Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
If you pay close attention to soap advertisements, you may hear of its pH value being claimed to be perfect for human skin. But is there really such a thing? Let's start at the beginning. pH (potential hydrogen) is defined as the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution. pH values range between 0 and 14.7 is the neutral point, 0 being the most acidic and 14 being the most alkaline. More importantly, your skin isn't exactly pH 5.5; it falls in a range between 4.0 and 7.0, depending on diverse factors like the body part, age, genetics, ethnicity, and environmental conditions.

So, are products formulated at pH 5.5 perfect for skin? The short answer: not really! First, parameters like texture and other ingredients indicate a cleanser's quality, much better than pH alone. Second, though the skin pH rises slightly immediately after cleaning even with plain water, it reverts to its mild acidic pH in an hour. Healthy skin quickly rebalances the 'acid mantle' - a protective layer over the skin—and is unaffected in the long term by the cleanser's pH. Skin modulates pH, making skin products function optimally. So, why market pH 5.5 products as "perfect"? Well, for certain skin types (e.g., oily skin) and certain skin conditions (like acne), an increase in pH can aggravate these skin situations. This might lead to an interpretation that a skin care product needs to be at a pH for optimum cleansing. Hence, skincare experts have expressed reservations about pH being the sole criterion of product safety and 'acid mantle' preservation when factors including plain water may contribute to the same. Thus, an ideal product is almost impossible to define. So, look well beyond pH alone.

Question:
According to the passage, the pH value of human skin is generally:

Option 1: between 7 and 14

Option 2: 5.5

Option 3: between 0 and 7

Option 4: between 4 and 7

Question : Which of the following is not a feature of money?

Option 1: Convenient unit of account

Option 2: Perishable

Option 3: General acceptability

Option 4: Liquid asset

Question : Directions: Select the related cluster of letters from the given alternatives.
CURTAIN : XFIGZRM :: DESIGNER : ?

Option 1: WVHRTMVI

Option 2: WVHSTMVI

Option 3: WVHSTOVI

Option 4: WUHRTMUI

Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S6) are in the correct order, the sentences in between are jumbled up. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

S1. A library is a systematic and organised collection of informational resources.
A. These resources are made accessible to a defined community for their reference or borrowing.
B. It provides physical or digital access to the users.
C. They facilitate group study and collaboration.
D. A library's collection includes books, periodicals, newspapers, etc.
S6. Libraries range in size from few shelves to several items.

Option 1: ACDB

Option 2: ACBD

Option 3: ABDC

Option 4: ABCD

Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error."

He acted not (1) / as per my advice (2) / but somebody else. (3) / No Error (4)

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

Question : Which Mughal ruler transferred the capital of the Mughal empire from Agra to Delhi permanently?

Option 1: Humayun

Option 2: Aurangzeb

Option 3: Babur

Option 4: Shah Jahan

Question : Comprehension:
Read the following passage and answer the questions.
As I turned to the main road, my smartphone rang. I looked at the car's dashboard display for a fraction of a second to see the caller's name while I reflexively whirled the wheel around the street corner. The brief lapse in concentration was enough to miss a biker. Fortunately, both of us stopped at the right time but he ranted expletives at my family, particularly the women. Undeterred, I opened the window, smiled at him and said, "I am sorry." He immediately paused, and then just advised me kindly to look on all sides of the road while driving.

That is the power of the unique and wonderful act called smile. It can break barriers and bridge chasms. The power of the smile is often underestimated by us. Despite being the only species with this graceful expression, humans do not comprehend the myriad strengths of a smile and often forget to use it.

Just like the innumerable gifts of nature which we have taken for granted, I had missed the influence of a smile in my early years. The awakening occurred in my early twenties when I worked as a junior doctor in a hospital. We, a group of doctors, were having coffee together, one of the senior doctors told me, "You seemed to have missed an important developmental milestone."

Developmental milestone refers to various social, motor and vocal skills which a child acquires at each period of its development in infancy and childhood such as rolling over, standing and speaking. To my despair, he declared, "You haven't got your social smile yet." While I considered myself a pleasant person, his harsh comment rather irked me.

At three to four months of age, a growing child starts recognising familiar faces and in an attempt to interact with them, it expresses the social smile. It is typically towards the parents, grandparents and siblings initially, and then slowly extends towards other familiar faces. It is nature's evolutionary attempt to increase the bonding between humans. It is a way of expression to pronounce one's affability. But somewhere during our growth and interaction with society, we have been taught directly or indirectly that strangers are not to be smiled at. After long days of introspection, I made it a point to reclaim my lost milestone.

Question:
There was a possibility of an accident occurring because:

Option 1: the writer was a careless driver

Option 2: the writer's attention was diverted for a brief moment

Option 3: both the writer and the biker were careless drivers

Option 4: the biker was riding rashly

Question : Directions: A + B means A is the brother of B.
A – B means A is the mother of B.
A × B means A is the husband of B.
A ÷ B means A is the sister of B.
If C ÷ M – S + K – T × Q, then which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Option 1: K is the mother-in-law of Q

Option 2: S is the maternal uncle of T

Option 3: S is the father of Q

Option 4: M is the mother of K

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.

In winter, when the snow (1)______ the higher ranges, the Himalayan bears come to (2)______ altitudes in search of food. Sometimes they forage (3)_______ the fields and because they are short-sighted and (4)______ of anything that moves, they can be (5)______. But, like most wild animals, they (6)_______ humans as much as possible. Village folk (7)______ advise me to run downhill if (8)______ by a bear. They say bears find it easier to run uphill (9)______ down. I am glad that I am (10)______ to be chased by a bear and will happily skip the experience.

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

Option 1: pleasing

Option 2: harmless

Option 3: dangerous

Option 4: agreeable

Question : Which of the following sportsmen was nicknamed the "pocket dynamo"?

Option 1: Sushil Kumar

Option 2: Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav

Option 3: Limba Ram

Option 4: Dhyan Chand