Exam Details

Subject
Paper
Exam / Course preliminary
Department
Organization maharashtra public service commission
Position assistant desk officer
Exam Date 2016
City, State maharashtra,


Question Paper

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ASEAN Economic Community


ASEAN Economic Union


ASEAN Socio-Economic Community


ASEAN Socio-Economic Council







Which one of the following statements is correct

Sanskrit is the first classical language of India.


Tamil is the second classical language of India.


The government of India declared Kannada and Telugu in 2008 as the classical languages of India.


In 2015, Marathi was also given the status of classical language.


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Which one of the following statements about the World Health Organization is/are correct

The World Health Day is celebrated every year on the 7th April under the sponsorship of the WHO.


The WHO is focusing this year's World Health Day on Asthama.


The headquarters of WHO is in New York.
Answer options



All the above


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Soils a solid ground for life Soils must for life


Soils a nourishment for life No life without soils





Which one of the following is not a Biofertilizer


Bacterial fertilizer Algal fertilizer


Green manure All of the above


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Match the pairs about the Minimum Support Prices of the Kharif season 2016-17. Grain Revised MSP

Jowar (Hybrid) 2600


Millet 1625


Soyabean 1330


Sunflower 4220


Groundnut 3950
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Salam Utsav Vidushak Lagori
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Leonardo Dicaprio Best Actor for


Brie Larson Best Actress for 'The Danish Girl'


Alejandro Inarvita Best Director for 'Spotlight'


Mark Rylanee Best Supporting Actor for 'Bridge of spies'


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Vidya Devi Bhandari is the First female President of Nepal.


Vidya Devi Bhandari was tht' Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal.


Vidya Devi Bhandari previously served as the Minister of Defence. Which of the statements given above are correct


and and


and and







Which of the following cities has become the first Kerosene free city of India recently?


Chandigarh Mumbai Bengaluru Shimla



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According to the 'World Happiness Report which is the happiest country in the World?
Sweden Denmark Switzerland Bhutan
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Which amendment has become unconstitutional as the National Judicial Appointments Commission has been invalidated by the Supreme Court?

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Where has the council of SAARC Ministers decided to establish the 5AARC Disaster Management Centre?
Dhaka Kathmandu New Delhi Colombo
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India South Africa Indonesia Russia

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Orissa Bihar Tanul Nadu Uttar Pradesh

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'The state shall provide free and compulsory education to all the children of the age of six to fourteen years' is their Fundamental right.


'The one who is a parent or a guardian should provide opportunities for education to his child or a ward between the age of six and fourteen years' is his Fundamental duty.


'The state shall endeavour to provide early childhood care and education for all the children until they complete the age of six years' is a Directive principle.


Which of the statements given above are correct
and and and All the above


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Who was the chairman of the committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities in the Constituent Assembly

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar J.B. Kripalani


Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel Jawaharlal Nehru


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Which one of the following statements is incorrect?



A person born in India on or after 26th Jan. 1950 but before}'t July 1987 is a citizen of India.


A person born in India on or after July 1987 is considered a citizen of India if either of his parents is a citizen of India at the time of his birth.


When a person renounces his Indian Citizenship, every minor child of that person also loses Indian citizenship.



Answer options

None of the above
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The parliament can abolish Legislative Council on the recommendations of



The President The Governor


State Council of Ministers State Legislative Assembly




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The Indian Independence Act of 1947 made changes in the position of the Constituent Assembly. Which of the following is not correct with respect to this Act?

The Assembly was made a fully sovereign body.


The Assembly also became a Legislative body.


The total strength of the Assembly went up from the earlier planned in 1946.


The Muslim League members withdrew from the Constituent Assembly of India.


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The Rule of 'Equality before Law' is not absolute and there are constitutional and other exceptions to it. Which of the following is/are the exceptions to the Article 14

The President of India and the Governors of states enjoy some immunities.


No Member of Parliament and State Legislature shall be liable to any proceedings in any court in respect of anything said in Parliament on State Legislature.


The foreign ambassadors and diplomates enjoy immunity from civil proceedings and not from criminal proceedings.


