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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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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Once in a blue moon

Option 1: Occasionally

Option 2: Continuously

Option 3: Rarely

Option 4: Often

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rarely


Solution : The correct choice will be the third option.

Once in a blue moon is an idiomatic expression that indicates something happens very infrequently or seldom.

So, when someone says an event happens once in a blue moon they mean it happens only on rare occasions

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Question : P is 20% more than Q and 40% less than R. If the value of Q is Rs. 150, then what is the value of R (in Rs.)?

Option 1: 300

Option 2: 320

Option 3: 220

Option 4: 250

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 300


Solution : The ratio of P and Q = 120 : 100 = 6 : 5
And, the ratio of P and R = 60 : 100 = 6 : 10
Now, the ratio of P, Q, and R = 6 : 5 : 10
The value

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Question : Directions: Three of the following four-letter clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.

Option 1: WVTD

Option 2: JIGQ

Option 3: SRPH

Option 4: KLNP

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: KLNP


Solution : Let's check each option –
First option: WVTD; W, D are opposite pairs; V – 2 = T
Second option: JIGQ; J, Q are opposite pairs; I – 2 = G
Third option: SRPH; S, H are opposite pairs; R – 2 = P
Fourth

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Question : Who among the following was a famous sitar player?

Option 1: Zakir Hussain

Option 2: Hari Prasad Chaurasia

Option 3: Raja Khan

Option 4: Nikhil Banerjee

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Nikhil Banerjee


Solution : The correct option is Nikhil Banerjee.

Nikhil Banerjee (1931–1986) was a highly acclaimed and influential sitar player. He was a prominent figure in the world of Indian classical music, particularly in the North Indian classical tradition. He was known for his technical brilliance,

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Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer:


Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in the reflection.
Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line MN). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear

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Question : Violin virtuoso L Subramaniam is famous for which of the following genres of music globally?

Option 1: Jazz

Option 2: Hindustani music

Option 3: Carnatic music

Option 4: Rock

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Carnatic music


Solution : The correct answer is Carnatic music

The famous violin virtuoso L. Subramaniam is primarily related to the Carnatic classical music genre, which is a traditional style of classical music that originated in South India. Despite having a strong foundation in Carnatic music, Subramaniam is

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