Q. In a parliamentary election, if 40% of the votes are invalid and 60% are valid, what is the ratio of valid votes to total votes if there are 1000 total votes? (2019)
A.
3:5
B.
2:5
C.
3:4
D.
4:5
Solution
Valid votes = 60% of 1000 = 600. Total votes = 1000. Ratio = 600:1000 = 3:5.
Q. In a parliamentary election, if 40% of the votes were cast for the ruling party and the total votes were 1,000, how many votes did the ruling party receive?
A.
400
B.
450
C.
500
D.
350
Solution
Votes for ruling party = 40% of 1000 = 0.4 * 1000 = 400.
Q. In a parliamentary system, if a bill is passed by 75% of the members present and voting, and there are 300 members present, how many votes are needed to pass the bill? (2020)
Q. In a parliamentary system, if the Prime Minister has the support of 250 out of 545 Lok Sabha members, what is the minimum number of members needed to maintain a majority?
A.
272
B.
273
C.
274
D.
275
Solution
To maintain a majority, more than half of 545 is needed, which is 273.
Q. In a parliamentary system, if the Prime Minister has the support of 60% of the members, how many members does he have support from if the total number of members is 750? (2020)
Q. In a parliamentary system, if the Prime Minister has the support of 70% of the Lok Sabha members, how many members support him if there are 545 members?
A.
382
B.
375
C.
400
D.
350
Solution
70% of 545 = 0.7 * 545 = 382 members support the Prime Minister.
Q. In a particular year, the Parliament had 20 sessions. If each session lasted for an average of 15 days, how many total days did the Parliament meet that year?
A.
300
B.
320
C.
350
D.
400
Solution
Total days = 20 sessions * 15 days/session = 300 days.
Q. In a particular year, the Parliament had 20 sessions. If each session lasted for an average of 10 days, how many total days did the Parliament meet that year?
A.
200
B.
180
C.
220
D.
240
Solution
Total days = 20 sessions * 10 days/session = 200 days.
Q. In a population of rabbits, black fur (B) is dominant over white fur (b). If two heterozygous black rabbits (Bb) are mated, what is the expected phenotypic ratio of their offspring?
A.
1:1
B.
3:1
C.
2:1
D.
1:2:1
Solution
The cross Bb x Bb results in 1 BB (black), 2 Bb (black), and 1 bb (white), giving a phenotypic ratio of 3:1.
Q. In a population of rabbits, the allele for black fur (B) is dominant over the allele for white fur (b). If 64% of the rabbits are black, what is the frequency of the recessive allele (b) in the population?
A.
0.36
B.
0.64
C.
0.25
D.
0.5
Solution
Using the Hardy-Weinberg principle, if 64% are black (BB or Bb), then 36% are white (bb). The frequency of b is √0.36 = 0.6.
Q. In a quiz competition, the first prize is $1000, the second prize is $500, and the third prize is $250. What is the total prize money awarded? (2000)
Q. In a quiz competition, the first prize is $1000, the second prize is $600, and the third prize is $400. What is the total prize money distributed? (2020)
Q. In a quiz competition, the first prize is $500, the second prize is $300, and the third prize is $200. If the total prize money is $1000, what percentage of the total prize money does the first prize represent? (2019)
A.
50%
B.
40%
C.
30%
D.
20%
Solution
First prize = $500. Total prize money = $1000. Percentage = (500/1000) * 100 = 50%.
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