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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, ABOUT is written as 12632. How will GRACE be written in that language?

Option 1: 71953

Option 2: 79153

Option 3: 79154

Option 4: 79135

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 79135


Solution : Given:
ABOUT is written as 12632.

Find the sum of digits of the positional values of letters –
ABOUT; A→1; B→2; O→15 = 1 + 5 = 6; U→21 = 2 + 1 = 3; T→20 = 2 + 0 = 2
Thus, ABOUT is

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Question : Which of the following was the capital of Mahajanapada 'Gandhara' in the 6th century BC?

Option 1: Hastinapur

Option 2: Mathura

Option 3: Taxila

Option 4: Varanasi

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Taxila


Solution : The correct answer is Taxila.

One of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, Taxila, was the capital of Gandhara. Located in modern-day Pakistan, Takshashila, commonly referred to as Taxila, was an old metropolis. In ancient India, it was a well-known educational institution and a significant hub of

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Question : The average age of a husband and his wife 3 years ago was 39 years. The average age of the husband, wife, and child is 2 years hence will be 34 years. Find the present age of the child.

Option 1: 12 years

Option 2: 16 years

Option 3: 15 years

Option 4: 18 years

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 12 years


Solution : Let the present ages of the husband, wife, and child be $H$, $W$, and $C$ respectively.
From the problem, we know that the average age of the husband and wife 3 years ago was 39 years. 
$⇒\frac{(H-3) + (W-3)}{2}$ = 39
$⇒H + W

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Question : It takes 6 hours to clean a garden. In 2 hours 30 minutes, what part of the garden will be cleaned?

Option 1: $\frac{5}{2}$

Option 2: $\frac{5}{12}$

Option 3: $\frac{5}{8}$

Option 4: $\frac{5}{6}$

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $\frac{5}{12}$


Solution : Given: It takes 6 hours to clean a garden.
In 6 hours 1 part of the garden can be cleaned
So, in 2 hours 30 minutes i.e. 2.5 hours $\frac{2.5}{6} = \frac{5}{12}$ part can be cleaned.
Hence, the correct answer is $\frac{5}{12}$.

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Question : Divide Rs. 14136 among A, B, and C such that 2 times A's share, 3 times B's share and 5 times C's share are all equal. What is the share of C?

Option 1: Rs. 3680

Option 2: Rs. 456

Option 3: Rs. 2736

Option 4: Rs. 1413

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rs. 2736


Solution : Given: Divide Rs. 14136 among A, B and C such that 2 times A's share, 3 times B's share and 5 times C's share are all equal.
Let A's share, B's share and C's share are $x,y,$ and $z$ respectively.
According to the question,

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Question : The value of $30\%$ of $680+2 \frac{3}{11}$ of $1331$ is:

Option 1: 3230

Option 2: 3229

Option 3: 3231

Option 4: 3225

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 3229


Solution : Given: $30\%$ of $680+2 \frac{3}{11}$ of $1331$
$= 0.3 × 680 + \frac{25}{11} × 1331$
$= 204 + 25 × 121$
$ = 204 + 3025$
$ = 3229$
Hence, the correct answer is 3229.

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

Grieve.

Option 1: Tame

Option 2: Assure

Option 3: Rejoice

Option 4: Mourn

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Mourn


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Grieve means to feel or express great sadness, especially when someone dies.

Mourn means to express sorrow over someone's death, making it the appropriate synonym for "grieve".

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

Tame 

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Question : Who among the following led the famous Indigo Revolt in Bengal?

Option 1: Mahatma Gandhi

Option 2: Bishnu Charan Biswas and Digambar Biswas

Option 3: Vasudev Balwant Phadke

Option 4: Madari Pasi

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Bishnu Charan Biswas and Digambar Biswas


Solution : The correct answer is Bishnu Charan Biswas and Digambar Biswas.

Bishnu Charan Biswas and Digambar Biswas were figures in the Indigo Revolt, a peasant movement that unfolded in 1859 in the Chaugachha village of Nadia, Bengal. This uprising saw

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