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Question : There is a ratio of 5 : 4 between the two numbers. If 40 percent of the first number is 12, then 50% of the second number is:

Option 1: 12

Option 2: 24

Option 3: 18

Option 4: 20

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 12


Solution : Given: The ratio of two numbers = 5 : 4
Let the numbers be $5x$ and $4x$.
40% of the first number = 12
So, $\frac{40}{100}\times 5x=12$
$⇒x=6$
$\therefore$ The first number = 5 × 6 = 30
and the second number = 4 ×

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Question : Which of the following is the smallest bird?

 

Option 1: Piegon

Option 2: Parrot

Option 3: Humming bird

Option 4: House sparrow

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Humming bird


Solution : The correct answer is Humming bird.

The bee hummingbird is the world's tiniest bird. Native of Cuba, the bird measures around 2 inches long and weighs approximately 0.07 ounces. It is so little that it is sometimes misidentified as an insect. Bee hummingbirds are

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Question : Directions: Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer:


Solution : According to the given figure series –
I. The chain of the symbol inside the box is moving forward in the increasing order of the places for example, in the first step, it is shifting one place forward then in the second step, two places forward,

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Question : Pancha siddhantham of Varaha mihira deals with
 

Option 1: Astrology

Option 2: Astronomy

Option 3: Medicine

 

Option 4: Anatomy

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Astronomy


Solution : The correct option is Astronomy.

Varahamihira wrote the Pancha Siddhantika, a book on mathematical astronomy, in the sixth century CE. It is a synthesis of five older astronomical systems: the Surya Siddhanta, the Romaka Siddhanta, the Paulisa Siddhanta, the Vasishtha Siddhanta, and the Paitamaha Siddhanta.

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Question : In the given sentence the underlined word may have been incorrectly spelt. Identify the option that rectifies the spelling. If there is no error in spelling, select ‘No Error’.

The ameteur sculptor received an award at the international sculpting competition.

Option 1: ameature

Option 2: No Error

Option 3: amateur

Option 4: ameateur

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: amateur


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

The correct spelling is amateur. The word amateur refers to someone who engages in a particular activity, such as sculpting, for the love of it or as a hobby, rather than as a professional.

Therefore, the correct

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Question : If the government revenue expenditure exceeds revenue receipt, it is called:

Option 1: revenue deficit

Option 2: primary deficit

Option 3: capital deficit

Option 4: fiscal deficit

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: revenue deficit


Solution : The correct option is a revenue deficit.

The term "deficit budget" refers to a situation in which the government spends more money than it brings in for government initiatives. The excess of expenses over receipts on a revenue account is called a revenue

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Question : In an equilateral triangle of side 24 cm, a circle is inscribed touching its sides. The area of the remaining portion of the triangle is:

Option 1: $98.55\;\mathrm{cm^2}$

Option 2: $100 \;\mathrm{cm^2}$

Option 3: $101 \;\mathrm{cm^2}$

Option 4: $95\;\mathrm{cm^2}$

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $98.55\;\mathrm{cm^2}$


Solution :

In an equilateral triangle, the radius of the inscribed circle, where $a$ is the side of the equilateral triangle.
$r = \frac{a\sqrt{3}}{6}$
Put $a=24\text{ cm}$,
$r = \frac{24\sqrt{3}}{6} = 4\sqrt{3} \text{ cm}$
The area of the inscribed circle, where $r$ is the radius of the

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Question : Ganga Sagar Mela is conducted at the mouth of the River Hooghly in ________.

Option 1: West Bengal

Option 2: Bihar

Option 3: Goa

Option 4: Andhra Pradesh

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: West Bengal


Solution : The correct option is West Bengal.

Ganga Sagar Mela is conducted at the mouth of the River Hooghly in West Bengal, India. The festival takes place at Sagar Island, also known as Ganga Sagar, where the river Ganges meets the Bay of Bengal.

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