Question : Directions: In the following question, which one set of letters, when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series, will complete it?
efg_ _eff_ghhe_eff_gggh_h

Option 1: eghhfe

Option 2: ghhhh

Option 3: hegefh

Option 4: hgefhe

Question : ______ dance is introverted and restrained compared to most other dances of India – the artist never establishes eye contact with the audience.

Option 1: Kathakali

Option 2: Manipuri

Option 3: Kuchipudi

Option 4: Bharatnatyam

Question : Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

A. Someone had been smart enough to remove it before I went on the rampage.
B. My hands had been itching to tear down that collage from my bedroom wall.
C. But I found the wall bare.
D. So, I entered my room in a hurry.

Option 1: BDCA

Option 2: ABCD

Option 3: DABC

Option 4: CBAD

Question :

In these questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate it corresponding to the appropriate letters. If there is no error, indicate corresponding to the last option.

The revelation of the summary of Thakkar Commission report (a) / on the assassination of Mrs. Indira Gandhi (b) / has raised many critical questions. (c) / No Error (d)

Option 1: a

Option 2: b

Option 3: c

Option 4: d

Question :

In these questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate it corresponding to the appropriate letters. If there is no error, indicate corresponding to the last option.

The renowned speaker (a)/ expressed his helplessness in making (b)/ the conference to be held in the university premises. (c)/ No error (d)

Option 1: a

Option 2: b

Option 3: c

Option 4: d

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. 2.

Option 1: as

Option 2: by

Option 3: like

Option 4: such

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 5.

Option 1: deportation
 

Option 2: variation
 

Option 3: evaporation
 

Option 4: restoration

Question : Directions: If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how can CANDLE be written in that code?

Option 1: EDRIRL

Option 2: ESJFME

Option 3: DCQHQK

Option 4: DEQJQM

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.

The decision made by the goverment of India to purchase crude oil at a discounted rate from Russia,  when the Putin goverment is bombing civilians in Ukraine, is 1) __________________ by many. 2)________________ to the Narendra Modi administration’s request to not to politicise the issue, in the current scenario the decision is as much political as it is economic, however much we may wish it were not.

While the major countries like US, Europe , Japan and Australia have made no secret revelation that India should  join them in 3) _____________________ Putin’s war, as the goverment of 141 countries who voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution did. Russia has intentionally offered the discount at the oil to show that India is among the ‘many’ countries that resist the Atlantic alliance’s attempt to 4) __________________ and punish Putin. On the other hand Xi’s China has suddenly discovered that Modi’s India is worth talking to: it will provide cover for the Xi government to not only 5) ________________ attention from its own support for Russia, but also to position itself as someone who is more willing to engage with the Atlantic alliance than India.

Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 5.

Option 1: beseech
 

Option 2: extol

Option 3: deflect
 

Option 4:  signify