’s mass and velocity.
SCiQ_train
What part of a cell do proteins travel to to be modified for the specific job they will do?
[ "golgi apparatus", "lysosome", "nucleus", "plasma membrane" ]
A
After a polypeptide chain is synthesized, it may undergo additional processes. For example, it may assume a folded shape due to interactions among its amino acids. It may also bind with other polypeptides or with different types of molecules, such as lipids or carbohydrates. Many proteins travel to the Golgi apparatus ...
SCiQ_train
What can protons and neutrons be broken down into?
[ "strings", "molecules", "quarks", "ions" ]
C
Today, scientists think that electrons truly are fundamental particles that cannot be broken down into smaller, simpler particles. They are a type of fundamental particles called leptons. Protons and neutrons, on the other hand, are no longer thought to be fundamental particles. Instead, they are now thought to consist...
SCiQ_train
The average of first six prime numbers which are between 50 and 90 is
[ "64", "67", "42", "35.4" ]
A
Explanation : first six prime numbers which are between 50 and 90 = 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73 average = (53 + 59 + 61 + 67 + 71 + 73)/6 = 64 Answer : D
AquaRat_train
When I was born, my mother was 23 years of age. After 6 years, when my sister was born, my father was 34 years of age. what is the difference between the ages of my parents?
[ "6 years", "8 years", "11 years", "5 years" ]
D
When age of Son=0 ,Mother=23 After 6 years, Son=6 ,Mother=23+6=29 ,Father=34 So difference between ages of Mother & Father=34-29=5 ANSWER:D
AquaRat_train
Wave amplitude and wavelength are two important measures of what?
[ "wave size", "wave harmfulness", "wave sound", "wave speed" ]
A
Wave amplitude and wavelength are two important measures of wave size.
SCiQ_train
When the switch in a simple series circuit is closed, what happens to the light bulb that the electricity is flowing to?
[ "the light cracks", "the light goes off", "the light burns out", "the light comes on" ]
D
MMLU_train
One day when I opened my email, a beautiful woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen. She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm. Every now and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss. It was pretty cool. Rachel was there thanks to Facemail. Facemail lets you send email that ...
[ "Michael Jordan will meet people on the Nike website soon", "even some super stars are fond of using Facemail, too", "Nike company increases its business through Michael Jordan", "Facemail can make shopping online much more interesting" ]
D
MMLU_train
An animal that perhaps uses light to it's advantage is
[ "comb jellies", "dolphins", "cats", "whales" ]
A
MMLU_train
A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years back, he was four times as old as his son. The age of the son (in years) is
[ "20", "22", "15", "12" ]
C
Explanation: Let son's age be x years. Then, father's age = (3x) years. Five years ago, father's age = (3x - 5) years and son's age = (x - 5) years. So, 3x - 5 = 4 (x - 5) 3x - 5 = 4x - 20 x = 15. Answer: B
AquaRat_train
What is the name for the energy required for an electron to be added to a neutral atom in its gaseous form?
[ "photon affinity", "electron affinity", "neutron affinity", "mass affinity" ]
B
Electron affinity is the energy required for an electron to be added to a neutral atom in its gaseous form. Because most atoms release energy when an electron is added, most electron affinity values are negative. These values generally become more negative (more energy is released) as you move left to right across the ...
SCiQ_train
11 is subtracted from 40% of a number and results is 23. What is the number?
[ "85", "92", "88", "160" ]
A
(40/100) * X – 11 = 23 4X = 340 X = 85 Answer:D
AquaRat_train
What system serves as the relay between the cns and the internal organs?
[ "limbic nervous system", "central nervous system", "cellular nervous system", "autonomic nervous system" ]
D
The autonomic nervous system serves as the relay between the CNS and the internal organs. It controls the lungs, the heart, smooth muscle, and exocrine and endocrine glands. The autonomic nervous system controls these organs largely without conscious control; it can continuously monitor the conditions of these differen...
