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Question : The Mahanadi River rises in the highlands of _________.

Option 1: Odisha

Option 2: Andhra Pradesh

Option 3: Chhattisgarh

Option 4: Bihar

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Chhattisgarh


Solution : The correct answer is Chhattisgarh.

The Mahanadi River rises in the hilly regions of Chhattisgarh. Its source water is found in the Chhattisgarh district of Dhamtari and comes from numerous mountain rivers. An outpost of the Eastern Ghats is where the river starts. When

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Question : What is the value of 13 × 12 ÷ 26 – 5 × 24 ÷ 10 + 4 × 4 – 8?

Option 1: 0

Option 2: –2

Option 3: –4

Option 4: 2

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2


Solution : Given: 13 × 12 ÷ 26 – 5 × 24 ÷ 10 + 4 × 4 – 8
= 6 – 12 + 16 – 8
= 2
Hence, the correct answer is 2.

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Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Absence

Option 1: Privation

Option 2: Vanity

Option 3: Surfeit

Option 4: Dearth

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Surfeit


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

Absence refers to the state of being away or not present, indicating a scarcity or lack of something. On the contrary, surfeit conveys the opposite meaning by representing an excess or abundance of something beyond what is needed.

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Question : There are two numbers such that the first number is three times the second number. If the average of these two numbers is 72, then what is the first number?

Option 1: 108

Option 2: 54

Option 3: 36

Option 4: 64

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 108


Solution : Let the second number be $x$ and the first three times of the second number be 3$x$
Average = $\frac{\text{Sum of the numbers}}{\text{Number of numbers}}$ 
⇒ 72 = $\frac{x + 3x}{2}$ = $\frac{4x}{2}$ = 2$x$ = 36
First number =  3$x$
= 3 × 36

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Question : Which of the following is an example of Phylum Mammalia of Animal Kingdom?

Option 1: Hen

Option 2: Crocodile

Option 3: Pigeon

Option 4: Rat

Team Careers360 7th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rat


Solution : The correct answer is rat.

An example of Phylum Mammalia in the Animal Kingdom is the rat. Rats belong to the class Mammalia, characterized by warm-bloodedness, hair or fur, mammary glands for nursing their young, and typically giving birth to live offspring. Unlike hens,

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Question : Who among the following is the co-founder of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts?

Option 1: Pt. Birju Maharaj

Option 2: Uday Shankar

Option 3: Mallika Sarabhai

Option 4: Mrinalini Sarabhai

Team Careers360 7th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Mrinalini Sarabhai


Solution : The correct answer is Mrinalini Sarabhai.

Founded in 1949 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts was established by Mrinalini Sarabhai and Vikram Sarabhai. Over the past three decades, their daughter, Mallika Sarabhai, has been directing the academy. The institution hosts

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Question : Where is the Jawaharlal Nehru Port located?

Option 1: Bhubaneswar

Option 2: Kolkata

Option 3: Chennai

Option 4: Navi Mumbai

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Navi Mumbai


Solution : The correct answer is Navi Mumbai.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port is the largest container port in India and is built on the Arabian Sea in Navi Mumbai. It was earlier known as the Nhava Sheva Port, and now it is known as the Jawaharlal

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Question : What is the area of the lateral surface of a right circular cylinder, If the circumference of the base is 22 cm and its height is four times its radius?

Option 1: 388 cm2

Option 2: 308 cm2

Option 3: 408 cm2

Option 4: 288 cm2

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 308 cm2


Solution : Given: The circumference of the base of the cylinder is 22 cm and its height is four times its radius.
Let the radius be $r$.
So, $2\pi r=22$
⇒ $r=22×\frac{7}{22}×\frac{1}{2}$
⇒ $r=\frac{7}{2}$ cm
So, the height = 4 × $\frac{7}{2}$ = 14 cm

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Question : Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.

Be present ________ the moment.

Option 1: to

Option 2: upon

Option 3: on

Option 4: in

Team Careers360 8th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: in


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Explanation:

The idiom be present in the moment is an expression commonly used to encourage someone to focus their attention, awareness, and mindfulness on the current time, situation, or experience. 

So, in is the most appropriate preposition

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