Question : Which of the following is not one of the major tectonic plates of the Earth?

Option 1: Nazca plate

Option 2: Pacific plate

Option 3: Africa with the eastern Atlantic floor plate

Option 4: India-Australia-New Zealand plate

Question : Kepler's law of planetary motion states that the square of the period is proportional to the

Option 1: semi-major axis

Option 2: square of the semi-major axis

Option 3: cube of the semi-major axis

Option 4: fourth power of the semi-major axis

Question : Which of the following was a major opposition party during the era of one-party dominance in India?

Option 1:  Bharatiya Jana Sangh

Option 2:  Aam Aadmi Party

Option 3:  All India Trinamool Congres

Option 4:  Telugu Desam Party

Question :  There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Pick up the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The Global maize production across the world is worth billions of dollars annually and is a major contributing factor to global food security because it’s a 1) ______________ food for billions of people. Majority of the maize production depends on natural rainfall, making it 2) ______________ to variable rainfall patterns.

This limitation is likely to get intense in the future as it is anticipated that the climate change is going to lower rainfall in many regions of the world. This could decrease 3) ______________ by 10% by the time global temperature has risen by 4º C.  Another challenge of droughts are also likely to become more 4) ______________ and severe. The increase in temperatures are also predicted for many parts of the world which will  have direct effects on the productivity and growth of maize. High temprature will also lead to more 5) ______________, which means that plants lose more water.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 2.

Option 1: vulnerable
 

Option 2: nefarious
 

Option 3: condemn
 

Option 4: tacit

Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

On April 1,2022 Pope Francis apologized  to First Nations, Inuit and Métis 1) ____________________, he acknowledged the amount of harm done by residential schools in Canada and marking a significant step in the church admitting its role in the 2) _________________ of Indigenous communities and children. Although the apology  was very important but it also raised questions as what it means when a pope apologises.

For once it is unthinkable that pope will apologise, as for accepting the fault  would mean that the church was 3) ___________________. However, the Second Vatican Council, an  assembly of bishops, cardinals, heads of religious orders and 4) ___________________ that met from 1962 to 1965 contributed towards the modernization of the church  shifted the church’s perspective on change and 5) _____________________ major changes. It also paved the way of admitting the fault.

Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 4.

Option 1:  theologians
 

Option 2:  adherent
 

Option 3: sanguine

Option 4: dexterity