SCiQ_train
A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform?
[ "187 m", "240 m", "177 m", "186 m" ]
B
Speed = [54 * 5/18] m/sec = 15 m/sec. Length of the train = (15 * 20) m = 300 m. Let the length of the platform be x meters. Then, x + 300 / 36 = 15 x + 300 = 540 x = 240 m. Answer: C
AquaRat_train
A. You and Me, Baby Reading level: Baby - Grade 1 Hardcover: 40 pages Language: English List Price: $15.95 Price: $12.44 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. You Save: $3.51 (22%) Availability: In Stock. Ships from and sold by Amazon. com. Gift - wrap available. Only 4 left in s...
[ "$16.26", "$34.59", "$50.58", "$75" ]
B
MMLU_train
The cones of a jack pine tree require great amounts of heat to release their seeds. When are jack pine tree seeds most likely released?
[ "during a flood", "after a fire", "during a drought", "after a disease" ]
B
MMLU_train
The diapsids diverged into two groups, the archosauromorpha (“ancient lizard form”) and the lepidosauromorpha (“scaly lizard form”) during what time period?
[ "holocene", "cenozoic", "paleozoic", "mesozoic" ]
D
The diapsids diverged into two groups, the Archosauromorpha (“ancient lizard form”) and the Lepidosauromorpha (“scaly lizard form”) during the Mesozoic period (Figure 29.22). The lepidosaurs include modern lizards, snakes, and tuataras. The archosaurs include modern crocodiles and alligators, and the extinct pterosaurs...
SCiQ_train
Each month, after Jill pays for rent, utilities, food, and other necessary expenses, she has one fifth of her net monthly salary left as discretionary income. Of this discretionary income, she puts 30% into a vacation fund, 20% into savings, and spends 35% on eating out and socializing. This leaves her with $111 dollar...
[ "$3700", "$2400", "$6400", "$3200" ]
A
let x be the monthly salary 15%of 1/5*x=111 x=3700 answer E
AquaRat_train
If y is not equal to zero, and y+1/y = 2, then what is the value of y^4 + (1/y)^4?
[ "0", "8", "4", "2" ]
D
y + 1/y=2 we square both sides so we have y^2 + 1/y^2 +2 = 4 or y^2 + 1/y^2= 2 squaring again we have y^4 + 1/y^4 + 2 = 4 or y^4 + 1/y^4 = 2 answer =2 (A)
AquaRat_train
by combining number of small cubes, a larger cube is produced. the ratio between volume of larger cube and small cube is 1000:8 then how many small cubes are required to produce a larger cube?
[ "80", "2", "125", "100" ]
C
the ratio is a13:a23=1000:8 then number small cubes requiered is 1000/8=125 so the answre is D
AquaRat_train
Greenwich is on the River, five miles from the middle of London, and its history is two thousand years old. The first English people were fishermen there, and they named the place Greenwich, meaning "green village". Later the English kings and queens lived at Greenwich in their beautiful places. The name of the earlie...
[ "how to build strong ships", "how to tell sailors' positions at sea", "how to tell the exact time", "a place to set up a telescope" ]
B
MMLU_train
Changes of state of matter do not involve what type of reaction?
[ "mechanical reaction", "gaseous reaction", "chemical reaction", "radiation" ]
C
Not all changes in matter involve chemical reactions. For example, there are no chemical reactions involved in changes of state. When liquid water freezes or evaporates, it is still water. No bonds are broken and no new products are formed.
SCiQ_train
Which energy is momentarily stored in tendons after each leap provides a boost for the next leap?
[ "thermal", "kinetic", "alternating", "magnetic" ]
B
SCiQ_train
What type of masses are structureless particles that cannot spin?
[ "turning masses", "weightless masses", "point masses", "inertial mass" ]
C
• Point masses are structureless particles that cannot spin.
SCiQ_train
Which system is divided into the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?
