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Question : Select the most appropriate synonym for the underlined word in the given sentence.

She is painfully introverted, but she is an intelligent girl.

Option 1: Shy

Option 2: Outspoken

Option 3: Social

Option 4: Bold

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Shy


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Introverts are typically reserved people.

Outspoken, social, and bold are terms used for people who are not as reserved as introverts.

The sentence describes the girl as being painfully introverted, which suggests that she is extremely shy and uncomfortable around other people. The other options are not as appropriate because they do not convey the same sense of social awkwardness.

Therefore, shy will be the correct choice.

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Question : What is the sum of all two-digit even numbers?

Option 1: 2430

Option 2: 2410

Option 3: 2470

Option 4: 2520

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2430


Solution : The first 2 digit number is 10 and the last two-digit number is 98.
Sum = $\frac{n}{2}(\text{first term + last term})$
Number of terms = $\frac{(98 - 10)}{2} + 1$ = 45
Now, we can find the sum:
Sum = $\frac{45}{2}(10 + 98)$
⇒ Sum = $45\times54$
⇒ Sum = 2430
Therefore, the sum of all two-digit even numbers is 2430.
Hence, the correct answer is 2430.

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Question : Somewhat before the time of the Mauryan empire, about ______________years ago, emperors in China began building the Great Wall.

Option 1: 1200

Option 2: 3500

Option 3: 2400

Option 4: 600

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2400


Solution : The correct answer is 2400.

China's monarchs started constructing the Great Wall some 2400 years ago, before the Mauryan empire. Its purpose was to keep pastoral people away from the empire's northern frontier.

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Question : Which of the following is the most problematic and primary difficulty of barter exchanges as against money-based exchanges?

Option 1: Bartered exchanges involve difficulty in preserving value.

Option 2: Barter exchanges may result in an incorrect valuation of the goods transacted.

Option 3: Barter exchanges may be imperfectly divisible.

Option 4: Barter exchanges require a double coincidence of wants.

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Barter exchanges require a double coincidence of wants.


Solution : The correct option is Barter exchanges require a double coincidence of wants.

The most problematic and primary difficulty of barter exchanges compared to money-based exchanges is the requirement of a double coincidence of wants. In barter, both parties must have something the other wants, creating complexity and inefficiency.

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Question : The population of a city increases compounded by 10% annually. The present population of this city is 1,33,100. What was the population of the city 2 years ago?

Option 1: 1,01,000

Option 2: 1,10,000

Option 3: 1,21,000

Option 4: 1,00,000

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1,10,000


Solution : $P=P{_0}​×(1+r)^t$
where: $P$ is the present population, $P{_0}$​ is the past population, $r$ is the annual growth rate (as a decimal), and $t$ is the number of years.
Given, $P{_0} = 133,100$
$r = 10\%$
We have to find the population 2 years ago ($t=−2$ years)
$133100=P{_0}×(1+\frac{10}{100})^{2}$
$⇒P{_0}=133100×(\frac{11}{10})^{−2}$
$⇒P{_0}=133100×\frac{1}{(\frac{11}{10})^2}$​
$⇒P{_0}=133100×\frac{100}{121}$
$⇒P{_0}=1,10,000$
Hence, the correct answer is 1,10,000.

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Question : A can do in one day three times the work done by B in one day. They together finish $\frac{2}{5}$th of the work in 9 days. The number of days by which B can do the work alone is:

Option 1: 90 days

Option 2: 120 days

Option 3: 100 days

Option 4: 30 days

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 90 days


Solution : Given: A can do in one day three times the work done by B in one day. They together finish $\frac{2}{5}$th of the work in 9 days.
Let the efficiency of B = $a$ units,
So, the efficiency of A = 3$a$ units
Here, $\frac{2}{5}$th of the work is done by them in 9 days.
So, the total work is done by them in (9 × $\frac{5}{2}$) = $\frac{45}{2}$ days
We know,
Total work = Total efficiency × Number of days = $(a+3a)×\frac{45}{2}$ = 90$a$ units
$\therefore$ The required days for B to do the work alone = $\frac{90a}{a}$ = 90 days
Hence, the correct answer is 90 days.

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Question : In any economy, the income velocity of the hoarded money (idle) by the public is equal to ___________.

Option 1: one

Option 2: greater than one

Option 3: zero

Option 4: greater than zero

Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: zero


Solution : The correct option is zero.

Hoarded money, also known as idle money or cash hoarding, is money that individuals or entities hold but do not actively use for transactions or investments. This money is often kept in physical cash, bank deposits, or other liquid assets. For this reason, its velocity is zero.

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

She can draw very well and just as creative.

Option 1: as creativer.

Option 2: as creatively.

Option 3: creative than.

Option 4: creative.

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: as creatively.


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

When expressing equality in comparison, the correct form is "as + adjective/adverb + as". In this case, the adverb "creatively" needs to be followed by "as".

The sentence means that she can draw nicely and creatively. 

Therefore, the correct sentence is: She can draw very well and just as creatively.

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Question : Two cities P and Q are 181 km apart on a straight road. One man starts from P at 8:30 a.m. and travels toward Q at 30 km/hr. If another man starts from Q at 8:54 a.m. and travels towards P at a speed of 35 km/hr, then at what time will they meet?

Option 1: 11:30 a.m.

Option 2: 10:00 a.m.

Option 3: 10.30 a.m.

Option 4: 11:00 a.m.

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 11:30 a.m.


Solution : Distance between P and Q at 8:30 a.m. = 181 km
Distance covered by P until Q starts = $30 \times \frac{24}{60}$ = 12 km
Distance between P and Q at 8:54 a.m. = 181 − 12 = 169 km
Let the time taken to cover 169 km be $t$ hours.
So, now both persons have to travel 169 km combined
$⇒30t + 35t = 169$
$⇒65t = 169$
$⇒t = \frac{169}{65}= 2 \frac{39}{65} =$ 2 hours 36 minutes
Therefore, the time of the meeting = 8:54 a.m. + 2 hours 36 minutes = 11:30 a.m.
Hence, the correct answer is 11:30 a.m.

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Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number.
12 : 100 :: 10 : 64 :: 14 : ?

Option 1: 140

Option 2: 144

Option 3: 124

Option 4: 134

Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 144


Solution : Given:
12 : 100 :: 10 : 64 :: 14 : ?

Like, 12 : 100→(12 – 2)2 = 102 = 100
And, 10 : 64→(10 – 2)2 = 82​​​​​​​ = 64
Similarly, follow the same pattern for 14 : ?→(14 – 2)2 = 122​​​​​​​ = 144

So, 144 is related to 14. Hence, the second option is correct.

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