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Question : Select the misspelt word.

Option 1: virtually

Option 2: immediately

Option 3: eventually

Option 4: infinitly

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Correct Answer: infinitly


Solution : The misspelt word is the fourth option.

Explanation: The correct spelling is infinitely. The misspelt option has a vowel missing in it. The correct form of the adverb is formed by adding -ly to the adjective infinite. Spelling errors like this

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Question : In 1856, Governor-General_____________ decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king and after his death, none of his descendants would be recognised as kings - they would just be called princes.

Option 1: Charles Canning

Option 2: Charles Cornwallis

Option 3: Warren Hastings

Option 4: Thomas Munro

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Correct Answer: Charles Canning


Solution : The correct option is Charles Canning.

In 1856, Governor-General Charles Canning decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar, the Mughal emperor, would be the last to hold the title of king. After his death, his descendants would only be recognised as princes, not as kings. This

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Question : The following bar graph shows the production of various models of mobiles in the year 2019 and 2020. The total production is 40 lakhs during 2019 and 65 lakhs in 2020.

What is the total production of model A mobiles in 2020 and model E mobiles in 2019?

Option 1: 39,00,000

Option 2: 32,00,000

Option 3: 36,00,000

Option 4: 21,00,000

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Correct Answer: 32,00,000


Solution : Given,
The total production is 40 lakhs during 2019 and 65 lakhs in 2020.
Total production of model A mobiles in 2020 = 40% of 65 lakhs = $\frac{40}{100}\times 65$ = 26 lakhs
Total production of model E mobiles in 2019 = (90% – 75%)

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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, BLOCK is coded as LBCON, and CABIN is coded as ACIBQ. How will SUITE be coded in the same language?

Option 1: USTIH

Option 2: UTSEH

Option 3: ETHUS

Option 4: USHTI

Team Careers360 9th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: USTIH


Solution : Given:
BLOCK is coded as LBCON, and CABIN is coded as ACIBQ. 

Add 3 to the place value of the last letter and interchange the position of the first and second letters and third and fourth letters of the word BLOCK –


Thus, BLOCK is

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Question : Who was the teacher of the famous musician Tansen?

Option 1: Ravidas

Option 2: Swami Haridas

Option 3: Kalidas

Option 4: Surdas

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Swami Haridas


Solution : The correct answer is Swami Haridas.

Swami Haridas was the teacher of the famous musician Tansen. Tansen, a Hindustani classical musician, was one of the nine gems in the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Swami Haridas was a spiritual poet and classical

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

Option 1: Indefensible

Option 2: Neutral

Option 3: Maintainable

Option 4: Reasonable

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Reasonable


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Reasonable and justifiable—both of the words convey the idea that something is based on sound logic, fairness, or acceptable grounds.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Indefensible refers to something that cannot be
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Question : A man spends 72% of his salary and saves Rs. 5,740 per month. What is 10% of his annual salary (in Rs.)?

Option 1: Rs. 21600

Option 2: Rs. 24600

Option 3: Rs. 20500

Option 4: Rs. 28400

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Correct Answer: Rs. 24600


Solution : Let the man's monthly salary as S. 
According to the problem, he spends 72% of his salary and saves the rest.
⇒ S – 0.72S = 5740
⇒ 0.28S = 5740
⇒ S = $\frac{5740}{0.28}$ = Rs. 20500
Then, 10% of his annual salary

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Question : Which female golfer has become the youngest Indian woman to win a Ladies European Tour (LET) title?

Option 1: Diksha Dagar

Option 2: Aditi Ashok

Option 3: Amandeep Drall

Option 4: Vani Kapoor

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Correct Answer: Diksha Dagar


Solution : The correct option is Diksha Dagar

Diksha Dagar became the youngest Indian woman to win a Ladies European Tour (LET) title. She achieved this milestone in November 2019 when she won the South African Women's Open. Diksha Dagar is a promising Indian golfer, and

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom in the given sentence.
Nancy held a grudge against her teacher for a long time, but she finally decided to let bygones be bygones.

Option 1: Change the past

Option 2: Take revenge

Option 3: Flatter someone

Option 4: Ignore the past

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Correct Answer: Ignore the past


Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.

The idiom let bygones be bygones means to forgive or forget about past grievances or conflicts. In the context of the sentence, Nancy had been holding a grudge against her teacher, but she decided to let

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Question : The number of different colleges in India in different years is given in the graph. The percent distribution of different colleges in the years 1980 and 1990 is shown in the pie chart.

What is the difference in the number of engineering colleges in the 80's and 90 's?

Option 1: 13,000

Option 2: 10,000

Option 3: 15,000

Option 4: none 

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 13,000


Solution : Number of colleges in 80's = 20,000
Percentage of engineering colleges in 80's = 15%
Number of engineering colleges in 80's = $\frac{15}{100}\times 20000$ = 3,000
Number of colleges in 90's = 40,000
Percentage of engineering colleges in 90's = 40%
Number of engineering colleges

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