241: A lottery system has ticket numbers with eight digits. There are ten first prizes of Rs. 1.00 lakh each, one hundred second prizes of Rs. 10,000 each and one thousand third prizes of Rs. 1,000 each. At the draw of lots, an eight digit number is generated by choosing for each digit from left to right a random number in the range of 0 to Q. Any one who has a ticket with the first two digits (from left to right) matching, the chosen number gets a first prize, and so on. One individual purchases a large number of tickets at a discounted price of Re. 0.75 each. For how much money should he purchase tickets to achieve a 10% chance of winning a third prize ?
(a) Rs. 10,000
(b) Rs. 75,000
(c) Rs. 1,00,000
(d) Rs. 7,500
242: Which one of the following is the correct statement on the basis of Census 2001?
(a) Bihar has the highest percentage of the Scheduled Caste of its population
(b) The decadal growth of population of India (1991-2001) has been below 20%
(c) Mizoram is the Indian State with the least population
(d) Pondicherry has the highest sex ration among the Union Territories
243: A walks around a circular field at the rate of one round per hour while B runs around it at the rate of six rounds per hour. They start in the same direction from the same point at 7.30 a.m. They shall first cross each other at
(a) 8.30 a.m.
(b) 8.10 a.m.
(c) 7.48 a.m.
(d) 7.42 a.m.
244: Consider the following statements:
1. Femur is the longest bone in the human body.
2. Cholera is a disease caused by bacteria.
3. Athlete's foot's is a disease caused by virus.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
245: Consider the following statement :
1. The Nobel Prize Awarding Ceremony takes place on December 10 to every year.
2. The Nobel Prize for Literature was added later on to the other five area . Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Peace and Economics.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2