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Question : The product of two numbers is 216. If the HCF is 6, then their LCM is:

Option 1: 72

Option 2: 60

Option 3: 48

Option 4: 36

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 36


Solution : Let the numbers be 'a' and 'b'.
Given:
(a × b) = 216
HCF of 'a' and 'b' = 6
Let LCM of 'a' and 'b' = X
⇒ a × b = 6 × X
⇒ 216 = (6 × X)
⇒ X =

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Question : Directions: A cube is made by folding the given sheet. In the cube so found, which pair of letters will be on the opposite faces?

Option 1: T and S

Option 2: R and P

Option 3: P and U

Option 4: U and T

Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: T and S


Solution : In the 3D view of dice,
1. Each face out of the three faces in the 3D view should be from all the pairs.
2. Two opposite faces cannot appear adjacently in the 3D view of a folded cube figure. So, the opposite

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Question : The internal length of a room is two times its breadth and three times its height. The total cost of painting its four walls at the rate of INR 25/m2 is INR 3,600. What is the cost of laying a carpet on its floor at the rate of INR 90.50/m2?

Option 1: INR 6,516

Option 2: INR 7,240

Option 3: INR 5,430

Option 4: INR 5,970

Team Careers360 8th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: INR 6,516


Solution : The total cost of painting its four walls at the rate of INR 25/m$^2$ is INR 3,600.
Rate  = INR 90.50 per m$^2$
The area of four walls, A = $2(l + b)h$, where $l,b$ and $h$ are the length, breadth and height respectively.

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Question : A reduction of 10% in the price of sugar enables a housewife to buy 6.2 kg more for Rs. 1116. The reduced price per kg is:

Option 1: Rs. 12

Option 2: Rs. 14

Option 3: Rs. 16

Option 4: Rs. 18

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rs. 18


Solution : The price of quantity we get more = The reduction in the price
Reduced price of 6.2 kg of sugar
= 10% of Rs. 1116
= $\frac{10}{100}$ × 1116
= Rs. 111.60
At this price only, an extra 6.2 kg of sugar is obtained.

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Question : Why are the clear nights colder than the cloudy nights?

Option 1: Conductance

Option 2: Condensation

Option 3: Radiation

Option 4: Insulation

Team Careers360 7th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Radiation


Solution : The correct option is Radiation.

Because of differences in heat radiation and retention, clear nights are colder than cloudy nights. Clouds operate as insulators, preventing rapid cooling by minimizing heat escape from the surface. Clouds reflect solar energy during the day, which decreases at night,

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Question : Dolly was an example of cloned __________.

Option 1: dog

Option 2: cow

Option 3: sheep

Option 4: hen

Team Careers360 8th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: sheep


Solution : The correct option is sheep

Dolly was the first animal cloned from an adult somatic cell using the somatic cell nuclear transfer technique. Dolly was born on July 5, 1996, at the Roslin Institute in Scotland. The team of scientists led by Dr Ian

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Question : Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.

To separate husk from the grain

Option 1: willow

Option 2: whisk

Option 3: winnow

Option 4: whip

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: winnow


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Winnow specifically refers to the action of separating husks or chaff from grains by using air currents. This process involves tossing the mixture of husk and grain into the air, allowing the wind to blow away the lighter

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Question : Directions: In the following question, from the given alternative words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
SATISFACTORY

Option 1: FACTORS

Option 2: FASCIST

Option 3: SCARIFY

Option 4: SCATTER

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: SCATTER


Solution : Given:
SATISFACTORY

Now, let's compare all the option words with the word SATISFACTORY –
First option: FACTORS; All the letters of FACTORS are present in the word SATISFACTORY.
Second option: 
FASCIST; All the letters of FASCIST are present in the word SATISFACTORY.
Third

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Question :

Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Happy : Dismal :: Proud : ?

Option 1: Eminent

Option 2: Humble

Option 3: Fiery

Option 4: Gratified

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Humble


Solution : Given:
Happy : Dismal :: Proud : ?

Like, happy is the antonym of dismal. 
Similarly, humble is the antonym of proud. 

Hence, the second option is correct.

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