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

Option 1: acbddb

Option 2: adbcbd

Option 3: cabddc

Option 4: ddcbbc

Question : Select the appropriate option to replace the underlined word with the adverb of frequency.
He did not admit that his team played badly.

Option 1: never admitted

Option 2: yesterday admitted

Option 3: happily admitted

Option 4: willingly admitted

Question : Comprehension:
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
India's favourable demographic trends, which have increased the workforce's percentage of the overall population, have paved the way for a significant middle-class expansion. A big population bulge emerging from absolute poverty and set to reach the middle class would generate new dynamics. In India, over 55 percent of the population is predicted to reach the middle class. In reality, because India's demographics are significantly younger than China and the United States, the country's middle class might be the world's largest (in terms of population) by 2025.
It is no exaggeration to argue that future growth will be reliant on the increasing middle class and that the middle class's development will be reliant on growth. Growth has been fuelled by both private consumption and saving, both of which are fuelled by the middle class. India's private consumption accounts for over 60% of the country's GDP, while private consumption growth has contributed to 70% of the country's growth since 2000.
Even though China's middle class is now greater than India's, private spending in the former accounts for a lesser share of growth. In contrast to the United States, where domestic savings are dropping and the country borrows excess funds from outside to invest and expand, India's domestic savings and investments are increasing and funding investments. The emergence of the middle class is anticipated to coincide with a transition away from large-scale informality, which now characterises much of the services and industrial sectors, and toward more formal, wage-earning, and medium-scale firms. Technological advancements will spread at a faster rate. Cities will expand as the necessities concentrate on them. If there is enough movement across states and from rural to urban regions, the population increase will be more evenly distributed.

Question:
Which of the following options has contributed to the expansion of the middle class?

Option 1: Evenly distributed economic opportunities

Option 2: Increased private consumption

Option 3: Increased workforce percentage

Option 4: Increased foreign investment

Question : Statement 1: Division of labor involves breaking down complex tasks into simpler ones.

Statement 2: It does not contribute to increasing efficiency and specialization.

Option 1: Statement 1 is true, and Statement 2 is false.

Option 2: Statement 1 is false, and Statement 2 is true.

Option 3: Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true.

Option 4: Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false.

Question : Assertion: The Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana offers incentives to employers to promote job creation.

Reason: It aims to encourage foreign direct investment in India.

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 : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.

The number of Indian students going abroad for higher studies has increased by 68.79 per cent in the past year, according to data provided by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Subhas Sarkar. As per the data provided by him in the Lok Sabha, the number of Indians enrolled in foreign varsities increased from 4.44 lakh in 2021 to 7.5 lakh in 2022. He clarified that while the Bureau of Immigration and Ministry of Home Affairs maintain departure and arrival data of Indians, there is no index for capturing the category of Indians going abroad for higher education.

"Purpose of Indians going abroad for higher education is captured manually based either on their verbal disclosure or the type of visa of the destination country produced by them at the time of immigration clearance," Sarkar said.

According to the data provided by the ministry, the number of Indian nationals increased from 4.54 lakh in 2017 to 5.17 lakh in 2018. There was a significant increase in 2019 as well, with 5.86 lakh students flying out of the country. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of Indian nationals in foreign varsities saw a drastic dip as only 2.59 lakh students were registered. While the number continued to remain low, it saw a slight increase in 2021 with 4.44 lakh registrations. However, the number has significantly jumped to 7.5 lakh in 2022. The increase in the number of Indian nationals abroad corresponds with the latest immigration reports from some of the popular study-abroad destinations such as the US, UK, and Australia. For the UK, the Immigration Statistics Report states that 127,731 visas were granted to Indian students in September 2022, an increase of 93,470 (+273 per cent) against 34,261 in 2019. Similarly, in the US, the number of Indian students has more than doubled, and the Open Doors Report 2022 has predicted that the number of Indian students heading to America is likely to surpass those from China in 2022-23.

Question:

Which of the following countries is not very popular with Indian students for studies?

Option 1: Australia

Option 2: USA

Option 3: UK

Option 4: China

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.

The G20, or Group of Twenty, is an international forum which (1)_____ 19 countries and the European Union (EU). It focuses on significant global economic challenges such as international financial (2)______, climate change mitigation, and (3)______ development. In 1999, the G20 was formed in (4)______ to various global economic crises. The G20 (5)_____ itself the principal arena for international economic and financial cooperation during its 2009 meeting.

Question

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: retaliation

Option 2: reply

Option 3: response

Option 4: result

Question : Statement 1: Effective management can lead to a competitive advantage for an organization.

Statement 2: It helps in delivering products and services more efficiently than competitors.

Option 1: Both statements are true
 

Option 2: Both are incorrect
 

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

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