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Question : Directions: Six friends are sitting in a circle facing the centre. D is in between P and Q. T is between M and L. P and M are exactly opposite to each other. P is to the immediate right of L. Who is sitting exactly opposite to Q?

Option 1: P

Option 2: L

Option 3: D

Option 4: M

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: L


Solution : Given:
(I) Six friends are sitting in a circle facing the centre.


(II) D is in between P and Q. T is between M and L. P and M are exactly opposite to each other. P is to the immediate right of L.
 

So, L

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Question : On a certain sum, simple interest at the annual rate of 12% for 6 years is Rs. 28800. What will be the compound interest on the same sum at the annual rate of 20% (compounding annually) for 2 years?

Option 1: Rs. 17600

Option 2: Rs. 19200

Option 3: Rs. 12000

Option 4: Rs. 14400

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rs. 17600


Solution : $I = \frac{PRT}{100}$
where $I$ = simple interest, $P$ = principal amount (the sum), $R$ = rate of interest, and $T$ is the time period.
Given that the simple interest $I$ is Rs. 28800, the rate of interest $R$ is 12% per annum, and

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Question : Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
One who has lost one's parents

Option 1: Recluse

Option 2: Martyr

Option 3: Orphan

Option 4: Snob

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Orphan


Solution : The third option is correct.

The word that can substitute the given group of words, one who has lost one's parents is orphan.

An orphan is an individual who has lost one or both parents.

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Question : Which foreign invader surrendered his territories to Chandragupta Maurya?

Option 1: Menander

Option 2: Demosthenes

Option 3: Seleucus I Nicator

Option 4: Gondophares

Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Seleucus I Nicator


Solution : The correct option is Seleucus I Nicator.

The foreign invader who surrendered his territories to Chandragupta Maurya was Seleucus I Nicator. The event took place around 305 BCE, and the treaty between Chandragupta Maurya and Seleucus I resulted in the acquisition of

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Question : In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
With a pinch of salt

Option 1: With due respect

Option 2: Nefariously

Option 3: Taken forcefully

Option 4: Doubt the truth or value of something

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Doubt the truth or value of something


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

The idiom take with a pinch of salt means to be sceptical or doubtful about the truth or value of something. It suggests not taking information at face value and being cautious

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Question : Directions: Select the option related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the fourth term is related to the third term.
ERA : ETA :: HONEST : JOPEUV :: GRAIN : ?

Option 1: GTCIN

Option 2: ITCIP

Option 3: IRAKP

Option 4: ITAIP

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: ITAIP


Solution : Given:
ERA : ETA :: HONEST : JOPEUV :: GRAIN : ?

In the above letter clusters, add 2 in the place value of the consonants, and vowels are written as it is to obtain the next letter cluster.
Like, ERA : ETA→E; R +

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Question : For a country having an inflationary situation, which of the following statements is incorrect?

Option 1: The cost of living rises.

Option 2: Profit rises faster than wages.

Option 3: The value of money falls.

Option 4: The country's exports become more competitive.

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: The country's exports become more competitive.


Solution : The correct answer is The Country's exports become more competitive.

Inflation can erode export competitiveness when other parameters are held constant. As prices rise domestically due to inflation, a country's goods and services become more expensive. It can reduce

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Question : Directions: In the following question, the sentence given with a blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four.

A man is known___ the company he keeps.

Option 1: By

Option 2: For

Option 3: In

Option 4: Of

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: By


Solution : The correct choice is the first option "by."

The complete sentence is a proverbial expression that conveys the idea that people are often judged or assessed based on the friends and associates they choose to be around.

The options ''for", ''in", and ''of'' don't fit

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Question : Who among the following wrote the biography of Jahangir known as Iqbalnama-i Jahangiri?

Option 1: Mutamid Khan

Option 2: Inayat Khan

Option 3: Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan

Option 4: Abul Fazl

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Mutamid Khan


Solution : The correct option is Mutamid Khan

The Iqbal Nama-i Jahangiri is a historical book written by Mutamid Khan, which covers the history of the Mughal emperors. Khan wrote this book during the final years of Jahangir's reign after he had completed the Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri. The

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Question : Shri Pramod Sawant took the oath as the Chief Minister of which state in March 2022?

Option 1: Goa

Option 2: Maharashtra

Option 3: Gujarat

Option 4: Karnataka

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Goa


Solution : The correct answer is Goa.

Pramod Pandurang Sawant, born on 24 April 1973, is an Indian politician and a practitioner of Ayurvedic medicine. He has been serving as the Chief Minister of Goa since 2019, making him the 11th person to hold this position. As

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