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Question : Suez Canal is located in which of the following countries ?

Option 1: Sudan

Option 2: Saudi Arabia

Option 3: Egypt

Option 4: Jordan

Team Careers360 5th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Egypt


Solution : The correct option is - Egypt.

The Suez Canal, which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and traverses the Isthmus of Suez  in Egypt, separates Africa and Asia. It connects Europe and Asia and is one of the busiest maritime lines in the

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Question : Who discovered Cholera germs ?

Option 1: Robert Koch

Option 2: Rene Laennec

Option 3: Heinrich Dreser

Option 4: Armauer Hansen

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Robert Koch


Solution : The correct option is Robert Koch.

In the 1880s, when Robert Koch, a German physician, conducted extensive research on Vibrio cholerae and its role in causing cholera, that the scientific community fully accepted the bacterium as the causative agent of the disease. Robert Koch's

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Question : The North-South corridor links which of the two major cities?

Option 1: Leh and Visakhapatnam

Option 2: Leh and Kanyakumari

Option 3: Srinagar and Visakhapatnam

Option 4: Srinagar and Kanyakumari

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Srinagar and Kanyakumari


Solution : The correct option is Srinagar and Kanyakumari.

The North-South corridor in India is a major transportation route that extends from the northern city of Srinagar to the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent in Kanyakumari. This extensive corridor spans a considerable geographic distance,

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Question : Let ABC and PQR be two congruent triangles such that $\angle $A = $\angle $P = $90^{\circ}$. If BC = 13 cm, PR = 5 cm, find AB.

Option 1: 12 cm

Option 2: 8 cm

Option 3: 10 cm

Option 4: 5 cm

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 12 cm


Solution :
Given: $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle PQR$
$\angle $A = $\angle $P = $90^{\circ}$
BC = 13 cm and PR = 5 cm
$\because$ Both the triangles are congruent
BC = QR and AC = PR
By using Pythagoras' theorem: h2 = p

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Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).

His illness means he must resign his chairmanship impromptu.

(1) fast

(2) forthwith

(3) earliest

(4) No Improvement

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: (2)


Solution : The correct answer is the second option.

Impromptu means something done spontaneously or without prior planning, which doesn't fit the situation described. A better word to convey the idea of immediate resignation is forthwith. It is the correct alternative because it means immediately or without

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Question : An athlete runs an 800 m race in 96 seconds. His speed (in km/hr) is:

Option 1: 20 km/hr

Option 2: 40 km/hr

Option 3: 30 km/hr

Option 4: 25 km/hr

Team Careers360 7th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 30 km/hr


Solution : Given: An athlete runs an 800 m race in 96 seconds.
Speed = $\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}$
⇒ Speed = $\frac{800}{96}$ m/s
= $\frac{800}{96}$ × $\frac{18}{5}$ km/hr
=  30 km/hr
Hence, the correct answer is 30 km/hr.

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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
One should keep one’s promise.

Option 1: Promises should be kept.

Option 2: One should keep their promise.

Option 3: One’s promise should be kept by one.

Option 4: Promises should be kept by one.

Team Careers360 2nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Promises should be kept.


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive voice.

The

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Question : If a boy walks from his house to school at the rate of 4 km/h, he reaches the school 10 minutes earlier than the scheduled time. However, if he walks at the rate of 3 km/h, he reaches 10 minutes late. Find the distance of his school from his house.

Option 1: 5 km

Option 2: 4 km

Option 3: 6 km

Option 4: 4.5 km

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 4 km


Solution : Given: If a boy walks from his house to school at the rate of 4 km/h, he reaches the school 10 minutes earlier than the scheduled time. However, if he walks at the rate of 3 km/h, he reaches 10 minutes late.
We know

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Question : Directions: In the given question, select the related letter from the given alternatives.
DE : O :: AF : ?

Option 1: H

Option 2: K

Option 3: J

Option 4: I

Team Careers360 3rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: K


Solution : Given:
DE : O :: AF : ?

Multiply the sum of the position values of the letters of DE by 2 and then subtract 3 from it to get the required code –
The position value of DE; D→4, E→5
DE→(4 + 5) ×

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Question : Which crop is grown during the zaid season in India?

Option 1: Cucumber

Option 2: Jowar

Option 3: Bajra

Option 4: Maize

Team Careers360 4th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Cucumber


Solution : The correct option is Cucumber.

Cucumber is grown during the zaid season in India. The zaid season, also known as the summer or intermediate season, occurs between the rabi (winter) and kharif (monsoon) seasons. Maize, jowar (sorghum), and bajra (pearl millet) are primarily grown during

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