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:

A river along with its tributaries may be called a:

Option 1: highland

Option 2: river system

Option 3: peninsula

Option 4: flood plain

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Swollen joints (1)_______ when there is fluid in the tissues around the joints. It can be very (2)_______ and can make it difficult to move the affected joints. In some cases, swelling may cause affected joints to increase in size or appear to be in odd (3)_______. Joint pain and swelling can affect more than one (4)______ at a time. The most common joints to be (5)______ by pain and swelling are elbows, wrists, shoulders, the base of the spine, knuckles, hips, knees, or ankles.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number (1).

Option 1: happen

Option 2: prompt

Option 3: produce

Option 4: suppress

Question : Which concept is highlighted in the given statement?
Statement:  It refers to those factors which affect the marketing decisions but are not control lable at the firms level.
 

Option 1: Controllable factors
 

Option 2: Non controllable factors
 

Option 3: Accurate factors
 

Option 4: None of the above

Question : What was a major criticism of the focus on wheat and rice in the Green Revolution?

Option 1: It led to a decline in the production of cash crops.

Option 2: It caused a reduction in agricultural biodiversity.

Option 3: It increased the dependency on imported seeds.

Option 4: It resulted in a surplus of food grains.

Question : How did the introduction of colonial administrative structures affect rural society's political landscape?
 

Option 1: It strengthened traditional governance systems
 

Option 2: It led to the decentralization of power
 

Option 3: It undermined local political authority
 

Option 4: It promoted democratic participation

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.

In 1945, James Leach Miller returned from World War II and shared nothing (1)____ it with his wife. He folded up his Army (2)______, with the medals still pinned to it, and (3)____ put it in the basement, where his older boy would (4)______ take it out to play soldiers. He never complained (5)____ that generation of army men didn't air their problems. His son Michael once offered to take him back to Normandy when World War II veterans (6)____ the journey but his father shook (7)_____ head saying, "I've been there once." Sadly, Mr. Miller, 96 years old, (8)_____ survived the bloodiest battle of World War II, died of (9)_____ from the coronavirus on March 30 (10)_____ an Old Soldiers' Home.
 

Question:-

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

Option 1: if

Option 2: nevertheless

Option 3: however

Option 4: because

Question : _________ aims to increase the process of goods and services through the use of new technology. It requires change in social outlook.
 

Option 1: Globalisation
 

Option 2: Privatisation
 

Option 3: Modernisation
 

Option 4: Liberalisation 
 

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.
All the housewives who went to the Kalpatharu Supermarket in Bengaluru had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her (1)________. For this was what that notice just inside the entrance promised. It said, ‘Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your (2)________ day!’ For several weeks, Mrs. Batliwala hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky (3)________. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hope. Her kitchen was full of things which she did not need. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say “Madam, this is your lucky day. (4)________ in your basket is free."
On Saturday morning, Mrs. Batliwala went to the supermarket and bought only tea. She went to the cash desk when the manager of the supermarket came up to her and said, “You are our lucky customer, and everything in your basket is (5)________!”
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: products

Option 2: sample

Option 3: everything

Option 4: packets

Question : Comprehension:

In the given 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.

The word ‘diet’ is associated with the feeling of developing eating (1) _________ that are time-bound, coupled (2) ________ a strict food plan. But the (3) ________ meaning of diet is the food (4) _________ which a person follows daily. It (5) ________ creating a food plan that(6) _________ around your lifestyle, your work, (7) _________ quality of your sleep, your (8)__________ level, the kind of (9) _______ you do, your palate and your (10) ___________.

Question:

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

Option 1: only

Option 2: the

Option 3: a

Option 4: one

Question : Which of the following challenge to Indian environment is highlighted here?
It is widespread in urban areas where as some areas have a high concentration of it due industries and thermal power plant.
 

Option 1: Air pollution
 

Option 2: Water pollution
 

Option 3: Loss of biodiversity
 

Option 4: Soil Erosion.