Correct Answer: accomplishing a difficult job for someone else

Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Explanation:
This idiom is often used to describe the act of saving or rescuing someone from a difficult or challenging situation, especially when they are unwilling or unable to do it themselves. In the context of the sentence, the manager is taking responsibility for the loss instead of blaming his staff, thereby accomplishing a difficult task and preventing further negative consequences.

Therefore, the correct answer is, accomplishing a difficult job for someone else.

Correct Answer: 1405

Solution : Given:
9, 10, 22, 69, 280, ?

Follow the pattern to obtain the next term –

So, 1405 is the missing number in the given series. Hence, the second option is correct.

Correct Answer: Extreme

Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Moderate means to keep within reasonable or moderate limits, avoiding excess or extremes. Extreme refers to the furthest or highest degree, exceeding what is usual or reasonable. It is the opposite of moderation.

The meanings of the other words are as follows:

• Medium: It denotes an intermediate level, falling between extremes.
• Temperate: It is characterised by moderation and avoiding excess.
• Easy: It denotes not being difficult or requiring little effort.

Therefore, the correct answer is extreme.

Correct Answer: 3, 5, 1, 4, 2

Solution : Given:
1. Car 2. Train 3. Cycle 4. Truck 5. Auto-rickshaw

Based on the number of wheels, the given vehicles in the increasing order can be arranged as follows –
Cycle→Auto-rickshaw→Car→Truck→Train

So, the order is 3, 5, 1, 4, 2. Hence, the fourth option is correct.

Correct Answer: FQK

Solution : Given:
BCD : UFZ :: MNO : ?

Add 19 to the first letter, 3 to the second letter, and 22 to the third letter of the given letter cluster to obtain the required letter cluster.
B + 19 = U; C + 3 = U; D + 22 = Z
Thus, BCD is coded as UFZ.
Similarly, follow the same pattern for MNO –
M + 19 = F; N + 3 = Q; O + 22 = K

Thus, MNO is coded as FQK. Hence, the first option is correct.

Correct Answer: Comprehensible

Solution : The correct option is the second option.

In the given context, when it's mentioned that Sudha Murthy dealt with complex psychological issues in a lucid manner, it means she handled these intricate issues in a way that was easily understood and clear to the readers. Therefore, comprehensible, which also means easy to understand, is the most fitting synonym.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

• Poignant: This means evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; emotionally moving.
• Implicit: This refers to something that is implied, though not plainly expressed; it is inherent in the nature of something.
• Exquisite: This refers to something that is extremely beautiful and delicate, characterised by intricate and refined detail.

Correct Answer:

Solution : Here, Computer, Bicycle, and Forest are not related to each other. Therefore, the circle of Computers, Bicycles, and Forest does not intersect or relate to each other.
The Venn diagram is –

Hence, the third option is correct.

Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh

Solution : The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh is a state with two houses of legislature, also known as bicameral. The Upper House, called the Vidhan Parishad, is a permanent house consisting of 100 members. Every two years, one-third of the members of this legislative council are elected. Uttar Pradesh is one of the six states in India that has a bicameral legislature. The other states with such a legislature are Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Bihar.

Correct Answer: The tutor asked his pupil, “Where did you learn your English from? “

Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

The steps of conversion are as follows:

• There will be no change in the reporting verb in the case of the interrogative sentence.
• "Where" will be used as a conjunction because the question word itself becomes the conjunction in the case of the interrogative sentence.
• The past perfect tense "had learnt" is changed to the simple past tense "did you learn".
• The third-person pronoun "he" is changed to the second-person pronoun "you".
• The words of the speaker are enclosed in the inverted commas.

Therefore, the answer will be: The tutor asked his pupil, “Where did you learn your English from? “

Correct Answer: ×, –, =

Solution : Given:
8 * 5 * 9 * 31

Replace * with the mathematical signs and solve the equations one by one using BODMAS.
Let's check the given options –
First option: –, ×, =
⇒ 8 – 5 × 9 = 31
Solving the L.H.S. of the equation –
= 8 – 45
= –37 ≠ 31
Second option: –, =, ×
⇒ 8 – 5 = 9 × 31
Solving the L.H.S. of the equation –
= 8 – 5
= 3
Solving the R.H.S. of the equation –
= 9 × 31
= 279 ≠ 3
Third option: =, ×, –
⇒ 8 = 5 × 9 – 31
Solving the R.H.S. of the equation –
= 45 – 31
= 14 ≠ 8
Fourth option: ×, –, =
⇒ 8 × 5 – 9 = 31
Solving the L.H.S. of the equation –
= 40 – 9
= 31

So, only the fourth option satisfies the given equation. Hence, the fourth option is correct.