Question :  In the following passage, some blanks are given and against each blank five alternative words are suggested. Choose the correct alternative to complete the passage in a meaningful way.

Meanwhile in technical ________________ (1) the “Cloud” may be called as the combination of computing resources over a network, popularly, “Cloud” has come to mark and encompass the complete range of sructures that make online activity possible, from facebook to netflix to Google Drive. Like a fluffly ________________ (2) moving across a wide and clear blue sky, not forming a particular shape or form, the Cloud of the digital is elusive, its internal working seems complex to the public, an example of what MIT cybernetician Norbert Weiner once called a “black box.” But like the clouds above us, however shapelss or ________________ (3) they may seem to be, are in fact made of matter, the Cloud of the digital is also perpetually material.

To get at the matter of the Cloud we must ________________ (4) the coils of coaxial cables, fiber optic tubes, cellular towers, air conditioners, power distribution units, transformers, water pipes, computer servers, and more.  We must be aware of its  material flow of electricity, water, air, heat, metals, minerals, and all the earth elements that ________________ (5) our digital lives. By this we can say that cloud is not only material but is also an ecologicak force. As it continues to ________________ (6), its impact on the environment is also increasing, even as entire workforce from engineers to technicians, and executives behind its formation aspire to balance profitability with sustainability.

Nowhere is this ________________ (7) more visible than in the walls of the infrastructures where the content of the Cloud lives: the factory-libraries where data is stored and computational power is pooled to keep our cloud applications ________________ (8).

Q. Choose the correct alternative for blank 7

Option 1: Nettle
 

Option 2: Surreptitious

Option 3: Dilemma
 

Option 4: Assaying

Question : Which of the following statement is correct?
Statement 1: In the capital market transactions are made in the short term securities
Statement 2: It is the nature of the capital market to established balance between the supply and the demand side.

Option 1: Both are true 

Option 2: Both are false

Option 3: Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.

Option 4: Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.
 

Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.

It is a story about Mr. and Mrs. Ansari, who had look to rent an apartment in the city.

Option 1: is looking to

Option 2: No substitution required

Option 3: were looking for

Option 4: were looking to

Question : Comprehension:

An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane. The location below the earth's surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicentre.

Sometimes an earthquake has foreshocks. These are smaller earthquakes that happen in the same place as the larger earthquake that follows. Scientists can’t tell that an earthquake is a foreshock until a larger earthquake happens. The largest main earthquake is called the mainshock. Mainshocks always have aftershocks that follow. These are smaller earthquakes that occur afterwards in the same place as the main shock. Depending on the size of the mainshock, aftershocks can continue for weeks, months, and even years after the mainshock!

The Earth has four major layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust. The crust and the top of the mantle make up a thin skin on the surface of our planet.

But this skin is not all in one piece; it is made up of many pieces, like a puzzle covering the surface of the earth. Not only that, but these puzzle pieces keep slowly moving around, sliding past one another, and bumping into each other. We call these puzzle pieces tectonic plates, and the edges of the plates are called plate boundaries. The plate boundaries are made up of many faults, and most of the earthquakes around the world occur on these faults. Since the edges of the plates are rough, they get stuck while the rest of the plate keeps moving. Finally, when the plate has moved far enough, the edges unstick on one of the faults, and there is an earthquake.
 

Question:

What is the suitable title of the passage?

Option 1: All about earthquakes

Option 2: Fault plates

Option 3: Layers of earth

Option 4: Mainshock and aftershocks

Question : Assertion: Centralization of authority leads to quicker decision-making.

Reason: It reduces the need for coordination among different levels of management.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 3: Assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: Assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question : Assertion: The Stand-Up India scheme focuses on promoting entrepreneurship among women and SC/ST entrepreneurs.

Reason: It provides financial assistance to micro and small enterprises in rural areas.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
 

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason does not correctly explain the assertion.
 

Option 3: The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question : Which of the following statement is correct?

• Borrowings from rest of the world contribute to supply of foreign exchange to India.
• Grants and donations from rest of the world only result in demand of foreign exchange.
   

Option 1: Both are true 
 

Option 2: Both are false 
 

Option 3: Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
 

Option 4: Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false.
 

Question : Which directing activity highlighted in the given statement?
Statement: It refers to that process which excite people to work for attainment of a desired objective.

Option 1: Supervision

Option 2: Communication

Option 3: Leadership

Option 4: Motivation

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.
National Educational Policy of India 2020 is built on the foundational (1)__________ of Equity, Access, Quality and Affordability. The policy is a (2) __________framework of India's education system from elementary to higher education. It also discusses the (3)____________and scope of vocational training. The objective is to (4)___________India in a vibrant knowledge society and make the country a global knowledge superpower by providing a more (5)_________flexible and multidisciplinary education to its youth.

Question:

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

Option 1: figure

Option 2: profile

Option 3: shape

Option 4: outline

Question : Assertion: Scientific management principles emphasize standardizing work methods.

Reason: It reduces variations in performance and improves efficiency.

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.