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:
Which of the following statements about Greek gods is NOT true?

Option 1: Greek Gods were mortals.

Option 2: They possessed human qualities.

Option 3: Some of them were immoral, petty and vain.

Option 4: They were invoked to aid in all matters.

Question : Who said, 'Oh! Disrespectable democracy! I love you!"?

Option 1: George Bernard Shaw

Option 2: Carpenter

Option 3: Lord Bryce 

Option 4: Appa Dorai 

Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Apple of discord

Option 1: Practical

Option 2: Distant love

Option 3: Bone of contention

Option 4: Centre of attraction

Question : Directions: A # B means A is the father of B;
A @ B means A is the son of B;
A & B means A is the sister of B;
A % B means A is the wife of B.
If W # Q @ T & Y @ M % K, then how is K related to W?

Option 1: Brother

Option 2: Brother-in-law

Option 3: Father-in-law

Option 4: Father

Question : Directions: In the following question, the given sentence has four parts marked P, Q, R, and S. Choose the part of the sentence with the error and select it as your answer. If there is no error, select "No Error (S)" as your answer.

(P) Mahatma Gandhi did not solve (Q) all the future problems (R) but he did solve problems of his own age. (S) No Error

1. P
2. Q
3. R
4. S

Option 1: 1

Option 2: 2

Option 3: 3

Option 4: 4

Question : If $a, b,$ and $c$ are positive integers such that $a^2 + b^2 = 82$ and $b^2 + c^2 = 65$, then the value of $2a + 7b - 3c$ is:

Option 1: 2

Option 2: 5

Option 3: 49

Option 4: 1

Question : The phenomenon whereby the female gamete undergoes development to form new organisms without fertilization in some organisms like rotifers, honeybees, some lizards, and birds is called:

Option 1: Apomixis

Option 2: Parthenogenesis

Option 3: Budding

Option 4: Fragmentation

Question : The average number of runs scored by a player is 32 out of 10 innings. How many runs must he make in the next innings to increase his average by 6?

Option 1: 38

Option 2: 40

Option 3: 6

Option 4: 98

Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.

Standing in ankle-deep water engulfing his field, Kamal Singh Dhangar takes a wild shot at the likely yield from the soybean crop that practically lies in ruins behind him. "One bag, two bags with difficulty,” notes the 58-year-old with a wry smile, minutes after a fresh spell of rain has lashed Guradiya Sirajuddin village in Ashta tehsil of Madhya Pradesh’s (MP) Sehore district. While the same three-acre plot had given nearly 16 quintals of soybean
last year, Dhangar this time isn’t sure he can even afford labourers to harvest the negligible produce staring in his face. He draws solace only from his not being alone. Most farmers in Guradiya Sirajuddin as well as neighbouring villages have reported widespread damage to their already matured standing crop. Gulab Singh, who owns 10 acres not far from Dhangar’s field, is ruing his decision to have taken an additional six acres of land on lease for cultivating soybean and wheat this year. “I have paid the owner Rs 1.5 lakh. By now, this soybean crop should have been ready for taking to Ashta mandi (agriculture produce market at the tehsil town, about 10 km away). But
my expensive pursuit has proved costly,” remarks the 60-year-old, who, too, cannot enter his field without wading through water almost touching the knees. Seated at the edge of his flooded field a few hundred meters away, Dev Singh, a sprightly octogenarian, cannot remember the year when the monsoon rains caused such late-stage havoc. “I may have been this big,” he says, pointing to a man many decades younger than him. Western MP, in which Sehore falls, has received 1,335.4 mm of average rainfall from 1 June 1 to 25 September, 58% more than the region’s historical normal of 845.3 mm for this period. However, the real story lies in the month-wise figures. In June, the opening month of the southwest monsoon season, the rains were actually 25.6% below the long-period average. In July, they were 31.2% above average. That surplus rose to 63.6% in August, while a whopping 158% more so far till September, confirming Dev Singh’s observation. Worse, there’s little respite, with more rains predicted over the next few days. The monsoon has taken its toll mainly on soybeans. According to the Union Agriculture Ministry’s data, a total area of 113.449 lakh hectares (lh) has been planted under this leguminous oilseed in the current Kharif season, with the bulk of it accounted for by MP (55.16 lh), Maharashtra (39.595 lh) and Rajasthan (10.608 lh). Within MP, the main soybean-growing districts are Ujjain, Dewas, Indore, Dhar, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Sehore and Vidisha. The crop in low-lying areas is the one that has been worst affected. “Farmers who had sown early-maturity (80-90 days duration) varieties such as JS 9560 and JS 2034 just after mid-June will take the biggest hit. Their crop would already have matured; the longer it remains in the field, the more the chances of the grain rotting. Also, these farmers will not be able to save this grain for use as seed next year,” admits V S Bhatia, director of the Indian Institute of Soybean Research at Indore.

Question:
In Western MP where Sehore is situated what is the normal average rainfall from June to September?

Option 1: 845.3 mm

Option 2: 113.4 mm

Option 3: 158 mm

Option 4: 1,335.4 mm

Question : Which of the following is a communicable disease?

I. Malaria

II. Tuberculosis

III. Measles

Option 1: Only II

Option 2: Both I and III

Option 3: Both II and III

Option 4: Only III