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Question : An item with a marked price of INR z was sold for INR 6,622 after a discount of 12% was offered. What was the value of z?

Option 1: INR 7,425

Option 2: INR 7,500

Option 3: INR 7,525

Option 4: INR 7,575

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: INR 7,525


Solution : According to the question
The item was sold for INR 6,622 after a discount of 12%.
Discount Price = Marked Price − Discount × Marked Price
⇒ 6622 = z − 0.12 × z = 0.88 × z
$\therefore$ z = $\frac{6622}{0.88}$ = 7525

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
The sword of Damocles

Option 1: a rare artefact

Option 2: an authentic sword

Option 3: an impending threat

Option 4: a poignant weapon

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: an impending threat


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Explanation:
This idiom refers to a constant looming danger or threat that could strike at any moment. It originates from a Greek story where Damocles, a courtier, sat at a banquet with a sword suspended above

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Question : In which state is the hill station Matheran located?

Option 1: Karnataka

Option 2: Madhya Pradesh

Option 3: Tamil Nadu

Option 4: Maharashtra

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Maharashtra


Solution : The correct option is Maharashtra

Maharashtra is home to the hill station known as Matheran. It is located close to the town of Neral in the Western Ghats range. Matheran is renowned for its picturesque scenery, mild climate, and status as one of India's smaller

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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.

If Neha persists in telling lies to me, I shall sue her ______ slander.

Option 1: of

Option 2: on

Option 3: for

Option 4: to

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: for


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

  • The phrase sue for means to initiate a legal action against someone in a court of law, which fits perfectly in the sentence.
  • Other options, like of, on, and to do not convey the intended meaning, are
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Question : At a certain rate of Simple Interest, a certain sum of money becomes double itself in 10 years. It will become triple of itself in:

Option 1: 15 years

Option 2: 18 years

Option 3: 20 years

Option 4: 30 years

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 20 years


Solution : Let the sum be P.
Total amount after 10 years = 2P
Simple Interest in 10 years = 2P – P = P
If total amount = 3P,
Simple Interest = 2P
Using the unitary method,
Since, in 10 years interest is P
Therefore,

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Question : In which type of tax is the marginal tax rate higher than the average tax rate?

Option 1: Digressive

Option 2: Proportional

Option 3: Regressive

Option 4: Progressive

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Progressive


Solution : The correct option is Progressive.

In a progressive tax system, the marginal tax rate is higher than the average tax rate. As a taxpayer's income increases, they move into higher tax brackets where the rate applied to each additional dollar of income is higher

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

Grin from ear to ear

Option 1: to make funny faces

Option 2: to have very sharp ears

Option 3: to smile a lot because of happiness

Option 4: to ridicule someone

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: to smile a lot because of happiness


Solution : The correct answer is the third option.

Explanation: In the given idiom, grin from ear to ear, the key hint is grin, which is a type of broad smile. The context of the idiom indicates a facial

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Question : Which Article of the Constitution of India provides for the power to the President to convene a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament?

Option 1: Article 331

Option 2: Article 105

Option 3: Article 108

Option 4: Article 85

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Article 108


Solution : The correct option is Article 108.

The Indian Constitution's Article 108 grants the President the authority to call a joint session of both Houses of Parliament under specific circumstances. This clause gives the President the authority to convene a joint meeting if the Rajya

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Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

I always encouraging people to read books which I have enjoyed reading myself.

Option 1: encourage people to read books

Option 2: encouraged people read books

Option 3: am encouraged people reading books

Option 4: encourage people to be reading books

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: encourage people to read books


Solution : The first option is correct.

The verb form used in the sentence is incorrect, as encouraging should be replaced with encourage to make the sentence grammatically accurate, as the base form of the verb should be used with the subject 'I'

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Question : Directions: If A denotes +, B denotes ×, C denotes –, and D denotes ÷, then what will be the value of the following expression?
89 A 94 C 35 D 8 B 8 =?

Option 1: 148

Option 2: 189

Option 3: 169

Option 4: 135

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 148


Solution : Given:
A denotes +, B denotes ×, C denotes –, and D denotes ÷
89 A 94 C 35 D 8 B 8 =?

Interchange the alphabet with given mathematical operations.
89 + 94 – 35 ÷ 8 × 8 =?
89 + 94 –

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