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Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Ms. Suma was a bit apprehensive about doing so much in just one day, but it was all plain sailing.

Option 1: boring

Option 2: very easy

Option 3: mentally and physically exhausting

Option 4: risky

Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: very easy


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Plain sailing is an idiomatic expression that refers to a situation or experience that progresses easily, smoothly, or without difficulty. It denotes a smooth and trouble-free journey or undertaking where everything is going well without encountering

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Question : Directions: In the following figure, which number represents the women doctors who are not Employed?

Option 1: 7

Option 2: 3

Option 3: 1

Option 4: 8

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 7


Solution : In the below diagram, the shaded part represents the region common to both women and doctors but not common to employed. 

So, from the above, the number 7 represents the women doctors who are not employed. Hence, the first option is correct.

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Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
O’ Henry’s short stories are read all over the world till now because they are pithy.

Option 1: fascinating and lengthy

Option 2: elusive and unreal

Option 3: exaggerated yet short

Option 4: concise and expressive

Team Careers360 4th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: concise and expressive


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Explanation: Pithy means expressing a lot in a few words, being both concise and meaningful. O' Henry's stories are known for their brevity and impactful expression, which is why concise and expressive is the

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Question : If the product of three consecutive numbers is 210, then the sum of the smaller number is:

Option 1: 3

Option 2: 5

Option 3: 4

Option 4: 11

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 11


Solution : Given that the product of three consecutive numbers is 210.
Let the three consecutive numbers as $(n-1)$, $n$, and $(n+1)$.
According to the question,
$n(n+1)(n-1) = 210$
$⇒n^3-n-210=0$
$⇒(n-6)(n^2+6n+35)=0$
$n = 6$ and $n \notin \mathrm{R}$
Therefore, the three consecutive numbers are 5, 6, and

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Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.
520 : 738 :: ? : 350

Option 1: 220

Option 2: 222

Option 3: 230

Option 4: 248

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 222


Solution : Given:
520 : 738 :: ? : 350

First, find the cube of the number and add the same number to the resultant number.
Like, 520 : 738→83 + 8 = 512 + 8 = 520; 93 + 9 = 729 + 9

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Question : Which physical theory explains the generation of thrust by rocket engines, jet engines and deflating balloons?

Option 1: Newton's laws of motion

Option 2: Exclusion principle

Option 3: Faraday's laws of electromagnetic induction

Option 4: Laws of thermodynamics

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Newton's laws of motion


Solution : The correct option is Newton's laws of motion.

Newton's Third Law of Motion explains thrust generation. For rockets, burning fuel accelerates gases downward, propelling the rocket upward. In jet engines, air is drawn in, compressed, mixed with fuel, and ignited, producing a

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Question : Directions: Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (Rotation is NOT allowed).

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer:


Solution : Since the rotation is restricted. So, the embedded figure will have the same orientation as the main figure.
By comparison of all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the third option figure.

Hence, the third option is correct. 

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Question : Select the correct combination of the temple and the state in which it is located.

Option 1: Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga - Uttarakhand

Option 2: Kamakhya Temple - Assam

Option 3: Jagannath Temple - West Bengal

Option 4: Somnath Jyotirlinga Temple - Maharashtra

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Kamakhya Temple - Assam


Solution : The correct answer is Kamakhya Temple - Assam.

​​​​​​The Kamakhya Temple at Nilachal Hills in Guwahati, Assam, is one of the oldest temples in India. It is the most revered centre of Tantric practices dedicated to the Goddess Kamakhya. It

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Question : Which of the following States are together called seven sister states?

Option 1: Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram 

Option 2: Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram.

Option 3: Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Tripura

Option 4: Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, Orissa, Sikkim, Manipur, and Mizoram

Team Careers360 7th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram 


Solution : The correct answer is Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram.

During the independence of India in 1947 North East India was divided into Assam, Tripura, and Manipur. With the passage of the North

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