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.

Swaminathan had a table on which all his things, his coat, cap, slate, ink bottle, and books, were thrown in a confused (1)______ He sat on his stool and shut his eyes to (2) ________ what work he had for the day: first of course there was arithmetic – those five (3)_______ in profit and loss; then there was English – he had to copy down a page from his English lesson and write dictionary meanings of (4) _______ words; and then there was geography. And only two hours before him to do all this heap of work and get (5) ______ for school.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.

Option 1: alert

Option 2: fit

Option 3: ready

Option 4: fixed

Question : Comprehension:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Although pollution of land, sea, and air has been well documented, the latest and the least recognised version is the swelling tide of noise which is engulfing urban as well as rural areas. This has long-term implications for the ecology, health and productivity of a fast-developing country like India.

Unlike other pollutants, noise lacks visibility, seldom registering on the consciousness, except as a trifling irritant to be dismissed at will and therefore less likely to be perceived as a threat. Available data indicates that noise does pose a threat to health and is known to have caused a number of complications. Declining productivity among workers in certain industries has been directly correlated with noise levels, particularly those under constant exposure to the menace.

The first-ever survey of the impact of noise on health, conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AlIMS), has established that noise not only impairs the physical and psychological functioning of the human organism but also causes nausea, vomiting, pain, hypertension and a lot of other complications, including cardio-vascular complaints. A study by the Post Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chennai, confirms such conclusions. In 50 per cent of industries, it was found that workmen exposed to higher intensities of noise in occupational capacities were often irritated, short-tempered, impatient and more likely to resort to agitation and disrupt production. This was true of units in heavy industrial pockets in and around the four metropolitan centres.

Recreational noise, another ugly facet, is becoming more widespread in cities and towns. Loudspeakers are turned at full volume during marriages, festivals, jaguars, and musical programmes, particularly at night, without the least consideration for others. Even at 50 dB, sound can awaken a person from a deep slumber. As experiments have shown, loudspeakers with output from 60 to 80 dB cause the pupils of a slumbering person to dilate, with increasing intake of oxygen, resulting in palpitation. The effect is more pronounced in narrow lanes. TV sets are played at full volume at prime time, invariably disturbing neighbours. Noise-making seems to have become the latest status symbol, be it an election campaign, slogan shouting, or advertising ownership of a TV set.

Question:

In what way does noise become a status symbol?

Option 1: Exposing workmen to high intensity sounds

Option 2: Showing off the loud volume of one's TV

Option 3: Awakening people from deep sleep

Option 4: Conducting late night musical shows

Question : Direction: In each of the following questions, some equations are solved based on a certain system. Find out the correct answer for the unsolved equation on that basis.

If  7 × 8 = 49, 4 × 4 = 12 and  6 × 4 = 18, what will 9 × 6 be?

Option 1: 54

Option 2: 50

Option 3: 45

Option 4: None of the above

Question : The world’s longest river, the Nile, flows through which of the following continents?

Option 1: Africa

Option 2: North America

Option 3: South America

Option 4: Europe

Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

These shoes are cheap as well durable.

Option 1: more cheaper than durable

Option 2: both cheap and durable

Option 3: No improvement required

Option 4: neither cheaper nor durable

Question : From which Latin word is the s-block element calcium derived?

Option 1: Calx

Option 2: Calum

Option 3: Coleus

Option 4: Calcio

Question : If a stall sells a pizza at Rs. 200, he makes a 20% loss. If he wants to make a 10% profit, then at what price (in Rs.) should he sell?

Option 1: 250

Option 2: 300

Option 3: 275

Option 4: 325

Question : The length, breadth, and height of a room are 10 m, 8 m, and 6 m, respectively. Find the cost of whitewashing the walls of the room and the ceiling at the rate of 7.50 per m².

Option 1: Rs. 2220

Option 2: Rs. 1850

Option 3: Rs. 2150

Option 4: Rs. 2000

Question : Directions: Shown below is a multiple bar diagram depicting the changes in the roll strength of a college in four faculties from 2001–02 to 2003–04. Study the above bar diagram and answer the question.

Arts

Science

Law

Commerce

Percentage of increase in Science students in 2003-04 over 2001-02 is:

Option 1: 75%

Option 2: 50%

Option 3: 150%

Option 4: %

Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the letters that, when placed from left to right in the following blanks, will complete the letter series.
FGH_Y_G_U UYF_H_YFG_W_

Option 1: UFHGVIY

Option 2: TGHGVHY

Option 3: TFHGVHY

Option 4: UGHGVHY