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Question : 'Aloo Posto' is a traditional delicacy of which the state of India?

Option 1: Haryana

Option 2: Gujarat

Option 3: West Bengal

Option 4: Uttarakhand

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: West Bengal


Solution : The correct option is West Bengal

'Aloo Posto' is a traditional delicacy from the state of West Bengal, India. It is a vegetarian dish made with potatoes (aloo) and poppy seeds (posto). The poppy seed paste adds a unique texture and flavour to this

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Question : What was India’s rank in the Commonwealth Games 2018 according to the number of gold medals won?

Option 1: First

Option 2: Fourth

Option 3: Third

Option 4: Second

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Correct Answer: Third


Solution : The correct answer is Third.

The Commonwealth Games of 2018 was held in Australia from the 4th to the 15th of April 2018. With 26 gold medals and a total of 66 medals, India's rank was third in terms of the number of gold

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Question : A person was standing on a road near a mall. He was 1425 m away from the mall and able to see the top of the mall from the road in such a way that the top of a tree, which was in between him and the mall, was exactly in the line of sight with the top of the mall. The tree's height is 10 m and it is 30 m away from him. How tall (in m) is the mall?

Option 1: 475

Option 2: 300

Option 3: 425

Option 4: 525

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 475


Solution :
Let, the height of the mall (AB) = $x$ m
From the figure,
CD = 10 m
DM = 30 m
BM = 1425 m
Let $\angle AMB = \angle CMD = \theta$
From $\triangle AMB$
$\tan \theta=\frac{\text{Perpendicular}}{\text{base}}=\frac{AB}{BM}$
From $\triangle CMD$,
$\tan \theta=\frac{\text{Perpendicular}}{\text{base}}=\frac{CD}{DM}$
⇒$\frac{AB}{BM}=\frac{CD}{DM}$
⇒

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Question : In a _____ government, the final decision-making power must rest with those elected by the people.

Option 1: authoritarian 

Option 2: autocratic

Option 3: monarchic

Option 4: democratic 

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Correct Answer: democratic 


Solution : The correct answer is democratic.

According to Abraham Lincoln, democracy is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. In a democracy, the final right to make any law in the country lies with the candidates, who are elected by

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Question : For which of the following a BT seed has also been developed?

Option 1: Wheat

Option 2: Maize

Option 3: Cotton

Option 4: Pulses

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Cotton


Solution : The correct option is Cotton.

Certain cotton varieties have been altered to produce the Bt toxin, which is used to target certain pests such as the dipterans, lepidopterans, and coleopterans. When insects consume these plant pieces, they ingest the poison, which impairs their digestive

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Question : Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.

Impasse

Option 1: Deadlock

Option 2: Peaceful

Option 3: Resolution

Option 4: Harmony

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Correct Answer: Deadlock


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Explanation:

The term impasse is commonly used to describe a situation where parties cannot reach an agreement and further discussions or negotiations are futile. In a similar vein, deadlock refers to a point at which no

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Question : Which Khalji ruler killed his father-in-law to ascend the throne of Delhi?

Option 1: Qutb ud-Din Aibak

Option 2: Jalal-ud-Din Khalji

Option 3: Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughluq

Option 4: Alauddin Khalji

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Alauddin Khalji


Solution : The correct answer is Alauddin Khalji.

Alauddin Khalji assassinated his father-in-law, Jalal-ud-din Khalji, to take the throne of Delhi in 1296 AD. This marked the beginning of Alauddin Khalji's rule in the Delhi Sultanate.

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Question : The British annexed Punjab after defeating the Sikhs in the Anglo-Sikh War in the year ______.

Option 1: 1839

Option 2: 1835

Option 3: 1845

Option 4: 1849

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1849


Solution : The correct answer is 1849

The second Anglo-Sikh war, waged from 1848 to 1849, saw significant battles at Ramnagar and Chillianwala, culminating in British control over Punjab. Under Lord Dalhousie, Punjab was annexed in March 1849 through the Treaty of Lahore. The young Maharaja, Duleep

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Question : Banking comes under which of the following sectors?

Option 1: Primary sector

Option 2: Secondary sector

Option 3: Tertiary sector

Option 4: Both secondary and tertiary sector

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Tertiary sector


Solution : The correct answer is the Tertiary sector.

The financial services sector, which is a subset of the tertiary sector, includes banking. The tertiary sector, usually referred to as the service sector, includes a broad spectrum of non-production-based services. Retail, transportation, healthcare, education, tourism,

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