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Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Fear of water

Option 1: Hydrophobia

Option 2: Bibliophobia

Option 3: Microphobia

Option 4: Botanophobia

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Hydrophobia


Solution : The correct answer is the first option.

Explanation: Hydrophobia specifically refers to an irrational and persistent fear of water. It is a concise and precise term that serves as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

The meanings of the other options are

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Question : A man cycles at the speed of 8 km/h and reaches the office at 11 am and when he cycles at the speed of 12 km/h, he reaches the office at 9 am. At what speed should he cycle so that he reaches his office at 10 am?

Option 1: 9.6 km/h

Option 2: 10 km/h

Option 3: 11.2 km/h

Option 4: cannot be determined

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 9.6 km/h


Solution : Given: First speed = 8 km/h and second speed = 12 km/h
The starting time will be the same in both conditions.
Distance travelled by first speed in 2 hours,
We know that, Distance = Speed $\times$ Time
⇒ Distance = 8 $\times$ 2

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Question : Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Do you believe that you have a possibility of getting that job?

Option 1: spill the beans

Option 2: snow job

Option 3: stand a chance

Option 4: shoot the breeze

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: stand a chance


Solution : The correct answer to this question is the third option.

The most appropriate idiom to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence is:

"Do you stand a chance of getting that job?"

This idiom is commonly used to inquire about the likelihood

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Bend over backwards

Option 1: Working hard to try to impress

Option 2: Working slowly and lazily

Option 3: Going backward

Option 4: Using wrongful means

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Working hard to try to impress


Solution : The correct answer is the first option.

The idiom "bend over backwards" does indeed convey the idea of working hard to try to impress. It involves going to great lengths or making a significant effort to meet someone's expectations or

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Question : Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.

The company had some initial problems, but now it is___________.

Option 1: flying like a rock

Option 2: flying the nest

Option 3: flying a kite

Option 4: flying high

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: flying high


Solution : The fourth option is correct.

The most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank is flying high.

The sentence suggests that the company had some initial problems but is now doing well or experiencing success. The idiom flying high is used to convey

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Question : Directions: A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer:


Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –

Hence, the third option is correct.

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Left out in the cold

Option 1: To serve stale and cold food

Option 2: To leave in hurry

Option 3: To bear extreme weather condition

Option 4: To be ignored

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: To be ignored


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

The idiom left out in the cold means to be ignored or excluded from something, often intentionally. It implies being left alone or abandoned in a situation where one would normally expect to be included

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Question : What was the main aim of the Basel Convention?

Option 1: Protection of the ozone layer

Option 2: Bio-diversity conservation

Option 3: Global warming

Option 4: Climate change

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Bio-diversity conservation


Solution : The correct option is Bio-diversity conservation.

The Basel Convention governs the transboundary flow of hazardous, and other wastes, and requires its parties to manage, and dispose of such wastes in an environmentally sound way. The Convention covers noxious, poisonous, explosive, flammable, and infectious

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Question : Directions: A man climbing up a wall 24 m high. He climbed 16 m on one day but slipped back by 3.40 m in the evening. How far had the man reached on that day?

Option 1: 19.40 m

Option 2: 12.60 m

Option 3: 11.40 m

Option 4: 12.40 m

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 12.60 m


Solution : Given:
Total height of wall = 24 m
Height climbed by man = 16 m
Height by which he slipped = 3.40 m

⇒ Total height climbed by man = (16 – 3.40) m = 12.60 m

So, he had reached 12.60 m far

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Question : Directions: Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
TXB, QWE, NVH, KUK, ?

Option 1: ITM

Option 2: HSN

Option 3: JTM

Option 4: HTN

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: HTN


Solution : Given:
TXB, QWE, NVH, KUK, ?

Subtract 3, 1 in the first and second letter respectively, and add 3 in the positional value of the third letter to obtain the required code –
TXB → T – 3 = Q, X – 1 = W,

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