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Question : Directions: If a train 150 m long crosses a pole in 12 seconds, then what is the speed of the train in km/h?

Option 1: 45

Option 2: 60

Option 3: 50

Option 4: 75

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 45


Solution : Given:
Length of a train = 150m
Time taken to cross the pole = 12sec

So, Speed = Distance ÷ Time
= 150 ÷ 12
= $\frac{25}{2}$ m/sec
Convert it to km/h→$\frac{25}{2} × \frac{18}{5}$ = 45 km/h

So, 45 km/h is the required answer. Hence,

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Question : Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Viscous

Option 1: Grim

Option 2: Brutal

Option 3: Watery

Option 4: Thick

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Watery


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

Viscous describes a substance having a thick and sticky consistency, displaying high resistance to flow, while watery denotes a thin and liquid consistency, characterised by ease of flow.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Grim

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Question : The splitting of white light into its component colours is called ______.

Option 1: refraction

Option 2: reflection

Option 3: scattering

Option 4: dispersion

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: dispersion


Solution : The correct answer is dispersion.

The splitting of white light into its component colours is called "dispersion". This phenomenon occurs because different colours of light have different wavelengths, and when light passes through a prism or a similar optical element, it gets separated into

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Question : Which among the following soils is also known as Regur soil?

Option 1: Black

Option 2: Peaty

Option 3: Alluvial

Option 4: Laterite

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Black


Solution : The correct option is Black.

The soil that is also known as Regur soil is Black soil. Regur soil is a type of clayey soil and it is commonly referred to as Black soil due to its dark colour. This soil contains a large amount

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Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No Error'.

We talked about writing a will, but it / was one of the best thing you never get / around to doing.

Option 1: We talked about writing a will, but it

Option 2: was one of the best thing you never get

Option 3: around to doing.

Option 4: No Error

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: was one of the best thing you never get


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

The word thing should be plural. The phrase one of the best indicates that multiple things are being referred to, so the word thing should be plural to match

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Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster.
BDF : ACE :: NPR : MOQ :: VXZ : ?

Option 1: UVY

Option 2: TUW

Option 3: UWY

Option 4: WUY

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: UWY


Solution : Given:
BDF : ACE :: NPR : MOQ :: VXZ : ?

Subtract 1 from the place value of each alphabet of the first letter cluster to obtain the second letter cluster –
Like, BDF : ACE→B – 1 =A; D – 1 = C;

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Question : Which of the following is not a major tribe of South India?

Option 1: Dang

Option 2: Toda

Option 3: Badaga

Option 4: Irula

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Dang


Solution : The correct option is Dang.

"Dang" is associated with the Dangi people, an ethnic group primarily found in the Dang district of Gujarat, which is in western India. It's not traditionally considered a major tribe of South India. Toda: A Dravidian-speaking tribe in the

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Question : The official court language of the Guptas was

Option 1: Pali

Option 2: Prakrit

Option 3: Hindi

Option 4: Sanskrit

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Sanskrit


Solution : The Correct Answer is Sanskrit

The Gupta dynasty saw a revival of the Sanskrit language. It was widely used and acknowledged as the language of the courts. The greatest poet of all time was Kalidasa, who worked at Chandragupta II's court in the fifth century

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