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Question : In which month of 2021 did the All India Survey on Migrant Workers, under the overall guidance of an expert group, come into effect?

Option 1: August

Option 2: June

Option 3: February

Option 4: April

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: April


Solution : The correct answer is April.

With effect from April 1, 2021, the Labour Bureau has begun conducting the All India Survey on Migrant Workers, with the goals as follows: to figure out the number of domestic and international migrant workers within the country, collect

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Question : What is the smallest number by which 625 must be divided so that the quotient is a perfect cube?

Option 1: 25

Option 2: 5

Option 3: 2

Option 4: 3

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 5


Solution : We know, a perfect cube has multiples of 3 as powers of prime factors.
So, 625 = 54
Hence, 625 can be made a perfect cube by dividing it by 5.
After dividing 625 by 5 we get 125 = 53
Hence, the

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Question : The Queen who had the nickname "Bloody Mary"?

Option 1: Elizabeth

Option 2: Victoria

Option 3: Mary I

Option 4: Ruth

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Mary I


Solution : The answer is Mary I.

Queen Mary I was the Queen of England who ruled by her rights but was known by the name "Bloody Mary" because she pursued Protestant heretics, leading to their execution by burning at the stake in large numbers.

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Question : In the given figure, $PQRS$ is a quadrilateral. If $QR = 18$ cm and $PS = 9$ cm, then, what is the area (in cm2) of quadrilateral $PQRS$?

Option 1: $\frac{(64\sqrt{3})}{3}$

Option 2: $\frac{(177\sqrt{3})}{2}$

Option 3: $\frac{(135\sqrt{3})}{2}$

Option 4: $\frac{(98\sqrt{3})}{3}$

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $\frac{(135\sqrt{3})}{2}$


Solution :

Given: $PQRS$ is a quadrilateral, $QR = 18$ cm and $PS = 9$ cm.
Construction: Extend the lines $QP$ and $RS$ as they meet at $T$ and form $\triangle QRT$ an equilateral triangle.
Take the angles as shown in the figure.
The area of an

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Question : If $m+\frac{1}{m-2}=4$, then find the value of $(m-2)^2+\frac{1}{(m-2)^2}$.

Option 1: – 2

Option 2: 4

Option 3: 0

Option 4: 2

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2


Solution : Given, $m+\frac{1}{m-2}=4$
⇒ $(m-2)+\frac{1}{m-2}=2$
Squaring both sides, we get:
$(m-2)^2+\frac{1}{(m-2)^2}+2(m-2)(\frac{1}{m-2})=4$
⇒ $(m-2)^2+\frac{1}{(m-2)^2}+2=4$
$\therefore(m-2)^2+\frac{1}{(m-2)^2}=2$
Hence, the correct answer is 2.

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Question : Dhondo Keshav Karve was an eminent Indian who championed the cause of _____________.

Option 1: allowing child marriages

Option 2: prohibiting widow remarriages

Option 3: strengthening the caste norms

Option 4: spread of women education

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: spread of women education


Solution : The correct option is the spread of women's education.

Dhondo Keshav Karve was an eminent Indian who championed the cause of women's education and social reform. He is best known for his efforts to promote women's rights and improve the status

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Question : The ratio of the present age of the father to that of his son is 7 : 2. If after 10 years the ratio of their ages becomes 9 : 4, then the present age of the father is:

Option 1: 43 years

Option 2: 35 years

Option 3: 37 years

Option 4: 40 years

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 35 years


Solution : Let the present age of the father be $7x$ years, and the present age of the son be $2x$ years.
After 10 years, the father's age will be $7x + 10$, and the son's age will be $2x + 10$.
According to the question,

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Question : A dealer sold an article at a loss of 2%. Had he sold it for INR 44 more, he would have gained 20%. Find the cost price of the article.

Option 1: INR 250

Option 2: INR 300

Option 3: INR 400

Option 4: INR 200

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: INR 200


Solution : Given: A dealer sold an article at a loss of 2%. Had he sold it for INR 44 more, he would have gained 20%.
Let the cost price of the article be 100%.
The first percent = – 2% and the second percent =

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

I used to swim across the river when I was young.

Option 1: will swim across

Option 2: was swimming across

Option 3: could swim across

Option 4: can swim across

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: could swim across


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

When could is used as the past tense of "can", it refers to an ability that a person generally had in the past or to something that was generally possible in the past.

For example:

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