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.
Our school organised a graduation day to award certificates to the students. The graduation day highlights the overall achievements of students. All the students who are being graduated are invited formally with their parents. Students wore their attire according to the dress code given to them by the school administration. High school graduation_________(1) is one of the most awaited and last event of any school. The function began with __________(2) the lamp, followed by the distribution of certificates in a very systematic way. Our principal made a long and__________(3) speech and blessed us for the future_________(4). On behalf of our graduating class, our class representative extended a vote of thanks to show __________(5) to all staff members. One of the parents expressed their experiences and views. At last, all the students, parents, and staff members had lunch together.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: endeavours

Option 2: neglects

Option 3: entertainments

Option 4: ruins

Question : A shopkeeper marks his goods 20% higher than the cost price and allows a discount of 5%. The percentage of his profit is:

Option 1: 15%

Option 2: 20%

Option 3: 10%

Option 4: 14%

Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series.
h_jh_ijhhi_hh_jh

Option 1: ihji

Option 2: jjhi

Option 3: hiji

Option 4: ihhi

Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the following sentence.
As the orchestra began to play, the audience was transported to another world, enthralled by the psychological effects of the music and the skill of the musicians, who performed each note with precision and passion.

Option 1: influenced by the overall scenario

Option 2: impacted by feelings

Option 3: swept away by the emotive power

Option 4: taken in by the effect on emotions

Question : Wages/day under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is ______, w.e.f. 1st April, 2020, as per Economic Survey 2020-21.

Option 1: Rs 182

Option 2: Rs 412

Option 3: Rs 202

Option 4: Rs 152

Question : A man invested 25,400 on simple interest for 9 years to obtain a total amount of 67,790 on a certain annual rate of interest. What was the rate of interest (rounded off to 2 decimal places) to obtain the above amount?

Option 1: 14.58%

Option 2: 18.54%

Option 3: 18.45%

Option 4: 15.84%

Question : Directions: 16 is related to 85 in a certain way. Following the same logic, 26 is related to 135. To which of the following is 37 related, following the same logic?

Option 1: 190

Option 2: 210

Option 3: 180

Option 4: 200

Question : Directions: Select the word pair in which the words are related in the same way as the words are related in the following pair.
Hook Pass : Basketball : ?

Option 1: Grandmaster : Volleyball

Option 2: Jockey : Hockey

Option 3: Butterfly strokes : Swimming

Option 4: LBW : Football

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).

The museum's collection includes artifacts dated back to prehistoric times.

(1) date back to

(2) date backs to

(3) dating back to

(4) No Improvement

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

Question : Successive discounts of 30% and 20% are equivalent to a single discount of:

Option 1: 50%

Option 2: 40%

Option 3: 44%

Option 4: 10%