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Question : Banks in India were nationalized for the first time in the year:

Option 1: 1950

Option 2: 1960

Option 3: 1969

Option 4: 1979

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1969


Solution : The correct option is 1969

The ultimate purpose of nationalising banks was to extend banking services to neglected and underprivileged areas and to facilitate financial inclusion and consolidation. On July 19, 1969, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ordered the nationalisation of 14 banks with deposits exceeding

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Question : Which Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Kailash temple of Siva at Ellora?

Option 1: Dantidurga

Option 2: Amoghvarsha-I

Option 3: Krishan-I

Option 4: Vatsraja

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Krishan-I


Solution : The correct option is Krishan-I.

Rashtrakuta ruler Krishna I (r. 756-773 CE) constructed the great Kailash temple of Siva at Ellora. It is a monolithic temple, which means it was cut from a single rock. It is one of the world's largest and most magnificent

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Question : If a + b + c = 1, ab + bc + ca = –22 and abc = –40, then what is the value of a3 + b3 + c3 ?

Option 1: 67

Option 2: –53

Option 3: –51

Option 4: 27

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: –53


Solution : Given: $a + b + c = 1$
$ab + bc + ca = -22$
$abc = -40$
Using the below equation:
$a^3+b^3+c^3−3abc=(a+b+c)[(a+b+c)^2−3(ab+bc+ca)]$
$⇒a^3+b^3+c^3−3abc = (1)[(1)^2 - 3(-22)]$
$⇒a^3+b^3+c^3−3abc = 67$
$⇒a^3+b^3+c^3 = 3abc + 67$
$⇒a^3+b^3+c^3 = 3(-40) + 67$
$⇒a^3+b^3+c^3 = -53$
Hence,

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Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

______ 540,000-square-foot building now houses ______ enormous collection of artworks and historic archives.

Option 1: No word required; the

Option 2: The; no word required

Option 3: The; a

Option 4: A; an

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: A; an


Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.

The correct vowel for the first blank is a, because it is followed by a number, and the correct vowel for the second blank is an, as it is followed by a word starting with

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Question : Select the correct active form of the given sentence.

Were you summoned for interrogation by the police?

Option 1: Were the police summoning you for interrogation?

Option 2: Did the police summoned you for interrogation?

Option 3: Did the police summon you for interrogation?

Option 4: Has the police summoned you for interrogation?

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Did the police summon you for interrogation?


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

Active voice is the voice where the subject performs the action. When transforming a sentence from the passive voice to the active voice, the object of the passive voice becomes the subject

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Question : In which year was an approach and program named Joint Forest Management (JFM) launched in the context of National Forest Policy?

Option 1: 1965

Option 2: 1988

Option 3: 1996

Option 4: 1947

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1988


Solution : The correct option is 1988.

The Joint Forest Management (JFM) approach and programme were launched in the context of the National Forest Policy in 1988. JFM was introduced as a collaborative forest management initiative involving local communities and forest department authorities to promote sustainable

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Question : Direction: In the following question a word is followed by four other words, one of which can not be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

INTELLIGENCE

Option 1: GENTLE

Option 2: INCITE

Option 3: CANCEL

Option 4: NEGLECT

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: CANCEL


Solution : Given:

INTELLIGENCE

First option: GENTLE;

All the letters of the above word are present in the given word INTELLIGENCE.

Second option: INCITE; 

All the letters of the above word are present in the given word INTELLIGENCE.

Third option: CANCEL; 

Letter A of the above word

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Question : If a vendor sells a coconut for Rs. 14.4, he makes a 10% loss. If he wants to make a 25% profit, then at what price (in Rs.) should he sell?

Option 1: 18

Option 2: 20

Option 3: 16

Option 4: 22

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 20


Solution : Given: The Selling price of a coconut = Rs. 14.4
Loss percent = 10%
Cost price = $\frac{\text{Selling price×100}}{100-Loss\%}$
Cost price = $\frac{14.4}{0.9}=16$
Selling price = $\frac{\text{Cost price (100+Profit%)}}{100}$
For 25% profit, Selling price = $16\times 1.25$ = Rs. 20
Hence, the correct answer is

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Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Central character in a story or play

Option 1: Emulator

Option 2: Contender

Option 3: Protagonist

Option 4: Adversary

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Protagonist


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

The protagonist is the leading character or one of the main characters in a story or a play. Thus, it is the correct one word substitute for the central character in a story or play.

The

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