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Question : Select the most appropriate synonym to substitute the bracketed word in the given sentence.
Spreading from the ports, Formosan termites began a (subterranean) colonisation of the country.

Option 1: Terrestrial

Option 2: Underground

Option 3: Overt

Option 4: Subcutaneous

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Underground


Solution : The correct option is the second option.

Subterranean means underground or beneath the earth's surface. In the context of the sentence, it refers to the Formosan termites' colonisation underground, emphasising their activity beneath the surface. Underground refers to being beneath the surface of the earth,

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Question : The radius of two spheres is in the ratio of 1 : 5. What is the ratio of the volume of the two spheres?

Option 1: 8 : 27

Option 2: 1 : 25

Option 3: 1 : 125

Option 4: 1 : 64

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1 : 125


Solution : Let the radii r= $k$ and r2 = 5$k$
According to the question,
⇒ Volume of sphere 1 (V1​) = $\frac{4}{3}\pi k^{3}$
⇒ Volume of sphere 2 (V2) = $\frac{4}{3}\pi (5k)^{3}$ = $\frac{4}{3}\pi (125)k^{3}$
⇒ Ratio of volumes = $\frac{V1}{V2​}$

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Question : Two vessels of equal capacity, and both completely filled, contain mixtures of milk and water in the ratio of 5 : 1 and 6 : 5, respectively. Both the mixtures are now mixed thoroughly. What is the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture so obtained?

Option 1: 105 : 67

Option 2: 57 : 41

Option 3: 91 : 41

Option 4: 28 : 43

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 91 : 41


Solution : Given: Ratio of milk and water in 1st vessel = 5 :1
The ratio of milk and water in 2nd vessel = 6 : 5
Let both the vessels have $x$ litres of mixtures.
Total quantity of milk = $\frac{5x}{6}+ \frac{6x}{11}=\frac{91x}{66}$
Total quantity

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Question : If the LCM of two numbers 260 and 390 is 780, then find the HCF.

Option 1: 140

Option 2: 133

Option 3: 130

Option 4: 120

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 130


Solution : Given numbers = 260 and 390
LCM = 780
We know,
Multiplication of two numbers = HCF × LCM
⇒ 260 × 390 = 780 × HCF
⇒ HCF = 130
Hence, the correct answer is 130.

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Question : Which of the following states has a bicameral Legislature as of March 2022?

Option 1: Odisha

Option 2: Gujarat

Option 3: Karnataka

Option 4: Kerala

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Karnataka


Solution : The correct answer is Karnataka.

The upper house of the Karnataka state legislature is called the Karnataka Legislative Council, formerly known as the Mysore Legislative Council.

The lower house of the bicameral legislature in India is called the Legislative Assembly, and Karnataka is one

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Question : The following bar graph shows the number of girls in a school over 5 years.

Find the percentage decrease in the number of girls from the year 2012 to the year 2013.

Option 1: 50%

Option 2: 40%

Option 3: 20%

Option 4: 30%

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 50%


Solution : According to the question,
Initial Value (2012) = 28
Final Value (2013) = 14
$\therefore$ Percentage Decrease $=\frac{\text{ Initial Value – Final Value}}{\text{ Initial Value }} × 100 = \frac{ 28 – 14}{ 28} ×100 = \frac{ 14}{ 28}×100  = 50\%$
Hence, the correct answer

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Question : What is the value of 1.65 × 1.65 × 1.65 + 0.35 × 0.35 × 0.35 + 3.465?

Option 1: 8

Option 2: 7.5

Option 3: 4

Option 4: 5.5

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 8


Solution : 1.65 × 1.65 × 1.65 + 0.35 × 0.35 × 0.35 + 3.465
= (1.65)3 + (0.35)3 + 3 × 1.65 × 0.35 × (1.65 + 0.35)
Using $(a + b)^3 = a^3+b^3 + 3ab (a+b)$
= (1.65 + 0.35)3
= 2

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Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Option 1: Accede

Option 2: Accost

Option 3: Abstruce

Option 4: Abnegation

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Abstruce


Solution : The incorrectly spelt word among the options is the third option.

Explanation: 

To determine the correct spelling, it is essential to be familiar with the correct form of the word.

The term abstruse refers to something difficult to understand or comprehend. There should be a 

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Question : Anil alone takes 2 hrs 40 mins to complete a work and Sumit alone can complete the same work in half time of Anil. How much time will be taken by Sumit to complete the work?

Option 1: 70 mins

Option 2: 90 mins

Option 3: 75 mins

Option 4: 80 mins

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 80 mins


Solution : Given: Anil alone takes 2 hrs 40 mins to complete a work and Sumit alone can complete the same work in half the time of Anil.
2 hrs 40 mins = (2 × 60) + 40 = 160 mins.
So, the time taken Sumit

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Question : What is the greenhouse effect?

Option 1: Turning of house green because of algae cover

Option 2: Turning of house green because of the green component of white light

Option 3: Warming of the Earth because of trapping of radiations by the Earth's atmosphere

Option 4: None of these

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Warming of the Earth because of trapping of radiations by the Earth's atmosphere


Solution : The correct option is Warming the Earth because of the trapping of radiation by the Earth's atmosphere

The greenhouse effect is a natural process in which greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere trap

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