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Question : Which among the following gases is used in the artificial ripening of fruits?

Option 1: Argon

Option 2: Freon

Option 3: Helium

Option 4: Acetylene

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Acetylene


Solution : The correct answer is Acetylene.

Fruits can be artificially ripened in certain countries by using Ethylene gas (C2H2). Similar to the natural ripening agent Ethylene (C2H4), Calcium carbide produces Acetylene gas (C2H2)

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Question : Archana wishes to contest the Lok Sabha elections in India. What is the maximum number of constituencies that she can contest as of 2022?

Option 1: One

Option 2: Four

Option 3: Three

Option 4: Two

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Two


Solution : The correct answer is Two.

As per the Representation of the People Act of 1951, an individual can contest from a maximum of two parliamentary constituencies in the same election as of 2022. This was implemented to prevent misuse, as there used to be

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Question : Which of the following soils requires the least tillage due to its self-cultivating characteristic?

Option 1: Red soil

Option 2: Laterite soil

Option 3: Peaty soil

Option 4: Black soil

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Black soil


Solution : The correct option is Black Soil.

Black soil, sometimes called self-ploughing soil, has a unique capacity to hold and absorb water, causing it to inflate when it is wet. Because it is suitable for growing cotton, it is usually referred to as cotton soil.

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Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster.
TREE : USDD :: SOAP : ?

Option 1: TZPO

Option 2: TZNQ

Option 3: TPZO

Option 4: TNQZ

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: TPZO


Solution : Given:
TREE : USDD :: SOAP : ?

Add 1 to the place value of the first two letters and subtract 1 from the place value of the last two letters of TREE to get the related letter cluster.


So, TREE is related to USDD.

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Question : Directions: In the given question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.

Medical doctors should try to ________ as many patients as possible.

Option 1: heel

Option 2: heal

Option 3: kill

Option 4: hate

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: heal


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

The word heal is the correct choice in this sentence because it means to cure or treat patients, helping them recover from their illnesses or injuries. It's the appropriate word for what medical doctors are supposed to

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Question : The selling price of a plate is 140% of its cost price. What will be the profit percentage?

Option 1: 35%

Option 2: 28.57%

Option 3: 40%

Option 4: 25%

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 40%


Solution : Given: The selling price = 140% of cost price
$\therefore$ $\frac{\text{selling price}}{\text{cost price}}=\frac{140}{100}$
Let the selling price and the cost price be $140x$ and $100x$ respectively.
So, the profit percentage = $\frac{\text{selling price - cost price}}{\text{cost price}}\times100$
= $\frac{140-100}{100}\times100$
= 40%
Hence, the correct answer

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Question : Japan's famous shipbuilding industries are located at?

Option 1: Detroit

Option 2: Pittsburgh

Option 3: Kobe

Option 4: Las Vegas

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Kobe


Solution : The correct answer is Kobe.

Kobe is home to Japan's renowned shipbuilding sector. It is a port city on Honshu, Japan's main island. Kobe has a lengthy history of shipbuilding extending back to the early nineteenth century. The city's shipyards played a significant role

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Question : The length of the longest diagonal that can be placed in a closed cube is $50 \sqrt{3}$ cm. What is the total surface area of this cube?

Option 1: 15000 cm2

Option 2: 10000 cm2

Option 3: 12000 cm2

Option 4: 6000 cm2

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 15000 cm2


Solution : Let $a$ be the side of the cube.
The length of the longest diagonal that can be placed in a closed cube = $50 \sqrt{3}$ cm
$⇒\sqrt3 a=50 \sqrt{3}$
$\therefore a = 50$ cm
Total surface area = $6a^2= 6 × 50 ×

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Question : Find the HCF of $\left(4^{315}-1\right)$ and $\left(4^{25}-1\right)$.

Option 1: $1$

Option 2: $\left(4^{25}-1\right)$

Option 3: $1024$

Option 4: $1023$

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $1023$


Solution : Given numbers: $\left(4^{315}-1\right)$ and $\left(4^{25}-1\right)$
Now, HCF (315, 25) = 5
So, HCF of {(4315– 1) and (425 –  1)} = ( 4 – 1)
= 1024 – 1
= 1023
Hence, the correct answer is $1023$.

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