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Question : According to Census 2011, what is the total literacy rate in India (approximately)?

Option 1: 65%

Option 2: 74%

Option 3: 62%

Option 4: 81%

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 74%


Solution : The correct answer is 74%.

According to figures released by the 2011 Census, India had a 74.04% effective literacy rate in 2011. The nation's literacy rate was 64.8% in the 2001 Census. The 2011 Census revealed a significant increase in female literacy relative to

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Question : Mushroom rocks are formed due to _____.

Option 1: glacial deposition

Option 2: deposition of sea waves

Option 3: running water erosion

Option 4: wind erosion

Team Careers360 5th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: wind erosion


Solution : The correct answer is wind erosion.

Mushroom rocks are formed from the erosion of the rocks. When the erosive power increases from the ground level, the resistant rocks take the shape of mushrooms with a gigantic top and a small neck. Mushroom rocks

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Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.
65 : 5 :: 117 : ?

Option 1: 9

Option 2: 6

Option 3: 7

Option 4: 4

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 9


Solution : Given:
65 : 5 :: 117 : ?

For each pair, divide the first number by 13, to get the second number –
Like, 65 : 5→65 ÷ 13 = 5
Similarly, follow the same pattern for 117 : ?→
117 ÷ 13 = 9

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Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.

He loaded the __ of cotton on the truck.

Option 1: Bundles

Option 2: Bales

Option 3: Baskets

Option 4: Bunches

Team Careers360 7th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Bales


Solution : The correct choice is the second option "bales".

"Bales'' means large, compressed and tightly bound packages often used for materials like cotton, hay or straw. It fits perfectly in the sentence.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • ''Bundles'' means packages of items.
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Question : Study the given bar graph and answer the question that follows.
The bar graph shows the population of six countries (in millions) in 2010 and 2020.

In the USA, by what approximate percentage did the population increase by 2020 over its population in 2010?

Option 1: 18.57%

Option 2: 23.08%

Option 3: 26.5%

Option 4: 16.66%

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 23.08%


Solution : Given: The population in 2020 = 80
The population in 2010 = 65
Percentage increase = $\frac{\text{New value – Old value}}{\text{Old value}}\times 100$
Percentage increase $=\frac{80 - 65}{65}\times 100=\frac{15}{65}\times 100=23.08\%$
Hence, the correct answer is 23.08%.

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Question : The supply of labour in the market depends on ________.

Option 1: the proportion of the population in the labour force

Option 2: the number of person-hours put in by each person

Option 3: the size of population

Option 4: All of the above

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: All of the above


Solution : The correct answer is All of the above.

Labour supply in an economy is influenced by both economic and non-economic variables. It is determined by the population size, the number of employees available for work within a particular population, the

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Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error."

You can control them (1) / by setting a maximum limit (2) / for each one bill. (3) / No Error (4)

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

Team Careers360 7th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: (3)


Solution :

The error lies in the third part of the sentence.

Here, "each" is used as a determiner for the bill and "one" needs to be omitted. The sentence is about controlling something by setting a maximum limit for each "bill". The word "one" is redundant

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Question : Directions: Which of the following letters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
L, K, I, F, B, W, ?

Option 1: U

Option 2: Q

Option 3: R

Option 4: M

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Q


Solution : Given:
L, K, I, F, B, W, ?

In the above-given series, subtract consecutive natural numbers from the place values of the letters.
L – 1 = K; K – 2 = I; I – 3 = F; F – 4 = B; B –

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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, UKSH is written as 8TL21. How will GAIN be written in that language?

Option 1: 15JB7

Option 2: 14JB7

Option 3: 14JB8

Option 4: 14J7B

Team Careers360 5th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 14JB7


Solution : Given:
UKSH is written as 8TL21.

Add 1 to the place values of the second and third letter as shown and write the place values of the first and last letter of UKSH –


Thus, UKSH is coded as 8TL21.
Similarly, follow the same pattern

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