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Question : The average of 8 consecutive integers is $\frac{27}{2}$. What is the average of the largest four of these integers?

Option 1: 16.5

Option 2: 15

Option 3: 14.5

Option 4: 15.5

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 15.5


Solution : Let the 8 consecutive integers be $x, (x + 1), (x+2), (x+3), (x+4), (x+5), (x+6), (x+7)$
Average $=\frac{x+(x+1)+(x+2)+(x+3)+(x+4)+(x+5)+(x+6)+(x+7)}{8} = \frac{27}{2}$
⇒ $\frac{8x+28}{8} = \frac{27}{2}$
⇒ $8x = 108 - 28$
⇒ $x = \frac{80}{8} = 10$
$\therefore$ The sum of the largest four of these

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Question : Marco Polo is known for 

Option 1: Discovering Greenland

Option 2: Travelling to China, India and Asia 

Option 3: Travelling around the Cape of Good Hope

Option 4: Discovering Canada 

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Travelling to China, India and Asia 


Solution : The correct option is Travelling to China, India and Asia.

The Venetian explorer Marco Polo is well-known for his extended voyages in Asia, including China and India, during the 13th century. Marco Polo's expedition is notably well-known for his time

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Question : Directions: In the following question a word is followed by four other words, one of which can not be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.
COMPETITION

Option 1: TOTEM

Option 2: POETIC

Option 3: COMPOSE

Option 4: OPINE

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: COMPOSE


Solution : Given:
COMPETITION

Now, let's compare all the option words with the word COMPETITION –
First option: TOTEM; All the letters of TOTEM are present in the word COMPETITION.
Second option: POETIC; All the letters of POETIC are present in the word COMPETITION.
Third option: COMPOSE; 

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Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster.
PAN : SCP :: HOP : ?

Option 1: KQR

Option 2: KRQ

Option 3: KSQ

Option 4: KQS

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: KQR


Solution : Given:
PAN : SCP :: HOP : ?

Add 3 in the positional value of the first alphabet and add 2 in the last two alphabets of the first and the third letter clusters to obtain the second and the fourth letter clusters.
Like, PAN

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Question : Giorgia Meloni recently became the first Woman Prime Minister of which country?

Option 1: Austria

Option 2: Italy

Option 3: Spain

Option 4: Ukraine

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Italy


Solution : The correct answer is Italy.

Giorgia Meloni is an Italian politician who made history by becoming the first woman to serve as the Prime Minister of Italy starting on October 22, 2022. She has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2006

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Question : "Arthashastra" was written by _____.

Option 1: Vishnu Sharma

Option 2: Kalidasa

Option 3: Chandragupta

Option 4: Chanakya

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Chanakya


Solution : The correct answer is Chanakya.

Chanakya was a versatile ancient Indian figure, also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta. He authored the Arthashastra, a pivotal political treatise dated between the 4th century BCE and the 3rd century CE. He is considered a pioneer in political

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Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Handsome : Man :: Beautiful : ?

Option 1: Charming

Option 2: Man

Option 3: Woman

Option 4: She

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Woman


Solution : Given:
Handsome : Man :: Beautiful : ?

Like, handsome is the word used in the sense of appearance for men.
Similarly, beautiful is the word used in the sense of appearance for women.

Hence, the third option is correct.

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Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster.
MEJ : PFK :: SQK : ?

Option 1: SLV

Option 2: VRL

Option 3: VTL

Option 4: LSV

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: VRL


Solution : Given:
MEJ : PFK :: SQK : ?

Add 3 in the place value of the first letter and add 1 in the place value of the second and third letter respectively, to obtain the required missing term –
Like, MEJ : PFK→M + 3

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