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Question : 'Cod' is a variety of:

Option 1: Goat

Option 2: Fish

Option 3: Crop

Option 4: Coral

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Fish


Solution : The answer is fish.

Cod is a kind of fish. It is a saltwater fish found in cold seas all over the world. Cod is a popular culinary fish used in several recipes, such as fish and chips, chowder and roe. Cods are bottom-feeding

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Question : Directions: In the given 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.

On the _________ occasion of Lakshmi Puja, the Mathurs bought a new car.

Option 1: officious

Option 2: auspicious

Option 3: fortuitous

Option 4: prosperous

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: auspicious


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Explanation:

It means favourable, lucky, or indicating a positive outcome. It is the right word to describe the occasion of Lakshmi Puja.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Officious: It means overly eager to
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Question : Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
______! What a frightening experience it was!

Option 1: Oh

Option 2: Bravo

Option 3: Alas

Option 4: Hurray

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Oh


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Explanation:
Oh is the most suitable word in this context because it expresses surprise or shock, fitting well with the statement about a frightening experience.

Therefore, the complete sentence would be: "Oh! What a frightening experience

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A slap on the wrist

Option 1: Punishment to an innocent.

Option 2: Suggest something secretly.

Option 3: A very mild punishment.

Option 4: Beating someone too much on the wrist.

Team Careers360 8th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: A very mild punishment.


Solution : The third option is correct.

The idiom a slap on the wrist is used to describe a very mild or lenient punishment given for wrongdoing. It implies that the consequence is not severe and serves as a warning rather than a significant

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Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Phycology : Algae :: ? : ?

Option 1: Eccrinology : Amphibians

Option 2: Selenography : Secretions

Option 3: Hematology : Blood

Option 4: Entomology : Soil

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Hematology : Blood


Solution : Given:
Phycology : Algae (Here, Phycology is the scientific study of algae.)

First option: Eccrinology : Amphibians; Eccrinology is the branch of medical science concerned with secretions of the eccrine glands.
Second option: Selenography : Secretions; Selenography is the study of the moon's

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Question : If $h, C$, and $V$ are respectively the height, the curved surface, and the volume of a cone, then $3\pi Vh^{3} -C^{2}h^{2} + 9V^{2} =?$

Option 1: $0$

Option 2: $3$

Option 3: $\frac{1}{2}$

Option 4: $11$

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $0$


Solution : For a cone of radius $r$, height $h$, and slant height $l$,
Volume, $V = \frac{1}{3}\pi r^{2}h$____(i)
Curved surface area, $C = \pi r l$____(ii)
$l ^2= r^{2} + h^{2}$____(iii)
Given expression,
$3\pi Vh^{3} -C^{2}h^{2} + 9V^{2}$
$=3\pi (\frac{1}{3}\pi r^{2}h)h^{3} -(\pi r l)^{2}h^{2} + 9(

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Question : Which of the toxic heavy metals is found in modern tannery industries?

Option 1: Nickel

Option 2: Zinc

Option 3: Chromium

Option 4: Lead

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Chromium


Solution : The correct option is Chromium.

Chromium is a toxic heavy metal that is often associated with modern tannery industries. In tanneries, chromium is used in the form of chromium salts, particularly trivalent chromium (Cr(III)), for the process of leather tanning.

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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.

The strike has been called ______.

Option 1: of

Option 2: at

Option 3: off

Option 4: up

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: off


Solution : The correct answer is the third option.

In this context, "called off" means that the strike has been cancelled or ended prematurely.

Therefore, the complete sentence is: The strike has been called off.

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Question : Mango showers are:

Option 1: Cyclones

Option 2: Jet streams

Option 3: Storms

Option 4: Pre-monsoon showers

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Pre-monsoon showers


Solution : The correct answer is Pre-monsoon showers.

Mango showers are pre-monsoon showers, which are common in the Southern states of India like Karnataka and Kerala, and generally, these rains can be seen at the end of the summer season. These rains are also known as

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