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Question : There is a ratio of 5 : 4 between the two numbers. If 40% of the first number is 12, then what would be 50% of the second number?

Option 1: 12

Option 2: 24

Option 3: 18

Option 4: Data inadequate

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 12


Solution : 40% of the first number = 12
First number = $\frac{12×100}{40}$ = 30
Ratio = 5 : 4
Second number = $\frac{4×30}{5}$ = 24
50% of the second number = $\frac{24×50}{100}$ = 12
Hence, the correct answer is 12.

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Question : Directions: Four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while one is different. Choose the odd one.

Option 1: Melon

Option 2: Apple

Option 3: Rose

Option 4: Orange

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rose


Solution : Let's check each option –
First option: Melon→It is a fruit.
Second option: Apple→It is a fruit.
Third option: Rose→It is a flower.
Fourth option: Orange→It is a fruit.
Thus, Melon, Apple, and Orange are fruits whereas a Rose is a flower

So, the third

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Question : What will happen to the level of water in a vessel when a piece of ice floating in it melts?

Option 1: Decreases

Option 2: Increases

Option 3: Remains same

Option 4: First increases and then decreases

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Remains same


Solution : The correct option is Remains same.

The floating object displaces some liquid, according to the Archimedes principle. The volume of displaced water will be occupied by the ice when it melts. As a result, the water level remains at its prior level. The volume

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Question : Directions: Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?
37, ?, 61, 78, 97, 120, 149

Option 1: 48

Option 2: 42

Option 3: 51

Option 4: 60

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 48


Solution : Given:
37, ?, 61, 78, 97, 120, 149

Add consecutive prime numbers to the previous number to get the next number of the series –
37 + 11 = 48; 48 + 13 = 61; 61 + 17 = 78; 78 + 19 = 97;

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined segment in the given sentence. Vishnu was a naughty little boy, but I couldn’t help having a soft spot for him.

Option 1: liking someone immediately

Option 2: getting on extremely well with someone

Option 3: doing something good for someone you have done something bad to in the past

Option 4: feeling a lot of affection for one particular person, often without knowing why

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: feeling a lot of affection for one particular person, often without knowing why


Solution : The correct option is the fourth option.

Explanation: The phrase having a soft spot for someone means feeling a deep affection or fondness for that person, often despite his flaws or mischievous behaviour.

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Question : Directions: From the given alternative words, select the word which can be formed using the letters of the given word.
KNOWLEDGE

Option 1: KNOWN

Option 2: GODOWN

Option 3: WONDER

Option 4: GOLDEN

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: GOLDEN


Solution : Given: 
KNOWLEDGE

Now, let's compare all the option words with the word KNOWLEDGE –
First option: KNOWN; All the letters of KNOWN are not present in the word KNOWLEDGE. In KNOWN two N are present but in KNOWLEDGE only one N is present.
Second option: 

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Question : Directions: If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷, and ÷ means +, what will be the value of the following expression?
24 − 20 × 12 + 18 ÷ 5

Option 1: 17

Option 2: 27

Option 3: 480

Option 4: 53

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 27


Solution : Given:
+ means −, − means ×, × means ÷, and ÷ means +.
24 − 20 × 12 + 18 ÷ 5

On interchanging the symbols in the above equation, we get –
= 24 × 20 ÷ 12 − 18 + 5
=

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Question : Christy donated 10% of his income to an orphanage and deposited 20% of the remainder in his bank. If he now has Rs. 7,200 left, what is his income?

Option 1: Rs. 10,000

Option 2: Rs. 8,000

Option 3: Rs. 9,000

Option 4: Rs. 8,500

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rs. 10,000


Solution : Let Christy's income be 100 units.
After depositing 10%, he had left = (100 – 10) = 90 units
After depositing 20% of the remaining,
Amount left = $90×\frac{80}{100} = 72$ units
According to the question,
72 units = Rs. 7200
$\therefore$ 1 unit

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Question : Directions: If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷ and ÷ means +, what will come in place of ? in the following equation?
36 – 5 ÷ 240 × 6 + 17 = ?

Option 1: 218

Option 2: 221

Option 3: 203

Option 4: 237

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 203


Solution : Given:
+ means −, − means ×, × means ÷ and ÷ means +
36 – 5 ÷ 240 × 6 + 17 = ?

After replacing the given symbols according to the question, the equation becomes – 
= 36 × 5 + 240 ÷

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Question : Who among the following founded an expatriate Communist Party of India at Tashkent in 1920?

Option 1: P.C. Joshi

Option 2: Shripad Amrut Dange

Option 3: Jolly Kaul

Option 4: M.N. Roy

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: M.N. Roy


Solution : The correct answer is M.N. Roy.

The Indian Communist Conference at Kanpur was held in 1925, and the Communist Party of India (CPI) was formed in December 1925 in India by M.N. Roy. He was a twentieth-century Indian philosopher. He began his career

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