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Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

Megha's habit of procrastination puts her colleagues on lot of trouble.

Option 1: to a lot of trouble

Option 2: in lot of troubles

Option 3: into lot troubles

Option 4: No improvement required

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: to a lot of trouble


Solution : The correct solution is the first option.

Explanation: The original sentence, "Megha's habit of procrastination puts her colleagues "on a lot of trouble" contains a prepositional error. The correct preposition to use is, "in" and not "on"  when expressing the

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Question : If the amounts received at the end of the 2nd and 3rd year at compound Interest on a certain principal are Rs. 24,200 and Rs. 26,620, respectively, what is the rate of interest per annum?

Option 1: 10%

Option 2: 5%

Option 3: 20%

Option 4: 16%

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 10%


Solution : Given:
The amount received at the end of 2nd year at compound Interest on a certain principal = Rs. 24,200 
The amount received at the end of 3rd year at compound Interest on a certain principal = Rs. 26,620
Formula used:
Amount = $P(1+\frac{R}{100})^{n}$ where

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Question : Which is the correct sequence of lakes according to depth (from maximum to minimum)?

Option 1: Caspian Sea > Tanganyika > Vostok > Baikal

Option 2: Baikal > Caspian Sea > Tanganyika > Vostok

Option 3: Baikal > Tanganyika > Caspian Sea > Vostok

Option 4: Caspian Sea > Baikal >Tanganyika > Vostok

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Correct Answer: Baikal > Tanganyika > Caspian Sea > Vostok


Solution : The correct option is Baikal > Tanganyika > Caspian Sea > Vostok

Lake Baikal is the deepest freshwater lake in the world, with a maximum depth of approximately 5,387 feet (1,642 meters). It is located in Siberia, Russia.

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Question : Ravi initially used to save 20% of his monthly income. Recently, his monthly income was raised by 25%. His nominal savings also went up by 5%. What percentage of his present nominal income does Ravi currently save?

Option 1: 25%

Option 2: 20%

Option 3: 15%

Option 4: 16.8%

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 16.8%


Solution : Ravi initially used to save 20% of his monthly income. Recently, his monthly income was raised by 25%. His nominal savings also went up by 5%
Let Ravi's initial monthly income be $x$.
Increment% in Ravi's monthly income = 25%
His final monthly income =

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Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word 'Unsure' from the given sentence.

Himanshi is preparing customised gifts and handicrafts for surprising Mehul on his retirement, but the date is not certain yet.

Option 1: date

Option 2: certain

Option 3: customised

Option 4: handicrafts

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: certain


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Unsure means having doubts or lacking confidence in something, while certain means having no doubts or being confident about something., which is the opposite in meaning.

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Question : Against whom was the Battle of Plassey (1751) fought by the English Company led by Robert Clive?

Option 1: Nizam of Awadh

Option 2: Siraj ud-Daulah

Option 3: Murshid Quli Khan

Option 4: Shaan Nawab

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Siraj ud-Daulah


Solution : The correct answer is Siraj ud-Daulah.

Plassey took place during the Seven Years' War (1756–63). The last Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, and his French allies faced off against Robert Clive's British East India Company troops.

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Question :

In the process of dialysis, used on patients with affected kidneys, the phenomenon involved is
 

Option 1:

Diffusion

Option 2:

Absorption

Option 3:

Osmosis

 

Option 4: Electrophoresis

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer:

Osmosis

 


Solution : The correct option is Osmosis.

Osmosis is the movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration (in this case, the dialysate solution) to an area of higher solute concentration (in the patient's blood) to equalize solute concentrations on both

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Question : Saccharin is made up of

Option 1: Toluene

Option 2: Phenol

Option 3: Propane

Option 4: Butane

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Toluene


Solution : The correct option is Toluene.

Saccharin is a non-nutritive artificial sweetener that is created in a lab. It is created by oxidising o-toluene sulfonamide or phthalic anhydride. Saccharin is a white, crystalline powder that is highly delicious despite the fact that it has no caloric

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