Article 31-C is an exception to Article 14. Answer options


and and


and and


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The Maharashtra government has increased the retirement age from 58 to 60 years of



and category officers


category civil servants


category medical officers


category officers


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Consider the following statements about the 'Judicial Review'



Judicial Review means the power of the Supreme Court to examine the constitutionality of legislative law or executive order of both the central and state governments.


The objective of the Judicial Review is to maintain federal equilibrium and uphold the principle of the supremacy of the constitution.


The principle of the 'due process of law' more than the 'procedure established by

law' gives wider scope to the Supreme Court in protecting the rights of citizens. Which of the above statements is/are correct


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All of the above None of the above


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Which of the following principles does not support that 'India is a federal state'

Single Constitution Bicameralism


Supremacy of the Constitution Judicial Review


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relates in his autobiography how he and his brother recited revolutionary 'Shlokas' with appropriate gestures in the Ganeshotsav.

Vinayak D. Savarkar BaI Gangadhar TiJak


Damodar Hari Chaphekar Narsinh Chintaman Kelkar


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Who from amongst the following was a mechanical engineer to provide a blue-print of ammunition and rifle factory to Krishnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar

Damu Joshi Rajaram Vaze


Bhalchandra Ketkar Ramchandra Gokhale


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Who from amongst the follOWing persons took active part in the activities of Indian Independence Party in America under the name 'Pirkhan'

Pandurang Sadashiv Khankhoje


Ras Bihari Bose


Lakshman Sukhanandan Sharma


Gajanan Raghunath Pathak


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In many parts of India the hunger for land of the led to the destruction of forests, depriving the tribals of their traditional means of livelihood.

Money lenders


Middlemen and petty officials


Immigrant peasants from the plains


European landlords


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"Ontogeny recaptulates Phylogeny" IS the statement of which evolutionary theory?



Special creation theory Haeckel's Biogenic law


Natural selection theory Theory of catestrophism


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The beginning of the indigo revolt was made by the ryots of Govindpur under the leadership of

Digambar Biswas Bishnu Biswas
Shishir Kumar Biswas Madhukant Biswas
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The Native Marriage Act was applicable to anyone who declared, "j am not a Hindu, not a Musalman, not a Christian".


Monogamy was obligatory. Answer options


and are wrong and are not wrong


Only is wrong Only is wrong


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Meghaji Lokhande Shripad Amrut Dange


Mahatma Phule Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar


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Middle-class women Employer-Employee relationship


Mr. Deshpar.de Health services for women labourers


Lady Nilkanth Visited the worker's lines


Mr. N.H. Vakil Labour legislation
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In the words of 'factories, rather than schools and colleges more effectively give a new birth to the activities of the Nation'.

G.Y. Joshi M.G. Ranade


Lokrnanya Tilak K.T. Telang



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Veer Savarkar Joseph Mazzini


Garibaldi Lokmanya Tilak







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used to conduct the weekly service of the Brahmo Samaj after the death of Ram Mohan Roy.

Devendranath Tagore Keshabchandra Sen


Rajnarayan Bose Ramchandra Vidyabagish


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Vasudeo Purushottam Sathe Vanga Bhanga


Ananta Vaman Barve Swadeshiehi Chalval


Lakshman Narayan Joshi Bhimrao


Ismail Yusuf Maharana Pratap Singh Answer options
















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Bhilla uprisings 1816 -1832
Kittur uprising 1841
Satara uprising 1824
Revolts of the Otiefs of Saurashtra 1818 -1831
Answer options






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Puma Panzara Dudhna Gima
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Bist Doab Plane between Ravi and Chinab rivers
Bari Doab Plane between Chinab and Jhelum rivers
Rechna Doab Plane between Bias and Ravi rivers
Chaj Doab Plane between Bias and Satluj rivers
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Two Isothermal lines in the following map of Maharashtra show the distribution of temperatures in which of the following months?

January April July October
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Arrange the following Indian rivers in the descending order of their lengths:



Mahanadi Godavari Krishna Narmada
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Match the following as per the use of electricity for various sectors in the districts Column Column

Largest per capita consumption of household Thane
electricity



Largest per capita consumption of electricity for Greater Mumbai Agriculture


Largest per capita consumption of electricity of Raigad
Industry



Lowest per capita consumption of electricity for Sangli


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Arrange the following crops of Maharashtra as per their cultivated area in 2011-2012 in a descending order:

Colton Sugarcane Jowar Wheat Rice Answer options









Which is the Indian city through which the North South corridor does not pass?
Jammu Nagpur Bijapur Hyderabad
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Road length per lakh population is highest in the Sindhudurg and Gadchiroli districts.


