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Question : Direction: In the following question, select the one which is different from the other three alternatives.

Option 1: 41 - 72 

Option 2: 12 - 30

Option 3: 51 - 42 

Option 4: 11 - 20 

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:
What advice is given in the passage to diabetics and weight watchers?

Option 1: Do not eat mangoes as it is too high in sugar.

Option 2: Eat mangoes but balance the intake of vitamins.

Option 3: Eat plenty of mangoes as it has impressive health benefits.

Option 4: Eat mangoes, but combine them with a low-glycemic food.

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.

Swarms of the desert locust, which invaded India via Pakistan in April, have made (1)_____ way to at least five states, (2)____ a trail of destruction in their (3)_____. Desert locusts move in large groups, (4)_____ swarms, and can eat crops up (5)_____ their own weight every day. When millions of (6)____ descend on a crop, they destroy (7)_____. The desert locust is considered the (8)_____ destructive migratory pest in the world (9)_____ a single swarm covering one square kilometre can (10)____ up to 80 million locusts. As per eyewitnesses, the swarm which entered India from Pakistan was about two to three kilometres long.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for blank number 7.

Option 1: everyone

Option 2: everything

Option 3: something

Option 4: whole

Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fourth term in the same way as the first term is related to the second term and the fifth term is related to the sixth term.
2 : 26 :: ? : 152 :: 27 : 1026

Option 1: 6

Option 2: 8

Option 3: 24

Option 4: 13

Question :

Besides carbohydrates, a major source of energy in our food is constituted by
 

Option 1:

Proteins

Option 2:

Fats

Option 3:

Minerals

Option 4: Vitamins

Question : An amendment of the constitution may be initiated ________.

Option 1: by the introduction by the President of India

Option 2: by the introduction of a bill in Rajya Sabha

Option 3: by the Governors of States

Option 4: by the introduction of a bill in either House of Parliament

Question : If $x+y+z=0$, then what is the value of $\frac{x^2}{3z}+\frac{y^3}{3xz}+\frac{z^2}{3x}$?

Option 1: $0$

Option 2: $xz$

Option 3: $y$

Option 4: $3y$

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

To have an axe to grind

Option 1: To have a selfish motive in doing something

Option 2: To have an indomitable task to accomplish

Option 3: To have adequate means of subsistence

Option 4: To have access to top levels of authority

Question : Direction: In each of the following question, select the missing number from the given responses.

Option 1: 63

Option 2: 89

Option 3: 81

Option 4: 64

Question : Find the number of common tangents, if $r_1+r_2=c_1 c_2$. (With usual notations, $r_1\ \text{and}\ r_2$ and $\mathrm{C}_1 \ \text{and}\ \mathrm{C}_2$ are the radii and centres of the two circles.)

Option 1: 1

Option 2: 0

Option 3: 3

Option 4: 4