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.
Changes to the earth's climate, driven by increased (1)______ of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, are already having widespread effects on the environment. Shrinking of glaciers and ice sheets, the occurrence of shifts in flower/plant blooming times, etc., are creating an overall (2)________ in the natural ecosystem. Conditions like the rise in sea levels and saltwater intrusion have advanced to the point where whole (3)__________ have had to relocate, while protracted droughts are putting people at risk of (4)________. The effects of human-caused global warming are (5)_______ for people alive today and will worsen as long as humans keep feeding greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: pregnancy

Option 2: famine

Option 3: overpopulation

Option 4: surgery

Question : Directions: Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Memory

Option 1: Suppress

Option 2: Oblivion

Option 3: Retrospection

Option 4: Impart

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).

She angrily broke up the letter.

(1) tore up

(2) break up

(3) teared up

(4) No Improvement

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

Question : Some words in the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains a spelling error.

He is an audacious entrepreneur who started his own business with the bear minimum.

Option 1: business

Option 2: audacious

Option 3: entrepreneur

Option 4: bear

Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.

By morning, the fury of the floods ______.

Option 1: ebbed

Option 2: receded

Option 3: retired

Option 4: abated

Question : The term 'Green GNP ' emphasises

Option 1: rapid growth of GNP

Option 2: increase in per capita income

Option 3: economic development

Option 4: sustainable development

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

Who could have made such a silly mistake?

Option 1: By whom could such a silly mistake be made?

Option 2: By whom could such a silly mistake have been made?

Option 3: By whom can such a silly mistake have been made?

Option 4: By whom can such a silly mistake be made?

Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some 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."

The boy (1) / which money (2) / was lost felt sorry. (3) / No error (4)

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. The shopman was very interested in selling this creamy box to her as he would gain a big margin.
B. The man on the counter showed her 'an exquisite little enamel box' with a very fine glaze as if baked in cream.
C. As the box was too expensive, priced twenty-eight guineas, she asked the shopkeeper to keep it for her.
D. She went inside a little antique shop in Curzon Street. This was the usual shop where the shopkeeper was ridiculously fond of serving her.

Option 1: DCBA

Option 2: ADBC

Option 3: BDAC

Option 4: DBAC