Question : What is meant by 'defection'?

Option 1: Changing party after winning the election.

Option 2: Changing party before winning the election.

Option 3: Changing party after losing the election.

Option 4: Changing party before losing the election.

Question : Directions: Select a suitable figure from the answer figures that would replace the question mark (?).

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Question : Mihir buys a book for INR 625. However, because of a certain urgency, he sells it for INR 550. Find his loss percentage.

Option 1: 12%

Option 2: 14%

Option 3: 10%

Option 4: 15%

Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.
01 : 04 :: 16 : ?

Option 1: 125

Option 2: 25

Option 3: 27

Option 4: 64

Question : The value of $\frac{\sin ^2 52^{\circ}+2+\sin ^2 38^{\circ}}{4 \cos ^2 43^{\circ}-5+4 \cos ^2 47^{\circ}}$ is:

Option 1: $3$

Option 2: $\frac{1}{3}$

Option 3: $-\frac{1}{3}$

Option 4: $-3$

Question : Select the correct idiom to replace the underlined segment in the given sentence.
We should ask Emily to join our team. She is as keen as butter.

Option 1: as keen as a bee

Option 2: as keen as mustard

Option 3: as keen as salt

Option 4: as keen as sugar

Question : Identify an anomaly element that belongs to both Group 1 and Group 17.

Option 1: Oxygen

Option 2: Hydrogen

Option 3: Chlorine

Option 4: Nitrogen

Question : Directions: In the following question, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
CARBONATE

Option 1: CARBON

Option 2: BORN

Option 3: EARN

Option 4: BOSE

Question : A cylinder 84 cm long is made of steel. Its external and internal diameters are 10 cm and 8 cm respectively. What is the volume of the steel in the cylinder (in 10^–3 m³ and correct up to three decimal places)?

Option 1: 2.112

Option 2: 9.504

Option 3: 2.376

Option 4: 4.752

Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Ghana was the first true African state. The reason why we are saying this is that most African states lived in tribal villages but Ghana was the centre of the gold trade. This gold trade opened new possibilities for the Ghanaians. The gold trade roots back to the 4th century, when African Soninke tribes were under the rule of the Maga, a Berber clan originating from Morocco. This clan has mastered trans-Saharan camel travel. They were known for trading salt for gold from the Soninke.

When the Arabs invaded North Africa, there was an upsurge in the trade in gold. Ghana became rich and soon after, the Soninke ousted the Maga and built their own nation under Kaya Magan Cisse, who became the Soninke king around 790.

Ghana’s ancient capital, Koumbi Salah, was the city where Africans and Berbers met and traded. Arab traders in the 9th century described Ghana as ‘the land of gold.’ The gold came from Asante and Senegal to the south and west. The trade routes led north and east to Morocco, Libya Aksum and so on to Europe and Asia.

Ghana had reached its peak in the 10th century. This was the country which controlled both the gold and salt trades. Other trading goods included woollen clothes, luxury items, leather goods and slaves. Traders transported goods hundreds of kilometres across the Sahara desert with camel caravans.

Question:
Maga, a Berber clan originated from:

Option 1: Morocco

Option 2: Senegal

Option 3: Aksum

Option 4: Libya