Question : What would be a significant advantage for India if it were to secure a permanent seat in the UN Security Council?

Option 1: Increased military alliances

Option 2: Greater say in shaping global security policies

Option 3: Exclusive access to UN funding

Option 4: Automatic membership in other international organizations

Question : A, B and S were partners sharing profits in the ratio 2: 2: 1. On July 1, 2017, Shreya died. The books of accounts are closed on March 31 every year. Sales for the year 2016-17 amounted to Rs.5,00,000 and that from 1st April to 30th June 2017 were Rs. 1,40,000. The rate of profit during the past three years had been 10% on sales. Since S's legal representative was her only son, who is specially abled, it was decided that the profit for the purpose of settling S's account is to be calculated as 20% of sales.

Calculate S's share of profits till the date of her death and pass the necessary journal entry for the same.

Option 1: Debited profit and loss account by Rs 5,600 and credited S's capital account

Option 2: Debited profit and loss suspense account by Rs 5,600 and credited S's account

Option 3: Debited S's capital account and credited profit and loss suspense account

Option 4: None of the above

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.

An 1)_______________ painting from 1969 by VS Gaitonde on Feburary 24 went for a price of Rs 42 crore at an auction by Pundole’s in Mumbai. This is one of highest price for which an Indian modern or contemporary artwork has been sold at an auction internationally. Gaitonde has 2)_______________ broken records in recent years, his paintings has been selling for highest prices in auctions.
For the very first time this particular oil on canvas by Gaitonde was coming into the auction market. It belongs to the Glenbarra Art Museum in Japan, which 3)_____________ the private collection of businessman Masanori Fukuoka. Gaitonde painted a limited number of canvases during his lifetime, which makes each one the most sought after.
Mamta Saran shares that Gaitonde once said that his only ambition was to join an art school, everything else was by 4)______________, including finding a book on Zen Buddhism at a bookstore in Mumbai in 1959. This was a turning point in the artist’s career. The discovery of Zen Buddhism have greatly alterrd his 5)_______________ to art, making it shift from figuration and geometric shapes to abstraction.

 Choose the correct word to be used in blank 1.

Option 1: untitled
 

Option 2: amorphous
 

Option 3:  mystic
 

Option 4: vague

Question : It is difficult to fix a nail on a free-suspended wooden frame. Which law supports this statement?

Option 1: Law of inertia

Option 2: Newton's second law

Option 3: Newton's third law

Option 4: Pascal's law

Question : Which of the following articles says that 'It shall be the duty of every citizen of India who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years'?

Option 1: 51A (k)

Option 2: 51A (j)

Option 3: 51A (i)

Option 4: 51A (h)

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.

The term Democracy (1)_______ from the Greek (2)_______ dêmos (people) and Kratos (power). In its (3)______ meaning, democracy means the "rule of the people". In fact, it is a form of government in which all eligible people have an (4)_______ say in the decisions that affect their lives. Democracy (5)_______ political systems existed in some Greek city-states, notably Athens following a popular uprising in 508 BC.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.

Option 1: metaphorical

Option 2: hyperbole

Option 3: figurative

Option 4: literal

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.

When we gaze at the sky on a clear and dark night  the stars appears to twinkle. The concept is so well 1. ______________________ that it’s the 2. ______________________ of  the most famous kid's song of all time.
But have you ever wondered what’s the 3. ______________________ behind this twinkling sight? What is the reason why stars twinkle?
It turns out, “twinkle, twinkle, little star” is a bit of a 4. ______________________. The correct answer to reason why stars twinkle is that they actually don’t. The twinkling we that we see is not related to the stars. Rather, it’s a result of how we see them from our 5. ______________________ on Earth. In reality stars are so far away from earth that we see them as a tiny point of light in the sky.

Q. Choose the correct word to be used in blank 2

Option 1:  premise
 

Option 2: Quibble

Option 3: Caveat

Option 4:  onerous

Question : 'It is not always true that just because a plan has worked before it will work again,' Identify the related limitation of planning?

Option 1: Planning leads to rigidity

Option 2: Planning reduces creativity

Option 3: Planning may not work in a dynamic environment

Option 4: Planning does not guarantee success