Environmental Science and Engineering
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Question 8
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Person 1 and Person 2 invest in three mutual funds A, B, and C. The amounts they invest in each of these mutual funds are given in the table.
| Mutual fund A | Mutual fund B | Mutual fund C |
|---|---|---|---|
Person 1 | ₹10,000 | ₹20,000 | ₹20,000 |
Person 2 | ₹20,000 | ₹15,000 | ₹15,000 |
At the end of one year, the total amount that Person 1 gets is ₹500 more than Person 2. The annual rate of return for the mutual funds B and C is 15% each. What is the annual rate of return for the mutual fund A?
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Three different views of a dice are shown in the figure below.
The piece of paper that can be folded to make this dice is
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Visualize two identical right circular cones such that one is inverted over the other and they share a common circular base. If a cuting plane passes through the vertices of the assembled cones, what shape does the outer boundary of the resulting cross-section make?
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Ten cards in a pack are numbered as 1, 2, 3, . . .10. The probability of drawing a card with an even number or a number which is a multiple of 5 from the pack is ______.
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Hardness in water is NOT caused by _________.
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The maximum coordination number of Sn⁴⁺ is ______.
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Rod shaped bacterial cells are called _________.
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Tuberculosis is predominantly caused by ________.
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Which one of the following conversions belongs to nonsymbiotic nitrogen fixation?
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Crown corrosion of reinforced cement concrete sewer is caused by ________.
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