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Question : Article 40 of the Indian Constitution, "Organisation of village panchayats", is a _______.

Option 1: Directive Principles of State Policy

Option 2: Fundamental duty

Option 3: Legal right

Option 4: Fundamental right

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Directive Principles of State Policy


Solution : The correct option is Directive Principles of State Policy.

Article 40 of the Indian Constitution is a Directive Principles of State Policy. It emphasises the organisation of village panchayats to ensure local self-governance. While not legally enforceable, it guides the government

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Question : Directions: Which number will appear at the bottom face in the last cube?

Option 1: 3

Option 2: 4

Option 3: 6

Option 4: 1

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 6


Solution : The bottom face in the last cube is the face opposite to 4.
Taking dice positions 2 and 3 with 4 as the common face,

Moving clockwise from the common face with 4,


Pairs of opposite faces –


So, the bottom face in the last

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Question : In which year was the All-India Muslim League formed?

Option 1: 1885

Option 2: 1911

Option 3: 1906

Option 4: 1920

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1906


Solution : The correct answer is 1906.

The Muslim League was established on December 30, 1906, with Aga Khan, the Nawab of Dacca and the Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk of Dhaka serving as its leaders. It was established to protect Indian Muslims' rights. Subsequently, the league thought that Hindus

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Question : Katherine Espin, who won the crown of 2016 Miss Earth, belongs to which country?

Option 1: Philippines

Option 2: Columbia

Option 3: Ecuador

Option 4: Venezuela

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Ecuador


Solution : The correct option is Ecuador.

Katherine Espin, who won the title of Miss Earth in 2016, hails from Ecuador. Ecuador is located in South America, bordered by Colombia to the north, Peru to the east and south and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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Question : What is the process of seeping water into the ground called?

Option 1: Infiltration

Option 2: Filtration

Option 3: Percolation

Option 4: Sedimentation

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Infiltration


Solution : The correct answer is Infiltration.

Water seepage occurs when water moves from one location to another through small holes or porous material. The process through which surface water, precipitation, or snowmelt penetrates the earth is known as infiltration. This refills the area's groundwater.

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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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