Question : Comprehension:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Florence Nightingale came from a rich family and was very pretty. In her family, young girls usually spent their time going to parties until they married rich young men. But Florence found parties boring and she wanted to be a nurse. So, she went to study nursing in a hospital in Germany. Then she was in charge of a nursing home for women in London. Soon she was asked to go to Crimea to take charge of the wounded soldiers there. Finally, when she was 30, her parents accepted her decision.

Question:

Why did Florence go to Crimea?
 

Option 1: To attend to soldiers wounded in the war there

Option 2: To attend parties and get married there

Option 3: To establish a nursing home for women there

Option 4: To study nursing there

Question : Directions: If A denotes +, B denotes ×, C denotes –, and D denotes ÷, then what will come in place of (?) in the following equation?
140 D 7 A 30 = 25 B ? D 8

Option 1: 16

Option 2: 14

Option 3: 32

Option 4: 5

Question : Select the correct active voice for the given sentence.
It seems that great progress has been made by many developing nations.

Option 1: It seemed that great progress has made many developing nations.

Option 2: It seems that great progress has made many developing nations.

Option 3: It seemed that great progress has been made by many developing nations.

Option 4: It seems that many developing nations have made great progress.

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 hopping kangaroo is a (1) _______ sight in every snapshot relating to Australia. Members of the kangaroo family can be as small as a rat or as big as a man. Kangaroos are found mainly in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. Kangaroos, which are big-footed marsupials that evolved in Australia, use their short front legs like arms. The man-sized kangaroos of Australia are (2) ________of speeding up to 88 km/h for short distances, their means of (3)_______ being their powerful hind legs, which carry them over the ground in jumps of 9 m or more at a time. Weighing around 70 kg, they have an average lifespan of around six to eight years and a maximum lifetime of 20 years. When bothered by predators, kangaroos often (4) ______ for the water, standing submerged to the chest, and attempting to drown the attacker by holding him under water. Another defensive technique is to get their back to a tree and kick at their (5)_________ with their clawed hind feet, sometimes with sufficient force to kill a man. Normally shy animals, they alert other kangaroos to danger by beating on the ground with their hind feet. This loud alarm signal carries over a long distance.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.

Option 1: obligatory

Option 2: familiar

Option 3: recurrent

Option 4: mandatory

Question : Directions: In the following question, a series is given with one number missing. Select the missing number from the given alternatives.
1, 25, ?, 361, 841, 1681

Option 1: 169

Option 2: 225

Option 3: 161

Option 4: 121

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

Aspirations give us the clarity of our goals.

Option 1: The clarity of our goals has been given by aspirations.

Option 2: The clarity is given of our goals by aspirations.

Option 3: The clarity of our goals are given by aspirations.

Option 4: The clarity of our goals is given by aspirations.

Question : Who among the following is the author of the book "Ashtadhyayi"?

Option 1: Banabhatta

Option 2: Panini

Option 3: Shudraka

Option 4: Patanjali

Question : Comprehension:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
In the three days since schools reopened for junior students after two years, teachers are missing the familiar buzz in classrooms and have found a section of students to be unusually quiet. Some students are 'withdrawn', their social skills having been impacted by the long closure of schools. Teachers and counsellors are hopeful this will pass soon, and till then, they will have to be patient with the children and keep a close eye on their behaviour. "Children might have developed behavioural problems such as screen addiction and restlessness. They might have become impulsive and are not attentive to lessons. Teachers have to be proactive about the mental health of the child," said the psychiatrist.

Question:

How long has it been since the schools reopened?

Option 1: Two days

Option 2: Three days

Option 3: Two years

Option 4: Three years

Question : Which element has the maximum presence in the Sun?

Option 1: Hydrogen

Option 2: Oxygen

Option 3: Argon

Option 4: Krypton

Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some fans are swords.
All swords are fishes.
Conclusions:
I. All fans are fishes.
II. All swords are fans.

Option 1: Only conclusion I follows

Option 2: Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Option 3: Only conclusion II follows

Option 4: Both the conclusions follow