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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.
What good fortune ! I found the very thing I was____ !

Option 1: looking in

Option 2: looking to

Option 3: looking besides

Option 4: looking for

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: looking for


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Explanation: "Looking for" is an idiomatic phrase used to indicate that we are searching for something or someone. It accurately conveys the intended meaning of the sentence, which is the discovery of the desired item.

So, the

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

The gate was opened by the peon.

Option 1: The peon is opening the gate.

Option 2: The peon opened the gate.

Option 3: The peon was opening the gate.

Option 4: The gate was being opened by the peon.

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Correct Answer: The peon opened the gate.


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Active voice emphasises the doer of the action, while passive voice emphasises the receiver. To convert passive to active, we make the subject perform the action and rephrase the verb.

The structure of the

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Question : How many Fundamental Duties are mentioned in the Indian Constitution?

Option 1: Five

Option 2: Seven

Option 3: Nine

Option 4: Eleven

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Eleven


Solution : The correct answer is Eleven.

The Indian Constitution's Part IV-A (Article 51A) lists the fundamental responsibilities of people. These responsibilities were not originally part of the Indian Constitution but were introduced by the 42nd Amendment in 1976 in response to suggestions made by the

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Question : Direction: If MONKO is coded as 57637, then how KLJMN be coded in the same code?

Option 1: 32456

Option 2: 34256

Option 3: 35156

Option 4: 32546

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 34256


Solution : Given:

MONKO is coded as 57637

The corresponding codes for the letters in MONKO are M → 5; O → 7; N → 6; K → 3

The numeric value of each letter increases as the alphabet progresses.

So, J → 2; K → 3;

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Question : A dishonest shopkeeper sells millet at 20 per kg, which he has bought at 16 per kg, and he is giving 800 gm instead of 1000 gm. Find his actual profit percentage.

Option 1: 52.12%

Option 2: 58.36%

Option 3: 54.25%

Option 4: 56.25%

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 56.25%


Solution : Here, CP = Cost price, SP = Selling price
CP of 1000 gm of millet = Rs. 16
CP of 1 gm of millet = $\frac{16}{1000}$ = Rs. 0.016
He gave only 800 gm.
CP of 800 gm of millet = $0.016 \times 800$ =

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Question : The most abundant inert gas in the atmosphere is

Option 1: Helium

Option 2: Neon

Option 3: Argon

Option 4: Krypton

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Correct Answer: Argon


Solution : The correct option is Argon.

Argon is the most prevalent inert gas in the atmosphere. It accounts for approximately 0.93% of the volume of the Earth's atmosphere. Other inert gases, such as helium, neon, krypton, xenon, and radon, exist in the atmosphere, albeit in much

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Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd number pair from the given alternatives.

Option 1: 93

Option 2: 79

Option 3: 97

Option 4: 89

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 93


Solution : Let's check the options –
First option: 93→The factors of 93 are 1, 3, 31 and 93. So, 93 is not a prime number.
Second option: 79→The factors of 79 are 1 and 79. So, 79 is a prime number.
Third option: 97→The factors of

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

Option 1: DAEH

Option 2: KIMP

Option 3: HEIL

Option 4: FCGJ

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Correct Answer: KIMP


Solution : Let's check the options –
First option: DAEH; D – 3 = A; A + 4 = E; E + 3 = H
Second option: KIMP; K – 2 = I; I + 4 = M; M + 3 = P
Third option: HEIL; H

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Question : Direction: Some equation are solved on the basis of certain pattern find the correct answer for the unsolved equation on that basis.

8 x 7 x 6 = 765

5 x 3 x 2 = 421 

9 x 6 x 4 = ?

Option 1: 583

Option 2: 853

Option 3: 841

Option 4: 481

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Correct Answer: 853


Solution : Here, in the given equations, each number is reduced by 1 and placed at hundreds, tens and units place respectively.

⇒ 8 x 7 x 6 = 765

⇒ 5 x 3 x 2 = 421

Similarily, 9 x 6 x 4 = 853

Hence,

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Question : The number of students in a class is 45, out of which $33 \frac{1}{3} \%$ are boys and the rest are girls. The average score of girls in Science is $66 \frac{2}{3} \%$ more than that of boys. If the average score of all the students is 78, then the average score of girls is:

Option 1: 78

Option 2: 54

Option 3: 90

Option 4: 65

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 90


Solution : Let the average score of boys as B and the average score of girls as G.
Given that $33 \frac{1}{3} \%$ of the students are boys.
The number of boys = 45 × $\frac{1}{3}$ = 15
The number of girls = 45 – 15 =

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