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Question : A car covers a distance of 350 km in 5 hours and covers another 450 km at a speed of 90 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) of the car?

Option 1: 72

Option 2: 82

Option 3: 80

Option 4: 85

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 80


Solution : Given: A car covers a distance of 350 km in 5 hours.
$\text{Speed} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}$
The time taken by the car $=\frac{450}{90} = 5$ hours
So, the car covers an overall time of (5 + 5) = 10 hours
The total distance travelled by the

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Question : The amount of chlorine available in water after disinfection is called as

Option 1: Free chlorine

Option 2: Residual chlorine

Option 3: Free available chlorine

Option 4: Combined available chlorine

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Residual chlorine


Solution : The correct option is residual chlorine.

The quantity of chlorine that remains in water after disinfection is known as "residual chlorine." The concentration of chlorine (typically in the form of hypochlorous acid and hypochlorite ions) that remains in the water after disinfection is referred

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Question : The common name of the compound CaOCl2 is ______.

Option 1: bleaching powder

Option 2: washing soda

Option 3: baking soda

Option 4: gypsum

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: bleaching powder


Solution : The correct option is bleaching powder.

Calcium hypochlorite is commonly known as bleaching powder. It is widely used for water treatment, disinfection, and as a bleaching agent. In addition to its role in water purification, it's employed in the textile and paper industries

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Question : In India, which city is also known as the 'City of Palace'?

Option 1: Jaipur

Option 2: Kolkata

Option 3: Gwalior

Option 4: Udaipur

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Kolkata


Solution : The correct answer is Kolkata.

In addition to its revolutionary past, Kolkata is renowned for its trade union, and leftist Naxalite movements. Many breathtakingly beautiful mansions, and palaces can be found in the city. The Bengali name Kalikata was Anglicised to become the city's previous

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Question : Find the value of the given expression.
3 – (– 6) {– 2 – 9 – 3} ÷ 7{1 + (– 2) (– 1)}

Option 1: –1

Option 2: 15

Option 3: 7

Option 4: 1

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: –1


Solution : 3 – (– 6) {– 2 – 9 – 3} ÷ 7{1 + (– 2) (– 1)}
= 3 – (–6) {–14} ÷ 7{3}
= 3 – 84 ÷ 21
= 3 – 4
= –1
Hence, the correct answer is –1.

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Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
In the absence of the Principal, the Vice- Principal ______ for him.

Option 1: deputes

Option 2: exchanges

Option 3: officiates

Option 4: replaces

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: officiates


Solution : The third option is the correct answer.

Officiates means to perform the duties of an office, especially to act as an official in charge during the temporary absence of the regular occupant. This aligns with the context.

The meanings of other options are as follows:

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Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Radha said, “Why didn’t he forward his petition to me?”

Option 1: Radha enquired why he had not forwarded his petition to her.

Option 2: Radha enquired why he has not forwarded his petition to her.

Option 3: Radha enquired why had he not forwarded his petition to her.

Option 4: Radha enquired why he had not forward his petition to her.

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Radha enquired why he had not forwarded his petition to her.


Solution : The correct indirect form of the given sentence is the first option.

Explanation: In reported speech, the tense of the reporting verb often changes according to the sequence of tenses.

When the reporting verb is

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Question : Which of the given personalities is not associated with Carnatic music?

Option 1: Kalyani Varadarajan

Option 2: M. S. Subbulakshmi

Option 3: Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande

Option 4: Subramania Bharati

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande


Solution : The correct option is Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande.

Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande is not affiliated with Carnatic music. It is one of the two major traditions of classical music in India. It is primarily associated with the southern regions of India, including Tamil Nadu,

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