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.

Another farmer's cotton harvest increased from 10 quintals to 14 quintals (1)_____ using pesticides and fertilisers on the suggestion (2)_____ the local agriculture extension officer. "I (3)______ doubts as I was going for organic cotton for the (4)_____ time," he said, "but I saved eight thousand rupees per acre (5)____ costs." He sold his cotton for almost seven lakhs, (6)______ he wants to use for his daughter's studies and to (7)________ a new house. Another farmer said he's got the first (8)' ________ crop' of his life this year. The 53-year-old used to grow red gram on his (9)_______ field. "But thanks to a government project, my village tank is full, and I could (10)_________ paddy in the Rabi season." He reaped 66 quintals from his two acres.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 10.

Option 1: develop

Option 2: buy

Option 3: support

Option 4: cultivate

Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

Our leader does not make false promises, he walks the talk.

Option 1: to talk while walking

Option 2: to make empty promises

Option 3: taking a long walk

Option 4: to do what one says

Question : Directions: If in a certain code, DIAGRAM is written as AFXDOXJ, then how can PICTURE be written in that code?

Option 1: MGAQRPB

Option 2: NFYQROC

Option 3: MFZQROB

Option 4: NGARSPC

Question : Chapter XV of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) deals with the

Option 1: Offences relating to the army, navy and air force

Option 2: Offences relating to religion

Option 3: Offences by or relating to public servants

Option 4: Offences against property

Question : Comprehension:
Read the following passage and answer the questions.

When Hughie came in, Trevor was giving finishing touches to a life-size picture of a beggar man. The beggar himself was standing on a raised platform in a corner of the studio. He was an old man with a wrinkled face and a most piteous expression. He was wearing a coarse cloak, all tears and tatters; his thick boots were patched and he held out his hat for alms.
“What an amazing model!” whispered Hughie. “How miserable he looks but for you heartless painters, his face is his fortune.”
“Certainly,” replied Trevor. “You don’t want a beggar to look happy, do you?’
After a while, a servant came in to announce that the frame maker wanted to see Trevor. The poor old beggar took advantage of Trevor’s absence and sat down on the wooden bench behind him. He looked so miserable that Hughie could not help pitying him. He searched his pockets but all he found was one pound. He thought the old man needed it more than him, even if it meant Hughie couldn’t afford a taxi for two weeks. He walked across to the beggar and slipped the pound into his hand.
The old man looked surprised and smiled faintly. “Thank you, sir,” he said, “thank you very much!’
Then Trevor arrived and Hughie took his leave. A week later they met at a club. Trevor told Hughie that the old model had asked all about him: who he was, where he lived, what his income was and what his plans were. Hughie was uneasy that the beggar would come calling at his place.
“Do you think he would care for some old clothes?” Hughie asked Trevor. “My dear boy, that old man you saw in the studio was Baron Hausberg, one of the richest men in Europe!” said Trevor, smiling. “He is a good friend of mine and buys all my pictures. He asked me to paint him as a beggar. What can I say about the wish of a millionaire?”

Question:
What was the baron’s wish?

Option 1: To paint a masterpiece

Option 2: To collect alms

Option 3: To buy exquisite paintings

Option 4: To model as a beggar

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’.

As a child, I use to spent a lot of time with my grandparents.

Option 1: use to spend

Option 2: used to spend

Option 3: No substitution

Option 4: used to spent

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

ASTONISH

Option 1: cheat

Option 2: simplify

Option 3: surprise

Option 4: create

Question : Directions: If A denotes +, B denotes ×, C denotes –, and D denotes ÷, then what will come in place of '?' in the following equation?
77 A 23 B 2 A 25 D 5 = 8 B 32 D 4 ? 64

Option 1: D

Option 2: A

Option 3: C

Option 4: B

Question : Directions: In a class of 64 students, Komal's rank is 6 positions lower (i.e. towards the bottom) than her friend Shikha, who is at the 59th position from the end. What is Komal's rank from the top in the class?

Option 1: 15th

Option 2: 12th

Option 3: 16th

Option 4: 19th

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 1.

Option 1: has three

Option 2: only three

Option 3: have three

Option 4: had three