FIA Assistant Director Paper 2004

The car's price is Rs. 3,25,000. It was insured for 85% of its price, which is Rs. 2,76,250. The insurance company paid 90% of the insured amount, which is Rs. 2,48,625. The difference between the car's price and the amount received is Rs. 3,25,000 - Rs. 2,48,625 = Rs. 76,375. This matches option C, so the correct answer is C.

Ali bought the table for Rs 1000 and sold it for Rs 800, so the loss is Rs 200. The percentage loss is (Loss / Cost Price) × 100 = (200 / 1000) × 100 = 20%.

The correct preposition to use with 'affiliated' in this context is 'with'. The phrase 'affiliated with' means officially connected or associated with, which fits the sentence meaning.

Pakistan is generally ranked as the third largest cotton-growing country in the world, after China and India. Therefore, option A (Three) is correct.

The modal verb 'would' is appropriate here because it expresses a future action that was agreed upon by the parties. In the sentence 'They agreed that the election ------------- be held at an early date,' 'would' conveys the idea of a future event decided in the past. While 'should' can sometimes be used to express expectation or obligation, it is less suitable for indicating a future event agreed upon. 'Shall' is more formal and less common in this context, and 'could' implies possibility rather than certainty. Therefore, 'would' fits best to express the agreed future event.

The verb 'disappear' is commonly followed by the preposition 'from' to indicate the place or state from which something ceases to be visible or present. In the phrase 'The courageous man never disappears from success,' the preposition 'from' correctly conveys that the man does not vanish or fade away due to success. Other prepositions like 'about,' 'of,' or 'over' do not fit idiomatically in this context.

The mercury thermometer was invented by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, not Gabriel Farhrenhiet. The correct answer is 'None of these' since the provided options are incorrect or misspelled.

The banker's discount (BD) is calculated using the formula BD = True Discount (TD) × (Face Value / (Face Value - TD)). Here, TD = 90 and Face Value = 540. So, BD = 90 × (540 / (540 - 90)) = 90 × (540 / 450) = 90 × 1.2 = 108. Hence, option B is correct.

The electric fan was invented by Schuyler Skaats Wheeler in 1882. He created a fan powered by electricity by placing a two-bladed propeller on the shaft of an electric motor. This invention was commercially marketed by the Crocker & Curtis electric motor company. The other options (William Thomas, Jules Verne, Elias Howe) are not associated with the invention of the electric fan. Therefore, the correct answer is B, Wheeler.

If A's income is 25% more than B's income, then A = 1.25 × B. To express B's income in terms of A's income, rearrange the equation: B = A ÷ 1.25 = 0.8 × A. This means B's income is 80% of A's income. Therefore, the correct answer is option B (80%).