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:
Which of the following is NOT true of Nikhil Srivastava, according to the passage?
Option 1: He had his education in many countries around the world.
Option 2: He has served as the Indian ambassador to Denmark and Uganda.
Option 3: He was born in North India in the early 1980s.
Option 4: He is now a faculty at the University of Califomia.
Correct Answer: He has served as the Indian ambassador to Denmark and Uganda.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
As stated in the last paragraph of the passage, it was Nikhil's father who was an Indian Foreign Services officer and served as the Indian Ambassador to Uganda and Denmark, and not him.
Therefore, the correct answer is: He has served as the Indian ambassador to Denmark and Uganda.
Answer laterQuestion : 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.
Education (1)_____ both the teaching and learning of knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency. It thus (2)____ on the cultivation of skills, trades, or professions, as well as mental, moral, and aesthetic development. Formal education consists of systematic instruction, teaching, and training by (3)____ teachers. This consists of the application of pedagogy and the development of curricula. The right to education is a (4)_____ human right. Educational systems are established to provide education and (5)_______, often for children and the young.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: changes
Option 2: makes
Option 3: focuses
Option 4: regards
Correct Answer: focuses
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The correct word to fill in the blank is "focuses". This word aligns with the context of emphasising what the subject (presumably "it" refers to the educational system or process) concentrates on or centres its efforts upon.
The meanings of the other words are:
- Regards: This word means to view or consider something in a particular way.
- Makes: This word refers to the act of causing something to happen or creating something.
- Changes: This word signifies altering or modifying something.
So, the complete sentence would be: "It thus focuses on the cultivation of skills, trades, or professions."
Question : The "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" campaign is an initiative associated with which movement in India?
Option 1: Environmental Movement
Option 2: Women's Movement
Option 3: Youth Movement
Option 4: Education Movement
Correct Answer: Women's Movement
Solution : The "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" campaign is an initiative associated with the Women's Movement in India, aimed at promoting the education and protection of girl children.
Question : The UPSC in India is responsible for:
Option 1: Ensuring universal access to healthcare
Option 2: Conducting civil service examinations
Option 3: Regulating education institutions
Option 4: Monitoring health infrastructure development
Correct Answer: Conducting civil service examinations
Solution : The correct answer is (B) conducting civil service examinations.
The UPSC is a constitutional body established under Article 315 of the Constitution of India. It is responsible for conducting examinations and selecting candidates for various prestigious positions in the Indian government. The UPSC conducts the Civil Services Examination, which is a nationwide competitive examination for recruitment to various civil services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and others. The UPSC also conducts other examinations like the Combined Defense Services Examination, National Defense Academy Examination, and Indian Forest Service Examination. The role of the UPSC is to ensure the selection of competent and deserving candidates for key administrative and governmental positions in the country.
Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A) The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 to end poverty, reduce inequality and build more peaceful, prosperous societies by 2030.
B) The SDGs cannot be achieved without the realisation of child rights.
C) Also known as the Global Goals, the SDGs are a call to action to create a world where no one is left behind.
D) As world leaders work to deliver on the 2030 promise, children around the globe are standing up to secure their right to good health, quality education, a clean planet and more.
Option 1: ABDC
Option 2: ADCB
Option 3: ACBD
Option 4: ADBC
Correct Answer: ACBD
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: The paragraph begins by introducing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their purpose (sentence A). It then provides additional information about the SDGs, referring to them as the Global Goals and emphasising the call to action (sentence C). The next sentence (B) states a crucial point related to the achievement of the SDGs, emphasising the realisation of child rights. The paragraph concludes with a sentence (D) that connects the SDGs to the efforts of world leaders and highlights the active role of children in securing their rights.
Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Through a subtle analysis, Woolf raises certain concerns regarding discrimination against women in a male-dominated society.
B. It's also against the need for freedom of expression in women, and the right to human dignity and equality.
C. In 'Shakespeare's Sister', Virginia Woolf explores the plight of women in society in England during the 15th and 16th centuries.
D. It is against the denial of education to the girl-child and violence against women.
Option 1: BACD
Option 2: DCBA
Option 3: ADBC
Option 4: CADB
Correct Answer: CADB
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The paragraph starts with sentence C since it gives general information about "Shakespeare's Sister". Sentence A also supports sentence C by explaining what it aims to do; therefore, it should come next. Sentence D provides examples of the previous two sentences, so it should be followed by sentence A. Sentence B concludes the paragraph by summarising the broader theme and ideas.
Question : The concept of secularism in India is enshrined in:
Option 1: The Preamble to the Constitution
Option 2: The Right to Education Act
Option 3: The Hindu Marriage Act
Option 4: The Indian Penal Code
Correct Answer: The Preamble to the Constitution
Solution : The concept of secularism in India is enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution, which declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic.
Question :
| 1 | Birth and death rates, consumption habits, education system | A | Technological environment |
| 2 | Advertisement of alcohollic beverages is prohibited | B | Political environment |
| 3 | Airline companies have the internet and world wide with web where customer can book their ticket online. | C | Social environment |
| 4 | Chinese apps and product have been banned by the government of india due to the security concerns between the two countries | D | Legal environment |
Option 1: 1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D
Option 2: 1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D
Option 3: 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D
Option 4: 1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B
Correct Answer: 1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B
Solution : Social environment - Change in taste and fashion, Increase in number of women worker.Birth and death rate & population.
Legal environment :- Any act, statute, legislature, Advertisement of alcohollic beverages is prohibited.
Technological environment:- Changes in method of production, New machinery, New equipment, Airline companies have the internet and world wide with web where customer can book their ticket online.
Political environment:- Attitude of elected government representative, Agenda of political parties, Chinese apps and product have been banned by the government of india due to the security concerns between the two countries.
Hence, option 4 is the correct answer.
Question : Assertion (A): Innovation, invention, and technical advancement are produced via the human capital formation process.
Reason (R): Since an educated workforce typically adapts to modern technologies and innovation, investments in education create the capacity to accept newer technologies, facilities inventions, and innovations.
Option 1: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
Option 2: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
Option 3: Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is False
Option 4: Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is true.
Correct Answer: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
Solution : The expansion of educational facilities is primarily to blame for the rise in literacy rates in India. But as the population has grown significantly, so too has the actual number of illiterates.
Hence option b is the correct answer.
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Salvador Dali (1)________ a prominent Spanish surealist painter, (2)______ in Figueres, Catalonia, on 11 May 1904. Dali's father was strict in the education of his children unlike (3)________ mother. Dali had a brother named Salvador (4)_____ was born nine months before him and died of gastroenteritis. When he was five, Dali was taken to his brother's grave and was told that he was his brother's (5)_______.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.
Option 1: was
Option 2: were
Option 3: has
Option 4: is
Correct Answer: was
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Was is the appropriate choice for the sentence, as it is the correct form when we talk about a singular noun in the past tense.
