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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.
Words convey meaning because they are used in human activities in different forms. Different words may (1) ______ the same thing in different languages, and this is what is referred to as 'family resemblance'. In other words, languages help us (2) ______ reality and then communicate it to others. There are tens and thousands of languages in the world, and all of them help us (3) ______ express ourselves, which in turn, gives meaning to our life. One's mother tongue is (4) ______ for one's literary growth, but if you want to communicate to a wider audience, then you will (5) ______ to reach out to the target audience in a language they understand.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: essential
Option 2: unimportant
Option 3: auspicious
Option 4: silent
Correct Answer: essential
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
The sentence implies that one's mother tongue is crucial or necessary for one's literary growth. Using the term essential in this context emphasises the importance of one's native language in developing literary skills and understanding.
Therefore, the correct answer is essential.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, birds are flying is coded as 536, the nest is big is coded as 3423 and close the door is coded as 534. How will complete your work be coded in that language?
Option 1: 844
Option 2: 484
Option 3: 733
Option 4: 955
Correct Answer: 844
Solution : Given: 1. birds are flying ⇒ 536 2. the nest is big ⇒ 3423 3. close the door ⇒ 534
Count the number of letters in birds are flying to obtain the required code – birds→5, are→3, flying→6 Thus, birds are flying is coded as 536. And in, the nest is big is coded as 3423 – the→3, nest→4, is→2, big→3 Thus, the nest is big is coded as 3423. Similarly, follow the same pattern for complete your work – complete→8, your→4, work→4
Thus, complete your work is coded as 844. Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, CUT is written as BD21SU. How will DRY be written in that language?
Option 1: C18EXZ
Option 2: CE18XZ
Option 3: CZ18EX
Option 4: CE18ZX
Correct Answer: CE18XZ
Solution : Given: CUT is written as BD21SU.
Subtract and add 1 to the place value of the first and third letter and write the place value of the second letter of CUT, to obtain the required code –
Thus, CUT is coded as BD21SU. Similarly, follow the same pattern for DRY –
So, DRY is coded as CE18XZ. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Preet wants to use object-oriented programming language for her application. Which among the following languages should she pick?
Option 1: Either Java or Pascal
Option 2: Pascal
Option 3: BASIC
Option 4: Java
Correct Answer: Java
Solution : The correct answer is Java.
Preet wants to utilise an object-oriented programming language for her application. A method for creating software called object-oriented programming concentrates on defining and shaping named classes as entities with properties and actions. Java is a general-purpose, object-oriented programming language that is widely used in business development.
Question : Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order. A. New research, however, has found that bilingual children speak their first fifty words and so on, at the same age as children who only speak one language. B. Until fairly recently, parents and teachers feared that introducing children to a second language when they were very young could delay their language skills. C. Furthermore, there is no evidence that children confuse the two languages. D. In addition, there were fears that bilingual children would become confused in their use of language.
Option 1: BADC
Option 2: ACDB
Option 3: ABDC
Option 4: BDAC
Correct Answer: BDAC
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Therefore, the correct sequence is BDAC.
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.
Human activities are changing Earth's natural greenhouse 1. _________. Burning fossil fuels like coal and oil puts 2. _________carbon dioxide into our atmosphere. NASA has 3.__________increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and some other greenhouse gases in 4. ___________atmosphere. Too much of these greenhouse gases can 5. __________Earth's atmosphere to trap more and more heat. This causes Earth to warm up.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.
Option 1: to observe
Option 2: observing
Option 3: observe
Option 4: observed
Correct Answer: observed
Explanation:
In the sentence, "an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide" indicates what NASA has observed, specifically a rise in the quantity of carbon dioxide. So, the sentence means that NASA has detected and documented a rise in the levels of carbon dioxide.
Question : Linguistic composition of a population refers to:
Option 1: The distribution of languages spoken
Option 2: The literacy rate
Option 3: The dialects used in literature
Option 4: The official language policy
Correct Answer: The distribution of languages spoken
Solution : Linguistic composition refers to the distribution of languages spoken within a population, not to literacy rates, dialects used in literature, or official language policies.
Words convey meaning because they are used in human activities in different forms. Different words may (1) ______ the same thing in different languages, and this is what is referred to as 'family resemblance'. In other words, languages help us (2) ______ reality and then communicate it to others. There are tens and thousands of languages in the world, and all of them help us (3) ______ express ourselves, which in turn gives meaning to our lives. One's mother tongue is (4) ______ for one's literary growth, but if you want to communicate to a wider audience, then you will (5) ______ to reach out to the target audience in a language they understand.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: meaningful
Option 2: meaning
Option 3: mean
Option 4: meant
Correct Answer: mean
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
The sentence structure suggests that different words may refer to the same thing in different languages, emphasising the idea that words convey meaning.
The appropriate term to use in this context is mean, which completes the sentence to convey that different words may mean the same thing in different languages.
Therefore, the correct answer is mean.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, if February is called March, March is called April, April is called June, June is called September, and September is called November, then which month will have the most number of days?
Option 1: September
Option 2: March
Option 3: April
Option 4: June
Correct Answer: April
Solution : Here, as per the given instructions –
Since March has the most number of days, therefore according to the given code, March is called April.
So, the answer is April. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, They play Football is written as po la ta, They like playing is written as la to zu, Football is best game is written as xu po ba cu. How will Football be written in that language?
Option 1: po
Option 2: xu
Option 3: zu
Option 4: la
Correct Answer: po
Solution : Given: 1. They play Football is written as po la ta, 2. They like playing is written as la to zu, 3. Football is best game is written as xu po ba cu
In statements 1 and 3, Football is common and in codes po is common.
So, Football will be coded as po. Hence, the first option is correct.
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