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Question : In a wallet, there are coins of Re. 1, Rs. 2 and Rs. 5 in the ratio of 2 : 5 : 3 respectively. If there is Rs. 54 in all, then how many Rs. 5 coins are there?

Option 1: 20

Option 2: 10

Option 3: 4

Option 4: 6

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 6


Solution : Let the number of Re. 1, Rs. 2, and Rs. 5 coins as \(x\), \(y\), and \(z\) respectively.
Given that these are in the ratio 2 : 5 : 3, we can express them as \(x = 2k\), \(y = 5k\), and \(z = 3k\)

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Question : Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by_________ in 1798.

Option 1: Lord Wellesley

Option 2: Lord Bentinck

Option 3: Lord Dalhousie

Option 4: Lord Hastings

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Lord Wellesley


Solution : The correct answer is Lord Wellesley.

During his tenure as Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805, Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance. It was forbidden for the princely states to have their armed forces. The East India firm was supposed to protect

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

One who has a long experience of any occupation

Option 1: Reverent

Option 2: Practitioner

Option 3: Staunch

Option 4: Veteran

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Veteran


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Veteran is used for individuals who have a lot of experience in a particular field or occupation. This term is used to describe these people who have extensive knowledge and have worked in the industry for a

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Question : Vihaan is twice as efficient as Mayur and can finish a piece of work in 14 days less than Mayur. In how many days Mayur can finish this work?

Option 1: 14 days

Option 2: 21 days

Option 3: 28 days

Option 4: 7 days

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 28 days


Solution : Let the time taken by Mayur to finish the work be $x$ days.
Vihaan is twice as efficient as Mayur, he can finish the work = $\frac{x}{2}$ days
According to the problem,
$\frac{x}{2} = x - 14$
⇒ $x = 2x - 28$

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Long in the tooth

Option 1: The show has come to an end

Option 2: Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days

Option 3: To be old, often too old to do something

Option 4: Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: To be old, often too old to do something


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

This idiom, long in the tooth is often used to humorously or colloquially describe someone who is ageing or has been around for a long time, implying that they may

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Question : Select the option that rectifies the incorrectly spelt words in the given sentence.

The table was grased with a lovelly showpiece.

Option 1: The table was grased with a lovvely showpiece.

Option 2: The table was graced with a lovaly showpiece.

Option 3: The table was graced with a lovely showpiece

Option 4: The table was graced with a lovelly showpiece

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: The table was graced with a lovely showpiece


Solution : The third option is the correct answer.

Explanation:
Graced is the correct spelling of the word, meaning adorned or decorated with elegance. Lovely is the correct spelling, describing the quality of the showpiece. The correct sentence is free

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Question : Directions: Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
8 = 5 – 31 + 12 ÷ 2 × 15

Option 1: + and ÷

Option 2: × and =

Option 3: ÷ and –

Option 4: – and +

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: × and =


Solution : Given:
8 = 5 – 31 + 12 ÷ 2 × 15

Replace the given symbols in the options one by one with the original symbols in the given equation.
First option: + and ÷
⇒ 8 = 5 – 31 ÷ 12

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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, WATCH is written as 5B2D8. How will HEAR be written in that language?

Option 1: 8F1S

Option 2: 8F2S

Option 3: 1SF8

Option 4: F8S1

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 8F1S


Solution : Given:
WATCH is coded as 5B2D8.

Determine the sum of the digits of the place value of the letters and add 1 in the place value of letters of WATCH alternatively, to obtain the required code –
W→23 = 2 + 3 = 5; A→1

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Question : If $A = 8X$ and $B = 6X$, then $A$ is how much percentage more than $B$?

Option 1: 50%

Option 2: 66.6%

Option 3: 100%

Option 4: 33.33%

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 33.33%


Solution : Given: $A = 8X$ and $B = 6X$.
The difference of $A$ and $B = 8X-6X=2X$
We know, the required percentage $=\frac{A–B}{B}\times 100\%=\frac{2X}{6X}\times 100=33.33\%$
Hence, the correct answer is 33.33%.

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Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.
Farms are increasingly turning to automation for ____________reasons.

Option 1: many

Option 2: most

Option 3: much

Option 4: little

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: many


Solution : The first option is correct.

The adjective many is used here to modify the noun reasons. In this context, many means numerous for a large number of reasons. The word many is appropriate in this sentence because it emphasises that there are several reasons

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