Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

The modern pizza was originally (1).___________ in Naples, Italy but the word pizza is Greek in (2).___________ derived from the Greek word pktos meaning solid or clotted. The ancient (3).____________ covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese. The first major (4).__________ that led to flatbread pizza was the use of tomato as a topping. It was common for the poor of the area around Naples to add (5).__________ to their yeast-based flat bread, and so the pizza began.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.

Option 1: align

Option 2: bulletin

Option 3: origin

Option 4: villain

Question : Case Study: XYZ Corporation

XYZ Corporation is a manufacturing company known for producing high-quality electronic devices. It is divided into three levels of management: top management, middle-level management, and lower-level management. The company's main objective is to expand its market reach and maintain a strong reputation for innovation and customer satisfaction.

Which objective of management focuses on the efficient use of resources in XYZ Corporation?

Option 1: Economic objective
   

Option 2: Social objective
 

Option 3: Organizational objective

Option 4: Personal objective

Question : Assertion: The principle of "Centralization" involves decision-making authority resting with top-level management.

Reason: It leads to quick decision-making and uniformity in policies.

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.

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

It was my second year at boarding school. I was sitting on platform No. 8 (1)______ Ambala station, waiting for the north-bound train. My parents (2)______ me old enough to travel on my own. I (3)______ by bus to Ambala early in the evening. Now, (4)______ was a long wait till my train (5)______. Most of the time, I had been (6)______ up and down the platform, (7)______ at the bookstall, or feeding broken biscuits to stray dogs. (8)______ a train arrived, it would become (9)______. As the carriage doors opened, people would swoop down (10)______ the nervous little ticket collector at the gate.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 7.

Option 1: screening

Option 2: browsing

Option 3: dozing

Option 4: flipping

Question : How does the veto power of permanent members impact the restructuring of the UN?

Option 1: It accelerates the reform process

Option 2: It ensures equal representation

Option 3: It can hinder the implementation of reforms

Option 4: It promotes transparency in decision-making

Question : Assertion: The consumer has a right to have complete information about the product he intends to buy.

Reason: It is because of this reason that a legal framework in India requires the manufacturers to provide such information on the package and label of the product.

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

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

Option 3: The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.

Option 4: The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.

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. 1.

Option 1: authoritative

Option 2: reign

Option 3: command

Option 4: vigour

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'

Her coach allowed she swimming in deep water.

Option 1: she to swim

Option 2: her to swim

Option 3: No substitution

Option 4: her swimming

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:

‘Slackened speed’ suggests:

Option 1: average speed

Option 2: tremendous speed

Option 3: maximum speed

Option 4: reduced speed