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Question : In Indus Valley Civilisation, Dholavira is famous for which of the following?

Option 1: Rock cut architecture

Option 2: Sea port

Option 3: Water Conservation

Option 4: Pottery

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Water Conservation


Solution : The correct answer is Water Conservation.

Dholavira, part of India's archaeological heritage, boasts a pioneering stone-built water conservation system unparalleled in its era some 4,500 years ago. In July 2021, UNESCO designated it as India's 40th World Heritage Site. The advanced hydraulic engineering skills

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Question : Which of the following cities is also known as the 'Zero-mile centre' of India?

Option 1: Jabalpur

Option 2: Allahabad

Option 3: Nagpur

Option 4: Delhi

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Nagpur


Solution : The correct answer is Nagpur.

Nagpur, a city located in the state of Maharashtra, is often referred to as the geographical centre of India. It is also known as the "Zero Mile Centre" of India, signifying the point from which the distances of major cities

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Question : Hiccups in humans generally occur due to the forceful downward shifting of the:

Option 1: Lungs

Option 2: Larynx

Option 3: Diaphragm

Option 4: Trachea

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Diaphragm


Solution : The correct option is the Diaphragm.

Hiccups in humans generally occur due to the forceful contraction of the diaphragm, followed by the sudden closure of the vocal cords. When the diaphragm contracts involuntarily and rapidly, it causes a sudden intake of air, and the closure

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Question : The value of $\frac{1}{\sqrt{17+12 \sqrt{2}}}$ is closest to ______.

Option 1: 1.4

Option 2: 1.2

Option 3: 0.14

Option 4: 0.17

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 0.17


Solution : According to the question
 $\frac{1}{\sqrt{17+12 \sqrt{2}}}$ 
= $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3^{2}+(2 \sqrt{2})^{2} + 2 × 3 × 2\sqrt{2}}}$ 
= $\frac{1}{\sqrt(3 + 2\sqrt{2})^{2}}$
= $\frac{1}{(3 + 2\sqrt{2})}$
= $\frac{3 – 2\sqrt{2}}{9 – 8}$ (After rationalization)
= 3 – 2 × 1.414
= 3 – 2.828 = 0.17
Hence, the

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Question : Directions: Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer:


Solution : According to the given figures –
1. The small square with one missing side rotated by 90° in a clockwise direction and moved to the top left corner to the middle left, and then to the bottom left corner in an anticlockwise direction.
2. When this

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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.

Some verbs need a _______ to convey the full meaning.

Option 1: complimentary

Option 2: complement

Option 3: component

Option 4: compliment

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: complement


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

In this sentence, we are discussing how certain verbs require an additional element to complete their meaning. In the context of the sentence, it means something that completes or goes well with something.

Compliment: It refers to a

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Question : Under which of the following Amendments was Education made a fundamental right?

Option 1: 83rd Amendment in 2003

Option 2: 83rd Amendment in 2002

Option 3: 86th Amendment in 2002

Option 4: 87th Amendment in 2003

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 86th Amendment in 2002


Solution : The correct option is the 86th Amendment in 2002.

Following the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002, Article 21A of the Indian Constitution guaranteed the right to education. The amendment led to the enactment of the Right of Children to Free and

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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.

Suman has ____ for the final round of the competition.

Option 1: superior

Option 2: decided

Option 3: declared

Option 4: qualified

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: qualified


Solution : The second option is the correct choice.

  • Qualified means to be eligible for something, which fits perfectly in the sentence.
  • Other options, like superior, which means higher in rank; decided, which means to make a choice; and declared, which means announced, don't fit contextually.

Therefore,

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Question : Three partners shared the profit in a business in the ratio 8 : 7 : 5. They invested their capital for 7 months, 8 months and 14 months, respectively. What was the ratio of their capitals?

Option 1: 49 : 64 : 20

Option 2: 20 : 49 : 64

Option 3: 20 : 64 : 49

Option 4: 64 : 49 : 20

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 64 : 49 : 20


Solution : Profit ratio = 8 : 7 : 5
Period of investment of first-person = 7
Period of investment of second person = 8
Period of investment of third person = 14
Let $x,y,z$ be the capital invested by the three persons.

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