Question : Who among the following is a famous music director?
Option 1: Khayyam
Option 2: Sameer
Option 3: Anjaan
Option 4: Kaifi Azmi
Correct Answer: Khayyam
Solution : The correct option is Khayyam.
Khayyam, also known as Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi, was a renowned Indian music director and composer. He had a successful career in the Indian film industry. His contributions to Indian film music earned him several awards and accolades, including the National Film Award and Filmfare Awards.
Question : There are certain words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
In 1899 in Wyoming a fossilised skeleton was discovered from which Dippy was cast. It was 1)_____________ by one of the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie for the still under construction Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, where it still stands .As per the Carnegie Museum website , “Museum director William J Holland organised the 2)________________ to the American west in 1899. After three months of rigrous search, one of the team member discovered a huge toe bone at Sheep’s Creek Wyoming. With further digging led to a huge, long neck dinosaur which was later identified as a sauropod.The news was spread quickly, and before he was even excavated, Dippy was a celebrity. Visitors thronged to the site in Wyoming, which was later dubbed “Camp Carnegie.” After the 3)________________ collection of Dippy’s bones, it was packed in the boxes and the bones were sent back to Pittsburgh in 130 crates.”
Dippy is considered to be one of the most famous single dinosaur skeleton in the world, Dippy has been a subject of several children’s books apart from a book 4)_______________ to the dinosaur, Dippy: The Tale of a Museum Icon. There are various products which celebrates the dinosaur — from mugs to T-shirts, caps to soft toys and also an ice flavour. Dippy has also 5)________________ in many films such as Paddington, Night at the Museum 3 and One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing.
Choose the correct word to be used in blank 3.
Option 1: imported
Option 2: barbarous
Option 3: sufficient
Option 4: ruptured
Correct Answer: sufficient
Solution : The correct answer is option sufficient.
Visitors thronged to the site in Wyoming, which was later dubbed “Camp Carnegie.” After the sufficient collection of Dippy’s bones, it was packed in the boxes and the bones were sent back to Pittsburgh in 130 crates.”
Explanation:
It is sufficient to use the only word that will fit the blank and make the sentence coherent.
It means sufficient; adequate.
Meaning of the rest of the words
Imported- (of goods or services) brought into a country from abroad for sale.
Barbarous - immensely horrific.
Ruptured- (especially of a pipe or container, or bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly
Question : In October 2019, who was appointed as the Executive Director for India on the board of the IMF?
Option 1: Subir Gokarn
Option 2: Amarjeet Sinha
Option 3: Surjit S. Bhalla
Option 4: Asha Ram Sihag
Correct Answer: Surjit S. Bhalla
Solution : The correct option is Surjit S. Bhalla.
Renowned economist Surjit S. Bhalla has been named the Executive Director representing India on the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He takes over from the late Subir Gokarn, former RBI deputy governor, who passed away in the United States following a short illness.
Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
An infection is said to be endemic when the rate of occurance becomes static in a particular 1)________________ region, which means that main cause of the disease — SARS-CoV-2 in this particular case — it is likely to exist but will not lead to large 2)_______________ as witnessed over the last two years.
Although it has been seen that the total number of infections in India is constantly 3)_______________, experts say they cannot provide a fixed timeline as when the disease will become endemic. It will all be dependent on the number of people who are susceptible to this pathogen, vaccination rates, and also to emergence of new variants that are able to overcome the immune response.
“Endemic means that the virus will still remain in the population and there will be 4)_____________ ups and downs as and when the favourable condition of the virus will exist. For example, we have seen that the seasonal flu the number for which goes up in the winters and or especially when the season is changing because of lower immunity in people ,on the other hand we have seen the dengue cases rising after monsoons because of the availability of vectors. Covid-19 also may become seasonal and cause disease in the 5)_______________,” said Dr Pramod Garg, who is currently the director of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)-Faridabad.
Choose the correct word to be used in blank 1.
Option 1: adaptable
Option 2: geographical
Option 3: reversible
Option 4: occurance
Correct Answer: geographical
Solution : The correct answer is geographical.
An infection is said to be endemic when the rate of occurance becomes static in a particular geographical region, which means that main cause of the disease
Explanation:
Geographical is the only word that will fit the blank and make the sentence coherent.
It means based on or derived from an area's physical features.
Meaning of the rest of the words
Adaptable- capable of adapting to new circumstances.
Reversible means that it can be turned the other way around.
