Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

In a gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1)_______ New York, paintings of a father and daughter (2)_______ face to face. Larger than life, the monumental portraits (3)_______ competing conceptions of royal power. The father, Henry VIII, (4)_______ directly at the viewer, conveying aggression through his wide stance, bulging leg muscles, and (5)_____ padded clothing.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.

Option 1: believe

Option 2: sell

Option 3: present

Option 4: settle

Question :

 In the question given below, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.

The art of writing or solving codes

Option 1: Polygraph
 

Option 2: Anemograph
 

Option 3: Autograph
 

Option 4: Cryptograph

Question : Sports Authority of India, the apex body for sports promotion, was set up in the year_______.

Option 1: 1990

Option 2: 1961

Option 3: 1984

Option 4: 1982

Question : Select the word which means the same as a group of words given.

The art or practice of garden cultivation and management.
 

Option 1: Monoculture
 

Option 2: Sericulture
 

Option 3: Apiculture
 

Option 4: Horticulture

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

In a gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1)_______New York, paintings of a father and daughter (2)_______ face to face. Larger than life, the monumental portraits (3)_______ competing conceptions of royal power. The father, Henry VIII, (4)_______ directly at the viewer, conveying aggression through his wide stance, bulging leg muscles, and (5)_____ padded clothing.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.

Option 1: totally

Option 2: excessively

Option 3: commonly

Option 4: acutely

Question : Management is  ________________________-

Option 1: Art

Option 2: Science 

Option 3: Both art and science 

Option 4: Neither art nor science

Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions.

For birds to survive, they must learn to live with and off humans, and those birds, like crows, sparrows, and mynahs, who do this to perfection, continue to thrive as our cities grow, whereas the purely wild birds, who depend on forests for life, are rapidly disappearing because forests are disappearing. If you have just a bit of garden and perhaps a guava tree, you will be visited by innumerable bulbuls, mynahs, tailor birds, parrots, etc. Or, if you own an old house, you will have to share it with pigeons and sparrows. And, if you have neither a garden nor a rooftop, you will still be visited by the crows.

Where man goes, the crow follows. He has learned to perfect the art of living off of humans. He will, I am sure, be the first bird on the moon, scavenging among the paper bags and cartons left behind by untidy astronauts. Crows favour the densest areas of the human population, and there must be one for every human. Many crows seem to have been humans in their previous lives; they possess all the cunning and sense of self preservation of man. At the same time, there are many humans who have obviously been crows, we haven't lost their thieving instincts.

Watch a crow sidling along the garden wall with an eye at the kitchen door and any attendant humans. He waits in the background till his chance comes, and then he pounces! I have even known a crow to make off with an egg from the breakfast table. The mynah, however, is more of a gentleman. He prefers fruit on the tree to scraps from the kitchen and visits the garden in expectation of handouts. He is quite handsome, too, with his bright orange bill. Although the blue jay is quite capable of making his living in the forest, he seems to show a preference for human haunts. He would rather perch on a telegraph wire because he finds it a better launching pad for his sudden rocket flights and aerial acrobatics!

Question:

What is the theme of the passage?

Option 1: Receding forests

Option 2: Survival of the birds in cities

Option 3: Alarming crow population

Option 4: Migration of birds

Question : Inscriptions from the ancient period often serve as primary sources for the study of: 

Option 1: Mythology 

Option 2: Linguistics 

Option 3: Art and architecture

Option 4: History and politics  

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

In a gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1)_______New York, paintings of a father and daughter (2)_______ face to face. Larger than life, the monumental portraits (3)_______ competing conceptions of royal power. The father, Henry VIII, (4)_______ directly at the viewer, conveying aggression through his wide stance, bulging leg muscles, and (5)_____ padded clothing.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.

Option 1: to

Option 2: in

Option 3: on

Option 4: at

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 blank.
On Hauz Khas Road, at the entrance to the pedestrianised Hauz Khas Village, the guard (1)________ the barrier asks you to halt and directs (2)______ to the parking lot. It's 5 p.m. and the parking lot is nearly empty as shops are closed and there are (3)________ any shoppers. There aren't many people on the lane leading to the (4)_________ area either. This is unusual for HKV (as it is popularly known) (5)_______ it is one of Delhi's popular shopping areas. Initially a hub for designer (6)________, the HKV experience (7)_________ a throbbing mix of cafes, art galleries, curio shops, gyms, and, of course, fashion boutiques. The quirky neighbourhood was a hit (8)_________ with youngsters and tourists for its happening nightlife. These days, however, night comes hours (9)______ dusk at HKV, as you can only see street dogs, security guards, a few takeaway joint managers, and bored shop attendants (10)________ to reach home early.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 9.

Option 1: early

Option 2: later

Option 3: before

Option 4: into