Question : Which one of the following is correctly matched?

a.North China: Rice

b.South China: Wheat

c.Candy Basin: Coffee

d.Malaysia: Natural Rubber

Option 1: a

Option 2: b

Option 3: c

Option 4: d

Question : India is one of the largest producers of manganese ore in the world along with

Option 1: China and Russia

Option 2: Brazil and Russia

Option 3: Australia and U.S.A.

Option 4: South Africa and U.S.A.

Question : Assertion: India and China both face the challenge of an aging population.

Reason: Factors such as declining fertility rates, improved healthcare, and increased life expectancy have led to a rise in the proportion of elderly people in the population.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 3: Assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: Assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question : The mean year of schooling
 

Option 1: India-6.4, Pakistan- 5.2, China-7.8
 

Option 2: India- 6.3, Pakistan- 5.1, China-7.6
 

Option 3: India- 6.5, Pakistan- 5.6, China- 7.9
 

Option 4: India- 6.7, Pakistan- 5.8, China- 7.5
 

Question : Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the correct alternative.

He needed some____________ on the India - China standoff.
 

Option 1: Information
 

Option 2: Informations
 

Option 3: Informed
 

Option 4: Informs

Question : Statement 1: China has a higher access to basic needs of human life compared to India.

Statement 2: Government initiatives and economic development have led to improved access to basic needs in China.

Option 1: Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, and Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1.

Option 2: Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, but Statement 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement 1.

Option 3: Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.

Option 4: Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true.

Question : There are certain words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The decision made by the goverment of India to purchase crude oil at a discounted rate from Russia,  when the Putin goverment is bombing civilians in Ukraine, is 1) __________________ by many. 2)________________ to the Narendra Modi administration’s request to not to politicise the issue, in the current scenario the decision is as much political as it is economic, however much we may wish it were not.

While the major countries like US, Europe , Japan and Australia have made no secret revelation that India should  join them in 3) _____________________ Putin’s war, as the goverment of 141 countries who voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution did. Russia has intentionally offered the discount at the oil to show that India is among the ‘many’ countries that resist the Atlantic alliance’s attempt to 4) __________________ and punish Putin. On the other hand Xi’s China has suddenly discovered that Modi’s India is worth talking to: it will provide cover for the Xi government to not only 5) ________________ attention from its own support for Russia, but also to position itself as someone who is more willing to engage with the Atlantic alliance than India.

Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 2

Option 1:  contrary
 

Option 2: defalcate

Option 3: ubiquitous
 

Option 4: impeccable

Question : Assertion: The sex ratio in India and China is imbalanced, with a higher proportion of females.

Reason: Sociocultural factors, such as preference for male children and gender-based discrimination, contribute to a skewed sex ratio in these countries.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 3: Assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: Assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the question of where and when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic ever, originated is one of the biggest mysteries in human history. After all, the Black Death was the first wave of the second plague pandemic of the 14th to early 19th centuries. It killed some 50-60% of the population in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and an unaccountable number of people in Central Asia. Different proposals, based on competing theories, have been put forward. But in 2017, I came across some records describing an intriguing medieval cemetery in Kara-Djigach, Chüy Valley, northern Kyrgyzstan, which I suspected may hold the key. As part of a multidisciplinary team co-led by Maria Spyrou at the University of Tubingen, we have now investigated several specimens from individuals buried at that site – and come up with an answer. The idea that the Black Death originated in the east – territories overlapping, roughly speaking, Central Asia, Mongolia and China – dates back to the contemporaries of the pandemic in Europe and the Islamic world. The modern, academic Chinese origin theory dates back to at least 1756-8 and a publication about the history of Central Asia by French scholar Joseph de Guignes.
What is the tone of the speaker?

Option 1: Humorous

Option 2: Explanatory

Option 3: Pessimistic

Option 4: Informal

Question : Statement 1: China introduced reforms in 1987 to address the slow pace of economic growth.

Statement 2: The reforms in China were not dictated by the World bank and International Monetary Fund.

Option 1: Both statements are true.

Option 2: Both statements are false.

Option 3: Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.

Option 4: Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.