[ "peripheral nervous system", "auxiliary nervous system", "central nervous system", "local nervous system" ]
A
The motor division of the PNS carries nerve impulses from the central nervous system to muscles and glands throughout the body. The nerve impulses stimulate muscles to contract and glands to secrete hormones. The motor division of the peripheral nervous system is further divided into the somatic and autonomic nervous s...
SCiQ_train
Whether it's for a hobby or profession, photography has always been highly valued. Photography has been around for over a hundred years, but what has recently revolutionized it is digital photography. A digital camera looks like a film camera, but it works differently. A digital camera takes pictures or a video by usi...
[ "Harmful chemicals are not needed in developing pictures.", "Pictures are printed with a computer instead of films.", "Photographers don't have to work in a darkroom.", "Digital cameras produce pictures as good as film cameras." ]
D
MMLU_train
The attractive force between water molecules is what kind of reaction?
[ "diffusion reaction", "aquatic reaction", "symmetrical reaction", "dipole reaction" ]
D
The attractive force between water molecules is a dipole interaction. The hydrogen atoms are bound to the highly electronegative oxygen atom (which also possesses two lone pair sets of electrons, making for a very polar bond. The partially positive hydrogen atom of one molecule is then attracted to the oxygen atom of a...
SCiQ_train
A sum of money invested for a certain number of years at 8% p.a. simple interest grows to Rs.180. The same sum of money invested for the same number of years at 4% p.a. simple interest grows to Rs.120 only. For how many years was the sum invested?
[ "29", "21", "36", "25" ]
D
Explanation: From the information provided we know that, Principal + 8% p.a. interest on principal for n years = 180 …….. (1) Principal + 4% p.a. interest on principal for n years = 120 ……… (2) Subtracting equation (2) from equation (1), we get 4% p.a. interest on principal for n years = Rs.60. Now, we can substitute t...
AquaRat_train
165 liters of a mixture of milk and water contains in the ratio 3:2. How much water should now be added so that the ratio of milk and water becomes 3:4?
[ "41 liters", "32 liters", "66 liters", "34 liters" ]
C
Milk = 3/5 * 165 = 99 liters Water = 66 liters 99 : (66+P) = 3:4 198 + 3P = 396 => P = 66 66 liters of water are to be added for the ratio become 3:4. Answer:A
AquaRat_train
A, B and C are pipes attached to a cistern. A and B can fill it in 10 and 15 minutes respectively, While C can empty it in 20 minutes. If A, B and C be kept open successively for one minute each, find the last integral number of minutes required for the cistern to get filled
[ "24 min 40 sec.", "24 min 30 sec.", "24 min 10 sec.", "24 min 20 sec." ]
A
3 min filling=(1/10)+(1/15)-(1/20)=7/60 So upto 3*8=24th min, cistern filled=7*8/60=56/60=14/15 Remaining=1/15, which is to be filled by 'A' again time taken by A=(1/15)/(1/10)=2/3 min.=40 sec. So total time required=24 min+ 40 sec. ANSWER:A
AquaRat_train
What is root that does not arise from a usual place?
[ "momentous", "adventitious", "hypochlorous", "monomers" ]
B
the radicle is also growing and producing the primary root. As it grows downward to form the tap root, lateral roots branch off to all sides, producing the typical dicot tap root system. In monocot seeds (Figure 32.21), the testa and tegmen of the seed coat are fused. As the seed germinates, the primary root emerges, p...
SCiQ_train
Which of the following describes an object that must have a net negative charge?
[ "It contains more molecules than atoms.", "It contains more electrons than protons.", "It is carrying an electric current.", "It is made of metal." ]
B
MMLU_train
Are coral reefs found in warm or cold water?
[ "both", "warm", "cold", "cool" ]
B
Coral reefs are found only in warm water. Coal swamps are also found in tropical and subtropical environments. Wegener discovered ancient coal seams and coral reef fossils in areas that are much too cold today. Wegener thought that the continents have moved since the time of Pangaea.
