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Question : Where and when will the fourth edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games be held?

Option 1: 2024 Nanjing

Option 2: 2026 Dakar

Option 3: 2023 Buenos Aires

Option 4: 2024 Gangwon

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2024 Gangwon


Solution : The correct answer is 2024 Gangwon.

The Winter Youth Olympic Games' fourth edition is scheduled to take place from January 19 to February 1, 2024, in the Gangwon Province of the Republic of Korea. The chosen name for the Gangwon 2024 mascot is Moongcho,

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Question : In a square ABCD, diagonals AC and BD intersect at O. The angle bisector of $\angle CAB$ meets BD and BC at F and G, respectively. OF : CG is equal to:

Option 1: $1 : 2$

Option 2: $1 : 3$

Option 3: $1: \sqrt{2}$

Option 4: $1: \sqrt{3}$

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $1: \sqrt{2}$


Solution :
Given: ABCD is a square. Diagonal intersects at O. The angle bisector of $\angle$CAB meets BD and BC at F and G.
Let's denote the side AB as \(x\). So, the diagonal AC = \(\sqrt{2}x\). 
$⇒OA = OB = OC = OD = \frac{AC}{2}

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Question : Select the grammatically correct sentence.
A. As a nation, India is a united country and shall always remain so.
B. As nation, India is a united country and shall always remain so.
C. As the nation, India is a united country and shall always remain so.
D. As a nation, India is an united country and shall always remain so.

Option 1: A

Option 2: B

Option 3: D

Option 4: C

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: A


Solution : The grammatically correct sentence is the first option.

The articleis needed before the term nation to indicate that it is one nation among many. The correct usage is a united country and not an united country. is used before the words that

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Question : If a sum of money becomes Rs. 4000 in 2 years and Rs. 5500 in 4 years and 6 months, at the same rate of simple interest per annum, the rate of simple interest is:

Option 1: $21\frac{3}{7}$%

Option 2: $21\frac{2}{7}$%

Option 3: $21\frac{1}{7}$%

Option 4: $21\frac{5}{7}$%

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $21\frac{3}{7}$%


Solution : Given: The sum of money becomes Rs. 4000 in 2 years and Rs. 5500 in 4 years and 6 months, at the same rate of simple interest. 
Simple interest of 2 years 6 months = 5500 – 4000 = 1500
Simple interest of 1 year

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Question : Select the most appropriate idiom or phrase to fill in the blank in the given sentence.

Sweety has been ________ since her painting won first prize.

Option 1: walking on eggshells

Option 2: waiting in the wings

Option 3: walking into the lion's den

Option 4: walking on air

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: walking on air


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Walking on air perfectly fits the context, expressing the elation and joy Sweety feels after winning first prize.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Walking on eggshells means being cautious, which doesn't fit
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Question : Directions: Three of the following letter clusters are alike in some manner and hence form a group. Which letter cluster does not belong to that group?

Option 1: BYI

Option 2: KPR

Option 3: QLA

Option 4: DWK

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: QLA


Solution : Let's check the options –
First option: BYI; B and Y are opposite pairs; B + 7 = I
Second option: KPR; K and P are opposite pairs; K + 7 = R
Third option: QLA; Q and L are not opposite pairs; Q +

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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Take the wheels.

Option 1: Let the wheels take you.

Option 2: Let you take the wheels.

Option 3: Let the wheels be taken by you.

Option 4: Let wheels you take.

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Let the wheels be taken by you.


Solution : The correct answer is the third 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

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Question : Directions: Three of the following words are alike in some manner and hence form a group. Which word does NOT belong to that group? (The words must be considered meaningful English words and must not be grouped based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word).

Option 1: Chickens

Option 2: Bats

Option 3: Seals

Option 4: Rodents

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Chickens


Solution : Let's check each option –
First option: Chickens; Chickens are domesticated birds​​​​​.
Second option: Bats; Bats are mammals capable of sustained flight.
Third option: Seals; Seals are marine mammals. They are adapted to live in the water but give birth to their young on land.

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