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Question : There are deer and peacocks in a zoo. By counting heads they are 80. The number of their legs is 200. How many peacocks are there?

Option 1: 50

Option 2: 30

Option 3: 60

Option 4: 20

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 60


Solution : Given: There are deer and peacocks in a zoo. By counting heads they are 80. The number of their legs is 200.

Here,

Let x be the number of deer.
Peacock count = y
Given x + y = 80

Peacocks have two legs, but

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Question : Public opinion is 

Option 1: The opinion of the majority  

Option 2: The opinion of the people on political matters

Option 3: Opinion of the citizens of the country

Option 4: The opinion based on reasoning which is for the welfare of the whole society

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: The opinion of the majority  


Solution : The Correct Answer is-  The opinion of the majority  

The public's ability to express their displeasure with politicians who refuse to consider their opinions and remove them from office can serve as a check on leadership. The general consensus on a

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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, PLANNED is written as RNCNPGF, and PROMOTE is written as RTQMQVG. How will IMPROVE be written in that language?

Option 1: KORTQXG

Option 2: KORRQXG

Option 3: KOQRQXG

Option 4: KORTOXG

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: KORRQXG


Solution : Given:
PLANNED is written as RNCNPGF, and PROMOTE is written as RTQMQVG.

Add 2 to the place value of each letter except the middle letter and here the middle letter is constant, to get the required code –
P + 2 = R; L +

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

A fair-weather friend can never be trusted in the times of exigency.

Option 1: A close friend

Option 2: A pen friend

Option 3: A selfish friend

Option 4: An old acquaintance

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: A selfish friend


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

The idiom fair-weather friend refers to a person who is only a friend or offers support when things are going well or when it's convenient for them. They tend to disappear or show their true colours

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Question : The speed of the boat down the stream is 125% of the speed in still water. If the boat takes 30 minutes to cover 20 km in still water, then how much time (in hours) will it take to cover 15 km upstream?

Option 1: $\frac{3}{4}$

Option 2: $\frac{1}{2}$

Option 3: $\frac{1}{4}$

Option 4: $1$

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $\frac{1}{2}$


Solution : Speed of boat in still water = $\frac{20}{\frac{30}{60}}= 40$ km/hr
Speed of boat downstream = $50$ km/h (As it is $125$% more than the speed of the boat in still water)
Speed of current = $50 - 40$ = $10$ km/hr
The time it will

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Question : Let $a b, a \neq b$, is a 2-digit prime number such that ba is also a prime number. The sum of all such numbers is:

Option 1: 407

Option 2: 418

Option 3: 396

Option 4: 374

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 418


Solution : Given,
ab is a 2-digit prime number
a ≠ b
The list of such prime numbers is 13, 31, 17, 71, 37, 73, 79, 97.
The Sum of these numbers = 13 + 31 + 17 + 71 + 37 + 73 + 79 +

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Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error".

You have been doing (1) / your homework (2) / regularly? (3) / No Error (4)

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: (1)


Solution : The error lies in the first part of the sentence.

To form an interrogative sentence in the present perfect continuous tense, we use the structure "have/has + subject + been + v-ing". 

So, ''you have'' should be replaced with ''have you'' to ask

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Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select ‘No error’.

You should tell these children to complete their projects himself.

Option 1: You should tell

Option 2: No error

Option 3: these children to complete

Option 4: their project himself

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: their project himself


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

  • The error lies in the incorrect usage of the pronoun himself.
  • Here, in the given sentence, himself is used to replace the noun children which is a plural noun, and therefore it will require a
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