Question : Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
A person of evil reputation

Option 1: icon

Option 2: notorious

Option 3: famous

Option 4: renowned

Question : The time taken to travel the same distance by three cars is in the ratio of 12:15:10. What is the ratio of the speeds of the three cars?

Option 1: 4 : 5 : 6

Option 2: 4 : 6 : 5

Option 3: 5 : 4 : 6

Option 4: 5 : 6 : 4

Question : Puthumana Govindan Namboothiri, chief revivalist and exponent of _______________ received the Kerala State Award from Kerala Folklore Academy on 7 December 2021.

Option 1: Charkula Dance

Option 2: Ghode Modini

Option 3: Thidambu Nritham

Option 4: Kummi Dance

Question : If $r$ = 55, then the value of $r(r^2+3 r+3)$ is:

Option 1: 105000

Option 2: 176615

Option 3: 175616

Option 4: 175615

Question : Direction: The following pie chart shows the expenditure of five companies P, Q, R, S, and T in the year 2016. Total expenditure = 48 crores

What is the respective ratio between the total expense of P, Q and S together to total expense?

Option 1: 31 : 60

Option 2: 50 : 31

Option 3: 60 : 31

Option 4: 31 : 50

Question : Find the sum of the numbers between 550 and 700 such that when they are divided by 12, 16, and 24, leave the remainder of 5 in each case.

Option 1: 1980

Option 2: 1887

Option 3: 1860

Option 4: 1867

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 3.

Option 1: have

Option 2: has

Option 3: store

Option 4: stored

Question : The base of a solid right prism is a triangle whose sides are 9 cm, 12 cm, and 15 cm. The height of the prism is 5 cm. Then, the total surface area of the prism is:

Option 1: 180 cm²

Option 2: 234 cm²

Option 3: 288 cm²

Option 4: 270 cm²

Question : Who takes the salute during the Republic Day parade at New Delhi?

Option 1: Governor

Option 2: President

Option 3: Chief Justice

Option 4: Prime Minister

Question : In pre-independent India, Dadabhai Naoroji was the first to discuss the concept of a ______.

Option 1: bread line

Option 2: Subsistence level 

Option 3: Poverty line

Option 4: Living wage