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1993 and 2004.
3. The worth of leftover for savouries and cakes/pastries/gateaux was highest in 2004.
4. The worth of leftover for savouries kept on fluctuating, many a times, ranging from 1993 and 2004.
select the right combination from the following:
A. one and 4
B. three and 4
C. one and 2
D. three only
E. two and 3
49. Maximum decline in amount of leftover of cakes/pastries/gateaux occurred in the year:
A. From 1997 to 1998
B. From 1995 to 1996
C. From 1998 to 1999
D. There was always an increase in worth of leftover.
E. Cannot be computed from the data.
50. If profit = sales – cost – leftover, in which year did the cakes chain was in losses?
1. 1993
2. 1997
3. 1998
4. 2000
select the right option:
A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 3, 4
C. 2, 3
D. 1, 2, 3
E. It was always in profit.
51. Let a and b be the roots of the quadratic formula x2 + 3x – one = 0. If Pn = an + bn for n  0,
then, for n  2, Pn =
A. -3Pn – one + Pn – 2
B. 3Pn – one + Pn – 2
C. -Pn – one + 3Pn – 2
D. Pn – one + 3Pn – 2
E. None of the above
52. A rural child specialist has to determine the weight of 5 children of various ages. He
knows from his past experience that every of the children would weigh less than 30 Kg and
every of them would have various weights. Unfortunately, the scale available in the village
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can measure weight only over 30 Kg. The doctor decides to weigh the children in pairs.
However his new assistant weighed the children without noting down the names. The weights
were: 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46 and 47 Kg. The weight of the lightest child is:
A. 15 Kg.
B. 16 Kg.
C. 17 Kg.
D. 18 Kg.
E. 20 Kg.
53. Sangeeta and Swati bought 2 wristwatches from Jamshedpur Electronics at 11.40 A.M. IST.
After purchasing they obtained that when 60 minutes elapses on a accurate clock (IST), Sangeeta
s
wristwatch registers 62 minutes whereas Swati
s wristwatch registers 56 minutes. Later in the
day Sangeets
s wristwatch reads 10 P.M., then the time on Swati
s wristwatch is:
A. 8:40 PM
B. 9:00 PM
C. 9:20 PM
D. 9:40 PM
E. Cannot be computed.
54. F(x) is a 4th order polynomial with integer coefficients and no common factor. The roots of

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