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.10.

Option 1: to reaching

Option 2: reached

Option 3: reach

Option 4: to reach

Question : In which year was Sanchi declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

Option 1: 1998

Option 2: 2001

Option 3: 1994

Option 4: 1989

Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

The black sheep

Option 1: a black dot against a white background so that it is noticed

Option 2: a wolf in a black sheep's clothing

Option 3: one who is not accepted as part of a family or group because of one's bad conduct

Option 4: a black sheep in a herd of white sheep, standing out from the others

Question : How many isotopes of hydrogen elements are there?

Option 1: 2

Option 2: 3

Option 3: 4

Option 4: None of the options is correct

Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hold one's tongue

Option 1: To talk continuously

Option 2: To be shocked

Option 3: To say a tongue-twister

Option 4: To keep quiet

Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
The shopkeeper requested the lady to hurry up as it was time to close the shop.

Option 1: The shopkeeper said to the lady, “Please hurry up, it will be time for the shop to be closed.”

Option 2: The shopkeeper said to the lady, “Please hurry up, it is time for the shop to be closed.”

Option 3: The shopkeeper said to the lady, “Please hurry up, it is time to closed the shop.”

Option 4: The shopkeeper said to the lady, “Please hurry up, it was time for the shop to be closed.”

Question : Directions: Select the letter cluster that will replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
PERFORM, ODQGPSN, NCPHQTO, MBOIRUP, ?

Option 1: LANHSUQ

Option 2: LANJSVQ

Option 3: LANHRUP

Option 4: LANJRTO

Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.

I did not attend the meeting because I were not being invited.

Option 1: No substitution

Option 2: I am not being

Option 3: I had not been

Option 4: I was not been

Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
She said to them, "Stick out your hands over your brooms."

Option 1: She told them that they should stick out their hands over her brooms.

Option 2: She told them they should stick out your hands over their brooms.

Option 3: She asked them if they stuck their hands out over their brooms.

Option 4: She asked them to stick out their hands over their brooms.

Question : Bilateral symmetry, segmentation, coelom and open circulatory system are the characteristics of _________.

Option 1: Chordata

Option 2: Arthropoda

Option 3: Protozoa

Option 4: Porifera