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Question : Chemobyl disaster is the result of pollution by

Option 1: Oil spill

Option 2: Acid rain

Option 3: Carbon dioxide

Option 4: Radioactive waste

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Correct Answer: Radioactive waste


Solution : The correct option is - Radioactive waste

Due to a steam explosion that spilled a dangerous reactor core into the environment, the Chernobyl accident in 1986 caused the deposition of radioactive materials in several nations around Europe.  A large number of radioactive particles containing

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Question : Select the most appropriate idiom or phrase to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
He is rich and famous and expects everyone to _____ on him.

Option 1: tap dance like mad

Option 2: dead duck

Option 3: give a song and dance

Option 4: dance attendance

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Correct Answer: dance attendance


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Dance attendance is an idiom that means to serve or attend to someone's needs, desires, or demands, often in a very attentive or obsequious manner. In this context, the rich person expects others to be at his

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Question : From a point on a bridge across the river, the angles of depression of the banks on opposite sides of the river are $30^{\circ}$ and $45^{\circ}$, respectively. If the bridge is at a height of 2.5 m from the banks, then the width of the river is: Take ($\sqrt{3}$ = 1.732).

Option 1: 5.83 metres

Option 2: 6.83 metres

Option 3: 5.76 metres

Option 4: 6.87 metres

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 6.83 metres


Solution :
Given,
The height of the bridge PD = 2.5 metres.
Taking one side of the river
In $\triangle$ PAD,
tan 30° = $\frac{\text{PD}}{\text{AD}}$
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$ = $\frac{2.5}{\text{AD}}$
⇒ AD = 2.5$\sqrt{3}$
Taking another side of the river
In $\Delta$ PBD,
tan 45° = $\frac{\text{PD}}{\text{BD}}$
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Question : Commercialisation of agriculture is an indication of________.

Option 1: income surplus

Option 2: producers surplus

Option 3: consumer surplus

Option 4: marketable surplus

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: marketable surplus


Solution : The correct option is marketable surplus.

The commercialization of agriculture serves as a clear indication that farmers are producing a surplus of goods that can be sold in the market. In this context, "marketable surplus" refers to the portion of agricultural produce that goes

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Question : Of the 3 numbers whose average is 22, the first is $(\frac{3}{8 })^{th}$ of the sum of the other 2. What is the first number?

Option 1: 16

Option 2: 20

Option 3: 22

Option 4: 18

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Correct Answer: 18


Solution : Let the first number, second number, and third number be $x, y$, and $z$ respectively.
Given: $x = \frac{3(y+z)}{8}$
⇒ $y+z = \frac{8x}{3}$
Now, the average of three numbers = 22
Sum of the numbers = 3 × 22 = 66
According to the question:

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

Option 1: Gruesome

Option 2: Foster

Option 3: Fatal

Option 4: Grotesque

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Correct Answer: Fatal


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

It means causing or ending in death, often used to describe something deadly.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Gruesome: It describes something extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying.
  • Foster: It means to foster means
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Question : Who is known as the 'Father of Modern Dance in India'?

Option 1: Uday Shankar

Option 2: Birju Maharaj

Option 3: Gopi Krishna

Option 4: Guru Bipin Singh

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Uday Shankar


Solution : The correct answer is Uday Shankar.

With his innovative methods and creative works, Uday Shankar was the first to introduce the idea of modern dance to India. The father of modern dance in India is Uday Shankar. He was an Indian dancer and

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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, DRAWING is written as CQZVHMF, and TURQUOISE is written as STQPTNHRD, how will COLOR be written in that language?

Option 1: BNKNQ

Option 2: BMKMQ

Option 3: ANKNQ

Option 4: AMKMQ

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Correct Answer: BNKNQ


Solution : Given:
DRAWING is written as CQZVHMF –

Subtract 1 from the place value of each letter of DRAWING to obtain the required code –
D – 1 = C; R – 1 = Q; A – 1 = Z; W – 1 = V; I

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