Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence:

His rather casual remarks on politics _______ his lack of seriousness about the subject.

25 persons are in a room. 15 of them play hockey, 17 of them play football and 10 of them play both hockey and football. Then the number of persons playing neither hockey nor football is:

Hari (H), Gita (G), Irfan (I) and Saira (S) are siblings (i.e. brothers and sisters). All were born on 1^st January. The age difference between any two successive siblings (that is born one after another) is less than 3 years. Given the following facts:

i. Hari’s age + Gita’s age > Irfan’s age + Saira’s age.

ii. The age difference between Gita and Saira is 1 year. However, Gita is not the oldest and Saira is not the youngest.

iii. There are not twins.

In what order were they born (Oldest first)?

If 137+276=435 how much is 731+672?