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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 blank.
There are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come (1) _________whales, those enormous creatures of the sea (2) __________are the largest remaining animals in the world. (3) ___________the whale from the cold of the Arctic seas, nature (4) __________it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. (5) ________the whale is killed; the blubber is stripped (6) ___________and boiled down. It produces a great (7) ___________of oil which can be made into food for human (8)___________. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so (9)__________as the whale. The livers of the cod and the halibut, two (10) __________of fish, yield nourishing oil.
Question: Select the most appropriate option for blank number 7.
Option 1: length
Option 2: quantity
Option 3: number
Option 4: size
Correct Answer: quantity
Solution : The most appropriate option is the second option.
In the context of the passage, the sentence refers to the oil produced from the boiled-down blubber of whales. The word quantity best fits here, as it indicates a significant amount or volume of oil obtained from
Question : In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To make a mountain of a mole hill.
Option 1: To violate the rules.
Option 2: To make unnecessary comments.
Option 3: To give great importance to trifles.
Option 4: To achieve big success.
Correct Answer: To give great importance to trifles.
Solution : The third option is correct.
To make a mountain out of a molehill is an idiom referring to over-reactive, histrionic behaviour where a person makes too much of a minor issue.
Therefore, the correct answer is, to give great importance
Question : Directions: Which of the following diagrams represents the relationship among staff, manager, and worker?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Based on the general information, some managers can be workers or vice versa, and both managers and workers are staff. Anyone who works in an organisation, whether it is a worker or a manager, is a staff. So, their circles will be inside that of the
Question : Which of the following is not true about Ajanta Caves?
Option 1: They are in Maharashtra
Option 2: They are decorated with Buddhist Art
Option 3: They depict the techniques used in ancient India
Option 4: They do not contain paintings of flora and fauna
Correct Answer: They depict the techniques used in ancient India
Solution : The correct answer is They depict the techniques used in ancient India.
Ajanta Caves are located in the Sahyadri Range on the banks of the Waghora River in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. They are 29 rock-cut caves, mostly dedicated to
Question : In the following figure, the circles with centres B and D have radii of 4 cm and $x$ cm, respectively. AC is a tangent to both circles. Find the value of $x$.
Option 1: 6 cm
Option 2: 3 cm
Option 3: 7 cm
Option 4: 5 cm
Correct Answer: 6 cm
Solution : Here, $\angle$DAC = $\angle$ACB = 90° (Tangnet is perpendicular to the radius at the point of contact) $\angle$AED = $\angle$BEC (Vertically opposite angles are equal) By AA similarity criteria, $\triangle$ AED $\sim\triangle$ CEB $\frac{AE}{EC} = \frac{AD}{BC}$ ⇒ $\frac{6}{9}=\frac{4}{x}$ $\therefore x=\frac{4\times9}{6} = 2\times 3 =
Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. I would attach as many as four of them to a crosspiece, rotatably arranged on a thin spindle, and transmit the motion of the same to a large disc and so derive considerable 'power'.
B. In my next attempt I seem to have acted under the first instinctive impulse which later dominated me - to harness the energies of nature to the service of man.
C. These creatures were remarkably efficient, for once they were started they had no sense to stop and continued whirling for hours and hours and the hotter it was the harder they worked.
D. I did this through the medium of May bugs or June bugs as they are called in America - which were a veritable pest in that country and sometimes broke the branches of trees by the sheer weight of their bodies.
Option 1: BACD
Option 2: ABCD
Option 3: BDAC
Option 4: DACB
Correct Answer: BDAC
Solution : The third option is the correct answer: BDAC.
The paragraph states that in his early experiments, the author was driven by the instinct to harness the forces of nature for the benefit of humanity. To achieve this, he utilised May bugs (also known as June
Question : The simple interest on a sum of INR 7,400 for 36 months is INR 888. What is the rate percentage of interest per annum?
Option 1: 3%
Option 2: 8%
Option 3: 5%
Option 4: 4%
Correct Answer: 4%
Solution : Given: Principal = INR 7,400 Time = 36 months = 3 years Simple interest after 3 years = INR 888 Let the rate of interest be $r$%. We know, Simple interest = $\frac{\text{Principal × Rate × Time}}{100}$ ⇒ $888=\frac{7400\times r\times 3}{100}$ $\therefore r=4$% Hence, the
Question : The following table shows the amount (in quintals) of 6 different types of sweets sold by a shop during a given year.
The amount of S1 sold in that year was what percentage of the average amount of sweets sold per type during that year?
Option 1: 80%
Option 2: 84%
Option 3: 88%
Option 4: 96%
Correct Answer: 96%
Solution : Average $=\frac{\text{Sum of Amount}}{\text{Total number of sweets}}=\frac{(32 + 48 + 23 + 37 + 39 + 21)}{6} = 33.33$ According to the question: S1 = 32 and average = 33.33 $\therefore$ Required percentage = $\frac{32}{33.33} \times 100 = 96\%$ Hence, the correct answer is 96%.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. When I went for my job interview, my friend told me to break a leg.
Option 1: To wish evil
Option 2: To cause an accident
Option 3: To fracture a leg
Option 4: To wish good luck
Correct Answer: To wish good luck
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The idiom break a leg is a common idiom used to convey good luck or best wishes, especially in situations like performances, interviews, or any challenging endeavours.
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. "Put this suitcase in the first-class compartment," said Mr. Dey to the porter.
Option 1: Mr. Dey requested the porter to put that suitcase in the first class compartment.
Option 2: Mr. Dey told the porter to put that suitcase in the first class compartment.
Option 3: Mr. Dey asked the porter to put this suitcase in the first class compartment.
Option 4: Mr. Dey told the porter that he should put that suitcase in the first class compartment.
Correct Answer: Mr. Dey told the porter to put that suitcase in the first class compartment.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Indirect speech conveys a report of something that was said or written rather than the exact words that were spoken or written.
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