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Question : A vendor bought a book, marked at INR 850 at successive discounts of 20% and 10%, respectively. He spent INR 55 on transport and sold the book for INR 980. What will be his profit percentage (rounded off to 2 decimal places)?

Option 1: 45.65%

Option 2: 48.25%

Option 3: 50.65%

Option 4: 46.93%

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 46.93%


Solution : Marked price = INR 850
Price after 20% discount = INR $(850 - \frac{20}{100}\times 850)$ = INR 680
Price after further 10% discount =  INR $(680 - \frac{10}{100}\times 680)$ = INR 612
Selling price  = INR 980
Transport = INR 55
Total spent = INR

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Question : As per the Constitution of India, the subject of "livestock and animal husbandry" is included in the:

Option 1: Residuary List

Option 2: Concurrent List

Option 3: Union List

Option 4: State List

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: State List


Solution : The correct answer is State List

According to the Indian Constitution, "livestock and animal husbandry" is one of the topics covered by the State List. The state, concurrent, and union lists are the three lists that fall under the 7th schedule of the Indian

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Question : Which of the following Articles establishes the provision of the Right to Education?

Option 1: Article 22 (3)

Option 2: Article 21A

Option 3: Article 20 (1)

Option 4: Article 23

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Article 21A


Solution : The correct option is Article 21A.

The provision of the right to education is primarily established in Article 21-A of the Constitution of India. With the insertion of this article by the 86th Amendment Act of 2002, children between the ages of 6 and

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Question : Which of the following classical dances is referred to as the dance of the storytellers?

Option 1: Kathak

Option 2: Odissi

Option 3: Kuchipudi

Option 4: Kathakali

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Kathak


Solution : The correct option is Kathak.

The classical dance that is often referred to as the "dance of the storytellers" is Kathak. It is one of the major classical dances of India and has a strong emphasis on storytelling through expressive gestures, facial expressions, and intricate

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Question : A cell becomes turgid because of

Option 1: Plasmolysis

Option 2: Exosmosis

Option 3: Endosmosis

Option 4: Diffusion

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Endosmosis


Solution : The correct option is Endosmosis.

Endosmosis causes a cell to become turgid. Endosmosis is the movement of water molecules from a low solute concentration location (outside the cell) to a high solute concentration area (within the cell) across a selectively permeable membrane, such as

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Question : Directions: The price of an article has been reduced by 25%. To restore the original price, the new price must be increased by?

Option 1: $11\frac{1}{9}\%$

Option 2: $66\frac{2}{3}\%$

Option 3: $9\frac{1}{11}\%$

Option 4: $33\frac{1}{3}\%$

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Correct Answer: $33\frac{1}{3}\%$


Solution : Let the price of an article be Rs 100.
The price of an article after reduction = 100 – 25 % of 100
The price of an article after reduction = 100 – ($\frac{25}{100}$ × 100) = 100 – 25 = Rs 75

Now, let

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Question : The following bar chart shows the vends of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India from all over the world.

For which year is the percentage increase in FDI over the previous year the highest?

Option 1: 1997

Option 2: 1994

Option 3: 1996

Option 4: 1993

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1996


Solution : As per the given graph,
Percentage increase in 1993 = $\frac{10.15-5.7}{5.7}$ × 100 = 78.07%
Percentage increase in 1994 = $\frac{12.16-10.15}{10.15}$ × 100 = 19.8%
Percentage increase in 1995 = $\frac{12.16-10.22}{12.16}$ × 100 = 15.95%
Percentage increase in 1996 = $\frac{24.23-10.22}{10.22}$ × 100 = 137.08%

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Question : What is the length of the longest rod that can be placed in a room of dimensions 12 m × 9 m × 8 m?

Option 1: 15 m

Option 2: 17 m

Option 3: 16 m

Option 4: 14 m

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 17 m


Solution : Given: Dimension of the room = 12 m × 9 m × 8 m
Length of the longest rod= $\sqrt{l^2+b^2+h^2}$ [where $l,b,h$ are length, breadth, and height respectively.]
 = $\sqrt{12^2+9^2+8^2}$
 = $\sqrt{144+81+64}$
 = $\sqrt{289}=17$
Hence, the correct answer is 17 m.

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