Question : Gandhiji’s first major public appearance was at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in ______.

Option 1: January 1918

Option 2: September 1915

Option 3: December 1917

Option 4: February 1916

Question : Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the underlined word.

The heavy and abundant rainfall has a major role to play in the production of crops.

Option 1: Cyclonic

Option 2: Intermittent

Option 3: Ample

Option 4: Prolonged

Question : Who were made the permanent members of the U. N. Security Council?

Option 1: One representative from each continent

Option 2: Five major powers of the Allied Forces in the Second World War

Option 3: Five members elected by the U.N. General Assembly at the intial Consititution

Option 4: funding members of the U.N.

Question : Which of the following trees shed their leaves once a year?

Option 1: Deciduous trees

Option 2: Coniferous trees

Option 3: Evergreen trees

Option 4: Both deciduous and coniferous trees

Question : Comprehension:
In the given passage, some words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

During the pandemic, remote working has kept the work going across _____ (1) Almost every industry got shut down physically during the lockdowns, but the work-from-home model tried to ______ (2) the effect of the lockdown when it came to jobs. In the future also, many businesses across the globe, including the information technology industry, are _______ (3) continuing with the hybrid model. Remote working has replaced geography as a major hiring ________ (4), with 90 percent of senior executives expected to work from home. As a result, 76 percent of US organisations are more likely to _______ (5) outside the city or even state, according to a Talent Works poll of recruiting managers conducted across the US, quoted by an FE report.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.

Option 1: sectors

Option 2: fields

Option 3: sections

Option 4: areas