Question : A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate word. Choose the correct alternative.
More than 200 eminent Indian Americans attended the reception at the East Room, a venue which has ________ some of the landmark events related to the India-U.S. relationship.

Option 1: witnessed

Option 2: surpassed

Option 3: rebuffed

Option 4: grounded

Question : Simplify the following expression.
2 + (30 – 26)² ÷ 8^{{3 – 2}} × 0.5

Option 1: 2

Option 2: 1

Option 3: 3

Option 4: 0

Question : Directions: If 6 * 9 – 4 = 58 and 3 * 9 – 7 = 34, then in the expression, A * 4 – 9 = 91, what is the value of A?

Option 1: 6.5

Option 2: 17.5

Option 3: 20.5

Option 4: 30.5

Question : Direction: In the following question, which of the following interchange of signs would make the given equation correct?

10 + 10 ÷ 10 – 10 × 10 = 10

Option 1: + and –

Option 2: + and ÷

Option 3: + and ×

Option 4: ÷ and ×

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. During the summer, I noticed that the leaves of the tree were beginning to wither.
B. I am especially proud of it, not only because it has survived several winters, but because it occasionally produces luscious peaches.
C. The tree had grown against a warm wall on a sheltered side of the house.
D. Last summer, I spent many days in the garden watching thousands of ants crawling up the trunk of my prize peach tree.

Option 1: DCBA

Option 2: ABCD

Option 3: CDBA

Option 4: BDAC

Question : A rectangular park, 60 metres long and 40 metres wide, has two concrete crossroads running in the middle of the park, and the rest of the park has been used as a lawn. If the area of the lawn is 2109 sq. metres, then the width of the road is:

Option 1: 3 metres

Option 2: 5 metres

Option 3: 6 metres

Option 4: 2 metres

Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term.
5 : 150 :: 6 : ? :: 8 : 576

Option 1: 252

Option 2: 255

Option 3: 225

Option 4: 222

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