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Question : Permanent Revenue settlement of bengal was introduced by :

Option 1: Clive.

Option 2: Hastings .

Option 3: Wellesley.

Option 4: Cornwallis .

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Cornwallis .


Solution : Correct Answer is Cornwallis .

In India, he envisioned the emergence of a class of hereditary landlords. The East India Company, led by Governor-General Lord Cornwallis, implemented The Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793. Essentially, the company and the zamindars had an agreement to

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Question : Directions: In the following question, the sentence given with a blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four.
Our nation's ___ into another war could pull us into the crisis.

Option 1: intervention

Option 2: intention

Option 3: perfection

Option 4: invention

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: intervention


Solution : The first option is the correct answer for the sentence because 'intervention' means 'involvement' which contextually fits in the sentence and makes the explanation of the sentence as 'our nation could face a crisis if got into another war'.

'Intention' means a plan for an

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Question : A certain distance is covered by a cyclist at a certain speed. If a jogger covers half the distance in double the time, the ratio of the speed of the jogger to that of the cyclist is:

Option 1: $1:4$

Option 2: $4:1$

Option 3: $1:2$

Option 4: $2:1$

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $1:4$


Solution : Given: A certain distance is covered by a cyclist at a certain speed. If a jogger covers half the distance in double the time.
We know the formula, $\text{Speed}=\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}$
Let the cyclist travel at $x$ km/h and the distance to be covered takes $y$ hours.

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Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.

Do your best and we'll back you____.

Option 1: on

Option 2: in

Option 3: out

Option 4: up

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: up


Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer: up.

The phrasal verb "back up" means to support someone and this is the only sentence that fits the sentence appropriately. 

Therefore, the answer is "Do your best and we'll back you up."

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Question : In a 1 km linear race, P beats Q by 120 metres or 30 sec. What is the time taken by P to cover the race?

Option 1: 220 sec

Option 2: 250 sec

Option 3: 235 sec

Option 4: 240 sec

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 220 sec


Solution : P beats Q by 120 metres or 30 sec, which means Q covers 120 m in 30 sec.
Speed of Q = $\frac{120}{30}=4$ m/s
Time taken to cover 1000 m = $\frac{1000}{4} = 250$ sec
P beats Q by 30 seconds, which means P

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Question : What is the name of that technique,which uses radioactivity to decide the period of materials of pre-historic period?

Option 1: Radium dating

Option 2: Uranium dating

Option 3: Carbon dating

Option 4: Deuterium dating

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Carbon dating


Solution : The correct option is Carbon dating.

The process of using radiation to establish the age of prehistoric items is known as "radiocarbon dating" or "carbon dating." This approach estimates the age of organic materials by using the decay of radioactive carbon isotopes. It specifically

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Question : ABCD is a trapezium with AD and BC parallel sides and E is a point on BC. The ratio of the area of ABCD to that of AED is:

Option 1: $\mathrm{\frac{AD}{BC}}$

Option 2: $\mathrm{\frac{BE}{EC}}$

Option 3: $\mathrm{\frac{AD+BE}{AD+CE}}$

Option 4: $\mathrm{\frac{AD+BC}{AD }}$

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $\mathrm{\frac{AD+BC}{AD }}$


Solution :

The area of a trapezium,
$\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times (\text{sum of parallel sides}) \times \text{height}$
$\text{Area}_{ABCD} = \mathrm{\frac{1}{2} \times (AD + BC) \times EF}$
The area of triangle AED,
$\text{Area}_{AED} = \mathrm{\frac{1}{2} \times AD \times EF}$
The ratio of the area of ABCD to

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