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Question : The average of five consecutive numbers is 53. What is the biggest of these numbers?

Option 1: 52

Option 2: 55

Option 3: 53

Option 4: 54

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 55


Solution : Let $x-2$, $x-1$, $x$, $x+1$, $x+2$ be the five consecutive odd numbers.
The average of five consecutive odd numbers = 53
Sum = 53 × 5 = 265
⇒ $x-2$ + $x-1$ + $x$ + $x+1$ + $x+2$ = 265
⇒ $5x$ = 265

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Question : The following bar graph shows the production of wheat (in 1000 tonnes) in India over the years.

What was the percentage decline in the production of wheat from 2013 to 2014?

Option 1: 25%

Option 2: 5%

Option 3: 15%

Option 4: 35%

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 25%


Solution : As per the graph,
The production of wheat in the year 2013 = 100 thousand tonnes/ years
The production of wheat in the year 2014 = 75 thousand tonnes/ years
The percentage decrease = $\frac{100-75}{100}× 100= 25\%$
Hence, the correct answer is 25%.

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Question : Harshavardhana (r. 606-647 CE) was a ruler of _____ dynasty.

Option 1: Mughal

Option 2: Maurya

Option 3: Gupta

Option 4: Pushyabhuti

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Pushyabhuti


Solution : The correct answer is Pushyabhuti.

He belonged to the Vardhana dynasty, also known as the Pushyabhuti. At some point in the sixth and seventh centuries, the Pushyabhuti dynasty—also referred to as the Vardhana dynasty—ruled over northern India. From north and northwest India to the

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Question : Which is the smallest three-digit number which when increased by 5 becomes divisible by both 2 and 3?

Option 1: 102

Option 2: 105

Option 3: 103

Option 4: 108

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 103


Solution : Consider the numbers,
102, 103, 105, and 108
⇒ For 102,
When increased by 5, the number becomes 107 which is not divisible by 2.
Now, The number = 103
When increased by 5, the number = 108
⇒ $\frac{108}{2}=54$ and $\frac{108}{3}=36$
Number = 105,

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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, 95784 is written as EGYPT, and 23614 is written as LIKRT. How will 462893 be written in that language?

Option 1: ELIYPG

Option 2: TILGPY

Option 3: EKLYPT

Option 4: TKLPEI

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: TKLPEI


Solution : Given:
95784 is written as EGYPT, and 23614 is written as LIKRT.

95784→EGYPT
23614→LIKRT
As seen above in the given words T is common in both words and 4 is denoted by T at both places. It means the number itself is the code of

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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, GRSTB is written as GYXWL, and HANDS is written as XISFM. How will MNDET be written in that language?

Option 1: YJITS

Option 2: YJIRS

Option 3: JIISR

Option 4: YJISR

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: YJISR


Solution : Given:
GRSTB is written as GYXWL, and HANDS is written as XISFM.

Add 5 to the place value of GRSTB and HANDS and then change the position of the letters as shown, to obtain the required code –

Thus, GRSTB is coded as GYXWL.

Thus,

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Question : How many players are there in a field hockey team?

Option 1: 7

Option 2: 11

Option 3: 15

Option 4: 19

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 11


Solution : The correct answer is 11.

In field hockey, a team typically consists of 11 players, including 10 field players and one goalkeeper. The field players are divided into forwards, midfielders, and defenders, each with specific roles and responsibilities during the game. The goalkeeper in

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Question : B and C can complete work alone in 10 days and 30 days respectively. They began the work together but B left the work after some days and C completed the remaining work in 10 days. After how many days from the beginning B left the work?

Option 1: 4 days

Option 2: 6 days

Option 3: 8 days

Option 4: 5 days

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 5 days


Solution : Let the number of days they worked together be $x$
According to the question
⇒ The efficiency of B = $\frac{1}{10}$
⇒ The efficiency of C = $\frac{1}{30}$
Combined efficiency = $\frac{1}{10}$ + $\frac{1}{30}$ = $\frac{4}{30}$
⇒ Work done for $x$ days = $\frac{4x}{30}$

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Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
158, 160, 164, 170, 178, 188, 200, ?

Option 1: 210

Option 2: 215

Option 3: 214

Option 4: 230

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 214


Solution : Given:
158, 160, 164, 170, 178, 188, 200, ?

The pattern is as follows –
158 + 2 = 160; 160 + 4 = 164; 164 + 6 = 170; 170 + 8 = 178; 178 + 10 = 188; 188 + 12 = 200;

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Question : Directions: In the following question, select the odd letter pair from the given alternatives.

Option 1: EI – LM

Option 2: AE – RT

Option 3: IO – WY

Option 4: OU – DF

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: EI – LM


Solution : Let's check the options –
First option: EI – LM; E and I both are vowels; L + 1 = M
Second option: AE – RT; A and E both are vowels; R + 2 = T
Third option: IO – WY; I

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