Question : A boy goes from home to school at a speed of 30 km/hr and returns back at a speed of 70 km/hr. What is his average speed for the journey?

Option 1: 42 km/hr

Option 2: 48 km/hr

Option 3: 38 km/hr

Option 4: 36 km/hr

Question : Genes are not found in pairs

Option 1: in body cells

Option 2: in the ovary after fertilisation

Option 3: in gametes

Option 4: in zygotes

Question : The vote of the Speaker of Lok Sabha is called _______.

Option 1: Casting vote

Option 2: Sound vote

Option 3: Direct vote

Option 4: Indirect vote

Question : In $\triangle ABC, \angle B=90^{\circ}$ and AB : BC = 1 : 2. The value of $\cos A+\tan C$ is:

Option 1: $\frac{5+\sqrt{5}}{2 \sqrt{5}}$

Option 2: $\frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2 \sqrt{5}}$

Option 3: $\frac{2 \sqrt{5}}{2+\sqrt{5}}$

Option 4: $\frac{2+\sqrt{5}}{2 \sqrt{5}}$

Question : If a certain sum becomes 3 times in 6 years at compound interest, then in how many years, it will become 81 times?

Option 1: 81 years

Option 2: 162 years

Option 3: 27 years

Option 4: 24 years

Question : Select the water-soluble vitamin among the following.

Option 1: Vitamin K

Option 2: Vitamin D

Option 3: Vitamin C

Option 4: Vitamin A

Question : What will be the amount of Rs. 12500 at the rate of 20% per annum compounded yearly for 3 years?

Option 1: Rs. 21080

Option 2: Rs. 21560

Option 3: Rs. 20600

Option 4: Rs. 21600

Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Option 1: Pungent

Option 2: Poignant

Option 3: Impactful

Option 4: Unaffecting

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.

A broad definition of wetlands (1)_______ ecosystems such as lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps, coral reefs, and many others; but also human-made artificial sites (2)_______ fishponds or reservoirs. Though they cover only around 6 per cent of the Earth’s land surface, 40 per cent of all plant and animal species live in or breed in them. Wetlands are also vital for human well-being and security. More than a billion people across the world depend on them for their livelihoods—about one in eight people on Earth. According to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), these ecosystems are also the unsung heroes of the climate crisis. In fact, they (3)_______ more carbon than any other ecosystem, with peatlands alone storing twice (4)_______ all the world’s forests. Inland wetland ecosystems absorb excess water and help prevent floods and drought, something critical to help communities adapt to a changing climate. In the words of Leticia Carvalho, Principal Coordinator for Marine and Freshwater at UNEP, healthy wetlands ‘punch above their weight in terms of benefits’. The theme for the very first World Day is “Wetlands Action for People and Nature”. It serves as an urgent call to act and to invest financial, human, and political capital to save the world’s wetlands from disappearing altogether and to restore those areas already lost. Wetlands are disappearing three times (5)_______ forests and are Earth’s most threatened ecosystem. In just 50 years—since 1970—35 per cent of the world’s wetlands have evaporated.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.

Option 1: more as

Option 2: as much as

Option 3: such as

Option 4: much as

Question : Directions: Among four friends. Govind is twice the age of Krishan. Nandu is half of the age of Krishan. Gwala is 6 years older than Krishan, but 6 years younger than Govind. Who is the youngest?

Option 1: Govind

Option 2: Krishan

Option 3: Nandu

Option 4: Cannot be determined