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Question : Directions: Three of the following four-letter clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.

Option 1: PKN

Option 2: EUY

Option 3: DWZ

Option 4: JQT

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: EUY


Solution : Let's check all the options –
First option: PKN→K + 3 = N; P and K are the opposite letter pairs.
Second option: EUY→U + 4 = Y; The opposite letter pair of E is V and not U.
Third option: DWZ→W + 3 =

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Question : In the context of capital markets, the abbreviation "FPO" stands for:

Option 1: Free Public Offer

Option 2: First Portfolio Operation

Option 3: Follow-on Public Offer

Option 4: First Public Offer

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Follow-on Public Offer


Solution : The correct answer is Follow-on Public Offer.

Follow-on Public Offer (FPO) is a process by which a company which is already listed on an exchange issues new shares to the shareholders, usually the promoters. FPO is used by companies to diversify their

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Question : Ammannur Madhava Chakyar was conferred the Padma Shri for his contribution to which of the following dance forms?

Option 1: Kutiyattam

Option 2: Kuchipudi

Option 3: Kathakali

Option 4: Yakshagana

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Kutiyattam


Solution : The correct answer is Kutiyattam.

Ammannur Madhava Chakyar was a renowned exponent of Kutiyattam, a traditional Sanskrit theatrical form originating from Kerala. He received several honours for his outstanding contributions to the art form. In 1979, he was honoured with the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi

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Question : The perimeters of two similar triangles are 36 cm and 24 cm, respectively. Find the ratio of their areas.

Option 1: 6 : 13

Option 2: 2 : 3

Option 3: 9 : 4

Option 4: 35 : 24

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 9 : 4


Solution : The ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the ratio of their corresponding sides. In this case, the corresponding sides are in the ratio of the perimeters. So, the ratio of the areas of the two

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Question : Directions: Select the number pair in which the two numbers are related in the same way as the two numbers of the following number pair.
16 : 224

Option 1: 20 : 400

Option 2: 22 : 440

Option 3: 25 : 650

Option 4: 17 : 289

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 22 : 440


Solution : Given:
16 : 224

Like, ((16 – 1)2 – 1) = ((15)2 – 1) = 225 – 1 = 224

Let's check the options –
First option: 20 : 400; ((20 – 1)2 – 1) = ((19)2 – 1)

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Question : A boat running downstream covers a distance of 20 km in 2 hours, while it covers the same distance upstream in 5 hours. Then, the speed of the boat in still water is:

Option 1: 7 km/hr

Option 2: 8 km/hr

Option 3: 9 km/hr

Option 4: 10 km/hr

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 7 km/hr


Solution : Given: A boat running downstream covers a distance of 20 km in 2 hours, while it covers the same distance upstream in 5 hours.
Downstream speed = $\frac{20}{2}=10$ km/hr
Upstream speed = $\frac{20}{5}=4$ km/hr
By applying the formula, we have,
The speed of the

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Question : 50 trees are standing in a line such that the distance between any two consecutive trees is the same. A car takes 18 seconds to travel from the 13th tree to the 34th tree. How much time (in seconds) will it take to reach from the first tree to the 50th tree?

Option 1: 42

Option 2: 42.85

Option 3: 45

Option 4: 49

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 42


Solution : Let $x$ be the distance between two consecutive trees.
Distance between 13th tree and 34th tree = $(33x-12x) = 21x$
Time to travel from 13th tree to 34th tree = 18 seconds
$\therefore$ Speed = $\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}=\frac{21x}{18}$
Distance between 1st and

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Question : Directions: Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Team Careers360 7th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer:


Solution : In the given figure series, the letter S and the star are shifting by one position in the clockwise direction and the circle is shifting by one position in an anticlockwise direction.
Therefore, the required missing figure is –


So, the series becomes –


Hence, the

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Question : Directions: In the following question, select the one which is different from the other three alternatives.

Option 1: 144

Option 2: 125

Option 3: 343

Option 4: 64

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 144


Solution : Let's check the options –
First option: 144; 144 is not a perfect cube.
Second option: 125; 125 = 53; 125 is a perfect cube.
Third option: 343; 343 = 73; 343 is a perfect cube.
Fourth option: 64; 64 =

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Question : Who is the author of the book "Arctic Home in the Vedas"?

Option 1: Bipin Chandra Pal

Option 2: Max Muller

Option 3: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Option 4: Aurobindo Ghosh

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak


Solution : The correct answer is Bal Gangadhar Tilak

The Arctic Home in the Vedas is a 1903 pseudo-historical book written by Indian nationalist, educator and independence leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak on the Indo-Aryan peoples' ancestry. Although the book was written at the end of

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