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Question : A merchant marks an article 20% above the cost price. He then sells it at a discount of 20%. The sale gives him:

Option 1: No loss no gain

Option 2: 4% loss

Option 3: 2% gain

Option 4: 4% gain

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 4% loss


Solution : Given:
A merchant marks an article 20% above the cost price. He then sells it at a discount of 20%.
Let the cost price be 100 units.
Now marked price = 120 units
So, Selling price = $\frac{120}{100}×80=96$
Loss = 100 – 96 =

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Question : Supreme Court is the guardian for

Option 1: Fundamental rights

Option 2: Directive principles

Option 3: Preamble

Option 4: Centre and state disputes

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Fundamental rights


Solution : The correct answer is Fundamental rights.

As a body with supreme authority charged with defending citizens' Fundamental rights, the Supreme Court serves as the guardian of those rights. The court also has the authority to defend rights against executive abuse. The Supreme Court is

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Question : In 1342, one of the nobles, Haji Ilyas Khan, united Bengal and became its ruler under the title of ______and laid the foundation of the Ilyas Shah dynasty.

Option 1: Shamsh-ud-din Ilyas Shah

Option 2: Ghiyasuddin Azam

Option 3: Sultan Abu al-Mujahid

Option 4: Sultan Sayf ad-Din

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Shamsh-ud-din Ilyas Shah


Solution : The correct option is Shamsh-ud-din Ilyas Shah.

The Ilyas Shah dynasty began when one of the patricians, Haji Ilyas Khan, united Bengal and assumed sovereignty in 1342, assuming the name Shamsh-ud-Ilyas Shah. He was the creator of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty, which

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Question : What are the differences between revenue expenditures and revenue receipts?

Option 1: Revenue

Option 2: Total expenditure

Option 3: Revenue deficit

Option 4: Total revenue

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Revenue deficit


Solution : The correct answer is Revenue deficit.

Revenue receipts are the government's income that is used to cover the government's day-to-day costs. These receipts are recurrent and do not increase the government's assets. Revenue expenditures are government expenses incurred to address the day-to-day requirements

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Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
38, 57, 40, 59, 42, (?)

Option 1: 59

Option 2: 62

Option 3: 60

Option 4: 61

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 61


Solution : Given:
38, 57, 40, 59, 42, (?)

Follow the pattern to obtain the next term –

So, 61 is the missing term in the given series. Hence, the fourth option is correct.

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Question : Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
I am allowed to take photographs inside the church, ______?

Option 1: shall I

Option 2: aren’t I

Option 3: am I

Option 4: can’t I

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: aren’t I


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Explanation:
This construction is a tag question used for seeking confirmation or agreement. In this context, "aren't I" is used because the preceding statement is positive ("I am allowed to take photographs inside the church"), and the

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Question :

Directions: From among the given alternatives, select the one in which the set of numbers is most like the set of numbers question.
Given set: (10.5, 15.0, 21.5)

Option 1: (32.5, 37.0, 43.5)

Option 2: (54.4, 58.0, 62.4)

Option 3: (62.2, 66.8, 73.3)

Option 4: (81.3, 85.8, 92.0)

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: (32.5, 37.0, 43.5)


Solution : Given:
(10.5, 15.0, 21.5) 

Here, add 4.5 to the first number to obtain the second number, and then add 6.5 to the second number to obtain the third number –
10.5 + 4.5 = 15.0; 15.0 + 6.5 = 21.5
Let's check the

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Question : Directions: Six persons A, B, C, D, E, and F sit in 2 rows, 3 in each. If E is not at an end, D is second to the left of F. C is the neighbor of E and is sitting diagonally opposite to D. B is the neighbor of F. Who will be opposite to B?

Option 1: A

Option 2: E

Option 3: C

Option 4: D

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: E


Solution : Given:
(i) E is not at an end, and D is second to the left of F. C is the neighbor of E and is sitting diagonally opposite to D.

  F     D
  C   E   

 (ii) B is the neighbor of F.

  F   B   D
  C
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Question : A can do a piece of work in 8 days, while B can do it in 7 days. If they work at it alternately beginning with A, then in how many days will the work be completed?

Option 1: 8

Option 2: $8 \frac{1}{2}$

Option 3: $7 \frac{1}{2}$

Option 4: 7

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $7 \frac{1}{2}$


Solution : One day work of A = $\frac{1}{8}$
One day work of B = $\frac{1}{7}$
Working alternatively,
Two day work of A + B = $\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{7}$
= $\frac{15}{56}$
Six days work of (A + B) = $3\times\frac{15}{56}$
= $\frac{45}{56}$
On the seventh day, A works

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