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Question : The LCM of (x2 − 8x + 15) and (x2 − 5x + 6) is:

Option 1: (x − 2) (x − 3) (x − 5)

Option 2: (x − 6)2 (x + 1) (x − 3)

Option 3: (x − 6) (x + 1) (x − 3)

Option 4: (x + 6) (x + 1) (x − 3)

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: (x − 2) (x − 3) (x − 5)


Solution : x2 − 8x + 15 = (x – 3) (x – 5)
x2 − 5x + 6 = (x – 2) (x – 3)
So, LCM (x2 − 8x + 15, x2 −

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Question : In the figure, chords AB and CD of a circle intersect externally at P. If AB = 4 cm, CD = 11 cm and PD =15 cm, then the length of PB is:

Option 1: 10 cm

Option 2: 8 cm

Option 3: 14 cm

Option 4: 12 cm

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 10 cm


Solution : AB and CD are two chords of a circle intersecting externally at P
AB = 4 cm, CD = 11 cm and PD = 15 cm 
If two chords AB and CD intersect at outer point P then,
PA × PB = PC ×

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Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The Government ruthlessly decided to force its citizens to pay taxes, even during famine.

Option 1: Leniently

Option 2: Indifferently

Option 3: Unscrupulously

Option 4: Tyrannically

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Leniently


Solution : The first option is the correct choice.

Ruthlessly means in a harsh, cruel, or merciless manner, showing no compassion or consideration for others. The antonym leniently means in a tolerant and forgiving manner, not harsh or strict. Being lenient involves showing mercy or flexibility in

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

Fair and square.

Option 1: Honestly

Option 2: Fair-skinned

Option 3: Being vague

Option 4: Good looking

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Honestly


Solution : The correct choice will be the first option.

Fair and square means in an honest way and without any doubt.

For example:

We won the match fair and square.
Our team was having a bad day, and our opponents beat us fair and square.

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Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.
Ratan is such an efficient sergeant that he doesn’t need to imbibe any artillery craftmanship.

Option 1: artillery

Option 2: efficient

Option 3: craftmanship

Option 4: sergeant

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: craftmanship


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

The incorrectly spelled word in the sentence is "craftmanship". The correct spelling is craftsmanship, which refers to the quality of design and work shown in something made by hand.

Therefore, the correct answer is craftmanship.

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Question : Noted dancer Birju Maharaj bagged the Filmfare award for best Choreographer for which film in 2016?

Option 1: Befikre

Option 2: Dangal

Option 3: Mohenjo-daro

Option 4: Bajirao Mastani

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Bajirao Mastani


Solution : The correct option is Bajirao Mastani

Birju Maharaj, a well-known dancer, won the Filmfare Award for Best Choreographer in 2016 for his work on the film Bajirao Mastani. Maharaj was a legendary Kathak dancer and choreographer, and his work on Bajirao Mastani was much

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Question : If $\left \{ \frac{1}{2}(a-b) \right \}^{2}+ab=p(a+b)^{2}$, the value of $p$ is:

Option 1: $p=4$

Option 2: $p=\frac{1}{2}$

Option 3: $p=\frac{1}{4}$

Option 4: $p=2$

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $p=\frac{1}{4}$


Solution : Given: $\left \{ \frac{1}{2}(a–b) \right \}^{2}+ab=p(a+b)^{2}$
⇒ $\frac{1}{4}(a - b)^2 + ab = p(a + b)^2$
Multiplying 4 on both sides,
⇒ $4 × \frac{1}{4}(a - b)^2 + 4ab = 4p(a + b)^2$
⇒ $(a - b)^2 + 4ab = 4p(a + b)^2$
⇒ $a^2

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Question : Which water body separates Andaman in the north and Nicobar in the south?

Option 1: Ten Degree Channel

Option 2: Eight Degree Channel

Option 3: Eleven Degree Channel

Option 4: Nine Degree Channel

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Ten Degree Channel


Solution : The correct answer is Ten Degree Channel.

The Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands are separated from one another in the Bay of Bengal by a channel known as the Ten Degree Channel. Together, the two island groups make up the Andaman and Nicobar

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