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Question : Rainfall is measured by an instrument called the ________.

Option 1: rain gauge

Option 2: rain catcher

Option 3: rain calculator

Option 4: precipitator

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: rain gauge


Solution : The correct option is a rain gauge.

A rain gauge is a meteorological device that records and quantifies the total amount of precipitation, or rainfall, over a given time frame. While rain gauges come in a variety of forms, they are all used

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Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

She didn’t knew / that I was out / for some urgent work.

Option 1: for some urgent work

Option 2: No error

Option 3: that I was out

Option 4: She didn’t knew

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: She didn’t knew


Solution : The error lies in the fourth option.

Explanation:
The verb didn't is a contraction of did not, and after modal verbs or auxiliaries, we use the base form of the verb. In this case, know is the base form, so the correct construction

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Question : A sum becomes INR 12960 in 2 years at the rate of 4% per annum on simple interest. What is the sum?

Option 1: INR 10000

Option 2: INR 12200

Option 3: INR 12000

Option 4: INR 11600

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: INR 12000


Solution : Amount = INR 12960
Term, $n$ = 2 years
Rate, $R$ = 4%
Let $P$ be the principal sum.
Simple interest = $12960 - P$
We know, Simple interest = $\frac{\text{Principal × Time × Rate}}{100}$
$⇒12960-P = \frac{P×2×4}{100}$
$⇒12960 = P + \frac{8P}{100}$
$\therefore

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Question : Find the mean proportion of 64 and 144.

Option 1: 8

Option 2: 108

Option 3: 12

Option 4: 96

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 96


Solution : The mean proportion of two numbers, $a$ and $b$ is $\sqrt{ab}$.
The mean proportion of 64 and 144 $=\sqrt{64 \times 144} = 96$
Hence, the correct answer is 96.

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Question : Find the value of X for {15 × 32 ÷ 2 × 5} ÷ X=16

Option 1: 75

Option 2: 76

Option 3: 78

Option 4: 55

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 75


Solution : $\frac{15×32÷2×5}{X} = 16$ 
⇒ $\frac{15×16×5}{X} = 16$
⇒ $\frac{15×16×5}{16} = X$
⇒ $75 = X$
Hence, the correct answer is 75.

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Question : If the circumference of a circle is 13.2 cm, then what is its radius?

Option 1: 1.7 cm

Option 2: 6 cm

Option 3: 21 cm

Option 4: 2.1 cm

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2.1 cm


Solution : Given:
Circumference of the circle = 13.2 cm
Let the radius be $r$.
We know the circumference of the circle = $2\pi r$
⇒ $13.2 = 2\pi r$
⇒ $13.2=2× \frac{22}{7}×r$
⇒ $r = \frac{13.2\times 7}{2\times 22}$
⇒ $r = 2.1$ cm
Hence, the

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Question : Who used the ancient texts to suggest that widows could remarry?

Option 1: Narayan Guru

Option 2: Pandita Ramabai

Option 3: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Option 4: Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar


Solution : The correct option is Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, a prominent social reformer in 19th-century India, advocated for widows' rights. He used ancient Hindu texts to argue against prevailing customs and supported the remarriage of widows. His efforts led to legal reforms,

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Question : The words 'socialist' and 'secular' were inserted in the Preamble of the Constitution by_______.

Option 1: The 16th Amendment

Option 2: The 7th Amendment

Option 3: The 42nd Amendment

Option 4: The 44th Amendment

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: The 42nd Amendment


Solution : The correct option is The 42nd Amendment

The Preamble of the Indian Constitution was amended in 1976 to include the terms socialist, secular and integrity by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment. The Preamble offers a glimpse of the ideals cherished by the framers of

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Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Any award, honour or laudatory notice

Option 1: Complement

Option 2: Deal

Option 3: Statute

Option 4: Accolade

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Accolade


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Accolade is an award or recognition handed to someone for their achievement, and it is the correct one-word substitute for any award, honour, or laudatory notice.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Complement 
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Question : Choose the sentence with no spelling error.

Option 1: Alice turned away and shrugged her shoulders.

Option 2: Alice turned away and shruged her shoulders.

Option 3: Alice turned away and shugged her shulders.

Option 4: Alice truned away and shrugged her shoulders.

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Alice turned away and shrugged her shoulders.


Solution : The first option is correct.

  • In the first option, there are no incorrect spellings.
  • In the second option, the incorrect spelling is "shruged". Its correct spelling is shrugged.
  • In the third option, the incorrect spelling is "shulders". Its
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