Question : Comprehension:

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

The drainage systems of India are mainly controlled by the broad relief features of the subcontinent. Accordingly, the Indian rivers are divided into two major groups: the Himalayan rivers; and the Peninsular rivers.
 

Apart from originating from the two major physiographic regions of India, the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers are different from each other in many ways. Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial. It means that they have water throughout the year. These rivers receive water from rain as well as from melted snow from the lofty mountains. The major Himalayan rivers are the Indus, the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra. These rivers are long and are joined by many large and important tributaries. A river along with its tributaries may be called a river system. The two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra originate from the north of the mountain ranges. They cut through the mountains making gorges in the upper course. The perennial Himalayan rivers have long courses from their source to the sea. They perform intensive erosional activity in their upper courses and carry huge loads of silt and sand with their swift current. In the middle and the lower courses, these rivers form meanders, oxbow lakes, levees, and many other depositional features in their floodplains as their speed slackens. They also have well-developed deltas.
 

A large number of the Peninsular rivers like the Godavari, Kaveri, and Krishna are seasonal, as their flow is dependent on rainfall. During the dry season when it doesn’t rain, even the large rivers have reduced flow of water in their channels. The Peninsular rivers have shorter and shallower courses as compared to their Himalayan counterparts. However, some of them originate in the central highlands and flow towards the west. Most of the rivers of peninsular India originate in the Western Ghats and flow towards the Bay of Bengal.

Question:

Erosional activity takes place in the upper course of the river because of:

Option 1: the reduced flow of water

Option 2: huge loads of silt and sand

Option 3: the great speed of water

Option 4: the presence of flood plain

Question : A thief running at a speed of ‘$x$’ km/hr is chased by a policeman running at a speed of 10 km/hr. If the thief is ahead by 100 metres, the policeman catches the thief after 3 minutes. At what speed is the thief running (‘$x$’ being the unknown speed)?

Option 1: 4 km/hr

Option 2: 8 km/hr

Option 3: 10 km/hr

Option 4: 6 km/hr

Question : Directions: F is the brother of A. C is the daughter of A. K is the sister of F. G is the brother of C. Who is the uncle of G?

Option 1: A

Option 2: C

Option 3: K

Option 4: F

Question : A sentence has been given a blank to be filled with an appropriate word. Choose the correct alternative.

To make your own gargle, _______ half a teaspoon of salt in a glass of lukewarm or partly cooled boiled water.

Option 1: cease

Option 2: cast

Option 3: consolidate

Option 4: dissolve

Question : The salt concentration (measured as salinity in parts per thousand) is greater than __________ in hyper-saline lagoons.

Option 1: 50

Option 2: 100

Option 3: 150

Option 4: 200

Question : Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully:
Estella had hardly heard the news (after) she began to weep.

Option 1: while

Option 2: well

Option 3: than

Option 4: when

Question : The largest five-digit number which when divided by 7, 9, and 11, leaves the same remainder as 3 in each case, is:

Option 1: 95840

Option 2: 98685

Option 3: 96720

Option 4: 99795

Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Everybody stared / when me / entered the / drawing room.

Option 1: when me

Option 2: Everybody stared

Option 3: drawing room

Option 4: entered the

Question : Directions: Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes.
Player, Captain, and Coach

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error".

No sooner (1) / they had received the guests (2) / than they began entertaining them. (3) / No error (4)

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)