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Question : Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
More than half the drain ______ been desilted.

Option 1: has

Option 2:  was

Option 3: have

Option 4: is

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: has


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Explanation:
When dealing with expressions like more than halfhalf, less than half, etc., they are considered singular entities grammatically. Thus, the correct verb form that agrees with a singular subject is has.

Has is

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Question : When power is shared among different organs of government, it is known as ________. 

Option 1: community government 

Option 2: separation of powers

Option 3: coalition government 

Option 4: amalgamation of powers

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: separation of powers


Solution : The correct answer is separation of powers.

The prime minister and the other members of the cabinet are either appointed by the president or elected within six months of taking office. The republican concept of separation of powers is fundamentally based on

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Question : Directions: If 16 ÷ 4 = 74, 21 ÷ 7 = 33, 81 ÷ 9 = 99 then 55 ÷ 5 =?

Option 1: 110

Option 2: 1001

Option 3: 11

Option 4: 1011

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1011


Solution : Given:
16 ÷ 4 = 74, 21 ÷ 7 = 33, 81 ÷ 9 = 99 then 55 ÷ 5 =?

Here, the pattern follows the formula ⇒ (ab ÷ c) = (a + b), (ab ÷ c) (Both the answers written side by side)

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Question : Which of the following codes signifies a cold climate with dry winters, according to Koeppen?

Option 1: EF

Option 2: Df

Option 3: ET

Option 4: Dw

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Dw


Solution : The correct option is Dw.

The Koeppen climate classification system uses a combination of letters to represent different climate types. The temperature severity is indicated by the little letters a, b, c, and d. Dw represents a chilly climate with arid winters. The capital letters

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Question : Which of the following rights was deleted from the list of fundamental rights by the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act?

Option 1: Right to freedom of religion

Option 2: Right to property

Option 3: Right to freedom

Option 4: Right to equality

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Right to property


Solution : The correct answer is the Right to property.

The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1978 removed the right to property from the list of fundamental rights. It became a legal right under Article 300A. Through this added article, the Constitution states that

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
The best of both worlds

Option 1: Good things come after bad things

Option 2: An ideal situation

Option 3: Better to show than tell

Option 4: Make people comfortable

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: An ideal situation


Solution : The correct answer is the second option.

Explanation: The idiom "the best of both worlds" means having the advantages or benefits of two different things at the same time. It refers to a situation where someone enjoys the positive aspects of two seemingly

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Question : Directions: Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of numbers.
72 : 108

Option 1: 84 : 126

Option 2: 90 : 136

Option 3: 92 : 153

Option 4: 36 : 57

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 84 : 126


Solution : Given:
72 : 108
12 × 6 = 72; 12 × 9 = 108
A similar pattern is observed in the first option –
84 : 126
14 × 6 = 84; 14 × 9 = 126

Hence, the first option is correct. 

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Question : The average of 25 results is 20. The average of the first 12 results is 15 and that of the last 12 results is 18. Then the 13th result is:

Option 1: 100

Option 2: 101

Option 3: 104

Option 4: 103

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 104


Solution : Use: Average = $\frac{\text{Sum of observations}}{\text{Number of observations}}$
An average of 25 results = 20
⇒ Sum of 25 results = 20 × 25 = 500
Average of first 12 results = 15
⇒ Sum of first 12 results = 15 × 12 = 180

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Question : Bhajan Sopori, a famous musician, is associated with which musical instrument?

Option 1: Sarod

Option 2: Shehnai

Option 3: Santoor

Option 4: Sitar

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Santoor


Solution : The correct answer is Santoor.

Bhajan Sopori is a renowned Indian musician, and he is associated with the santoor. He performs music on the santoor, an archaic stringed instrument. Pandit Bhajan Sopori received a lifetime achievement award from Jammu and Kashmir State on the 67th

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Question : Haripriya Namboodiri is an exponent of which Indian classical dance form?

Option 1: Kathakali

Option 2: Kuchipudi

Option 3: Odissi

Option 4: Bharatanatyam

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Kathakali


Solution : The correct answer is Kathakali.

Haripriya Namboodiri is an exponent of Kathakali. It is one of the 8 Indian classical dance forms and one of the 2 native classical dance forms of Kerala. Mohiniyattam and Kathakali are the 2 classical dance forms that originated in

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