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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Gift of the gab

Option 1: Fluency of speech

Option 2: Freedom of speech

Option 3: First speech

Option 4: Figures of speech

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Fluency of speech


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Gift of the gab refers to the ability to speak eloquently and persuasively. It implies having a natural talent or skill for effective and articulate verbal communication. Fluency of speech means the same, thus making it

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Question : A boat is moving away from an observation tower. It makes an angle of depression of 60° with an observer's eye when at a distance of 50 metres from the tower. After 8 seconds, the angle of depression becomes 30º. By assuming that it is running in still water, the approximate speed of the boat is:

Option 1: 33 km/h

Option 2: 42 km/h

Option 3: 45 km/h

Option 4: 50 km/h

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 45 km/h


Solution :
Given: The boat makes an angle of depression of 60º with an observer's eye when at a distance of 50 metres from the tower. After 8 seconds, the angle of depression becomes 30°.
Solution: Let $CD = x$ m
In $\triangle ABD$
$\tan 60°=\frac{AB}{AC}$

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Question : A completes 30% of a project in 30 days. He then calls in B and they together finish the remaining work in 20 days. How long would B alone take to do the whole work?

Option 1: 40 days

Option 2: 80 days

Option 3: 120 days

Option 4: 20 days

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 40 days


Solution : Given: A completes 30% of a project in 30 days.
Let the total work be 100 units.
Since we know that, Total work = Efficiency × Time.
So, A's efficiency is $\frac{30}{30}$ = 1 unit each day.
After that, he calls B and the

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Question : The compound interest on Rs. 64,000 for 3 years, compounded annually at 7.5% p.a. is:

Option 1: Rs. 14,400

Option 2: Rs. 15,705

Option 3: Rs. 15,507

Option 4: Rs. 15,075

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rs. 15,507


Solution : Amount = $P(1+\frac{R}{100})^{n}$ to calculate the answer.
Where P is the principal amount, R is the rate of interest per annum, and n is the time in years.
Amount = $64000(1+\frac{7.5}{100})^{3}$ = Rs. 79,507
CI = Rs. 79,507 – Rs. 64,000 = Rs.15,507
Hence,

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Question : The term of trade refers to_____.

Option 1: the excess of import expenditures over export earnings

Option 2: the trade agreements

Option 3: the terms and conditions on which a country is offered loan

Option 4: the ratio between export prices and import prices

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Correct Answer: the ratio between export prices and import prices


Solution : The correct option is the ratio between export prices and import prices.

In 1927, the term trade was first used by US economist Frank William Taussig. The term trade refers to the ratio at which a country can

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Question : El Nino is

Option 1: a warm ocean current

Option 2: sea storm

Option 3: tropical disturbance

Option 4: another name of typhoon

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: a warm ocean current


Solution : The correct answer is a warm ocean current.

El Nino is a weather phenomenon in which cold ocean current in Pacific ocean is replaced by warm ocean currents. Peruvian current is a cold ocean current which flows past the Peruvian coast in

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Question : Directions: Study the following histogram of data related to literate people of different age groups and answer the questions given below.

The number of literate people in the age group of 20-35 years is:

Option 1: 2050

Option 2: 1250

Option 3: 2150

Option 4: 1700

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2050


Solution : The number of literate people in the age group of 20-25 = 800
The number of literate people in the age group of 25-30 = 650
The number of literate people in the age group of 30-35 = 600
The required answer = 800 +

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Question : A bike is sold for 87,500 by allowing a discount of 44% on its marked price. The marked price (in Rs.) of the bike is:

Option 1: 1,56,100

Option 2: 1,58,225

Option 3: 1,56,250

Option 4: 1,55,500

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1,56,250


Solution : Given: A bike is sold for 87,500 by allowing a discount of 44% on its marked price.
Let the marked price be $x$.
So, $x×\frac{100-44}{100} = 87500$
⇒ $x×\frac{56}{100}= 87500$
⇒ $x=\frac{8750000}{56}$
⇒ $x= 156250$
Hence, the correct answer is 1,56,250.

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Question : What is the set of ecosystems called?

Option 1: Stratosphere

Option 2: Hydrosphere

Option 3: Biome

Option 4: Atmosphere

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Biome


Solution : The correct option is Biome.

The collective name for the collection of ecosystems present in a particular geographic area or region is called a biome. A biome is an extensive, distinct ecological community characterised by its flora and climate and the types of organisms

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Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement required’.

It was too an interesting movie.

Option 1: so

Option 2: such

Option 3: enough

Option 4: No improvement required

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Correct Answer: such


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Explanation: The original sentence, "It was too an interesting movie", contains an error in the use of "too". The correct construction should use "such" instead of "too" when expressing the degree of interest. "Too" is generally used

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