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Q1901.Ahmad reads 24 pages of a book in 15 minutes. The rate of pages read per minute by him will be:

Medium
A 1.6
B 3
C 2
D 2.5
General MCQs PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Rate of reading = total pages read / time in minutes = 24 pages / 15 minutes = 1.6 pages per minute.

Q1902.The total number of cubic blocks is 50. To construct a solid cube with none left over, what is the minimum number of blocks that need to be taken away?

Medium
A 23
B 22
C 21
D 20
General MCQs PPSC

Correct Answer: A

The volumes of solid cubes are perfect cubes: 1, 8, 27, 64, etc. The largest solid cube we can build with 50 blocks is 3x3x3 = 27 blocks. Thus, the minimum number of blocks to take away is 50 - 27 = 23.

Q1903.Which is the smallest of the following fractions: 4/9, 2/5, 3/7, 1/4?

Medium
A 4/9
B 2/5
C 3/7
D 1/4
Basic Arithmetic PPSC

Correct Answer: D

Convert each fraction to decimal: 4/9 ≈ 0.444, 2/5 = 0.4, 3/7 ≈ 0.428, 1/4 = 0.25. The smallest is 1/4.

Q1904.If x = 3, then x^3 = ?

Medium
A 22
B 33
C 27
D 44
Algebra PPSC

Correct Answer: C

If x = 3, then x^3 is 3 * 3 * 3 = 27.

Q1905.A binary number 1100011 has the decimal value equal to _____?

Medium
A 99
B 128
C 6
D 4
Practical Mathematics PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Convert binary 1100011 to decimal: 1*2^6 + 1*2^5 + 0*2^4 + 0*2^3 + 0*2^2 + 1*2^1 + 1*2^0 = 64 + 32 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 1 = 99.