Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.

Option 1: The Border-Gavaskar Trophy was won by India in Australia.

Option 2: India has won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.

Option 3: India has been won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.

Option 4: The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is won by India in Australia.

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.

The locust is an insect that belongs to the family of grasshoppers. These insects are essentially harmless (1)________they meet certain circumstances under which they (2) ________more abundant and change their behaviour. India, Pakistan, and Iran (3)___________currently thinking over the locust plague threat (4) __________over their economies. When these locusts meet (5) _________environmental conditions, they become gregarious and (6) __________breeding abundantly. With their population becoming (7) ___________, they form swarms and keep moving (8) __________areas damaging the crops. These swarms attacking (9) __________and thereby devastating the entire agricultural economy is (10) ___________is commonly referred to as locust plague.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3.

Option 1: are

Option 2: was

Option 3: were

Option 4: is

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.

The locust is an insect that belongs to the family of grasshoppers. These insects are essentially harmless (1)____________they meet certain circumstances under which they (2) ___________more abundant and change their behaviour. India, Pakistan and Iran (3)_____________currently thinking over the locust plague threat (4)___________over their economies. When these locusts meet (5) __________environmental conditions, they become gregarious and (6) __________breeding abundantly. With their population becoming (7) ____________, they form swarms and keep moving (8) __________areas damaging the crops. These swarms attacking (9) ___________and thereby devastating the entire agricultural economy is (10) ____________is commonly referred to as locust plague.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 9.

Option 1: seeds

Option 2: flowers

Option 3: grains

Option 4: crops

Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
In India, as perhaps in many other countries of the world, trees have been held in veneration since______ times.

Option 1: vintage

Option 2: ancient

Option 3: antique

Option 4: retro

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.

Swarms of the desert locust, which invaded India via Pakistan in April, have made (1)_____ way to at least five states, (2)____ a trail of destruction in their (3)_____. Desert locusts move in large groups, (4)_____ swarms, and can eat crops up (5)_____ their own weight every day. When millions of (6)____ descend on a crop, they destroy (7)_____. The desert locust is considered the (8)_____ destructive migratory pest in the world (9)_____ a single swarm covering one square kilometre can (10)____ up to 80 million locusts. As per eyewitnesses, the swarm which entered India from Pakistan was about two to three kilometres long.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for blank number 6.

Option 1: vermin

Option 2: birds

Option 3: animals

Option 4: locusts