Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

When consuming your favourite fruit is forbidden by your doctor or dietician, it is time to find out why rather than trying to have more of it on the sly. Conventional diet advice for weight watchers and diabetics puts mangoes on the red list, and not without reason. Keeping scientific information about mangoes in mind, recommendations about the fruit warrant a relook. This is because of its impact on body weight, blood sugar, and health. It's true that ripe mangoes are high in carbohydrates and sugars and have a high glycemic index. One of the seventh most popular fruits worldwide, it provides roughly 80 kilocalories per 100 g (a medium-sized ripe mango would carry about 130–150 calories), which mainly comes from carbohydrates (20 per cent).

Due to their high sugar content, mangoes are high in calories. But does this mean that diabetics and weight-watchers should be banned from having it? The answer is no, if one adjusts for calories, i.e., substitutes it with an equivalent amount of calories and carbohydrates in the meal.

Better still, combine it with a low-glycemic food. Low-glycemic foods include pulses, legumes, low-fat dairy (milk, curd), vegetables, nuts, and seeds. So mangoes can make a safe entry into the diet if one is able to keep the caloric intake and carbohydrates constant, i.e., take the right amounts. With over 2,500 varieties around the world, the popularity of mangoes clearly lies in their aromatic sweetness. This tropical fruit can also boast a huge array of impressive health benefits.

The mango is known to be an excellent source of many vitamins, such as vitamin C (ascorbic acid), B vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin), and vitamin A (B-carotene). Ripe mangoes generally possess a higher number of phenolics, researchers say. This makes mangoes a good source of antioxidants with anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties. With reasonably good fibre content, it provides a good combination of soluble and insoluble fibre. Soluble fibre is good for digestion, and its insoluble variant is good for the management of blood cholesterol and sugar levels.

But before you start planning a mango party, there is a need for caution. Remember that mangoes, being high in sugar, predominantly fructose, should be consumed in appropriate portions. This is particularly true for weight-watchers, diabetics, and those with high cholesterol levels.

Question:
Which of the following nutrients is NOT present in mangoes?

Option 1: Vitamins

Option 2: carbohydrates

Option 3: Sugar

Option 4: Fats

Question : For which of the following films did K. Mahashweta win the Young Actress/Best Child Award at the Las Vegas Movie Awards 2020 for her role in a short film?

Option 1: Wonder Women 1984

Option 2: Sketches of Life

Option 3: Whom Should I Tell

Option 4: Grandma Toy

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.
I am tired ___ walking.

Option 1: by

Option 2: of

Option 3: for

Option 4: in

Question : Comprehension:
In the given passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

People are tired of staying indoors in artificial lights in view of the pandemic and (1) ____________a sedentary lifestyle. They are yearning to reconnect with (2)_________and 'rewilding' is becoming a key trend in 2021. 'Rewilding' is about going (3) ___________to our 'caveman/woman' life by soaking in the sun, (4) ___________barefoot on sand and grass, drinking water from natural (5) ____________, and bathing in rivers. The (6) _____________of 'outdoor living' is all about spending time in nature, irrespective of the weather, through simple (7) ___________that are free of cost, like walking, camping, or fishing with loved ones. 'Earthing' is a therapeutic activity, which can be performed (8) __________All you need to do is to take off your shoes and place your bare feet and hands directly on the (9) _________, whether it is in a park or at the beach. Another trend is the Japanese way to beat stress - 'forest-bathing'. You can 'forest-bathe' wherever there is a (10)____________of trees, including a nearby park.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.

Option 1: into

Option 2: around

Option 3: further

Option 4: back

Question : Directions: The Venn diagram below best represents the relationship among which of the classes given in the options.

Option 1: Hindi, English, and Languages

Option 2: Hindi, English, and Spanish

Option 3: Languages, Social Sciences, and Scientists

Option 4: Television, Refrigerators, and Fans

Question : The Koyna, Tungabhadra and Bhima Rivers are the major tributaries of the River:

Option 1: Tapti

Option 2: Ganga

Option 3: Godavari

Option 4: Krishna

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:
What was the effect of the senior doctor's comment on the writer?

Option 1: He realised that he did not smile often.

Option 2: He started smiling more often.

Option 3: It irritated him.

Option 4: It did not bother him.

Question : Directions: Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.

12  15   ?

8    7    11

80 176  240

Option 1: 27

Option 2: 19

Option 3: 22

Option 4: 18

Question : Directions: Select the cluster of odd letters from the given alternatives.

Option 1: OMK

Option 2: RPN

Option 3: USP

Option 4: XVT

Question : Which one of the following newspapers was started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak?

Option 1: Kesari

Option 2: The Hindu

Option 3: The Statesman

Option 4: The Tribune