Question : Comprehension:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Such examples of commercial success, innovation, drive, vision, determination, adaptability, and adventure are anchored in the basic Indian openness to, and talent for, acquiring material wealth. For every success story, there are, of course, dozens of failures. Traditional Indian firms have their strengths, but also their weaknesses, and of these perhaps the most debilitating are a lack of teamwork and a weakness for a quick profit. These reflect ingrained ways of thinking and planning, as does the distrust of anyone outside the family, which inhibits the adoption of modern practices of management. But such weaknesses are more than compensated for by the desire to succeed, which is probably more intense in India, given the omnipresent fear of poverty, the cut-throat competition for each opportunity, and the asphyxiating hold of hierarchy.

Question:

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word with reference to its usage in the passage.

Debilitating

Option 1: Enfeebling

Option 2: Crippling

Option 3: Invigorating

Option 4: Undermining

Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following set.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits.)
(3, 2, 35)
(1, 4, 65)

Option 1: (7, 2, 351)

Option 2: (3, 2, 31)

Option 3: (5, 4, 41)

Option 4: (6, 8, 224)

Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
She has gone to the stationery store to buy a scissor.

Option 1: buying a pair of scissors

Option 2: buy a scissors

Option 3: buy a pair of scissors

Option 4: buy a pair of scissor

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

Marriages, birthday celebrations, meetings, conferences, seminars and many similar events layout (1) ________multi-course feasts with plenty of starters followed by the main course. Later, (2)__________ of food get dumped into dustbins, (3) __________of its value to the hungry poor. Most such gatherings serve buffets. The (4) _________of food wastage is more when people help themselves. They (5)_________. more than what they can eat only to waste the (6) _______Similar wastage is seen when hotels serve (7) _________breakfast buffets. Wherever food is free and (8) __________plenty, people take more. Those fortunate to have (9) _________food forget the plight of those who do not have (10) _________to eat. Millions of people die of malnutrition and hunger in India.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.

Option 1: lavish

Option 2: scarce

Option 3: insipid

Option 4: insufficient

Question : In which language were the Buddhist-texts 'Pitakas' composed ?

Option 1: Sanskrit

Option 2: Ardhamagadhi

Option 3: Pali

Option 4: Prakrit