491: Who among the following was associated with the suppression of Thugs ?
(a) General Henry Frendergast
(b) Captain Sleeman
(c) Alexander Burnes
(d) Captain Robert Pemberton
492: Ten Identical particles are moving randomly inside a closed box. What is the probability that at any given point of time all the ten particles will be lying in the same half of the box?
(A) 2/11
(B) 2/9
(C) 1/5
(D) 1/2
493: A person travels from X to Y a speed of 40 kmph and returns by increasing his speed by 50%. What is his average speed for both the trips ?
(a) 36 kmph
(b) 45 kmph
(c) 48 kmph
(d) 50 kmph
494: Who among the following can join the National Pension System (NPS)?
(a) Resident Indian citizens only
(b) Persons of age from 21 to 55 only
(c) All State Government employees joining the services after the date of notification by the respective State Governments
(d) All Central Government employees including those of Armed Forces joining the services on or after 1st April, 2004
495: 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