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Question : The substrate of photorespiration is:

Option 1: Fructose

Option 2: Pyruvic acid

Option 3: Glycolate

Option 4: Glucose

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The ocean floor is famously less (1)________ than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we (2) _______what looks like an asteroid impact crater.
Intriguingly, the crater, (3)________ "Nadir" after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous (4) _______, around 66 million years ago, which (5) ________the dinosaurs and many other species.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: generation

Option 2: spell

Option 3: period

Option 4: vase

Question : Directions: Select the word pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the given pair of words.
(The words must be considered meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.)
Thermometer : Temperature

Option 1: Glucometer : Measure

Option 2: Odometer : Car

Option 3: Oximeter : Oxygen level of blood

Option 4: Pedometer : Bone Fractures

Question : If the square of the sum of three positive consecutive natural numbers exceeds the sum of their squares by 292, what is the largest of the three numbers?

Option 1: 5

Option 2: 6

Option 3: 3

Option 4: 8

Question : Acceptable "Noise Pollution Level" in India range between:

Option 1: 16 - 35 dec

Option 2: 40 - 45 dec

Option 3: 70 - 100 dec

Option 4: 10 - 15 dec

Question : Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
The committee was divided on the issue, and neither side were willing to compromise on the compensation amount to be given.

Option 1: and neither side were willing to

Option 2: amount to be given

Option 3: compromise on the compensation

Option 4: The committee was divided on the issue

Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A person who sells flowers

Option 1: Florist

Option 2: horticulturist

Option 3: Chauffeur

Option 4: Invigilator

Question : By selling 50 items, a shopkeeper gains the selling price of 10 items. What is his gain percentage?

Option 1: 10%

Option 2: 15%

Option 3: 25%

Option 4: 40%

Question : As per the 2011 Census, what was the percentage of the urban population in India? (Provide an approximate range.)

Option 1: Between 30% and 35%

Option 2: Between 40% and 45%

Option 3: Between 10% and 15%

Option 4: Between 20% and 25%

Question : The sum of the ages of the mother and her daughter is 60 years. 12 years ago, the mother was eight times as old as her daughter. How old is the daughter at present?

Option 1: 20 years

Option 2: 28 years

Option 3: 16 years

Option 4: 12 years