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.

In today's world, handling money and making purchases and sales come naturally to us. However, prior to the development of any kind of currency, people (1)____ in a variety of ways. The barter trade was the simplest of them all. People would trade the things they owned for the things they wanted in this kind of (2)____. For example, if someone wanted a set of clothes and had a cow left over, he would have to find someone who would want a cow and be willing to give away a set of clothes. However, it wasn't as straightforward as 'give-and-take', and people would be cheated. The (3)____ of money finally took root in people's minds after many years. The usually erratic barter trade eventually gave way to the monetary method of exchange as such. At first, anything could be used, such as hooks, money beads, shells, or trinkets. The first gold coins were used as currency near Turkey, and each coin had a different denomination. In the kingdom of Lydia, the value of each coin was first standardised around 700 BC. However, as time passed, the idea of carrying a bulky coin pouch became less (4)____ because it attracted robbers. Checks were first created at that time by Greek and Roman traders who purchased goods from distant cities. Because they could only be used by the person whose name was on them, these were not only lightweight but also deterred robberies. In accordance with this concept, banks later issued notes in exchange for (5)____ gold that could be used as cash.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 2.

Option 1: contraction

Option 2: agreement

Option 3: transaction

Option 4: mutation

Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error."

That house (1) / is built of (2) / stones. (3) / No Error (4)

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

Question : Directions: In a certain code language, FLOAT is written as WONZI and TRIBE is written as DUHEW. How will GARDEN be written in that language?

Option 1: QZQGDJ

Option 2: QZUHDJ

Option 3: QZUGDJ

Option 4: QDUGHJ

Question : Directions: In a group of 50 students, 25 play Hockey, 30 play Football, and 8 play no games. What is the number of students who play both Hockey and Football?

Option 1: 10

Option 2: 11

Option 3: 12

Option 4: 13

Question : If ${\left(x-\frac{1}{x}\right)=\sqrt{6}}$ and $x > 1$, what is the value of ${\left(x^8-\frac{1}{x^8}\right)}$?

Option 1: $1024 \sqrt{15}$

Option 2: $992 \sqrt{15}$

Option 3: $998 \sqrt{15}$

Option 4: $1012 \sqrt{15}$

Question : Directions: Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?
5, 12, 26, ?, 110, 222

Option 1: 52

Option 2: 56

Option 3: 54

Option 4: 50

Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

A good leader should be ready to ________ criticism.

Option 1: settle

Option 2: meet

Option 3: face

Option 4: carry

Question : Comprehension:

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

Wetlands are amongst the most productive ecosystems on the Earth and provide many important services to human society. They exhibit enormous diversity according to their genesis, geographical location, water regime and chemistry, dominant species, and soil and sediment characteristics. Globally, the area extent of wetland ecosystems ranges from 917 million hectares (m ha) to more than 1275 m ha. One of the first widely used wetland classification systems, devised by Cowardin et al., 1979, categorised wetlands into marine (coastal wetlands), estuarine (including deltas, tidal marshes, and mangrove swamps), lacustrine (lakes), riverine (along rivers and streams), and palustrine ( marshes, swamps and bogs) based on their hydrological, ecological and geological characteristics.The 

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was an international treaty signed in 1971. Overall, 1052 sites in Europe; 289 sites in Asia; 359 sites in Africa; 175 sites in South America; 211 sites in North America; and 79 sites in the Oceania region have been identified as Ramsar sites or wetlands of International importance. As per the Ramsar Convention definition most of the natural water bodies (such as rivers, lakes, coastal lagoons, mangroves, peat land, coral reefs) and man-made wetlands (such as ponds, farm ponds, irrigated fields, sacred groves, salt pans, reservoirs, gravel pits, sewage farms and canals) in India constitute the wetland ecosystem distributed in different geographical regions ranging from Himalayas to Deccan plateau. As of February 2022, India has 49 Ramsar sites covering an area of 10,93,636 hectares, the highest in South Asia. As per the estimates, India has about 757.06 thousand wetlands with a total wetland area of 15.3 m ha, accounting for nearly 4.7% of the total geographical area of the country. Out of this, areas under inland wetlands account for 69%, coastal wetlands 27%, and other wetlands (smaller than 2.25 ha) 4%. Gujarat has the highest proportion (17.5%) and Mizoram has the lowest proportion (0.66%) of the area under wetlands. Among Union Territories, Lakshadweep has the highest proportion (around 96%) and Chandigarh has the lowest proportion (3%) of the geographical area under wetlands.

Question:

Match the continents with the number of Ramsar sites.
continents no. of Ramsar sites
a. North America 1. 1052 sites
b. Europe 2. 211sites
c. Africa 3. 289 sites
d. Asia 4. 359 sites

Option 1: a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3

Option 2: a-2, b- 3, c-4, d-1

Option 3: a -4, b -1, c-2, d-3

Option 4: a-3,b-4,c-1,d-2

Question : Select the most appropriate option for the given group of words.

A period of thousand years

Option 1: Centenary

Option 2: Millennium

Option 3: Decade

Option 4: Century

Question : The following table shows the number of sweets manufactured by six factories.

What is the respective ratio of sweets manufactured by factories P, Q, and R together in the year 1998, to the sweets manufactured by factories S, T, and U together in the same year?

Option 1: 568 : 499

Option 2: 61 : 72

Option 3: 61 : 42

Option 4: 40 : 51