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

The British king, Charles I, had (1)_____ a very difficult financial situation from his father. His period saw a very high rate of inflation. He wanted to (2)____ money. Therefore, he (3) _____ creating the title of Baronet and selling it to (4) _____ candidates. However, his decision was (5)_____ by the British parliament.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: resourceful

Option 2: opulent

Option 3: healthy

Option 4: wealthy

Question : Directions: In the following question, a series is given with an alphabet missing. Choose the correct alternative from the ones given that will complete the series.
L, N, Q, S, V, (?)

Option 1: W

Option 2: Y

Option 3: Z

Option 4: X

Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.

In these days of inflation, we all have to ______our belts.

Option 1: shorten

Option 2: strengthen

Option 3: tighten

Option 4: lesson

Question : Which among the following is also called as 'the power house of the cell'?

Option 1: Plastids

Option 2: Mitochondria

Option 3: Golgi bodies

Option 4: Cell wall

Question : Directions: In a certain code language, LABOUR is written as XZSECM, and GAINED is written as JJRLCH. How will EARNED be written in that language?

Option 1: JJRUCF

Option 2: KJRVCF

Option 3: FCVRJJ

Option 4: JIRVCF

Question : ____ is a welfare scheme started by the Prime Minister to provide LPG connections to domestic households that fall under the below-the-poverty line category.

Option 1: Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan

Option 2: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Option 3: Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Yojana

Option 4: Vidyanjali Yojana

Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2 and 3 that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).

Each self is unique, and therefore cannot be compared.

(1) incomparable

(2) non-comparable

(3) incomparably

(4) No Improvement 

Option 1: 1

Option 2: 2

Option 3: 3

Option 4: 4

Question : What is 'Biodiversity' ?

Option 1: Many types of flora & fauna in one forest

Option 2: Many types of flora and fauna in many forests

Option 3: Many population of one species in one forest

Option 4: All the above are true

Question : Directions: Study the following bar graph and answer the question. The bar graph gives the annual rates of inflation in percentage for 1975 and 1987.

Comparing the figures for the USA vis-à-vis the developed nations, it can be concluded that:

Option 1: USA had better control of inflation

Option 2: Developed nations had better control of inflation

Option 3: The inflation rate continues to be the same for the USA and developed nations

Option 4: No conclusions can be drawn

Question : Comprehension:
Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
The severe cyclonic storm, Nisarga, which made landfall south of Alibag in Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Wednesday at 11.30 a.m. is an indication of an increasing frequency of severe cyclones developing in the Arabian Sea in the past decade, a trend that studies have linked to climate change. In the past two years, there have been seven cyclones in the Arabian Sea, though, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the ratio of cyclones in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal — which just witnessed the destructive cyclone Amphan on May 21 — is 1:4. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last year came out with a special report, Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, in which it said that extreme rainfall and extreme sea level events associated with some tropical cyclones are being seen to have a cascading impact on coastal areas.
“There is emerging evidence for an increase in the annual global proportion of Category 4 or 5 tropical cyclones in recent decades,” the IPCC report had said. A category 4 cyclone has a wind speed of 209-251 kmph, and is referred to as an extremely severe cyclonic storm, while a category 5 cyclone has a wind speed of more than 252 kmph, and is referred to as a super cyclone. The IPCC report refers to a 2017 study led by the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program, Princeton University, USA, which found that in 2014 and 2015, post-monsoon extremely severe cyclonic storms (ESCS) were first observed over the Arabian Sea causing widespread damage.
The study had concluded that climate change had led to an increase in the occurrence of ESCSs in the Arabian Sea.“Our research suggests that cyclones would be more frequent during the post-monsoon season (October-December) by a series of climate model simulations. However, we didn’t find any significant changes in cyclone activity during the pre-monsoon (April-June) season through the climate simulations. It is very difficult to identify if a cyclone (like Nisarga) is generated in line with climate change,” said Hiroyuki Murakami, the lead author of the study. “Coastal hazards will be exacerbated by an increase in the average intensity, magnitude of storm surge, rising mean sea levels and precipitation rates of tropical cyclones,” the IPCC report further stated.
Question:
The hazards in coastal areas worsen due to the increase in which of the following?
a. Precipitation rate of the cyclone
b. Magnitude of storm
c. The rise of sea level

Option 1: Only a and c are true

Option 2: Only b and c are true

Option 3: Only a and b are true

Option 4: a, b and c all are true