Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Chanhudaro was a tiny settlement (less than 7 hectares) as compared to Mohenjodaro (125 hectares), almost exclusively devoted to craft production, including bead-making, shell cutting, metal-working, seal-making and weight-making. The variety of materials used to make beads is remarkable: stones like carnelian (of a beautiful red colour), jasper, crystal, quartz and steatite; metals like copper, bronze and gold; and shell, faience and terracotta or burnt clay. Some beads were made of two or more stones, cemented together, some of stone with gold caps. The shapes were numerous - disc-shaped, cylindrical, spherical, barrel-shaped, and segmented. Some were decorated by incising or painting, and some had designs etched onto them.

Techniques for making beads differed according to the material. Steatite, a very soft stone, was easily worked. Some beads were moulded out of a paste made with steatite powder. This permitted making a variety of shapes, unlike the geometrical forms made out of harder stones. How the steatite micro bead was made remains a puzzle for archaeologists studying ancient technology. Archaeologists' experiments have revealed that the red colour of carnelian was obtained by firing the yellowish raw material and beads at various stages of production. Nodules were chipped into rough shapes, and then finely flaked into the final form. Grinding, polishing and finally drilling completed the process. Specialised drills have been found at Chanhudaro, Lothal and more recently at Dholavira. Nageshwar and Balakot, both settlements are near the coast. These were specialised centres for making shell objects including bangles, ladles and inlay - which were taken to other settlements. Similarly, it is likely that finished products (such as beads) from Chanhudaro and Lothal were taken to the large urban centres such as Mohenjodaro and Harappa.

Question:
Which of these stones is very soft and easy to mould?

Option 1: Quartz

Option 2: Steatite

Option 3: Jasper

Option 4: Crystal

Question : Select the appropriate adverb for the underlined word in the sentence.
We considered in brief the long term solution to the problem.

Option 1: briefly

Option 2: briefless

Option 3: brief

Option 4: briefness

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 government's recent efforts have concentrated on strengthening these ties.
B. The textile industry in India is one of the country's oldest, stretching back several centuries.
C. The textile business is immensely diverse, with hand-spun and hand-woven textiles at one end of the spectrum and capital-intensive modern mills at the other.
D. Its tight ties to agriculture (for raw materials such as cotton) and the country's old history and traditions in terms of textiles set it apart from other sectors in the country.

Option 1: DABC

Option 2: ABCD

Option 3: BCDA

Option 4: CBDA

Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series.
C_ _UP_ EX_PC_XU_ _E_UP

Option 1: EXCUPEXC

Option 2: EXCUEPCX

Option 3: EXUECPCX

Option 4: XECUEPCX

Question : A, B, and C started a business with an investment of INR 1,00,000, INR 1,40,000 and INR 2,00,000 respectively. After 3 months, C left the business. 7 months after C left the business, B also left the business. B and C took their investments with them. At the end of the year, C received his share of the profit as INR 1,155. What is the total share of profits of A and B?

Option 1: INR 6,150

Option 2: INR 5,005

Option 3: INR 4,995

Option 4: INR 5,555

Question : Directions: Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
(243, 162, 9); (108, 72, 6); (48, ?, 4)
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

Option 1: 12

Option 2: 21

Option 3: 32

Option 4: 23

Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

Father asked her if there was anything else she wished for.

Option 1: Father said to her, "Is there anything else she had wished for?"

Option 2: Father said to her, "There was anything else you wished for?"

Option 3: Father said to her, "Is there anything else you wish for?"

Option 4: Father said to her, "Was there anything else she wished for?"

Question : The Policy of ' Imperial preferences' adopted by Britain in its colonies in 1932 is also known as the 

Option 1: Hong Kong Agreement 

Option 2: London Agreement 

Option 3: Ottawa Agreement 

Option 4: Paris Agreement

Question : Directions: If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷, and ÷ means +, what will be the value of the following expression?
45 × 9 ÷ 12 – 5 + 3 = ?

Option 1: 34

Option 2: 27

Option 3: 36

Option 4: 62

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

Blow one's own trumpet

Option 1: Rely on oneself

Option 2: Criticise others

Option 3: Praise oneself

Option 4: Respect others