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Question : On which of the following dates/dates, the winter solstice is observed in the Northern Hemisphere?

I. 21st December

II. 5th August

III. 10th January

Option 1: Only I

Option 2: I and II both

Option 3: Only III

Option 4: Only II

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Only I


Solution : The correct answer is only I.

Solstice is the day when the Earth is tilted to its maximum towards the Northern or Southern side. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Winter Solstice is usually observed on December 21 or 22, whereas the summer solstice

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Question : Select the most appropriate one-word substitution of the given group of words.

A list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text.

Option 1: Bibliography

Option 2: Bibliophile

Option 3: Bibliotheca

Option 4: Bibliomemoir

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Bibliography


Solution : The first option is correct.

The most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words a list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text is bibliography.

A bibliography

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Question : The sum of the two numbers is 1215 and their HCF is 81. If the numbers lie between 500 and 700, then the sum of the reciprocals of the numbers is _____.

Option 1: $\frac{5}{702}$

Option 2: $\frac{5}{378}$

Option 3: $\frac{5}{1512}$

Option 4: $\frac{5}{1188}$

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $\frac{5}{1512}$


Solution : Let the number be 81$x$ and 81$y$ 
 81$x$ + 81$y$ = 1215
⇒ $x + y = \frac{1215}{81}$ = 15
 Pair of $x+ y$ = (1,14), (2,13), (4,11), and (7,8)
⇒ $x = 7$ and $y = 8$
First number = 81 × 7 =

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Question : A cone-shaped storage tank's height and radius are 9 feet and 7 feet, respectively. Determine how much liquid the tank can contain. (Take $\pi$ = 3.14)

Option 1: 471 cubic feet

Option 2: 450 cubic feet

Option 3: 435.32 cubic feet

Option 4: 461.58 cubic feet

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 461.58 cubic feet


Solution : The volume $V$ of a cone, where $r$ is the radius and $h$ is the height.
$V = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h$
$= \frac{1}{3} \times 3.14 \times (7)^2 \times 9$
$= 461.58$
Hence, the correct answer is 461.58 cubic feet.

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Question : Directions: In the following question observe the series and figure out the pattern used to form it. What will be the 3rd term of the series?
1, 5, ?, 22, 35

Option 1: 11

Option 2: 14

Option 3: 10

Option 4: 12

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 12


Solution : Given:
1, 5, ?, 22, 35

The difference between each consecutive term is increasing by 3 –
1 + 4 = 5
5 + (4 + 3) = 5 + 7 = 12
12 + (7 + 3) = 12 + 10 = 22
22

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Question : A sum amounts to INR 7,562 in 4 years and to INR 8,469.44 in 5 years, at a certain rate per cent per annum when the interest is compounded yearly. If INR 10,000 at the same rate of interest is borrowed for two years, then what will be the compound interest (in INR)?

Option 1: 2,544

Option 2: 1,736

Option 3: 2,764

Option 4: 1,965

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2,544


Solution : Let P be the principal.
We know, $\text{Total Amount}=\text{Principal}×(1+\frac{\text{Rate}}{100})^{\text{Time}}$
$\text{P}(1 +\frac{r}{100})^4$ = 7562 -----------------(1)
$\text{P}(1 +\frac{r}{100})^5$ = 8469.44  -------------(2)
Dividing (2) by (1) we get,
$(1 +\frac{r}{100}) = \frac{846944}{756200}$
$⇒\frac{r}{100} = 1.12 - 1$
$\therefore r = 12$
Compound Interest $=10,000 × [(1 + \frac{12}{100})^2

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Question : As observed from the top of a lighthouse, 45 m high above the sea level, the angle of depression of a ship, sailing directly towards it, changes from 30° to 45°. The distance travelled by ship during the period of observation is: (Your answer should be correct to one decimal place.)

Option 1: 32.9 m

Option 2: 33.4 m

Option 3: 36.9 m

Option 4: 24.8 m

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 32.9 m


Solution :
Given, AB = 45 m
In $\triangle$ABC
$\tan$ 45° = $\frac{\text{AB}}{\text{BC}}$
⇒ 1 = $\frac{45}{\text{BC}}$
⇒ BC = 45 m
In $\triangle$ABD
$\tan 30° = \frac{\text{AB}}{\text{BD}}$
⇒ $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} = \frac{45}{\text{BD}}$
⇒ BD = $45\sqrt{3}$
Also, BD = CD + BC
⇒ $45\sqrt{3}$ = CD

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Question : $\frac{\sqrt{24}+\sqrt{216}}{\sqrt{96}}$ is equal to:

Option 1: 1

Option 2: 6

Option 3: 8

Option 4: 2

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2


Solution : Given:
$\frac{\sqrt{24}+\sqrt{216}}{\sqrt{96}}$
= $\frac{2\sqrt{6}+6\sqrt{6}}{4\sqrt{6}}$
= $\frac{8\sqrt{6}}{4\sqrt{6}}$
= $2$
Hence, the correct answer is 2.

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Question : If a 4-digit number x58y is exactly divisible by 9, then the least value of (x + y) is:

Option 1: 4

Option 2: 5

Option 3: 3

Option 4: 2

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 5


Solution : A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9. 
Given a 4-digit number x58y, the sum of its digits is x + 5 + 8 + y = (x + y) + 13.
For the number to be

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