Description : In an election, candidate A got 40% of the total valid votes. If 55% of the total votes were declared invalid and the total numbers of votes is 280000, find the number of valid vote polled in favour of candidate. a) 32500 b) 56000 c) 35700 d) 50400 e) 29800
Last Answer : Answer: D Total number of invalid votes = 55 % of 280000 = 55/100 280000 = 15400000/100 = 154000 Total number of valid votes 280000 - 154000 = 126000 Percentage of votes polled in favour of candidate ... favour of candidate A = 40 % of 126000 = 40/100 126000 = 5040000/100 = 50400
Description : In a college election between two candidates, one candidate got 25% of the total valid votes. 30% of the votes were invalid. If the total votes were 7600, what is the number of valid votes the other candidate got ? a) 2576 b) 2314 c) 5184 d) 3990 e) 9814
Last Answer : Answer: D Total valid votes = 70% of 7600 = 5320 Number of valid votes to other candidate = 75% of 5320 = 75/100 *5320 = 399000/100 = 3990
Description : In an election between two candidates, one got 45% of the total valid votes, 40% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 15000, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was a) 2500 b) 3600 c) 4500 d) 4950 e) 9800
Last Answer : Answer: D Total number of votes = 15000 Given that 40% of Percentage votes were invalid => Valid votes = 60% Total valid votes = 15000* 60/100 1st candidate got 45% of the total valid votes. Hence ... votes that 2nd candidate got = total valid votes x 55/100 =15000*60/100*55/100 =4950
Description : In a college election a candidate who got 35% of the total votes polled was defeated by his rival by 270 votes. Assuming that there were only two candidates in the election, the total number of votes polled was a) 10000 b) 8000 c) 9000 d) 12000 e) 12500
Last Answer : c) 9000
Description : If in an election to a state Legislative Assembly, the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means that? (1) The polling was very poor (2) The election was for a multi- ... over his nearest rival was very marginal. (4) A very large number of candidates contested the election.
Last Answer : (1) The polling was very poor Explanation: A candidate loses his deposit only when he is polled less than 1/6th of votes. It can only be possible when a very large number of candidates contested the elections.
Description : A total of 1100 votes were polled in a school election for a school head boy. Among three contestants, the first secured `25%` votes more than the sec
Last Answer : A total of 1100 votes were polled in a school election for a school head boy. Among ... was the third contestant defecated by the first contestant?
Description : When does Lok Sabha or a Vidhan Sabha election candidate forfeit his security deposit? (1) When he fails to win the election (2) When he fails to secure even 1/4 of total votes polled (3) When he fails ... even 1/5 of total votes polled (4) When he fails to secure even 1/6 of total votes polled
Last Answer : (4) When he fails to secure even 1/6 of total votes polled Explanation: A deposit is a sum of money that a candidate must pay in return for the right to stand for election to certain political ... he polis less than one-sixth of the total valid votes cast in a First-past-the-post voting system.
Description : The winning candidate in the Election of President of India should secure– (1) Majority number of votes polled (2) Sixty six percent of votes polled (3) Fifty percent of votes polled (4) More than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled
Last Answer : (4) More than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled Explanation: The winning candidate in the Election of President of India [Article 54] should secure more than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled. The President is elected by an electoral college.
Description : In an election three candidates received 2272 , 15272, and 23256 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate got? a) 25 b) 41 c) 75 d) 57 e) 93
Last Answer : Answer: D Total number of votes polled = (2272+15272+23256) =40800 Required percentage = 23256/40800 ×100 = 2325600/40800 = 57
Description : If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court, the acts performed by President Incumbent before the date of such decision of court remain - (1) Valid (2) Invalid (3) Valid Subject to the judicial review (4) Valid Subject to the approval of the parliament
Last Answer : (1) Valid Explanation: If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court, the acts performed by President Incumbent before the date of such decision of court remain valid.
Description : In an election between two candidates, the winner secured 85% of the total votes cast and wins by a majority of 6300 votes. How many votes did the losing candidate get? a) 1350 b) 2479 c) 3467 d) 5789
Last Answer : Answer: A Total votes cast = 100% Winner gets = 85% Loser gets = 100 – 85 = 15% Majority = Votes secured by winner – Votes secured by loser = 85% - 15% =70% =6300 Votes by the losing candidate = x = 15% x = (15 * 6300)/70 x =(94500/70) x = 1350
Description : Ram and Shyam started a business with investments of Rs.40000 and Rs.60000. At the end of one year, out of the total Ram got Rs.2000 less profit than Shyam. Find the total profit (in Rs.) a)12000 b)10000 c)8000 d)16000
Last Answer : b)10000
Description : In accordance with the Constitution, each elector cast _______ votes for any two candidates during the Presidential and Vice Presidential election of 1796.?
