Wednesday, February 14, 2007

"SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY"

Until the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climatic fluctuations, there will be, among scientists, considerable ------- the possibility that increasing levels of atmosphere Co2 can cause long term warming effects
  1. interest in
  2. uncertainty about
  3. experimentation on
  4. enthusiasm for
  5. worry about

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

"WORD OF THE DAY"

PLACEBO

"ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY"

If .2t = 2.2 - .6s and .5s = .2t + 1.1, then s =
  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 10
  4. 11
  5. 30

"MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY"

Which of the following is the greatest ?
  1. 40% of 30
  2. 3/5 of 25
  3. 6.5% of 200
  4. Five more than the square of 3
  5. 1/2-4

"GEOMETRY QUESTION OF THE DAY"

A rectangle is 14 cm long and 10 cm wide. If the length is reduced by x cms and its width is increased also by x cms so as to make it a square then its area changes by :
  1. 4
  2. 144
  3. 12
  4. 2
  5. None of the above.

"ANTONYM OF THE DAY"

PENCHANT :
  1. distaste
  2. scabbard
  3. agreement
  4. earring
  5. beginning

"ANALOGY OF THE DAY"

MUFFLE : SOUND
  1. conceal : secret
  2. assuage : grief
  3. maul : object
  4. extract : flavor
  5. endure : agony

"SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY"

To meet all ------ a source of ----- electrical power was added to the train's engine.
  1. Integuments - parallel
  2. possibilities - incidental
  3. amenities - diverse
  4. contingencies - auxiliary
  5. conveniences - automatic.

Monday, February 12, 2007

"WORD OF THE DAY"

ENGENDER

"MATH QUESTION OF THE DAY"

An empty swimming pool can be filled to capacity through an inlet pipe in 3 hours, and it can be completely drained by a drainpipe in 6 hours. If both pipes are fully open at the same time, in how many hours will the empty pool be filled to capacity?
  1. 4
  2. 4.5
  3. 5
  4. 5.5
  5. 6

"ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY"

What is the greatest value of a positive integer n such that 3n is a factor of 1815?
  1. 15
  2. 18
  3. 30
  4. 33
  5. 45

"GEOMETRY QUESTION OF THE DAY"

Four concentric ( having the same center ) circles with radii, x, 2x, 3x and 4x are drawn to form two rings A and B as shown in the figure.

Ratio of the area of inner ring A to the area of outer ring B is
  1. 1 : 2
  2. 1 : 4
  3. 2 : 3
  4. 3 : 7
  5. None of the above

"ANTONYM OF THE DAY"

PUISSANCE :
  1. strength
  2. knowledge
  3. liberality
  4. skepticism
  5. powerlessness

"ANALOGY OF THE DAY"

APIARY : BEE
  1. museum : painting
  2. dam : water
  3. arboretum : tree
  4. forum : speech
  5. planetarium : star

"SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY'

In the current research program, new varieties of apple trees are evaluated under different agricultural ----- for tree size, bloom density, fruit size,----- to various soils, and resistance to pests and disease.
  1. conditions - adaptability
  2. configurations - propensity
  3. circumstances - proximity
  4. auspices - susceptibility
  5. regulations - conformity