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Question : Which among the following articles came into force on 26th November 1949, the day the Indian Constitution was adopted?

Option 1: Article 388

Option 2: Article 390

Option 3: Article 387

Option 4: Article 386

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Article 388


Solution : The correct option is Article 388.

Article 388 of the Indian Constitution establishes procedures for replacing vacancies in the Parliament and State Legislatures. It came into force on November 26, 1949, and was repealed by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act 1956.

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Question : If $\frac{x}{4 y}=\frac{3}{4}$ then, the value of $\frac{2 x+3 y}{x–2 y}$ is:

Option 1: 7

Option 2: 9

Option 3: 6

Option 4: 8

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 9


Solution : Given: $\frac{x}{4 y}=\frac{3}{4}$
⇒ $x=3y$
The value of the expression $\frac{2x+3y}{x–2y}=\frac{2\times 3y+3 y}{3y–2 y}=\frac{6y+3y}{y}=\frac{9y}{y}=9$
Hence, the correct answer is 9.

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Question : Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
He made a mess of that bookcase he was supposed to be repairing.

Option 1: made a pig’s ear

Option 2: had a butcher hook

Option 3: made a clean breast

Option 4: brought a dog’s breast

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: made a pig’s ear


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

The idiom, made a pig's ear is used to express that someone has done something very badly or made a mess of it. In the context of the sentence, it suggests that the person

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Question : The entire content of a living cell is known as ______ which includes the cytoplasm and the nucleus.

Option 1: mitochondria

Option 2: lysosomes

Option 3: protoplasm

Option 4: cell membrane

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: protoplasm


Solution : The correct option is protoplasm.

The entire content of a living cell is known as the protoplasm, which includes the cytoplasm and the nucleus. The protoplasm encompasses all the living components of the cell, such as organelles, the cytosol, and the genetic material within the

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Question : Who is the author of the new book "Knowledge Innovation Strategy"?

Option 1: Durjoy Datta

Option 2: Ravinder Singh

Option 3: Amish Tripathi

Option 4: Parag Kulkarni

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Parag Kulkarni


Solution : The correct answer is Parag Kulkarni.

Parag Kulkarni, one of India's most senior management consultants authored "Knowledge Innovation Strategy". The book, published by Bloomsbury India in February 2015, proposes a new concept of Systemic Knowledge Innovation for professionals.

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Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.

Option 1: Stuck-up

Option 2: Integrity

Option 3: Uptight

Option 4: Ridicule

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Integrity


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Integrity is a noun that refers to the quality of being honest, having strong moral principles, and adhering to ethical values. It encompasses being truthful, upright, and having a sense of consistency in one's actions aligned with

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Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.

Sunita said that she had never ______ a book she liked so much.

Option 1: viewed on

Option 2: come across

Option 3: held upon

Option 4: saw into

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: come across


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Come across means to find or encounter something by chance. In this context, Sunita is expressing that she had never encountered or found a book she liked so much.

The meanings of other options are as

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Question : The synthesis of which chemical is inhibited due to aspirin?

Option 1: Pyrites

Option 2: Prostaglandins

Option 3: Histamines

Option 4: Analgesics

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Prostaglandins


Solution : The correct option is Prostaglandins.

Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid, inhibits the synthesis of prostaglandins. Prostaglandins are chemical compounds that play a role in inflammation, pain and fever. Aspirin achieves this inhibition by irreversibly inhibiting the enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX), which is involved in the synthesis

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