Occurance-an incident or event
Question : There are certain words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
In 1899 in Wyoming a fossilised skeleton was discovered from which Dippy was cast. It was 1)_____________ by one of the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie for the still under construction Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, where it still stands .As per the Carnegie Museum website , “Museum director William J Holland organised the 2)________________ to the American west in 1899. After three months of rigrous search, one of the team member discovered a huge toe bone at Sheep’s Creek Wyoming. With further digging led to a huge, long neck dinosaur which was later identified as a sauropod.The news was spread quickly, and before he was even excavated, Dippy was a celebrity. Visitors thronged to the site in Wyoming, which was later dubbed “Camp Carnegie.” After the 3)________________ collection of Dippy’s bones, it was packed in the boxes and the bones were sent back to Pittsburgh in 130 crates.”
Dippy is considered to be one of the most famous single dinosaur skeleton in the world, Dippy has been a subject of several children’s books apart from a book 4)_______________ to the dinosaur, Dippy: The Tale of a Museum Icon. There are various products which celebrates the dinosaur — from mugs to T-shirts, caps to soft toys and also an ice flavour. Dippy has also 5)________________ in many films such as Paddington, Night at the Museum 3 and One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing.
Choose the correct word to be used in blank 4.
Option 1: digressed
Option 2: inherent
Option 3: nonplus
Option 4: dedicated
Correct Answer: dedicated
Solution : The correct answer is dedicated.
Dippy has been a subject of several children’s books apart from a book dedicated to the dinosaur,
Explanation:
To make the sentence coherent, the only word that will fit the blank is dedicated.
It means dedicated to a task or goal.
Meaning of the rest of the words
Digressed- temporarily depart from the main topic in a speech or writing.
Inherent-existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute.
Nonplus- a state of being very surprised and confused.
Question : Who among the following is the Director General of the Sports Authority of India as of August 2020?
Option 1: Narinder Batra
Option 2: Neelam Kapur
Option 3: Sangita Reddy
Option 4: Sandip Pradhan
Correct Answer: Sandip Pradhan
Solution : The correct option is Sandip Pradhan.
As of August 2020, Sandhip Pradhan served as the Director General of the Sports Authority of India (SAI). He took charge as the Director General of the Sports Authority of India on August 1, 2020, after the former DG Neelam Kapur retired on July 31, 2020. His term is extended by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet till September 2024.
Question : Who has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?
Option 1: Sanju Verma
Option 2: Veena Aggarwal
Option 3: Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
Option 4: Priya Prakash Chand
Correct Answer: Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
Solution : The correct answer is Nallathamby Kalaiselvi.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has selected Dr. Kalaiselvi Nallathamby as its director general. She is the first woman to hold this position and will oversee 38 research institutes throughout India.
Question : Which of the following posts of the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) is in Level I (top level) of its organisational chart?
Option 1: Director General Technical Cluster
Option 2: Secretary DD and R&D
Option 3: Director General Corporate
Option 4: Director of Laboratory
Correct Answer: Secretary DD and R&D
Solution : The correct option is Secretary DD and R&D.
Secretary, Department of Defence R&D, and Chairman, DRDO, are the highest-ranking positions and are at the top level of the organisational hierarchy. The individual holding this position is responsible for overseeing the research and development activities related to defence technologies.
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.
India will host an international summit on Buddhism here on April 20 and 21. Delegates from 30 countries will participate, a notable exception (1) ________ China. Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is also unlikely to attend the two-day conclave. The maiden conference being organised by the Union Culture Ministry and the International Buddhist Confederation will discuss (2) ________ global issues through a Buddhist perspective. Over 170 delegates from countries such as Mexico, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Japan and 150 from India will participate in the summit to be held in the national capital. The delegates (3) ________ prominent scholars, monks, diplomats, and members of Buddhist organisations across the globe. The largest number of delegates are from Sri Lanka (20) and Vietnam (30). Abhijit Haldar, Director General of the International Buddhist Confederation, said that while no delegate had been confirmed from China, there would be two participants from Taiwan. “The invitations (4) ________ sent to various Buddhist institutions and not to governments,” Mr. Haldar added. He also mentioned that the Dalai Lama (5) ________ not attend the event due to health issues.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: included
Option 2: include
Option 3: including
Option 4: includes
Correct Answer: include
Solution : The most appropriate option is the second option.
Explanation:
The sentence is referring to the delegates participating in the summit. The subject is "delegates" and the verb needs to agree with this plural subject. "Include" is the correct form of the verb in the present tense that matches with the plural subject "delegates".
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Included: This is the past tense form of the verb "include." It refers to something that was previously included in the past.
Including: This is the present participle form of the verb "include". It indicates an ongoing action or inclusion.
Includes: This is the present tense form of the verb "include" used with a singular subject.
Correct answer: include.