Question : The speed of light in a vacuum is:

Option 1: 399,792.458 km/s

Option 2: 499,792.458 km/s

Option 3: 199,792.458 km/s

Option 4: 299,792.458 km/s

Question : Directions: A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrices, given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g. J can be represented by 42, 87, etc and N can be represented by 04, 89, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word EXACT.

Option 1: 01, 42, 00, 88, 02

Option 2: 21, 24, 31, 02, 44

Option 3: 86, 99, 69,13, 68

Option 4: 23, 24, 21, 43, 88

Question : 'Pigeon milk' is produced by:

Option 1: crop

Option 2: birds

Option 3: mammals

Option 4: all of the above

Question : Directions: Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
1. Home  2. House  3. Houston  4. Honor  5. Horror

Option 1: 1, 5, 4, 3, 2

Option 2: 1, 4, 5, 2, 3

Option 3: 1, 4, 5, 3, 2

Option 4: 1, 5, 4, 2, 3

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

"Would you like to join me in the Earth Day campaign I am planning?" I said to Reena.

Option 1: I asked Reena would she like to join me in the Earth Day campaign I was planning.

Option 2: I asked Reena if she will like to join me in the Earth Day campaign I was planning.

Option 3: I asked Reena if she would like to join me in the Earth Day campaign I was planning.

Option 4: I am asking Reena if she is ready to join me in the Earth Day campaign I am planning.

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

The groceries will be delivered to you by this boy.

Option 1: This boy would be delivering the groceries to you.

Option 2: This boy will be delivering the groceries to you.

Option 3: This boy will deliver the groceries to you.

Option 4: This boy delivered the groceries to you.

Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The child says, "I do not want to go to school."

Option 1: The child say that I do not want to go to school.

Option 2: The child says that I do not want to go to school.

Option 3: The child says that he do not want to go to school.

Option 4: The child says that he does not want to go to school.

Question : Comprehension:
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
The strain, Tropical Race 4 (TR4), was first identified in Taiwan and has jumped from Asia to the Middle East and Africa, reaching as far as Latin America. Scientists are describing it as the equivalent of Covid-19 in bananas. As the coronavirus disease outbreak rages on, 'fusarium wilt TR4', a novel fungus strain that has devastated plantations across the globe this year, is setting up new hotspots and threatening output in India, the world's largest producer of bananas. It cripples plantations by first attacking the leaves, which turn yellow from their trailing edges before wilting away. There is no effective remedy yet.
"One could say it is the Covid-19 of the plant world. Hotspots have been found in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, which we are trying to contain," said S. Uma, the director of  National Research Centre for Bananas (NRCB), Trichy.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, TR4 is one of the 'the most destructive of all plant diseases'. As with Covid-19, there is no treatment yet. So, scientists recommend biosecurity measures including 'plant quarantine' to slow its spread. The spreading disease has jeopardised the $26 billion global banana trade.

A healthy snack, banana is the world's most globally exported fruit, according to the FAO. That's a reason for worry as the disease is breaching borders through imports.

India produces 27 million tonnes of bananas annually and grows about 100 varieties. TR4 has infected the most commonly sold variety, the one you mostly likely have for breakfast: Grand Nain a curvy yellow fruit.

 inability to contain TR4 could jolt farm incomes and push up banana prices. One medium banana (126 gms) provides about 110 calories, 0 gram  fat, 1 gram  protein, 28 grams carbohydrate, 15 grams  sugar (naturally occurring), 3 grams fibre 450 mg  potassium and trace quantities of vitamin C and B6, according to the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition.

Most of India's bananas are consumed domestically. Equador, the largest exporter, is currently the epicentre and scientists haven't been able to ascertain how TR4 entered India. Fusarium wilt is not new. It entirely wiped out Gros Michel, the dominant export variety of bananas in  1950s. It was in response to this that a new resistant variety, Grand Nain, came up. That has now fallen to TR4. The challenge is to now identify or develop new resistant varieties. That's the only way to manage it, according to Uma, until an effective agent is found.

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is advocating a set of measures, known as 'biopriming'. It has asked farmers whose plantations have been affected to abandon them. They must grow rice for a year or two before returning to banana. "That way the chain is broken," said R Selvarajan, a scientist with the NRCB.

Question:
'Biopriming', a measure suggested by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, requires:

Option 1: identifying hotspots and quarantining them

Option 2: trimming the diseased banana plants

Option 3: quarantining banana plants

Option 4: abandoning banana plantations and growing rice for a year

Question : Yogesh Gaur, who died in May 2020, is known for his contribution in the field of:

Option 1: dance

Option 2: science

Option 3: astrology

Option 4: music

Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S6) are in the correct order, the sentences in between are jumbled up. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

S1. Sariska National Park is a wildlife sanctuary which is located at a distance of around 107 km from Jaipur.

A. The park has historical monuments and temples.
B. These depict the legacy of the Kings of Alwar.
C. Both carnivores and herbivores are found in the place.
D. The park is bigger than Ranthambore National Park.

S6. The Tad Vriksh (palm tree) is usually found at this place.

Option 1: DCAB

Option 2: CBAD

Option 3: BDAC

Option 4: ADBC