Question : Comprehension:

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

Notwithstanding logistical challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, India continues to expand its rice export footprint in the African, Asian, and European Union markets, thus having the largest share in the global rice trade. The robust global demand also helped India’s growth in rice exports.

In 2020-21, India’s rice exports (Basmati and Non-Basmati) rose by a huge 87 per cent to 17.72 Million tonnes (MT) from 9.49 MT achieved in 2019-20.

In terms of value realisation, India’s rice exports rose by 38 per cent to USD 8815 million in 2020-21 from USD 6397 million reported in 2019-20. In terms of Rupees, India’s rice export grew by 44 per cent to Rs 65298 crore in 2020-21 from Rs 45379 crore in the previous year. In the first seven months of the current financial year (2021-22), India’s rice exports rose by more than 33 per cent to 11.79 MT from 8.91 MT achieved during April-October, 2020-21. It is anticipated that India’s rice exports in 2021-22 will likely surpass the record feet of 17.72 MT achieved in 2020-21.

In 2020-21, India shipped non-basmati rice to nine countries - Timor-Leste, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Eswatini, Myanmar, and Nicaragua, where exports were carried out for the first time or earlier the shipment was smaller in volume.

India’s Non-Basmati rice exports were valued at USD 4796 million (Rs 35448 crore) in 2020-21, with Basmati Rice exports a close second at USD 4018 million (Rs 29,849 crore).In terms of volume of Basmati rice exports in 2020-21, the top ten countries – Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Kuwait, United Kingdom, Qatar, and Oman have a share of close to 80 per cent in total shipments of aromatic long-grained rice from India.

Top ten countries – Nepal, Benin, Bangladesh, Senegal, Togo, Cote D Ivoire, Guinea, Malaysia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates – have a share of 57 per cent in India’s total exports of non-Basmati rice in 2020-21 in terms of volume.

Which of the following countries imported rice from India for the first time?

Option 1: Iraq

Option 2: Bangladesh

Option 3: Brazil

Option 4: United Arab Emirates

Question : $\triangle ABC \sim \triangle DEF$ and the perimeters of $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle DEF$ are 40 cm and 12 cm respectively. If DE = 6 cm then AB is:

Option 1: 12.6 cm

Option 2: 24 cm

Option 3: 20 cm

Option 4: 10 cm

Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements.
Statements:
Some white are cars.
No truck is a car.
Conclusions:
I. All trucks are white.
II. Some cars are white.

Option 1: Only conclusion II follows

Option 2: Neither conclusion follows

Option 3: Only conclusion I follows

Option 4: Both conclusions I and II follow

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

Each of the naughty boys were punished by the Principal.

Option 1: No improvement required

Option 2: were punish

Option 3: was punishing

Option 4: was punished

Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following sets.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 - operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed.)
(17, 26, 37)
(170, 197, 226)

Option 1: (48, 63, 80)

Option 2: (45, 52, 105)

Option 3: (16, 28, 36)

Option 4: (52, 65, 83)

Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".

Someone must (being) killed.

1. have been
2. has been
3. been
4. No Improvement

Option 1: 1

Option 2: 2

Option 3: 3

Option 4: 4

Question : Refer to the following data table and answer the question.

What is the value of the total stock?(in lakh rupees)

Option 1: 748.6

Option 2: 74.86

Option 3: 81.97

Option 4: 299

Question : What is the child sex ratio in India in the 2011 Census?

Option 1: 914 females per 1000 males

Option 2: 911 females per 1000 males

Option 3: 941 females per 1000 males

Option 4: 814 females per 1000 males

Question : Direction: The table below shows the percentage of literate people in 6 cities. This table also shows the ratio of males to females among literate people.

Percentage of literate people of any city = $\frac{\text{Literate people of the city}}{\text{Total population of the city}} × 100$
If there are 2,59,210 literate females in city 5, what is the total population of city 5?

Option 1: 6,44,000

Option 2: 3,54,200

Option 3: 6,90,000

Option 4: 4,83,000

Question : In $\triangle ABC$, $D$ and $E$ are points on sides $AB$ and $AC$, such that $DE$ II $BC$. If $AD=x+3$, $DB =2 x-3$, $A E=x+1$ and $EC=2 x-2$, then the value of $x$ is:

Option 1: $\frac{4}{5}$

Option 2: $\frac{1}{2}$

Option 3: $\frac{3}{5}$

Option 4: $\frac{1}{5}$