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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Carry the day

Option 1: Win a victory

Option 2: Lift a heavy load

Option 3: Bear the burden

Option 4: Lead an army

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Win a victory


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Carry the day means to be victorious or be successful. Thus, win a victory is the appropriate choice, as it is the correct meaning.

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Question : Which of the following is not one of the animals carved on the Sarnath Pillar?

Option 1: Humped Bull

Option 2: Deer

Option 3: Elephant

Option 4: Horse

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Deer


Solution : The correct answer is Deer.

The four animals shown on the Sarnath Pillar are Lion, Elephant, Bull, and Horse. These creatures represent the four directions: north, south, east, and west, in that order. The lion is also a Buddhist emblem.
 

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Question : Who among the following is associated with the musical instrument Surbahar?

Option 1: Annapurna Devi

Option 2: Shivkumar Sharma

Option 3: Sharan Rani

Option 4: Bhajan Sopari

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Annapurna Devi


Solution : The correct option is Annapurna Devi.

Legendary performer Annapurna Devi, who received the Padma Bhushan in 1977, was connected to the Surbahar instrument. A bigger sitar is called a surbahar. The instrument was created in India around the beginning of the 1800s.

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Question : A solid brass sphere of radius 2.1 dm is converted into a right circular cylindrical rod of length 7 cm. The ratio of the total surface areas of the rod to the sphere is:

Option 1: 3 : 1

Option 2: 1 : 3

Option 3: 7 : 3

Option 4: 3 : 7

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Correct Answer: 7 : 3


Solution : Given: Radius of the sphere ($R$) = 2.1 dm = 21 cm
Height of the rod = 7 cm
Let the radius of the rod be $r$ cm.
Now,
The volume of the rod = volume of the sphere
$⇒\pi r^2 h=\frac{4}{3}\pi R^3$

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Question : Postage Meter was invented by

Option 1: Fyodor Pirotsky

Option 2: Arthur Pitney

Option 3: Fritz Pfleumer

Option 4: Stephen Perry

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Arthur Pitney


Solution : The correct option is Arthur Pitney.

The Postage Meter, a significant invention, was pioneered by American entrepreneur and inventor Arthur Pitney. On December 9, 1901, Pitney formally filed a patent application in Stamford, Connecticut, marking the inception of the world's inaugural Postage Meter.

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Question : In an isosceles $\triangle ABC$, $AB = AC$, $XY || BC$. If $\angle A=30°$, then $\angle BXY$?

Option 1: 75°

Option 2: 30°

Option 3: 150°

Option 4: 105°

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Correct Answer: 105°


Solution : Given: In an isosceles $\triangle ABC$, $AB = AC$.
$\angle BAC=30°$
We know that the sum of all the angles in a triangle is 180°.

In an isosceles $\triangle ABC$, $AB = AC$.
So, $\angle ABC=\angle ACB$
$\angle ABC + \angle ACB + \angle BAC

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Question : Which of the following is not a commercial source of energy ?

Option 1: Coal

Option 2: Petroleum

Option 3: Natural Gas

Option 4: Firewood

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Correct Answer: Firewood


Solution : The correct option is Firewood.

Firewood is not a commercially viable energy source. While firewood is utilised for heating and cooking in many households and communities, it is rarely marketed on a wide scale as a commercial energy source. Coal, petroleum, and natural gas, on

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Question : In a school with 600 students, the average age of the boys is 12 years and that of the girls is 11 years. If the average age of the school is 11 years and 9 months, then the number of girls in the school is:

Option 1: 450

Option 2: 150

Option 3: 250

Option 4: 350

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 150


Solution : Average of boys = 12 years
Average of girls = 11 years
Average of all students = 11 years 9 months
By using alligation, we get:

Total students = 600
Girls = 12 years – 11 years 9 months = 3 months
Boys = 11

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Question : Jamda folk dance is associated with which Indian state?

Option 1: Assam

Option 2: Maharashtra

Option 3: Manipur

Option 4: Jharkhand

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Jharkhand


Solution : The correct answer is Jharkhand.

Jamda folk dance is associated with the Indian state of Jharkhand. Jharkhand is known for its rich cultural heritage, and various folk dances are an integral part of the state's cultural identity. Jamda is one of these traditional folk dances

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Question : A sum of money becomes INR 11,880 after 4 years and INR 17,820 after 6 years on compound interest, if the interest is compounded annually. What is the half of the sum (in INR)?

Option 1: 2,410

Option 2: 2,530

Option 3: 2,640

Option 4: 2,750

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Correct Answer: 2,640


Solution : Let the rate of interest per annum be $R$ and principal $P$
According to the question,
(Amount after 4 years): (Amount after 6 years) = 11880 : 17820 = 2 : 3
⇒ [$(1+\frac{R}{100})^{4}$]: [$(1+\frac{R}{100})^{6}$] = 2 : 3
⇒ $(1+\frac{R}{100})^{2}$ = $\frac{3}{2}$
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