Question : Comprehension:
India is a diverse nation with many different cultures. Although some eating habits are considered staples of Indian cuisine, these habits may not be practiced by all the cultures of India. Cuisine differs across India's diverse regions as a result of variations in local culture, geographical location (proximity to the sea, desert, or mountains), and economics. It also varies seasonally, depending on which fruits and vegetables are ripe. Also, Middle Eastern and Central Asian influences have occurred in North Indian cuisine since the years of Mughal rule. Indian cuisine is still evolving as a result of the nation's cultural interactions with other societies.

Historical incidents such as foreign invasions, trade relations, and colonialism have played a role in introducing certain foods to the country. For instance, potato, a staple of the diet in some regions of India, was brought to India by the Portuguese, who also introduced chilies and breadfruit. Indian cuisine has shaped the history of international relations; the spice trade between India and Europe was the primary catalyst for Europe's Age of Discovery. Spices were bought from India and traded around Europe and Asia. Indian cuisine has influenced other cuisines across the world, especially those from Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the British Isles, Fiji, and the Caribbean.

Indian food is rich in flavor. However, spices do more than flavor a dish; they are also used to cool and warm the body during hot or cold weather. Yogurt is commonly used to flavor dishes or as a sauce to chill spicy dishes. Many Indian dishes are cooked in vegetable oil, but peanut oil is popular in northern and western India, mustard oil in eastern India, and coconut oil along the western coast, especially in Kerala. Gingelly (sesame) oil is common in the south since it imparts a fragrant, nutty aroma. In recent decades, sunflower, safflower, cottonseed, and soybean oils have become popular across India. Butter-based ghee, or deshi ghee, is used frequently, though less than in the past.

Based on the passage above, choose the correct option for the following question.

Question

According to the passage, choose the correct synonym of the word 'catalyst'.

Option 1: Micro

Option 2: Disregard

Option 3: Activator

Option 4: Animosity

Question :

Summarize the following paragraph

Television, the modern magic picture-box is one of the chief miracles of science.  Science has revolutionized life with its various gifts. It has proved to be an Aladin’s lamp at the beck and call of humanity. Television is one of the latest gifts of science. Mankind is indebted to Baird, the famous scientist who invented this wonderful box. The advent of the television has produced a big change in the attitudes and outlook of humanity.

Option 1:

Television has engendered a drastic transmutation

Option 2:

Television has changed the entire concept of humanity

Option 3:

Television is easily the most significant of all inventions

Option 4: Television has created interest in various spheres of media.

Option 5:

Television has immensely contributed to the making of the new era

Question : Statement 1: A matrix organizational structure enhances cross-functional collaboration.

Statement 2: It involves a tall hierarchy with multiple layers of management.

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

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

Option 3: Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true.

Option 4: Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false.

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.
A great fire (1)______ in London in 1666, which (2)____ the city and made around 1,00,000
people homeless. This fire is said to have begun in a pudding lane. It (3)____ through the
crowded streets and wooden houses. However, after the fire, London was (4)___ with wider
streets and improved water supplies. New buildings were (5)___ using bricks instead of
wood.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 2.

Option 1: destroyed

Option 2: smashed

Option 3: shattered

Option 4: demolished

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.

Educational philosophy is a (1)____ that deals with the analysis of education's objectives, procedures, essence, and ideologies. It is (2)_____ a philosophy and an educational offshoot. Education is defined as the teaching and learning of specialised (3)_____, as well as the instilling of awareness, judgement, knowledge, and understanding, and (4)_____ a much broader spectrum than the societal institute of higher education that we frequently communicate (5)______.

Question

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 2.

Option 1: concurrently

Option 2: among

Option 3: similarly

Option 4: both

Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

When it comes to love of sports, he takes off his father.

Option 1: takes from

Option 2: takes by

Option 3: takes after

Option 4: No improvement required

Question : What was the significance of the coalitional nature of Congress in the era of one-party dominance?  

Option 1: It led to the rise of regional parties  

Option 2:  It helped Congress maintain its dominance  

Option 3:  It weakened the party's national presence  

Option 4:  It led to frequent changes in government  

Question : Assertion: Division of labor simplifies the work process in an organization.

Reason: It involves breaking down tasks into smaller, specialized components.

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

The Global maize production across the world is worth billions of dollars annually and is a major contributing factor to global food security because it’s a 1) ______________ food for billions of people. Majority of the maize production depends on natural rainfall, making it 2) ______________ to variable rainfall patterns.

This limitation is likely to get intense in the future as it is anticipated that the climate change is going to lower rainfall in many regions of the world. This could decrease 3) ______________ by 10% by the time global temperature has risen by 4º C.  Another challenge of droughts are also likely to become more 4) ______________ and severe. The increase in temperatures are also predicted for many parts of the world which will  have direct effects on the productivity and growth of maize. High temprature will also lead to more 5) ______________, which means that plants lose more water.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 1.

Option 1: deficit
 

Option 2: mutinous
 

Option 3: meagre
 

Option 4:  staple