Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
My grandmother, like everybody’s grandmother, was an old woman. She had been old and wrinkled for the twenty years that I had known her. People said that she once had been young and pretty and had even had a husband, but that was hard to believe. My grandfather’s portrait hung above the mantelpiece in the drawing room. He wore a big turban and loose-fitting clothes. His long, white beard covered the best part of his chest and he looked at least a hundred years old. He did not look the sort of person who would have a wife or children. He looked as if he could only have lots and lots of grandchildren. As my grandmother being young and pretty, the thought was almost revolting. She often told us of the games she used to play as a child. That seemed quite absurd and undignified on her part, and we treated it like the fables of the prophets she used to tell us.
Question:
Select the most appropriate inference drawn from the passage.

Option 1: The author looked upon his grandmother as an old woman like every grandmother.

Option 2: People said that the grandmother was pretty.

Option 3: Grandmother had a husband.

Option 4: Grandmother loved to talk of her childhood.

Question : A wholesaler sells a watch to a retailer at a profit of 33%, and the retailer sells it to a customer at a loss of 20%. If the customer pays Rs. 2,181.2, what does it cost the wholesaler?

Option 1: Rs. 2,050

Option 2: Rs. 2,320

Option 3: Rs. 2,712

Option 4: Rs. 1,780

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. 4.

Option 1: enchanting

Option 2: appealing

Option 3: bewitching

Option 4: alluring

Question : Iodoform is used as an :

Option 1: antipyretic

Option 2: analgesic

Option 3: antiseptic

Option 4: anaesthetic

Question : Photooxidation process is initiated by

Option 1: Light

Option 2: Heat

Option 3: Oxygen

Option 4: Catalyst

Question : Direction: In this question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrices, given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g. 'A' can be represented by 14,21, 33, etc., and 'P' can be represented by 56, 75, 87, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word.

ARTS

Option 1: 02, 12, 22, 67

Option 2: 40, 41, 42, 78

Option 3: 95, 34, 23, 86

Option 4: 65, 22, 23, 67

Question : Choose the ANTONYM of the word 'fetish' in the given sentence.
Shilpi has a fixed indifference and obsession towards problems in life.

Option 1: Indifference

Option 2: Fixed

Option 3: Problems

Option 4: Obsession

Question : ‘Imperfect’ is an autobiography of:

Option 1: Rahul Dravid

Option 2: Ravi Shastri

Option 3: Milkha Singh

Option 4: Sanjay Manjrekar

Question : Which of the following countries is not part of the three nations to host the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup?

Option 1: Japan

Option 2: Indonesia

Option 3: Argentina

Option 4: Philippines

Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following set.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits.)
(5, 41, 4)
(2, 68, 8)

Option 1: (6, 100, 8)

Option 2: (5, 18, 4)

Option 3: (5, 100, 4)

Option 4: (4, 49, 3)