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Question : Shri Deepak Mazumdar received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year_____.

Option 1: 2016

Option 2: 2019

Option 3: 2017

Option 4: 2018

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2018


Solution : The correct answer is 2018.

Shri Deepak Mazumdar received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2018. He is a Bharatnatyam dancer. The honour of the Akademi Award has been conferred since 1952. He is the founder and director of the Shiladhish Art and Research

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Question : Charkula is a famous dance form associated with which of the following states?

Option 1: Tamil Nadu

Option 2: Tripura

Option 3: Uttar Pradesh

Option 4: Andhra Pradesh

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh


Solution : The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.

Charkula is a traditional dance indigenous to the Braj region in Uttar Pradesh. During this performance, women adorned in veils skilfully balanced elaborate multi-tiered wooden pyramids on their heads. The dance, accompanied by songs dedicated to Lord Krishna,

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Question : If a person travels a certain distance at a speed of 10 km/h and returns through the same route at a speed of 20 km/h, then what will be the average speed during the whole journey?

Option 1: $\frac{40}{3}$ km/h

Option 2: 15 km/h

Option 3: $\frac{10}{3}$ km/h

Option 4: $\frac{20}{3}$ km/h

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $\frac{40}{3}$ km/h


Solution : Average Speed = $\frac{\text{Total Distance}}{\text{Total Time}}$
Let the distance be $D$ from either side (in kilometres).
For the forward journey at 10 km/h, the time taken is $\frac{D}{10}$​hours.
For the return journey at 20 km/h, The time taken is $\frac{D}{20}$​ hours.
The total time

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Question : What is the single discount that is equivalent to two successive discounts of 12.5% and 20%?

Option 1: 31.5%

Option 2: 30%

Option 3: 27.5%

Option 4: 28%

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 30%


Solution : Given: The two successive discounts of 12.5% and 20%.
The single discount $x=a+b-\frac{a\times b}{100}$, where $a$, and $b$ are the first, and second discounts.
$x=12.5+20-\frac{12.5\times 20}{100}=32.5-2.5=30\%$
Hence, the correct answer is 30%.

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Question : Which of the following is not a notable industrial city?

Option 1: Kanpur

Option 2: Mumbai

Option 3: Jamshedpur

Option 4: Prayagraj

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Prayagraj


Solution : The correct answer is Prayagraj.

Kanpur, Mumbai, and Jamshedpur are all the industrial cities in India. Other major industrial cities in India are Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Pune, Surat, Ahmedabad etc. Prayagraj is not any industrial city, it is famous for Sangam which is formed by

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Question : The Pudhumai Penn Scheme is launched by which state government?

Option 1: Tamil Nadu

Option 2: Maharashtra

Option 3: Andhra Pradesh

Option 4: Kerala

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu


Solution : The correct answer is Tamil Nadu.

The Tamil Nadu government introduced the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Assurance Scheme, "Pudhumai Penn", aimed at increasing the enrollment of girls from government schools in Higher Education Institutions. The initiative offers a monthly financial aid of

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Question : Which of the following books was written by Dr. Raghuram Rajan?

Option 1: The Third Pillar

Option 2: We Are Displaced

Option 3: The India Story

Option 4: My Life in Full

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: The Third Pillar


Solution : The correct answer is The Third Pillar.

Raghuram Rajan has written "The Third Pillar" book. Raghuram Rajan is an Indian economist and the former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. "We Are Displaced" is written by Malala Yousafzai, who is a

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Question : The cost price of the box of pens is Rs. 400. The shopkeeper gave a 10% discount on the cost price. What will be the selling price?

Option 1: Rs. 300

Option 2: Rs. 360

Option 3: Rs. 350

Option 4: Rs. 380

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rs. 360


Solution : The cost price of the box of pens is Rs. 400.
Discount = 10%
So, the selling price $=\frac{90}{100}×400=360$
Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 360.

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Question : "Losar" is celebrated as a New Year festival in Sikkim. It is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the _______ lunar calendar.

Option 1: Tibetan

Option 2: Islamic

Option 3: Gregorian

Option 4: Persian

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Tibetan


Solution : The correct answer is Tibetan.

Losar festival is celebrated as a New Year festival in Sikkim on the first day of the first month of the Tibetan lunar calendar. Losar is the Tibetan New Year which falls in February. It is also known as the

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