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Question : Where is bile stored?

Option 1: Liver

Option 2: Kidney

Option 3: Gall bladder

Option 4: Spleen

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Gall bladder


Solution : The correct option is Gall bladder.

Bile is a digestive fluid that the liver produces, and stores in the gallbladder, a tiny organ found under the liver. It assists in fat digestion, and absorption by emulsifying them into smaller droplets, increasing their surface area

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Question : Directions: If the given sheet is folded to form a cube, which of the following figures is NOT possible?

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer:


Solution : In the 3D view of dice,
1. Each face out of the three faces in the 3D view should be from all the pairs.
2. Two opposite faces cannot appear adjacently in the 3D view of a folded cube figure. So, the opposite pairs of faces

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Question : Which Indian personality was given knighthood by the British monarch but he returned it after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

Option 1: Rabindranath Tagore

Option 2: Aurobindo Ghosh

Option 3: Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Option 4: Motilal Nehru

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Rabindranath Tagore


Solution : The correct option is Rabindranath Tagore.

Rabindranath Tagore received a knighthood from the British monarchy but later revoked it in protest over the Jallianwala Bagh murder. In the early 20th century, Rabindranath Tagore was a well-known poet, philosopher and polymath who made a

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Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
After losing his job and his home, he found himself destitute and living on the streets.

Option 1: glorious

Option 2: disturbed

Option 3: affluent

Option 4: ridiculous

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: affluent


Solution : The correct answer is the third option.

"Destitute" describes a state of extreme poverty or lacking the basic necessities of life, such as food, shelter, and clothing. On the other hand, "affluent" refers to being wealthy or having an abundance of material possessions and resources.

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Question : Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.

Erudite

Option 1: Scholarly

Option 2: Excited

Option 3: Impressive

Option 4: Lazy

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Scholarly


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Explanation:

Erudite and scholarly both refer to someone who has extensive knowledge, is well-educated, and displays scholarly attributes. Erudite specifically emphasises deep knowledge and learning.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Excited means having
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Question : Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.
Choosing not to pursue a degree in computer engineering was ________, as the market for them is extremely limited nowadays.

Option 1: airy fairy

Option 2: a cut above

Option 3: an elevator pitch

Option 4: a blessing in disguise

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: a blessing in disguise


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

The idiom a blessing in disguise refers to a situation that seems bad or unlucky at first but turns out to be advantageous or fortunate in the long run. In this context, not pursuing a

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Question : Directions: Rehana drives 6 km west from her home turns left and drives 3 km and then turns left again and drives 10 km to reach the office.  What is the shortest distance between Rehana’s home and office?

Option 1: 5 km

Option 2: 9 km

Option 3: 10 km

Option 4: 4 km

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 5 km


Solution : Firstly, we will draw the diagram as per the given instructions –

Now, we have to find the shortest distance between home (A) to office (E).


The shortest distance between E to A by using Pythagoras' theorem –
EA2 = DE2 +

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Question : During the British rule in India, which of the following Governor-General devised the "Doctrine of Lapse", a policy of annexation?

Option 1: Lord Cornwallis

Option 2: Lord Canning

Option 3: Warren Hastings

Option 4: Lord Dalhousie

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Lord Dalhousie


Solution : The correct answer is Lord Dalhousie.

The British East India Company employed an annexation strategy known as the Doctrine of Lapse. A primary contributor to the founding of the Doctrine of Lapse was Lord Dalhousie.

During that period, the British seized numerous Indian states,

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Question : Directions: Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?
EBF, JGK, OLP,?

Option 1: ZWC

Option 2: AXE

Option 3: YVC

Option 4: TQU

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: TQU


Solution : Given:
EBF, JGK, OLP, ?

Add 5 in the positional value of each letter, to obtain the required missing term –
EBF→E + 5 = J; B + 5 = G; F + 5 = K→JGK
JGK→J + 5 = O; G + 5 =

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Question : Who among the following is credited with popularising the catchphrase ‘Inquilab Zindabad’?

Option 1: Ram Prasad Bismil

Option 2: Bhagat Singh

Option 3: Chandrashekhar Azad

Option 4: Sukhdev

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Bhagat Singh


Solution : The correct option is Bhagat Singh.

The catchphrase "Inquilab Zindabad" (meaning "Long live the revolution" in English) is commonly associated with Indian independence leader Bhagat Singh. He popularised this slogan during the freedom struggle against British colonial rule in India.

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