Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.

From January 28 to February 4, 2023, a Chinese-operated, large white high-altitude balloon was seen in North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. The American and Canadian militaries asserted that the balloon was for surveillance, while the Chinese government maintained it was a civilian meteorological research airship that had been blown off course. Analysts said that the balloon's flight path and structural characteristics made it dissimilar from those which have typically been used for meteorological research. The U.S. Department of State said that the balloon was capable of locating electronic communication devices, including mobile phones and radios, and that

American U-2 reconnaissance aircraft deployed to track the balloon in the air revealed that the balloon carried antennas and other equipment "clearly for intelligence surveillance and inconsistent with the equipment on board weather balloons." The State Department said that the spy balloon was part of a global Chinese military-directed surveillance effort in which Chinese spy balloons have flown over more than 40 nations in five continents.

On February 4, the U.S. Air Force shot down the balloon over U.S. territorial waters off the coast of South Carolina, on the order of U.S. President Joe Biden. Debris from the wreckage was recovered and sent to the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, for analysis.

The incident increased U.S.-China tensions. The incident prompted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to delay a diplomatic visit to Beijing, which was set to be his first since 2018. It also further strained Canada-China relations, as Canada summoned the Chinese ambassador because of the violation of Canadian airspace. On February 3, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that a second Chinese balloon was passing over Latin America, which China also said belonged to it. On February 10, the Air Force shot down another aerial object over U.S. territory at the order of President Biden.

Question:

The passage is mainly about

Option 1: the strained relations between US and China

Option 2: a Chinese spy balloon flying over US and Canadian territories

Option 3: China's global military-directed surveillance

Option 4: Chinese balloons flying all over the world

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The modern world (1) ________ around technology. It has advanced dramatically in the beyond twenty years, and presently, we can't envision a world without PCs and cell phones. The last century saw fast progressions in innovation and science, which were unfathomable previously. The internet is perhaps the most significant of these. Today, it is no longer a science fiction concept to communicate with people anywhere in the world. While smartphones keep us constantly connected to the virtual world, the wireless internet has eliminated the need to use a physical wire to connect with this world. Today, we rely on the Internet to pay our bills, book tickets, travel, and conduct banking transactions. Li-Fi, a new technology that uses light signals to (2) ________ data and reduces external interference, is currently in development.
On the other hand, such rapid progress comes with some (3) ________. Another sort of wrongdoing, known as digital wrongdoing, is the greatest danger to security today. WannaCry was one of the biggest recent cyberattacks. It infected more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries and threatened to erase valuable data unless ransom payments were made. Personal and (4) ________ data continue to be stolen frequently, and our country's cyber security is still lacking. It's also possible to say that people miss out on important experiences in the real world because they spend so much time in the virtual world. The distinction between the real and online worlds sometimes appears to blur, especially as social media grows in popularity. For instance, the internet was said to have become so addictive in China that programmes were established to help people get off of it. However, technology's benefits (5)________ its drawbacks. It all comes down to what we do with it. One thing to keep in mind is that technology can serve us well, but not completely.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 1.

Option 1: rotates

Option 2: revolves

Option 3: squares

Option 4: circles

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.

One of the myths (1)__________ with the Great Wall of China is that it is the only man-made (2)__________ that can be seen from the moon with the naked eye. The (3)_________ originated in Richard Halliburton's 1938 book. The Second Book of Marvels. However, this myth is simply not true. Richard Halliburton's claim was contradicted (4)__________ astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Yang Liwei. A more (5)_________ assumption would be to say that the Great Wall can be visible from a low orbit of the earth, which is not unique in this regard as many other artificial constructions can be seen from that height.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.

Option 1: apprehensible

Option 2: accessible

Option 3: permissible

Option 4: plausible

Question : Statement 1: The infant mortality rate in India is higher than in China and Pakistan.

Statement 2: Sufficient access to quality healthcare and adequate nutrition contribute to the high infant mortality rate in India.

Option 1: Both statements are true.

Option 2: Both statements are false.

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

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

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 4

Option 1:  isolate
 

Option 2: recapitulate
 

Option 3: jaded

Option 4: ramify

Question : Assertion: China's rapid economic growth has been fueled by its strong manufacturing sector.

Reason: China is known as the "world's factory" due to its significant production and export of manufactured goods.

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 : Statement 1: Access to basic needs of human life is relatively better in India than in China and Pakistan.

Statement 2: Government programs and policies have focused on improving access to basic necessities like food, water, healthcare, and sanitation in China.

Option 1: Both statements are true.

Option 2: Both statements are false.

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

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

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.

One of the myths (1)__________ with the Great Wall of China is that it is the only man-made (2)__________ that can be seen from the moon with the naked eye. The (3)_________ originated in Richard Halliburton's 1938 book. The Second Book of Marvels. However, this myth is simply not true. Richard Halliburton's claim was contradicted (4)__________ astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Yang Liwei. A more (5)_________ assumption would be to say that the Great Wall can be visible from a low orbit of the earth, which is not unique in this regard as many other artificial constructions can be seen from that height.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4. 

Option 1: from

Option 2: by

Option 3: under

Option 4: in

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.

If you enjoy (1)_____ crime shows on TV, you know that fingerprints play a large role in (2)_____ people. But, you might be (3)_____ to find out that using fingerprints for identification is not a new science. In fact, it is very old (4)_____ back at least as far as 1885-1913 B.C.E. In Babylon, when people agreed to a business contract, they pressed their fingerprints into the clay on which the contract was written. (5)_____ have also been found on clay seals from ancient China.

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

Option 1: marking

Option 2: watching

Option 3: calling out

Option 4: writing

Question : Which of the following statements regarding Great leap forward campaign is correct?

• Under this programme, people were encouraged to set up industries in their backyard.
• This campaign met with many problems, a severe drought caused havoc in China killing about 60 million people.

Option 1: Both are true

Option 2: Both are false 
 

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

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