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Question : Which of the following is considered a capital expense?

Option 1: Payment of salaries

Option 2: Pension

Option 3: Construction of school buildings

Option 4: Subsidies

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Construction of school buildings


Solution : The correct option is the Construction of school buildings.

The construction of school buildings is generally considered a capital expense. When a school constructs new buildings or undertakes significant renovations or expansions, the costs associated with these activities are considered capital

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Question : Name the condition which influences the development of plants into distinctive forms.

Option 1: Climatic conditions

Option 2: Soil conditions

Option 3: Environmental conditions

Option 4: Social conditions

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Climatic conditions


Solution : The correct answer is Climatic conditions.

Plants have adapted because of different climatic conditions. Plants in desert regions are known as Xerophytes. They have thick waxy leaves, and succulent stomata leaves are modified into spines to reduce the rate of transpiration. The plants

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Question : "The Race of My Life" is the autobiography of which of the following sportsmen?

Option 1: P. T. Usha

Option 2: Mary Kom

Option 3: Milkha Singh

Option 4: Saurav Ganguly

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Milkha Singh


Solution : The correct answer is Milkha Singh.

"The Race of My Life: An Autobiography" narrates the life story of Indian athlete Milkha Singh, coauthored with his daughter Sonia Sanwalka. The autobiography inspired the film "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag." Milkha Singh's remarkable achievements include winning gold

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Question : Directions: From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer:


Solution : Because there is no restriction on the rotation of the figure, we will check all the possible orientations of the question figure in which of the given option figures it can fit itself. By comparison of all option figures, the question figure is embedded only in

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To pull someone’s leg.

Option 1: To talk something bad about someone.

Option 2: To talk something good about someone.

Option 3: To joke with someone.

Option 4: To push a person.

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: To joke with someone.


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Explanation:

The idiom to pull someone's leg is an informal expression that means to tease or play a joke on someone in a light-hearted manner. It is not meant to be taken literally but

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Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Option 1: pillion

Option 2: pioneer

Option 3: pigeon

Option 4: puddel

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: puddel


Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.

The incorrectly spelt word is a puddle. 

The correct spelling is puddle, which refers to a small pool of liquid, especially rainwater, on the ground.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Pillion refers to a
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Question : Which of the following pair of minerals – needs is correct?

I. Iron – formation of haemoglobin
II. Sodium – the proper functioning of the thyroid

Option 1: Neither I nor II

Option 2: Only II

Option 3: Both I and II

Option 4: Only I

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Correct Answer: Only I


Solution : The correct option is Only I.

Iron - formation of haemoglobin is correct. Iron is an essential component of haemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells. While iodine is crucial for thyroid function, sodium primarily regulates fluid balance and nerve function.

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Question : Directions: Select the option that will fill in the blank and complete the given series.
FTB, IQE, LNH, OKK, ?

Option 1: SHN

Option 2: RGM

Option 3: SHM

Option 4: RHN

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: RHN


Solution : Given:
FTB, IQE, LNH, OKK, ?

Add 3 in the first and third letters and subtract 3 from the second letter –
FTB→F + 3 = I; T – 3 = Q; B + 3 = E→IQE
IQE→I + 3 = L; Q – 3

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Question : A car travels with a speed of 21 m/sec in the first 10 minutes, 9.0 km in the next 10 minutes and 10 km in the last 10 minutes of its journey. What is the average speed of the car in km/hr during its entire journey?

Option 1: 60.0 km/hr

Option 2: 63.2 km/hr

Option 3: 62.0 km/hr

Option 4: 65.3 km/hr

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 63.2 km/hr


Solution : In the first 10 minutes, the car travels at a speed of 21 m/s. [1 min = 60 sec then 10 min = 600 sec]
Distance travelled = 21 × 600 = 12600 m = 12.6 km
Total distance travelled = 12.6 + 9

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Question : If AB = 5 cm, AC = 12 cm, and AB$\perp$ AC, then the radius of the circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$ is:

Option 1: 6.5 cm

Option 2: 6 cm

Option 3: 5 cm

Option 4: 7 cm

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 6.5 cm


Solution :
Given: $AB = 5$ cm; $AC = 12$ cm and $AB \perp AC$
$BC$ = Diameter
In $\triangle ABC$,
$BC = \sqrt{AB^2 + AC^2}$
$BC = \sqrt{5^2 + 12^2} = \sqrt{25 + 144}$
$BC = \sqrt{169} = 13 \;cm$
$\therefore OB$ is the radius

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