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Question : If 20 % or more area of the country suffers from rain deficits during monsoon season, it is termed as

Option 1: flood year

Option 2: drought year

Option 3: famine year

Option 4: self sufficient year

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: drought year


Solution : The correct option is - Drought year

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, a year is considered to be an all-India drought when the country as a whole experiences a rainfall shortfall of more than 10% of normal and more than 20% of the

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

The money paid to former wife, husband or partner when the marriage is ended.

Option 1: Alimony

Option 2: Compensation

Option 3: Recompense

Option 4: Maintenance

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Alimony


Solution : The correct option is the first option.

Alimony refers to the financial support paid by one spouse to another after a divorce or separation.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Compensation: Something, typically money, awarded to someone in recognition of loss,

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Question : Gandhara Art is a combination of

Option 1: Indo - Roman

Option 2: Indo - Greek

Option 3: Indo - Islamic

Option 4: Indo - China

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Indo - Greek


Solution : The correct answer is Indo-Greek.

Gandhara art is a Buddhist sculptural art which developed in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It has both Indian and Greek features. Here, Buddha resembles the Greek God Apollo, and some common features are a muscular body, fewer ornaments and

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Question : Wangala festival is celebrated by which of the following tribes?

Option 1: Bhil tribe

Option 2: Garo tribe

Option 3: Tharu tribe

Option 4: Bhutia tribe

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Garo tribe


Solution : The correct answer is the Garo tribe.

The Garo tribe in the state of Meghalaya celebrates the Wangala festival. From September to December, there is a lot of dancing and music during the celebrations. Assam, Nagaland, and Meghalaya are home to the Garo

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Question : A bomb explodes on the moon. You will hear its sound on the Earth after _____.

Option 1: 20 minutes

Option 2: 2 hours and 20 minutes

Option 3: 3.7 hours

Option 4: You cannot hear the sound of explosion

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: You cannot hear the sound of explosion


Solution : The correct option is you cannot hear the sound of an explosion.

The medium through which sound travels affects its speed. Since there is no air or other medium for sound waves to travel through in space, the sound

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Question : Ram sells a suitcase to Mohan at a 20% profit. Mohan sells it to Shyam at a 40% profit. If Shyam pays INR 1,430 for it, then the price at which Ram bought it is:

Option 1: INR 875

Option 2: INR 870

Option 3: INR 880

Option 4: INR 851.19

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: INR 851.19


Solution : Given:
Ram sells a suitcase to Mohan at a 20% profit. Mohan sells it to Shyam at a 40% profit.
If the price at which Ram bought the suitcase is INR $x$. Then, $x \times \frac{120}{100} \times \frac{140}{100}$ = 1,430
⇒ $x = \frac{(1430

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Question : The following bar chart shows the export of a certain commodity P in crore rupees between 2014 and 2020.
 
For how many years, there was less export of P than the average export of P?

Option 1: 2

Option 2: 1

Option 3: 4

Option 4: 3

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 3


Solution : Average export of P
= $\frac{300+650+1300+1200+800+1400+1250}{7}$
= $\frac{6900}{7}$
= 985.71
Number of years which have less export of P than the average export of P = 3
Hence, the correct answer is 3.

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Question : The ____ balance is equal to capital flows from the rest of the world minus capital flows to the rest of the world.

Option 1: current account

Option 2: saving account

Option 3: capital account

Option 4: asset account

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: capital account


Solution : The correct answer is capital account.

The capital account tracks capital transfers between countries, including loans, investments, and other financial activities. A capital account surplus occurs when capital flows into a nation exceed capital flows out of the country, and a capital account

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Question : What is the difference between the total production of Cotton and Khadi? Note: Ignore negative signs, if any.

Option 1: 10

Option 2: 11

Option 3: 8

Option 4: 7

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 8


Solution : Total production of cotton by all the companies = 114 + 120 + 121 = 355
Total production of Khadi by all the companies = 118 + 120 + 125 = 363
Difference between the two = 363 – 355 = 8
Hence, the correct

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