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Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Benevolent

Option 1: Generous

Option 2: Innocent

Option 3: Cruel

Option 4: Wicked

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Generous


Solution : The first option is correct.

Benevolent: This term describes a person or action that is characterised by goodwill and a desire to do good for others.
Generous: A generous person is willing to give and share with others, especially selflessly and compassionately.

So, the synonym

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Question : A wheel has a diameter of 84 cm, then how far does the wheel go (in metres) in 16 revolutions? (Take $\pi=\frac{22}{7}$)

Option 1: 42.24

Option 2: 21.12

Option 3: 36.28

Option 4: 27.48

Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 42.24


Solution : Given :
Diameter of wheel = 84 cm
Number of revolutions = 16
Now,
Radius of wheel, $r = \frac{84}{2} = 42 $ cm
Circumference of wheel = $2\pi r = 2\times \frac{22}{7} \times 42 = 264$ cm
Distance covered by the wheel in 16

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Question : Directions: Select the option that is embedded in the given figure. (Rotation is NOT allowed)

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer:


Solution : Since there is a restriction on the rotation of the figure, we will check which of the option figures can exactly fit in the given question figure.
By comparison of all the option figures, only the third option figure is embedded in the given question figure.

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Question : Simplify the following expression.
25 ÷ 5 of 12 × 2 − 9 ÷ 27 of 3 × 5 − 14 ÷ 28 × 4

Option 1: $-\frac{41}{91}$

Option 2: $-\frac{31}{9}$

Option 3: 18

Option 4: $-\frac{31}{18}$

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $-\frac{31}{18}$


Solution : Given: 25 ÷ 5 of 12 × 2 − 9 ÷ 27 of 3 × 5 − 14 ÷ 28 × 4
= 25 ÷ (5 × 12) × 2 − 9 ÷ (27 × 3) × 5 − 14 ÷ 28 × 4
=

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Question : Lactometers (used to determine the purity of a sample of milk) and hydrometers (used to determine the density of liquids) are based on the ______ principle.

Option 1: Archimedes

Option 2: Special Relativity

Option 3: Relativity

Option 4: Uncertainty

Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Archimedes


Solution : The correct option is Archimedes.

Lactometers and hydrometers are both based on Archimedes' principle. This principle states that an object submerged in a fluid experiences an upward buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces. In the case of lactometers and hydrometers,

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Question : 'Red Indians are natives of which of the following countries?

Option 1: India

Option 2: Pakistan

Option 3: North America

Option 4: West Africa

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: North America


Solution : The correct answer is North America.

Red Indians are indigenous or aboriginal Americans of North America who lived there long before the arrival of Europeans. Christopher Columbus coined this phrase after erroneously believing that the Antilles were the Indian Ocean islands, and it

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Question : Some ice pieces, spherical in shape, of diameter 6 cm are dropped in a cylindrical container containing some juice and are fully submerged. If the diameter of the container is 18 cm and the level of juice rises by 40 cm, then how many ice pieces are dropped in the container?

Option 1: 95

Option 2: 85

Option 3: 80

Option 4: 90

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 90


Solution : By volume conservation, we can say that the amount of juice displaced by a solid sphere is equal to the volume of spheres being dropped inside the cylindrical container.
⇒ $x(\frac43\pi r^3)=\pi R^2h$, where $x$ is the number of ice pieces, $r$ is the radius

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Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.

Politics and money go together in this country.

Option 1: go arm in arm

Option 2: go holding hands

Option 3: go hand in hand

Option 4: No substitution required

Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: go hand in hand


Solution : The third option is the correct answer.

This idiom conveys the same meaning as "go together", indicating a close relationship or correlation between two things. In this context, "politics and money" are closely associated or interconnected, so "go hand in hand" is

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Question : The first Indian who won a medal in World Athletics Championship is_____.

Option 1: Neeraj Chopra

Option 2: Anju Bobby George

Option 3: Murali Sreeshankar

Option 4: Annu Rani

Team Careers360 6th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Anju Bobby George


Solution : The correct option is Anju Bobby George.

Anju Bobby George, an Indian long jumper, won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Athletics Championships in Paris. She created history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win a medal at the World

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Question : The Communist Party of India was founded at ________ in October 1920.

Option 1: Calcutta

Option 2: Britain

Option 3: Lahore

Option 4: Tashkent

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Tashkent


Solution : The correct option is Tashkent.

The Communist Party of India (CPI) was founded in Tashkent, Soviet Union, in October 1920. The initial leaders of the CPI included M.N. Roy, Evelyn Trent Roy (his wife), Abani Mukherji, Rosa Fitingof (Rosalie Kutner), Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Shafiq Siddiqui,

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