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Question : The time in which a train 1800 m long, travelling at the speed of 30 km/hr, will pass a signal pole is:

Option 1: 200 seconds

Option 2: 250 seconds

Option 3: 220 seconds

Option 4: 216 seconds

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Correct Answer: 216 seconds


Solution : Given: A train 1800 m long, travelling at the speed of 30 km/hr.
Convert km/hr into m/s by multiplying it with $\frac{5}{18}$.
⇒ 30 km/hr = 30 × $\frac{5}{18}$ = $\frac{25}{3}$ m/s
Now, $\text{Time}=\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}}$
So, the time in which a train passes a signal

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Question : The selling price of a desktop is 9 times the profit earned on selling this desktop. What is the profit percentage?

Option 1: 10%

Option 2: 12.5%

Option 3: 11.11%

Option 4: 8.33%

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Correct Answer: 12.5%


Solution : Let's the cost price of the desktop as $C$, the profit as $P$, and the selling price as $S$
Selling Price = Cost Price + Profit
⇒ $S = 9P$
⇒ $C + P = 9P$
⇒ $C = 8P$
So, Profit % = $\frac{Profit}{Cost

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Question : The enormous amount of energy released in the explosion of an atomic bomb is due to the

Option 1: Conversion of mass into energy

Option 2: Conversion of chemical energy into heat energy

Option 3: Conversion of mechanical energy into nuclear energy

Option 4: Conversion of neutrons into protons

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Correct Answer: Conversion of neutrons into protons


Solution : The correct answer is the Conversion of neutrons into protons.

The release of an enormous amount of energy in an atomic bomb explosion is caused by the conversion of neutrons into protons. When a neutron collides with the nucleus of

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Question : Radioactive elements can be traced out in living cell through a technique called ___________.

Option 1: centrifugation

Option 2: chromatography

Option 3: autoradiography

Option 4: All the above

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Correct Answer: autoradiography


Solution : The correct answer is autoradiography.

One technique used to trace radioactive elements in living cells is autoradiography. Autoradiography is a method that involves exposing a photographic film, or other detector to a specimen containing radioactive isotopes. The emitted radiation exposes the film, creating a

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Question : The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021 belongs to_______ Ministry of India.

Option 1: Home Affairs

Option 2: Tribal Affairs

Option 3: Law and Justice

Option 4: Earth Sciences

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Correct Answer: Law and Justice


Solution : The correct answer is Law and Justice.

The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021 belongs to the Law and Justice Ministry of India. This bill seeks to link electoral rolls with Aadhaar to remove fake voters from the list. This ministry is in

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Question : Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error.'
Fires in California is sounding alarm bells that cannot be ignored.

Option 1: sounding alarm bells

Option 2: that cannot be ignored

Option 3: fires in California is

Option 4: no error

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Correct Answer: fires in California is


Solution : The error lies in the third option.

The subject fires is plural, so the verb should also be plural to maintain subject-verb agreement. In the original sentence, is (singular) is used instead of are (plural). The corrected version ensures subject-verb agreement by

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Question : Choose the sentence with no spelling errors.

Option 1: I am willing to consider the possibility

Option 2: I am willing to considerr the possibility

Option 3: I am wiling to consider the posibility

Option 4: I am willing to consider the posibility.

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: I am willing to consider the possibility


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

  • The sentence with no spelling error is: I am willing to consider the possibility.
  • The second option contains the incorrect spelling "considerr", whereas the correct spelling is consider.
  • The third
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Question : The mineral constituent of chlorophyll is

Option 1: Iron

Option 2: Magnesium

Option 3: Calcium

Option 4: Potassium

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Magnesium


Solution : The correct option is Magnesium.

The chlorophyll pigment is present in cell organelles known as chloroplasts. These chloroplasts serve as a site for photosynthesis. Chlorophyll is a porphyrin derivative. It has a magnesium atom in the centre, and four nitrogen atoms surround it. A

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Question : In 1927, B. R. Ambedkar started which movement with Dalits?

Option 1: Self-respect movement

Option 2: Equal pay movement

Option 3: Independence movement

Option 4: Temple entry movement

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Correct Answer: Temple entry movement


Solution : The correct option is Temple entry movement.

In 1927, B. R. Ambedkar initiated the Temple entry movement to fight against caste-based discrimination. It aimed to secure the right of Dalits to enter Hindu temples, challenging the prevailing social norms. Ambedkar's efforts laid the

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Question : Directions: Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

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Correct Answer:


Solution : According to the given figures –
1. The × sign moves two spaces (each space is equal to half-a-side of the square boundary) and one space anticlockwise alternately.
2. The ÷ sign moves one space (each space is equal to half-a-side of the square boundary) and

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