Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Indian mathematician Nikhil Srivastava, working at the University of California in Berkeley, is among the winners of the Prestigious 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize, announced last week by the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Adam W. Marcus, EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne), and Daniel Alan Spielman, Yale University, are the other two winners.

"Marcus, Spielman, and Srivastava solved longstanding questions on the Kadison-Singer problem and on Ramanujan graphs, and in the process, they uncovered a deep new connection between linear algebra, the geometry of polynomials, and graph theory that has inspired the next generation of theoretical computer scientists," the NAS said in a statement.

An Indian national, Nikhil was born in New Delhi in November 1983 and has attended educational institutions across the world—Syria, the UK, Saudi Arabia, and the US—as his father was an Indian Foreign Services officer, who has served as the Indian ambassador to Uganda and Denmark. At present, Nikhil is an associate professor of mathematics at UC Berkeley. The Michael and Sheila Held Prize is presented annually to honour outstanding, innovative, creative, and influential research in the area of combinatorial mathematics.

Question:
The Michael and Sheila Held Prize is presented:

Option 1: every two years to honour the best researchers in mathematics

Option 2: twice every year to honour young and influential researchers in mathematics

Option 3: every year to honour new thinking and research in a specific area of mathematics

Option 4: every year to honour those who solve longstanding problems in graph theory and linear algebra

Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at AB as shown below.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

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Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The captain announced, "The aircraft will take off soon."

Option 1: The captain announces the aircraft would take off soon.

Option 2: The captain announced that the aircraft will be taking off soon.

Option 3: The captain announced that the aircraft would take off soon.

Option 4: The captain announced that the aircraft will take off soon.

Question : Which of the following hill stations is located in the state of Uttarakhand?

Option 1: Saputara

Option 2: Yuksom

Option 3: Gulmarg

Option 4: Almora

Question : Directions: Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes.
Vehicle, Car, Motorbike

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Question : Directions: From the given options, which answer figure can be formed by folding the figure given in the question figure?

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Question : Malus domestica is the scientific name for the:

Option 1: mango tree

Option 2: pineapple plant

Option 3: banana tree

Option 4: apple tree

Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

He advised his friend to lose some weight.

Option 1: He told his friend, "I may lose some weight."

Option 2: He told to his friend, "You must lose some weight."

Option 3: He told to his friend, "Please lose some weight."

Option 4: He told his friend, "You should lose some weight."

Question : The Prarthana Samaj was established in Bombay in the year:

Option 1: 1898

Option 2: 1889

Option 3: 1867

Option 4: 1876

Question : Which among the following is a metallic mineral?

Option 1: Sandstone

Option 2: Bauxite

Option 3: Mica

Option 4: Potash