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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.
A wise man remains aware of fair-weather friends.

Option 1: A person from an area of pleasant weather

Option 2: A person with good knowledge of weather

Option 3: A helpful person

Option 4: A person not reliable in difficult time

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: A person not reliable in difficult time


Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.

The idiom "fair-weather friends" refers to people who are supportive and friendly only during good or easy times but are not reliable or supportive during challenging times.

These individuals are like friends

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Question : One can distinguish a telescope from a microscope by observing.

Option 1: length

Option 2: colour

Option 3: size of the glass

Option 4: length and size of the lens

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: length and size of the lens


Solution : The correct option is the length and size of the lens.

Telescopes use objective lenses or mirrors to gather and focus light from distant objects. Microscopes use objective lenses to collect light from the specimen and produce a magnified

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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?
25 C 21 D 7 B 3 A 4 = ?

Option 1: 20

Option 2: 21

Option 3: 24

Option 4: 43

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 20


Solution : Given:
25 C 21 D 7 B 3 A 4 = ?

After replacing the letters with the mathematical signs, we get –
⇒ 25 − 21 ÷ 7 × 3 + 4
⇒ 25 − 3 × 3 + 4
⇒ 25 − 9

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Question : Directions: Which of the following letter clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?
PTA, QUB, RVC, SWD, ?

Option 1: XET

Option 2: TEX

Option 3: XTE

Option 4: TXE

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: TXE


Solution : Given:
PTA, QUB, RVC, SWD, ? 

In the above-given series, add 1 to the place value of each letter of the previous letter cluster to obtain the next letter cluster.
PTA→P + 1 = Q; T + 1 = U; A + 1 = B

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Question : ____________ is the thinnest layer of Earth.

Option 1: Mantle

Option 2: Outer core

Option 3: Crust

Option 4: Inner core

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Crust


Solution : The correct answer is Crust.

The Earth's interior is divided into three concentric layers: crust, mantle and core. The crust is composed of silicate solids; the mantle contains viscous molten rock; the outer core comprises viscous liquid; and the inner core is made up

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Question : Directions: Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
aebd_fjgi_koln_

Option 1: cmh

Option 2: chm

Option 3: cgm

Option 4: cjl

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: chm


Solution : Given:
aebd_fjgi_koln_

To fill the series we have to divide the series – aebd_ / fjgi_ / koln_
Let's check each option –
First option: cmh; aebdc / fjgim / kolnh (No pattern has been found.)
Second option: chm; aebdc /

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Question : Which of the following dams is constructed across the River Krishna?

Option 1: Nagarjuna Sagar

Option 2: Bhakra Nangal

Option 3: Tehri

Option 4: Hirakud

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Nagarjuna Sagar


Solution : The correct option is Nagarjuna Sagar.

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is constructed across the Krishna River. It is located in the Nalgonda district of Telangana, India. The dam serves multiple purposes, including irrigation, hydroelectric power generation and flood control. The dam is between the

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Question : The area of a circle is 1386 cm2. What is the radius of the circle?
[Use $\pi= \frac{22}{7}$]

Option 1: 7 cm

Option 2: 14 cm

Option 3: 18 cm

Option 4: 21 cm

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 21 cm


Solution : The area of a circle is $\pi r^2$, where $r$ is the radius of the circle.
Given that the area = 1386 cm2
$⇒1386 = \frac{22}{7} r^2$
$⇒r^2=441$
$⇒r = 21$
Hence, the correct answer is 21 cm.

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Question : The Chambal, Hindon and Tons rivers are tributaries of the river:

Option 1: Yamuna

Option 2: Mahanadi

Option 3: Kaveri

Option 4: Tapi

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Yamuna


Solution : The correct answer is Yamuna.

The important tributaries of the Yamuna River are Tons, Chambal, Hindon, Betwa, and Ken. Other small tributaries of the Yamuna River include the Giri, Sind, Uttangan, Sengar and Rind. The Yamuna is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges

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