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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Long in the tooth

Option 1: The show has come to an end

Option 2: Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days

Option 3: To be old, often too old to do something

Option 4: Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: To be old, often too old to do something


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

This idiom, long in the tooth is often used to humorously or colloquially describe someone who is ageing or has been around for a long time, implying that they may

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Question : Select the option that rectifies the incorrectly spelt words in the given sentence.

The table was grased with a lovelly showpiece.

Option 1: The table was grased with a lovvely showpiece.

Option 2: The table was graced with a lovaly showpiece.

Option 3: The table was graced with a lovely showpiece

Option 4: The table was graced with a lovelly showpiece

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: The table was graced with a lovely showpiece


Solution : The third option is the correct answer.

Explanation:
Graced is the correct spelling of the word, meaning adorned or decorated with elegance. Lovely is the correct spelling, describing the quality of the showpiece. The correct sentence is free

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Question : Directions: Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
8 = 5 – 31 + 12 ÷ 2 × 15

Option 1: + and ÷

Option 2: × and =

Option 3: ÷ and –

Option 4: – and +

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: × and =


Solution : Given:
8 = 5 – 31 + 12 ÷ 2 × 15

Replace the given symbols in the options one by one with the original symbols in the given equation.
First option: + and ÷
⇒ 8 = 5 – 31 ÷ 12

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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, WATCH is written as 5B2D8. How will HEAR be written in that language?

Option 1: 8F1S

Option 2: 8F2S

Option 3: 1SF8

Option 4: F8S1

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 8F1S


Solution : Given:
WATCH is coded as 5B2D8.

Determine the sum of the digits of the place value of the letters and add 1 in the place value of letters of WATCH alternatively, to obtain the required code –
W→23 = 2 + 3 = 5; A→1

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Question : If $A = 8X$ and $B = 6X$, then $A$ is how much percentage more than $B$?

Option 1: 50%

Option 2: 66.6%

Option 3: 100%

Option 4: 33.33%

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 33.33%


Solution : Given: $A = 8X$ and $B = 6X$.
The difference of $A$ and $B = 8X-6X=2X$
We know, the required percentage $=\frac{A–B}{B}\times 100\%=\frac{2X}{6X}\times 100=33.33\%$
Hence, the correct answer is 33.33%.

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Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.
Farms are increasingly turning to automation for ____________reasons.

Option 1: many

Option 2: most

Option 3: much

Option 4: little

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: many


Solution : The first option is correct.

The adjective many is used here to modify the noun reasons. In this context, many means numerous for a large number of reasons. The word many is appropriate in this sentence because it emphasises that there are several reasons

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Question : Directions: By Interchanging the given two numbers which of the following equations will be not correct?
8 and 2
I. 8 × 4 – 6 ÷ 3 + 2 = 14
II. 6 – 8 × 3 + 2 ÷ 1 = 9

Option 1: Only I

Option 2: Neither I nor II

Option 3: Only II

Option 4: Both I and II

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Only II


Solution : Given:
8 and 2 are interchanged –
I. 8 × 4 – 6 ÷ 3 + 2 = 14
II. 6 – 8 × 3 + 2 ÷ 1 = 9

For equation I –
After interchanging the given numbers, we get –

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Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

Mihir teased and joking with Aastha until she started laughing.

Option 1: was teasing and joking

Option 2: has joked and teased

Option 3: teased and joked

Option 4: will tease and joke

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: teased and joked


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Explanation:

  • The original sentence contains a grammatical error. It uses "joking" as a present participle, but it should be "joked" to match the structure of the sentence.
  • In the revised sentence, "joked" is used instead
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Question : Weaving clothes by using cotton fibre comes under which sector of economic activity?

Option 1: Secondary sector

Option 2: Primary sector

Option 3: Tertiary sector

Option 4: Quaternary sector

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Secondary sector


Solution : The correct answer is the Secondary sector.

Weaving clothes from cotton fibre is classified as a secondary economic activity. Weaving cotton fibre garments is an industrial technique. Raw cotton is then spun into yarn that is subsequently woven into fabric. This fabric can

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Question : Which one of the following terms describes not only the physical space occupied by an organism but also its functional role in the community of the organism?

Option 1: Eco-niche

Option 2: Ecosystem

Option 3: Ecozone

Option 4: Habitat

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Eco-niche


Solution : The correct answer is Eco-niche.

The term "Eco-niche" is short for "ecological niche". It refers to the position and role of a species or population in its environment, including its interactions with other organisms and the way it uses resources. It involves how a species

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