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.
The solar system is made up of the sun, planets, moons, asteroids, and comets that 1.______ around it. Its mysteries and wonders have captured the imagination of people from all walks of life, and it continues to be an area of active research and exploration. The sun is at the centre of the solar system and is the largest object in it. The eight planets in the solar system, 2._________ Earth, orbit around the sun in nearly circular paths. While the sun is at the centre of the solar system and dominates its gravitational pull, each planet has its own unique set of characteristics that makes it a fascinating object to study. Each planet in the solar system has unique characteristics and features. 3._________ planets, such as Mercury and Venus, are small and rocky, while others, like Jupiter and Saturn, are much larger and made up mostly of gas. The outer planets, Uranus and Neptune, are 4._______ as 'ice giants' because they contain more water, ammonia, and methane than the gas giants. In addition to the planets, the solar system also has numerous moons, asteroids, and comets. These objects provide important 5.______ about the formation and evolution of the solar system.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 2.

Option 1: excluding

Option 2: diluting

Option 3: dissolving

Option 4: including

Question : Wood spirit is 

Option 1: Methyl alcohol 

Option 2: Ethyl alcohol 

Option 3: Butyl alcohol 

Option 4: Propyl alcohol 

Question : If $\left(x-\frac{1}{x-2}\right)=7$, then the value of $(x-2)^3-\frac{1}{(x-2)^3}$ is:

Option 1: 130

Option 2: 115

Option 3: 140

Option 4: 125

Question : What is the popular name for mercury(I) chloride used as a laboratory reagent and as a depolarizer in dry batteries?

Option 1: Calomel

Option 2: Phosgene

Option 3: Galena

Option 4: Saltpetre

Question : How many solid spherical balls of radius 6 cm can be made by melting a solid hemisphere of radius 12 cm?

Option 1: 4

Option 2: 2

Option 3: 10

Option 4: 8

Question : The average of 6 consecutive even numbers is 35. What will be the sum of the smallest and largest even number among these 6 numbers?

Option 1: 68

Option 2: 72

Option 3: 70

Option 4: 66

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.
All the housewives who went to the Kalpatharu Supermarket in Bengaluru had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her (1)________. For this was what that notice just inside the entrance promised. It said, ‘Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your (2)________ day!’ For several weeks, Mrs. Batliwala hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky (3)________Unlike her friends, she never gave up hope. Her kitchen was full of things which she did not need. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say “Madam, this is your lucky day. (4)________ in your basket is free.”
On Saturday morning, Mrs. Batliwala went to the supermarket and bought only tea. She went to the cash desk when the manager of the supermarket came up to her and said, “You are our lucky customer, and everything in your basket is (5)________!”
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.

Option 1: cloths

Option 2: shopping

Option 3: sugar

Option 4: jewellery

Question : Choose the sentence with no spelling error.

Option 1: We can never solvve our problems.

Option 2: We can never solve our problems.

Option 3: We can never solve our problams.

Option 4: We can nver solve our problems.

Question : The use of more labour and capital inputs on the given land under cultivation is referred to as

Option 1: extensive cultivation

Option 2: intensive cultivation

Option 3: hybrid cultivation

Option 4: capitalist cultivation

Question : If $a^3+3 a^2+3 a=63$, then the value of $a^2+2 a$ is:

Option 1: 22

Option 2: 19

Option 3: 15

Option 4: 8