Last Answer : two (A+)
Description : Which of the following indicates evaluation? Options: A) Ram got 45 marks out of 200 B) Mohan got 38 percent marks in English C) Shyam got First Division in final examination D) All the above
Last Answer : D) All the above
Description : Which of the following indicates evaluation ? (A) Ram got 45 marks out of 200 (B) Mohan got 38 percent marks in English (C) Shyam got First Division in final examination (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : For election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination paper can be filed by - (1) anyone residing in India. (2) a resident of the constituency from which the election is to be contested. (3) any citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral roll of a constituency. (4) any citizen of India.
Last Answer : (3) any citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral roll of a constituency. Explanation: Let's go by elimination. To contest any election, person has to be CITIZEN of India. This eliminates A and B. ... then he can't contests election. So, "D" also wrong. Hence we are left with answer "C".
Description : The chapter on Fundamental Duties includes - (1) Duty to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired out freedom movement. (2) Duty to vote in General Election (3) Duty to promote the ... among the people (4) Duty to stick to the political party on whose ticket one contested election
Last Answer : (1) Duty to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired out freedom movement. Explanation: The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976. ... the Constitution, to cherish its heritage, preserve its composite culture and assist in its defense.
Description : What is the plural voting system? (1) Candidates themselves caste more than one vote (2) Only the higher officials caste more than one votes. (3) Eligible voter exercises one vote and some voters with specific qaulifications cast more than one vote. (4) All the citizens caste three votes each.
Last Answer : (3) Eligible voter exercises one vote and some voters with specific qaulifications cast more than one vote. Explanation: Plural voting is the practice whereby one person might be able to vote ... prevalent system in Britain before 1948 when certain electors could vote in more than one constituency.
Description : The sum of twice the age of Ram and one-third the age of Shyam is 62 years. Express the statement as a linear equation in two variables. -Maths 9th
Last Answer : Let Ram's age be x and Shyam's age be y. Then, 2x+1/3y=62
Description : Shyam and Ram are active partners in a business. Shyam contributes 2/7th received capital of the profit for 21 month and Ram received 1/5th of the profit. Then how many long Ram invest the money in the business. a) 8months. b) 7months. c) 3months d) 1.5 months
Last Answer : Answer: D) Let total profit =P Ram’s profit =1/5 P Shyam profit =4/5 p Ratio of Shyam & Ram =4/5 p: 1/5 =4:1 Total amount put be X Shyam put =2/7*p for 21 months. Ram put =5/7 * p Ratio of Shyam & Ram =4:1=2/7 *p*21:5/7*p*T T= 1.5months = Ram amount investments time.
Description : What term describes the process of competing against other political candidates to secure the votes of the people in a certain region?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : If no presidential and vice-presidential candidates wins a majority of Electoral college votes?
Last Answer : If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
Description : Steel contains carbon approximately (A) 1.50% to 5.6% (B) 0.05% to 1.75% (C) 0.25 % (D) None to these
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : If the average number of qualified candidates in 2002 and 2005 was 433, what percent of appeared candidates qualified in the competitive exam in 2002? A. 60% B. 75% C. 45% D. 70% E. 50%
Last Answer : A. 60%
Description : A deductive argument is sound if and only if it is A) valid and all its premises are true B) invalid and all its premises are true C) is valid and one of the premise is false D) is valid and its conclusion is false.
Last Answer : A) valid and all its premises are true
Description : Which of the codes given below contains only the correct statements? Select the code: Statements: (a) Venn diagram represents the arguments graphically. (b) Venn diagram can enhance our understanding. (c) Venn diagram may be called valid or ... and (c) (C) (a), (b) and (d) (D) (b), (c) and (d)
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : What's your opinion of Jon Stewart's characterization of the 17 declared Republican candidates as 10 lbs of sh*t in a 5 lb bag?
Last Answer : He is retired soon and just wanted to get his digs in while he can.
Description : Why is one unknowable assertion about illigal immigrants valid, and another unknowable assertion about illegal immigrants invalid?
Last Answer : Cognitive dissonance? Insanity?
Description : When a vector is irrotational, which condition holds good? a) Stoke’s theorem gives non-zero value b) Stoke’s theorem gives zero value c) Divergence theorem is invalid d) Divergence theorem is valid
Last Answer : b) Stoke’s theorem gives zero value
Description : Voidable contract is one A. Which is lawful. B. Which is invalid. C. Which is valid as long as it is not avoided by the party entitled to do so. D. Which is unlawful.
