Question : Comprehension:
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Greek religious traditions encompassed a large pantheon of gods, complex mythologies, rituals, and cult practices. Greece was a polytheistic society and looked to its gods and mythology to explain natural mysteries as well as current events. Religious festivals and ceremonies were held throughout the year, and animal sacrifice and votive offerings were popular ways to appease and worship the gods. Religious life, rituals and practices were one of the unifying aspects of Greece across regions and poleis (cities, or city-states, such as Athens and Sparta). The Greek gods were immortal beings who possessed human-like qualities and were represented as completely human in visual art. They were moral and immoral, petty and just, and often vain. The gods were invoked to intervene and assist in all matters large, small, private, and public. City-states claimed individual gods and goddesses as their patrons. Temples and sanctuaries to the gods were built in every city. Many cities became cult sites due to their connection with a god or goddess and specific myths. For instance, the city of Delphi was known for its oracle and sanctuary of Apollo, because Apollo was believed to have killed a dragon that inhabited Delphi. The history of the Greek pantheon begins with the primordial deities Gaia (Mother Earth) and Uranus (Father Sky), who were the parents of the first of twelve giants known as Titans. Among these Titans were six males and six females. The males were named Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, Crius, Iapetus, and Kronos. The females were named Themis, Mnemosyne, Tethys, Theia, Phoebe, and Rhea. Kronos eventually overthrew Uranus and ruled during the mythological Golden Age. Over time, he and Rhea had twelve children who would become the Olympian gods. However, Kronos heard a prophecy that his son would overthrow him, as he did for Uranus. In an effort to avert fate, he ordered Rhea to allow him to devour each of the children upon their birth. Best known among the pantheon are the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses who resided on Mt. Olympus in northern Greece. Zeus, the youngest son of Rhea and Kronos, was hidden from his father instead of being swallowed. Once he became a man, he challenged his father’s rule, forcing Kronos to regurgitate the rest of his swallowed children. These children were Zeus’s siblings, and together they overthrew Kronos, making Zeus the father of gods and men.
Question:
Animal sacrifices were made to the gods to:

Option 1: understand nature’s mysteries

Option 2: pacify and worship them

Option 3: know about future events

Option 4: enrage and challenge them

Question : $\frac{3}{4}$th of the marked price of an article is equal to $\frac{5}{6}$th of selling price. What is the discount percentage?

Option 1: 12.5%

Option 2: 10%

Option 3: 15%

Option 4: 11.11%

Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
By hook or by crook

Option 1: Using a lot of energy and effort to do something

Option 2: Using whatever methods are necessary

Option 3: Making more of an effort

Option 4: Probably possible, but it will be difficult

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 required’.
The mare hurt its hooves when running to the forest.

Option 1: with running across

Option 2: while running through

Option 3: No substitution required

Option 4: when running into

Question : If both the mass and the velocity of a body are increased to twice their magnitude, the kinetic energy will increase by:

Option 1: 2 times

Option 2: 4 times

Option 3: 8 times

Option 4: 16 times

Question : The 7th CISM Military World Games 2019 were held in:

Option 1: France

Option 2: US

Option 3: China

Option 4: Malaysia

Question : The constitution provides for reservation of seats in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies for the _________.

Option 1: Scheduled Tribes

Option 2: other backward classes

Option 3: differently abled

Option 4: women

Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom in the given sentence.
She said she liked my hair, but it turned out to be a left handed compliment.

Option 1: A joke

Option 2: A flattery

Option 3: An insult

Option 4: A praise

Question : Directions: How many squares are there in the given figure?

Option 1: 8

Option 2: 14

Option 3: 10

Option 4: 12

Question : The radius of a metallic spherical ball is 3 cm. If the metallic ball is melted and recast into $x$ number of hemispheres of radius equal to half the radius of the metallic spherical ball, then find the value of $x$.

Option 1: 15

Option 2: 14

Option 3: 16

Option 4: 13