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Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined idiom/phrase in the given sentence.
You cannot throw dust into my eyes.

Option 1: terrify me

Option 2: hurt me

Option 3: abuse me

Option 4: mislead or deceive me

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: mislead or deceive me


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

The phrase "throw dust into my eyes" is an idiom that means to deceive or mislead someone. The appropriate substitution for this idiom would be, you cannot deceive me, as it conveys the

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Question : Recoveries of loans and advances, borrowings, are an example of ________.

Option 1: non-tax receipts

Option 2: capital receipts

Option 3: revenue receipts

Option 4: tax receipts

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: capital receipts


Solution : The correct answer is capital receipts.

Since loan recovery reduces government assets, it is regarded as a capital receipt. These are the receipts that make the government liable or cause its assets to decrease. It is the proceeds realised from the selling of stocks,

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Question : Directions: In this question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.

'My India’ by Corbett deals ____ the author’s familiarity with and love of India.

Option 1: in

Option 2: of

Option 3: at

Option 4: with

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: with


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

According to the context of the sentence, deals with is an appropriate phrase to indicate what the book My India by Corbett discusses or addresses—the author's familiarity with and love of India.

The meanings of the other options

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Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd number pair from the given alternatives.

Option 1: 47 – 74

Option 2: 49 – 96

Option 3: 63 – 36

Option 4: 97 – 79

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 49 – 96


Solution : Let's check the options –

First option: 47 – 74 (The number 74 is obtained by reversing the digits of the number 47)
Second option: 49 – 96 (The number 96 cannot be obtained by reversing the digits of the number 49)
Third

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Question : The following bar diagram shows the number of students who opted for different subjects in the year 2020 and 2021.

What is the sum of the total number of students who opted for different subjects in 2020 and only Geography in 2021?

Option 1: 345

Option 2: 510

Option 3: 150

Option 4: 435

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 510


Solution : The sum of the total number of students who opted for different subjects in 2020
= 75 + 100 + 60 + 125 + 75 = 435
Students who opted for Geography in 2021 = 75
$\therefore$ The sum of the total number of students

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Question : The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 8 : 12. If 50% of boys and 25% of girls are getting scholarships for their studies, what is the percentage of school students who are not getting any scholarships?

Option 1: 65

Option 2: 66

Option 3: 67

Option 4: 68

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 65


Solution : Let the number of boys be $8x$.
⇒ The number of girls = $12x$
Total students $=8x+12x=20x$
According to the question,
50% of boys and 25% of girls are getting scholarships for their studies,
⇒ 50%(or $\frac12$) of the boys and 75%(or $\frac34$) of the

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Question : "The Great Indian Novel" was written by ___________ in which he based "The Mahabharata" as a framework for his satirical novel.

Option 1: Shashi Tharoor

Option 2: Khushwant Singh

Option 3: Sarojini Naidu

Option 4: Kuldip Nayyar

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Shashi Tharoor


Solution : The correct option is Shashi Tharoor.

"The Great Indian Novel" is a satirical novel written by Shashi Tharoor. In this novel, Tharoor uses the framework of the Indian epic, "The Mahabharata", to weave a narrative that explores the political and social history of

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Question : Match of the following.

Nature Substances
1. Acidic a. Distilled water
2. Basic b. Carbonated drink
3. Neutral c. Soap

Option 1: 1 - a, 2 - c, 3 - b

Option 2: 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - a

Option 3: 1 - a, 2 - b, 3 - c

Option 4: 1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - b

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - a


Solution : The correct answer is 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - a.

Distilled water is neutral, the pH of pure, distilled water in a vacuum is 7, it is neither acidic nor alkaline and hence neutral.

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