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Question : A manufacturer fixes his selling price at 33% over the cost of production. If the cost of production goes up by 12% and the manufacturer raises his selling price by 10%, his percentage profit is:

Option 1: $28\frac{3}{8}\%$

Option 2: $30\frac{5}{8}\%$

Option 3:

$36\frac{5}{9}\%$

Option 4:

$35\%$

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $30\frac{5}{8}\%$


Solution : Let the cost of production as $C$ and the selling price as $S$. 
Given that the manufacturer fixes his selling price at 33% over the cost of production,
$S = C + 0.33C = 1.33C$
The cost of production goes up by 12%, the new

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

Computers and mobile phones have become a necessary and important part of our lives.

Option 1: a requisite

Option 2: an essential

Option 3: a required

Option 4: a needed

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: an essential


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

The word important is used to describe the significance of computers and mobile phones in our lives. The synonym, essential aligns well with the meaning, emphasising that computers and mobile phones are indispensable or crucial components

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Question : Directions: Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
CM, EP, GO, IS, KQ, MV, OS, ?

Option 1: PY

Option 2: QY

Option 3: QZ

Option 4: QX

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: QY


Solution : Given:
CM, EP, GO, IS, KQ, MV, OS, ?

Add 2 to the place value of the first letter of the previous term to obtain the first letter of the next term.
C + 2 = E; E + 2 = G; G + 2

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Question : If A had worked alone, it would have taken him 63 hours to complete the task. What is B's share if A and B work together on a task, finishing it in 36 hours, and they get paid Rs. 5,950 for it?

Option 1: Rs. 3,400

Option 2: Rs. 3,600

Option 3: Rs. 2,550

Option 4: Rs. 2,750

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rs. 2,550


Solution : A can do the work in 63 hours.
A and B can do the work in 36 hours.
So, B can do the work alone in = $\frac{1}{\text{1 day work of A and B – 1 day work of A}}=\frac{1}{\frac{1}{36}-\frac{1}{63}}=\frac{756}{9}=$ 84 hours
Now, the

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Question : Eleven friends spent Rs. 18 each on a tour and the twelfth friend spent Rs. 11 less than the average expenditure of all twelve of them. What is the total money spent by the twelve friends?

Option 1: Rs. 204

Option 2: Rs. 215

Option 3: Rs. 212

Option 4: Rs. 208

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rs. 204


Solution : Given: Eleven friends spent Rs. 18 each on a tour and the twelfth friend spent Rs. 11 less than the average expenditure of all twelve of them.
Let the average expenditure of all twelve of them = $x$
According to the question,
$12x =

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Question : Which of the following is not provided in the constitution?

Option 1: Election Commission 

Option 2: Finance Commission

Option 3: Public Service Commission 

Option 4: Planning Commission 

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Planning Commission 


Solution : The correct option is the Planning Commission.

The Planning Commission is not a constitutional body, whereas the Election Commission (Article 324), Finance Commission (Article 280), and Public Service Commission (Articles 315–323) are.

The Planning Commission is a non-constitutional authority in charge of developing and

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