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Correct answer: A
Cone volume scales as r²h. Radius down 20% → 0.8r (area factor 0.64); height up 50% → 1.5h. Net multiplier 0.64 × 1.5 = 0.96, i.e. a 4% volume decrease. Treating only radius or only height in isolation lands on the 20% distractors.
Read full explanation →Correct answer: A
The answer is option A: the series √2, √8, √18, √32 simplifies to √2, 2√2, 3√2, 4√2 … an AP with common difference √2. S₁₀ = √2(1+2+…+10) = 55√2. Summing the surds without extracting the √2 factor gives 5√2 or plain 20. You can eliminate B (5√2), C (20), D (10√2) — each one conflicts with the principle or calculation that leads to option A. MPSC papers often recycle this type of detail, so read the question carefully before you commit to an option.
Read full explanation →Correct answer: B
Option B matches the question because Let the number be 100h+10t+u. Digit condition: h+u = t−1. Value = 17×(h+t+u). Adding 198 reverses digits → 99h+198 = 99u → u = h+2. For 153: h=1,t=5,u=3 checks h+u=4=t−1, sum=9, 17×9=153, and 153+198=351 reversed. 351 is incorrect the 17×sum test. Distractors A (351), C (135), D (151) look plausible but do not follow from the facts stated in the question. If the question asks what is incorrect, identify the false statement first and then match it to the answer choice.
Read full explanation →Correct answer: D
Present value of two equal annual instalments at 12% p.a.: P = 4704/1.12 + 4704/1.12² = 4200 + 3750 = ₹7950. Using simple interest on the outstanding balance or a single-year discount yields ₹7500/₹8500 traps.
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Option A is the right choice since 12% discount on ₹5000: 5000 × 0.88 = ₹4400. Applying discount on the post-tax figure or misreading 12% as ₹12 off pushes answers toward ₹4880–₹4988. You can eliminate B (₹ 4880), C (₹ 4940), D (₹ 4988) — each one conflicts with the principle or calculation that leads to option A. Keep the name, formula, and unit together in your notes — that helps you spot incomplete distractors quickly.
Read full explanation →Correct answer: C
Bachelor men = 9 = 3/4 of all men → total men = 12. Women are 2/3 of committee → total members = 12 ÷ (1/3) = 36. Taking 9 as one-quarter of men or halving the female share gives 27/42.
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