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Six TV shows, TR, CPS, SD, PPK, DC and KKs are to be aired in some order on the same channel from 8 p. m. to 11:20 p.m. with the first show starting at exactly 8 p.m. and the last show ending at exactly 11:20 p.m. The total length (in minutes) of any of these shows is an integral multiple of 5 and no two shows are of same length. There must be a commercial break of either exactly 5 minutes or exactly 10 minutes between the airings of any two consecutive shows. Any commercial break before 8 p.m. and after 11:20 p.m. has not been considered in any of the following clues:

(i) Starting time of SD cannot be before 9 p.m. and there has to be a gap of at least 100 minutes between the starting times of SD and KSS.

(ii) PPK whose length is 20 minutes will start at exactly 9:40 p.m. and will be followed by a commercial break of 10 minutes

(iii) The airing of the shortest show, whose length is 15 minutes, is immediately precedes the airing of the longest show, whose length is 40 minutes, with a commercial break of 10 minutes between their airings.

(iv) KSS is the last show which starts at exactly 10:50 p.m. and immediately preceded by a commercial break of 5 minutes.

Which show ended at 9:35 p.m.?

Six TV shows, TR, CPS, SD, PPK, DC and KKs are to be aired in some order on the same channel from 8 p. m. to 11:20 p.m. with the first show starting at exactly 8 p.m. and the last show ending at exactly 11:20 p.m. The total length (in minutes) of any of these shows is an integral multiple of 5 and no two shows are of same length. There must be a commercial break of either exactly 5 minutes or exactly 10 minutes between the airings of any two consecutive shows. Any commercial break before 8 p.m. and after 11:20 p.m. has not been considered in any of the following clues:

(i) Starting time of SD cannot be before 9 p.m. and there has to be a gap of at least 100 minutes between the starting times of SD and KSS.

(ii) PPK whose length is 20 minutes will start at exactly 9:40 p.m. and will be followed by a commercial break of 10 minutes

(iii) The airing of the shortest show, whose length is 15 minutes, is immediately precedes the airing of the longest show, whose length is 40 minutes, with a commercial break of 10 minutes between their airings.

(iv) KSS is the last show which starts at exactly 10:50 p.m. and immediately preceded by a commercial break of 5 minutes.

If DC is the longest show, then what is the ending time of DC?

Six TV shows, TR, CPS, SD, PPK, DC and KKs are to be aired in some order on the same channel from 8 p. m. to 11:20 p.m. with the first show starting at exactly 8 p.m. and the last show ending at exactly 11:20 p.m. The total length (in minutes) of any of these shows is an integral multiple of 5 and no two shows are of same length. There must be a commercial break of either exactly 5 minutes or exactly 10 minutes between the airings of any two consecutive shows. Any commercial break before 8 p.m. and after 11:20 p.m. has not been considered in any of the following clues:

(i) Starting time of SD cannot be before 9 p.m. and there has to be a gap of at least 100 minutes between the starting times of SD and KSS.

(ii) PPK whose length is 20 minutes will start at exactly 9:40 p.m. and will be followed by a commercial break of 10 minutes

(iii) The airing of the shortest show, whose length is 15 minutes, is immediately precedes the airing of the longest show, whose length is 40 minutes, with a commercial break of 10 minutes between their airings.

(iv) KSS is the last show which starts at exactly 10:50 p.m. and immediately preceded by a commercial break of 5 minutes.

Which is the sum of the lengths (in minutes) of all the commercial break in the given duration?

Six TV shows, TR, CPS, SD, PPK, DC and KKs are to be aired in some order on the same channel from 8 p. m. to 11:20 p.m. with the first show starting at exactly 8 p.m. and the last show ending at exactly 11:20 p.m. The total length (in minutes) of any of these shows is an integral multiple of 5 and no two shows are of same length. There must be a commercial break of either exactly 5 minutes or exactly 10 minutes between the airings of any two consecutive shows. Any commercial break before 8 p.m. and after 11:20 p.m. has not been considered in any of the following clues:

(i) Starting time of SD cannot be before 9 p.m. and there has to be a gap of at least 100 minutes between the starting times of SD and KSS.

(ii) PPK whose length is 20 minutes will start at exactly 9:40 p.m. and will be followed by a commercial break of 10 minutes

(iii) The airing of the shortest show, whose length is 15 minutes, is immediately precedes the airing of the longest show, whose length is 40 minutes, with a commercial break of 10 minutes between their airings.

(iv) KSS is the last show which starts at exactly 10:50 p.m. and immediately preceded by a commercial break of 5 minutes.

Which of the following can be the second longest show?

The passage below is accompanied by a set of questions. Choose the best answer to each question.

Tens of thousands of years ago, a huge horse species walked, trotted and galloped across the shifting sands of what is today South Africa’s Cape south coast.
The Giant Cape Zebra (Equus capensis) weighed an estimated 450 kg. Its extant relatives in southern Africa are far smaller: the plains zebra weighs between 250 and 300 kg and the Cape mountain zebra is the smallest of all zebra species, with a mass of between 230 and 260 kg.
The Giant Cape Zebra became extinct just over 10,000 years ago. This may have been partly because of the loss of its preferred habitat of extensive grasslands, as rising sea levels flooded the vast Palaeo-Agulhas Plain. But until now it hasn’t been clear how common the species was on the Cape south coast because its body fossils are predominantly from southern Africa’s west coast.
That’s where ichnology – the study of tracks and traces – comes in. Since 2007 our team has documented more than 350 fossil vertebrate tracksites along a 350 km stretch of the Cape south coast.
Now, by studying the tracks left by those galloping, walking and trotting zebra so long ago, we’re able to say that they must have been a fairly regular sight on the landscape of the Cape south coast, and were more common than was suggested by the body fossil record in the area. This confirms the capacity of the body fossil record and ichnology to complement each other.
Being able to look back in time in this way doesn’t just help scientists to better understand ancient landscapes. It’s also an important part of understanding what’s changed over time and the effects of climate change and humans.
In our recently published article, we described how we have identified 26 equid tracksites – including tracks belonging to Equus capensis – in aeolianites (cemented dunes) on South Africa’s Cape south coast in the vicinity of towns like Still Bay and Plettenberg Bay.
This is especially exciting because equid tracks dating to the Pleistocene epoch, which started 2.6 million years ago and ended about 11,700 years ago, are rare. In fact, our finds mean that the Cape south coast accounts for the majority of the sites known globally from this time period (other sites are in Kenya, Ethiopia, Italy, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Americas).
Thirteen of the tracksites we found contain tracks 12 cm or greater in length, and eight contain tracks 10 cm or less in length (in the remaining five cases we could not access the tracks for measurement). Well preserved equid tracks are fairly distinctive: features include an unbroken hoof wall and what is known as a “frog” towards the centre of the track.

Since 2007 the team has documented how many fossil vertebrate tracksites?

The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage.

During the Second World War, Gandhiji was resolved to hit the British Empire with a complete blow that would seal their exit from India. This happened when the British began enlisting Indians for the war. Gandhiji fought firmly and said that the Indians can't be associated with a war that is in support of democratic purposes when India itself is not an independent nation. This contention gave birth to the ‘Quit India Movement’, and uncovered the dubious picture of the colonizers. This resulted in mass civil disobedience movement across the nation and within half a decade, Britishers were out of India.