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Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

As he went through the street on an ______ that morning, he saw a woman with a cat under her arm.

Option 1: Objection

Option 2: encasement

Option 3: Errand

Option 4: Amendment

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Correct Answer: Errand


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Errand means to take a brief trip in order to achieve small tasks, like picking up groceries, collecting mail, etc. This helps convey the intended meaning that, as he went on a short trip to do something

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Question : Who is the author of the book 'Defending India'?

Option 1: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Option 2: Pranab Mukherjee

Option 3: Jaswant Singh

Option 4: Sitaram Yechury

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Jaswant Singh


Solution : The correct option is Jaswant Singh.

Major Jaswant Singh, an Indian Army officer, Cabinet Minister, and founding member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, authored the book 'Defending India.' His remarkable parliamentary career spanned almost continuously from 1980 to 2014, making him one

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Question : Who was the first person to 'walk' in space?

Option 1: Lovell

Option 2: Anders 

Option 3: Leonov

Option 4:  Armstrong

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Leonov


Solution : The correct answer is Leonov.

The first spacewalk was made by Soviet cosmonaut Leonov on March 18, 1965. He was the first person to conduct a spacewalk, spending 12 minutes and 9 seconds outside the Voskhod 2 capsule. The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Flight was co-commanded

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Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

My friend is not______ for this complicated assignment.

Option 1: worthy

Option 2: comfortable

Option 3: suitable

Option 4: entitled

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: suitable


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Explanation: The word suitable is the most appropriate choice in the given context. It conveys the idea that your friend lacks the necessary qualifications, skills, or readiness to handle the complicated assignment.

So, the correct sentence would

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Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
He certainly failed to console the new king.

Option 1: Agitate

Option 2: Coordinate

Option 3: Satiate

Option 4: Gratify

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Agitate


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Console means to comfort or provide solace to someone in distress or sadness.
Agitate means to disturb, upset, or provoke. The opposite of providing comfort in this scenario would be to agitate, which means to disturb or upset.

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Question : The main constituent of natural gas is

Option 1: Methane

Option 2: Ethane

Option 3: Butane

Option 4: Propane

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Methane


Solution : The correct option is Methane.

Natural gas is a fossil fuel made of methane gas (CH4), which has one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms. It is a valuable energy resource for applications such as power generation, heating, cooking, and industrial activities. It

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Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Artful

Option 1: Prudent

Option 2: Benign

Option 3: Ignorant

Option 4: Crafty

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Crafty


Solution : The correct choice will be the fourth option.

Artful: It means clever, skilful, or adept cunningly or deceptively; characterized by cunning or trickery.

Crafty: It means clever deceptively or slyly.

In this context, crafty aligns closely with the meaning of artful as both convey a

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Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The dessert was many sweet for my tastes.

Option 1: too sweetly

Option 2: more sweeter

Option 3: too sweet

Option 4: No improvement

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: too sweet


Solution : The correct option will be the third option.

The word many is inappropriate in this context. Instead, too should be used to indicate an excess or degree beyond what is desirable.

Therefore, the corrected sentence is: "The dessert was too sweet for my tastes."

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