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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 number.
I arrived in Delhi in 2009 from a very small town. I had (1)______ lived in a big city before. It was a (2)______ experience for me. I walked around, learning (3)______ names of the streets and taking note (4)______ the shops. After months of wandering, I (5)______ that I had slowly become familiar with Delhi and (6)______ at home. On weekends, I packed some chapatis that (7)______ as my mid-day meal. Then I left for a (8)______ park where I spent hours (9)______ the people of my new city (10)______ feeding the birds with bits of chapatis.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 6.
Option 1: feeling
Option 2: feel
Option 3: felt
Option 4: feels
Correct Answer: felt
Solution : The third option is correct.
Therefore, the correct answer is felt.
Question : In the provisional Parliament of India, how many members were there?
Option 1: 296
Option 2: 313
Option 3: 318
Option 4: 316
Correct Answer: 296
Solution : The correct option is 296.
There were 296 members in the Provisional Parliament of India, commonly known as the Constituent Assembly of India. These people were in charge of writing India's Constitution, which was enacted on January 26, 1950, when India became a republic.
Question : At what annual rate (rounded off to the nearest integer) of simple interest will a sum of money become five times its initial value in 18 years?
Option 1: 18%
Option 2: 20%
Option 3: 22%
Option 4: 24%
Correct Answer: 22%
Solution : Given. Time = 18 years Let the principal be $x$. The sum of money after 18 years = $5x$ Simple interest = $5x-x=4x$ Simple interest = $\frac{\text{Principal × Rate × Time}}{100}$ $⇒4x=\frac{x× \text{Rate}×18}{100}$ $\therefore$ Rate = $\frac{400}{18}=22.22\approx 22$% Hence, the correct answer is 22%.
Question : In the Earth's atmosphere, which of the following continuously decreases with height?
Option 1: Temperature
Option 2: Humidity
Option 3: Pressure
Option 4: Wind Velocity
Correct Answer: Pressure
Solution : The correct answer is Pressure.
As altitude increases, pressure falls. The total weight of the air above a unit area at any elevation can be interpreted as the pressure at any height in the atmosphere. There are fewer air molecules above a given surface at
Question : An alloy contains a mixture of two metals X and Y in the ratio of 2 : 3. The second alloy contains a mixture of the same metals, X and Y, in the ratio 7 : 3. In what ratio should the first and the second alloys be mixed to make a new alloy containing 50% of metal X?
Option 1: 3 : 4
Option 2: 3 : 1
Option 3: 5 : 6
Option 4: 2 : 1
Correct Answer: 2 : 1
Solution : An alloy contains a mixture of two metals X and Y in the ratio of 2 : 3. The second alloy contains a mixture of the same metals, X and Y in the ratio 7 : 3. Let the quantity of the first
Question : Which method will be employed to test the hardness of water?
Option 1: Boiling
Option 2: Distillation
Option 3: Formation of lather with soap
Option 4: None of these
Correct Answer: Formation of lather with soap
Solution : The correct option is the Formation of lather with soap.
To determine the hardness of water, the lather or soap test is widely employed. Hard water combines with soap to generate soap scum or curd, an intractable material. When you
Question : Directions: Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series? 12, 25, 51, 103, ?, 415, 831
Option 1: 208
Option 2: 207
Option 3: 206
Option 4: 200
Correct Answer: 207
Solution : Given: 12, 25, 51, 103, ?, 415, 831
Multiply the previous term by 2 and add 1 to the resultant term to get the next term. (12 × 2) + 1 = 25; (25 × 2) + 1 = 51; (51 × 2) + 1
Question : In which year did the Rajya Sabha meet for the first time?
Option 1: 1952
Option 2: 1947
Option 3: 1950
Option 4: 1954
Correct Answer: 1952
Solution : The correct answer is 1952.
The first meeting of the Rajya Sabha was held on May 13, 1952. Rajya Sabha is known as the upper house of the Parliament of India. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym to replace the italicised word.
The smoke was bothering me, and I didn't want to ruin the party for all of you, so I simply walked home.
Option 1: despoil
Option 2: fix
Option 3: revamp
Option 4: recover
Correct Answer: despoil
Solution : The first option is correct.
Ruin means to cause severe damage, and despoil refers to the act of plundering. Both involve causing harm or damage, so despoil is the appropriate synonym for the word ruin.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Tourists from all around the world visit Agra to see the Taj Mahal.
Option 1: Ever and anon
Option 2: Cut and dried
Option 3: Few and far
Option 4: Far and wide
Correct Answer: Far and wide
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The idiom, far and wide means to a great extent or area. For example, they searched far and wide for the lost child, or the message went out far and wide.
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