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.

Swarms of the desert locust, which invaded India via Pakistan in April, have made (1)_____ way to at least five states, (2)____ a trail of destruction in their (3)_____. Desert locusts move in large groups, (4)_____ swarms, and can eat crops up (5)_____ their own weight every day. When millions of (6)____ descend on a crop, they destroy (7)_____. The desert locust is considered the (8)_____ destructive migratory pest in the world (9)_____ a single swarm covering one square kilometre can (10)____ up to 80 million locusts. As per eyewitnesses, the swarm which entered India from Pakistan was about two to three kilometres long.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for blank number 9.

Option 1: since

Option 2: though

Option 3: despite

Option 4: across

Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Submerge

Option 1: drown

Option 2: rise

Option 3: float

Option 4: surface

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.9.

Option 1: in principle

Option 2: especially

Option 3: immediately

Option 4: at particular

Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.
Have you visited the Chowki Dhani ___?

Option 1: closely

Option 2: lately

Option 3: nearly

Option 4: surely

Question : Directions: Which two numbers from amongst the given options should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
(240 ÷ 2 + 5) × 8 + 15 × 8 = 100

Option 1: 2 and 8

Option 2: 100 and 240

Option 3: 5 and 8

Option 4: 15 and 5

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.

Butterflies (1) _____body parts. The head, the thorax and the abdomen. They have four wings and six legs attached to the thorax. The colours and patterns (2) _____a butterfly's wings (3) _____them to blend (4)_____ its surrounding and protects it from its predators. Proboscis helps (5)______ from the flowers.

Question

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: in

Option 2: at with

Option 3: with

Option 4: in with

Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

The woman exclaimed that the kids were making too much noise.

Option 1: The woman said, "How the kids are making too much noise!"

Option 2: The woman said, "What noise are the kids making?"

Option 3: The woman said, "The kids were making too much noise."

Option 4: The woman said, "How much noise are the kids making?"

Question : Directions: In the following question, select the one which is different from the other three alternatives.

Option 1: CPBO

Option 2: BODQ

Option 3: ANHU

Option 4: ESGT

Question : Directions: Which two numbers should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct?
24 ÷ 3 + 11 × 6 – 18 = 19

Option 1: 24 and 18

Option 2: 11 and 3

Option 3: 3 and 6

Option 4: 3 and 18

Question : "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." is the opening line of the book ______.

Option 1: Sense and Sensibility

Option 2: Pride and Prejudice

Option 3: Persuasion

Option 4: Emma