Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Polio was once a disease feared worldwide, striking suddenly and paralysing mainly children(1)_______ life. WHO is a partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the (2)______ private-public partnership for health, which has (3)________ polio by 99%. Polio now survives (4)______ among the world's three poorest and (5)_________ marginalised communities, where it stalks the most (6)________ children. These are Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan. (7)_____ poliovirus transmission is interrupted in these countries; all (8)______ remain at risk of importation of polio, (9)_______ vulnerable countries with weak public health and immunisation services. WHO's goal is (10)______ every last child with the polio vaccine and ensure a polio-free world for future generations.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option for the blank no.7.

Option 1: If

Option 2: When

Option 3: Until

Option 4: While

Question : Directions: In each of the following questions, select the one that is different from the other three alternatives.

Option 1: 57 – 47

Option 2: 39 – 29 

Option 3: 19 – 9 

Option 4: 59 – 39 

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

It was my second year at boarding school. I was sitting on platform No. 8 (1)______ Ambala station, waiting for the north-bound train. My parents (2)______ me old enough to travel on my own. I (3)______ by bus to Ambala early in the evening. Now, (4)______ was a long wait till my train (5)______. Most of the time, I had been (6)______ up and down the platform, (7)______ at the bookstall, or feeding broken biscuits to stray dogs. (8)______ a train arrived, it would become (9)______. As the carriage doors opened, people would swoop down (10)______ the nervous little ticket collector at the gate.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.

Option 1: had travelled

Option 2: am travelling

Option 3: was travelling

Option 4: have travel

Question : Directions: If the following words are arranged in a dictionary order, which will be the 3rd word?
1. Amphibian
2. Amorphous
3. Ambiguous
4. Ambidextrous
5. Ambivalent

Option 1: Amphibian

Option 2: Amorphous

Option 3: Ambiguous

Option 4: Ambivalent

Question : Directions: P, Q, R, S, and T are sitting in a line facing west. P and Q are sitting together. R is sitting at the south end, and S is sitting at the north end. T is a neighbour of Q and R. Who is sitting in the middle?

Option 1: P

Option 2: Q

Option 3: R

Option 4: S

Question : Directions: In the following question, improve the bracketed part of each sentence.

While the mosquito, which spreads chikungunya and dengue, (breeds on) fresh water.

(1) breeds at

(2) breeds in

(3) breeds above

(4) No Improvement

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

Question : With which of the following organs of the human body is the discipline called hepatology concerned?

Option 1: Liver

Option 2: Brain

Option 3: Pelvis

Option 4: Lungs

Question : Which one of the following vegetable oils is used in the manufacture of paints?

Option 1: Palm oil

Option 2: Sunflower oil

Option 3: Linseed oil

Option 4: Cottonseed oil

Question : Directions: From the given options, which word will appear fourth in the dictionary?

Option 1: Degrade

Option 2: Density

Option 3: Deterioration

Option 4: Determination

Question : Who among the following administers the oath of office and secrecy to the Vice President of India?

Option 1: Prime Minister

Option 2: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Option 3: President

Option 4: Lok Sabha Speaker