Last Answer : C. Which is valid as long as it is not avoided by the party entitled to do so.
Description : where the goods are delivered to a carrier or wharfinger for the purpose of transmission to the buyer, the delivery is a) invalid delivery b)valid and effective c) conditional d)none of this
Last Answer : b)valid and effective
Description : All Indians are hardworking All Keralites are Indians Therefore, All Keralites are hardworking The above argument is A) Invalid B) False C) Valid D) True
Last Answer : C) Valid
Description : The following argument: “ All mammals have wings. All reptiles are mammals. Therefore all reptiles have wings ”. A) Inductive B) invalid C) sound D) Valid.
Last Answer : D) Valid.
Description : If it is possible for the premises of a deductive argument to be true and its conclusion to be false, that argument is A) Valid B) Invalid C) Indescribable D) Sound.
Last Answer : B) Invalid
Description : Inductive arguments are properly characterised as A) valid-invalid B) strong-weak C) definite-indefinite D) certain-uncertain.
Last Answer : B) strong-weak
Description : Given below are some characteristics of reasoning. Select the code that states a characteristic which is not of deductive reasoning: (A) The conclusion must be based on observation and experiment ( ... must follow from the premise/premises necessarily (D) The argument may be valid or invalid
Last Answer : (A) The conclusion must be based on observation and experiment
Description : Which one among the following is not a characteristic of a deductive type of argument ? (A) The conclusion follows from the premise/premises necessarily. (B) The argument admits degree of complexity. ( ... provides us knowledge about matters of fact. (D) The argument must be either valid or invalid.
Last Answer : (C) The argument provides us knowledge about matters of fact.
Description : Select the code, which is not correct about Venn diagram: (A) Venn diagram represents propositions as well as classes. (B) It can provide clear method of notation. (C) It can be either valid or invalid. (D) It can provide the direct method of testing the validity.
Last Answer : (C) It can be either valid or invalid.
Description : When in a group of propositions, one proposition is claimed to follow from the others, that group of propositions is called (A) An argument (B) A valid argument (C) An explanation (D) An invalid argument
Last Answer : (A) An argument
Description : Which of the following statements are true? Choose from the codes given below. 1. Some arguments, while not completely valid, are almost valid. 2. A sound argument may be invalid. 3. A cogent argument may have a probably false ... Codes: (A) 1 and 2 (B) 1, 3 and 4 (C) 4 alone (D) 3 and 4
Last Answer : (D) 3 and 4
Description : In a competitive examination in Pondicherry, 18% candidates got selected from the total appeared candidates. Tamilnadu and Pondicherry had an equal number of candidates appeared and in Tamilnadu 21% candidates got selected ... appeared from each State? a) 25000 b) 84000 c) 24000 d) 700000 e) 9800
Last Answer : Answer: C Pondichery and Tamilnadu had an equal number of candidates appeared In Pondicherry, 18% candidates got selected from the total appeared candidates In tamilnadu, 21% candidates ... > total appeared candidates in pondicherry = total appeared candidates in tamilnadu = 24000
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Last Answer : Is it real money or points?
Description : Who were the candidates of election of 1800?
Last Answer : Pres. John Adams (F-MA) & his running mate former Minister to France Charles C. Pinckney (F-SC) vs.V.P. Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA) & his running mate former U.S. Sen. Aaron Burr (DR-NY)
Description : If someone votes early but dies before Election Day, does their vote count?
Last Answer : Yup. Sure does. It’s not likely to make much of a difference in the outcome, though. I would doubt if it’s a very high percentage.
Description : What is the criteria laid down by the Election Commission for the proportion of votes in order to be a recognised party? -SST 10th
Last Answer : A party that secures 6% all of the total votes cast in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a state and wins at least two seats in the state is called a state party. A party that ... Assembly Elections in four states and wins at least four seats in the Lok Sabha is called a national party
Description : Who votes in the presidential election? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : answer:
Description : How many electoral college votes does the state of Illinois receive each election?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : What is Connecticut's number of electoral votes in the presidential election?
Last Answer : The number ofelectoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number ofSenators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House ofRepresentatives. Based on the 2010 Census, ... 5 members ofthe U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut. Therefore,Connecticut has 7 electoral votes.
Description : What is Delaware's number of electoral votes in the presidential election?
Last Answer : The number ofelectoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number ofSenators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House ofRepresentatives. Based on the 2010 Census, there is 1 member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Delaware. Therefore, Delawarehas 3 electoral votes.