SCiQ_train
This year marks 46 years since Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon . In all , 12 American astronauts have walked on the moon , the last - Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt - doing so in 1972 . Enthusiasm for space travel has always decreased and increased . In 2010 , President Barack Obama cut f...
[ "2", "3", "4", "5" ]
B
MMLU_train
Toxic compounds in the environment have the most severe impact on animals that are top-level what?
[ "carnivores", "herbivores", "vegetarian", "omnivores" ]
A
SCiQ_train
What is the term for movement toward light?
[ "phototaxis", "autolysis", "gravitational pull", "phototropism" ]
A
Motility The majority of protists are motile, but different types of protists have evolved varied modes of movement (Figure 23.8). Some protists have one or more flagella, which they rotate or whip. Others are covered in rows or tufts of tiny cilia that they coordinately beat to swim. Still others form cytoplasmic exte...
SCiQ_train
Dogs reproduce differently from
[ "bears", "wolves", "cats", "earthworms" ]
D
MMLU_train
A small dish that is in space will do this as it nears an enormous mass.
[ "be blown up", "be yanked in", "be pushed away", "be evaporated" ]
B
MMLU_train
Swimmers Wanted Can you swim? Do you like kids? Can you help them with swimming on weekends? Come and join us. Call Jane at 330-8976 for more information . Chess Club Do you like to play chess? Mr Chen can teach you. You can come here every Friday afternoon. Tel: 623-1940 Add: Room 102 in School's P.E. Building Let's L...
[ "On weekends.", "From 9:00 am to 11:30 am.", "Every Friday afternoon.", "On Monday." ]
C
MMLU_train
What are the pores in plants that keep certain gases and liquids in and out called?
[ "stomata", "chloroplasts", "lesions", "stigmata" ]
A
Additional Land Plant Adaptations As plants adapted to dry land and became independent of the constant presence of water in damp habitats, new organs and structures made their appearance. Early land plants did not grow above a few inches off the ground, and on these low mats, they competed for light. By evolving a shoo...
SCiQ_train
Electronic books have changed the way many people read for pleasure. Now online textbooks are changing the way some students learn and some teachers teach. More than one hundred seventy-five thousand students attend the public schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, outside Washington. Last year, the school system used di...
[ "The lessons online are completely different from those in paper textbooks.", "Digital textbooks are more beautiful than paper textbooks.", "All students like digital textbooks because they are new.", "Students can do their homework in the computer clubhouses." ]
D
MMLU_train
Which group of the periodic table consists of hydrogen and the alkali metals?
[ "group 3", "group 2", "group 4", "group 1" ]
D
Group 1 of the periodic table consists of hydrogen and the alkali metals. Hydrogen is a very reactive nonmetal. The alkali metals are the most reactive metals.
SCiQ_train
What branch of science is the study of matter and energy?
[ "unnatural science", "negative science", "physical science", "natural science" ]
C
Physical science is the study of matter and energy. That covers a lot of territory because matter refers to all the “stuff” that exists in the universe. It includes everything you can see and many things that you cannot see, including the air around you. Energy is also universal. It’s what gives matter the ability to m...
SCiQ_train
Find the compound interest and the amount on Rs.8000 at 5% per annum for 3 years when C.I is reckoned yearly?
[ "2676", "1262", "2687", "1261" ]
D
A = 8000(21/20)3 = 9261 = 8000 --------- 1261 Answer:A
AquaRat_train
Population of a city decreases by 10% at the end of first year and increases by 10% at the end of second year and again decreases by 10% at the end of third year. If the population of the city at the end of third year is 4455, then what was the population of the city at the beginning of the first year?
[ "2,000", "4,950", "5,000", "1,000" ]
C
M. F = 90/100*110*100*90/100 = 81*11/1000 Population before 3Yrs = I.Q /M. F = 4455*1000/81*11 = 5000 ANSWER:A
AquaRat_train
What are the organic compounds that the body needs in small amounts to function properly; humans need 13 different ones?
