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Question : The ratio of the LCM of two numbers to the sum of the same two numbers is 12 : 7. If their HCF is 4, what is the product of these two numbers?

Option 1: 192

Option 2: 172

Option 3: 196

Option 4: 169

Team Careers360 8th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 192


Solution : HCF = 4
Let the numbers be $4a$ and $4b$.
So, LCM = $4ab$
The ratio of LCM to the sum of numbers = 12 : 7
⇒ $\frac{4ab}{4a+4b} = \frac{12}{7}$
⇒ $\frac{ab}{a+b} = \frac{12}{7}$
⇒ $ab = 12$ and $a+b = 7$
Now, $a(7-a)

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Question : Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
"What_____ your dad do at the Ministry of Magic, anyway?"

Option 1: is

Option 2: have

Option 3: does

Option 4: do

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: does


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

When forming questions in the simple present tense for the third person singular (he, she, it), the auxiliary verb does is used.

Therefore, the complete sentence is: "What does your dad do at the Ministry of Magic, anyway?"

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Question : Who wrote the Panchatantra, a collection of fables?

Option 1: Rumi

Option 2: Amar Singh

Option 3: Jaya Dev

Option 4: Vishnu Sharma

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Vishnu Sharma


Solution : The correct answer is Vishnu Sharma.

"Panchatantra" was written by Vishnu Sharma. The term " Panchatantra" refers to the Sanskrit-language collection of old Indian animal fables that are tied to one another. It is among the earliest manuscripts still in existence. Translations of

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Question : The fuel that is used in modern submarines is

Option 1: Nuclear fuel

Option 2: Petrol

Option 3: Coal

Option 4: Diesel

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Nuclear fuel


Solution : The correct option is - Nuclear fuel

 

Modern submarines typically use nuclear reactors as their primary source of power, which allows them to operate for extended periods of time without the need to surface frequently for refueling. These nuclear reactors use enriched uranium or

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Question : The marked price of the item was INR 5,000. While selling the item, the seller offered successive discounts of 15% and 5%. What was the final selling price of the item?

Option 1: INR 4,730

Option 2: INR 4,370.50

Option 3: INR 4,250

Option 4: INR 4,037.50

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: INR 4,037.50


Solution : Marked price of the article = INR 5000
Two successive discounts are 15% and 5%.
Selling Price = Marked Price – Marked Price × Discount%
Price after 1st discount = $5000-5000 \times \frac{15}{100}$
= INR 4250
Price after 2nd discount = $4250 -4250 \times

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Question : Which of the following formulas is correct for Gross Value Added(GVA)?

Option 1: (GVA) = Gross National Product – Subsidies + Taxes

Option 2: GVA= Gross Domestic Product – Subsidies + Taxes

Option 3: GVA = Gross National Product + Subsidies – Taxes

Option 4: GVA = Gross Domestic Product + Subsidies – Taxes

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: GVA = Gross Domestic Product + Subsidies – Taxes


Solution : The correct answer is GVA = Gross Domestic Product + Subsidies – Taxes.

The calculation of gross value added (GVA) involves subtracting intermediate consumption (at purchaser prices) from output (at basic prices).

A measure of economic production

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Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
81, 243, 40.5, 121.5, 20.25, 60.75, ?

Option 1: 10.120

Option 2: 10.115

Option 3: 10.125

Option 4: 10.215

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 10.125


Solution : Given:
81, 243, 40.5, 121.5, 20.25, 60.75, ?

In the above-given series, multiply by 3 and divide by 6 alternatively the previous number to get the next number.
81 × 3 = 243, 243 ÷ 6 = 40.5, 40.5 × 3 = 121.5, 121.5 ÷

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Question : Which of the following books was not written by Aravind Adiga?

Option 1: Amnesty

Option 2: The Cost of Living

Option 3: The White Tiger

Option 4: Last Man in Tower

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: The Cost of Living


Solution : The correct option is The Cost of Living.

The Cost of Living is a book written by Deborah Levy. She is a British novelist, playwright and poet. Her plays were staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company before focusing on prose fiction.

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Question : Kodon, Kutki, Hraka, and Bauti are examples of_______________.

Option 1: fruits

Option 2: millets

Option 3: silk

Option 4: vegetables

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: millets


Solution : The correct answer is millets.

Kodon, Kutki, Hraka, and Bauti are examples of millets. Millets are small-seeded grasses which are nutritionally rich and drought tolerant and grown in the arid or semi-arid regions of India and also widely grown across the world as cereal

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