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Question : A man divides his property so that his son's share to his wife's, and his wife's share to his daughter's, are in the ratio 3 : 1. If the daughter gets Rs. 10,000 less than the son, the value (in rupees) of the whole property is:

Option 1: Rs. 16,250

Option 2: Rs. 16,000

Option 3: Rs. 18,250

Option 4: Rs. 17,000

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rs. 16,250


Solution : Given: The ratio of the son's and the wife's shares is 3 : 1 i.e. 9 : 3.
The ratio of the wife's and the daughter's shares is 3 : 1.
So, the ratio of the three shares, son : wife : daughter =

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Question : A dinner set is quoted for Rs. 1500. A customer pays Rs. 1173 for it. If the customer got a series of two discounts and the rate of the first discount was 15%, then the rate of the second discount was:

Option 1: 15%

Option 2: 7%

Option 3: 9%

Option 4: 8%

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 8%


Solution : Marked price = Rs. 1500
Selling price = Rs. 1173
First discount = 15%
Let $x$ be the second discount.
$1173 = 1500×\frac{85}{100}×\frac{100–x}{100}$
$\frac{1173×100}{15×85}$ = $100-x$
⇒ $92 = 100 -x$
⇒ $x = 8$
The second discount is 8%.
Hence, the correct answer is

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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
You must sign the contract before you start working.

Option 1: The contract will be signed by you before you start working.

Option 2: The contract has been signed by you before you start working.

Option 3: The contract must being signed by you before you start working.

Option 4: The contract must be signed by you before you start working.

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: The contract must be signed by you before you start working.


Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.

The transformation involves reordering elements to position the object (the contract) as the new subject, using the appropriate form of the verb to be based on the tense

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Question : What is the name of the court poet of King Harshavardhana?

Option 1: Tulsidas

Option 2: Banabhatta

Option 3: Surdas

Option 4: Raskhan

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Banabhatta


Solution : The correct answer is Banabhatta.

During the 7th century, the famed Indian writer and poet Banabhatta held the distinguished post of Asthana Kavi, or principal poet, in the court of Harshavardhana. Banabhatta, who was born in the Bihar district of Bhojpur, made major contributions to

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Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A large number of fish swimming together.

Option 1: Shoal

Option 2: Stream

Option 3: Sheaf

Option 4: String

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Shoal


Solution : The correct option is the first option.

Shoal precisely represents a large group of fish swimming together.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Stream refers to a flow of water and is unrelated to a group of fish.
  • Sheaf is typically a
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Question : Who is known as the father of geology?

Option 1: John Butler

Option 2: Alfred Wegener

Option 3: James Hutton

Option 4: Art Smith

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: James Hutton


Solution : The correct answer is James Hutton.

James Hutton is known as the father of geology because of his contributions to the observation of rocks. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1726. He played a significant role in establishing geology as a modern

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Question : Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

I’m sure to succeed at the long run.

Option 1: at the

Option 2: I’m sure

Option 3: to succeed

Option 4: long run

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: at the


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

In the original sentence, the preposition "at" is used incorrectly. The appropriate preposition to convey the intended meaning is "in". This correction is necessary because, when expressing the notion of achieving success over an extended period,

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Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Option 1: Refusal

Option 2: Wajes

Option 3: Stretch

Option 4: Wearily

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Wajes


Solution : The correct answer is the second option.

The incorrectly spelled word is "wajes". The correct spelling should be "wages", which means the financial compensation that an employer provides to an employee.

The meanings of the other words are as follows:

Refusal: It is a noun

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Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement required’.

This mango tree yields lot of mangoes every year.

Option 1: a lot of

Option 2: No improvement required

Option 3: a lot

Option 4: the lot of

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Correct Answer: a lot of


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Explanation: "A lot of" is a phrase used to denote a large quantity or number of something. In the sentence "This mango tree yields a lot of mangoes every year", the phrase "a lot of"

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