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Question : What is a moderate degree of controlled inflation called?

Option 1: Reflation

Option 2: Stagflation

Option 3: Hyper-inflation

Option 4: Disinflation

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Reflation


Solution : The correct answer is Reflation.

The term reflation refers to a modest level of controlled inflation. It is simply the process of boosting the economy following a drop in the economic cycle, either by raising the money supply or by lowering taxes, to return the

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Question : Directions: A mother said to her son, When you were born I was the same age as you are now. If 5 years ago, the age of the son was 16 years, find the present age of the mother.

Option 1: 42 years

Option 2: 32 years

Option 3: 38 years    

Option 4: 37 years

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 42 years


Solution : Given:
5 years ago son's age = 16 years
Son's present age = 16 + 5 = 21 years
Now according to the question –
Age of mother when the son was born (21 years ago) = Present age of the son
21 years

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Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd number pair from the given alternatives.

Option 1: 3 – 27

Option 2: 2 – 8

Option 3: 4 – 64

Option 4: 7 – 49

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 7 – 49


Solution : Let's check the options –

First option: 3 – 27 (27 is the cube of the number 3.)
Second option: 2 – 8 (8 is the cube of the number 2.)
Third option: 4 – 64 (64 is the cube of the number

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Question : What did the term "shalabhoga" stand for, concerning revenue administration under the Imperial Cholas?

Option 1: Land donated for the maintenance of a school

Option 2: A newly settled village

Option 3: Land donated to a warrior

Option 4: Land donated for the maintenance of irrigation facilities

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Land donated for the maintenance of a school


Solution : The correct answer is Land donated for the maintenance of a school.

The term "Shalabhoga" refers to the land donated for the maintenance of a school.

According to the Chola inscriptions, there were five types of "land

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Question : Who was the first Indian Governor-General of India?

Option 1: B. R. Ambedkar

Option 2: C. Rajagopalachari

Option 3:  Rajendra Prasad

Option 4: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: C. Rajagopalachari


Solution : The correct answer is C. Rajagopalachari.

When he was appointed Viceroy in February 1947, he was given the latitude to take action and was tasked with overseeing the transition of administration in India and averting the subcontinent's division. As the new Governor-General of India

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Question : Directions: In the following question, select the odd letter from the given alternatives.

Option 1: IM

Option 2: DH

Option 3: MS

Option 4: UY

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: MS


Solution : Let's check the options –
First option: IM; I + 4 = M
Second option: DH; D + 4 = H
Third option: MS; M + 6 = S
Fourth option: UY; U + 4 = Y

The third option is different from the others.

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Question : Which element of the boron family has a high boiling point, making it ideal for recording temperatures that would vaporise a thermometer?

Option 1: Thallium

Option 2: Aluminium

Option 3: Gallium

Option 4: Indium

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Gallium


Solution : The correct answer is gallium.

Most metals can be easily alloyed with gallium, particularly those that melt at lower temperatures. Gallium has a high boiling point, making it ideal for measuring temperatures that would cause a thermometer to evaporate. It is a chemical element

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Question : The value of $\frac{2 \cos ^3 \theta-\cos \theta}{\sin \theta-2 \sin ^3 \theta}$ is:

Option 1: $\sec \theta$

Option 2: $\sin \theta$

Option 3: $\cot \theta$

Option 4: $\tan \theta$

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $\cot \theta$


Solution : $\frac{2 \cos ^3 \theta-\cos \theta}{\sin \theta-2 \sin ^3 \theta}$
$=\frac{\cos \theta (2 \cos^2 \theta - 1)}{\sin \theta (1 - 2 \sin^2 \theta)}$
We know that $\cos2 \theta = 1 - 2\sin^2 \theta= 2 \cos^2 \theta-1$,
Substituting these identities into the expression,
$=\frac{\cos \theta \cos2

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Question : On an article, the profit is 230% of the cost price. If the cost price increases by 50% but the selling price remains constant, then what is the new profit per cent?

Option 1: 54.54%

Option 2: 80%

Option 3: 120%

Option 4: 150%

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 120%


Solution : Here, SP is the selling price and CP is the cost price.
Let CP be Rs. 100.
Profit = 230% of 100 = 230
SP = CP + Profit = Rs. 330
Now CP has increased by 50%
$\therefore$ New CP = Rs. 150
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