Question : The class structure in pre-independence India was characterized by:  
 

Option 1: A dominant middle class  
 

Option 2: A large industrial working class  
 

Option 3: A predominantly agrarian society  

Option 4: High levels of urbanization  

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

He is no clever to make sound business decisions.

Option 1: not clever to be making

Option 2: No improvement required

Option 3: not clever enough to make

Option 4: not enough clever to make

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:

Himalayan rivers are never dry because they:

Option 1: have a shorter and shallower course

Option 2: are dependent on rainfall only

Option 3: are fed by glaciers and rainfall

Option 4: originate in the Western Ghats

Question : Rearrange the parts of the sentence in the correct order.
It is not uncommon
P. for parents and others in a particular animal
Q. group to teach their young through example how to
R. of drought or other environmental change
S. find food or water when it becomes scarce because

Option 1: PQSR

Option 2: SPRQ

Option 3: QSPR

Option 4: PQRS

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.

Starting and (1)_________ a positive daily morning routine is an investment and a way to do your best work every day. It also gives you structure, building forward-moving habits and creating momentum for the rest of the day. It helps you to (2)__________ priorities, limit procrastination, and keep track of your goals. Your brain is at its (3)_________ in the morning. And you can get your best work and tasks done without struggle. But distractions can get the best of us. You get distracted and procrastinate. You make plans the previous day to get your most (4)__________ task done first thing in the morning, but you don't follow through on them. You are able to get things (5)___________ but not the right things.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.

Option 1: doable

Option 2: do

Option 3: did

Option 4: done

Question : Direction: In each of the following question, which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?

a _ b _ ca _ b _ c _ a _ cc

Option 1: a c b c a b

Option 2: a b a b c a

Option 3: a c a c a b

Option 4: a b a b a c

Question : Refrigerators keep food unspoiled because

Option 1: at its low temperature bacteria and moulds are inactive

Option 2: at its low temperature, the germs are killed

Option 3: at its low temperature, the germs are frozen

Option 4: it sterilizes the food

Question :

Complete each sentence by choosing the correct homophone and writing it in the blank.

Who has ________the trophy.

Option 1: one

Option 2: won

Option 3: win

Option 4: winned

Question : Comprehension:
Read the following passage and answer the question.
Another feature of the post-Cold War era is that since the West has become the victor of the East-West ideological rivalry, Western systems and Western influences, in general, have started to dominate the whole world. For example, the United States has visibly enhanced its influence in the Middle East and in the Caucasus since the end of the Cold War. The invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in August 1990 and the following Gulf Crisis, in a way, created an opportunity for the United States to exercise its hegemonic power in the Middle East. In the following years, in the absence of a counterpower, the influence of the United States increased further. With the military operation in Afghanistan and the invasion of Iraq after the September 11, 2001 attacks, the United States perpetuated its dominance in the region. The region of the Caucasus was formerly under the Russian sphere of influence. But the United States managed to enter this energy-rich region with some new allies that used to be part of the Soviet Union, such as Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and Georgia. Although Russia certainly did not want the United States' presence in the region, its ability to prevent it has remained limited. Likewise, NATO expanded to include Eastern Europe, a region that also used to be under Soviet influence. Russia, in the beginning, tried to resist NATO expansion, posing several threats, including creating a counter defence organisation. But it was eventually convinced by the project of "partnership for peace," through which it preserved many of its privileges in Eastern European countries.

Question:
Which of the following statements is correct on the basis of the given passage?

Option 1: Russia has visibly enhanced its influence in the Middle East and in Caucasus since the end of the Cold War.

Option 2: Russia certainly wanted the United States presence in the Caucasus region.

Option 3: East has become the victor of the East-West ideological rivalry post the cold war.

Option 4: Western systems and Western influences, in general, started to dominate the whole world after the cold war.

Question : Find out the correct conjunctions.

Many people think vaccines surplus our resistant arrangement, making it less able to respond to other ailments _____ Cancer, Dengue, which are now threatening our health.

Option 1: so as to

Option 2: with the aim of

Option 3: such as

Option 4: lest

Option 5: but for