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Question : Which substance covers the root of the tooth?

Option 1: Dentin

Option 2: Enamel

Option 3: Pulp

Option 4: Cementum

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Cementum


Solution : The correct answer is Cementum.

A specific calcified material called cementum coats a tooth's root. The portion of the periodontium called the cementum anchors the periodontal ligament, which holds the teeth to the alveolar bone. Cementocytes, or imprisoned cementoblasts, are the cells that make

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Question : Once a satellite has been launched into orbit, the only force governing its motion is the force of______________.

Option 1: friction

Option 2: elasticity

Option 3: gravity

Option 4: fuel driven

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: gravity


Solution : The correct option is gravity.

Once a satellite has been launched into orbit, the only force governing its motion is the force of gravity. The gravitational force between the satellite and the celestial body it is orbiting (usually Earth) is what keeps the satellite in

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Question : When operated separately, pipe A takes 5 hours less than pipe B to fill a cistern, and when operated together, the cistern gets filled in 6 hours. In how much time (in hours) will pipe A fill the cistern, if operated separately?

Option 1: 15

Option 2: 18

Option 3: 10

Option 4: 9

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 10


Solution : Let time to fill the whole tank by pipe B alone be $x$ hours.
The time taken to fill the whole tank by pipe A will be $(x - 5)$ hours.
Let the capacity of the total tank be $6x(x - 5)$ units.
Efficiency of

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Question : A and B together can complete a project in 30 days. They started together, but after 6 days, A left the work and the work was completed by B after 36 more days. Single person A can complete the entire work in how many days?

Option 1: 45 days

Option 2: 90 days

Option 3: 60 days

Option 4: 120 days

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 90 days


Solution : Given: A and B together can complete a project in 30 days.
They started together, but after 6 days, A left the work, and the work was completed by B after 36 more days.
We know the formula, Work = Efficiency × Time
Let

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Question : The number of pawns in chess is __________.

Option 1: 16

Option 2: 14

Option 3: 17

Option 4: 15

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 16


Solution : The correct option is 16.

Each player in a standard game of chess starts with 8 pawns, making a total of 16 pawns on the chessboard. Each player starts with eight pawns, lined up in a row in front of the other pieces. Pawns

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Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error".

This misogynist hates (1) / all mother-in-laws, (2) / lady doctors, and housemaids (3) / No error (4)

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: (2)


Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.

The usage of mother-in-laws in the sentence is incorrect. The plural should be formed by adding "s" to the principal noun, resulting in mothers-in-law referring to multiple mothers-in-law.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: "This misogynist

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Question : Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
He obtained 80% marks in Science in High School. He has qualified ______ the science stream in plus two.

Option 1: for

Option 2: at

Option 3: to

Option 4: in

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: for


Solution : The first option is the correct answer.

The preposition is commonly used to indicate eligibility or qualification for a particular field of study or course. In this context, qualified suggests that the person has met the requirements or criteria necessary to pursue the science stream

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Question : Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

With two toddlers to handle and no house help at her disposal, Shilpa can never put her house in apple-pie order.

Option 1: Completely messy.

Option 2: Smell-proof.

Option 3: Completely arranged.

Option 4: Ready for guests.

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Completely arranged.


Solution : The third option is correct.

Apple pie order is an idiom that means everything is neat, tidy and well-organised.

In the context of the sentence, it suggests that Shilpa, with two toddlers and no house help, finds it challenging to keep her house

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Question : Who constructed Humayun's tomb in Delhi?

Option 1: Babur

Option 2: Akbar

Option 3: Haji Begum

Option 4: Humayun

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Haji Begum


Solution : The answer is Haji Begum.

The most well-preserved Mughal structure in Delhi with Persian architecture is the Humayun's tomb. The tomb was crafted by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas in the middle of a quadrilateral Chahar Bagh garden (Persian style). In Delhi, Haji Begum built Humayun's

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Question : Ankita can write a manuscript in 20 days. Ankita, along with her friend Somya, can write the manuscript in 12 days. In how many days can Somya alone write the manuscript?

Option 1: 22

Option 2: 32

Option 3: 28

Option 4: 30

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 30


Solution : Ankita can write in 1 day = $\frac{1}{20}$ part
Ankita And Somya can write in 1 day = $\frac{1}{12}$ part
$\therefore$ Somya alone in 1 day can complete = ($\frac{1}{12}-\frac{1}{20}$) = $\frac{5-3}{60}$ = $\frac{1}{30}$ part
So, Somya alone can write the manuscript in ($1÷\frac{1}{30}$) =

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