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Question : Select the correctly spelt word.

Option 1: recind

Option 2: rescind

Option 3: recsind

Option 4: resind

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: rescind


Solution : The second option is correct.

Rescind: This word means to revoke, cancel, or repeal a law, order, or agreement. It is the appropriate spelling in this context.

Recind, recsind, and resind are not correct spellings and do not correspond to a valid English word.

Therefore,

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Question : What is the smallest perfect square which is divisible by both 8 and 12?

Option 1: 100

Option 2: 144

Option 3: 121

Option 4: 196

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 144


Solution : LCM of 8 and 12 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 = 24
To make it a perfect square, multiply 24 by 6.
⇒ 24 × 6 = 144 = 12 × 12
Hence, the correct answer is 144.

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Question : _____________ won the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022.

Option 1: New Zealand

Option 2: Australia

Option 3: India

Option 4: England

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Australia


Solution : The correct answer is Australia.

Australia and England played a Women's One Day International (WODI) cricket match in the 2022 ICC Women's World Cup Final to determine who would win the tournament. With a 71-run victory, Australia won their seventh World Cup, and Alyssa Healy

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Question : A man sells an article at a loss of 10%. If he had sold it for Rs. 75 more he would have gained 20%. The cost price of the article is (in Rs.):

Option 1: 225

Option 2: 300

Option 3: 150

Option 4: 250

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 250


Solution : Let the cost price of the article $=C$
The man sells the article at a loss of 10%.
Then the selling price of the article = Rs. 0.9$C$
If he had sold it for Rs. 75 more.
The selling price $=\mathrm{0.9C + 75}$
Given that

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Question : Directions: By Interchanging which two signs the equation will be correct?
27 ÷ 3 – 18 + 3 × 2 = 18

Option 1: + and –

Option 2: × and +

Option 3: + and ÷

Option 4: ÷ and ×

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: + and ÷


Solution : Given:
27 ÷ 3 – 18 + 3 × 2 = 18

Let's check the given options –
First option: + and –
On interchanging the mathematical signs, we get –
27 ÷ 3 + 18 – 3 × 2 = 18
Solving

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Question : Who said about Mahatma Gandhi that he is a "half-naked fakir"?

Option 1: Winston Churchill

Option 2: Lord Mountbatten

Option 3: Lord Wavell

Option 4: Lord Linlithgow

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Winston Churchill


Solution : The correct answer is Winston Churchill.

Winston Churchill referred to Mahatma Gandhi as a seditious Middle Temple lawyer who was posing as a half-naked fakir. Winston Churchill is a statesman, author, orator, and leader.

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Question : Directions: Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
24, 625, 26, 729, 28, 841, ?

Option 1: 961

Option 2: 900

Option 3: 29

Option 4: 30

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 30


Solution : Given:
24, 625, 26, 729, 28, 841, ?

The numbers are in sequential order and every other number is the square of the next number in the series, starting from the second number –
24; (25)2 = 625; 26; (27)= 729; 28;

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Question : One Astronomical Unit and one Parsec are units of________.

Option 1: current

Option 2: mass

Option 3: length

Option 4: volume

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: length


Solution : The correct answer is the length.

The astronomical unit of measurement used to calculate the separation between celestial objects is the parsec (symbol: pc). Similar to how kilometres can be used in place of miles, astronomers frequently use parsecs as an alternative to light-years

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Question : Koneru Humpy is associated with which of the following sport?

Option 1: Chess

Option 2: Boxing

Option 3: Badminton

Option 4: Cricket

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Chess


Solution : The correct answer is Chess.

Koneru Humpy hails from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh, and is a grandmaster in Indian chess. Koneru Humpy's victory in chess is the greatest ever achieved by an Indian lady. As a result, India is now one of the select few

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Question : The height of a trapezium is 68 cm, and the sum of its parallel sides is 75 cm. If the area of the trapezium is $\frac{6}{17}$ times of the area of a square, then the length of the diagonal of the square is: (Take $\sqrt{2}=1.41$ )

Option 1: 127.39 cm

Option 2: 183.49 cm

Option 3: 119.85 cm

Option 4: 102.39 cm

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 119.85 cm


Solution : Given,
The height of a trapezium is 68 cm, the sum of its parallel sides is 75 cm and the area of the trapezium is $\frac{6}{17}$ times the area of a square.
Area of the trapezium = $\frac{(a+b)h}{2}$, where $(a+b)$ is the sum of

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