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Question : The population of the city was 12,50,000 in the year 2010. It increased at the rate of 2% per annum during the years 2011 and 2012. In the year 2013, it decreased by 1%. Find the population of the city at the end of 2013.

Option 1: 1,28,54,952

Option 2: 13,50,000

Option 3: 13,87,495

Option 4: 12,87,495

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 12,87,495


Solution : The population of the city in 2010 is 1250000.
Then, Population, $P$ = 1250000
Rate of increment, $R$ = 2%
We have to find the population at the end of the year 2012, i.e. time, $n$ = 2 years
Population after 2 years is given by
New Population $= P(1+\frac{R}{100})^n$
$=1250000(1+\frac{2}{100})^2$
$=1250000\times \frac{51}{50}\times \frac{51}{50}$
$=13,00,500$
Again it decreased by 1%
$R = –1$%
New Population $= P(1-\frac{R}{100})$
$=1300500(1-\frac{1}{100})$
$=1300500\times \frac{99}{100}$
$=12,87,495$
Hence, the correct answer is 12,87,495.

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Question : Directions: In a certain code language,
L + B means L is the father of B;
L – B means L is the mother of B;
L × B means L is the son of B;
L ÷ B means L is the daughter of B.
Based on the above, Z ÷ Y + S × V – U, then how is Z related to V?

Option 1: Wife

Option 2: Mother

Option 3: Husband

Option 4: Daughter

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Daughter


Solution : Given:
Y + S means Y is the father of S
V – U means V is the mother of U
S × V means S is the son of V
Z ÷ Y means Z is the daughter of Y

According to the given information, the family tree will be as follows –

Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.

From the above family tree, Z is the daughter of V. Hence, the fourth option is correct.

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Question : Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the following sentence.

Everything in the mansion was in great confusion after the robbery.

Option 1: pick holes

Option 2: pell-mell

Option 3: turn over a new leaf

Option 4: damp squib

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: pell-mell


Solution : The correct answer is the second option.

Pell-mell means in a disorderly, chaotic, or hurried manner. In the context of the sentence, it conveys that everything in the mansion was in a state of great confusion or disorder after the robbery.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Pick holes: Finding faults or flaws in something.
  • Turn over a new leaf: Making a positive change or starting afresh.
  • Damp squib: Something that fails to meet expectations or disappoints, often used to describe an anticlimactic event or action.

Therefore, the correct answer is pell-mell.

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Question : If the rate of simple interest in consecutive years is 4% and 5% respectively, then what will be the total amount payable on INR 25,000 in 2 years?

Option 1: INR 26,250

Option 2: INR 28,250

Option 3: INR 26,000

Option 4: INR 27,250

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: INR 27,250


Solution : Given: The Rate of Simple Interest in consecutive years is 4% and 5% respectively.
Principal = INR 25,000
Simple interest = $\frac{\text{Principal × Rate × Time}}{100}$
Putting the values, we have,
Simple interest = $\frac{25000×4×1}{100}+\frac{25000×5×1}{100}$
= 1000 + 1250
= 2250
Total amount = 25000 + 2250 = 27250
Hence, the correct answer is INR 27,250.

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Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.

No sooner did we arrived at the airport than we got onto our flight to Atlanta.

Option 1: did we arrive at

Option 2: can we arrive by

Option 3: have we arrived at

Option 4: had we arrive at

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: did we arrive at


Solution : The first option is the correct answer.

"No sooner did we arrive at" follows the correct inversion of the subject and auxiliary verb after the phrase, "no sooner". In English, when no sooner is used to indicate an action that happens immediately after another, the auxiliary verb and subject are inverted. So, did we arrived at should be replaced with "did we arrive at" as did is followed by the first form of the verb making the sentence grammatically correct.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: "No sooner did we arrive at the airport than we got onto our flight to Atlanta."

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Question : Directions: Among the four answer figures, which one can be formed from the cut-out pieces given below in the question figure?

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer:


Solution : The various parts of the figure can be numbered as follows –

The parts can be arranged in the following manner –

The above-compiled figure matches the figure given in the first option. Hence, the first option is correct.

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Question : In India, which of the following statements regarding Fundamental Duty is not correct?

Option 1: The total number of Fundamental Duties is 11

Option 2: Article 51-A is related to Fundamental Duties.

Option 3: Inserted by 43rd Constitutional Amendment

Option 4: Incorporated in Part IV-A of the Constitution

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Inserted by 43rd Constitutional Amendment


Solution : The correct option is Inserted by the 43rd Constitutional Amendment.

The Fundamental Duties are the moral obligations that all Indian citizens have to uphold national unity and promote patriotism. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976, added these to Part IV-A of the Constitution on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee.

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Question : What is the third proportional to 12 and $6 \sqrt{5}$?

Option 1: 12

Option 2: 15

Option 3: 18

Option 4: 21

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 15


Solution : Third proportional to $a, b$ = $\frac{b^2}{a}$
Third proportional to 12 and $6 \sqrt{5}$
= $\frac{(6 \sqrt{5})^2}{12}$
= $\frac{36×5}{12}$
= $15$
Hence, the correct answer is 15.

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Question : The profits of Indian banks operating in foreign countries are a part of:

Option 1: Income from entrepreneurship earned from abroad

Option 2: Domestic factor income of India

Option 3: Profits of the enterprises working in the domestic territory of India

Option 4: Operating surplus of the banks located in India

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Income from entrepreneurship earned from abroad


Solution : The correct answer is income from entrepreneurship earned from abroad.

Entrepreneurial revenue received overseas is included in the Balance of Payments (BoP) as a component of the current account. The BoP is a historical record of all economic transactions between a country and the rest of the world.

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