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Question : If the birth rate of a country is more than the death rate then the population will ___________.

Option 1: decrease by 50%

Option 2: decrease gradually

Option 3: increase

Option 4: remain constant

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: increase


Solution : The correct option is to increase.

If the birth rate of a country is more than the death rate, the population of that country will increase. If the birth rate of a country is equal to the death rate, the population of that country

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Question : In which state of India is the Airavatesvara temple situated?

Option 1: Tamil Nadu

Option 2: West Bengal

Option 3: Rajasthan

Option 4: Telangana

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu


Solution : The correct answer is Tamil Nadu.

One of Tamil Nadu's most significant Shaiva temples is the Airavatesvara Temple, located in Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu and dedicated to Lord Shiva. It was built in the 8th century and is dedicated to the household deity

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Question : If profit is $\frac{1}{11}$th of the selling price, what is the profit percentage?

Option 1: $9\frac{1}{11}\%$

Option 2: $10\%$

Option 3: $8\frac{1}{3}\%$

Option 4: $11\frac{1}{9}\%$

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: $10\%$


Solution : Given: Profit is $\frac{1}{11}$th of the selling price.
Let the selling price be 11 units.
Then, the profit is 1 unit.
So the cost price is = (11 – 1) = 10 units
We know, the profit percentage $=\frac{\text{Profit}}{\text{Cost price}}×100=\frac{1}{10}×100=10\%$
Hence, the correct answer is

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Question : If the price of rice is raised by 25%, the percentage by which a house holder must reduce his consumption of rice so as not to increase his expenditure on rice is:

Option 1: 225%

Option 2: 25.75%

Option 3: 25%

Option 4: 20%

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 20%


Solution : The price of rice is raised by 25%.
If the consumption remains the same then expenditure will be increased by 25%.
So, the percentage by which a house holder must reduce his consumption of rice so as not to increase his expenditure on rice $=\frac{25}{125}

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Question :

Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Cricket : Pitch :: ? : ?

Option 1: Ship : Harbour

Option 2: Wrestling : Track

Option 3: Boxing : Ring

Option 4: Ship : Dock

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Boxing : Ring


Solution : Given:
Cricket : Pitch :: ? : ? The given pair of works depicts the relation between the game and the area where it is played.

Let's check the options –
First option: Ship : Harbour; A harbour is a sheltered body of

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Question : Who was the last Governor-General of British India?

Option 1: Lord Hastings

Option 2: Lord Auckland

Option 3: Lord Wellesley

Option 4: Lord Mountbatten

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Lord Mountbatten


Solution : The correct option is Lord Mountbatten.

Lord Louis Mountbatten was the last Governor-General of British India. Appointed in 1947, he played a pivotal role in overseeing the transition to independence and the partition of India. Mountbatten continued as the first Governor-General of the independent

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Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct

Don't try to force the window open, or you might broken it.

Option 1: you might breaks

Option 2: you have break

Option 3: you might break

Option 4: No improvement

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: you might break


Solution : The third option is correct.

Explanation: The underlined part of the sentence includes the modal auxiliary might, which is followed by the base form of the verb. The use of broken in the original sentence is incorrect, as it is not

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Question : Which among the following occurs when two tectonic plates are moving past each other at different speeds?

Option 1: Drought

Option 2: Earthquake

Option 3: Hurricane

Option 4: Blizzard

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Earthquake


Solution : The correct answer is an Earthquake.

When two tectonic plates are moving past each other at different speeds, the primary geophysical phenomenon that occurs is an earthquake. The movement of tectonic plates along faults can lead to the accumulation of stress and the subsequent

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Question : What will be the curved surface area of a cone of radius 5 cm and a slant height of 30 cm? (Use $\pi=3.14$)

Option 1: 234 m2

Option 2: 715 m2

Option 3: 543 m2

Option 4: 471 cm2

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 471 cm2


Solution : We know, Curved surface area of a cone = $\pi rl$, where $r$ = radius, $l$ = slant height
According to the question,
⇒ Curved Surface Area = 3.14 × 5 × 30 = 471 cm2
​​​​​​Hence, the correct answer is 471

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