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Question : The 'Thaipoosam' festival is celebrated in the state of India.

Option 1: Bihar

Option 2: Andhra Pradesh

Option 3: Tamil Nadu

Option 4: Goa

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu


Solution : The correct answer is Tamil Nadu.

Thaipoosam is a Hindu festival celebrated by the Tamil community. It is celebrated by the devotees of Lord Kartikeya (Lord Murugan), the son of Lord Shiva. It is celebrated by the Tamil community on the day of

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Question : Which of the following led the English company in the Battle of Plassey (1757)?

Option 1: Lord Dalhousie

Option 2: Captain Hodson

Option 3: Warren Hastings

Option 4: Robert Clive

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Robert Clive


Solution : The correct option is Robert Clive.

The Battle of Plassey, fought on June 23, 1757, was a significant engagement during the Seven Years' War and a crucial event in British rule in India. The British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, faced

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Question : Which of the following dynasties was not part of the "tripartite struggle," which fought for centuries to control one prized area, Kanauj?

Option 1: Kadamba

Option 2: Rashtrakuta

Option 3: Pala

Option 4: Gurjara-Pratihara

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Kadamba


Solution : The correct answer is Kadamba.

The ninth-century Tripartite Struggle, also called the Kannauj Triangle Wars, involved the Pratihara, Pala, and Rashtrakuta empires vying for dominance over northern India.

The "tripartite struggle" lasted for decades to gain control over a single, valuable region and did

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Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined words in the given sentence.

Today my dad will teach me how to make a small shelter for my dog.

Option 1: kennel

Option 2: canal

Option 3: burrow

Option 4: shed

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: kennel


Solution : The correct option that can be used as a one-word substitute is the first option.

Explanation: The term "kennel" specifically refers to a small shelter or house for a dog. In the context of the sentence, where the speaker's dad is teaching him to make

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Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

Is there any portal to redeem these coupons that I have collected from the store?

Option 1: forsake

Option 2: deplore

Option 3: forfeit

Option 4: embezzle

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: forfeit


Solution : The most appropriate choice is the third option.

In the context of the sentence, redeem means to exchange or make use of the collected coupons, so the opposite action would be to forfeit them, meaning not to use or lose the opportunity to use the

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Question : The volume of the sphere is 38,808 cm3. What is the surface area of the sphere?

Option 1: 4455 cm2

Option 2: 4433 cm2

Option 3: 5544 cm2

Option 4: 3344 cm2

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 5544 cm2


Solution : Given, the volume of the sphere = 38,808 cm3
Let the radius of the sphere be $r$.
According to the question,
$\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3$ = 38,808
⇒ $r^3$ = $\frac{38808×3×7}{4×22}$ = 9261
⇒ $r$ = 21
So, the surface area of the sphere

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Question : Which of the following resources is renewable one ?

Option 1: Uranium

Option 2: Coal

Option 3: Timber

Option 4: Natural Gas

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Timber


Solution : The correct answer is timber. 

Energy resources are divided into two types- Renewable and Non-Renewable. Renewable energy resources are the one which are not limited by their availability like solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, tidal energy etc. Virtually timber is also an renewable energy

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Question : Which one of the following processes is responsible for the glittering of air bubbles rising through water?

Option 1: Reflection of light

Option 2: Refraction of light

Option 3: Total internal reflection of light

Option 4: Scattering of light

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Total internal reflection of light


Solution : The correct answer is Total internal reflection of light

Due to the total internal reflection, light gets trapped inside the air bubble, making it shine. It occurs when the ray travels from a denser medium to a rarer medium and

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Question : If (a – b) = 1 and ab = 6, then what is the value of (a– b3)?

Option 1: 21

Option 2: 23

Option 3: 19

Option 4: 25

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 19


Solution : Given:
(a – b) = 1
ab = 6
We know, a– b3 = (a – b)3 + 3ab(a – b)
⇒ a– b3 = (1)+ (3 × 6 × 1) = 1 + 18 =

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