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Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
You would ______ believe me when I tell you what I saw.

Option 1: seldom

Option 2: often

Option 3: rarely

Option 4: scarcely

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: scarcely


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Explanation:
The reason "scarcely" is the most appropriate option is that it emphasises the difficulty or near-impossibility of believing the speaker's statement. "Scarcely" adds a sense of incredibility, aligning well with the context where the speaker is expressing

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Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Mankind does not know this.

(1) do

(2) had

(3) is

(4) No Improvement

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: (4)


Solution : There is no improvement needed in the sentence.

The sentence is grammatically accurate and doesn't need any change. The sentence conveys the idea that humanity as a whole is unaware of something.

'Mankind' is treated as a singular noun and thus, the appropriate auxiliary verb

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bite the bullet.

Option 1: To take a risk.

Option 2: To enjoy something immensely.

Option 3: To endure a painful situation.

Option 4: To criticise someone harshly.

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: To endure a painful situation.


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

The idiom, bite the bullet is an informal phrase that means to do something unpleasant or painful.

Therefore, the correct answer is to endure a painful situation.

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Question : If the government revenue expenditure exceeds revenue receipt, it is called:

Option 1: revenue deficit

Option 2: primary deficit

Option 3: capital deficit

Option 4: fiscal deficit

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: revenue deficit


Solution : The correct option is a revenue deficit.

The term "deficit budget" refers to a situation in which the government spends more money than it brings in for government initiatives. The excess of expenses over receipts on a revenue account is called a revenue

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Question : In an equilateral triangle of side 24 cm, a circle is inscribed touching its sides. The area of the remaining portion of the triangle is:

Option 1: $98.55\;\mathrm{cm^2}$

Option 2: $100 \;\mathrm{cm^2}$

Option 3: $101 \;\mathrm{cm^2}$

Option 4: $95\;\mathrm{cm^2}$

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $98.55\;\mathrm{cm^2}$


Solution :

In an equilateral triangle, the radius of the inscribed circle, where $a$ is the side of the equilateral triangle.
$r = \frac{a\sqrt{3}}{6}$
Put $a=24\text{ cm}$,
$r = \frac{24\sqrt{3}}{6} = 4\sqrt{3} \text{ cm}$
The area of the inscribed circle, where $r$ is the radius of the

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Question : Ganga Sagar Mela is conducted at the mouth of the River Hooghly in ________.

Option 1: West Bengal

Option 2: Bihar

Option 3: Goa

Option 4: Andhra Pradesh

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: West Bengal


Solution : The correct option is West Bengal.

Ganga Sagar Mela is conducted at the mouth of the River Hooghly in West Bengal, India. The festival takes place at Sagar Island, also known as Ganga Sagar, where the river Ganges meets the Bay of Bengal.

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Question : Directions: What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?
283, 308, 344, ?, 457

Option 1: 391

Option 2: 348

Option 3: 393

Option 4: 372

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 393


Solution : Given: 
283, 308, 344, ?, 457

In the given series, add the squares of consecutive natural numbers.
283 + 52 = 283 + 25 = 308
308 + 62 = 308 + 36 = 344
344 + 72 = 344 + 49

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Question : A shopkeeper gives 20% commission on the retail price of one article and earns 5% profit. If his commission is reduced by 10%, then what is his approximate profit percentage? (Nearest integral value)

Option 1: 18%

Option 2: 10%

Option 3: 15%

Option 4: 8%

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 18%


Solution : Let the cost price of the article for the shopkeeper is Rs. 100. 
If the shopkeeper earns a profit of 5%, then the selling price of the article is Rs. 105.
If the shopkeeper gives a commission of 20% on the retail price, then the

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Question : Direction: Joan's age is 42, and Kelvin's age is 26. How many years ago was Kelvin's age half of Joan's age?

Option 1: 6 years

Option 2: 4 years

Option 3: 10 years

Option 4: 8 years

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 10 years


Solution : Given:

Joan's present age = 42 years

and, Kelvin's present age = 26 years

Before years let the age was X years.

According to the question →

Kelvin's age = 1 / 2 Joan's age

⇒ 26 - X = 1 / 2 (

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