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Question : The ratio in which the Darjeeling tea at 32 per kg is mixed with the Assam tea at 25 per kg to gain 20% by selling the mixture at 32.40 per kg is:

Option 1: 4 : 3

Option 2: 3 : 4

Option 3: 5 : 2

Option 4: 2 : 5

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2 : 5


Solution : Let the CP of the tea be Rs $x$ per kg. After getting 20% profit, we get
$\frac{120x}{100}=32.4$
⇒ $x = 27$
Using the method of alligation:

Darjeeling tea : Assam tea = 2 : 5
Hence, the correct answer is 2 :

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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, 752 means copper is strong, 276 means iron is strong and 365 means iron and copper. Find the code for and.

Option 1: 6

Option 2: 3

Option 3: 2

Option 4: 5

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 3


Solution : Given:
(I) 752 means copper is strong
(II) 276 means iron is strong
(III) 365 means iron and copper 

On comparing the sentences (I) and (II) 7, 2 and is, strong are common.
On comparing the sentences (I) and (III) 5 and copper

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Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct

You have exactly one hour to completes the exam.

Option 1: No improvement

Option 2: hour to completed

Option 3: hourly to complete

Option 4: hour to complete

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: hour to complete


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Explanation: The original sentence contains a prepositional error. The correct preposition to use after the word "hour" in this context is "to". The phrase should be "hour to complete", indicating the time available for completing the

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Question : Two successive discounts of 20% and 30% are given while selling an item. What is the ratio of the marked price to the selling price of the item?

Option 1: 25 : 11

Option 2: 25 : 14

Option 3: 28 : 11

Option 4: 27 : 16

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 25 : 14


Solution : Given: Two successive discounts of 20% and 30% are given while selling an item.
Let the marked price be INR 100.
The selling price after the first discount = 100 – 20 = INR 80.
The selling price after the second discount =

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Question : The following pie chart shows the percentage-wise distribution of the nominal sales figures of laptops from five different companies during a given period.

If the total sales of all the companies taken together is INR 55,00,000, then find the difference between the sales of HP and Apple.

Option 1: INR 3,65,000

Option 2: INR 7,50,000

Option 3: INR 4,25,000

Option 4: INR 3,85,000

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: INR 3,85,000


Solution : Sales of HP = 0.18 × 55,00,000 = 9,90,000
Sales of Apple = 0.25 × 55,00,000 = 13,75,000
Difference between HP and Apple
= Sales of Apple − Sales of HP
= 13,75,000 - 9,90,000
= 3,85,000
Hence, the correct answer is INR 3,85,000

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Question : Which cultural festival of India, held at Shilpgram, is a ten-day feast of classical dances, folk art and light music?

Option 1: Taj Mahotsav

Option 2: Natyanjali Utsav

Option 3: Nishagandhi Festival

Option 4: Mamallapuram Utsav

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Taj Mahotsav


Solution : The correct answer is Taj Mahotsav.

Every year, the Taj Mahotsav is a 10-day celebration held in Shilpgram, Agra, India, from February 18 to 27. The festival evokes recollections of the Nawabi style that was popular in Uttar Pradesh in the 18th and

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Question : Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Reservoir is situated in_________.

Option 1: Chhattisgarh

Option 2: Jharkhand

Option 3: Uttarakhand

Option 4: Uttar Pradesh

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh


Solution : The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh

Standing as a concrete gravity dam on the Rihand River, the Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Dam, also known as the Rihand Dam, was built in 1962. Its reservoir area straddles the border between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

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Question : Select the appropriate antonym for the underlined word.
We will brush out the damp hair.

Option 1: droughty

Option 2: saturated

Option 3: sticky

Option 4: moist

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: droughty


Solution : The third option is correct.

  • The given word is damp, which means slightly wet or moist.
  • The antonym of damp is drought.
  • Drought means having little or no moisture, dry or arid.

Therefore, the correct answer is droughty.

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Question : Guru Bipin Singh received "Sangeet Natak Akademi Award" in 1966. He was a teacher of _______ dance.

Option 1: Manipuri

Option 2: Kathak

Option 3: Odissi

Option 4: Bharatanatyam

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Manipuri


Solution : The correct option is Manipuri.

The Sangeet Natak Akademi Award was given to the well-known Indian dancer and choreographer Guru Bipin Singh in 1966. He was a Manipuri dance instructor and performer. One of India's classical dance styles, Manipuri dance, comes from Manipur

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