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.

As writers, we live life twice, like (1) _________ cow that eats its food once and then regurgitates it to chew and digest (2) __________ again. We have a second chance (3)_________ biting into our experience and examining it. This is our life and it's not going to last forever. There isn't time to talk about someday writing that short story, poem, or novel. Slow down now, touch what is (4) __________ you, and out of care and compassion for (5) __________ moment and detail, put pen to paper and begin to write.

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

Option 1: each

Option 2: both

Option 3: few

Option 4: little

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.

I arrived in Delhi in 2009 from a very small town. I had (1)______ lived in a big city before. It was a (2)______ experience for me. I walked around, learning (3)______ names of the streets and taking note (4)______ the shops. After months of wandering, I (5)______ that I had slowly become familiar with Delhi and (6)______ at home. On weekends, I packed some chapatis that (7)______ as my mid-day meal. Then I left for a (8)______ park where I spent hours (9)______ the people of my new city (10)______ feeding the birds with bits of chapatis.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.

Option 1: achieved

Option 2: awakened

Option 3: realised

Option 4: dawned

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Swollen joints (1)_______ when there is fluid in the tissues around the joints. It can be very (2)_______ and can make it difficult to move the affected joints. In some cases, swelling may cause affected joints to increase in size or appear to be in odd (3)_______. Joint pain and swelling can affect more than one (4)______ at a time. The most common joints to be (5)______ by pain and swelling are elbows, wrists, shoulders, the base of the spine, knuckles, hips, knees, or ankles.

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

Option 1: muscle

Option 2: vein

Option 3: tissue

Option 4: joint

Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
The teacher asked the students to be quite during the exam.

Option 1: No substitution

Option 2: be quiet

Option 3: have quiet

Option 4: been quiet

Question : Assertion: The principle of "Initiative" encourages employees to take proactive steps in their work.

Reason: It enhances creativity and innovation in problem-solving.

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

Option 2: Both are correct, but the reason is not the correct explanation.

Option 3: The assertion is correct, the reason is incorrect.

Option 4: The assertion is incorrect, the reason is correct.

Question : Assertion: The Make in India initiative aims to boost manufacturing in India and attract foreign investment.

Reason: It provides financial assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises.

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 : Directions: Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
(7, 5, 10); (2, 1, 5); (16, 6, ?)
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 - operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

Option 1: 32

Option 2: 50

Option 3: 45

Option 4: 24

Question : “It is a crop which is used both as food and fodder. It is a Kharif crop which requires temperature between 21°C to 27°C and grows well in old alluvial soil”. The above-given statement talks about which of the following crops?

Option 1: Sugar beet

Option 2: Bajra

Option 3: Maize

Option 4: Coffee

Question : If a company manufacturers motorcycle as well as cars then it should have two separate divisions for both of them.Which principle is being highlighted in the given statement?

Option 1: Unity of command

Option 2: Unity of direction

Option 3: Remuneration to employees

Option 4: Division of work.

Question : How has the rise of new actors affected global governance?

Option 1: It has simplified international negotiations

Option 2: It has increased the dominance of traditional superpowers

Option 3: It has diversified the sources of influence in global affairs

Option 4: It has reduced the importance of international organizations