[ "vitamins", "nutrients", "minerals", "proteins" ]
A
Vitamins are organic compounds that the body needs in small amounts to function properly. Humans need 13 different vitamins. Some of them are listed below ( Table below ). The table also shows how much of each vitamin you need every day. Vitamins have many roles in the body. For example, Vitamin A helps maintain good v...
SCiQ_train
Capillaries are narrow-diameter tubes that can fit red blood cells through in single file and are the sites for the exchange of what?
[ "components", "proteins", "fluids", "nutrients" ]
D
Arterioles diverge into capillary beds. Capillary beds contain a large number (10 to 100) of capillaries that branch among the cells and tissues of the body. Capillaries are narrow-diameter tubes that can fit red blood cells through in single file and are the sites for the exchange of nutrients, waste, and oxygen with ...
SCiQ_train
A, B and C can do a work in 6, 8 and 12 days respectively doing the work together and get a payment of Rs.1800. What is B’s share?
[ "743", "600", "245", "215" ]
B
C 600 WC = 1/6:1/8:1/12 => 4:3:2 3/9 * 1800 = 600
AquaRat_train
What are colonies of cells stuck to a surface called?
[ "membranes", "cellular coating", "biofilms", "membranes" ]
C
Prokaryotic cells are extremely small and have a variety of shapes. Most have flagella and a cell wall. They have several other cell structures as well. Their DNA exists as large and small loops. Some prokaryotes form biofilms, which are colonies of cells stuck to a surface.
SCiQ_train
Contrary to people's previous knowledge, it's food shortage not dietary preference that motivates birds to migrate thousands of miles back and forth between breeding and nonbreeding areas each year, a new research shows. "It's not whether you eat insects,fruits or candy bars or where you eat them that counts,but how re...
[ "seek their favorite food in a new place", "avoid being constantly hunted", "breed more young in a new place", "adjust themselves to the changes of weather" ]
A
MMLU_train
An bus covers a certain distance at a speed of 200 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 1hr, it must travel at a speed of?
[ "996 km/hr", "970 km/hr", "1000 km/hr", "920 km/hr" ]
C
Distance = (200 x 5) = 1000 km. Required speed = 1000 km/hr E
AquaRat_train
Two Copiers are being used to produce 2400 copies of a 1-page document. One Copier runs at 150% of the speed of the other. How many copies should be made on the faster copier so that both copiers will finish the same time?
[ "1340", "1640", "1540", "1440" ]
D
Let the speed of one copier be x Speed of other copier 150x/100 Ratio of speed = 1:150/100 = 2:3 copies made on faster copier = 3/5 *2400 = 1440 ANSWER:B
AquaRat_train
A man divides his property so that his son’s share to his wife’s and the wife’s share to his daughter are both in the ratio 3 : 1. If the daughter gets 10,000 less than the son, find the total worth of the property.
[ "16,500", "15,300", "16,250", "16,200" ]
C
Let Son’s share = S; Daughter’s share = D; and Wife’s share = W. Also, S : W = W : D = 3 : 1 ∴ S : W : D = 9 : 3 : 1 then S = 9x , D = x and 9x – x = 10,000 ⇒ x = 1250 ∴ Total worth of the property = (9 + 3 + 1)x = 13x = 13 × 1250 = 16,250 Answer B
AquaRat_train
Most people are aware that outdoor air pollution can damage their health,but many do not know that indoor air pollution can also have significant health effects.Environmental Protection Agency studies indicate that indoor levels of pollutants may be 3~5 times,and occasionally more than 100 times,higher than outdoor lev...
[ "Reactions of Pollution", "Danger from Home", "Pollution Resources", "Different Pollutions" ]
B
MMLU_train
This process breaks rocks and other surface materials into much smaller pieces?
