Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
If you pay close attention to soap advertisements, you may hear of its pH value being claimed perfect for human skin. But is there really such a thing? Let's start at the beginning. pH (potential Hydrogen) is defined as the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution. pH value ranges between 0 and 14.7 is the neutral point, 0 being the most acidic and 14 being the most alkaline. More importantly, your skin isn't exactly pH 5.5; it falls in a range between 4.0 and 7.0, depending on diverse factors like the body part, age, genetics, ethnicity, and environment conditions.

So, are products formulated at pH 5.5 perfect for skin? The short answer: not really! First, parameters like texture and other ingredients indicate a cleanser's quality, much better than pH alone. Second, though the skin pH rises slightly immediately after cleaning even with plain water, it reverts to its mild acidic pH in an hour. Healthy skin quickly rebalances the 'acid mantle' - a protective layer over the skin - and is unaffected in the long term by the cleanser's pH. Skin modulates pH, making skin products function optimally. So, why market pH 5.5 products as "perfect"? Well, for certain skin types (e.g., oily skin) and certain skin conditions (like acne), an increase in pH can aggravate these skin situations. This might lead to an interpretation that a skin care product needs to be at a 5.5 pH for optimum cleansing. Hence, skincare experts have expressed reservations about pH being the sole criterion of product safety and 'acid mantle' preservation when factors including plain water may contribute to the same. Thus, an ideal product is almost impossible to define. So, look well beyond pH alone.

Question:
"Let's start at the beginning." By this, the author means that:

Option 1: we should start discussing soap advertisements

Option 2: we should first answer the question "Is there such a thing?"

Option 3: we should look at the characteristics of a good soap

Option 4: we should start with the basic facts before going into the issue

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.

Every now and then there are going to be bad days, tough days, mood swings and all things nasty that may put a (1) ______ on our happy days. At any given moment, however, we are the ones who can make a (2)______ between letting these things get in the way or pushing them right out by (3) ______ time in things or people (4) ______ make us happy. I've had this list of things that have made me happy for years now. I made it back to college to help me deal with some difficult times that I faced then. Even today, every now and then when things go (5) ______ I always go back to this, and one or more things listed here always light me up!

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

Option 1: investing

Option 2: spending

Option 3: expanding

Option 4: spreading

Question : Directions: In a certain code language, CUT is written as BD21SU. How will DRY be written in that language?

Option 1: C18EXZ

Option 2: CE18XZ

Option 3: CZ18EX

Option 4: CE18ZX

Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Plato is the earliest important educational thinker, and education is an essential element in 'The Republic' (his most important work on philosophy and political theory, written around 360 B.C.). In it, he advocates some rather extreme methods: removing children from their mothers' care and raising them as wards of the state, and differentiating children suitable to the various castes, the highest receiving the most education, so that they could act as guardians of the city and care for the less able. He believed that education should be holistic, including facts, skills, physical discipline, music, and art. Plato believed that talent and intelligence are not distributed genetically and thus can be found in children born to all classes, although his proposed system of selective public education for an educated minority of the population does not really follow a democratic model.

Aristotle considered human nature, habit, and reason to be equally important forces to be cultivated in education, the ultimate aim of which should be to produce good and virtuous citizens. He proposed that teachers lead their students systematically, and that repetition be used as a key tool to develop good habits, unlike Socrates' emphasis on questioning his listeners to bring out their own ideas. He emphasized the balancing of the theoretical and practical aspects of subjects taught, among which he explicitly mentions reading, writing, mathematics, music, physical education, literature, history, and a wide range of sciences, as well as play, which he also considered important.

Question:
Which of these methods is NOT advocated in 'The Republic'?

Option 1: Differentiating children based on castes

Option 2: Imparting similar education to all children

Option 3: Bringing up children under state guardianship

Option 4: Keeping children away from mothers

Question : Case Study 5:

LMN Corporation is a multinational conglomerate looking to manage its currency exposure effectively.

Question : 

If LMN Corporation decides to issue short-term debt to finance its international operations, which money market instrument might it use?

Option 1: Corporate bond
 

Option 2: Call money
 

Option 3: Treasury bill

Option 4: Commercial paper

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

A. I kept quiet about it though because I didn't want to sound grumpy.
B. We were helping at a nature reserve for a week.
C. I was getting a bit fed up because we had cheese sandwiches for every meal as the cooking team knew no better.
D. When it was my team's turn to cook, we made a simple dinner of pasta and salad which was devoured in no time.

Option 1: CDAB

Option 2: BCAD

Option 3: ACDB

Option 4: BDCA