Question :

Complete the following paragraph

The national language of India is Hindi however there are almost 22 official languages and 400 other languages are spoken daily in India in its various states and territories. According to the history, India has been recognized as the birthplace of the religions like Hinduism and Buddhism. Huge population of the India belongs to the Hindu religion. _______________________________________

Option 1:

Other variations of the Hinduism are Shaiva, Shakteya, Vaishnava and Smarta.

Option 2:

Hinduism has been rampant in India

Option 3: India is a land of various customs and languages

Option 4:

The highest population in India is that of Hindus

Option 5:

India is a land of various languages

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. 

In 1899 in Wyoming a fossilised skeleton was discovered from which Dippy was cast. It was 1)_____________ by one of the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie for the  still under construction Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, where it still stands .As per the Carnegie Museum website , “Museum director William J Holland organised the 2)________________ to the American west in 1899. After three months of rigrous search, one of the team member discovered a huge toe bone at Sheep’s Creek Wyoming. With further digging led to a huge, long neck dinosaur which was later identified as a sauropod.The news was spread quickly, and before he was even excavated, Dippy was a celebrity. Visitors thronged to the site in Wyoming, which was later dubbed “Camp Carnegie.” After the 3)________________ collection of Dippy’s bones, it was packed in the boxes and the bones were sent back to Pittsburgh in 130 crates.”

Dippy is considered to be one of the most famous single dinosaur skeleton in the world, Dippy has been a subject of several children’s books apart from a book 4)_______________ to the dinosaur, Dippy: The Tale of a Museum Icon. There are various products which celebrates the dinosaur — from mugs to T-shirts, caps to soft toys and also an ice flavour. Dippy has also 5)________________ in many films such as Paddington, Night at the Museum 3 and One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 5.

Option 1: avenged

Option 2:  featured
 

Option 3: ruptured
 

Option 4: reprimanded

Question : Which of the following is also known as the ‘New Stone Age’ in the civilisation history of India?

Option 1: Epipaleolithic

Option 2: Mesolithic

Option 3: Paleolithic

Option 4: Neolithic

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Castles are home to a rich history. From blood feuds to tragic pasts, (1)______ love affairs to alleged ghosts, no castle is ever (2)______ a secret to unveil. Known locally as Chateaux Picomtal, Picomtal Castle (3)______ came under new ownership. During the renovation of the (4)______, a surprising discovery was made. Messages (5)______long ago were found on the floorboards of (6)______ upper chambers. The messages were written (7)______1880 and 1881 by Joachim Martin; the carpenter (8)______ installed the flooring. His messages were a diary of 72 entries of his daily (9)______, personal thoughts along with his emotions and feelings. Joachim’s (10)______is indeed a very personal account of the history of those times. The discovery gives us an honest look at an average person’s daily life over 135 years ago.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 2.

Option 1: with

Option 2: including

Option 3: without

Option 4: excluding

Question : A train, 200 metres long, is running at a speed of 54 km/h. The time in seconds that will be taken by the train to cross a 175 metres long bridge is:

Option 1: 12.5

Option 2: 20

Option 3: 25

Option 4: 10

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Castles are home to a rich history. From blood feuds to tragic pasts, (1)______ love affairs to alleged ghosts, no castle is ever (2)______ a secret to unveil. Known locally as Chateaux Picomtal, Picomtal Castle (3)______ came under new ownership. During the renovation of the(4)______, a surprising discovery was made. Messages (5)______long ago were found on the floorboards of (6)______ upper chambers. The messages were written (7)______1880 and 1881 by Joachim Martin; the carpenter (8)______ installed the flooring. His messages were a diary of 72 entries of his daily (9)______, personal thoughts along with his emotions and feelings. Joachim’s (10)______is indeed a very personal account of the history of those times. The discovery gives us an honest look at an average person’s daily life over 135 years ago.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 5.

Option 1: wrote

Option 2: written

Option 3: to write

Option 4: writing

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Castles are home to a rich history. From blood feuds to tragic pasts, (1)______ love affairs to alleged ghosts, no castle is ever (2)______ a secret to unveil. Known locally as Chateaux Picomtal, Picomtal Castle (3)______ came under new ownership. During the renovation of the (4)______, a surprising discovery was made. Messages (5)______long ago were found on the floorboards of (6)______ upper chambers. The messages were written (7)______1880 and 1881 by Joachim Martin; the carpenter (8)______ installed the flooring. His messages were a diary of 72 entries of his daily (9)______, personal thoughts along with his emotions and feelings. Joachim’s (10)______is indeed a very personal account of the history of those times. The discovery gives us an honest look at an average person’s daily life over 135 years ago.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 10.

Option 1: message

Option 2: diary

Option 3: notebook

Option 4: copy

Question : The Telugu movie RRR created history by winning a Golden Globe for the Natu Natu song composed by whom among the following personalities?

Option 1: Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy

Option 2: Mervin Solomon

Option 3: M.M. Keeravani

Option 4: A. R. Rahman

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Castles are home to a rich history. From blood feuds to tragic pasts, (1)______ love affairs to alleged ghosts, no castle is ever (2)______ a secret to unveil. Known locally as Chateaux Picomtal, Picomtal Castle (3)______ came under new ownership. During the renovation of the(4)______, a surprising discovery was made. Messages (5)______long ago were found on the floorboards of (6)______ upper chambers. The messages were written (7)______1880 and 1881 by Joachim Martin; the carpenter (8)______ installed the flooring. His messages were a diary of 72 entries of his daily (9)______, personal thoughts along with his emotions and feelings. Joachim’s (10)______is indeed a very personal account of the history of those times. The discovery gives us an honest look at an average person’s daily life over 135 years ago.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 6.

Option 1: the

Option 2: this

Option 3: an

Option 4: a

Question : What is an important aspect to consider when using newspapers as a source of history?

Option 1: The entertainment value of the articles
   

Option 2: The geographical location of the newspaper's headquarters
  

Option 3: The historical context and bias of the reports

Option 4: The type of paper used for printing