Road density per 100 square kilometers is the highest in Nashik and Satata districts. Which of the above statements is/are true?


only only


Both and Neither nor


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Match the follOWing:
Crop

Main Variety

Tomato


Konkan lara

Brinjal

Kalikat

Ginger

Manjari gota

Bitter gourd

Dhanashree
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Kailas

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Bajra
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Turmaric Nilva
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Indonesia and Brazil Indonesia and Pakistan


US.A. and Brazil U.S.A. and Indonesia


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Which group of the states recorded the lowest growth in population during the period 2001 to 2011

Kerala, Goa, Haryana Nagaland, Kerala, Mizoram


Nagaland, Kerala, Goa Kerala, Goa, Meghalaya


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The lateritic soils are found



The pH of the soil is 7 to 7.5


The chemical weathering takes place on a large scale Answer options


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Statement and are correct.


Statement and are correct.


All the above statements are correct.


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Krishna Warna Panchganga Vedganga

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Convertibility of rupee


Devaluation of rupee


Passing of patent (Amendment) Act
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The proposed Coods and Service Tax is a national level tax.


It is similar to the service tax.


It provides for input tax credit.
Answer options:



only is correct only is correct


and only are correct and only are correct


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Match the following Human Development Level State

High Economic Growth but low Human Development. Rajasthan


High Human Development but relatively lower income. Kerala


Medium Economic and Human Development. West Bengal


Low Economic and Human Development. Bihar Answer options




















Asia's first Export Processing Zone was set up at in 1965 in India.

Cochin Kandla


Vishakhapatnam . None of the above


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The first special Economic Zone in India was launched at



Santacruz -Mumbai Kandla -Gujarat


ChelUlai -Tamil Nadu Noida -Uttar Pradesh


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These are the main targets of the Twelfth five year (2012 -2017) plan



To attain real GDP growth rate of 8%.


To reduce the infant mortality rate to 25 per 1000.


To increase investment in infrastructure upto of GDP.
Answer options



only is correct only is correct


and only are correct All the above are correct



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26.2% 45.4% 54.1% 59.9% In 2013-14 the share of service sector in GOP was percent.


26.2% 45.4% 54.1% 59.9%



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Which of the following is not a method of estimating national income?



Output method Import -Export method


Income method ExpendituJe method


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providing framework for water resource planning.


integrated water resource development.


linking rivers from north to rivers in south.


ground water management.
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and only are correct All of these are correct



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He was the Chairman of the Planning Commission of India when the Twelfth five year plan was being prepared

Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia Dr. Manmohan Singh


Dr. Arvind Subramaniam Dr. Raghuram Rajan



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Cotton Industry Sugar Industry


Tea Industry Jute Industry





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Arrange the following sources of Foreign Direct Investment in India in a descending order for the period 2005 -2015

Mauritius Japan


Singapore United Kingdom Answer options:








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Section -74 Section -112 Section -268 Section -370

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Arrange following components of Indian Export in descending order by considering export composition for the year 2013 -14

Agriculture and allied products


Minerals


Manufactured goods


Petroleum products


Others
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The velocity of radio waves is
greater than the velocity of light as that of the velocity of light
less than the velocity of light none of the above


Rainbow in the sky is formed due to

Interference of sunlight due to dust particles.


Diffraction of sunlight around raindrops.


Dispersion of sunlight by raindrops.


Scattering of sunlight due to dust particles.


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Mixture of chemically inactive gases is filled in the electric bulb, because of



it prevents the oxidation of tungsten metal filament.


it enhances the melting point of tungsten metal filament.


inert gases are available in abundance and cheap.


it helps to enhance the intensity of light.
Apswer options



and are true and are true


Only is true Only is true


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Chlorofluorocarbon (CFCs) compounds are called Freons. Which statement amongst the
following about them is incorrect
Freons are


chemically unreactive, non-toxic and odourless.


used as a solvent, aerosol propellants and blowing agents for plastic foam.


broken-down in upper layer of the atmosphere by the powerful UV radiations emitted by the sun.


none of the above.


