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Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word in the given sentence.

They saw fit to (banish) him from the party and exclude him from the election campaign.

Option 1: persevere

Option 2: revolt

Option 3: distress

Option 4: exile

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: exile


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Banish means to send someone away, especially from their country, and not let them come back. Exile means to send someone away from his native place. Both of these words mean to send someone away as a

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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, DEEPAK is written as 3 and MEME is written as 2. How will PLAN be written in that language?

Option 1: 11

Option 2: 2

Option 3: 5

Option 4: 4

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2


Solution : Given:
DEEPAK is written as 3, and MEME is written as 2.

The number of letters of DEEPAK are divided by 2, to obtain the code –
The number of letters in DEEPAK = 6→6 ÷ 2 = 3
Thus, DEEPAK is coded as 3.

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Question : By selling 35 articles, a shopkeeper gains the selling price of 15 articles. Find his gain percentage.

Option 1: 88%

Option 2: 40%

Option 3: 75%

Option 4: 60%

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 75%


Solution : Given: Selling 35 articles, the shopkeeper gains the selling price of 15 articles.
We know that, Selling price = Cost price + Profit
Let the selling price of an article be denoted SP and the cost price as CP.
⇒ 35SP = 35CP + 15SP

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Question : How many rings are there in the Olympic flag ?

Option 1: 4

Option 2: 5

Option 3: 6

Option 4: 7

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 5


Solution : The correct option is - 5.

The Olympic symbol is made up of five equal-sized rings that are interlaced and can be used alone, in one color, or in five colors from left to right, blue, yellow, black, green, and red.

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Question : Which of the following compounds is used as a drying agent?

Option 1: Calcium oxide

Option 2: Gypsum

Option 3: Calcium chloride

Option 4: Calcium hydroxide

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Calcium oxide


Solution : The correct answer is Calcium oxide.

Calcium oxide is a drying agent that can dehydrate neutral and basic gases as well as amines, low-boiling alcohols and ethers. It possesses a characteristic known as hygroscopy, which enables it to collect water molecules from the surrounding

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

Option 1: SIGNATURE

Option 2: INTERN

Option 3: SINGER

Option 4: GATE

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: SIGNATURE


Solution : Given:
DISINTEGRATION

Now, let's compare all the option words with the word DISINTEGRATION –
First option: SIGNATURE; U is not present in the word DISINTEGRATION. Therefore, all the letters of SIGNATURE are not present in the word DISINTEGRATION.
Second option: INTERN; All the letters of

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Question : Which of the following is not a valid stroke in a swimming competition?

Option 1: Breast stroke

Option 2: Front stroke

Option 3: Leg stroke

Option 4: Back stroke

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Leg stroke


Solution : The correct option is Leg stroke.

In swimming competitions, the term "leg stroke" is not a specific and recognised stroke. Competitive swimming recognises distinct strokes, each with its own set of rules and techniques. The common swimming strokes are freestyle (front stroke), breaststroke,

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Question : Directions: Select the option related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the fourth term is related to the third term.
AF14 : FO28 :: RH13 : WQ27 :: LC26 : ?

Option 1: QL40

Option 2: QM40

Option 3: QL54

Option 4: QM54

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: QL40


Solution : Given:
AF14 : FO28 :: RH13 : WQ27 : LC26 : ?

Add 5 and 9 in the place value of the first and second letter respectively, and add 14 to the number, to get the required missing term –
Like, AF14 : FO28→A +

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Question : The difference between the circumferences of the two circles is 4.4 cm and the radius of the smaller circle is 1.4 cm. The radius of the larger circle is:

Option 1: 4.1 cm

Option 2: 0.7 cm

Option 3: 2.1 cm

Option 4: 3.5 cm

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 2.1 cm


Solution : The circumference of a circle is given by the formula $C = 2\pi r$, where $r$ is the radius of the circle.
Let $R$ be the radius of the larger circle.
According to the question,
$2\pi R - 2\pi (1.4) = 4.4$
$⇒2\pi (R

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