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Question : Scurvy is a disease of

Option 1: hair

Option 2: skin

Option 3: liver

Option 4: eyes

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: skin


Solution : The correct option is  skin

A severe vitamin C shortage is the root cause of the disease scurvy. The body needs vitamin C to generate collagen, which is the substance that holds bones and muscles together and gives skin its elasticity. Anaemia, tiredness, internal bleeding,

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Question : As per the contents mentioned in Asokan inscriptions, how many major political centres were there in the Mauryan empire?

Option 1: Five

Option 2: Six

Option 3: Four

Option 4: Three

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Five


Solution : The correct answer is Five.

Asokan inscriptions indicate five important political centres of the empire: Pataliputra, the capital and the provincial centres of Taxila, Ujjayini, Tosali and Suvarnagiri. The administrative structure of this vast empire was not standardized.

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Question : Name the body which has replaced the UN Commission on Human Rights.

Option 1: Secretariat

Option 2: Human Rights Council

Option 3: Trusteeship Council

Option 4: Economic and Social Council

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Human Rights Council


Solution : The correct option is the Human Rights Council.

The Human Rights Council, which was established on March 15, 2006, by the General Assembly as the principal UN intergovernmental body in charge of human rights, has taken the place of the UN Commission

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Question : If each edge of a cube is increased by 40%, the percentage increase in its surface area is:

Option 1: 40%

Option 2: 60%

Option 3: 80%

Option 4: 96%

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 96%


Solution : Given: each side of the cube is increased by 40%
Let the edge of a cube be 100 cm.
New edge after increment of 40% = 140 cm
The surface area of a cube before increment = 6 × 100 × 100 = 60000 cm

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Question : Elasticity (e) expressed by the formula 1 > e > 0 is

Option 1: Perfectly elastic

Option 2: Relatively elastic

Option 3: Perfectly inelastic

Option 4: Relatively inelastic

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Relatively inelastic


Solution : The correct answer is Relatively inelastic.

When expressed by the formula 1 > e > 0, the elasticity (e) is relatively inelastic. Elasticity is the ability of a variable to respond to changes when other factors remain constant. When demand is Relatively inelastic, there

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Question : If the area of the non-spherical portion of a solid hemisphere is 1,560 m2, then the total surface area of the hemisphere is:

Option 1: 6,240 m2

Option 2: 4,680 m2

Option 3: 5,140 m2

Option 4: 3,120 m2

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 4,680 m2


Solution : Given: The area of the non-spherical portion of a solid hemisphere is 1560 m2.
So, $\pi r^2=1560$ --------------(1)
The total surface area of the hemisphere = $3\pi r^2$ where $r$ is the radius.
Substitute the value of $\pi r^2$ from the

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Question : Rohit buys an old bat for Rs. 1280 and spends Rs. 120 on its repair. If he sells it for Rs. 1050, then what is the loss percentage?

Option 1: 40 percent

Option 2: 25 percent

Option 3: 20 percent

Option 4: 30 percent

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 25 percent


Solution : The total cost of the bat including the repair = Rs. 1280 + Rs. 120 = Rs. 1400
If Rohit sells the bat for Rs. 1050, then his loss = Rs. 1400 – Rs. 1050 = Rs. 350
$\therefore$ The loss percentage = $\frac{\text{Loss}}{\text{

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Question : Directions: Which of the following letters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
T, Q, N, K, H, ?

Option 1: R

Option 2: E

Option 3: O

Option 4: P

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: E


Solution : Given:
T, Q, N, K, H, ?

Subtract 3 from the place value of each letter to get the next letter –
T – 3 = Q; Q – 3 = N; N – 3 = K; K – 3 = H; H – 3

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Question : Custom duty is an instrument of

Option 1: Monetary policy

Option 2: Foreign trade policy

Option 3: Industrial policy

Option 4: Fiscal policy

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Foreign trade policy


Solution : The correct answer is foreign trade policy.

Custom duty is also used in foreign trade policy. A system of laws and regulations that manage the movement of commodities and services between nations is known as foreign trade policy. Governments use foreign trade

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