Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the question of where and when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic ever, originated is one of the biggest mysteries in human history. After all, the Black Death was the first wave of the second plague pandemic of the 14th to early 19th centuries. It killed some 50-60% of the population in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and an unaccountable number of people in Central Asia. Different proposals, based on competing theories, have been put forward. But in 2017, I came across some records describing an intriguing medieval cemetery in Kara-Djigach, Chüy Valley, northern Kyrgyzstan, which I suspected may hold the key. As part of a multidisciplinary team co-led by Maria Spyrou at the University of Tubingen, we have now investigated several specimens from individuals buried at that site – and come up with an answer. The idea that the Black Death originated in the east – territories overlapping, roughly speaking, Central Asia, Mongolia and China – dates back to the contemporaries of the pandemic in Europe and the Islamic world. The modern, academic Chinese origin theory dates back to at least 1756-8 and a publication about the history of Central Asia by French scholar Joseph de Guignes.
Select the suitable word given in the passage which means ‘areas of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state’.

Option 1: Territories

Option 2: Contemporaries

Option 3: Population

Option 4: Mysteries

Question :  Choose which of the following statements is correct.

Option 1: When a single set of statements of two firms is compared, it is known as Cross-sectional Analysis.

Option 2: A comparison of two or more enterprises or firms is known as Inter- firm Comparison.

Option 3: Both 1 and 2

Option 4: None  of the above

Question : It helps in fixing the ratio between debt and equity in the long term finance. Which financial activity is highlighted in the given statement?

Option 1: Amount of long term and short term financing

Option 2: Quantum of current assets

Option 3: Breakup of long term financing into debt and equity.

Option 4: Size as well as composition of fixed assets.

Question : Case Study: LMN Ventures - Financing Innovation and Research

LMN Ventures is a research-driven technology company aiming to innovate and develop cutting-edge products. The company is exploring various sources of business finance to support its research and development endeavors.

Questions : Business Finance and Research

How does financial planning impact LMN Ventures' research and development goals?

Option 1: It determines employee training strategies
  

Option 2: It focuses on reducing company workforce
 

Option 3: It allocates funds effectively for innovation projects

Option 4: It analyzes market trends for new products

Question : (A) The proportion of populace underneath deficiency line has been declining.

(B) Therefore, it is an encouraging symbol, but we must watch against our rising pace of populace expansion.

(C) Deficiency mitigation is one of the most momentous programmes.

(D) Even though this modification is sluggish and steady, it appears to be unswerving.

(E) The degree of success of this programme can be gauged when we examine the share of citizens underneath deficiency line

Which sentence should come FOURTH in the paragraph?

Option 1: A

Option 2: B

Option 3: C

Option 4: D

Option 5: E

Question : Which of the following statements is false about the right to freedom of religion mentioned in the Indian Constitution?

Option 1: It provides freedom to manage religious affairs.

Option 2: It provides freedom of worship.

Option 3: It is mentioned in Articles 25 to 28.

Option 4: It mentions that the state has its own religion.

Question : Directions: Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
_ab _ b _ bc _ ca _

Option 1: accbb

Option 2: abcca

Option 3: cacab

Option 4: abacb

Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.

From January 28 to February 4, 2023, a Chinese-operated, large white high-altitude balloon was seen in North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. The American and Canadian militaries asserted that the balloon was for surveillance, while the Chinese government maintained it was a civilian meteorological research airship that had been blown off course. Analysts said that the balloon's flight path and structural characteristics made it dissimilar from those which have typically been used for meteorological research. The U.S. Department of State said that the balloon was capable of locating electronic communication devices, including mobile phones and radios, and that

American U-2 reconnaissance aircraft deployed to track the balloon in the air revealed that the balloon carried antennas and other equipment "clearly for intelligence surveillance and inconsistent with the equipment on board weather balloons." The State Department said that the spy balloon was part of a global Chinese military-directed surveillance effort in which Chinese spy balloons have flown over more than 40 nations in five continents.

On February 4, the U.S. Air Force shot down the balloon over U.S. territorial waters off the coast of South Carolina, on the order of U.S. President Joe Biden. Debris from the wreckage was recovered and sent to the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, for analysis.

The incident increased U.S.-China tensions. The incident prompted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to delay a diplomatic visit to Beijing, which was set to be his first since 2018. It also further strained Canada-China relations, as Canada summoned the Chinese ambassador because of the violation of Canadian airspace. On February 3, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that a second Chinese balloon was passing over Latin America, which China also said belonged to it. On February 10, the Air Force shot down another aerial object over U.S. territory at the order of President Biden.

Question:

The passage is mainly about

Option 1: the strained relations between US and China

Option 2: a Chinese spy balloon flying over US and Canadian territories

Option 3: China's global military-directed surveillance

Option 4: Chinese balloons flying all over the world

Question : Assertion: Scientific management principles focus on optimizing work efficiency through time and motion studies.

Reason: It helps in identifying wasteful movements and improving work processes.

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.