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Question : In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Our beautiful ecosystem is being systematically (1)____ by industrial pollution channelled into rivers like the Ganga and the Yamuna, nuclear wastes from atomic plants muted into the world’s oceans, and (2)____ gases such as carbon dioxide mixed with the ozonosphere. Besides, tropical rainforests and green pastures are disappearing (3)_____ the pressure of a proliferating population. Dams are being (4)_____ over the rivers like the Narmada to change nature’s well-balanced surface equations between flora and fauna, and sloping mountainous terrain is being converted into mini oceans to supply electricity to the ever-starving industrial stomach of our age. Elephants, tigers, the wild rhinos of South Africa and many other forest creatures have become (5)_____ species.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: in
Option 2: to
Option 3: on
Option 4: under
Correct Answer: under
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Explanation: The preposition under is used to indicate a condition or pressure, making it suitable in the context of disappearing tropical rainforests and green pastures. The phrase under pressure suggests that these ecosystems are adversely affected or disappearing due to
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the fourth term is related to the third term. ABC2 : ZYX7 :: PQR21 : KJI26 :: MNO11 : ?
Option 1: NML16
Option 2: KLM14
Option 3: NLM14
Option 4: MKL16
Correct Answer: NML16
Solution : Given: ABC2 : ZYX7 :: PQR21 : KJI26 :: MNO11 : ?
Like, ABC2 : ZYX7 –
PQR21 : KJI26 –
Similarly, for MNO11 : ? –
So, MNO11 is related to NML16. Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : A village canal can be cleaned by 24 villagers in 12 days. The number of days in which 36 villagers can clean the canal is:
Option 1: 18
Option 2: 8
Option 3: 72
Option 4: 16
Correct Answer: 8
Solution : Let the work be $x$ and the same for both cases. By using the formula: $\frac{M_1×T_1}{W_1}=\frac{M_2×T_2}{W_2}$ Where $M_1$ and $M_2$ are men, $D_1$ and $D_2$ are days and $W_1$ and $W_2$ are work done. According to the question, $\frac{24×12}{x}=\frac{36×T_2}{x}$ ⇒ $T_2=\frac{24×12}{36}$ ⇒ $T_2=8$ days Hence,
Question : A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days, while A alone can do the same work in 30 days. B alone can do it in:
Option 1: 18 days
Option 2: 20 days
Option 3: 15 days
Option 4: 22 days
Correct Answer: 20 days
Solution : Given: Time taken by A and B together to complete the work = 12 days ⇒ Part of work done by A and B in a day = $\frac{1}{12}$ Time taken by A alone to complete the work = 30 days ⇒ Part of
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The child is the father of the man. Childhood is a (1)______ of what one is going to be when one (2)______ maturity. The natural instincts of a man are (3)______ in his childhood. Time modifies them but cannot (4)______ them. History contains numerous examples of great men who gave (5)______ of their future when they were children. A child’s mind is (6)______ and flexible. The mould he receives before his clay (7)______ becomes his permanent mark. The values and standards of (8)______ which will determine his life as a man (9)______ in childhood itself. There may be certain (10)______ of course. A bright morning may end in a storm!
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 7.
Option 1: refines
Option 2: precipitates
Option 3: contracts
Option 4: hardens
Correct Answer: hardens
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Hardens means to make or become hard or harder. It helps convey the intended meaning that the values a man gets in his childhood become hard and do not go away.
Question : Directions: Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Some teachers are scientists. All scientists are doctors. All doctors are engineers. Conclusions: I. Some doctors are teachers. II. Some engineers are teachers. III. Some doctors are scientists.
Option 1: Only conclusions I and II follow
Option 2: All conclusions follow
Option 3: Only conclusions I and III follow
Option 4: Only conclusions II and III follow
Correct Answer: All conclusions follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: Some doctors are teachers – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circles representing teachers and doctors overlap and have a
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.
They organized an event last month in _______ with another company.
Option 1: Competition
Option 2: Collaboration
Option 3: Connection
Option 4: Regulation
Correct Answer: Collaboration
Solution : The correct choice is the second option "collaboration".
According to the context of the sentence, the word "collaboration" is the most suitable choice. It indicates that they organised an event last month in partnership or cooperation with another company. It suggests that the event was
Question : Which one of the following is the respiratory pigment in man?
Option 1: Haemocyanin
Option 2: Hemerythrin
Option 3: B-Carotene
Option 4: Haemoglobin
Correct Answer: Haemoglobin
Solution : The correct answer is Haemoglobin.
Haemoglobin is the red-coloured pigment present in human red blood cells. It is an iron-containing oxygen transport protein which aids in respiration and carries oxygen to various body organs. Haemoglobin has four binding sites for the oxygen molecules. The normal
Question : Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Do you believe that you have a possibility of getting that job?
Option 1: spill the beans
Option 2: snow job
Option 3: stand a chance
Option 4: shoot the breeze
Correct Answer: stand a chance
Solution : The correct answer to this question is the third option.
The most appropriate idiom to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence is:
"Do you stand a chance of getting that job?"
This idiom is commonly used to inquire about the likelihood
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Bend over backwards
Option 1: Working hard to try to impress
Option 2: Working slowly and lazily
Option 3: Going backward
Option 4: Using wrongful means
Correct Answer: Working hard to try to impress
Solution : The correct answer is the first option.
The idiom "bend over backwards" does indeed convey the idea of working hard to try to impress. It involves going to great lengths or making a significant effort to meet someone's expectations or
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