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Question : Directions: Select the option that most closely resembles the mirror image of the given figure, when the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer:


Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear close to the mirror in the reflection.
Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure. So, the left side of the reflected image will appear as the right

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Question : Directions: In the following question, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
INSTALMENTS

Option 1: MEN

Option 2: TALL

Option 3: STALE

Option 4: MENTAL

Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: TALL


Solution : Given:
INSTALMENTS

Now, let's compare all the option words with the word INSTALMENTS –
First option: MEN; All the letters of MEN are present in the word INSTALMENTS.
Second option: TALL; The letter L is only present once in the word INSTALMENTS but is present

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Question : Ajay buys 18 oranges for INR 90 and sells 15 oranges for INR 105. Find the percentage of his gain.

Option 1: 35%

Option 2: 30%

Option 3: 25%

Option 4: 40%

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 40%


Solution : Cost price of 1 orange = $\frac{90}{18}=5$
Selling price of 1 orange = $\frac{105}{15}=7$
Profit = selling price – cost price = 7 – 5 = 2
Gain percentage = $\frac{\text{Profit}}{\text{Cost price}}\times100$
= $\frac{2}{5}\times 100$
= 40%
Hence, the correct answer is 40%.

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Question : Directions: In the question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.

Don't depend _____others; you must stand on your own feet.

Option 1: upon

Option 2: on

Option 3: to

Option 4: for

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: on


Solution : The correct answer is the second option.

In this context, "on" is used to indicate the source or reliance upon which someone should not depend, which is "others" in this case.

Therefore, the complete sentence should be: Don't depend on others; you must stand on

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Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word in the given sentence.
The plane crash was a harrowing experience for everyone involved.

Option 1: Exterminate

Option 2: Excruciating

Option 3: Awesome

Option 4: Sad

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Excruciating


Solution : The correct answer is the second option.

"Harrowing" describes an experience that is extremely distressing, traumatic, or agonising. Similarly, "excruciating" also conveys the idea of intense pain, anguish, or suffering.

The meanings of other options are as follows:

  • Exterminate means to destroy completely; to kill
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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, PLATE is written as 32876, and BLEND is written as 52694. How is DENTED written in that code language?

Option 1: 869768

Option 2: 295329

Option 3: 469764

Option 4: 538635

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 469764


Solution : Given:
PLATE is written as 32876 and BLEND is written as 52694.

The code for the letters in PLATE is P→3; L→2; A→8; T→7; E→6
The code for the letters in BLEND is B→5; L→2; E→6; N→9; D→4
The code for the letters in DENTED

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Question : By selling a fan for Rs. 1,900 a man has a loss of 5%, then at what price (in Rs) should he sell the fan to gain 20%:

Option 1: Rs. 2,000

Option 2: Rs. 2,400

Option 3: Rs. 2,600

Option 4: Rs. 2,800

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rs. 2,400


Solution : Here CP is the cost price and SP is the selling price.
Given: SP of fan = Rs. 1,900
Let CP be Rs. $x$.
SP at at a loss of 5% = $\frac{95x}{100}$
⇒ $\frac{95x}{100}=1900$
⇒ $x=2000$
To get a 20% profit,
SP =

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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.

Because of the bad weather, we had to stay ______ the hotel.

Option 1: in

Option 2: off

Option 3: above

Option 4: on

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: in


Solution : The first option is the correct choice.

The meanings of all the given options with the verb stay are:

  • Stay in means to remain inside a location, which fits perfectly in the sentence.
  • Stay off means to avoid or refrain from something.
  • Stay on means
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Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

As the world's population approaches 8 billion and resource use intensifies, pollution is becoming more extensive, pervasive, and persistent. It affects our health through the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe. By 2025, the world's cities will produce 2.2 billion metric tonnes of waste every year, more than three times the amount produced in 2009. That said, pollution is not a new phenomenon and is largely controllable and often avoidable, as shown in some countries and cities that have succeeded in decoupling economic growth from pollution and waste accumulation.

With the end goal of eradicating all forms of pollution by 2030, the UN Environment Programme was tasked by the UN Environment Assembly to coordinate the implementation of a global plan reiterating that pollution is not only an environmental priority, it's a priority for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Question:
What is the ANTONYM for the word 'pervasive' from the passage?

Option 1: Clear

Option 2: Emotional

Option 3: Limited

Option 4: Offensive

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Limited


Solution : The correct answer is the third option.

In the context of the passage, the word "pervasive" is used to describe something extensive, widespread, and present everywhere. The antonym would be a term that suggests the opposite, indicating something that is restricted, confined, or present in

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