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.
The air has become very dirty in (1)______ parts of the world. This is of course (2)______ to your health. Experts say many people die (3)______ it each year. There is a new study on (4)______ pollution which comes from the experts of the World Health Organization (WHO) (5)______ is an agency of the United Nations. If you (6)______ unhealthy air for a long period of time, you could (7)______ sick. Air pollution has been linked to many diseases (8)______stroke and cancer. The WHO says that seven million (9)______ die each year as a result of the (10)______ air.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 7.

Option 1: became

Option 2: becoming

Option 3: becomes

Option 4: become

Question : Case Study 1:

ABC Corporation is a well-established manufacturing company looking to optimize its short-term funding needs.

Question :

ABC Corporation is planning to issue a debt instrument with a maturity of 90 days. Which money market instrument should it consider?

Option 1: Treasury bill
 

Option 2: Corporate bond
 

Option 3: Equity share

Option 4: Debenture

Question : Assertion: The Stand-Up India scheme focuses on promoting entrepreneurship among women and SC/ST entrepreneurs.

Reason: It provides financial assistance to micro and small enterprises in rural areas.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
 

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason does not correctly explain the assertion.
 

Option 3: The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

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.

It was my second year at boarding school. I was sitting on platform No. 8 (1)______ Ambala station, waiting for the north-bound train. My parents (2)______ me old enough to travel on my own. I (3)______ by bus to Ambala early in the evening. Now, (4)______ was a long wait till my train (5)______. Most of the time, I had been (6)______ up and down the platform, (7)______ at the bookstall, or feeding broken biscuits to stray dogs. (8)______ a train arrived, it would become (9)______. As the carriage doors opened, people would swoop down (10)______ the nervous little ticket collector at the gate.

Question:

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

Option 1: for

Option 2: at

Option 3: in

Option 4: by

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.

In ancient times, Hieun Tsang, a Chinese traveller came to India during the (1)______ of King Harsha. He praised the Indians (2)______ 'people with pure moral principles’. In 2014, India (3)______ 85th in the corruption perception index of the Transparency International. What (4)______ downfall! Isn’t it ironical that we Indians (5)______ by the ideals of honesty and integrity, self-denial and (6)______ but in practice willingly resort to the (7) ______ forms of corruption to promote our interests? The (8)______ of corruption is eating into the (9) ______ of our society and we have become helpless (10)______ of our own degradation.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 10.

Option 1: onlookers

Option 2: visionaries

Option 3: sorcerers

Option 4: performers

Question : Select the correct meaning of the idiom in bold and italics.

Look, the devil is beating his wife. Do you think we'll see a rainbow?

Option 1: One who presents a counter argument

Option 2: If you have nothing to do, you are likely to do some mischief

Option 3: The sun is shining while it rains

Option 4: When someone comes in unexpectedly while being talked about