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.

Marriages, birthday celebrations, meetings, conferences, seminars and many similar events layout (1) __________multi-course feasts with plenty of starters followed by the main course. Later, (2)__________ of food get dumped into dustbins, (3) ________of its value to the hungry poor. Most such gatherings serve buffets. The (4) __________of food wastage is more when people help themselves. They (5)__________. more than what they can eat only to waste the (6) __________Similar wastage is seen when hotels serve (7) _________breakfast buffets. Wherever food is free and (8) __________plenty, people take more. Those fortunate to have (9) _________food forget the plight of those who do not have (10) ____________to eat. Millions of people die of malnutrition and hunger in India.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.

Option 1: pluck

Option 2: assemble

Option 3: take

Option 4: discard

Question : Directions: If DANGER is coded as 11–8–21–14–12–25, then how will the word MACHINE be coded?

Option 1: 20–10–8–12–15–16–7

Option 2: 20–8–10–15–16–21–12

Option 3: 10–21–15–14–26–17–18

Option 4: 20–8–10–16–17–22–13

Question : How many calories are there in a joule?

Option 1: 0.24

Option 2: 0.48

Option 3: 0.72

Option 4: 0.96

Question : Direction: Which of the following diagrams represents the relationship among Red, Blue, and Colour?

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Question : Which of the following statements is true?

Option 1: Lead is the most common pollutant of automobile exhaust.

Option 2: The toxic effect of carbon monoxide is due to its greater affinity for haemoglobin compared to oxygen.

Option 3: Photochemical smog always contains ozone.

Option 4: All options are correct.

Question : In which of the following states was the Antyodaya Anna Yojana launched first?

Option 1: Madhya Pradesh

Option 2: Bihar

Option 3: Jharkhand

Option 4: Rajasthan

Question : In which river is the world's largest riverine island, Majuli, located?

Option 1: Brahmaputra

Option 2: Kosi

Option 3: Sutlej

Option 4: Ganga

Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

Apple growers in Himachal Pradesh says they are harvesting a bumper crop this year due to good weather conditions.

Option 1: due to good weather conditions

Option 2: they are harvesting

Option 3: a bumper crop this year

Option 4: Apple growers in Himachal Pradesh says

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.

I hadn’t told my mother that a friend was coming (1)______. I was too terrified that she might (2)______ into the room and start clicking pictures of us (3)_______ in our studies, probably with the most ghastly (4)______ on our faces. Even though mother had made a (5)______ with me – not to click any photographs (6)________ on special occasions like birthdays and festivals, and these (7)_______ had to be approved before being printed and made (8)_______ collages or preserved in albums for people to (9)______ at. In exchange, I had agreed to let the old collage (10)______ on my bedroom wall.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 8.

Option 1: into

Option 2: on

Option 3: by

Option 4: for

Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

A fierce-looking dog guarded the house.

Option 1: The house is being guarded by a fierce-looking dog.

Option 2: The house is guarded by a fierce-looking dog.

Option 3: The house has been guarded by a fierce-looking dog.

Option 4: The house was guarded by a fierce-looking dog.