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Question : In a bag, there are coins of 25 p, 10 p, and 5 p in the 2: 3: 5 ratio, respectively. If the coins' value is INR 5.25, how many 5 p coins are in the bag?

Option 1: 25

Option 2: 15

Option 3: 45

Option 4: 35

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 25


Solution : Let the number of 25 p coins, 10 p coins, and 5 p coins as 2$x$, 3$x$, and 5$x$
The total value of the coins is INR 5.25, which is equivalent to 525 paise.
⇒  25(2$x$) + 10(3$x$) + 5(5$x$) = 525
⇒ 50$x$ +

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Question : Boat races of Kerala are a feature of which festival?

Option 1: Pongal

Option 2: Ugadi

Option 3: Onam

Option 4: Bihu

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Onam


Solution : The correct answer is Onam.

Boat Race, popularly known as Vallam Kali (boat race) is held in Punnamada Lake near Alappuzha, Kerala. It is part of the Onam festival in Kerala. Vembanad is India's longest lake, spanning many districts in Kerala. Punnamada Lake near

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Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error".

He (1) / loved her (2) / despite of himself. (3) / No Error (4)

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: (3)


Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence.

The preposition despite itself means in spite of and thus it is redundant to use of, after despite. Hence, of should be omitted to make the sentence grammatically accurate.

Therefore, the correct sentence is:

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Question : Directions: By Interchanging which two signs the equation will be correct?
6 – 10 × 8 ÷ 5 + 7 = 15

Option 1: + and –

Option 2: ÷ and –

Option 3: + and ÷

Option 4: × and ÷

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: + and –


Solution : Given:
6 – 10 × 8 ÷ 5 + 7 = 15

Let's check the given options –
First option: + and –
On interchanging the mathematical signs, we get –
6 + 10 × 8 ÷ 5 – 7 = 15
Solving

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Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The cat sits in the window and staring at the squirrel.

Option 1: No improvement

Option 2: stares at

Option 3: stare on

Option 4: stared at

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: stares at


Solution : The second option is correct.

  • The correct verb tense to use with cat and squirrel in the sentence is the simple present.
  • The correct form of the verb stare with a third-person singular subject (cat) is stares.
  • The verb tense is incorrect; it
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Question : For how many years does the Indian Vice president hold office?

Option 1: Five

Option 2: Six

Option 3: Three

Option 4: Four

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Five


Solution : The correct answer is Five.

The Vice president of India serves a term of five years and is eligible for re-election without any specified limit. The office may end due to death, resignation or removal, but the constitution lacks a specific succession mechanism. In case

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Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Give yourself a ________and get some rest.

Option 1: Brake

Option 2: Break

Option 3: Blank

Option 4: Brick

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Break


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Give someone a break is an idiom, which means to get some time off to relax from a stressful situation. It implies taking a pause from work to recharge physically, emotionally, and mentally.

This helps convey that

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Question : $A=2^K×3^5$ and $B=2^5×3^7$. If the least common multiple of A and B is $2^8×3^7$, then what is the value of K?

Option 1: 6

Option 2: 8

Option 3: 9

Option 4: 3

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 8


Solution : Given: $A=2^K×3^5$ and $B=2^5×3^7$
⇒ $A = 2^k × 3^5$ and $B = 2^5 × 3^7$
We have to take the highest power of the number from the above value 
The highest power of 3 = 7
Given: LCM of A and B = $2^8

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Question : Select the option that corrects the misspelt words in the given sentence.

There is a feling of hopelesness among the youth.

Option 1: There is a feeling of hoplesnes among the youth

Option 2: There is a fealing of hopelesnes among the youth.

Option 3: There is a feling of hopelesness among the youth.

Option 4: There is a feeling of hopelessness among the youth.

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: There is a feeling of hopelessness among the youth.


Solution : The correct option will be the fourth option.

Feling is misspelt; the correct spelling is feeling.
Hopelesness is misspelt; the correct spelling is hopelessness.

The correct sentence uses accurate spellings, resulting in a grammatically correct

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Question : Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.

A person who easily believes without demanding proof

Option 1: Cosmopolitan

Option 2: Credulous

Option 3: Streetwise

Option 4: Wary

Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Credulous


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

The word that can substitute the given group of words is credulous, which describes a person who is too willing to believe or trust something without sufficient evidence or proof.

The meanings of the other options

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