Question : If $\left(x-\frac{1}{x}\right)^2=12$, what is the value of $\left(x^2-\frac{1}{x^2}\right)$, given that $x>0$?

Option 1: $6 \sqrt{2}$

Option 2: $8 \sqrt{3}$

Option 3: $6 \sqrt{3}$

Option 4: $8 \sqrt{2}$

Question : Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct control of

Option 1: Ministry of Home Affairs

Option 2: Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

Option 3: Speaker of Lok Sabha

Option 4: President

Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

When the District Attorney asked the convict about details of the day of the crime, he started beating about the bush.

Option 1: Being excessively aggressive.

Option 2: Accusing others of the crime.

Option 3: Speaking in a confusing manner without giving a correct answer.

Option 4: Trying to invoke sympathy.

Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bad blood

Option 1: ill feeling

Option 2: poor quality

Option 3: low status

Option 4: hard luck

Question : Directions: In the given question, the statement is followed by two conclusions. Which of the two conclusions is/are true?
Statement: Z = E ≥ R > G < Y > Q = F
Conclusions:
I. R < F
II. R ≥ Z

Option 1: Both conclusions I and II are true

Option 2: Only conclusion II is true

Option 3: Only conclusion I is true

Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor II is true

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.
Socrates is flying. No, he is (1)_______ The wings behind him beat in a calming rhythm (2)______ the cool air rushes past. His wings are all that matter, (3)______ at the rushing wind like the sails of some great sea vessel, the feathery appendages all he is and all he will ever want to be. His back muscles flex with the (4)_______ that takes him high above the ground. He feels the effort, of course, but sweeping into the sky does not require much of one. The (5)_______ is pleasurable, even exhilarating. With flight, there is freedom beyond description, an ecstasy bordering on emotion.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

Option 1: unless

Option 2: much

Option 3: since

Option 4: while

Question : Comprehension:
Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
The severe cyclonic storm, Nisarga, which made landfall south of Alibag in Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Wednesday at 11.30 a.m. is an indication of an increasing frequency of severe cyclones developing in the Arabian Sea in the past decade, a trend that studies have linked to climate change. In the past two years, there have been seven cyclones in the Arabian Sea, though, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the ratio of cyclones in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal — which just witnessed the destructive cyclone Amphan on May 21 — is 1:4. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last year came out with a special report, Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, in which it said that extreme rainfall and extreme sea level events associated with some tropical cyclones are being seen to have a cascading impact on coastal areas.
“There is emerging evidence for an increase in the annual global proportion of Category 4 or 5 tropical cyclones in recent decades,” the IPCC report had said. A category 4 cyclone has a wind speed of 209-251 kmph, and is referred to as an extremely severe cyclonic storm, while a category 5 cyclone has a wind speed of more than 252 kmph, and is referred to as a super cyclone. The IPCC report refers to a 2017 study led by the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program, Princeton University, USA, which found that in 2014 and 2015, post-monsoon extremely severe cyclonic storms (ESCS) were first observed over the Arabian Sea causing widespread damage.
The study had concluded that climate change had led to an increase in the occurrence of ESCSs in the Arabian Sea.“Our research suggests that cyclones would be more frequent during the post-monsoon season (October-December) by a series of climate model simulations. However, we didn’t find any significant changes in cyclone activity during the pre-monsoon (April-June) season through the climate simulations. It is very difficult to identify if a cyclone (like Nisarga) is generated in line with climate change,” said Hiroyuki Murakami, the lead author of the study. “Coastal hazards will be exacerbated by an increase in the average intensity, magnitude of storm surge, rising mean sea levels and precipitation rates of tropical cyclones,” the IPCC report further stated.
Question:
The passage is mainly focused on:

Option 1: the research on super cyclones

Option 2: the effect of climate change on cyclone Nisarga

Option 3: the frequency of cyclones in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal

Option 4: the link of frequent cyclones with climate change

Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).

My sister does not know whether tomorrow can be a holiday for her.

(1) whether tomorrow is a holiday to her.

(2) whether tomorrow will be a holiday for her.

(3) whether tomorrow is a holiday for her. 

(4) No Improvement 

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

Question : Direction: In the given question, select the related letter from the given alternatives.

AB : NO :: LM : ?

Option 1: OL

Option 2: KP

Option 3: PK

Option 4: YZ

Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A perfect storm

Option 1: Pretty good judgement

Option 2: Healing from trauma

Option 3: The worst possible situation

Option 4: Appropriate for all occasions