Question : Directions: Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Find the number on the face opposite the face showing 3.

Option 1: 5

Option 2: 2

Option 3: 1

Option 4: 6

Question : In which year did E. Gorter and F. Grendel make a breakthrough by examining the surface area of lipids and concluding that the lipid surface surrounding cells must be of two layers?

Option 1: 1910

Option 2: 1925

Option 3: 1945

Option 4: 1962

Question : In bio fortification technique, plant breeders use breeding to overcome

Option 1: loss due to insect pests

Option 2: decrease in food production

Option 3: deficiencies in micronutrients and vitamins

Option 4: loss due to plant diseases

Question : Directions: A sentence or a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are alternatives to the bold part that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose "No Improvement".

Election was an 'opinion minus democracy' in which the innocent and helpless people were pitted among government's muscle-power state machinery.

1. people were pitted against
2. people are pitted against
3. people would pitted against
4. No Improvement

Option 1: 1

Option 2: 2

Option 3: 3

Option 4: 4

Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

Let the farewell be bidden to our seniors.

Option 1: We should be bidden farewell by our seniors.

Option 2: Our seniors should bid farewell to us.

Option 3: Let us bid farewell to our seniors.

Option 4: Our seniors should be bidden farewell.

Question : If $(x+\frac{1}{x})^2=3$, then the value of $x^{72}+x^{66}+x^{54}+x^{24}+x^6+1$ is:

Option 1: $0$

Option 2: $2$

Option 3: $3$

Option 4: $4$

Question : Comprehension:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

In the stress-ridden world, traditional pastimes that could prove therapeutic are dying for want of patronage. One such is the art of puppetry. The word “puppet” is derived from the Latin word pupa, meaning “doll” or “girl”. Puppets came into being in India in the third century A.D. Here it was honed into a theatrical art. It helped to propagate the works of saints and religious leaders, and also depict stories from epics. Later, it spread to South East Asia. The Cambodian puppeteers inspired the Thais. Java and Bali followed though it didn’t catch on in Sumatra. The Malays followed the Siamese and Japanese styles in the nineteenth century. Gradually, puppets became more sophisticated in appearance, as skilled craftsmen began to make the models. Puppeteers became trained as performers. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, puppet theatres became extremely popular in artistic circles. Writers like George Sands and Goethe organised their own well-prepared puppet shows to entertain their friends. Puppet shows have been mentioned in the literature by Shakespeare, Ben Johnson, and many others.

Basically, there are three kinds of puppets. Shadow puppets are made of translucent leather and coloured vegetable dyes. Buffalo, goat, or sheep skin is treated to become translucent. Limbs are loosely jointed so that they can be made to move separately. A stick is attached vertically in the middle. The movement of the stick causes general movements. But for special movements, single strings attached to the limbs are used. These leather puppets are projected on a screen, which is illuminated by a light source placed behind the puppets. The puppeteer manipulates the puppets to form moving shadows on the screen. He also speaks the parts, sings, or is accompanied by music. String puppets involve puppets that are manipulated by six strings. The performance is on a stage but the puppeteers are never seen. They wear anklets which produce the illusion that the puppets themselves are dancing. The main storyteller recites the storyline, while the puppets perform, and the dialogue and music are provided by the puppeteers. Rod or stick puppets are constructed around the main central rod. A short horizontal bar serves as the shoulders, from which the upper limbs dangle. The arms, made of cloth and stuffed with straw or paper, are jointed or manipulated with other thinner rods. These puppets can be the size of a human being. The puppeteer hides behind the puppet and manipulates it. The coordination of the limbs comes only through practice.

Puppetry is a good communication medium. Messages can be propagated in a realistic way. Puppet making and performing is good occupational therapy for convalescents and physically disabled people. Muscular coordination and manual dexterity improve with effort. However, the best use of this art is that it can provide delightful hours of fun to young and old alike.

Question:

The limbs of the puppets are loosely jointed:

Option 1: to create the illusion of dancing

Option 2: to allow movement of limbs separately

Option 3: to move the entire body of the puppet

Option 4: to make the movements aesthetic

Question : Comprehension:

In the given 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.

The word ‘diet’ is associated with the feeling of developing eating (1) _________ that are time-bound, coupled (2) ________ a strict food plan. But the (3) ________ meaning of diet is the food (4) _________ which a person follows daily. It (5) ________ creating a food plan that(6) _________ around your lifestyle, your work, (7) _________ quality of your sleep, your (8)__________ level, the kind of (9) _______ you do, your palate and your (10) ___________.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1

Option 1: manners

Option 2: customs

Option 3: habits

Option 4: natures

Question : Select the correct active form of the given sentence.

So much noise ought not to be made by you and your friends.

Option 1: You and your friends ought not to have made so much noise.

Option 2: You and your friends ought not to make so much noise.

Option 3: You and your friends ought not to be making so much noise.

Option 4: You and your friends ought to not make so much noise.

Question : A and B together can finish a work in 30 days. They worked on it for 20 days and then B left. The remaining work was done by A alone in 20 days. In how many days can A alone finish the work?

Option 1: 48 days

Option 2: 50 days

Option 3: 54 days

Option 4: 60 days