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Question : An attribute that uniquely identifies the rows of a table is known as the ----- key.

Option 1: primary

Option 2: candidate

Option 3: composite

Option 4: foreign

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Correct Answer: primary


Solution : The correct option is primary.

The main key is a characteristic used to uniquely identify each row in a table. A column, or collection of columns, known as the primary key, is what gives each entry in the table its unique identity. Null values

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

Thank you all for coming so earlier at the morning.

Option 1: No improvement required

Option 2: early in the

Option 3: the early in a

Option 4: earliest on the

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Correct Answer: early in the


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

The adjective should be in the base form, i.e., early. Also, the correct preposition to be used with the adjective should be in, as the preposition in is used to discuss general times

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Question : Select the appropriate synonym for the underlined word.
Photosynthesis can be hindered by extreme temperatures.

Option 1: revert

Option 2: discouraged

Option 3: gained

Option 4: tolerated

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Correct Answer: discouraged


Solution : The second option is correct.

  • The word hindered means to make it more difficult for somebody or something to do.
  • The synonym for hindered is discouraged.
  • "Discouraged" means to stop somebody from doing something, especially by making him or her realise that it would not
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Question : The ratio of the expenditure and savings of a person is 4 : 3. His expenditure increases by $\frac{1}{4}$th of his initial savings and his income increases by Rs. 300. If his savings remain the same, then what is his initial expenditure?

Option 1: Rs. 1600

Option 2: Rs. 2000

Option 3: Rs. 1000

Option 4: Rs. 1200

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Correct Answer: Rs. 1600


Solution : Let the expenditure be $4x$ and the Savings be $3x$.
Income = expenditure + savings = $4x + 3x = 7x$
New income = $7x + 300$
New expenditure = $4x + \frac{1}{4}\times 3x=4x + \frac{3x}{4}=\frac{19x}{4}$
New savings = $7x + 300 - \frac{19x}{4}=\frac{28x+1200-19x}{4}=\frac{9x+1200}{4}$

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Question : Directions: A boy introduced a girl as the daughter of the son of the mother of his maternal aunt. How is the girl related to the boy?

Option 1: Sister

Option 2: Cousin sister

Option 3: Sister-in-law

Option 4: Aunt

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Correct Answer: Cousin sister


Solution : According to the given information, the family tree is as follows –

Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.

So, from the above family tree, Girl is the cousin sister of Boy. Hence, the second

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Question : At least how old must be an Indian citizen to be a member of the Rajya Sabha?

Option 1: 30 years

Option 2: 25 years

Option 3: 35 years

Option 4: 20 years

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 30 years


Solution : The correct answer is 30 years

Rajya Sabha members must be at least 30 years old to be eligible to vote. The Rajya Sabha has 250 members. Despite not having equal representation from all states, the Rajya Sabha is recognised as the representative House

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Question : Directions: In the following question, select the missing number of the given series.
50, 39, 27, 14, 0, ?

Option 1: –10

Option 2: –8

Option 3: –15

Option 4: –14

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Correct Answer: –15


Solution : Given:
50, 39, 27, 14, 0, ?

Subtract natural numbers starting from 11 to the previous number to get the next number –
50 – 11 = 39, 39 – 12 = 27, 27 – 13 = 14, 14 – 14 = 0, 0 –

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Question : By which process do water-soluble inorganic nutrients go down into the soil horizon and get precipitated as unavailable salts?

Option 1: Fragmentation

Option 2: Leaching

Option 3: Decomposition

Option 4: Humification

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Leaching


Solution : The correct answer is Leaching.

Leaching is the downward movement of water-soluble inorganic nutrients through the soil, and it can result in the precipitation of these nutrients as unavailable salts in lower soil horizons. Leaching can have both positive and negative effects on soil

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Question : Which is the oldest tennis tournament in the world?

Option 1: French Open

Option 2: US Open

Option 3: Wimbledon

Option 4: Australian Open

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Wimbledon


Solution : The correct answer is Wimbledon.

Wimbledon, often called The Championships, is the world's oldest tennis tournament and is widely considered the most esteemed. Held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, it features outdoor grass courts. Since 2019, retractable roofs

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