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3lTfUl :61fh:il2:0 "'1mcqfl In 1808 which English school teacher proposed the Atomic theory?


John Dalton Sir Isaac Newton


Plato and Aristotle Leucippus


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Fe203 Fe30 4 FeO(OH) FeC03
The chemical formula of the iron ore Limonite is
FeZ0 3 Fe30 4 FeO(OH) FeC03


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Tikka disease is one of the serious diseases commonly found on
Groundnut Tomato Cotton Lemon


'ROM
Which of Lite following is micro element useful in plant growth
Sulphur Potassium Magnesium Zinc

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Magnesium, Copper and Iron


Copper, Carbon and Oxygen


Manganese, Calcium and Nitrogen . Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen



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Which one of the following fishes has asymmetric tail fin 7
Pomfret Bombay duck Shark Eel


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oTdl5lJ!«Ri! muit Whale is a mammal because:


It lives in water


It lays eggs


It has a muscular diaphragm between thoracic and abdominal cavity


It is warm-blooded


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The sequence of ear ossicles in the middle ear, from outer to"inner side is as follows:



Stapes, incus, malleus Incus, malleus, stapes


Malleus, stapes, incus Malleus, incus, stapes


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Which is the X-linked chromosome disorder from amongst the following?

Goitre Graves disease


Colour blindness Hashimoto disease


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ft.f?:.fi:r.


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Which are the vaccines earliest given to a new born child



RCG. Oral polio Hepatitis B


M.M.R. Typhoid
Typhoid D.T.P,



D.T.P. Oral polio M.M.R.


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Match the scientists from Column with their discoveries from Column -B. Column Column

A. Fleming smallpox vaccine


S.A. Waksman anthrax vaccine


E. Jenner enzyme lysozyme


Pasteur streptomycin Answer options
















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A contract related to cleaning of debris around construction work, specifies penalty in completion of work beyond certain days as follows 250 for }SI day; 300 for 2nd day; 350 for the 3rd day and so on. If the contractor pays a fine amount 5500 then select the number of days for which he has delayed the work.

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30+5-4+10x5=38 30+5+4-10x5=23
30-4+4+10x5 =62 30x5-4+10+5=20
If substraction means addition addition means substraction multiplication means division and division means multiplication then which of the following equations is correct
30+5-4+10x5=38 30+5+4-10x5=23
30-4+4+10x5=62 30x5-4+10+5=20.
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15 20 25 30 In the figure shown below how many different triangles are there?


15 20 25 30




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45 P.M. 10 P.M.


A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 min. was set right at 7 00 a.m. In the afternoon of the same day, when the watch indicated quarter past 4 O'clock the true time is

4 05 P.M. 00 P.M.


45 P.M. 10 P.M.



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Select a logical option for the empty place in the left hand set of images.
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All spheres are triangles, some triangles are rectangles. Therefore the statement all the spheres are rectangles is

Always true


Always false


Cannot be said definitely


All above are true


93. 'green alliance formed' 3m! 'join
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Alliance(3) Peace(1) Green Clean
In the image below, if upper row of symbols means'green alliance formed', middle 'row of symbols means 'join clean alliance', bottom row of symbols means'green clean peace', then select the word that is represented by the symbol that is placed separately.

Alliance
Green Clean Peace
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7:6 6:7 5:6 6:5 A result of a survey of 1200 players with respect to their knowledge of Badminton
Cricket and tennis is given below. What is the ratio of players who lack knowledge of badminton to those who lack knowledge of tennis

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Nallu's average score per subject in the examination is 69. Had he secured 10 more marks
in each of the three languages and 6 more marks in mathematics his average would have
been 72 per subject. Select the option that indicates the number of subjects that Nallu
appeared for, in this examination.

Data is not sufficient as information about only 4 subjects is given.


10



11


12


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In a code language MONDAY is written as PRQGDB, then in this language how will you write TUESDAY?

WXHVGDB WXHVDDB


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18 10 19
9 15


Replace the question mark correctly.


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18 10 19
9 15

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What number should replace the question mark?
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19 13 16 18

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Before 6 years father's age was five times that of the son. After four years father's age will
be three times that of the son. After how many years father's age will be twice that of the
son?

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