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Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Contrite

Option 1: persistent

Option 2: advertent

Option 3: renitent

Option 4: remorseful

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: remorseful


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Contrite refers to a feeling of remorse or guilt for one's wrongdoing. Remorseful is an adjective that describes the feeling of deep regret, guilt, or sorrow for a past action. The term that closely aligns with the meaning

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Question : Which place in the world receives the highest rainfall?

Option 1: Agartala

Option 2: Guwahati

Option 3: Itanagar

Option 4: Mawsynram

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Mawsynram


Solution : The correct option is Mawsynram.

Mawsynram, a village in the Indian State of Meghalaya, holds the record for the highest annual rainfall. Situated in the Khasi Hills, it receives around 467.4 inches (11,871 millimetres) of rainfall annually due to its unique geographic location and monsoon

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Question : Who is known as the "Lady with the Lamp"?

Option 1: Joan of Arc

Option 2: Helen Keller

Option 3: Florence Nightingale

Option 4: Sarojini Naidu

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Florence Nightingale


Solution : The answer is Florence Nightingale.

The founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), also known as "The Lady With the Lamp". She was so dedicated that she had a habit of making rounds at night to check on the soldiers injured during the

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Question : What percentage above the cost price should a seller mark his goods so that, after allowing a discount of 20% on the marked price, he can earn a profit of 4%?

Option 1: 25%

Option 2: 28%

Option 3: 42%

Option 4: 30%

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 30%


Solution : Discount = 20%
Profit = 4%
Let the cost price (CP) be 100
Profit = 4% of 100 = $\frac{4}{100}\times 100 = 4$
Selling Price of the product, SP = 100 + 4 = 104
Let the Marked Price (MP) be x.
Discount = $\frac{20}{100}\times

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Question : In which of the following articles, "Culture and Educational Rights" are mentioned?

Option 1: Articles 25-28

Option 2: Articles 23-24

Option 3: Articles 19-22

Option 4: Articles 29-30

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Articles 29-30


Solution : The correct option is Article 29-30.

Articles 29 and 30 of the Indian Constitution refer to "Culture and Educational Rights." These articles address citizens' rights to culture and education, especially those of linguistic and religious minorities. Article 29 guarantees minorities the freedom to

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Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Impressive

Option 1: Dramatic

Option 2: Significant

Option 3: Ordinary

Option 4: Industrious

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Ordinary


Solution : The correct choice will be the third option.

Impressive: It denotes evoking admiration and respect due to excellence or superiority, making a strong positive impression.

Ordinary: It denotes common, usual, or plain; not exceptional or remarkable.

In this context, "impressive" denotes something exceptional or noteworthy,

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Question : A cone and a cylinder have the same height and the radius of the cone is twice of the radius of the cylinder: What is the ratio of the volume of the cone to that of the cylinder?

Option 1: 2 : 5

Option 2: 4 : 5

Option 3: 3 : 2

Option 4: 4 : 3

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 4 : 3


Solution : Given: Height $(h)$ = same for cylinder and cone
Let the radius of the cylinder be $r$
Radius of cone = $2r$
Volume of a Cone = $\frac{1}{3}\times\pi \times r^2\times h$
= $\frac{1}{3}\times\pi \times 4r^2\times h$
Volume of a Cylinder = $\pi \times

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Question : Which of the following states primarily celebrate the Chhath Puja festival in India?

Option 1: Rajasthan

Option 2: Gujarat

Option 3: Andhra Pradesh

Option 4: Bihar

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Bihar


Solution : The correct answer is Bihar.

The Chhath Puja festival is very famous in Bihar. It is a Hindu festival that is celebrated in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Jharkhand. This festival is dedicated to the Hindu god Sun, Suryadev. Chhath Puja is celebrated

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Question : Jim Corbett National Park is situated in:

Option 1: Uttarakhand

Option 2: Andhra Pradesh

Option 3: Madhya Pradesh

Option 4: Himachal Pradesh

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Uttarakhand


Solution : The correct option is Uttarakhand.

The Uttarakhand state's Nainital district is home to Jim Corbett National Park. As India's first national park, it was created in 1936 under British control. It was renamed Corbett National Park in 1956 in honour of Jim Corbett, a hunter-turned-naturalist

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Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
46, 63, 80, 97, 114, ?

Option 1: 126

Option 2: 131

Option 3: 113

Option 4: 128

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 131


Solution : Given:
46, 63, 80, 97, 114, ?

The pattern is as follows –
46 + 17 = 63; 63 + 17 = 80; 80 + 17 = 97; 97 + 17 = 114; 114 + 17 = 131

So, the missing number of the series

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