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Question : After getting a discount of 8%, Rashmi bought a cycle for INR 7912. What was the original price of the cycle?

Option 1: INR 7800

Option 2: INR 8600

Option 3: INR 9200

Option 4: INR 8800

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: INR 8600


Solution : Let the original price of the cycle be $x$.
According to the question,
$x×\frac{92}{100}=7912$
$\therefore x =8600$
Hence, the correct answer is INR 8600.

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Question : Shovana Narayan is associated with which classical dance of India?

Option 1: Sattriya

Option 2: Mohiniyattam

Option 3: Kathak

Option 4: Bharatnatyam

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Kathak


Solution : The correct option is Kathak.

Shovana Narayan is associated with the Kathak classical dance style. She is a well-known choreographer, instructor and performer in Kathak. Based in northern India, Kathak is one of the eight main classical dance styles. Shovana Narayan received the Padma

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Question : Nobel Prize in which field is not paid out of the endowment set up by Dr. Alfred Nobel?

Option 1: Peace

Option 2: Medicine

Option 3: Economics

Option 4: Chemistry

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Economics


Solution : The correct answer is Economics.

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is the only Nobel Prize not explicitly mentioned in the will of Alfred Nobel. Nobel Prizes are awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, or Physiology, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences. The Nobel Memorial

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Question : "Chhath Puja" is celebrated with great grandeur all over the world, mainly by which community?

Option 1: Punjabi community

Option 2: Bihari community

Option 3: Gujarati community

Option 4: Marathi community

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Bihari community


Solution : The correct option is the Bihari community.

Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival historically native to the Indian subcontinent. During Chhath Puja, the Solar God Sun, along with his sister Chhathi Maiya is worshipped. It is a four-day-long festival which takes place

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Question : Directions: Select the option in which the given figure is embedded.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer:


Solution : Since the rotation is restricted. So, the embedded figure will have the same orientation as the main figure. By comparison of the question figure with all the option figures, it is evident that the given question figure is embedded only in the fourth option figure.

Hence,

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Question : Select the appropriate ANTONYM for the underlined word.

What youthful philosophers and experimentalists we are!

Option 1: unformed

Option 2: ripened

Option 3: childlike

Option 4: raw

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: ripened


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Explanation:

The word youthful refers to qualities associated with youth, vigour, or inexperience. The second option, ripened, serves as the appropriate antonym, suggesting a state of development or maturity.

The meanings of the other options are as

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Question : The festival of Makar Sankranti is devoted to which of the following Gods?

Option 1: Surya

Option 2: Vishnu

Option 3: Indra

Option 4: Shiva

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Surya


Solution : The correct answer is Surya.

Makar Sankranti is observed annually in January. The Hindu Sun God Surya is honoured at this event. The Rigveda, a scripture belonging to Hinduism, contains the Gayatri Mantra, a sacred hymn, which is where the significance of Surya originates.

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Question : What is the value of $\frac{(55 + 88) [(3 \times 5 + 4)–64\div 8]}{28\times 7\div56\times 4 \text { of }(91–78)}$?

Option 1: $\frac{121}{12}$

Option 2: $\frac{121}{11}$

Option 3: $\frac{121}{13}$

Option 4: $\frac{121}{14}$

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $\frac{121}{14}$


Solution : $\frac{(55 + 88) [(3 \times 5 + 4)–64\div 8]}{28\times 7\div56\times 4 \text { of }(91–78)}$
$=\frac{143\times [(15 + 4)–64\div 8]}{28\times 7\div56\times 4 \text { of }13}$
$=\frac{143\times [19–64\div 8]}{28\times 7\div56\times 52}$
$=\frac{143\times [19–8]}{28\times \frac{1}{8}\times 52}$
$=\frac{143\times 11}{14\times 13}$
$=\frac{121}{14}$
Hence, the correct answer is $\frac{121}{14}$.

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Question : A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5 : 2. If 4 liters of water is added to the mixture, the ratio becomes 5 : 4. What is the quantity of milk in the given mixture?

Option 1: 2 litres 

Option 2: 8 litres 

Option 3: 5 litres 

Option 4: 10 litres 

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 10 litres 


Solution : Let the initial milk be $5k$ and water be $2k$ litres
Amount of water added = 4 litres 
Now, 
$\frac{5k}{2k+4}=\frac{5}{4}$
⇒ $20k=10k+20$
⇒$10K=20$
⇒ $k=2$
⇒ Amount of milk =$5k=5\times 2$= 10 litres 
Hence, the correct answer is 10 litres.

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