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Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Tattoo
2. Tatters
3. Tatting
4. Tattle
5. Taut

Option 1: 2, 3, 4, 1, 5

Option 2: 2, 4, 5, 3, 1

Option 3: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Option 4: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2, 3, 4, 1, 5


Solution : Given:
1. Tattoo 2. Tatters 3. Tatting 4. Tattle 5. Taut

Step 1: Compare the first two letters of each word. Since all the letters are the same, T, a, move on to the next letter.
Step 2: The third

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Question : Birds usually have a single:

Option 1: Kidney

Option 2: Lung

Option 3: Testis

Option 4: Ovary

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Ovary


Solution : The correct option is Ovary.

Most birds have a single ovary on their left side. During development, the right ovary regresses and becomes non-functional. There are several hypotheses as to why this is the case. According to one theory, it is an adaptation for flying.

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Question : $4^{11}+4^{12}+4^{13}+4^{14}$ is divisible by:

Option 1: 7

Option 2: 14

Option 3: 17

Option 4: 9

Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 17


Solution : Given:
$4^{11}+4^{12}+4^{13}+4^{14}$
= $4^{11}(1+4+4^2+4^3)$
= $4^{11}(85)$
Since 85 is divisible by 17,
Therefore, the above expression is also divisible by 17.
Hence, the correct answer is 17.

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Question : The tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah inlaid with Pietra dura decoration, is located at:

Option 1: Aurangabad

Option 2: Agra

Option 3: Ajmer

Option 4: Alwar

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Agra


Solution : The correct answer is Agra

Itimad-ud-Daulah's tomb is situated in Agra, beside the Yamuna River's banks. The Mughal queen Noor Jahan, who was Emperor Jahangir's wife, constructed it. Many people consider Itimad-ud-Daulah's tomb to be an early version of the Taj Mahal. It is renowned

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Question : Select the correct idiom that can substitute the italicised group of words in the given sentence.
He really stinks and smells foul after a hard session at the gym.

Option 1: an old flame

Option 2: an iron will

Option 3: pen and ink

Option 4: lame excuse

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: pen and ink


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

The idiom pen and ink is a rhyming slang for "stink", and it's often used informally to describe a foul or unpleasant odour. In the given sentence, the context is about someone smelling foul after a

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Question : Which of the following waves has the highest frequency?

Option 1: Radio

Option 2: Infrared

Option 3: Microwaves

Option 4: Gamma-rays

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Gamma-rays


Solution : The correct option is Gamma rays.

Gamma rays possess the highest frequency within the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation.They fall under the category of ionizing radiation, signifying that they carry sufficient energy to liberate tightly bound electrons from atoms, potentially causing detrimental effects on living

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Question : Two points A and B are on the ground and on opposite sides of a tower. A is closer to the foot of the tower by 42 m than B. If the angles of elevation of the top of the tower, as observed from A and B are 60° and 45°, respectively, then the height of the tower is closest to:

Option 1: 87.6 m

Option 2: 98.6 m

Option 3: 88.2 m

Option 4: 99.4 m

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 99.4 m


Solution :
PQ is a tower and let AQ be $x$ m and BQ = $x + 42$
In $\triangle APQ$
$\tan 60° = \frac{PQ}{AQ}$
⇒ $\sqrt3 = \frac{PQ}{x}$
⇒ $PQ = \sqrt3 x$.....................................(1)
In $\triangle PBQ$
$\tan 45° = \frac{PQ}{QB}$
⇒ $1 = \frac{PQ}{x +

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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".

As I see it, he appears (1) / to be unreasonable anxious (2) / about pleasing his wife. (3) / No Error (4)

Option 1: 1

Option 2: 2

Option 3: 3

Option 4: 4

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2


Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.

The word unreasonable should be replaced with the adverb form unreasonably to convey the intended meaning that he is excessively anxious about pleasing his wife. Unreasonably is used to modify the adjective anxious and is

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Question : In which of the following year , 26th january was celebrated as an independent day ?

Option 1: 1930

Option 2: 1929

Option 3: 1942

Option 4: 1946

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1930


Solution : Correct Answer is 1930

In support of the resolution and in line with Indian public opinion, 172 Indian members of the central and provincial legislatures resigned. On January 26, 1930, the day after Purna Swaraj's official proclamation of independence, India celebrated its first independence. Unofficially,

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