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Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
These figures have been greatly exaggerated.
Option 1: understated
Option 2: magnified
Option 3: belittled
Option 4: ignore
Correct Answer: magnified
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The word exaggerated means to overstate or overemphasise something. The word, magnified, is the closest in meaning to exaggerated, as it means to make something seem more important than it really is.
The meanings of the other
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
If the screen (was any brighter), it would have been easier to read from the tablet.
(1) was bright enough
(2) was more brighter
(3) had been brighter
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the third option.
The third conditional is applied in this sentence. The structure of the third conditional is: "if + past perfect (had been brighter) + would" + have+ past participle form (been)."
Therefore, the correct sentence is: If
Question : Directions: In a code language, sky is blue is written as mud pot sum, I like blue is written as mud man log, and I am sky is written as man red pot. What is the code for the word is in this language?
Option 1: sum
Option 2: mud
Option 3: red
Option 4: man
Correct Answer: sum
Solution : Given: 1. sky is blue ⇒ mud pot sum 2. I like blue ⇒ mud man log 3. I am sky ⇒ man red pot
By comparing all the coded sentences, we find that – In sentences 1 and 2, blue is a common word
Question : Who has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?
Option 1: Sanju Verma
Option 2: Veena Aggarwal
Option 3: Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
Option 4: Priya Prakash Chand
Correct Answer: Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
Solution : The correct answer is Nallathamby Kalaiselvi.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has selected Dr. Kalaiselvi Nallathamby as its director general. She is the first woman to hold this position and will oversee 38 research institutes throughout India.
Question : Which one of the following events in a botanical garden is never directly influenced by light?
Option 1: Flowering
Option 2: Photosynthesis
Option 3: Transpiration
Option 4: Fertilization
Correct Answer: Fertilization
Solution : The correct option is Fertilization.
Fertilization is an event in a botanical garden that is not directly influenced by light. Fertilization involves the fusion of gametes (pollen and ovule) within the flower, and it is not dependent on the presence or absence of light.
Question : Three positive numbers are in the proportion of 2 : 3 : 5. If the sum of their squares is 342, then find the largest number.
Option 1: 35
Option 2: 55
Option 3: 15
Option 4: 25
Correct Answer: 15
Solution : Let the numbers be $2x,3x$ and $5x$. According to the question, $4x^2+9x^2+25x^2=342$ ⇒ $38x^2=342$ ⇒ $x^2=9$ ⇒ $x=3$ Thus, the largest number is $5x=5\times3=15$ Hence, the correct answer is 15.
Question : 'Kyoto Protocol', an agreement signed by various countries, is associated with
Option 1: Clean environment and climate change
Option 2: Building common food stock to save human beings from any natural disaster
Option 3: International trade
Option 4: Deep sea oil and mineral exploration
Correct Answer: Clean environment and climate change
Solution : The answer is a Clean environment and climate change.
The Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1997 under the ambit of the UNFCCC. It was aimed at promoting a clean environment and addressing the issue of climate change. It sought to
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster. GAVE : AGEV :: KEPT : EKTP :: ACID : ?
Option 1: CIAD
Option 2: CAID
Option 3: ACDI
Option 4: CADI
Correct Answer: CADI
Solution : Given: GAVE : AGEV :: KEPT : EKTP :: ACID : ?
Interchange the position of the first and second, third, and fourth letter of GAVE and KEPT to obtain the required codes –
Thus, GAVE is coded as AGEV.
Thus, KEPT is coded as
Question : Dolomite is a/an
Option 1: sedimentary rock
Option 2: plutonic rock
Option 3: igneous rock
Option 4: metamorphic rock
Correct Answer: sedimentary rock
Solution : The correct answer is Sedimentary rock.
Dolomite is a magnesium ore. It is a sedimentary rocks which contains an anhydrous carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate CaMg(CO₃)₂. It is a type of limestone and is found in Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chattisgarh etc. It
Question : Directions: In the following question, a series is given with one or more alphabet missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given options. E – D – C – B, J – H – F – D, O – L – I – ?
Option 1: R
Option 2: A
Option 3: E
Option 4: F
Correct Answer: F
Solution : Given: E – D – C – B, J – H – F – D, O – L – I – ?
In the given series, add 5, 4, 3 and 2 to the place value of the first, second, third and fourth letters. E
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