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Question : Which of the following is an ore of Aluminium?

Option 1: Bauxite

Option 2: Granite

Option 3: Tantalite

Option 4: Magnetite

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Bauxite


Solution : The correct option is Bauxite.

Aluminum is the most plentiful metal in the Earth's crust, yet due to its strong reactivity, it does not exist naturally in its pure form. It is more typically found in mineral ore such as bauxite. The primary mineral

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Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

She acted as if she is the one who was hurt.

Option 1: as if she has been

Option 2: as if she will be

Option 3: as if she would

Option 4: as if she were

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: as if she were


Solution : The correct solution is the fourth option.

Explanation: The issue lies in the use of the present tense "is" after "as if", creating a tense inconsistency. In English, when expressing a contrary-to-fact condition in the past, the appropriate construction involves the past

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Question : A farmer travelled a distance of 61 kilometres in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle at 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is:

Option 1: 16 km

Option 2: 14 km

Option 3: 17 km

Option 4: 15 km

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 16 km


Solution : Given: A farmer travelled a distance of 61 kilometres in 9 hours.
He travelled partly on foot at 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle at 9 km/hr.
Let the time taken on foot be $x$ hr.
Distance = Speed × Time
So, distance travelled

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Question : While selling a shirt, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 7%. If he gives a discount of 9%, he earns Rs. 15 less in profit. The marked price of the shirt is:

Option 1: Rs. 712

Option 2: Rs. 787

Option 3: Rs. 750

Option 4: Rs. 697

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rs. 750


Solution : Given: While selling a shirt, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 7%. If he gives a discount of 9%, he earns Rs. 15 less in profit.
Here, (7 – 5) = 2% is equivalent to Rs. 15
So, 100% is equivalent to ($\frac{15×100}{2}$) =

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Question : The " Arya Samaj " was founded by 

Option 1: Swami Dayanand Saraswati.

Option 2: Swami Vivekananda.

Option 3: Keshav Chandra sen .

Option 4: Ishwar Chandra Vidya -sagar .

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Swami Dayanand Saraswati.


Solution : The correct option is - Swami Dayanand Saraswati.

 

The Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati. It is a Hindu reform movement that aims to promote values and practices based on the Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. Swami Dayananda Saraswati founded

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Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The commanders entered by force into terrorists' camp.

Option 1: broke down

Option 2: broke with

Option 3: broke into

Option 4: broke off

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: broke into


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Broke into is the correct phrasal verb to use when describing the act of forcefully entering a place, such as a camp, without permission or authorisation. The other options do not convey the same meaning, or

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Question : If $(4 x-7 y)=11$ and $x y=8$, what is the value of $16 x^2+49 y^2$, given that $x$ and $y$ are positive numbers?

Option 1: 596

Option 2: 484

Option 3: 569

Option 4: 448

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 569


Solution : Given: $(4 x-7 y)=11$ and $x y=8$
Now, $(4 x-7 y)=11$
⇒ $(4 x-7 y)^2=11^2$ [squaring both sides]
⇒ $16 x^2+49 y^2-56xy=121$
⇒ $16 x^2+49 y^2-56(8)=121$
⇒ $16 x^2+49 y^2=569$
Hence, the correct answer is 569.

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Question : Directions: Introducing Reeta, Monika said, "She is the only daughter of my father's only daughter". How is Monika related to Reeta?

Option 1: Aunt

Option 2: Niece

Option 3: Cousin

Option 4: Mother

Team Careers360 6th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Mother


Solution : As per the given information, the family tree will be as follows –

Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.

So, from the above family tree, Monika is the mother of Reeta. Hence, the fourth option

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