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Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A battle or anything involving or causing much bloodshed

Option 1: Autocracy

Option 2: Sanguinary

Option 3: Ineffable

Option 4: Red tapism

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Sanguinary


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

The word sanguinary is an adjective that means involving or causing much bloodshed. It is an appropriate one-word substitute for the described situation of a battle or any event characterised by significant bloodshed.

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Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Exuberance

Option 1: Vibrancy

Option 2: Laziness

Option 3: Sympathy

Option 4: Impartiality

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Vibrancy


Solution : The first option is the correct answer.

Vibrancy is the quality of being lively, energetic, or full of vitality, often associated with bright colours and enthusiasm.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Laziness is the tendency to avoid or resist work
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Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
One of the major challenges / he faced during his / undergraduate days were / the shortage of money.

Option 1: he faced during his

Option 2: One of the major challenges

Option 3: the shortage of money

Option 4: undergraduate days were

Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: undergraduate days were


Solution : The error lies in the fourth option.

The subject one is singular, and as per subject-verb agreement, when it is the subject of the sentence, the verb should also be singular. The correct verb form to agree with a singular subject is was 

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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, FARM is coded as HDTP, and EGGS is coded as GJIV. How will FOOD be coded in the same language?

Option 1: HQQG

Option 2: GRQH

Option 3: HRQG

Option 4: HQRG

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: HRQG


Solution : Given:
FARM is coded as HDTP.
EGGS is coded as GJIV.

Add 2 and 3 alternatively to the place value of each letter of FARM and EGGS to get their codes –
FARM→F + 2 = H; A + 3 = D; R + 2

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Question : A dealer purchased a washing machine for INR 9,000. He allows a discount of 10% on its marked price and still gains 10%. Find the marked price (in INR) of the machine.

Option 1: 11,000

Option 2: 12,000

Option 3: 13,000

Option 4: 10,000

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 11,000


Solution : Let the Marked Price (MP) of the machine be INR $x$.
Given: Cost Price (CP) = INR 9,000 
Discount = 10% of $x$ = $\frac{x}{10}$
Selling Price (SP) = MP − Discount
$=x-\frac{x}{10} = \frac{9x}{10}$
Gain = SP − CP
⇒ $\text{10% of CP} =

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Question :

The science dealing with the study of teeth is
 

Option 1:

Odontology

Option 2:

Omithology

Option 3:

Phenology

 

Option 4: Cosmology

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer:

Odontology


Solution : The correct option is Odontology.

Odontology is a subject of forensic science and dentistry that focuses on the identification and forensic examination of teeth, dental records, and bite marks. It is essential in forensic investigations, particularly when dealing with human remains, mass disasters, criminal investigations,

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Question : Direction: If MOBILE is written as ZAMSUM, how TUMOR can be written in that code?

 

Option 1: HGYAD

Option 2: GGXYA

Option 3: IHZBE

Option 4: BRAIN

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: GGXYA


Solution : Given:

MOBILE → ZAMSUM

The pattern followed here is:

M O B I L E
+13 +12 +11 +10 +9 +8
Z A M S U M

Similarly, the word TUMOR will be coded as:

T U M O R
+13 +12 +11 +10 +9
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Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The group of travellers were wonderstruck by the ___________ of the coin.

Option 1: wait

Option 2: white

Option 3: weight

Option 4: wide

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: weight


Solution : The most appropriate choice is the third option.

Explanation: Weight refers to the measure of how heavy something is. In this context, the travellers were amazed by the weight of the coin, which implies that it was exceptionally heavy.

  • Wait: It means to delay or

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