[ "chemical reaction", "leaching", "corrosion", "weathering" ]
D
SCiQ_train
A NEW weapon is on the way in the fight against smoking in Europe. Soon when smokers buy cigarettes they might see a shocking photo of a blackened lung or a cancer patient staring back at them from the packet . Some boys may think of smoking as cool and sexy. Their friends won't agree when they see their packets of ci...
[ "A New Weapon on the Way", "The Fight against Smoking", "Pictures to Shock Smokers", "Warnings on the Packets of Cigarettes" ]
C
MMLU_train
What type of power is generated using a nonrenewable resource?
[ "nuclear power", "wind power", "water power", "solar power" ]
A
Chuck Szmurlo (Wikimedia: Cszmurlo). Nuclear power is generated using a nonrenewable resource . CC BY 2.5.
SCiQ_train
A toy store sells small, medium, large, and super-large toy trucks in each of the colors red, blue, black, green, and yellow. The store has an equal number of trucks of each possible color-size combination. If Paul wants a medium, red truck and his mother will randomly select one the trucks in the store, what is the pr...
[ "13/25", "2/5", "19/30", "7/15" ]
B
Probability of NOT selecting medium out of 4 sizes = 3/4 Probability of NOT selecting red out of 5 colours = 4/5 Total probability of NOT selecting red and medium = (3/4)*(4/5) = 3/5 Required probability = 1 - 3/5 (this will select at least one of red and medium) = 2/5 The answer is A.
AquaRat_train
A train 240 m long passed a pole in 24 sec. How long will it take to pass a platform 750 m long?
[ "78sec", "99sec", "95sec", "100sec" ]
B
Speed = 240/24 = 10 m/sec. Required time = (240 + 750)/10 = 99 sec. Answer:D
AquaRat_train
What type of joint are ball-and-socket, hinge, and pivot examples of?
[ "artificial", "movable", "fixed", "retractable" ]
B
Joints may be immovable, partly movable, or movable. Types of movable joints include ball-and-socket, hinge, and pivot joints.
SCiQ_train
Because glucose is a major cellular fuel, starch represents a supply of what?
[ "energy", "hydrogen", "oxygen", "carbon" ]
A
SCiQ_train
The greatest number of four digits which is divisible by 20,25,30 and 70 is:
[ "9200", "9960", "8400", "9600" ]
C
Greatest number of 4-digits is 9999. L.C.M. of 20, 25, 30 and 70 is 2100. On dividing 9999 by 2100, the remainder is 1599. Required number (9999 - 1599) = 8400. Answer: Option A
AquaRat_train
What do you call the energy that must be overcome in order for a chemical reaction to occur, or the minimum energy required to start a chemical reaction?
[ "kinetic energy", "expression energy", "activation energy", "phase energy" ]
C
Regardless of whether reactions are exothermic reactions or endothermic reactions , they all need energy to get started. This energy is called activation energy . Activation energy is like the push you need to start moving down a slide. The push gives you enough energy to start moving. Once you start, you keep moving w...
SCiQ_train
The length of rectangle is thrice its breadth and its perimeter is 96 m, find the area of the rectangle?
[ "267", "200", "432", "876" ]
C
2(3x + x) = 96 l = 36 b = 12 lb = 36 * 12 = 432 Answer:A
AquaRat_train
In our big city there are a lot of shops near the Department Store. They make a big shopping center and sell all kinds of things. You can always buy everything you want here. Here is a list (;) of big shops. NameTelephoneAddress Department Store41853051No.189 Yonghua Road Mobile Phone Store41653789No.67 Xiangyang Road ...
[ "41861736", "41853051", "41615789", "41586327" ]
C
MMLU_train
A sum was put a simple interest at a certain rate for 2 years. Had it been put at 4% higher rate, it would have fetched Rs. 60 more. The sum is:
[ "Rs.900", "Rs.700", "Rs.750", "Rs.820" ]
C
Explanation : Let the sub be Rs.x and the initial rate be R%.Then x × (R+4) × 2/100−x×R×2/100=60 ⇒x × 4×2/100=60 ⇒x × 2 /100=15 ⇒2x=1500 ⇒x=750 Answer : Option A
AquaRat_train
Cars are big polluters because they release toxins from the gas into the air making it
[ "healthier to breathe", "unhealthy to breathe", "candy", "space" ]
B
MMLU_train
T is 10% S. S is 5% of U. How are T and U related?
