Question : Direction: Given below is a short passage followed by some items based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

More than eight months after the national lockdown was announced in late March, urban India is learning to live with the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, indicating a positive outlook for the future, many survey respondents in a recent survey say they plan to return to pre-lockdown levels of shopping, personal grooming, going to cinemas and socializing as pandemic fears continue to recede.
The survey findings highlight that the suppression of consumer demand because of fears of job losses and salary cuts could be coming to an end. Increasingly, urban Indians are showing increased confidence about the future of the economy. This could be an indicator of the possible 'pent-up demand' that several economists have been talking about - a demand that could be unleashed once a vaccine is developed and distributed, or when there are signs of the pandemic's spread reducing to negligible levels or vanishing totally.

Around 65 per cent of respondents said they had settled into new routines, or that they saw signs of the situation improving, or they had come to terms with the pandemic and were moving on with their lives. And since the survey was conducted before the news of the successful trials of the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus was announced, it is likely that the consumers are now even more positive in their outlook about the future.

Question:Question:Question:
Which one of the following is the central idea of the passage?
 

Option 1:  Economic survey
 

Option 2: Development of Covid-19 vaccine
 

Option 3: Suppression of  demand
 

Option 4: None of these

Question : (A) The proportion of populace underneath deficiency line has been declining.

(B) Therefore, it is an encouraging symbol, but we must watch against our rising pace of populace expansion.

(C) Deficiency mitigation is one of the most momentous programmes.

(D) Even though this modification is sluggish and steady, it appears to be unswerving.

(E) The degree of success of this programme can be gauged when we examine the share of citizens underneath deficiency line

Which sentence should come THIRD in the paragraph?

Option 1: A

Option 2: B

Option 3: C

Option 4: D

Option 5: E

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.

Snail slime is made (1)_______a mixture of substances. It is mostly water (2)______with proteins and some carbohydrates and minerals, (3)________into a sort of jelly. This jelly is (4)_________"mucus". It's not that different from the snot that comes out of your nose when you have a (5)_________.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.

Option 1: sliced

Option 2: diced

Option 3: mixed

Option 4: rotated

Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

The cat climbed a tree and perched itself on a branch.

Option 1: parched

Option 2: No substitution required

Option 3: perked

Option 4: perished

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.

As I (1)_____ the stream and began climbing the hill, the grunting and chattering increased, as though the langurs were trying to warn me of some hidden danger. I looked up and saw a great orange-gold leopard, sleek and spotted, (2)______ on a rock about twenty feet away from me. The leopard looked at me once, briefly and with an air of disdain, and then sprang into a dense thicket, making (3)_______ no sound as it melted into the shadows. I had (4)_______ the leopard in his quest for food. But a little later, I heard the quickening cry of a barking deer as it fled through the forest. After that (5)________ I did not see the leopard again.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.

Option 1: hardly

Option 2: silently

Option 3: loudly

Option 4: absolutely

Question : Comprehension:
An endangered species is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction. Species become endangered for two main reasons: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation. A loss of habitat can happen naturally. Dinosaurs, for instance, lost their habitat about 65 million years ago. The hot, dry climate of the Cretaceous period changed very quickly, most likely because of an asteroid striking the Earth. The impact of the asteroid forced debris into the atmosphere, reducing the amount of heat and light that reached Earth's surface. The dinosaurs were unable to adapt to this new, cooler habitat. Dinosaurs became endangered, then extinct. Human activity can also contribute to the loss of habitat. Development for housing, industry, and agriculture reduces the habitat of native organisms. This can happen in several different ways.

Development can directly eliminate habitat and native species. In the Amazon rainforest of South America, developers have cleared hundreds of thousands of acres. To "clear" a piece of land is to remove all trees and vegetation from it. The Amazon rainforest is cleared for cattle ranches, logging, and urban use. Development can also endanger species indirectly. Some species, such as fig trees in the rainforest, may provide habitat for other species. As trees are destroyed, species that depend on that tree habitat may also become endangered. Tree crowns provide habitat in the canopy, or top layer, of a rainforest. Plants such as vines, fungi such as mushrooms, and insects such as butterflies live in the rainforest canopy. So do hundreds of species of tropical birds and mammals, such as monkeys. As trees are cut down, this habitat is lost. Species have less room to live and reproduce.

Based on the passage above, choose the correct option for the following question.

Question

According to the passage, which of the following is the likely reason for the dinosaurs becoming endangered and then extinct?

Option 1: Earthquakes

Option 2: Asteroid striking the Earth

Option 3: Tsunami

Option 4: Volcanic eruptions

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. 3.

Option 1: Romans

Option 2: Greeks

Option 3: Spaniards

Option 4: Indians

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 (2).

Option 1: uncomfortable

Option 2: snug

Option 3: pleasant

Option 4: convenient

Question : Rearrange the following paragraph to answer the following question

(A) Therefore, it is an encouraging symbol, but we must watch against our rising pace of populace expansion.

(B) Deficiency mitigation is one of the most momentous programmes.

(C) Even though this modification is sluggish and steady, it appears to be unswerving.

(D) The degree of success of this programme can be gauged when we examine the share of citizens underneath deficiency line

Which sentence should come THIRD in the paragraph?

Option 1: A

Option 2: B

Option 3: C

Option 4: D