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Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following sets.
(68, 46, 22); (242, 160, 82)

Option 1: (108, 75, 33)

Option 2: (38, 12, 18)

Option 3: (176, 55, 148)

Option 4: (209, 78, 33)

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: (108, 75, 33)


Solution : Given:
(68, 46, 22); (242, 160, 82)

The third number is the difference between the first and the second number.
(68, 46, 22)→68 – 46 = 22
(242, 160, 82)→242 – 160 = 82
Let's check each option –
First option: (108, 75,

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Question :

Animals adapted to life in the air are called:

Option 1:

Fossorial

Option 2:

Arboreal

Option 3: Cursorial

Option 4: Volant

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Volant


Solution : The correct option is Volant.

The term volant refers to species, especially mammals, that can fly or are equipped for flight. Volant creatures, such as birds and bats, as well as some insects, have evolved unique structures and adaptations that allow them to

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Question : Select the correctly spelt word.

Option 1: Unrravel

Option 2: Equilibrium

Option 3: Compeling

Option 4: Esctasy

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Equilibrium


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Equilibrium is a state of balance. It describes a condition where two opposing forces are balancing each other.

Therefore, the correct answer is equilibrium.

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

Rescuers used a special device for finding people ____________in collapsed buildings.

Option 1: conquered

Option 2: trapped

Option 3: exceeded

Option 4: blossomed

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: trapped


Solution : The correct option is the second option.

Explanation:
Trapped means to be caught or confined in a space, which fits the context of finding people in collapsed buildings.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Conquered: To overcome or defeat.
  • Exceed: To surpass
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Question : A train covers a certain distance at a speed of 80 km/hr in 6 hours. Find the speed of the train for covering the same distance in 5 hours.

Option 1: 96 km/hr

Option 2: 86 km/hr

Option 3: 90 km/hr

Option 4: 88 km/hr

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 96 km/hr


Solution : Given: A train covers a certain distance at a speed of 80 km/hr in 6 hours.
Use the formula, $\text{Speed}=\frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}}$
Let the train's distance be $x$ km.
According to the question,
$80=\frac{x}{6}$
⇒ $x=480$ km
The speed of the train for covering the same

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Question : Directions: Select the letter cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
MA, NZ, OY, PX, ?

Option 1: QV

Option 2: QW

Option 3: WQ

Option 4: QR

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: QW


Solution : Given:
MA, NZ, OY, PX, ?

Add 1 in the first letter and subtract 1 from the second letter, to obtain the required missing term in the series –
MA → M + 1 = N, A – 1 = Z → NZ
NZ →

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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, heat is waves is coded as 76@, and waves are dramatic not is coded as 34%7. What can be the code for heat in that language?

Option 1: %

Option 2: 4

Option 3: @

Option 4: 3

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: @


Solution : Given:
1. heat is waves is coded as 76@, and
2. waves are dramatic not is coded as 34%7.

From statement 1, we have heat which is only in statement 1 and either 6 or @ is the code for heat.
In

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Question : By selling an article at Rs. 425, a shopkeeper had a loss of 15%. At what price should be sell the article to make a profit of 20%?

Option 1: Rs. 800

Option 2: Rs. 1000

Option 3: Rs. 400

Option 4: Rs. 600

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rs. 600


Solution : If the shopkeeper sold the article for Rs. 425 and incurred a loss of 15%, it means that Rs. 425 represents 85% (100% – 15%) of the cost price. 
Let the cost price as C. 
⇒ 425 = 0.85 × C
To make a

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Question : Which one of the following writs literally means' what is your authority'

Option 1: Hebeas Corpus

Option 2: Certiorari

Option 3: Quo Warranto

Option 4: Prohibition

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Quo Warranto


Solution : Correct Answer is Quo warranto

Quo warranto is a prerogative writ that demands the person to whom it is directed to demonstrate their legitimacy for using a right or power (or "franchise") they claim to possess.It is a legal process where a person's authority

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Question : The average mark scored by 8 boys is 72. If the scores of three girls are also included, the average marks increase by 3. The average marks scored by the three girls are:

Option 1: 95

Option 2: 83

Option 3: 78

Option 4: 68

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 83


Solution : The average mark scored by 8 boys is = 72
If the scores of three girls are also included,
The average marks increase by = 3
Average = $\frac{\text{Sum of all the observations}}{\text{Total no. of observations}}$
Let the average marks of the three girls be

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