Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions.

All foodstuffs change. Green fruits become ripe and eggs go bad or rotten. It is the enzymes naturally present in each food which bring about the complex chemical changes that lead first to ripening and then to rotting.

How does one control the activity of enzymes, bacteria, yeasts and moulds in food? All of them require air, moisture and a certain temperature, usually somewhere near the body temperature, to be active. Depriving them of one or more of these will suppress them. All microorganisms can be killed by heat sterilisation. This simply means heating the food to high enough temperatures by boiling, deep or shallow frying, roasting, baking and, for milk particularly, pasteurisation. After such sterilisation, if the food is sealed in airtight containers, it can be kept for a long time. A certain water content in food is necessary for microorganisms to be active. Drying in the sun is a simple way of bringing down the moisture level so low that the enzymes and microorganisms cannot flourish.

Some chemicals can suppress undesirable activity. The addition of salt, vinegar, spices and oil or sugar syrup are other ways of preventing foods from going bad. If heating kills, freezing inactivates the enzymes and microorganisms. This is what happens in a refrigerator, in which fruits, vegetables and milk can be kept for fairly long periods. For meat and fish, even colder temperatures, below freezing point, are necessary for preservation. All foods which are kept cold in this way, once taken out and returned to room temperature, are again subject to spoilage and change.

Question:
Which of these statements is NOT true?

Option 1: Drying in the sun reduces moisture content.

Option 2: Meat and fish should be frozen to preserve them for long.

Option 3: The activity of enzymes, moulds and bacteria cannot be controlled.

Option 4: All food stuffs are subject to change.

Question : Which of the following types of soils is suitable for growing cashew nut trees?

Option 1: Alluvial soil

Option 2: Black soil

Option 3: Forest soil

Option 4: Sandy loam soil

Question : Directions: Select the number that will replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
32, ?, 132, 267, 538

Option 1: 97

Option 2: 53

Option 3: 65

Option 4: 75

Question : Directions: A series is given below with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
WXV, TUS, QRP, ?

Option 1: NOM

Option 2: MNO

Option 3: ONM

Option 4: LMO

Question : Which of the following is the National Consumer Day of India?

Option 1: 24th December

Option 2: 24th September

Option 3: 24th November

Option 4: 24th October

Question :

Directions: Find the odd word pair from the given responses.

Option 1: Sports – Ground

Option 2: Cinema – Screen

Option 3: Drama – Stage

Option 4: Rubber – Erase

Question : Directions: A group of 10 students are sitting in a row according to their age. Rohan is sixth from the beginning and his friend Shomya is ninth from the end of the row. How many students are sitting between them?

Option 1: 3

Option 2: 4

Option 3: 2

Option 4: 5

Question : Directions: Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes.
Fur, Animal, Wood

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Priya washes her clothes in the evening.

Option 1: The clothes was washed by Priya in the evening.

Option 2: The clothes are washed by Priya in the evening.

Option 3: The clothes is washed by Priya in the evening.

Option 4: The clothes were washed by Priya in the evening.

Question : Directions: Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.

Option 1: 16

Option 2: 8

Option 3: 12

Option 4: 14