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Question : Identify the water harvesting system in the Western Himalayas.

Option 1: Khadins

Option 2: Johads

Option 3: None of these

Option 4: Guls

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Guls


Solution : The correct option is Guls.

In the Western Himalayas, a traditional water harvesting system known as Guls is commonly used. Guls are gravity-fed diversion channels that capture and transport water from mountain streams to agricultural fields. These intricate systems have been in use for centuries,

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Question : Ravi is 12 years younger than Surya. Ravi's age is 40% of the sum of his and Surya's ages. What will be Surya's age 9 years from now?

Option 1: 36

Option 2: 24

Option 3: 33

Option 4: 45

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 45


Solution : Given: Ravi is 12 years younger than Surya. Ravi's age is 40% of the sum of his and Surya's ages.
Let Ravi's age be $x$ years.
Then, Surya's age $= (x+12)$ years
According to the question,
$x = [x+(x+12)]×\frac{40}{100}$
⇒ $5x= 4x+24$
⇒ $x =

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Question : The ratio of the outer and the inner circumference of a circular path is 5 : 4. If the path is 50 metres wide, then what is the radius of the inner circle?

Option 1: 250 metres

Option 2: 300 metres

Option 3: 200 metres

Option 4: 210 metres

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 200 metres


Solution :

Let the radius of the inner and outer circumference be $r$ and $R$.
According to the question,
$\frac{2\pi R}{2\pi r}=\frac{5}{4}$
⇒ $\frac{2\pi(r+50)}{2\pi r}=\frac54$
⇒ $4(r+50)=5(r)$
⇒ $4r+200=5r$
⇒ $r = 200$ metres
Hence, the correct answer is 200 metres.

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Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.

His and her talents are _______.

Option 1: complementary

Option 2: complimentary

Option 3: complementing

Option 4: complicating

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: complementary


Solution : The correct word to fill in the blank is the first option.

It means that two things are different, but together they enhance each other's qualities. In the sentence, if their talents are complementary, it implies that their talents are different but work well together.

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Question : Nitrification is the biological process of converting.

Option 1: Nitrogen into nitrate

Option 2: Nitrogen into nitrite

Option 3: Ammonia into Nitrite

Option 4: Ammonia into NItrogen

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Ammonia into Nitrite


Solution : The correct option is Ammonia into Nitrite.

Nitrification is the biological process by which particular bacteria transform ammonia (NH3) or ammonium (NH4+) molecules into nitrite (NO2) and finally into nitrate (NO3). This mechanism

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Question : Telangana State is the bifurcation of

Option 1: Tamil Nadu

Option 2: Andhra Pradesh

Option 3: Seemandhra

Option 4: Odisha and Tamil Nadu

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Andhra Pradesh


Solution : The correct option is - Andhra Pradesh.

The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014, also known as the Telangana Act, is an Act of the Indian Parliament that, in response to the Telangana movement, divided the state of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the

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Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd letter cluster from the given alternatives.

Option 1: CPA

Option 2: REB

Option 3: QUD

Option 4: AOT

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: CPA


Solution : Let's check the options –
First option: CPA; P is not a vowel.
Second option: REB; E is a vowel.
Third option: QUD; U is a vowel.
Fourth option: AOT; O is a vowel.

So, only in the first option, the middle letter is not

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Question : If the selling price is tripled and the cost price is doubled, the profit would be 65%. What is the present profit (in%)?

Option 1: 20

Option 2: 15

Option 3: 25

Option 4: 10

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 10


Solution : Let the original cost price be Rs. 100
New cost price = 200
New profit% = 65%
New selling price after 65% profit = 200 + 0.65 × 200
= 330
Old selling price = one-third of new selling price
Old selling price = 110

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