[ "T and U are equal", "T is 500% of U", "T is 50% of U", "T is 5% of U" ]
B
If... T=.1S S=.5U Then... T/.1=.5U Multiply both sides by .1 T=5U T is 500% of U The answer is C
AquaRat_train
What precious resource allows us to grow food as well as materials we turn into clothing and medicine?
[ "gasoline", "mercury", "soil", "petroleum" ]
C
Soil is a precious resource. It allows us to grow food and the materials we use to make everything from the shirt you have on to the medicine you took this morning. Soil is made up of small pieces of rock that have broken down over hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Soil is also partly made up of the remains of plan...
SCiQ_train
What line of latitude is an equal distance from both the north and south poles?
[ "mid-part", "equator", "divider", "meridian" ]
B
Lines of latitude circle around Earth. The Equator is a line of latitude right in the middle of the planet. Latitude is divided into degrees: 90° north of the Equator and 90° south of the Equator. One degree is subdivided into 60 minutes. One minute is subdivided into 60 seconds. The Equator is at 0°. The Equator is an...
SCiQ_train
When flagellated sperm must swim to the egg, sexual reproduction requires the presence of what substance?
[ "water", "sunshine", "air", "nitrogen" ]
A
The male gametophyte produces flagellated sperm that must swim to the egg formed by the female gametophyte. For this reason, sexual reproduction must happen in the presence of water. Therefore, nonvascular plants tend to live in moist environments. Though the life of a nonvascular seedless plant is a cycle, this can be...
SCiQ_train
In dividing a number by 585, a student employed the method of short division. He divided the number successively by 5, 9 and 13 (factors 585) and got the remainders 4, 8, 12 respectively. If he had divided the number by 585, the remainder would have been
[ "292", "144", "584", "326" ]
C
Explanation: 5 | x z = 13 x 1 + 12 = 25 -------------- 9 | y - 4 y = 9 x z + 8 = 9 x 25 + 8 = 233 -------------- 13| z - 8 x = 5 x y + 4 = 5 x 233 + 4 = 1169 -------------- | 1 -12 585) 1169 (1 585 --- 584 --- Therefore, on dividing the number by 585, remainder = 584. ANSWER 584
AquaRat_train
In a graduating class of 234 students, 144 took geometry and 119 took biology. What is the difference between the greatest possible number and the smallest possible number of students that could have taken both geometry and biology?
[ "115", "88", "144", "113" ]
A
Greatest Possible Number taken both should be 144 (As it is maximum for One) Smallest Possible Number taken both should be given by Total - Neither = A + B - Both Both = A+B+Neither - Total (Neither must be 0 to minimize the both) So 144 + 119 + 0 - 234 = 29 Greatest - Smallest is 144-29 = 115 So answer must be B. 115
AquaRat_train
The sale price sarees listed for Rs.400 after successive discount is 10% and 5% is?
[ "500", "342", "879", "362" ]
B
Explanation: 400*(90/100)*(95/100) = 342 Answer:B
AquaRat_train
The Italian size of a suit jacket is N centimeters, where N is the linear distance between the armpits when the jacket is laid on a flat surface. The American size of a suit jacket is P inches, where P is twice the linear distance between the armpits when the jacket is laid on a flat surface. If, for a particular jacke...
[ "55", "72", "47", "58" ]
A
Since one inch is approximately 2.54 centimeters, then N centimeters is N/2.54 inches. Next, since the American size (P inches) is twice the Italian size (N/2.54 inches), then P=2*N/2.54. As given that N = P + 12, then N=2*N/2.54+12 --> N=~55. Answer: D.
AquaRat_train