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Question : The ratio of the selling price to the cost price is 9 : 8. What is the profit percentage?

Option 1: 15 percent

Option 2: 12.5 percent

Option 3: 20 percent

Option 4: 10.5 percent

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 12.5 percent


Solution : Difference between the selling price (SP) and the cost price (CP)
 ⇒ Profit= SP − CP
Let SP = 9 and CP = 8 (from the ratio)
Profit = 9 – 8 = 1
Profit% = $\frac{1}{8}$×100
= 12.5%
Hence, the correct answer is

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Question : How many bronze medals did India win in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 (played in the year 2021)?

Option 1: Six

Option 2: Five

Option 3: Three

Option 4: Four

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Four


Solution : The correct answer is Four.

India achieved its highest ranking in over four decades at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, finishing 48th on the medal tally. The country secured its richest-ever medal haul with a remarkable performance, winning a historic 1 gold, 2 silver and

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Question : Directions: Select the missing number from the given responses.

Option 1: 49

Option 2: 45

Option 3: 64

Option 4: 56

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 64


Solution : The pattern can be observed running diagonally as shown below –

Like, (2)3 = 8; (3)3 = 27
Similarly, (4)3 = 64

So, 64 is the missing number. Hence, the third option is correct.

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Question : Padma Subrahmanyam is a well-known dancer of which of the following dance forms?

Option 1: Bharatanatyam

Option 2: Manipuri

Option 3: Odissi

Option 4: Kuchipudi

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Bharatanatyam


Solution : The correct answer is Bharatanatyam.

Bharatnatyam is one of the 8 Indian classical dance forms that originated in the Southern State of Tamil Nadu. Padma Subramaniam is associated with the Bharatanatyam dance form. Other exponents of Bharatnatyam are Mallika Sarabhai, Mrinalini Sarabhai etc.

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Question : Directions: Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
15 – 24 + 63 ÷ 7 × 2 = 9

Option 1: 63 and 9

Option 2: 7 and 63

Option 3: 24 and 9

Option 4: 63 and 24

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 24 and 9


Solution : Given:
15 – 24 + 63 ÷ 7 × 2 = 9

According to the given options interchange the numbers.
First option: 63 and 9
15 – 24 + 63 ÷ 7 × 2 = 9
Solving the L.H.S. of the equation –

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Question : Water from the soil enters into the root hairs owing to:

Option 1: atmospheric pressure

Option 2: capillary pressure

Option 3: root pressure

Option 4: osmotic pressure

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: osmotic pressure


Solution : The correct option is osmotic pressure.

Plants root hairs get water from the soil through a process known as "osmosis." The pressure applied through this process is the osmotic pressure. Osmosis is the process by which water molecules pass across a semi-permeable membrane

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Question : Directions: In the following question, a series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
AEI, BFJ, CGK, ?

Option 1: DHL

Option 2: DLH

Option 3: EIM

Option 4: LPT

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: DHL


Solution : Given:
AEI, BFJ, CGK, ?

In the above-given series, add 1 to the place value of each letter of the previous term to get the next term.
AEI→A + 1 = B; E + 1 = F; I + 1 = J
BFJ→B + 1

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Question : The sum of 11 numbers is 660. Find their average.

Option 1: 66

Option 2: 60

Option 3: 10

Option 4: 80

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 60


Solution : Given: The sum of 11 numbers is 660.
Use the formula, $\text{Average}=\frac{\text{Sum of values}}{\text{The total values}}=\frac{660}{11}=60$
Hence, the correct answer is 60.

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Question : Directions: Which two signs need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct?
2 + 78 ÷ 13 – 4 × 111 = 119

Option 1: + and ÷

Option 2: ÷ and ×

Option 3: + and –

Option 4: + and ×

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: + and ×


Solution : Given:
2 + 78 ÷ 13 – 4 × 111 = 119

Let's check each option –
First Option: + and ÷
On interchanging the mathematical signs, we get –
2 ÷ 78 + 13 – 4 × 111 = 119
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