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Question : Find the sum of the numbers between 550 and 700 such that when they are divided by 12, 16, and 24, leave the remainder of 5 in each case.

Option 1: 1980

Option 2: 1887

Option 3: 1860

Option 4: 1867

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 1887


Solution : LCM of 12, 16, and 24 = 48
Multiples of 48 which are between 550 and 700 such that they leave a remainder of 5 are:
48 × 12 + 5 = 581
48 × 13 + 5 = 629
48 × 14 + 5

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Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A broad definition of wetlands (1)_______ ecosystems such as lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps, coral reefs, and many others; but also human-made artificial sites (2)_______ fishponds or reservoirs. Though they cover only around 6 per cent of the Earth’s land surface, 40 per cent of all plant and animal species live in or breed in them. Wetlands are also vital for human well-being and security. More than a billion people across the world depend on them for their livelihoods—about one in eight people on Earth. According to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), these ecosystems are also the unsung heroes of the climate crisis. In fact, they (3)_______ more carbon than any other ecosystem, with peatlands alone storing twice (4)_______ all the world’s forests. Inland wetland ecosystems absorb excess water and help prevent floods and drought, something critical to help communities adapt to a changing climate. In the words of Leticia Carvalho, Principal Coordinator for Marine and Freshwater at UNEP, healthy wetlands ‘punch above their weight in terms of benefits’. The theme for the very first World Day is “Wetlands Action for People and Nature”. It serves as an urgent call to act and to invest financial, human, and political capital to save the world’s wetlands from disappearing altogether and to restore those areas already lost. Wetlands are disappearing three times (5)_______ forests and are Earth’s most threatened ecosystem. In just 50 years—since 1970—35 per cent of the world’s wetlands have evaporated.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.

Option 1: have

Option 2: has

Option 3: store

Option 4: stored

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: store


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

The word store is used to indicate the capacity of wetlands to retain or hold carbon. The subject of wetlands is plural, so the correct verb form is store.

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Question : The base of a solid right prism is a triangle whose sides are 9 cm, 12 cm, and 15 cm. The height of the prism is 5 cm. Then, the total surface area of the prism is:

Option 1: 180 cm2

Option 2: 234 cm2

Option 3: 288 cm2

Option 4: 270 cm2

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 288 cm2


Solution : Given that the base of a solid right prism is a triangle whose sides are 9 cm, 12 cm, 15 cm and the height of the prism is 5 cm.
The total surface area of a prism = 2 × The area of

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Question : Who takes the salute during the Republic Day parade at New Delhi?

Option 1: Governor

Option 2: President

Option 3: Chief Justice

Option 4: Prime Minister

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: President


Solution : The correct option is President.

The President of India takes the salute during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. The Chief Guest, who is usually a foreign dignitary, is also present during the event and participates in various ceremonial activities, but the ultimate authority

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Question : In pre-independent India, Dadabhai Naoroji was the first to discuss the concept of a ______.

Option 1: bread line

Option 2: Subsistence level 

Option 3: Poverty line

Option 4: Living wage

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Poverty line


Solution : The correct answer is the Poverty line.

Dadabhai Naoroji estimated the poverty line for the first time in his book "Poverty and UnBritish Rule in India." He estimated from ₹16 to ₹35 per capita annually.

The expense of subsistence or the minimum essential diet

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Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.
6 : 216 :: 5 : ?

Option 1: 125

Option 2: 50

Option 3: 75

Option 4: 150

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 125


Solution : Given:
6 : 216 :: 5 : ?

63 = 216 (216 is the cube of 6.)
Similarly, 53 = 125 (125 is the cube of 5.)

Hence, the first option is correct.

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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Sugar tastes sweet.

Option 1: Sugar is sweet when it has been tasted sweet

Option 2: Sugar is sweet when it is tasted.

Option 3: Sugar is sweet when tastes

Option 4: Sugar is sweet when tasted.

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Correct Answer: Sugar is sweet when it is tasted.


Solution : The correct answer is the second option.

The conversion of the sentence from the active voice to the passive voice of verbs followed by adjectives requires the following steps:

Syntax: Sub + verb + adjective + when + pronoun

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