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 long periods 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. 2.

Option 1: harmful

Option 2: wasteful

Option 3: useful

Option 4: helpful

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 broad definition of wetlands (1)_______ ecosystems such as lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps, coral reefs, and many others; but also human-made artificial sites (2)_______ fishponds or reservoirs. Though they cover only around 6 per cent of the Earth’s land surface, 40 per cent of all plant and animal species live in or breed in them. Wetlands are also vital for human well-being and security. More than a billion people across the world depend on them for their livelihoods—about one in eight people on Earth. According to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), these ecosystems are also the unsung heroes of the climate crisis. In fact, they (3)_______ more carbon than any other ecosystem, with peatlands alone storing twice (4)_______ all the world’s forests. Inland wetland ecosystems absorb excess water and help prevent floods and drought, something critical to help communities adapt to a changing climate. In the words of Leticia Carvalho, Principal Coordinator for Marine and Freshwater at UNEP, healthy wetlands ‘punch above their weight in terms of benefits’. The theme for the very first World Day is “Wetlands Action for People and Nature”. It serves as an urgent call to act and to invest financial, human, and political capital to save the world’s wetlands from disappearing altogether and to restore those areas already lost. Wetlands are disappearing three times (5)_______ forests and are Earth’s most threatened ecosystem. In just 50 years—since 1970—35 per cent of the world’s wetlands have evaporated.

Question:

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

Option 1: more as

Option 2: as much as

Option 3: such as

Option 4: much as

Question :

The club sold all its furniture of book value Rs.9,000 for Rs.4,500. It purchased new furniture of Rs.20,000 in the mid year. Depreciation charged @ 10%. This information will be shown as under:

Option 1: Loss on sale of furniture Rs.4,500 and depreciation Rs.2.000 debited to Income and Expenditure A/c

Option 2: Loss on sale of furniture Rs.2,000 and depreciation Rs.4,500 credited to Income and Expenditure A/c

Option 3: Balance Sheet as furniture at Rs.13,500

Option 4: None of these

Question : As a Morally and physically weak Roman empire crumbled, Morally and physically strong teutonic barbarians overran the lends that once were pride of the Latins. The visigoths overran Spain, And vandals overran North Africa. The Francs overran Gaul, the angels and saxons overran Britain and the ostrogroths overran Italy. These invasions brought about the lowest ebb in literature and learning known to history.

Out of pagan and immoral Rome, Christianity and asceticism grew and thrived, certain individuals became incensed with immorality and Worldliness that existed in Roman society. They would not worship the Roman gods attend the bath or visit the games. They thought that all sorts of physical activity were foolish pursuits in that they designed to improve the body. They preached that the body and mind were distinct and separate entities in man and one had no bearing on the other. The Christian imperial theodosius abolished the Olympic games A.D.394 as being pagan.

Christianity believed that evil exists in the body, therefore, it should be subordinated to the spirit, which is pure. The body is possessed of the devil and should be tortured. Sach practices led to poor health and shattered nervous system on the part of many. As Christianity spread monasteries were built where Christians could isolate themselves from the world and its evils. Later schools were attached to these monasteries but early Christianity would not allow physical education to become a part of the curriculum. The medieval University also frowned physical education.

Another influence that has had a major impact on the history of physical education is scholasticism-the belief that facts are the most essential items is one's education. The key to a successful life is knowing the facts and developing one's mental and intellectual powers. Scholasticism the emphasized the physical as an unimportant and unnecessary. The moment developed among the scholarship and the universities of the medieval ages.

The Olympic games were abolished by :

Option 1: Romans

Option 2: Greeks

Option 3: Christians

Option 4: Latins

Question : What impact did the rise of regional parties have on Indian politics?

Option 1: It led to the dominance of a single party

Option 2: It reduced the importance of national issues

Option 3: It enhanced the federal structure of the country

Option 4: It weakened the role of the judiciary

Question : Case Study 14:

A consumer purchased a branded watch from a local dealer. The dealer falsely claimed that the watch was made of pure gold and sold it at an exorbitant price. Upon inspection, the consumer found that the watch was not made of gold. Which authority can take action against the dealer for this deceptive practice?

Option 1: Consumer Protection Council

Option 2: National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Option 3: Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)

Option 4: District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum

Question : A business that produces a well-known toy brand has a solid market reputation. Production, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, and Research and Development are all handled by various divisions. Recently, it has considered expanding into the production of a new line of electronic toys for which a new market is growing in order to capitalise on new commercial opportunities while also utilising its brand name. The organisational structure that the business should use.

Option 1: Functional structure

Option 2: Divisional structure

Option 3: Formal Organisation Structure

Option 4: Informal Organisation Structure

Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.
(Beside myself, the only English people) there were Keith and Doreen.

Option 1: Besides I, the only English speaking people

Option 2: No substitution required

Option 3: Besides myself, the only English people

Option 4: Beside me, the only English people

Question : Comprehension:

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

The drainage systems of India are mainly controlled by the broad relief features of the subcontinent. Accordingly, the Indian rivers are divided into two major groups: the Himalayan rivers; and the Peninsular rivers.
 

Apart from originating from the two major physiographic regions of India, the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers are different from each other in many ways. Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial. It means that they have water throughout the year. These rivers receive water from rain as well as from melted snow from the lofty mountains. The major Himalayan rivers are the Indus, the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra. These rivers are long and are joined by many large and important tributaries. A river along with its tributaries may be called a river system. The two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra originate from the north of the mountain ranges. They cut through the mountains making gorges in the upper course. The perennial Himalayan rivers have long courses from their source to the sea. They perform intensive erosional activity in their upper courses and carry huge loads of silt and sand with their swift current. In the middle and the lower courses, these rivers form meanders, oxbow lakes, levees, and many other depositional features in their floodplains as their speed slackens. They also have well-developed deltas.
 

A large number of the Peninsular rivers like the Godavari, Kaveri, and Krishna are seasonal, as their flow is dependent on rainfall. During the dry season when it doesn’t rain, even the large rivers have reduced flow of water in their channels. The Peninsular rivers have shorter and shallower courses as compared to their Himalayan counterparts. However, some of them originate in the central highlands and flow towards the west. Most of the rivers of peninsular India originate in the Western Ghats and flow towards the Bay of Bengal.

Question:

Which of these is NOT a depositional feature found in the lower course of a river?

Option 1: Levee

Option 2: Gorge

Option 3: Oxbow lake

Option 4: Meander