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Question : Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is remembered for his mastery in playing_______.

Option 1: Tabla

Option 2: Sarod

Option 3: Sitar

Option 4: Santoor

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Santoor


Solution : The correct option is Santoor.

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is remembered for his mastery of playing the santoor. The santoor is a traditional Indian musical instrument with origins in the Kashmir region, and Shivkumar Sharma has played a key role in popularising and elevating its

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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.

His words were _______ for the occasion.

Option 1: Appropriately

Option 2: Suit

Option 3: Appropriate

Option 4: Suitably

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Correct Answer: Appropriate


Solution : The third option is the correct answer as "appropriate" is an adjective that describes something as suitable or fitting for a particular situation.

The meaning of the other options is:

Appropriately: Doing something in the right way or manner, fitting for the situation.

Suit

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Question : Directions: The following chart represents Demand and Production for 5 companies A, B, C, D, and E. Based on the graph answer the questions.

The difference between the average demand and average production of the five companies taken together is:

Option 1: 400

Option 2: 280

Option 3: 130

Option 4: 620

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Correct Answer: 280


Solution : As per the graph,
The number of given companies = 5
The total demand of the five companies = 3000 + 600 + 2500 + 1200 + 3300 = 10600
The average demand of the five companies = $\frac{10600}{5}$ = 2120
The total production of

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Question : A fruit seller buys 480 bananas for INR 1,200. Some of these bananas are rotten and hence, they are thrown away. He sells the remaining bananas at INR 3.5 each and makes a profit of INR 396. What is the percentage of bananas thrown away?

Option 1: 6%

Option 2: 4.5%

Option 3: 5%

Option 4: 4%

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 5%


Solution : Let's denote the number of bananas thrown away as $x$.
The cost per banana can be calculated as $\frac{\text{Total Cost}}{\text{Total Bananas}}$.
Given, the selling price of a banana = INR 3.5
Profit = INR 396
Cost price per Banana $=\frac{\text{Total Cost}}{\text{Total Bananas}}​=\frac{1200}{480}=\mathrm{INR\ }2.5$
Total Revenue

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Question : The Battle of Plassey was fought between:

Option 1: Siraj ud-Daulah and Robert Clive

Option 2: None of the options

Option 3: Mir Qasim and Robert Clive

Option 4: Mir Jafar and Robert Clive

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Correct Answer: Siraj ud-Daulah and Robert Clive


Solution : The correct option is Siraj ud-Daulah and Robert Clive.

On June 23, 1757, the British East India Company and Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, engaged in combat in the Battle of Plassey. Robert Clive led the British East India

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Question : According to the Census of India 2011, what is the percentage of India's population living in rural areas?

Option 1: 86.3%

Option 2: 68.8%

Option 3: 76.3%

Option 4: 61.3%

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 68.8%


Solution : The correct answer is 68.8%.

According to the 2011 Census, 68.84% of people live in rural areas and 31.16% in urban areas. The highest percentage of India's rural population resides in Uttar Pradesh.

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Question : 20 percent of the marked price is equal to 50 percent of the cost price. If no discount is given, then what will be the profit percentage?

Option 1: 120%

Option 2: 150%

Option 3: 125%

Option 4: 100%

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 150%


Solution : Given, 20% of Marked Price = 50% of Cost Price
⇒ $\frac{MP}{CP} = \frac{5}{2}$
Let, MP $= 5k$
CP $= 2k$
If no discount is given,
Profit = $5k–2k = 3k$
Profit% = $\frac{3k}{2k}\times 100 = 150$%
Hence, the correct answer is 150%.

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Question : A total of 7,50,000 voters participated in the election. A candidate received 3,82,500 votes, which was 60% of the total valid votes. What was the percentage of invalid votes in the election?

Option 1: 15%

Option 2: 20%

Option 3: 12%

Option 4: 18%

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 15%


Solution : Given: A total of 7,50,000 voters participated in an election.
A candidate received 3,82,500 votes, which was 60% of the total valid votes.
So, total valid votes = $\frac{382500}{60}×100=637500$
Invalid votes = 750000 – 637500 = 112500
$\therefore$ Percentage of invalid votes $=(\frac{112500}{750000}×100)=15\%$
Hence, the

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Question : Directions: Which number from among the given options can replace the question mark (?) in the following series?
49, ?, 82, 101, 115, 134

Option 1: 68

Option 2: 71

Option 3: 69

Option 4: 62

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 68


Solution :  Given:
49, ?, 82, 101, 115, 134

Add 19 and 14 alternately to the previous term to obtain the next term.
49 + 19 = 68; 68 + 14 = 82; 82 + 19 = 101; 101 + 14 = 115; 115 + 19 =

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Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.
7 : 77 :: ? : ?

Option 1: 6 : 24

Option 2: 8 : 64

Option 3: 11 : 143

Option 4: 3 : 81

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Correct Answer: 11 : 143


Solution : Given:
7 : 77 :: ? : ?

7 : 77→On multiplying 7 by the next prime number 11, we get 77.
Let's check each option –
First option: 6 : 24; 6 is not a prime number.
Second option: 8 : 64;

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