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.

Allegiance to one’s favourite team is something that sports fans (1) ______ over a period of time. They are so attached to their favourite teams that they could display (2) ______ emotions, not just during the course of the match, but much after the actual event is over. This phenomenon, (3) ______ common across the globe, is more seen in countries like Brazil, India, the US and even the UK, where the favourite sport may not be the same in each of these nations. In spite of this craze and hysteria, sport has (4) ______ a long way. It is accepted as one of the world’s most (5) ______ pastimes ever.

Question

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number (5).

Option 1: entertaining

Option 2: tiresome

Option 3: inhibited

Option 4: detrimental

Question : Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order, forming a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. And every time I stood under the shower, she shouted, "Don't waste water."
B. She had poisoned my mind with the lectures on social awareness, equal rights for the poor, India's socio-ecological problems.
C. Every time I was about to take my first bite of a hot buttered roti, she reminded me of the starving millions in our country and in the whole wide world.
D. It was Priyanka's fault—that stupid sister of mine—the social activist.

Option 1: DBCA

Option 2: DACB

Option 3: ADBC

Option 4: CDAB

Question : In psychological testing, reliability refers to:

Option 1: The test's ability to measure what it claims to measure

Option 2: The consistency of the test results over time

Option 3: The test's popularity among psychologists

Option 4: The length of the test

Question : Directions: Starting from point A, an animal walked 15 m towards the East. It took a left turn and walked 25 m. Then, it took a right turn and walked 10 m. Again it took a left turn and walked 15 m. Finally, it took a left turn and walked 25 m. How far and in which direction is the animal now from the starting point A?

Option 1: 25 m, East

Option 2: 40 m, South

Option 3: 40 m, North

Option 4: 25 m, West

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. 8.

Option 1: No longer

Option 2: As soon as

Option 3: A long as

Option 4: No sooner

Question : P, Q and R are equal partners with fixed capitals of Rs. 5,00,000, Rs. 4,00,000 and Rs. 3,00,000, respectively. After closing the accounts for the year ending 31st March 2019. It was discovered that interest on capital @ 7% instead of 9% p.a. In the adjustment entry.

Option 1: P will be credited by Rs. 2,000 and
Q will be debited by Rs. 2,000.

Option 2: P will be debited by Rs. 2,000 and
Q will be credited by Rs. 2,000

Option 3: P will be debited by Rs. 2,000 and
R will be credited by Rs. 2,000.

Option 4: P will Be credited By Rs. 2,000 and
R will Be debited by Rs. 2000

Question : How did India's foreign policy during the Cold War era affect its international relations?  
 

Option 1: It led to strained relations with both superpowers.  
 

Option 2: It allowed India to receive aid and support from both blocs.  
 

Option 3: It isolated India from global politics.  

Option 4: It made India a member of the Warsaw Pact.  

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.

Speech is a great (1)________, but it can be a great curse, for, while it helps us to make our desires and intentions known to our fellows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of the (2)________, the use of an unusual or ambiguous word, and so on, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again, different classes of people use different (3)________, and the ordinary speech of an educated man may strike an uneducated listener as showing pride. Unwittingly, we may use a word which bears a different meaning for our listener from what it does to men of our own class. Thus, speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought, but one which demands (4)________ handling; only a fool will express himself alike to all kinds and conditions of men. Thus, speech is a valuable gift but if not used in a proper way, may cause misunderstanding. Since different classes use different words, we must use speech carefully to avoid being (5)________.

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

Option 1: praised

Option 2: criticised

Option 3: misunderstood

Option 4: condemned

Question : Assertion: Planning in India is primarily focused on promoting quick, balanced economic growth that is inclusive and just.
Reason: It is widely believed that poverty and unemployment are the main obstacles to India's development.

Option 1: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are True and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Option 2: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are True and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Option 3: Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False

Option 4: Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True