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Question : If the cost price and selling price of an article are in the ratio 10 : 11, then the percentage of profit is:

Option 1: 10%

Option 2: 9%

Option 3:

3%

Option 4: 1%

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 10%


Solution : The profit percentage can be calculated using the formula:
$\text{Profit percentage} = \frac{\text{Selling price} - \text{Cost price}}{\text{Cost price}} \times 100$
Given that the cost price (CP) and selling price (SP) of an article are in the ratio 10 : 11.
Let,
$\text{CP} = 10x$
$\text{SP}

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Question : Which authority recommends the principles governing the grants in -aid of revenues of  the states out of the consolidated fund of india?

Option 1: public accounts committee

Option 2: union ministry of finance

Option 3: Finance Commission 

Option 4: inter-state council

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Finance Commission 


Solution : The Correct Answer is Finance Commission 

A constitutional body, the Finance Commission is established by the President. The Central Finance Commission (CFC) is required by Article 280(3)(C) of the Constitution to recommend actions to increase the Consolidated Fund of a State to supplement the

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Question : Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

The annual meeting of our club has been ____________till next month.

Option 1: dragged

Option 2: deferred

Option 3: disrupted

Option 4: deranged

Team Careers360 4th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: deferred


Solution : The second option is correct.

  • The most appropriate word for the given blank is deferred.
  • It means to leave until a later time.
  • We use the word defer to decide to do something later on.
  • In the given context, it is referring to
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Question : If the Reserve Bank of India reduces the cash reserve ratio(CRR), what will be its effect on credit creation?

Option 1: Increase in the credit

Option 2: Decrease credit creation

Option 3: Have no impact on credit creation

Option 4: Have no definite impact on credit creation

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Increase in the credit


Solution : The correct answer is an increase in the credit.

When the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduces the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), the economy's credit availability strengthens. This is because the CRR represents the amount of deposits that banks are required

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Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The contingent managed to ___________ successfully.

Option 1: park the deal

Option 2: close the deal

Option 3: heal the deal

Option 4: catch the deal

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: close the deal


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

The idiom close the deal means to negotiate or close the matter successfully.

So, the correct sentence is: "The contingent managed to close the deal successfully."

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Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd number pair from the given alternatives.

Option 1: 36 – 72 

Option 2: 17 – 34 

Option 3: 28 – 49 

Option 4: 24 – 48 

Team Careers360 5th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 28 – 49 


Solution : Let's check the options —
First option: 36 – 72 ⇒ 36 x 2 = 72
Second option: 17 – 34 ⇒17 x 2 = 34
Third option: 28 – 49 ⇒ 28 x 2 = 56 ≠ 49
Fourth option: 24 –

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Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Meena said that her parents were getting divorced.

Option 1: Meena said, "My parents get divorced."

Option 2: Meena said, "My parents are getting divorced."

Option 3: Meena said, "My parents will be getting divorced."

Option 4: Meena said, "My parents were getting divorced."

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Meena said, "My parents are getting divorced."


Solution : The second option is the correct answer.

The reporting verb "said" remains unchanged because it does not have an object.

The pronoun "her" is changed to "my" to match the subject of the reporting verb in direct speech.

The

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Question : If $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral in which $\angle A=x^\circ,\angle B=7x^\circ,\angle C=5y^\circ,\angle D=y^\circ$, then $x:y$ is: 

Option 1: 3 : 2

Option 2: 2 : 3

Option 3: 5 : 4

Option 4: 4 : 5

Team Careers360 3rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2 : 3


Solution :
Given, a cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ with $\angle A=x^\circ,\angle B=7x^\circ,\angle C=5y^\circ,\angle D=y^\circ$
We know that the sum of opposite angles of the cyclic quadrilateral is $180^\circ$.
So, $\angle A + \angle C=\angle B+\angle D$
Or, $x+5y=7x+y$
Or, $7x-x=5y-y$
Or, $6x=4y$
Or, $x:y=2:3$
Hence, the

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Question : Directions: Three of the following four-letter clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.

Option 1: TQR

Option 2: MJK

Option 3: IFG

Option 4: NKI

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: NKI


Solution : Let's check each option –

First option: TQR; T – 3 = Q; Q + 1 = R
Second option: MJK; M – 3 = J; J + 1 = K
Third option: IFG; I – 3 = F; F + 1 = G
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