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Question : Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
The act of destroying or damaging something

Option 1: Vengeance

Option 2: Avenge

Option 3: Sabotage

Option 4: Revenge

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Sabotage


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

  • Vengeance and revenge are related to the desire for retaliation or retribution in response to a perceived wrong or harm.
  • Avenge is a verb that means to take revenge on behalf of someone else or to seek justice
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Question : Directions: In the following question, select the missing number of the given series.
164, 139, 114, 89, 64, ?

Option 1: 29

Option 2: 40

Option 3: 49

Option 4: 39

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 39


Solution : Given: 
164, 139, 114, 89, 64, ?

The pattern is as follows –
164 – 25 = 139; 139 – 25 = 114; 114 – 25 = 89; 89 – 25 = 64; 64 – 25 = 39

So, the missing number of the series

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

That lady must have an axe to grind that's why she is not reporting your crime.

Option 1: To have a tedious job

Option 2: To have a crucial information

Option 3: To delay one's actions

Option 4: To have an ulterior motive

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: To have an ulterior motive


Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.

In this context, the phrase suggests that the lady has a hidden personal agenda or motive for not reporting the crime, indicating a vested interest or bias. Having an axe to grind means having

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Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Pardon

Option 1: Condemn

Option 2: Spite

Option 3: Boast

Option 4: Release

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Condemn


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Explanation:

Pardon means to forgive or excuse someone for an offence or wrongdoing. Condemn means to express strong disapproval or to pronounce someone guilty, often resulting in punishment or censure.

The meanings of the other options are as

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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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