Correct Answer: Blasphemy

Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Explanation: In the given group of words, the phrase speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things indicates a disrespectful or irreverent act. The term that precisely captures this meaning is blasphemy, which refers to the action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things. It involves showing contempt or disrespect towards religious beliefs.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

• Contamination: This word refers to the action of making something impure or polluted.
• Irreverence: It refers to a lack of respect or a disrespectful attitude, especially towards things that are generally considered sacred or deserving of reverence.
• Renunciation: This word refers to the formal rejection or abandonment of a belief or a set of principles.

Correct Answer: 4 : 3

Solution : Given the working efficiencies of P and Q for completing a piece of work are in the ratio 3 : 4
Let the Working efficiencies of P and Q for completing a piece of work be $3a$ and $4a$.
Let the total work be 1 unit.
Time taken by P to complete the work = $\frac{1}{3a}$
Time taken by Q to complete the work = $\frac{1}{4a}$
Required ratio = $\frac{1}{3a}$ : $\frac{1}{4a}$ = 4 : 3
Hence, the correct answer is 4 : 3.

Correct Answer: 19

Solution : Time taken by Akshita to complete the work = 16 days
Part of work done by Akshita in a day = $\frac{1}{16}$
Time taken by Raina to complete the work = 24 days
Part of work done by Raina in a day = $\frac{1}{24}$
Part of the work done by Akshita and Raina in 2 days = $\frac{1}{16}+\frac{1}{24}=\frac{3+2}{48}=\frac{5}{48}$
Part of the work done by Akshita and Raina in 18 days =$ \frac{5×9}{48}=\frac{45}{48}$
Remaining work = $\frac{48-45}{48} = \frac{3}{48} = \frac{1}{16}$
Time taken by Raina to complete the remaining work = $\frac{\frac{1}{16}}{\frac{1}{16}}=1$ day
Total time taken = 18 + 1 = 19 days
Hence, the correct answer is 19.

Correct Answer: 354

Solution : Given:
48, 50, 54, 66, 114, ?

The pattern is as follows –

So, the missing number is 354. Hence, the third option is correct.

Correct Answer: Rs. 40,000

Solution : Given: An amount was lent for one year at 18% per annum, compounding annually.
We know the formula, $P(1 + \frac{r}{n})^{nt} = A$.
For yearly compounding (n = 1),
$P(1 + \frac{0.18}{1}) = A$
⇒ $P(1.18) = A$
The interest each year is given as $A - P$.
⇒ $ P(1.18) -P = 0.18P$
The interest is at (n = 2) when compounded half–yearly
Half– yearly interest = $P(1 + \frac{r}{n})^{nt}-P$.
⇒ $P(1 + \frac{0.18}{2})^{2}-P= P(1.09)^2 -P$
⇒ $1.1881P-P=0.1881P$
According to the question,
$(0.1881P) - 0.18P = 324$
⇒ $0.0081P = \frac{324}{0.0081}$
⇒ $P=Rs. 40,000$
Thus, Rs. 40,000 was the loaned money (Principal amount).
Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 40,000.

Correct Answer: to have heard

Solution : The correct answer is the third option.

The phrase to have heard in the sentence is a perfect infinitive.
In this case, people reported that they heard a noise in the night.

The complete sentence should be, "Many people reported to have heard a noise in the night".

Correct Answer: Northeast

Solution : Given:
A, E, I, O, U, H, F, and W are sitting around a circular table in a clockwise manner in the same sequence at equal distances from each other.

Then, O and F interchange their positions.

After interchanging positions, if H is facing the north direction then O is facing the northeast direction.

Therefore, O faces the northeast direction. Hence, the first option is correct.

Correct Answer: C

Solution : Given:
(i) G sits second to the right of F. E sits third to the right of F.


(ii) B sits second to the right of A. C sits third to the right of H. C is not the immediate neighbour of A. 

From the final sitting arrangement, C sits second to the right of B. Hence, the second option is correct.

Correct Answer: Father’s father

Solution : Given:
D @ G⇒D is the father of G
D # G⇒D is the daughter of G
D * G⇒D is the mother of G
D – G⇒D is the husband of G

As per the given information family tree will be as follows –

Here, the quadrilateral represents the male and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.

So, A is the father’s father of R. Hence, the fourth option is correct.

Correct Answer: Rural Cooperatives

Solution : The correct answer is Rural Cooperatives.

Following Indian independence, rural cooperatives were instituted to consolidate the resources of impoverished individuals, offering financial services through pooled funds. However, the system's intricate monitoring mechanisms proved challenging, and its benefits primarily favoured creditworthy borrowers in rural India.