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Question : $\frac{2}{5}$ of the marked price of an item is equal to $\frac{4}{7}$ of its cost price. If a discount of 15% is given on its sale, then what is the approximate profit percentage earned?

Option 1: 19.84%

Option 2: 23.63%

Option 3: 21.43%

Option 4: 14.28%

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 21.43%


Solution : $\frac{2}{5}$ × marked price = $\frac{4}{7}$ × cost price
Marked price = $\frac{10}{7}$ × cost price
Discount = 15% of marked price
= $\frac{15}{100}×\frac{10}{7}$ × cost price
Selling price = marked price – discount
= $(1-\frac{15}{100})×\frac{10}{7}$ × cost price
= $\frac{85}{100}×\frac{10}{7}$ × cost price
=

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Question : What is the value of $x$ in the following equation?
$12.50\ ÷ \ 0.005 + 25\ ÷\ 0.5 + 5 = x$

Option 1: 2555

Option 2: 2005

Option 3: 2000

Option 4: 2050

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2555


Solution : $12.50\ ÷ \ 0.005 + 25\ ÷\ 0.5 + 5 = x$
$⇒x=\frac{12.50}{0.005}+\frac{25}{0.5}+ 5$
$⇒x=\frac{1250×1000}{5×100}+\frac{250}{5}+ 5$
$⇒x=2500+50+5$
$\therefore x=2555$
Hence, the correct answer is 2555.

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Question : Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
The young of a frog

Option 1: Kitten

Option 2: Pup

Option 3: Tadpole

Option 4: Antelope

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Tadpole


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

A tadpole is the young form of a frog, which specifically refers to the larval stage in the life cycle of a frog, occurring in aquatic environments before undergoing metamorphosis into an adult frog.

The meanings of the

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Question :

Nematocysts are present in:

Option 1:

Starfish

Option 2:

Ascaris

Option 3: Centipede

Option 4: Sea anemone

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Sea anemone


Solution : The correct option is Sea anemone.

Nematocysts are specialised stinging cells found in a wide range of aquatic species, including sea anemones. Sea anemones employ these cells for defence and prey capture. When activated, nematocysts can expel a harpoon-like structure containing poisons, immobilising or

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Question : What will be the HCF of the following set of numbers: 30, 45, and 150?

Option 1: 16

Option 2: 15

Option 3: 30

Option 4: 20

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 15


Solution : 30 = 2 × 3 × 5
45 = 3 × 3 × 5
150 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 5
So, HCF of 30, 45 and 150 = 3 × 5 = 15
Hence, the correct answer is 15.

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Question : Who was the court poet of Harshavardhana?

Option 1: Hema Saraswati

Option 2: Parmanand Das

Option 3: Banabhatta

Option 4: Sri Ponna

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Banabhatta


Solution : The correct answer is Banabhatta.

Banabhatta, a Sanskrit writer and poet from the 7th century, served as the Asthana Kavi in the court of Emperor Harshavardhana, who ruled northern India. Banabhatta's contributions to Sanskrit literature have earned him a significant place in Indian literary

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Question : The last Mughal Emperor who was sent to Jail in Rangoon was___________.

Option 1: Shah Alam II

Option 2: Akbar Shah II

Option 3: Bahadur Shah Zafar

Option 4: Alamgir II

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar


Solution : The correct answer is Bahadur Shah Zafar.

The last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, was deported by the British from India and imprisoned in Yangon, then known as Rangoon, Burma, where he passed away in 1862. With his passing, the Mughal dynasty—which had

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Question : Kisna buys a cow for INR 15,000. After one year, he sells it for INR 18,500. After one year, again he buys the same cow at INR 19,000 and sells it for INR 22,300. What is the overall profit percentage of Kisna?

Option 1: 18%

Option 2: 10%

Option 3: 20%

Option 4: 15%

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 20%


Solution : 1st case:
The cost price of a cow = INR 15000
The selling price of the cow = INR 18500
Profit = selling price – cost price = 18500 – 15000 = 3500
2nd case:
The cost price of a cow = INR 19000
The

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Question : What is the study of interactions between a living organism and its environment?

Option 1: Ecology

Option 2: Biome

Option 3: Bio-reserve

Option 4: Ecosystem

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Ecology


Solution : The correct option is Ecology.

"Ecology" is the study of how a living thing interacts with its surroundings. Ecology is the study of the interactions and linkages that exist between living things and the physical and biological environments in which they live. It investigates how

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Question : Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
A large, tall cupboard in which clothes may be hung or stored

Option 1: Wardrobe

Option 2: Hypergamy

Option 3: Gibber

Option 4: Honorary

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Wardrobe


Solution : The first option is correct.

A wardrobe refers to a large, tall cupboard used for storing or hanging clothes.

Additional Information

  • Hypergamy refers to the practice of marrying someone from a higher social class or caste.
  • Gibber means to speak rapidly and incoherently.
  • Honorary refers
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